Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 25 October 1909

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 243 VOL. LXVII. MONDAY, 25th OCTOBER. 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1400 1 th- “PINANG gazette.” the new notice. r SUBSCRIPTION. IfinflTIPQA For Daily Issue, In Town, UdpdllvDU 'iILANG. RFllll S BuUluH~ $27 per annum, in the Colony of Hongkong, particulars V■■ W MBa Wl °R pi j j 1 whereof are as follows: JX $3O post free. 1.1 ft ATft Qt An
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    THE MALARIA CONFERENCE.
    2038 2 IMPORTANT SPEECHES. SOME LESSONS.FOR MALAYA. Concluded.) The speaker (Colonel Leslie) later on said the cause of Malaria is a sponozoaon parasite, of which there are three species generally recognised. These parasites pass the sexual phase of their lives in certain mosquitoes and the asexual phase in the
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    The Public Health.
    335 2 In the Penang Municipality for the week ended October 16 the n e were 61 deaths—--46 males and 15 females—equal to a deathrate of 31.29 per mille (estimated population, 102,520). The death-rate and chief causes of mortality were T 'g s? si M .Mm* go Death-rate ...31.29
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    Kasauli Pasteur Institute.
    214 2 Simla, 7th October. The report of the Pasteur Institute, Kasauli, for the last year, states that the number of persons who have sought antirabic treatment at the Pasteur Institute <»f India in 1908 was the highest as yet recoded in the East. The Institute is the second
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    THE WEEK.
    121 2 Monday, 25th October. St. Crispin. League Football: C.R.C. v. M.R.0., Victoria Green. The Merry Makers,” Town Hall. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Roa Tuesday, 26th October. Band, Golf Club, 9 p.m. The Merry Makers,” Town Hall. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Wednesday, 27th October. Homeward German Mail. Outward German Mail. Band,
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    57 2 October 25. 1815—Battle of Agincourt. 1854—Battle of Balaclava. 1858—President Roosevelt born. 1906—Memorial to late Field-Marshal Sir L. Simmons unveiled in St. Paul’s Cathedral. 1844—Treaty of Whampoa between France and China signed. 1862—Kading recaptured by the Allies. 1900—Sir Claud MacDonald, British Minister, left Peking, and succeeded by Sir
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    TENDERS.
    151 2 Penang Municipal Commission.— Brick and lime, firewood, various materials, uniforms, supply of disinfectant, bullocks for street watering carts and road-roll-ers, etc., and bullocks for night-soil vans tenders close noon Oct. 27. Penang Municipal Commission.— Renting of Noordin St. Ghaut Market, Jelutong Market, Anson Road Market, Pulau Tikus Market, Market
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    80 2 33 Northam Road apply Kennedy Co. Westlands Bungalows, Nos. 1,2, and 3; appl Wreford <fc Thornton. Westlands House apply Wreford <fc Thornton. 66 Cantonment Road (furnished); apply Adams Allan. 17 Logan Road (furnished or unfurnished); apply H,” c/o Piuang Gazette. H Logan Road apply M. M. Noordin.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    38 2 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Oct. 35, 37, and 39.— Engineering and Electrical Stock-in-trade; 40 Weld Quay and 30 Beach St.; Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers. Saturday, Oct. 30.— Furniture 58 Northam Road ;11 a.m.; Cunningham, Clark Co.
