Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 12 May 1909

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 107 VOL. LXVII. WEDNESDAY, |2th MAY, 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    THE INDIA COUNCILS BILL.
    838 2 the debate in the lords. London, May 4. In the House of Lords thia evening Lord Morley, in moving that agreement should be given to the House of Commons’ amendments to the India Councils Bill, subject to his amendments with regard to the proclamation of the
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    THE DECLINE OF SHIKAR.
    817 2 There was a time when almost every European in India was a shikari, writes the Englishman. Shooting was the common topic of conversation, and it was an understood thing that men on casual leave should spend it in the search for big game. Kashmir and the
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    THE FUTURE OF MANCHURIA.
    1181 2 China Mail. The principal questions which have arisen between Japan and China in connection with Manchuria are six in number, and Dr. Morrison, of The Times, ranges them in the following order 1. —The Fakumen Railway, which intimately concerns British interests. 2. —The refusal of Japan
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    THE WEEK.
    119 2 Wednesday. 12th May. Golf Club Tenuis Ties. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.tn. Parish Hall Dance, 9 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang R<»a<l. Thursday. 15th May. Outward English (B.I.) Mail. Outward German Mail. Municipal Commission, 3-30 p.m Golf Club Tennis Ties. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Friday. I4th May. Old
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    38 2 May 12. 1831 East India Company’s garden at Canton destroyed by the Mandarins. 1895—Burning of s.s. Billiton, all hands being lost. 1900—Kroonstad occupied by the British. 1908—Singapore Races Sultan of Johore’s Durbar won the Derby.”
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    AUCTION SALES.
    54 2 Friday, May IJf. Land in Larnt Road 11-30 a.m.; 38 Beach St. Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Friday, May 1^. Land; 11 a.m.; Logan’s Buildings; P. W. Mathieu, auctioneer. Saturday, May 22.— Household furniture 137 Macalister Road; noon; Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Saturday, May 22.— Land 11am.; Logan’s Buildings
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    TENDERS.
    50 2 Public Work* Department.— Concrete and masonry work for 16 kitchens at New Quarantine Camp, Pulau Jerejak tenders close noon, May 18. Mohammedan and Hindu Endowment Board Lease of coconut trees; tenders cloae: noon, May 31. Deputy Commissioner, Mergui.— Right to collect pearls and pearl shells, etc. noon, May 31.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    26 2 2 Cantonment Road apply 142, Carnarvon Street. 401 Dato K ram at Road; apply Boustead &> Co. 33 Perak Road apply Sandilands Buttery Co.
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      35 2 One Trial Convinces —People who don’t know how pleasant Stearns’ Wine of Cod Liver Oil is to take are easily convinced by taking a dose. And one bottle shows what a tonic it is, toe.
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      154 2 What is the Use What is the use of enduring th »se frightful pains in your face, when a few minutes' rubbing with Little’s Oriental Balm will bring relief. Neuialgia, headache, all kinds of aches and pains are cured by Little’s Oriental Balm. It can’t fail. It never has failed.
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      34 2 Steams’ Cordial of Cod Liver Extract contains all the curative virtues of the oil without its nasty taste. Delicious to take. The tonic reconstructor par excellence. A single trial will convince the most sceptical.
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      72 2 The Tides. High Water. Low Water. May 12 600 p.m. 12 0! p.m. 13 650 p.m. 12.50 pm. 14 7.44 p.m. 1.42 pm. 15 833 p.m. 2.30 p.m. 16 9.25 p.m. 3.23 pm. IT 10 12 p.m. 4.14 p.m. 18 11 06 p.m. 505 p m. The Moon. Las» Quarter
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1340 3 AUTUMN MEETING, 1909. Tuesday, the 27th, Thursday, the 29th, and Saturday, the 31st July, 1909. PROPOSEDPROGRAMME. To be submitted to a Special General Meeting 1 to be held on Monday, 7th June, 1909, at the rooms of the Penang Chamber of Commerce, at 4«30 p.m. NOTICE.—No. amendments
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      902 3 BURNS PHILP LINE.” JkJ 17 SINGAPORE TO *JAVA PORTS, I W f\ R( ,RT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, w BRISBANE AND SYDNEY, ALSO Ct A II taking cargo for other north JApan Mall ouamship VO. La. QUEENSLAND PORTS, BRITISH NEW GUINEA, NEW BRITAIN i NEW ZEALAND PORTS (with transhipment). As inducement
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      695 3 PENANG VOLUNTEERS. ORDERS BZ CAPTAIN The A. R. ADAMS, CO4/A/4 ND A NT. Mtty, i 909. 12th, Wednesday, Company Drill at the Fort at 5-30 p.m., Plain Clothes, 13th. Thursday, Lecture “The Company in Defence oy the Adjutant in the Reading Room at 6 p.m. 14th, Friday, Recruit Drill ;<■
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    Wednesday, 12th May, 1909.
