Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 15 September 1909

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 209 VOL. LXVII. WEDNESDAY, 15th SEPTEMBER, 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    TONGKAH HARBOUR TIN DREDGING CO.
    3134 2 REPORT OF MR. A. W. FREEMAN. CRITICISM BY CAPT. MILES AND MESSRS, PEACOCK AND KENNEDY, (Capt. Miles' Reply, Continued). Mr. Freeman says:—“ There is no doubt that the lead (in deposit) extends into and beneath the harbour. Ou tiie appended sketch plan (sheet 2) I
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    THE WEEK.
    162 2 Wednesday, Isth September. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Victoria Jubilee R. A. Chapter, Freemasons’ Hall, 6-30 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Eastern Bioscope Co., King St Thursday. I6th September. Homeward German Mail. Outward English (B.I.) Mail. League Football Anglo-Chinese Sch v. M.R.C., Esplanade. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road.
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    55 2 September 15. 1789—Fenimore Cooper bom. 1830—Manchester and Liverpool Railway opened. 1856 Death at Penang of Lieut-Col. J. Richardson, 29th Regt., Commanding Troops in the Straits. 1857 Public meeting Singapore, resolve to petition Government to transfer management of India from East India Company to the Crown. 1891 —St.
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    TENDERS.
    101 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 Bindings Liquors Farm of Penang,
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    AUCTION SALES.
    35 2 Thursday, Sept. 16 Shares in land, Province Wellesley 3 p.m.; Bukit Tengah Police Station M. Ebrahim, auctioneer. Saturday, Oct. 16 :—Crown land near Teluk Bahahg in Bistrict of Balik Pulau Land Office Penang.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    19 2 33 Northam Road apply Kennedy Co. Westlands Bungalows, Nos. 1,2, 3, and 4 apply Wreford Thornton.
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    The Tides.
    96 2 Bate. H. W. L. W. H. W. L. W. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. Sept.ls 12-18 631 12-43 6-47 16 1-09 7-22 135 7-48 17 2-01 8-14 2-27 839 18 2-52 9-05 3-18 9-31 19 3-44 9-57 4-09 10-22 „20 4-35 10-48 5-01 11-14 21 5-27 11-39 5-52 „22
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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 Huayadi
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      621 2 The Eastern Bioscope Co., Ltd. Location —King Street Theatre Hall. Two Shows for One Payment. To-Night’s Programme. Ist Show, 7-30 p.m. 1. Off for a Holiday 2. The Scholar’s Breakfast (tinted) 3. Making Love to the Coalman’s Wife 4. Honour is Satisfied 5. The Wrestler’s Wife 6. Too Much of
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      840 2 The Government o| it. straits Settlements. The Governmenl of Perm The Government of NJ OTICE is hereby given on beh alf the above-named Governm 1 tenders will be received at the Officer?'* Resident Councillor, Penang, up 9 on the Ist of October, 1909, f’ r I purchase of the following
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      751 3 II SCOTCH* 0 WHISKY WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW Co Ltl Pen< JB -CTwwm' CHINA GLASS DEPARTMENT. -W" SMfc MB J SPECIAL OFFERS. No. fl, Penang Road, Penang. WsSja] I WORK GUARANTEED. penong Agri-Horticuliurol Show View "TJu-iTi MBOBS ■*■MR ML I jLr-fSL now sai. l*. ■-WM wytd JV C lephrosioj-urpurea. A J) Seed
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    Wednesday, 15th Sept., 1909.
    1273 4 Nowhere in the world, we imagine, are the lepers isolated in a manner which renders the study of the pathology of leprosy more easy than in this Colony. Pulau Jerejak is an almost ideal place for an asylum of this kind it is sufficiently far away
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    A MINIATURE DELUGE.
    749 4 Last night there began one of the most prolonged and heaviest rainstorms known in Penang for many a year. The rain first came down shortly after nine o’clock and has continued more or less intermittently ever since up to now (4 p.m.) and does not show any
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    Floods in India
    146 4 Calcutta, Sept. 4. Owing to heavy rain and the high tides of the Hooghli river, over 3 000 tiled huts have been washed away, causing great distress amongst the peasantry near Calcutta and the various surrounding stations. In Kashmir, owing to the unprecedented rise of the Jhelum,
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    874 4 P.C.C. V. ST. XAVIER’S Following their defeat by the Ohi nP3(S Recreation Club on August 18 by 2 goals to 1, the Penang Cricket Club’s colours Werp again lowered on the Esplanade yesterday afternoon, St. Xavier’s Institution secur. ing a surprising victory by one goal to nil As
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    A NEW WEAPON OF WARFARE.
