Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 September 1909

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 203 VOL. LXVII. WEDNESDAY, Bth SEPTEMBER, 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1518 1 the “PINANG gazette.” weill S’ zerner, —for manufacturers life SUBSCRIPTION. DIAMOND MERCHANTS. «RANCE CO. OF CANADA. S= DRINK 1 Manufacturing Jewellers, Precious SWfIIOW All WOFfc Established isShFT F* HIT TITTT IVT 5 For Daily Issue, in Town, Stone Dealers and Watch Makers. and It has to-dav, more business in force
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    THE TRIBES OF THE RIFF.
    1155 2 —Morning Leader. Despite all attempts at peaceable exploration, Melilla remains as yet, for the Spaniaid, a kind of Moroccan Gibraltar and for its garrison the neighbouring district of the Kiff is still as much foreign territory as is Spain itself for British troops at Gibraltar.
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    Bagan Rubber Co., Ltd.
    388 2 —5. O. Annual Gknbral Meeting. The second annual general meeting of the Bagan Rubber Co. ,Ltd., was held on August 26 in the offices of Messis. Tilleke <fc Gibbins, New Road, Bangkok. Present: Mr. W. A. G. Tilleke (in the chair), Dr. T. Heyward Hays, Messrs
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    Unclaimed Letters.
    101 2 The following unclaimed letters are lying at the Penang Post Office Letters. Annesley, Mrs. Duncan, E. W. Bach, J. E. Goldsmith, L. A. Case, Capt. John Grey, Miss Marjory Casey, M. P. Hadow, P. Davies, Arthur Headland, E. Dealtry, C. M. E. Johnson, R. C. K. Dight, Dr.
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    MASONIC BANQUET TO LORD KITCHENER.
    1174 2 Simla, 31st August. The banquet to Lord Kitchener, the retiring District Grand Master of Freemasonry in the Punjab, was held this evening at the Town Hall, only brethren of the lodges of the Punjab being present. Most Worshipful Brother Arthur Grey presided and in a
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    THE WEEK.
    129 2 Wednesday. Bth September. Nativity B. V. M. Outward P. O. Mail. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. P.C.C. Tennis Ties. League Football: Wanderers v. Free School, Victoria Green. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Thursday. 9th September. Municipal Commission, 3-30 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Friday. 10th SeptemberBand, Esplanade, 6
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    51 2 September 8. 1855—Fall of Sebastopol. 1867—Great typhoon in Hongkong. 1891 —Capt. Colonna, ss. Namchow, sentenced to imprisonment at Singapore for breach of quarantine regulations. 1899 British note to Boers demanding early reply to British demands. 1900— Severe hurricane in Texas 12,000 lives lost. 1905—Violent earthquake in Southern
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    TENDERS.
    90 2 Penang Harbour Department:— Tin number plates for cargo, passenger, and fishing boats, and boards for fishing stakes tenders close noon, Sept. 30. Straits Government :—Opium, liquors, and tobacco farms, Labuan tenders close noon, Oct. 1. Straits Government Opium Farm of Penang; Province Wellesley, and Dindings Liquors Farm of Penang.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    63 2 Friday, Sept. 10 Land; 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. 38 Beach St. Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer Saturday, Sept. 11 Land 10 a.m. 38 Beach St. Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Saturday, Sept. 11 —Land in Province Wellesley 1 p.m. 38 Beach St. Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Saturday, Oct. 16
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      164 2 Facts of Absorbing Interest To those who are in the clutches of Rheumatism One cannot be too quickly cured of rheumatism. To get rid of those awful pains that make life a never-ending series of torture, now mild, now excruciating, today in bed, to-morrow hobbling around on crutches—to be relieved
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      406 2 *THE POPULAR SCOTCH WHISKY. Il -Bl I* a [Bara (»sow®i «IHOUSEOr COMMO*'• v H| BLACK 0 WHITE. A GENTS Huttenbach Bros, s co. The New Japanese Cinematograph. r Granll Pro^ammtl To-night. II Bl? 0 ARRIVED! ARRIVED!! If I Lll I 11 0 U 11 0 MANY NEW PICTURES. Essence or
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      154 2 The Moon. 0 New Moon 10.09 p.m. 14 Sept First Quarter 1.31 a.m. 23 O Full Moon 8.05 p.m. 29 Last Quarter 1.44 p.m. 6 Oct. The Tides. Date. H. W. L. W. H. W. L. W A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. Sept. 8 g-44 12-31 7-09 12-56 9 7-35 1-32
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      1541 3 COMMERCIAL CARS, Ltd. new goods. new goods. SOLE AGENTS, I LADIES’ DEPARTMENT. PATERSON, SIMONS Co., Ltd., JSPECIAL DISPLAY Penang and Singapore. OF MILLINERY AND FLOWERS A <- A-X on iwt*»: i W ''7 -3i Wednesday and Thursday, v 4-- ,..■< '7 fTT'F Oj September Bth and 9th instant. op pARTICULAR
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    Wednesday, 8th Sept., 1909.
