Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 19 August 1909

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833 No. 186 VOL. LXVII. THURSDAY, 19th AUGUST, 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1431 1 THE ‘‘PINANG GAZETTE” lost. T rwrr 7" r FOR SALE. i&Bk nflfe wt wt T OS 1 in or near the Cinematograph Mwn tipuseww 1 lON. Ly a Gold and Jade Brooch, anyone ®Y ROYAL <*2 APPOINTMENT. fl bringing it to Mrs. Fox, York Road, win swatow Art Drawn-Thread work
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    PENANG IN 1908.
    2230 2 AN INTERESTING REPORT. {Concluded.) The following is a continuation of our excerpts from the Penang Administration Report for 1908 Government Marine Surveyor. The fees paid to the Government Marine Surveyor amounted to $5,120 in 1908 against $4,780 in 1907. Of 63 candidates for certificates as Engineers and
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    The Public Health.
    350 2 In the Penang Municipality for the week ended July 31 there were 72 deaths—--49 males and 23 females—equal to a deathrate of 36 93 per mille (estimated population, 102,520). The death-rate and chief causes of mortality were "o v 5 5 5 5 B’S 1 "ci jl
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    815 2 P.C.C. v. C.R.C. For the sake of continuity of interest in this season’s League competition, it was perhaps a pity that the ballot decreed that the Penang Cricket Club and the Chinese Recreation Club should meet so comparatively early as yesterday, as it was recognised that the result
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    TRONOH MINES.
    652 2 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. Pressure on our space makes it impossible for us to reproduce the whole of the report of the annual general meeting of Tronoh Mines, Ltd, held in London last month, but local readers will probably be interested in the discussion which followed the Chairman’s speech
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    Bertam Directors Criticised.
    203 2 Sir West Ridgeway presided at the general meeting of the Bertam Rubber Co., and pointed out that the prospectus estimates of production and profits had been exceeded. The number of trees planted to March 31 last was 315,510, and added to the number on the estate when
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    Unclaimed Letters.
    65 2 The following unclaimed letters are lying at the Penang Post Office Letters. Annesley, Mrs. Headland, E. Beach, J. E. Liebscher, C. Dominguez, J. Macdermot, Capt. P. Fane, E. G. Ormiston, J. Fisher, H. H. Price, W. G. Goldsmith L. A. Truman, Capt. Hadow, P. Winder, B. H. Winter,
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    THE WEEK.
    111 2 Thursday, I9fh August. Full Court of Appeal. P.C.C. Tennis Ties. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang R o Friday. 20th August. Full Court of Appeal. P.C.C. Tennis Ties. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang R oad Saturday, 21th August. Homeward (B.I.) English Mail. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road Sunday,
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    53 2 August 19. 1873—Slight earthquake shock, Singapore. 1881—Presentation to Capt. W. Joyce, ss Pyah Pekhet, by Government officers and others. 1889—Trial of new fire engines in Singapore. 1897—Motion for Shipping Commission passed by Straits Legilative Council. 1897 —Meeting of Singapore Chamber of Commerce to concert measures to secure
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    TENDERS.
    63 2 P.W.D. Cutting and tilling in site for hospital at Kampong Panchor; tenders close noon, Aug. 23. 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. Btraits
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    AUCTION SALES.
    47 2 Monday, Aug. 28 :—Land; 11-30 a.m. 38 Beach St., Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Monday, Aug. 23 —Aerated water plant and machinery, 7 Union St. 11 a.m.; Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers. Monday, Aug. 30 Unserviceable and Confiscated Property; 11 a.m.; Fort Cornwallis Joe de Mello, auctioneer.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    9 2 33 Northam Road apply Kennedy Co.
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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 Hunyadi
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      35 2 Appendicitis, now so prevalent, is believed to arise chiefly from constipation and, local inflammatory troubles, which may be prevented by the occasional use of “Hunyadi Janos” natural aperient water. Average dose a wine-glassful before breakfast.
