Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 5 October 1909

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833 No. 226 VOL. LXVII. TUESDAY, sth OCTOBER, 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1420 1 [HE PINANG GAZETTE.” THE ANGLO-CHINESE STORE, I j-wb itih SI, Beach Street. subscription. inUkl DCOA’Q OnfiTOU 3 I I For Daily in Town. DIIiUU UUUIUI|3 I “HflAITLimiY I <t*o4 Pleasi inspect our Stock and compare our prices HwR 9 $27 per «inrilim, before purchasing elsewhere. H I H I I
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    SINGAPORE RACES.
    1100 2 ENTRIES FOR AUTUMN MEETING. The entries for the Singapore autumn race meeting, which is to be held on the 12th, 14th, and 16th inst, are as follows FIRST DAY. Tuesday, October 12. 1. Thb Maidkn Plate. Value $6OO. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight 9st. Ex-Griffins allowed 71b.
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    THE ANGLO-SIAMESE TREATY.
    925 2 We have received, remarks The Times, from a British subject resident in Siam, who signs himself Civis Romanos,” a letter protesting against the recent treaty. The letter states i Article 6 provides that British subjects shall enjoy the rights and privileges enjoyed by the natives of the
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    THE WEEK.
    125 2 Tuesday. sth October, League Football: A.C.S. v. St. X., Esplanade. Japanese Ciaematograph, Penang Road. Wednesday. oth October. St Faith. Outward P. O. Mail. League Football: Yola. v. C.R.C. Victoria Green. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Lodge Royal Prince of Wales, 9 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Thursday,
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    64 2 October 5. 1858—Late Prince Henry of Battenberg bom. 1866 French expedition left Chefoo for Korea. 1877 H. A. K. Whampoa, c.m.g., gazetted Chinese Consul for Singapore. 1880 —Jacques Offenbach, composer, died. 1887 —Arrival in Hongkong of Governor Sir W. des Voeux. 1892 New Anglo-Chinese School foundation stone,
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    TENDERS.
    125 2 Negri Setnbilan Govt :—Pawnbrokers’ Licences tenders close noon, Oct. 15. F.M.S. Railways Bakau Firewood for Railway Dept, in Perak and Province Wellesley for 1910; tenders close noon, Oct. 15. F.M.S. Railways :—Supply of Bakau Firewood at Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, and Malacca; tenders close Oct. 15. F.M.S. Railways Coal
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    69 2 33 Northam Road apply Kennedy Co. Westlands Bungalows, Nos. 1,2, 3, and 4 applv Wreford Thornton. 66 Cantonment Road (furnished) apply Adams Allan. 17 Logan Road (furnished or unfurnished); apply H,” c/o Pinang Gazette. 14 Logan Road apply M. M. Noordin. Sunnyside, 234 Mac blister Road apply
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    AUCTION SALES.
    59 2 Monday, Oct. 71,—Land; 11-30 a.m.; 38 Beach St.: Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Monday, Oct. 11. —Shares in land 11 a.m. Logan's Buildings; J. R. McFarlane, auctioneer. Friday, Oct. 15.— Tapioca estate and land 11 a.m. Logan’s Buildings ;J. W. Hallifax, auctioneer. Saturday, Oct. 16 :—Crown land near Teluk
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      207 2 THE NAME HH B ©iUBBS SAFE TRADE RAD. (fc jl A SR-BbL' GUARANTEE LOCKS ■Sra| 0F I r qualjty Il J B SIXES 8 I'OCKeij I A CENTS: Huttenbach Bros. Co, I MARINE SURVEYOR. 1 11 ft ||4fl Q M Mftf’ NKW AKO 9KC D MACH.HEK HlUlllUUl l ttl BROKER
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      194 2 The Moon. Last Quarter 1.44 p.m. (J (Jet. O New Moon 3.13 p.m. 14 First Quarter 2.04 p.m. 22 O Full Moon 5.07 a.m. 29 The Sun. Apparent times of Sunrise and Sunset in Penang: From Sunrise. Sunset. Sept. 30 to Oct. 7,... 5-59 a.m. 6-4 p.m. Oct. 7 Oct.