    1418 4 We have read a good deal of late in the Home papers with regard to the value of the Territorial Force created by the present Secretary for War, and we must confess that we have not found the eulogies showered upon the force very convincing. Our
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    77 4 THE P.G.C. TOURNAMENT. The following tie has been fixed for tomorrow Mixed Doubles. (Semi-Final) Mrs. Oechsle Eichenberg v. Mr. Mrs. Neubronner The following tie has been fixed for Friday Ladies’ Doubles. (Final) Mrs. Neubronner Miss V. Brown v. Mrs. Wright-Motion Miss Martin Mixed Doubles. (Final) Conditional on result
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    Sequel to Agricultural Show.
    725 4 In the Third Police Court, before Mr. A. de Mello. Chief Det.-Inspector R. J. Kirke, on the complaint of Sergeant Warton, charged .Mr. Elton Bell (Municipal Veterinary Surgeon, and Hon. Secretary of Division D. (Poultry I and Cattle) at the recent AgriHorticultural Show), with assaulting a
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    857 4 His Lordship Mgr. E. Barillon, I of Malacca, left for Singapore by I Ipoh yesterday afternoon. Mr. W. J. Napier, Attorney-G was entertained to dinner at the Sinaanr Club on Saturday night, by the the Singapore bar. We are asked to state that l af lu accompanying
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      241 4 LIP T O N’S Bir 1 A eSf i'*G I 5E 3 PENANG AGENTS: i Paterson, Simons s co., Ltd. 1 «UUiiiUUUiUUHUUiUHUUUUHUiIiUUUiUiiffiIUimUUUIUUUK AMSTEL BEER. THE BEST ON THE MARKET. Price per case of 48/1 bottles $11.50 J 96/2 14.25 Exclusive of duty. G. H. SLOT Co., AgMtS. Pritchard Co. B
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    “FARTHEST NORTH.”
    186 5 COMMANDER PEARY’S CLAIM. ENTHUSIASM IN NEW YORK. [Reuter's Service] London. 7th Sept. Commander Peary has telegraphed to the New York Times that he reached the North Pole on April 6. He arrives to-day at Cha tea Bay, thence he will telegraph a full account. The newspapers devote columns
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    THE TSARINA’S HEALTH.
    72 5 TSAR’S TOUR ABANDONED. [Reuter s Service London, 7th Sept. It is stated that the Tsar’s proposed visit to the Sultan of Turkey and King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, which was fixed for this month, has been abandoned owing to the health of the Tsarina. [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s
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    NAVAL SUPREMACY.
    74 5 ANGLO-GERMAN INTEN HONS. [Reuter’s Service.] London. Bth Sept. In the House of Commons, the Rt. Hon. H H. Asquith, Prime Minister, in reply to questions regarding the renewed interest that had been awakened in Germany on the subject of a possible agreement on sea armaments, said that any
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    RACING AT HOME.
    46 5 BETTI N G ON THE ST. LEG ER. [Reuter’s Service.] London, Bth Sept. The betting on the St Leger, run at Doncaster to-day, is as follows 11 to 8 on Bayardo. 9 to 4 agst. Minoru. 100 to 8 agst. Bachelor s Double.
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    JAPANESE ROYALTY ABROAD.
    40 5 PRINCE K UNI’S TOUR [Reuter’s Service.] London, 7th Sept. Extensive official preparations are being made for the reception of Prince and Pi incess Kuni in the United States, thereby demonstrating the goodwill of the Government towards Japan
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    THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO.
    45 5 MASSACRE OF A SHIP’S CREW. [Reuter’s Service London, Bth Sept. The natives of New Britain (an island in the German Bismarck Archipelago, near New Guinea) have murdered the master of a ketch and ten of the native crew. The ketch was looted
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    BRITISH TRADE.