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      195 2 The Troubles of Digestion, pain, flatulence acidity, and so on, are happily in most cases simply the expression of some fleeting disturbance of function The best way to restore tone and regularity to the intestinal tract is by taking a wine-glassful of Huny&di Janos natural aperient water the first thing
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      77 2 The Moon. First Quarter 10.55 am. 24 Aug, O Full Moon 12.08 p.m. 31 Last Quarter 2.44 a.m. 7 Sept. O New Moon 10.09 p.m. 14 The Tides. Date. H. W. L. W. H. W. L. W A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. Aug. 19 3-12 9-12 3-37 9-37 „20 4-00 10-00
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      517 3 EJBBW Netherlands Gutta Percha SALE NOW ON. company, limited. Unequalled < j Wf nrwying A 9 tnt Singapore Rubber Works. A A y| indispensable In not Countries. MOTOR TYRES retreaded at Moderate Prices. Jk 1 nFITA A FUJI IT\ I/.. RIBBED MATS for Motor Cars. /A T IT KH||\lkA|| I
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    Thursday, 19th August, 1909.
    585 4 In our issue of to-day we bring to a close the publication of the administration report on Penaug for last year. Under the Government Veterinary Department we note a complaint that under an award of the Supreme Court the Crown had to pay $ll,OOO for apiece
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    FREEMASONRY IN MALAYA.
    931 4 A special meeting of the District Grand Lodge of the Eastern Archipelago was held last night in the Freemasons’ Hall, Northam Road, when Rt. Wor. Bro. the Hon. W. J. Napier, d.c.1., District Grand Master, presided over a large gathering of Craftsmen representative of nearly every Lodge
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    KLEDANG TIN MINING CO. Ltd.,
    450 4 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Dear Sir, I think it is high time the local shareholders of some of the Tin Mining Companies in Malaya run by home directorates woke up and looked after their, own interests, and in no case, I think,
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    Brieh Rubber Estate.
    224 4 We read in a Home paper of July 30 The application list for shares of the Brieh Rubber Estate, Limited, opened on 27th inst. The prospectus shows it has a capital of £50,000, of which 20,(>00 shares of £1 each are offered for subscription. The company has
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    To Phyllis.
    272 4 (Who practises the piano between 2 and Jf. p.m. on Sunday afternoons.) Sweet maid, whose fingers, hesitating, press, Those well-worn ivories, old and clapper- like, Evolving, with but questionable success, The melodies we knew at Home as flapper like I try to think, as vainly I recline, Postprandial
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    THE CRETAN CRISIS.
    126 4 TROOPS LANDED AT CANEA. GREEK FLAG HAULED DOWX [Rbuter’s Service.] London, 18th August A telegram from Cauea stites that international squadron of two battleships and two cruisers anchored there yesterday At the request of the British commander who heads the squadron, the Consuls luv« notified the Government
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    Pahang Consolidated.
    323 4 We read iu the Pall Mall Gazette of July 30 Mr. J. E. Champney presided to-day at the special meeting of the Pahang Consolidated (Ltd.), called for the purpose of considering a statement as to the present position of the company. There was a large attendance in the
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    Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.
    354 4 The eighty-eighth report of the court of directors ot ti.e Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpoiation to the ordin try halfyearly general meeting of shareholders to be held at the City Hall, Hongkong, on Saturday, August 21, at noon, is as f dlows Gentlemen.—The directors have now
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      158 4 I LIPTON’S 1 E 3 B <( < E 3 i 1 v v^ G A. I B PENANG AGENTS: 3 f~ ~X Paterson, Simons a co., Ltd.| lH®iUitiiiiiiiiiiHUiUHiilUUUiUHUUilUUiUiiiilUiiOlUUUK j- "ii THE DISINFECTANT STANDARD is A TRIUMPH OF CONCENTRATION. A recent Scientific Discovery Officially adopted by the Imperial Government. Bnsures
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    CHINA’S RAILWAY FINANCES.
    275 5 AMERICA» PARTICIPATION ARRANGED. QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS. SIR E, GREY AND SIR J. JORDAN. [Reuter’s Service London, 18th August. The difficulty between China and the United States concerning the Hankow Railway loan has been settled in Peking between the American representative and the Chinese Foreign Office. The
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    ILLICIT OPIUM IN SINGAPORE.
