Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 2 September 1909

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833 No. 198 VOL. LXVII. THURSDAY. 2nd SEPTEMBER. 1909. PRICE 10 < ENTS.
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      1226 1 THE “PINANG GAZETTE." notice. kbmmbki SUBSCRIPTION. T am il Immigration Fund Enactment, 1908. by royal appointment. 1 For Daily issue, in Town, E M S“;IZ and I& It TART F DFT TCACTFS I $27 per annum, above Enactment for the preceding quarter lu-vnu JL B 0K must be sent to
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      112 2 The Moon. Last Quarter 2.44 a.m. 7 Sept. O New Moon 10.09 p.m. 14 First Quarter 1.31 a.m. 23 O Full Moon 8.05 p.m. 29 The Tides. Date. H. W. L. W. H. W. L. W A.M. A.M. P.M. PMSept. 2 1-55 7-48 2-01 9- 14 3 2-27 8-49 2-52
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    THE WEEK.
    111 2 Thursday. 2nd September. P.C.C. Tennis Ties. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Roan. Friday. 3rd SeptemberP.C.C. Tennis Ties. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Victoria Jubilee R. A. Chapter, 6-30 p.m. Entertainment, Parish Hall, 9 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Roa.l Saturday, 4th September. Homeward (B I.) English Mail. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    68 2 September 2. 1870— Sedan capitulated 1871— Severe typhoon at Hongkong; great loss to shipping. 1875—Mr H. C. Vaughan, barrister (afterwards Deputy Registrar, Penang), commenced practice in Malacca. 1879 —Arrival of the Vega at Yokohama, after having discovered the North-East Passage. 1897 Straits Shipping Commission appointed. 1898— Battle
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    TENDERS.
    52 2 Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board Supply of 15 Indian bullocks tenders close noon, Sept. 4. Straits Government Opium, liquors, and tobacco farms, Labuan tenders close: noon, Oct. 1. Residency of Rhio and Dependencies :—Gambling, Spirit, Opium, Pork, and Pepper Farms to be let in public at Tanjong Pinang on Tuesday,
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      899 3 A a an ideal drink HOW TO WRITE £>o,ooo WORDS without =>wan Fountain Pens* for the tropics. a J??% L"J 111 A STOP C A C A \z F IbFWiMBMI Pr,ce >4-50 Nikko Photographic Studio, Yt W I w>gZißßHrf n 1 uce a With two Cold Bands. Peiong AgrlHorllcillirol snow
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    BIRTH.
    22 4 Tiwsdale —At the General Hospital, on August 31, 1909, the wife of W. H. Trusdale, Warders’ Quarters, Penang, of a son.
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    Thursday, 2nd Sept., 1909.
    599 4 U y a 'les juges a Berlin, as the miller of Potsdam is said to have observed to Frederick the Great when that monarch wished to dispossess his subject of land required for Sans at a price which the miller thought unreasonable—though probably being a Prussian
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    THE POSITION OF TIN.
    806 4 REDUCTION OF THE VISIBLE SUPPLY. The consumption of tin for the month of August was:— United Kingdom 1,000 tons. Continent 1,900 U. 8. 3,100 Total 6.000 Visible supply Ist Sept. 19,794 The visible supply on August 1 was 20,331 tons and on July 1, 18,561 tons.
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    THE REV. DR. LUERING.
    980 4 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. Among the passengers who left for Europe by the Homeward-bound N. D. L. ss. Goeben last night were the Rev. Dr. H. L. E. Luering, ph d Mrs. Luering, and family. By the departure of Dr. Luering the Far East loses a man of
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    919 4 VOLUNTEERS v. MAHOMMEDANS. Yesterday’s League match on Victoria Green between the Penang Volunteers and the Mahommedan Recreation Club practically resolved itself into a struggle for third place on the championship ladder, and keen interest was taken in it by the supporters of both clubs. It has to be
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    152 4 THE P.C.C. TOURNAMENT. The following tie was played last night:— Championship. (Final) Eichenberg beat E. S. Haslam 6—o 6—l; 3—6 4—6 6—l. Owing to an unavoidable postponement in one of the ties the whole list of fixtures has had to be changed players still competing should make sure
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    The P.V. Bearer Section.
    197 4 [Z’o the Editor of the Pinang Gazette."] Dear Sir, Those who take an interest in the welfare of the Penang Volunteers must be gratified to learn, from an official notification in your paper, that there is a prospect of a Bearer Section being formed, and that
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    Empire Day in Penang.
    83 4 Financial Statement. We have received for publication the following balance-sheet in connection with the celebration of Empire Day in Penang on May 24 Income. To Subscriptions $1,367.25 Sundries 8.59 Total $1,375.84 Expenditure By Food and Drinks $512.40 Amusements 285.12 Cost of Labour 132.60 Rikisha and Gharry
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    The Rainfall in August.