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      163 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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      58 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 Hvnyadi Janos natural aperient water the first thing
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      408 2 AN IDEAL DRINK FOR THE TROPICS. AGENTS: HUTTENBACH BROS. Co. ————■"———■—i Make your •‘Peg M —at Home THE CORPORATION OF THE and .t the c, ub- ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE BOVRIL Royal Exchange, London. and SODA. /COMMENCED business in a.d. 1717 M( was Incorporated by Royal Charter in It stimulates (as
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      88 2 The Moon. O Full Moon 5.07 a.m. 29 Oct. Last Quarter 4.38 am. 5 Nov. O New Moon 9.18 a.m. 13 First Quarter ...12,29 p.m. 21 The Sun. Apparent times of Sunrise and Sunset in Penang: From Sunrise. Sunset. Oct. 19 to Oct. 28,.. 5-55 a.m. 6-5 p.m. Oct. 28
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1174 3 JANUARY MEETING, 1910. tUNDER S. R. A. RULES OF RACING.) PROPOSED~PROGRAMME To be submitted to a Special General Meeting to be held on Monday, 15th November, 1909, at the rooms of the Penang Chamber of Commerce, at 4-30 p.m. NOTICE.—No amendments to this Programme will be considered
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      600 3 I J 1 i MEDOC =A4 I EXQUISITE TABLE WINE I CaM S N,MM PIW "«*MIC STUDIO. I For prices, apply to- J I I G. H. SLOT Co., our Sh R I Agents. EUROPEAN AGENCY. i N x r s xz I Continental goods, including:— Books and Stationery, Boots,
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    MARRIAGE.
    44 4 Buckmastbr-Gill.—On October 24, at St. George’s Church, Penang, by the Rev, H. C. Henham, Acting Colonial Chaplain, William North Buckmaster, b.a., son of the Rev. John North Buckmaster, b.a., of Ramsgate, England, to Kathleen Marion, daughter of Edwin Gill, of Herne Bay, England.
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    Monday, 25th October, 1909.
    1898 4 From our point of view no useful purpose can possibly be served by a prolonged discussion in the public Press of the circumstances attending the banishment for five years from the F.M.S. of a Chinaman who was held by the Resident of Perak to have insulted
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    789 4 Mr. H. W. Firmsto «is to act asi I tor of prison», Straits Set'lements Mr. A. H. Lemon, assistant C oi Or I secretary, has been granted leave of The Hon. John Turner returned I Port Swettenham this morning by tj ie Mr. L. E. P. Wolferstan
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      528 4 The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1888. I TOWN HALL, In the Supreme Court of the Straits 3 NIGHTS ONLY. Settlements. commencing settlement ofpenang. To-Night! To-Night! Tn Bank. uDtcv No. 51 of 1908. Under the direction of Leonard Davis. Tn Ba up y. The Worl(1 Famou3 Company of EnterRe, SAW LOON POE. tainers
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    RUSSIA AND ITALY.
    273 5 THE TSAR'S VISIT. austro-german misgivings. [Reuter’s Service London, 23rd October. The Italian Press generally contains the most friendly articles concerning the Tsar, hoping that the visit will lead to a RussoItaiian entente. It is expected that a commercial treaty will be concluded The German Ere<s fears that
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    THE IMPERIAL PRESS CONFERENCE.
    66 5 A BETTER NEWS SERVICE. Reuter's Service] London. 25th October. The Committee of the Imperial Press Conference, after conferring with British newspaper proprietors and Editors, have drawn up a scheme for a permanent organisation to carry on the work of the Conference. entitled the Empire Press Union.
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    THE BIRCH MEMORIAL.
    39 5 THE OPENING POSTPONED. [From Our Own Correspon Ipoh, 25th October. H.E Sir John Anderson, High Commissioner of the F.U.S., has postponed his visit to Ipoh to open the Birch Memorial till the King’s Birthday, November 9.
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    GERMANY AND RUSSIA.
    48 5 A BOYCOTT MOVEMENT [Der Obtabiatibche Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 24th October According to a telegram received in St. Petersburg preparations for an anti German boycott are being made at Harbin where a dispute between the Russian authorities and the German Consul-General recently led to strained relations.
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    THE POWERS AND MOROCCO.
    57 5 NEW SPANISH COMMANDER. [Der Obtabiatibche Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 24th October. General Weyler, of Cuba fame, has been appointed to the supreme command of the Spanish troops in the Riff district where Spain wishes to bring her military operations to a close as soon as possible. Three
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    HALLEY’S COMET.
    16 5 [Rkutbr’b Sskvick.] London, 23rd October. Halley’s comet was seen on Thursday evening from Cambridge.
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    THE CHILIAN NAVY.
    23 5 [Der Obtabiatibche Lloyd’s Service] Berlin, 24th October. The Government of Chili has decided to spend £4,00 >,OOJ on the Navy.
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    PETROLEUM IN SOUTH AMERICA.