    1404 4 No discussion in the Colonial Press of the vital problem of naval defence can carry any real weight unless the British public in the overseas dominions and possessions, no less than those in the Mother Country, show that they grasp the real issues involved. Here in
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    THE DUTCH DANCE.
    827 4 A BRILLIANT FUNCTION. Never has the Penang Club presented such a brilliant scene as it did last night when the members of the Dutch community in this Settlement entertained their friends at a dance to celebrate the birth of an heir to the Throne of the Netherlands.”
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    597 4 Col. Jackson, R p y I F. has arrival j tl I Mr. C. E. Spooner wus Sunday, but showed MUl Ot 80 well Monday morning. lpr Captain Murphy mg for Home shortly, u. U l,„ by Captain Coleman, Harb Malacca. Uarb ur M a^r It is
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    The Rev. F.B. Meyer.
    204 4 The Rev. F. B. Meyer, ba, representing the Keswick Convention, l>r his series of meetings in Penang to a <1 last night, when the Presbyterian* iu |C was crowded to its utmost caf icity. In the course of some remarks a t close of an excellent
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      185 4 LIP T O N’S I A II 2? PENANG AGENTS: 3 Paterson, Simons s co., IM.| CARRERAS, Ltd. Craven Mixture. This famous Mixture has the largest sale of any high-class Tobacco in the world. During the last forty years it has given more pleasure to pipe smokeis, and caused more
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    TROUBLES IN NIGERIA.
    84 5 BRITISH FORCE AMBUSHED. an ASSISTANT RESIDENT KILLED [Reuters Service London, 12th May. Mr. D. A. Vanrenen, an Assistant Kesident in Northern Nigeria, with three Europeans and thirty-five Police, who were proceeding to instal a Chief at a place fifty miles from Zungeru, the seat of Government if
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    SERVIAN FRENCH GUNS.
    86 5 GERMAN ALLEGATIONS I»KH OSTASIATISCHE LIOYDS SERVICE.] Berlin, llth May. Despatches from Belgrade state that an flicial commission has reported that the juns recently supplied to the order of the Servian Government by the firm of >chneider et Cie., of Creusot, are defective ,<ith aw regards the breeches,
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    RUSSIA.
    78 5 THE TSAR AND THE PREMIER. DKR OSTASIATIBCH E LLOYDS SERVICE.] Berlin, llth May. Telegrams from St. Petersburg report at the papers there publish another npnrial i escript from the Tsar to M. Stolypin, the Russian Premier, in which His Majesty praises M. Stolypin for the manner in which he
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    THE KAISER.
    71 5 HIS RECEPTION AT MALTA. Her Ostasiatibche Lloyd's Service.' Berlin, llth May. The Kaiser and Kaiserin have been teceived with every possible honour at Malta and their visit lias been made the occa-ion of a great demonstration of AngloGerman friendship, the Kaiser and King exchanging extremely cordial telegrams of
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    RUSSIA’S NAVY.
    73 5 A GENERAL STAFF VETOED. [Reuter’s Service London, 12th May. A serious political and Ministerial crisis a- occurred in St. Petersburg, owing to ::ie Tsar’s vetoing a Bill, passed by both tin Duma and the Council of the Empire, creating a Naval General Staff, out the Ministry has resigned
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    PORTO RICO.
    53 5 NC A PABLE OF SKLF-GOVERN MENT Reuters Service.] London. 12th May. President W. H. Taft has sent a message ongress pointing out that the Legislative Assembly of Porto Rico has failed to f ass the needful appropriations, declaring iia* the'country is incapable of self-govern-irt, and recommending an amendment
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    KAPAR RUBBER COMPANY.
    46 5 ISSUE OF NEW SHARES. From Our Own Correspondent London, llth May. -he Kapar Par» Rubber Estates Company. Limited, which was formed in 1905 acquire the Kapar Estate in Selangor, ’ne purchase price of which was £23,000 in fully-paid shares, is issuing new shares.