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      2073 3 X A |Q©©ooo©©oo©o©oo©©©©©o©oo©©oo TENDERS INVITED. IF~ ll >t TT EDICAJn nr" Z X 2 W n A M n UUH I Q' WH LAST CLEARANCE SALE. IHt rKIEND Or BABAS ft W <** WILLO X TENDERS FOR GAMING FARM. X THRFF PACTI FC “MAONIIMC” X F rth r r,duc<dl Further
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    Tuesday, 5th October, 1909.
    1322 4 From the Colonial Secretary's Office in Singapore there reaches us a paper, No. 29 of 1909, “to be laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor." It comprises a despatch from the Secretary of State regarding the Currency Note Ordinance Amendment Ordinance
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    THE ESTIMATES FOR 1910.
    1001 4 Together with A Bill intituled An Ordinance for making provision for the Public Service for the year 1910”, have come to hand the Colonial Estimates for next year. The total cost of the Public Service in 1910 is estimated to be $8,640,890, of which only $6,589,614
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    Alleged Counterfeiting.
    124 4 In connection with the arrest of Ng Ah Kim at 234 Carnarvon Street on a charge of counterfeiting coin, Chief DetectiveInspector Kirke gave evidence yesterday afternoon, before Mr. A. de Mello, in the Second Police Court, of arresting the accused and searching the premises where he was lodging.
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    The P.A.D.C.
    462 4 H.M.S. Pinafore.” Arrangements have been made for the rehearsal and perf rmance of this wellknown and ever popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera, under the auspices of the Penang Amateur Dramatic Club. A strong cast is being formed and there will be a full orchestra. The first rehearsal, for
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      170 4 «X r THE disinfectant standard IZAh A TRIUMPH OF CONCENTRATION. A recent Scientific Discovery Officially adopted by the Imperial Government. Ensures efficient disinfection at a cost so trifling yc not to be worthy of consideration on the ground of expense. AGENTSa QUT HRIE CO., Ltd., Penang and Singapore* ********************000 *****00
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    SINGAPORE RACKS.
    161 5 THE AUTUMN MEETING. FIRST DAY’S HANDICAPS. {From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, 4th October. The following are the handicaps for the f>i thcoming Singapore races (the entries for which are published on page 2 to-day): Th 8 Lawn Stakes. Frou-frou 10st. 51b. Melechut 9st. 21b. Cartoon lOst. 21b Dacoit
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    THE SUFFRAGETTES.
    69 5 WRIT AGAINST HOME SECRETARY. [Reuter’s Service London, sth October. A writ has been issued against Mr. Herbert Gladstone, Home Secretary, for assault involved by the forcible feeding of the Suffragettes. Messrs. Nevinson and Brailsford, leaderwriters on the staff of the Daily News, have resigned as a protest against
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    CHINA’S AWAKENING.
    67 5 HONESTY THE BEST POLICY. [Reuters Service.] London, sth October. Under the heading Chinese Cheap Railway,” an article in the Daily if ail recognises the true awakening of China, and says that the railway affords convincing evidence that the Chinese are realising that honesty is a practicable policy in
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    THE COTTON TRADE IN AMERICA.
    70 5 EFFECT OF LOW PRICES. [Reuter’s Service London, 4th October. A telegram from New York states that at a meeting of Southern cotton mill owners it was decided that owing to the dearness of raw cotton and the low price of the product, weaving would presently
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    THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
    57 5 VIEWS OF A GERMAN PRINCE. Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 4th October. Speaking at Wurzburg Prince Rupprecht, heir to the throne of Bavaria, dwelt upon the manner in which Germany and Austria-Hungary have stood by one another in the past and urged the necessity of maintaining the
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    SPAIN AND MOROCCO.
    52 5 FEARS OF A “HOLY WAR” [Der Ostasiatische Lloyds Service] Berlin, 4th October. Apprehension is generally felt lest Muley Ha fid should urge the Moorish tribes to undertake a holy war against Spain. Neither England nor France are in favour of Spain entering upon a policy of expansion
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    RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
    37 5 SPECIAL MISSION TO THE TSAR [Reuter’s Service.] London, sth October. M. Isvolsky, Russian Foreign Minister, has started for Livadia, in the Crimea, to attend the reception to the Turkish special mission to the Tsar.
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    THE EX-SHAH OF PERSIA.
