Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 11 August 1909

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    18 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833 No. 180 VOL. LXVII. WEDNESDAY, 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1617 1 THE “PINANG GAZETTE.” notice. fl C o j fl EStCtC. BHROpEAN AGERCyJ 1 D'l'lnV 'T' IIE interest and responsibility of Khoo <7. T promptly executed at lowest s l’l Oa/llza > U 1 v'l 1 I I'LN. -I Tuan Yak, deceased in chop Bean I ICZzfcy. 1 prices for all
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    THE P.A.M.
    2370 2 MEETING IN PENANG. IMPORTANT SPEECH BY MR. CUMMING. A meeting of the Planters’ Association of Malava was Held at the Race course here yesterday morning. Mr. Malcolm Cummin- presided and those present ineluded the 1 Hon. John Turner, Messrs. Stothard, Lamb, Boyd, Symonds (Malay Peninsula Agricultural Association), Messrs.
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    The Anglo-Siamese Treaty.
    430 2 Perlis-Setul Boundary. According to news received here recently, His Excellency Phya Rasada, High Commissioner for the Siamese Western State-*, who left Penang on the 2nd inst. by the Siamese yacht Thalang for Setul, arrived there at 2.30 p in. on the following day. The High Commissioner was
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    CHRISTMAS GARD PROFITS.
    146 2 The depression in business affected the profits of Raphael Tuck Sons, Ltd., to some extent, but the departments are reported to be in a thoroughly healthy condition. Including £3,288 brought forward, the net profit for the year ended April 30 amounted to £33,262, from which had to
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    THE WEEK.
    134 2 Wednesday, Ilth August. Agricultural Show, 3rd Day distribution of prizes by Miss Anderson, 5 p.m. P.C.C. Tennis Ties. Band, Show Ground, 4 to 6 p.m. Governor’s Dinner Party at Government House, 8 p.m. Golf Club At Home,” 9-30 to 11-30 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Thursday. I2th August.
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    97 2 August 11. 1786—Penang Settlement founded by Capt. Light. 1819 —Mr. W. E. Phillips appointed Governor of Penang. 1834 —First public meeting of British merchants in Canton, called by Lord Napier, who suggested the establishment of a Chamber of Commerce. 1905—Prince and Princess Arisugawa arrived in Singapore from
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    TENDERS.
    62 2 Straits Government Doubled barbed wire fence at Quarantine Station, Butterworth tenders close noon, Aug. 14. F.M.S. Railways:— Tenancy of blocks of land at Port Swettenham for storing coal tenders close noon Aug. 30. Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board :—Supply of 15 Indian bullocks tenders close noon, Sept. 4. Straits Governme
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    AUCTION SALES.
    40 2 Saturday, Aug. 11/ —Stock-in-trade; 33c Beach St.; 11 a.m. Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers Saturday, Aug. 11/ —Castleton Estate, Teluk Anson Land Office Lower Perak 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19 :—Dutch steamer Sarie Bandjer; Powell Co.’s Sale Rooms, Singapore.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    9 2 33 Northam Road apply Kennedy Co.
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      79 2 The Moon. O New Moon 6.55 a.m. 16 Aug. First Quarter 10.55 am. 24 O Full Moon 12.08 p.m. 31 Last Quarter 2.44 a.m. 7 Sept The Tides. Date. H. W. L. W. H. W. L. W A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. Aug. 11 8-30 2-30 8-56 2-55 12 9-20 3-21
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    Wednesday, 11th August, 1909.
    624 4 Admirable arrangements have Been made at the Agricultural Show by the Municipal Department for the prevention of cruelty to animals for feeding and watering the exhibits in the live-stock division, but we have been struck by the exiguity of the cages in which some of the
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    WEDDING AT ST. GEORGE'S.
    325 4 MAGILL—GIBSON. St George’s Church was yesterday afternoon the scene of a wedding of interest to planters, when Mr. George Napier Magill, Manager of Blackwater Estate, Klang, Selangor, and son of Mr. William Napier Magill, of Killucan, Ireland, was married to Isabelle Emily, eldest daughter of the
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    F.M.S. Tin.
    532 4 The following are the advance figures (liable to correction) of the export of tin from Peiak for July Block Tin 8.810 piculs 73 catties Tin ore 30,358 27 Duty $330,156.35. The will of the late Sir W. Cu’ZonWvllie has been proved at £8,421. To morrow being a public
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    THE CRETAN QUESTION.
    408 4 PROSPECTS OF A SETTLEMENT. GREEK REPLY TO THE PORTE. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 10th August. The Greek Government in reply to the Porte asserts its desire for most friendly and close relations with Turkey, pointing to the Greek enthusiasm for the new Turkish regime, and trusting that frank
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    THE COMMONS AND THE BUDGET.
    96 4 VIGOROUS OPPOSITION ATTACK [Reuters Service. l London, 10th August. The House of Commons has resumed the debate on the Budget, the Opposition’s attack bring most vigorous the House sat all night. The Government intimated that it will omit Clause 13 of the Finance Bill, which
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    THE TSAR’S TOUR.