    85 5 IMPORTANT TESTS. A GENERAL’S IMPRESSIONS. [Reuter’s Service.] London. 14th Sept. Numerous British and foreign military officers were present at the tests of a socalled rifle grenade held at Faversham. The rifle grenade is a missile that can be fired by affixing a simple apparatus to
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    CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.
    85 5 CONGRESS AT SYDNEY [Reuter’s Service London, 15th Sept. Reuter’s correspondent at Sydney states that the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Dudley, G.C.M.0., G c v. 0., Governor-General of the Australian Commonwealth,yesterday opened the seventh Congress of Chambers of Commerce of the Empire. The Earl referred to the
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    A TRAGIC DISCOVERY.
    48 5 draftsman found drowned. r/Vom Our Own Correspondent Singapore, 15th Sept. Mr. E. Oliveiro, surveyor and draftsman, Engineer’s Department, Singapore Municipality, has been found drowned in the sea at Tanjong Kalong. The deceased had been employed for many years in the Municipality, and was highly respected.
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    POLAR EXPLORATION.
    77 5 COMMANDER PEARY’S CLAIMS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 15th Sept. Commander Peary, in the course of an interview at Battle Hat hour, said “I am the onlv man who has ever reached the North Pole, and I am prepared to prove it. I have concrete proof that Dr. Cook did
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    HARVEST PROSPECTS IN ENGLAND.
    51 5 'SPOILT BY THE RAINS. [Reuter’s Service London, 14th Sept. While the prospects of a bountiful world harvest are not changed, the prolonged wet, weather has ruined the splendid prospects in England, where there is now grave anxiety with regard to the crops which are still largely
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    GERMAN ARMY MANOEUVRES.
    46 5 MISHAPS TO MILITARY BALLOON. [Rbutbr’s Service.! London, 14th Sept. During the first day’s work at the German Army manoeuvres at Karlsruhe, Baden, the military airship had a series of mishaps. It finally got caught in a tree and was captured in the evening.
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    SIR CLAUDE MACDONALD.
    44 5 RETURNING TO JAPAN. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 15th Sept. Colonel Sir Claude Maxwell Macdonald, K c 8., K.C.M G., G c v. 0., British Ambassador at Tokio, has left London on his return to Japan. He will travel by the TransSiberian Railway.
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    PROGRESS IN AVIATION.
    25 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 14th Sept. The aviator, M. Santos Dumont, in his monoplane, has flown eight kilometres in five minutes.
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    FRENZIED FINANCE.
    26 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 14th Sept. Mr. J. W. Castles, President of the Union Trust Co., 80 Broadway. New York, has committed suicide.
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    THE GREEK PREMIER.
    19 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 14th Sept. M. Theotokis, the Greek Premier, is surrendering his mandate.
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    CRIME IN KINTA.
    379 5 A DARING GANG ROBBERY. EUROPEAN BADLY ASSAULTED. The following from the Ipoh paper supplements and amplifies our special telegram dealing with the same matter On Saturday afternoon a daring gang robbery occurred on a cart track close to Kramat Pulai Mines, when the accountant of the Mine
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    Meteorology in the Settlement.
    142 5 The following are the meterological returns for the month of August in the Settlement of Penang The Rainfall. The Fort 14.23 The Govt. Hill 17.85 The Prison 14.76 Balik Pulau 16.22 Pulau Jerajak 7.83 Pangkor 10. <l6 Lumut 11.37 Bruas 8 60 Temperature. The following are
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    The Band Fund.
    138 5 [To the Editor oj the “Pinang Gazette.”] Dear Sir, My husband and I, assisted by the P. A. D. C., are shortly producing The Liars ”at the Town Hall here. The entire net proceeds will be handed over to the Band Fund. The Municipality has kindly consented
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    A Turkish Loan.
    54 5 London, 6th Sept. Turkey has decided to enter into contract for a four per cent, loan of seven million pounds (Turkish). The loan will be applied to paying the debt on the Oriental Railway and Abdul Hamid’s creditors, to relieving suffers at Hana, and to making good
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    Abyssinia.
    37 5 London, 6th September. A telegram received in Paris from Addis Abeba states that the Ethiopian Railway question has Been satisfactorily settled Capt. Wilfred Thesiger has been appointed consul-general at Addis Abeba and local minister and plenipotentiary.
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    SANITATION AND THE DEATH-RATE.
    1936 5 Dr. P. V. Locke has sent to our local contemporary a lengthy reply, running to a column and a quarter of closely-printed type, to our leading article of Friday. As, however, it consists solely of personal, and as most people will, we fancy, consider rather vulgar,
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    THE POLICE AND THE PUBLIC.
    161 5 SEQUEL TO AGRICULTURAL SHOW. In the Third Police Court, before Mr. A. de Mello, at noon to-day, the hearing was resumed of the case in which Chief Det.-Inspector R. J. Kirke, on the complaint of Sergeant Warton, charged Mr. Elton Bell (Municipal Veterinary Surgeon, and
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    Walk from London to Brighton.