    22 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 4th October. The ex-Shah of Persia has proceeded on bis voyage to Odessa.
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    A NAUTICAL INVENTION.
    72 5 NEW SYSTEM OF GEARING. TO REVOLUTIONISE NAVIGATION. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 4th October. The New York correspondent of The Times telegraphs that Rear-Admiral Melville and two others have invented a system of gearing which increases the efficiency of the marine turbine fifteen per cent, and simultaneously effects a
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    LORD ROSEBERY AND THE BUDGET.
    39 5 NO MORE SPEECHES’ [Reuter’s Service.] London, 4th October. Replying to an invitation to address a meeting at Cardiff, Lord Rosebery said that he did not propose to make any more speeches on the Budget.
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    GENERAL BADEN-POWELL.
    31 5 HONOURED BY THE KING. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 4th October. His Majesty King Edward received Lieut.-General Baden-Powell yesterday at Balmoral and conferred the insignia of the K C.v.o. upon him.
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    Oriental Studies.
    350 5 London, 27th September. In the House of Lords this afternoon Lord Redesdale asked what the Government was doing to carry out the recommendations of the Committee on the organisation of Oriental studies in London. Lord Morley replied that the difficulty was to procure £12,000 per annum, the Treasury
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    Botha’s Farewell Message.
    97 5 London, 26th September. Mr. Botha has sailed for Capetown. He was accorded a memorable send-off by ministers, officials and notable people. Colonel Seely accompanied him to Southampton. Interviewed by Reuter Mr. Botba said Forget us awhile and give us a chance of solving our difficulties ourselves. We
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    Chinese Boycott of British Shipping.
    75 5 London 24th September. Reuter telegraphing from Shanghai states that the Taotai has issued a proclamation to merchants exhorting them to abstain from the boycott of British steamers at Kenkiang. Fresh stringent instructions have been telegraphed fiom Peking to the high officials along the Yangtse insisting
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    India's First Aeroplane.
    20 5 Calcutta, 27th Sept. One of the Blĕriot monoplanes has been ordered by a Bengali firm in Calcutta.
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    920 5 THE CAMPBELL STREET MURDER. The last case on the calendar of the present Assizes came on for hearing before Mr. Justice Thornton and a special jury this morning. The Acting Solicitor-General outlined the charge, which was one of murder against Lim Keng Sian and abetment of murder against
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    RACING AT HONE.
    239 5 THE PRINCE EDWARD HANDICAP. London, September 18. The following was the result of the principal race at the Manchester September Meeting The Prince Edward Handicap of 2,000 sovs. One mile and a quarter. (36 entries.) Major Kincaid Smith’s b g Succour, by Succoth—Lady Gough, 6 yrs, Bst
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    Politics at Home.
    265 5 The Budobt and Dissolution. London, 25th September. The political ferment is reflected in the papers which are absorbed in discussions regarding the date of the general election, which the Radicals fix for January and the Unionists for November. Both parties agree that the Lords will take action
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    Indians and the Medical Service.
    75 5 London, 25th September. In the House of Commons Mr. Hazleton asked whether it was proposed to remove the disqualification of competent Indians from entering certain branches of the medical service, especially in reference to the opening of the Military Assistant Surgeonships to Indians. The Master
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    Lord Kitchener at Saigon.
    77 5 London, 24th September. A telegram from Saigon states that Lord Kitchener arrived yesterday morning. He was received by the Governor’s staff, the General and Admiral and British Consul. He dined with the Governor, who proposed the toast of his health. In his speech he recalled the
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    The Bandmann Comedy Co.
    60 5 Playgoers will welcome the Bandmann Comedy Co., which is to stage David Garrick at the Town Hall next Monday, Sweet Nell of Old Drury,” on Tuesday, and An Englishman’s Home” on Wednesday. We understand from reports received from Calcutta that the Company is a very strong
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      225 5 The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1888. Mr. Edward Lees. ,n tk Supreme Court of the Strait» Settlements. P. P. C. SETTLEMENT OF PENANG. j n B at ,ki U p tC y No. 7 o f 1895 Re BENEDICT BERNARD MASSANG. TOWN BAIL PENANG. MAURICE E. BANDMANN I and Final Dividend is
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    SHARKS.