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    A GREAT STRIKE ENDED.
    63 5 [Reuter’s Service.] London, 12th May. L’he strike at Buenos Ayres has ended. [On May 5 Reuter wired :—Serious Socialist troubles continue at Buenos Ayres, theFedercapital of the Argentine Republic. Two 'cuaand troops have arrived to reinforce the Ksirison. The work of the port is paralysed care
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    THE BUDGET.
    73 5 DEBATE ON LIQUOR LICENSES. SMALL GOVERNMENT MAJORITY Rut I KK S >KRV ICK Loudon, ll'h May. The House of Commons vigorously debated, till two o’clock this morning, a resolution involving various increases and gradations in liquor taxes and licenses proposed in the Budget. The closure was carried by
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    FRENCH LABOUR TROUBLES.
    86 5 ANOTHER POSTAL STRIKE. [Reuter’s Service London, 12th May At a meeting of 10,000 Postal employees, held at Paris last evening, it was resolved to go on strike again. The travelling sorters on the night mail trains have ceased work. The dock labourers at Saint Nazaire, a seaport
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    SOUTH AFRICAN FEDERATION.
    71 5 AN AGREEMENT AT LAST. [Reuter’s Service London, 12th May. A telegram from Bloemfontein, the •apital of Orange River Colony, states that at a banquet given to the delegates attending the Convention on the South African Union, the Hon. J X Merriman, Premier of Cape Colony, announced that
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    JAPANESE ROYALTY ABROAD.
    37 5 A BANQUET AT VIENNA. [Reuter’s Service.] Loudon, 12th May. The Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria has entertained Prince and Princess Nashimoto of Japan at a banquet. Princess Kuni of Japan has arrived at Pari».
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    THE PRICE OF SUGAR.
    36 5 INCREASED BY RETAILERS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, llth May. Retailers have raised the price of sugar varying from a farthing to a penny per lb. This increase is not connected with the Budget.
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    Lawn Tennis.
    125 5 The Golf Clubs Tournament. The following was the result of yesterday’s play Men's Doubles. Class A. Peterkin <fc Haslam r. Hodge it Jamieson (unfinished tie) Men 's Doubles. Class B Fox it Linton r. Whitlock Pledger (unfinished tie) Men's Singles. Class A Criswick beat Cooper 6—l 6—l. Ties
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    Batavia Races.
    122 5 The following were the winners at the Races on Saturday and Sunday. May 1 and 2 Maiden Plate. 1 Prudence, 2 Naughty Boy Maiden Plate 1 Barbette. 2 Vanda. Kali Besar Cup. 1 Lochan, 2 Maori. Ponv Race. 1 Thespana, 2 Magazine. Ladies’ Prize. 1 Cullinan, 2 Eucalyptus.
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    SINGAPORE RACES.
    851 5 THE SPRING MEETING. FIRST DAY’S RESULTS. [From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, llth May. The Singapore Race Meeting under the auspices of the Singapore Sporting Club opened this afternoon in good weather and in presence of a fair attendance of the general public. The results were as follows The
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    The Climate of Penang.
    226 5 The following is a c >mparison of the chief meteorological readings taken at the Government Hill and the Prison Observatory f<»r Apr il, which will show at a glance the great difference, as regards heat, between the Hills and the plains The mean minimum temperature in
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    The Municipal Commission.
    81 5 The following is the business for the meeting of the Municipal Commission tomorrow 1. Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. 2. Any special business the Deputy President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Auditors Report on 1908 accounts. 5. Removal of Victoria Pier. 6.
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    Anglo-German Relations.
    52 5 Loudon, 2nd May. At a dinner given to German Labour Members in London Mr. John Burns denounced the journalists for provoking an Anglo-German war scare. The latter, be said, wruld be short-lived. People were awaie that the scaremongers were the same who had lured them into the infamous
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    Somaliland.
    35 5 London, Ist May. It is rumoured at Aden that serious dissensions have broken out among the Muliah’s followers, that many have been killed in fighting, and that a thousand have deserted to the British.
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    Krishnavarma Disbarred.
    189 5 London, 4th May. Au announcement, disbarring Krishuavarma has been put on the screen in the hall of the Inner Temple. According to a Melbourne correspondent Tommy Burns the ex-champion heavy weight boxer of the world, has receive i a cable message from Mr. Hugh Mclntosh asking him if
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      THE BRITISH IN MALAYA.