    32 5 AN INCREASE IN AUGUST. [Reuter’s Service.] London, Bth Sept. The Board of Trade returns for the month of August show increases in imports and exports of £56,705,05 and £1,772,024 respectively.
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    CROWN PRINCE OF GREECE.
    24 5 [Dkr Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 7th Sept. The Duke of Sparta, Crown Prince of Greece, has left Athens for Munich.
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    THE FAR EAST.
    120 5 THE MANCHURIAN CONVENTION. COMMENT BY THE TIMES." 0 [Reuter’s Service.] London, Bth Sept. The Time» pays a tribute to Prince Ch’un, Prince Regent of China, on the ability displayed regarding the Manchurian Convention between China and Japan, and to Mr. Hikokichi Ijuin, Japanese Minister at Peking, and
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    The Late Mr. Alfred S.A. Liebert.
    898 5 Though a trifle belated, we reproduce the* following from the India-Rubber Journal of July 12 as being of interest to our readers We are enabled to give our readers a very excellent portrait of the late Mr. Alfred Siegfried Augustus Liebert, whose death, as
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    THE ROBERTS CASE.
    634 5 PROCEEDINGS IN COLOMBO. Mr. C. J. J. Roberts, arrested at Colombo on Bangkok Police instructions, was produced at the Police Court there on Aug. 28. Chief Inspector Barron (Bangkok Police) produced the papers. The warrant was from the British Court at Siam. It bore the seals of
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    Ladies' Rifle Clubs.
    199 5 [To the Editor oj the Pinang Gazette.”'] Dear Sir, Will you kindly allow me through the medium < f the Pinang Gazette to suggest to the members of the Penang Ladies Rifle Club and other kindred associations in Malaya the possibility of forming ambulance sections for each
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    STRAITS GOLFER AT HOME.
    762 5 MR I). A. M. BROWN’S SUCCESS. We take the following extracts from the Perthshire Constitutional of Aug. 9 A three-days’ golf tournament was commenced on Thursday over Pitlochry new eighteen hole course for the Open Amateur Championship of the Highlands. For this competition, whith is intended
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    The Municipal Commission.
    277 5 The following is the business for the meeting of the Municipal Commission to morrow 1. Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. 2. Any special business the President may bring forward. 3. Return of Municipal properties uninsured against Fire. 4. Questions. 5. Letter from Government
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      452 5 The Eastern Bioscope RUBBER ESTATES WANTED. w j J A DVERTIBER willing to negotiate with LdlU* owners of Rubber Estates, large and small, with a view to purchase. Reply giving full details to— Location King Street Theatre Hall. MALAY DEVELOPMENT TRUST, Two Shows for One Payment. c/o Pinang Gazette Press,
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      1393 6 THE < HAPTFRFD BANK OF INDIA HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL NEDERLANDSCHE-INDISCHE THE MERCANTILE BANK OF ANn CHINA BANKING CORPORATION. MAATSCHAPPIJ. ESCOMPTO-MAATSCHAPPIJ INDIA. LIMITED. UoctDPn Qninnintf p «*****000 Netherlands Trading Society. (Netherlands-Indian Disconnt Bank.) I Ln 111 0 IUUI K Paid-up-Capitalsls,ooo,oo Established 1824. Established at Batavia, 1857. Authorised Capital £1
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    SHARES.
    1430 7 a .0 a-- No. of Ihmiih X X -g Capital. Subscribed. shareB Va(ue Dividends. Name. 2 ,x s' 5 I z MINING? 1903! $300,000 $300,000' 30.00 U slo s<u 12% year emi. 31 -3-09 Bel at Tin Mining Co., Ltd. s6* 6| 906 300,000 225,0001 22,500 10 lu Bruang,
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    71 7 Canton, Brit., 106, Sahib, Sept. 8, Teluk Anson, gen., Kong Soon. Cornelia, Brit., 194, Williams, Sept. 7, Port Swettenham, gen., E. S. Co. Jin Ho, Brit., 111, Wright, Sept. 7, Teluk Anson, gen., E. S. Co. Malacca, Brit., 405, Upton, Sept. 8, Tongkah, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Petrel,
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    CLEARANCES.
    47 7 Ban What Soon for Teluk Anson. Delta for Singapore, China and Japan. Deli for Trang and Pang Nga. Flying Dragon for Port Weld. Kum Sang for Singapore and Hongkong Lian Choo for Kedah. Landrat Scheiff for Rangoon. Leong Ho for Dinding. Thongwa for Negapatam and Madras.