    1545 7 o Capital. Subscribed. shares Value Dividends. Name. .2 g’3 q 2 m 3 h 8 I Il MINING. 1903 $300,000 $300,000 30,000 $lO $lO 12 per cent, year end. 31-3-09 Belat Tin Mining Co. $6 6} I 1906 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 Bruang, Ltd. 5} 5J 1901 600,000
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    93 7 Avagye., Brit., 250, Campbell, Oct. 5, Belawan, gen, E. 8. Co. Ban Whatt Soon, Brit., 199, Gully, Oct. 5, Teluk Anson, gen., K. S. Co. China, Aust., 3568, Bergulian, Oct. 4, Trieste, gen., Schmidt, Kustennann Co. Jacoba, Dut., 1310, Gregor, Oct. 4, Singapore, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Omapere,
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    CLEARANCES.
    49 7 Carlyle for Teluk Anson. De Kock for Deli. Hong Moh for Singapore, Hongkong, Amoy, and Swatow. Ipoh for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Jin Ho for Langkat. Lai Sang for Singapore and Hongkong. Malaya for Deli. Mary Austin for Asahan. Perak (E. 8. Co.) for Port Swettenham and Singapore.
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    PASSENGERS.
    11 7 DEPARTURES. By Nuddea (Oct. 4) to Singapore, Mrs Annetta Grutez.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    61 7 /T«*ns 0/ ■S'fffat/Mr, from, approximate fiat, of arrival, where bnnml. and Agent». A. Apcar, Calcutta, Oct. 11, Japan, A.A. Astyanax, Liverpool, Oct. 6, Japan, W. M. Benarty, London, Oct. 15, Japan, S. B. G. Apcar, Singapore. Nov. 11, Calcutta, A.A. Japan, Singapore, Oct. 11, Calcutta, A.A. Lightning, Singapore,
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 7 Prnang, sth Octobbr, 1909. By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/4 5/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 5/16 3 Credit 2/41 3 Documentary 2/4 9/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 175$ 3 days’ sight Private 177 Bombay Demand Bank 175$ 3 days’sight Private 177 Madras Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    195 7 Pbnang, sth October, 1909. Gold leaf $64.80 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lh. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper $21.50 sales. Trang Pepper $15.75 sales. Mace 87 sales. Mace Pickings $BO sellers. Cloves out of season. Nutmegs 110 slBs buyers. {No. 1 $5.80 sales. No. 2 No stock. Basket $3.85
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    103 7 To- Morrow. Kedah Lian Choo 9a.m Negapatam Madras Teesta 10 a.m. Registration 4 p.m. Pang Nga and Trang Deli 1 p.m. Batu Bahra Sree Bangka 1 p.m. Teluk Anson Ban Whatt Soon 2 p.m. Rangoon Landrat Scheiff 2 p.m. Singapore and Hongkong Clara Jebsen 2 p.m. Langsa, T.
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    565 7 Per P 4 O s 8 Macedonia, from London, September 10 :—To Penang Mrs Hamilton and Mr W W Acton. To Singapore Mr and Mrs H J Crunney, Mr. and Miss McClymont, Mr and Mrs J Kerr, Mrs W H Williams, the Rev W E Horley,
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    LOG BOOK.
    967 7 THE MERCHANT SERVICE. (Continued from Saturday’s issue.) As regards the accommodation, etc., there certainly was not much to complain of, excepting the fact that we two mates (who were of course on two watcher, which fact alone is enough to turn most men away from the ship), had
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      178 7 MUSIC The Property and Commercial Sales Rooms V (56, BEACH STREET.) CLEARANCE SALE. undertake the Sale by AUCTION of Merchandise (either sound or damaged) HOUSE and LANDED PROPERTY, and FURNITURE of all descriptions. songs, solos, Advances tc a limited extent on the latter to suit customers can be arranged prior
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      70 7 Appendicitis, now 80 prevalent, is believed to arise chiefly from constipation and local inflammatory troubles, which may be prevented by the occasional use of “Hwayadi Janos” natural aperient water. Average dose a wine-glassful before breakfast Sul life Company •f Canada. (Established 1860). Assets exceed £6,000.000.0.0 Subplus ever all liabilities according
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      208 7 Skin Troubles are often the direct result of digestive disturbances. Waste products, instead of passing ofl 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 Huny&di
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