    132 4 The total rainfall at Fort Cornwallis during August amounted to 14-23 inches, representing 75 hours rain. The heaviest daily rainfall occurred on Aug. 21, when the rain-gauge registered 525 inches. Highest Temperatures. A. M. NOON. P. M. 84. 89. 88. Lowest Temperatures. 78. 80. 82. The
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    870 4 We hear that Mr. Maxwell Thornton, of the local Bar and now at Home on leave is engaged to be married. Phya Rasada, High Commissioner for the Siamese Western Malay States arrived this morning in the Siamese yacht Thalang from Tongkah. The Duke of Connaught, Grand Master
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    VELD QUAY RECLAMATION.
    8651 5 BOUSTEAD CO. v. THE CROWN. JUDGMENT ON APPEAL. As stated in our last issue, judgment in 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, which was commenced by the Full
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    DEATH OF CAPT. TALBOT.
    447 5 LOSS TO THE F.M.S. POLICE. SKETCH OF HIS CAREER. From Our Own Correspondent] Kuala Lumpur, Ist Sept. A cable has been received from Home announcing the death of Capt. H. L. Ta hot, Chief Commissioner of Police, F.M.S, who left Kuala Lumpur on sick /leave on
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    THE RUBBER INDUSTRY.
    86 5 TWO NEW FLOTATIONS. SELANGOR AND SINGAPORE CAPITAL. [From Our Own Correspondent] Ipoh, 2nd Sept. 'Che Heawood Estate has been floated as a limited liability company in Singapore with a capital of $550,0'10 [From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, 2nd Sept. A new company is being floated locally,
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    THE GERMAN NAVY.
    71 5 AN INTERCHANGE OF OFFICERS. [Der Ostasixtiscre Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, Ist Sept. Fiom April 1 of next year the battle fleet, or first squadron, of the German Navy will be transferred from Kiel to Wilhelmshaven. According to the newspapers, Admiral Max Fischel is to be appointed Chief of
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    PROGRESS IN AVIATION.
    53 5 A DOUBTFUL MATCH [Reuter’s Service London, Ist Sept. The burns sustained by M. Blĕriot as the result of the motor explosion, which destroyed his aeroplane at Rheims on August 30, are more serious than was at first thought, and a match wiih M. Hubert Latham at Berlin
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    CHINA AND JAPAN
    35 5 THE MANCHURIAN NEGOTIATIONS [Reuter’s Service.] London, Ist Sept. Reuter’s correspondent at Peking states that the final negotiations between China and Japan regarding Manchuria are concluded, and an agreement will be signed shortly.
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    POLAR EXPLORATION.
    149 5 AN AMERICAN EXPEDITION. DR. F. A. COOK’S RETURN. [Reuter’s Service.] London, Ist Sept. Reuter’s correspondent at Copenhagen states that information, seemingly official, has been received there that Dr. Frederick Cook, the American explorer, who started with a few Esquimaux from Etah, Greenland, in February, 1908, intending to follow
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    THE OPIUM TRAFFIC.
    83 5 FARM CONTRACTS IN HONGKONG. [Reutkr’s Service London, 2nd Sept. Col. J. B. Seely, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, replying in the House of Commons yesterday to Mr. R. Laiilaw, Libeial member for Renfrewshire, East, said that the Imperial Government would take no steps to prevent new
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    ART SALES.
    55 5 IMPORTANT PURCHASES. [Reuter’s Service London, Ist Sept. Messrs. Duveen Co the London artdealers, are purchasers of the Rodolphe Kann collection, in Paris, of 807 pictures for nearly £1,000,000 (sterling). Now Messrs. Dougat Jr Leven have bought the Old Masters and a quantity of Faience objets d’art from Maurice
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    CRICKET AT HOME.
    46 5 THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 2nd Sept. In the English County Cricket Championship competition the positions of the first three are as follow Played Won Lost Drawn Kent 26 16 2 8 Lancashire 24 14 4 6 Yorkshire 26 12 4 10
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    INSANITARY ST. PETERSBURG.
    34 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, Ist Sept. On account of the rec mt cholera outbreak in St. Petersburg the Russian Government has decided on a huge drainage scheme for St. Petersburg.
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    TURKEY AND GREECE.
    24 5 Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] London, Ist Sept. The New Greek Ministry has caused pacific assurances to be conveyed to the Porte
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    Rubber Returns for August.
    58 5 We are informed that the output of dry rubber for the following Estates for the mouth of August was as follows Penang Sugar Estates Co. Caledonia Estate 16,500 lb. Tali Ayer Estate 9,300 Selaba Estate 2,400 Total 28,200 Straits Sugar Co. Rubana Estate <,OOO lb. Nova
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    Another Gem.
    132 5 From the report of the meeting of the Censorship Committee on August 13 Sir Herbert Tree mentioned two plays which he desired to produce, but was not allowed to do so by the Censor. One was (Edipus and the other a French play by a distinguished author. He
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    Betting on the St. Leger.