    70 5 EUROPEAN HEAVILY FINED. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, 18th August. Following the seizure of illicit opium, L. Schwartz, Manager of the Alhambra Cinematograph, who pleaded guilty to the charge of being in possession of illicit opium at Sophia Road, has been fined $6,000 or in default
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    IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
    50 5 [Reuter’s Service.] London, 18th August. The Canadian scheme of military defence as agreed upon by the Imperial Defence Conference comprises acquiescence in uniformity, organization, etc., like the other overseas dominions. The nucleus of the Canadian Navy is to be commenced forthwith on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
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    RUSSIA AND THE DARDANELLES.
    59 5 [Dbr Ostasiatischk Lloyd’s Sbkvice.] Berlin, 18th August. The Sultan of Turkey has agreed to allow the Tsar of Russia with his yacht the Standart and the ships of the escorting squadron with their complete armament to pass through the Dardanelles, but it is expressly stipulated that
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    ANGLO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS.
    49 5 [Reuter’s Service.] London, 19th AugustGeneral Sir lan Hamilton, k.c.b., d.s 0., General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command, will attend the grand manoeuvres near Krasnoe Selo, one of the chief military camps of Russia, in September by the Tsar’s special invitation. He will be the only foreign general invited.
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    DEATH OF SIR THEODORE MARTIN.
    21 5 [Reuters Service.] London, 19th August. The death is announced of Sir Theodore Martin, k.c.b K.C.v.0., ll.d.
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    Penang Exports.
    58 5 The following articles were exported from Penang during the first half of August To United Kingdom. Tons. Tin M 5O Pepper, black 50 Tapioca, flour 419 Tapioca, flake 50 Tapioca, pearl l‘~ Copra 200 To U.S. of America. Tapioca, pearl 57 To the Continent of Europe. Tin 160
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    WELD QUAY RECLAMATION.
    3794 5 BOUSTEAD CO. v. THE CROWN IMPORTANT ARGUMENT ON APPEAL. The hearing of the appeal in the important case of Thomas Cuthbertson and others v the Attorney-General, against the judgment of Mr. Justice Braddell, delivered on March 19, was resumed by the Full Court of Appeal in the
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    290 5 THE P.C.C. TOURNAMENT. The following ties were played off last evening Ladies’ Doubles. Miss Hogan <fc Miss Hallifax beat Mrs. Robertson Miss Nolan 6—4; 6—l Mixed Doubles. Mr. M rs. Neubronner v Mrs Wright-Motion <k Linton (unfinished.) Miss Mahler Ambler w.o. from Mrs. Fox <fc Lees Mrs. Dunn
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      218 5 WANTED. ywo YOUNG EUROPEAN ASSISTANTS with first class references and security. Good salary and commission. Apply WEILL ZERNER, Singapore. IN THE ESTATE OF MISS EDITH MERRYLEES, deceased. NOTICE is hereby given that on the 11th day of August, 1909, LE TTERS OF ADMINISTRATION of the above Estate were granted to
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      1788 6 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL NEDERLANDSCHE INDISCHE THE MERCANTILE BANK OF THt AUSTRALIA. AND CHINA BANKING CORPORATION. MAATSCHAPPU. ESCOMPTO-MAATSCHAPPIJ. INDIA, LIMITED. FfKtprn Rhinning ..Wia.r p»id-np-c» P it»i »15,000.000 D (IOIC 111 UlllUUlllg Incorporated by Royal Charter. Rbsbbv. Fdndb fl. «“00.000- Adthobisbd Capital F 12,000,000,- Scribed Capita!
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    SHARES.
    1413 7 5- *2 Capital. Subscribed. Js°’ I**’»** Shares. Value. l>,vl 1 n Name. fe 8 jĕ a' 5 35 Eh 19 2 c! 3O0 00() 30,000 $lO $lO 12% year end. 31-3-09 ..JBelat Tin i,td. s| 1906 300,000 220,000 22,500 10 10 I Bruang, Ltd. 6 6* 90 J 600,000
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    82 7 Teesta, Brit., 3428, Willis, Aug. 19, Madras, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Atholl, Brit., 3301, Kemp, Aug. 18, Liverpool, gen., Sandilands Buttery Co. Hebe, Brit., 347, Inkster, Aug. 19, Singapore, gen., W. Mansfield <fc Co. Valentijn, Dut., 248, Lucardie, Aug: 19, Singapore, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Rotorua, Brit., 556,
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    CLEARANCES.