    38 5 London, 4th September. H. Ross, of the Tooting Athletic Club, won the London to Brighton Amateur Walk. He covered the distance in eight bouts, eleven minutes, 14 2-5 seconds, which constitutes a record.
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    Greece.
    26 5 London, 6th Sept. The Porte, in replying to the friendly assurances of the new Greek Cabinet, expresses satisfaction therewith as tending to strengthen Turco-Greek relations.
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    Lord Curzon and Oxford.
    233 5 London, Ist September. £129,0)0 has hitherto been paid or promised to Lord Curzon for the Oxford Endowment Fund. From the announcement of Mr. H. Lazarus, son of the late Mr. N. Lazarus, the well-known optician, in our advertising columns to-day. it may be seen that a
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      640 5 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. DOG owners are warned that owing to the occurrence of a case of suspected canine rabies, the shooting of unlicensed dogs and the enforcement of fines against owners will be strictly carried out. Owners are advised to keep their dogs chained up or confined to the premises as
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    SHARES.
    1495 7 Capital. Subscribed. vZlue. 5 Dividend.. Name. J 2 J Q I __l_2 I I 8 1 MINING. SS| *3wm *SmxS ffi/"! *“i B.1ATI» Mining Co. 5 M 64 4 -*’l °6O 000 °5O 000 °s’ooo 10 10 lO P r en Vear end 3 4 08 Brusef’Hyd.’ Tin Mining
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    25 7 Canton, Brit., 106, Sahib, Sept. 15, Teluk Anson, gen., Kong Soon. De Kock, Dut., 335, Fleeming, Sept. 15, Deli, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co.
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    CLEARANCES.
    51 7 Ban What Soon for Teluk Anson. Deli for Pang Nga and Trang. Flying Dragon for Port Weld. Luetzow for Singapore, China, and Japan. Maetsuijcker for Singapore. Malaya for Deli. Mambang for Setul. Pegu for Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh, and Sabang. Tong Chay Un for Dindiugs. Tong Hong for
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    PASSENGERS.
    106 7 ARRIVALS. By Malaya (Sept. 14) from Deli, Mr and Mrs J Gray, Miss Graham, Mrs Gunther and child, Mr and Mrs Klaste, Messrs H Sennhauser, J Maurer, G Picker, M Welffheigel, J Lucky, S Weigand, and G v d Dussen. By Somali (Sept, 14) from London, Mrs Anagrestopulo, Mr
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    116 7 Namn oj ‘Steadier, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound and Agents. Benalder, London. Sept. 17, Japan, S.B. Co. Ceylon. London, Aug. 31, Japan, A. G. Co. China, Trieste, Oct. 4, Japan, S. K. Ghazee, Liverpool, Sept. 16, Japan, S. B. Landrat Scheiff, R’goon, Sept. 20, R’goon,
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    EXCHANGE.
    123 7 Penang, 15th September, 1909. By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/4* 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 9/32 3 Credit 2/4 7/16 3 Docur'entary 2 Z 4| Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 176 3 days’ sight Private 177* Bombay Demand Bank 176 3 days’sight Private 177 j Madras
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    82 7 To- Mobbow. For. Per. Clowe. Kedah Lisn Choo Ba.xn Langkat Jin Ho 1 p.m Asahan Mary Austin J p.m. Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, and > Cornelia 1 p.m. Malacca J Trang Sree Bangka, 1 p.m Tongkah Malacca 1 p.m. Deli and Langsa De Kock 2 p.m. Port Swettenham
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    European Mails.
    45 7 Homb- q Ex- Positively To ward. t ®xmbr. p BOTBD Dub. Sail. P. <fc O. Himalaya 22/9 8.1. Tara 18/9 N D. L. Bulow 16/9 Outward P. <fc <>. Himalaya 22/9 B I. Taroba 16/9 N. D. L. Lutzow 15/9 4 a.m. 10 a.m.
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    PRODUCE.
    193 7 Penang, 15th September, 1909. Gold leaf $64.80 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper slB* buyers. Trang Pepper $14.75 buyers. Mace 87 sales. Mace Pickings $66.50 sales. Cloves out of season. Nutmegs 110 slB* sellers. {No. 1 $5.80 sales. No. 2 No stock. Basket $3.85
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    LOG BOOK.
    899 7 Lieutenant H. H. Harwood is reappointed to the cruiser Ring Alfred (flagship of the China Squadron) on promotion for temporary duty. The new destroyer Crusader, built by Messrs. White <fc Co., of East Cowes, covered the measured mile on the Maplins at Sheerness on Aug. 12 at a
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