    91 4 A VISIT TO GERMAN SOIL [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service Berlin, 9th August. The Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung publishes an article welcoming the Tsar and Tsarina on their return journey through Germany, and expresses the opinion that it will have the same excellent effect as the recent visits of
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    GERMANY AND HOLLAND.
    70 4 KAISER’S SUCCESSFUL VISIT. [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 9th August. The Kaiser and Kaiseriu will shortly pay a visit to Count Beutinck near the Dutch frontier, where they will be welcomed on behalf of Queen Wilhelmina hy a deputation of officers. Berlin, 10th August. The visit of
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    THE FIFTH TEST MATCH.
    128 4 ENGLAND’S FIRST INNINGS. MISHAP TO AUSTRALIAN BOWLER [Reuter’s Service.] London, I ith August In the fifth test match between En«l anf and Australia, which commenced a t tl oval on Monday, in the first innings E*' gland scored 352 runs, to which Rhodes co tributed 66,
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    LORD KITCHENER.
    67 4 HIS NEW APPOINTMENT. [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. l Berlin, 9th Au<m< On vacating the command of the Indian Army, Lord Kitchener will make a voya'ie to Japan and Au-tralia, and on returning to England will be appointed Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean. Subsequently he will be a >p tinted
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    TURKEY’S ARMY.
    46 4 THE GERMAN REORGANISER. [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. 1 Berlin, 9th August. General von der Goltz, who was lent to Turkey to reorganise the Turkish Army, on Laving to re'iirn to Germany, received sympathetic ovations from the Turkish Army, which have created an excellent impression.
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    THE FAR EAST.
    38 4 CHINA YIELDS TO JAPAN. [Reuter’s Service Loudon, llih August. According to information gathered fom various sources China lias yielded to Japan and agreed to the reconstruction of the Au ung-Mukden Railway with a standard guage.
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    THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR.
    41 4 A VISIT TO ROME [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 10 h August. Herr von Bethmaun-Hollweg, the Imperial Chancellor, will visit Rome during the month of November and will be received by the King of Italy and the Pope.
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    RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
    38 4 THE DARDANELLES QUESTION [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service Berlin, 10th August The Russian Press expresses the hope that the forthcoming meeting of the I’sar and the Sultan may lead to a solution of the Dardanelles question.
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    THE KING OF PORTUGAL
    28 4 A RUMOURED ENGAGEMENT [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. Berlin, 10th August. The engagement of King Manuel of Portugal to an English Princess has been arranged.
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    THE SWEDISH STRIKE.
    27 4 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. Berlin, 9th August. The Swedish Government has advised both parties to the general strike to come to an amicable settlement.
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    AMERICA AND GERMANY.
    29 4 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyds Service.] Berlin, 9th August. America has given notice to Gerinanv of her intention to renew the present Commercial Convention on February 7, 1910.
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    RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN FRANCE.
    25 4 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. Berlin, 9th August. A railway accident has occm red At Longchamps, in France, sixteen persons being killed.
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    KING EDWARD.
    15 4 [Reuter’s Service London, 10th August. His Majesty King Edward has started for Marienbad.
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      160 4 THE DISINFECTANT STANDARD is A TRIUMPH OF CONCENTRATION. A recent Scientific Discovery Officially adopted by the Imperial Government. V nsnrcs efficient disinfection st a cost so trifling as not to be worthy of consideration on the ground of expense. AGENTS* GUTHRIE CO., Ltd Penang and Singapore. ..OTICE. Agri-Horlicural Exhibition. PLANTERS,
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    THE AGRICULTURAL SHOW.
    2630 5 SPECIAL SECTIONS DESCRIBED. SOME MORE RUBBER AWARDS. We publish to-day the following special articles on the Native Arts and Industries Section and the Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables Section Division B.— Flowers, Fruits, and V BQ ETABLES. This Division, which held a most prominent position, just at the
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    BAKAP RUBBER FLOTATION.
    625 5 In the course of a criticism of the Bak»p rubber flotation in which Mr. H. W.tuji, Meyappa Chetty, and other local prut>ln were inter sted, a H >me paper sa) Readers of the prospectus of the Bak ip Rubber Plantations will no doubt have noticed that it
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    PROGRESS IN AVIATION.
    38 5 FLIGHT ACROSS THE ALPS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 11th August. The Italian aeronaut, Captiin Spelterini, with three passengers, lias crossed the Alps in a balloon from Chamonix. 'The balloon reached a maximum height of 17,000 feet
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    Mr. Lloyd-George on Land Tenure.