      490 5 [To the Editor oj the Pinang Gazette.' 1 Dear Sir. With reference to the articles on the Anglo-Siamese Treaty copied from the Daily Telegraph and the Aberdeen Free Press, and published in Monday’s issue of the Pinang Gazette, the writers have made a peculiar mistake. The
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      253 5 The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1888 In the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements. SETTLEMENT OF PENANG. In Bankruptcy. No. 6 of 1908. Re T. S. MAHOMED MYDIN <fc Co. Ex parte: The Asst. Official Assignee Mr JUSTICE BRAD DELL In Open Court. Upon the application made to the Court, this day
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      330 5 Penang Motor Works, Ltd., IN LIQUIDATION. J OTICE is hereby given that particulars 1 of all claims against the above Company must be lodged with the Liquidator at 21, Northam Road, not later than the 18th inst., after which date no claims can be recognised. T. J B. DRAYTON, Liquidator,
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    SHARES.
    1172 7 3 Capital. Subscribed J?°’ of r "™e I lk r 3 Shares. Value -e i Dividends. Name. £i E *5 2 J L I I x 5 MINING. Tin Minin, Co, Ud. W j >«»» w’Z 6 WOOO D !S 10 30-4-08... MiningCo, ,64 19 o rmoMO n’™ 10
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    82 7 Astyanax, Brit., 3021, Maclean, May 11, Liverpool, gen., W. Mansfield Co Bulow, Ger., 9028, Formez, May 11, Shanghai, gen., Behn, Meyer Co. Bhadra, Brit., 243, Careĕ, May 12, Tavoy, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co Ban Whatt Soon. Brit., 199, Milne, May 11, Malacca, gen., E. 8. Co. Canton Brit.,
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    CLEARANCES.
    35 7 Cornelia for Teluk Anson. Deli for Pang Nga and Trang. Flying Fish for Port Weld. Jin Ho for Langkat. Lutzow for Singapore, China, and Japan. Sportsman for Batn Bahra. Tong Chay Un for Bindings.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    183 7 of where, from, oi arriral, where hound, uud Agent». A. Apcar, Calcutta, May 14, Japan, A. A. A. Benmohr, London, May 13, Japan, S. B. Braemer, Liverpool, May 13, Japan, S. B. Benledi, London, May 28, Japan, S. B. Bharata, Singapore, May 15, Calcutta, H. L. Brisgavia, Singapore,
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    EXCHANGE.
    123 7 Penang, 12th May, 1909. (tiy Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank j. London Demand Bank 2'3£ 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/16 3 Credit 2/4 3/16 m 3 Docur'entary 2/4 7/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174| 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras
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    PRODUCE.
    179 7 Penang, 12th May, 1909. Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper $15.50 buyers. Trang Pepper $12.32| byrs. Mace $73 buyers. Mace $64 buyers. Cloves out of season. Nutmegs 110 $lB 50 sellers. No. 1 $6.65 sales. Sugar j No 2 No stock.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    285 7 To-morrow. For Per. Clone. Tongkah Malacca 1 p.m. Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, and B. Whatt Soon I p.m. Malacca Asahan Mary Austin 1 p.m Trang Sree Bangka 1 p.m. Deh and Langsa Do Kock 2 p.m Deli Hebe 2 p.m. Pulau Langkawi Flying Dragon 3 p.m. Port Swettenham
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    European Mails.
    44 7 Home- u Ex- Pobitivki.v Io Stkamkr. WARD. PROTRD. I>UR '<£ll.. P. «fc O. Delta 22/5 B. I. Teesta 15/5 N.D. L. Dertflinger 26/5 Outward. P. th O. Delhi 20/5 81. Taroba 13/5 7 am. 4 p.m. N.D.L. Lutzoiv 13/5 noon 6 p.m.
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    324 7 Per P O ss 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 Simla, from London April 24,
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    LOG BOOK.
    971 7 The Cenuyo-maru, sister ship to the 7 enyo-mam, in course of cou-truction at the Mitsu Bishi Dockyard and Engine Woiks, and originally desi gued to burn liquid fuel, is now being altered to burn coal, in consequence of the heavy import tariff now imposed upon oil. The two
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      39 7 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 or elsewhere. For rates apply to KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd, Ayeult.
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