    75 5 The Asian’s London correspondent, wiring on August 20, gave the following as the betting on the St. Leger, to b? run at Doncaster next Wednesday Mr. Farie’s b c Bayardo sto 4 agst. H. M. the King’s b c Minoru 3to 1 Sir John Robinson’s
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    Tongkah Tin Dredging.
    130 5 According to a telegram received in Penang from the Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Cc., Tongkah, the output for August was as follows No. 2 dredge 371 hours=29l piculs. No. 3 dredge 520 hours=ss9 piculs. The No. 1 dredge restarted working on August 31. The 8.1. Contract Packet
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      103 5 The Rev. and Mrs. H. L. E. Luering. P. P. C. SPORTING CARTRIDGES. NOBEL'S BALLISTITE AND EMPIRE POWDER, At $4 and 53.75 per 100 nett cash. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY S’Co., Agents. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. APPLICATIONS for the post of Storekeeper for Tramway Department at a sdary of $5O per month will be
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    SHARES.
    1439 7 1 1 11l qQ —i I n i i a .2 s 5 I No. of I I I Z v E 3 i Capital. Subscribed. sh rM Ihv..,Name. I. 1 1 Illi.* s I I 30 H MINING. I i 1903 *3OOOOO $300,000 30,000 $lO $lO 12% year
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    42 7 Avaygee, Brit., 250, Campbell, Aug. 31, Perak, Tin, E. S. Co. Goeben, Wilhelmi, Sept. 1, Yokohama, gen., Behn, Meyer Co. Thalang, Siam., 107, Jhingards, Sept. 2, Tongkah, nil, Government. Thongwa, Brit., 3428, Herrington, Sept. 1, Madras, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co.,
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    CLEARANCES.
    43 7 Mary Austin for Asahan. Cornelia for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson and Malacca. Sree Bangka for Trang. Canton for Bindings and Teluk Anson. Thongwa for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Mambang for Setul. Ban What Soon for Langkat. De Kock for Deli and Langsa.
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    PASSENGERS.
    229 7 ARRIVALS. By Prinz Eitel Friedrich (Sept. 1) from Southampton, Messrs W Buchanan and T Kellar from Bremen, Mr W Westphal; from Genoa, Mr and Mrs Raphael, Mr and Mrs Carl Rittersberg, Messrs H O Zschan, G M Laidlaw, G Veersuna jr, and Gruschke from Colombo; Messrs Moosa and Noordin.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    164 7 of whert from, approximnie <iat« of arr'irnl, where hound and Agents. Antilochus, S’pore, Sept. 4, Liverpool, W. M. Austria, Trieste, Sept. 3, Japan, S.K o. Benalder, London. Sept. 17, Japan, S.B. Co. Bendoran, London, Sept. 3, Japan, S.B. Co. Ceylon. London, Aug. 31, Japan, A. G. Co. Cametense,
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    PRODUCE.
    186 7 Pknang, 2nd September, 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. <No. 1 $6.65 sales. Sugar No. 2 No stock. Basket
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    137 7 To-Morrow. For. Per. Kedah Tong Chuan 9 a.m. Deli, Asahan, Batu Bahra, and Paneh Valentijn 11 a.m. Batu Bahra Padang 1 p.m. Singapore, China, and Japan Austria 2 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Pin Seng 3 p.m. Pulau Langkawi, Perlis, Teluk Anson Sappho 3 p.m. and Setul Un
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    European Mails.
    37 7 Homb Sthamrr EX PoBITIVBLY To WARD. PECTED. DUE. SAIL. P. O. Devanha J 1 /9 B. I. Palitana 4/9 N.D. L. Bulow 14/9 Outward. P. <fc U. Delta 8/9 81. 16/9 N.I). L. Lutzow 15/9
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    EXCHANGE.
    126 7 Penang, 2nd September, 1909. (By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/4 1/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 7/32 M 3 Credit 2/4 3/8 n 3 Docur’entary 2/4 13/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 175 J 3 days’ sight Private 176| Bombay Demand Bank 175 f 3 days’sight
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    463 7 Per P and 0 ss India, from London, Aug. 13, and ss Delta from Colombo due Penang September 8: I’o Penang :J C Waid. To Singapore Mrs Russel), Mrs K Crofts, Messrs J M Russell, and F O Ricketts. Per P and O ss Somali, from
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      324 7 VACANCY for one or two gentlemen boarders in private family in Penang. Terms moderate. Apply F.,” c/o Pinang Gazette Office, 854—30 1 3 6 8 10-9 TO LET. No. 33, NORTH AM ROAD. Apply KENNEDY Co., 4, Bishop Street. 693—tu s uc WEILL ZERNER, DIAMOND MERCHANTS, Manufacturing Jewellers, Precious Stone
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