    39 7 Hebe for Deli. Mary Austin for Asahan. Cornelia for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson and Malacca. Tong Chay Un for Trang. Canton for Bindings and Teluk Anson. Teesta for Port Swettenham and Singapore. De Kock for Deli and Langsa.
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    PASSENGERS.
    132 7 ARRIVALS. By Prinz Ludwig (Aug. 18) from Singapore, Mr and Mrs K Waldeck, Mrs O Ettine Son, Major Rajavarinder, Messrs S S Crisp, C G May, Bower, F Kemmler, A Wilson, H Yobs, J Kuis, and Shaik Saleh; from Hongkodg, Mr and Mrs |Kang and child, Mrs Bnck Thye,
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    99 7 oj ‘Steamer, whtre from, approxtm-ne rint» of arrival, bound, and Agents. Austria, Trieste, Sept. 3, Japan, S.K <’o. Awa Maru, Singapore, Aug. 27, Antwerp, B. Benvenue, London, Aug. 20, Japan, S. B. Benvenne, London, Aug. 20, Japan, S.B. Co. Bendoran, London, Sept. 4, Japan, S.B. Co. Cametense, Liverpool,
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    EXCHANGE.
    126 7 Prnanq, 19th August, 1909. (By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/4 1/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 7/32 3 Credit 2/4 3/8 3 Docur'entary 2/4 13/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 175 J 3 days’ sight Private 176 f Bombay Demand Bank 175| 3 days’sight Private 176
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    PRODUCE.
    186 7 Penang, 19th August, 1909. Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... 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. [No. 1 $6.65 sales. No. 2 No stock. Basket $3.85
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    130 7 To-Morbow. For. Per. Kedah Tong Chuan 9 a.m. Deli, Asahan, Batu Bahra, and Paneh Valentijn 11 a.m. Tongkah Avagyee 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Pin Seng 3 p.m. Te’uk Anson Sappho 3 p.m. Singapore, China, and Japan Japan 4 p.m. Pulau Langkawi, Perlis, and Setul Sree Bagka
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    European Mails.
    30 7 Home- q Ex- Positively To WARD. PECTED. DUE. SAIL. P. O. Caledonia 28/8 B. 1. Palamcotta 21/8 Outward. P. O. Assaye 25/8 8.1. Thongwa 2/9 N.I).L. Derfflinger 23/8
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    524 7 Per P O Mooltan, from London, July 30, due August 26 —To Penang Messrs H G Harris, W Roberts, S Roberts, W Flett, and F H C Sperling. To Singapore Messrs J P Macaulay, V C Labrum, D H Hamiug, D Milne, and J S Oliver.
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    LOG BOOK.
    863 7 On the re appointment of the Merchant Shipping Advisory Committee by the President of the Board of Trade, the Imperial Merchant Service Guild have been invited by the Board of Trade to nominate a Representative to sit on the Committee. The Guild, which is the largest organized body
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      71 7 IhillmlactiTeisUlflismimCii. «>“ cbnturiss j:, MARTELL’S BRANDY It ha_ to-day, more business in force than HAS KNOWN BUT ONE QUALITY any other Canadian Life Company ever had at the same age. THE BEST Insurance $96.940.035.71 (S.S.C.) in. force > $20,334,203.57. (S.S.C.) YOU KNOW IT BY THE F.S. Bvans, Gutbrie 8 to.,
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      41 7 suu Lire Company of Cunudu. (Kstablished 1865). Ass s exceed £6 y 000,000.0.0 Surplus ever all liabilities according to Government Standard 840,265.0.0 Income, 1908, £1,428,000.0.0 W. A. WHITE, 4 KENNEDY St Co., Manager, South-Eastern >- I General Agents, Penang. Asia, Singapore. J
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      33 7 Fire Insurance. Queen Insurance Company. Royal Fire Insurance Company. The undersigned have been appointed Agents for the above Companies, and to open to accept Fire Risks at current year. KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd., Agents.
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      2132 8 P. &0. Steam Navigation Company. lntended Sailing». Shipping. Shipping. MAIL SERVICE. British INOI* Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. IKM OUTWARD. STEAM NAVIGATION Co., LTD. nvx t J IK* Aug. 25 Assaye oouneot.ng with Mooltan y Imperial German Mail Line. Sept. 8 Delta I”. > I 22 Himalaya China p OB Intended to
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