    207 5 London, 31st July. Mr. Lloyd-George, speaking at Limehouse last night, said the ownership o land did not mean enjoyment, but stewardship If landlords did not do their duty the time would come to reconsider the conditions of land tenure Referring to the recent attack by
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      756 5 TO T Penang Sales Room? COMMODIOUS OFFICE and Godown, in Beach Street. Together or Ihe undersigned will sell Be P aratß BY PUBLIC AUCTION, A PP y to AT WARDERS’ QUARTERS A B> C Qaol Road, c/o This Paper. Saturday, 14th August, 1909, AT 1 P.M., All the Household Furniture,
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    SHARES.
    1458 7 I I .2 I Croi'hl. nu bs<;ri bed f I SUf s I u j kt J O B Value Divid-n<M. Name. i g I'i’7 i 5 I. I I I I MINING I 1903 SQHAAnn! QHAAnn 3O0 000 30,001' $lO $lO 12% vern-end. 31-3-09 Belat Tin Mining Co..’
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    47 7 Ornapere, Brit., 340, Bell, Aug. 10, Tavoy,. gen., E. S. Co. Hok <'anton, Brit., 294, Scott, August 10,. Acheen gen., Ban Ho Hin. Perak, Brit., 258, Mitney, Aug. 10, Deli, gen., E. S. Co. Taroba, Brit., 3657,Jacobs, Au r 11, Singapore, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co.
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    CLEARANCES.
    47 7 Taroba for Negapatam and Madras Lian Choo for Kedah. Malacca for Tongkah. Jin Ho for Teluk Anson. Landrat Scheiff for Rangoon. Hebe for Deli. Tong Chay Un for bindings. Mambang for Setul. Flying Dragon for Port Weld and Taiping. Leong Ho for Trang and Pang Nga.
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    PASSENGERS.
    27 7 DEPARTURES. By Malaya (Aug. 10) to Deli, Mr and Mrs Tom Marshall, Messrs Tetsch, J L M Gibson, Edwin Granger, Yap Swee Lin, and R Rofmann.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    107 7 o/ mni inhere from, approx»te of inhere bound,, and. Agent*. Brasilia, Singapore, Aug. 14, Hamburg, B. M Ambria, Hamburg, Aug. 17, Japan. B. M. Prinz Hudwig, Singapore, Aug. 17, Ports, B.M. Perfttinger, Bremen, Aug. 18, Japan, B. M. Reichenbach, S’pore, Aug. 21, Hamburg, B.M. Sanuki Maru, Singapore, Aug.
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 7 Pknang, 11th August, 1909. (By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank). London Demand Rank 2/4 1/16 4 months' sight Rank 2/4 7/32 3 Credit 2/4 3/8 3 Docur’entary 2 Z 4 13/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 17o| 3 days’ sight Private 176| Bombay Demand Rank 175 j 3 days’sight Private
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    PRODUCE.
    197 7 Penang, 11th August, 1909. Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 oz) No stock. White Pepper $l7 buyers. Trang Pepper $14.75 buyers. Mace 80 sales. Mace Pickings $66.50 sales. Cloves out of season. Nutmegs 110 $18.50 sales. T No. 1 $6.65 sales. Sugar < No 2 No
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    117 7 To-Morbow. For. Per. i'u.h. Singapore, China, and Japan Devanha 8 a.rm Kedah Tong Chuan 11 am, Trang Un Peng 11a.m. Batu Bahra Padang 11 a.in Langkat and Pengkalan Brandan Ban Whatt Soon 11 a.m. Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, and S Cornelia 11 a. in. Malacca Deli Perak (E.S.
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    European Mails.
    36 7 Home- Ex- Positively To ward. m BAXRR pected Due. Sail. P. O. Delhi 14/8 8.1. 21/8 N.D.L. P. Ludwig 17/8 Outward. P. O. Devanha 12/8 6 a.m. 9 a.m. B.L 19/8 N.D.L. Derfflinger 18/8
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    468 7 Per P O ss Morea, from London, July 3, and ss Devanha from Colombo, due Aug. 12: —To Penang: Captain MacDermot, Messrs J H Johnson, E H Pitt, P Physic, and H Waugh, To Singapore Messis G C Gillan, F Tony bee, C H Munro, J
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    LADIES’ RIFLE SHOOTING.
    177 7 THE “WALKER” TROPHY. The following are the complete scores in the Walker Trophy competition for August Taiping. Mrs. B. Barnard 34 Mrs. Harper 34 Mrs. Hobson 34 Miss Wright 33 Miss Birch 33 Mrs. Barnard 33 Total 201 Penang. Mrs. Luering 34 Mrs. Bland 33 Mrs Mawley
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    Legislative Council.
    170 7 The following are the orders of the day for the meeting <>f the Legislative Council on Friday next 1. Pharmacy Bill (Bill “To amend and consolidate the Law with regard to Poisons, Drugs, and Deleterious Drugs,”) Ist reading. 2. Petroleum Ordinance Amendment Bill (Bill “To amend ‘The Petroleum
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    The Municipal Commission.
    227 7 The following is the business for the special meeting of the Municipal Commission on Friday: Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. To consider and if approved to pass the Ist Supplemental Budget 1909. To consider and if approved to pass a resolution rescinding the
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