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    PASSENGERS.
    101 7 ARRIVALS. By Un Peno (Sept. 6) from Pulo Langkawi, Messrs Ching Lye Hin, Yeoh Paik Tatt, and Wee Swee 800. By Thongwa (Sept. 8) from Singapore, Messrs E Holloway, J C Holmberg, Kun Kow Sye, J R Pestana, and A Scheuer. DEPARTURES. By Un Peng (Sept. 6) to Perlis,
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    64 7 A a"»<6 wher* from, uupruximoin »Z- of inhere bound, and. Agtnt* Benalder, London. Sept. 17, Japan, S.B. Co. Ceylon, London, Aug. 31, Japan, A. G. Co. Delta, Colombo, Sept. 9, China, A. G. Co. Devanha. Singapore, Sept. 11, Bombay, A. G. Ghazee, Liverpool, Sept. 16, Japan, S. B.
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    EXCHANGE.
    126 7 Pknang, Bth September, 1909. By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2 4 3/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 9/32 3 Credit 2/4 7/16 3 Docucentary 2/4| Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 176 3 days’ sight Private 177| Bombay Demand Bank 176 3 days’sight Private 177 f Madras
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    PRODUCE.
    188 7 Penang, Bth September, 1909. Gold leaf s64.B’> Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper sl7| buyers. Trang Pepper $14.75 buyers. Mace 80 sales. Mace Pickings $66.50 sales. Cloves out of season. Nutmegs 110 $lB sales, f No. 1 $5.80 sales. Sugar < No. 2 No
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    123 7 To-Morrow. For. Per. c !<>«♦.. Kedah Tong Chuan 10 a.m. Deli Avagyee 1 p.m. Pengkalan Brandan Petrel 1 p.m. Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, and > Cornelia 1 p.m. Malacca Port Swettenham and Singapore Teesta 3 p.m. Singapore, Hongkong, Amoy and Swatow, Glengalloch 3 p.m. Friday. Tongkah Malacca 1
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    European Mails.
    39 7 H°me- STBAMgR Ex- Positively To ward. pected Due. Sail. P. O. Devanha I 1/9 B. I. Tara 18/9 N. D. L. Bulow 14/9 Outward. P. AO. Delta J/9 5 p.m B L 16/9 ND. L. Lutzow 15/9
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    619 7 Per P and O ss India, from London, Aug. 13, and ss Delta from Colombo due Penang September 8 :—To Penang J C Ward. To Singapore Mrs Russell, Mrs K Crofts, Messrs J M Russell, R. Bailey, and F O Ricketts. Per P and O ss
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    LOG BOOK.
    881 7 lhe emigration vid Hamburg in the first seven months of the current year amounted to 82,749 persons against 36,278 persons in the previous year vid Bremen, to 91,612, against 30,779 persons. The destroyer Ferret, which disposed of the Portsmouth defence boom so easily, is to undergo a much
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      111 7 j. g. allan, rjjjg property and Commercial Sales Rooms ENG ato EBB 66 > BEACH STREET.) MARINE SURVEYOR. Undertake the Sale by AUCTION of agent for Merchandise (either sound or damaged) HOUSE and LANDNEW AND SECOND-HAND MACHINEK broker AND vawer, ED PROPERTY, and FURNITURE of all descriptions. SECOND-HAND MOTOR CARS
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      39 7 sun Life Company of Canada. (Established 1865). Ass s exceed £6,000.000.0.0 Surplus ever all liabilities according to Government Standard 840,265.0.0 Income, 1908, £1,428,000.0.0 W. A. WHITE, A our, KENNEDY Co., Manager, South-Eastern I General Agents, Penang. Asia, Singapore. J
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      49 7 An Eminent Physician says: I think Hunyadi Janos mineral water a very good aperient for a tropical climate. It seems, to me to be one of the best—if not the best—of the mineral waters for restoring an overworked liver to its normal condition. Average «lose, a wine-glassful before breakfast.”
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      61 7 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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      2361 8 P. SO. Steam Navigation Company, Intended Sailings. Shipping. Shipping. BX MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD. British india Norddeutschep Lloyd, Bremen. sept 8 d b > connecting with i..di. STEAM NAVIGATION Co., LTD. 11V1UUVU J J K* Oct. 2 6DelM laya Macedonia Imperial German Mail Line. 20 Devanha Moldania Fob Iwtrndrd to Sail.
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