    8 5 Der Obtabiatibche Lloyd’s Service.]
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    BRITISH FINANCES.
    102 5 THE CHANCELLOR'S DIFF.COLTIES. DEFICIT IN THE ESTIMATES. [Reuter’s Service] London, 23rd October. Mr. Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has announced owing to modifications and concessions, his estimates will be £250,000 short. The whisky tax will only yield half the anticipated increase as the con-umption of whisky has decreased
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    JAPAN AND BRAZIL.
    44 5 AN IMMIGRATION SCHEME. [Der Ostasi atische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 24th October. A well known Japanese company has bought extensive buildings iu Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Brazil. It is said that it intends to promote Japan immigration to South America.
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    CORRUPTION IN SERVIA.
    42 5 IMPEACHMENT OF OFFICERS. [Der Obtabiatibche Lloyd’s Service] Berlin, 24rh October. A number of officers in the Servian Army have been impeached for accepting from the French firm Schneider et Cie., of Creuzot, a quantity of useless guns end ammunition.
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    THE PANAMA CANAL.
    31 5 U.S. GOVERNMENT’S HOPES. [Der Obtabiatibche Lloyd’s Service] Berlin, 24th October. According to news received from Washington, the United States Government hopes to open the Panama Canal before 1913.
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    TURKEY, GREECE, AND CRETE.
    36 5 MORE BAD FEELING. [Der Ostasiatischr Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 24th October. There is strong feeling betwee Turkey and Gre- ce because of the admissi >n of the Cretan delegates to (the Greek Parliament.
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    POLITICS IS DENMARK.
    15 5 [Der Obtabiatibche Lloyd’s Service] Berlin, 24th October. The Danish Cabinet has fa"en.
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    Weddings at St. George’s.
    304 5 Fox—Booth. Yesterdav evening, at five o’clock, a quiet wedding was solemnised at St. Georges Church, the contracting parties being Mr. Lewis Vivian Fox, foreman electrician, P. W. D., Kuala Lumpur, and Miss Ida Louise Booth, of Southport, who arrived from Home by the P. <fc O.
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    185 5 The «emi-final singe of the Men’s Foursomes w-»s reached yesterday when essrs. Fox «nd >ykes bat Messrs. Smith and Buckla d, sen The final will be played off next Sunday, when the first-named pair meet Messrs R T. Reid and R H. Pinhom; a close game is
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    The Interport Shoot.
    110 5 Ther* was some excellent shooting at the Rifle Range yesterday morning in the practice for the Tnterport Rifle Shooting Contest, no less than eight getting into the nineties If this form be maintained and the two last men also improve, as now appears likely, the Penang team
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    Hongkong Postal Charges.
    523 5 A special telegram to the Free Press reads Hongkong. Oct. 21. Concerning the system hitherto existing, by which Hongkong supports in part the Post Offices in the treaty Ports. Mr. Hewitt in Council said that it was unreasonable that the tax-payers should contribute to the postal charges
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    THE ESTIMATES FOR 1910.
    452 5 THE APPENDICES. Continued). Appendices E and F are statements of Revenue and Expenditure relating to Labuan and Christmas Island respectively. Looking at the former a deficit of $42,547 is anticipated, accounted for piincipally by the large vote for the Public Works De partment and also to
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    Straits Settlements Association.
    455 5 The S.F. P. of Thursday reports The annual meeting of the Singapore branch of the above was held last evening in the Exchange Rooms, under the presidency of the Hon. E. C. Ellis, there being also present: —Hon. C. McArthur, J. G. Mactaggart, R. D. Pringle, J.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    995 5 .—S.F. P. ORDINARY MEETING, OCT. 22. Present His Excellency the Governor, Sir John Anderson. The Hon’ble the Col. Sec., Capt. Sir A. Young. The Hon. the Act. Attorney-General, R. Allen. The Hon’ble the Treasurer, J. O. Anthonisz. The Hon’ble the Ag. Col. Engineer, F. J. Pigott. The Hon’ble
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      15 5 Berlin, 24th October. Great petroleum springs have been s'tuck in the southern portion of Chile.
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      576 5 Federated Malay States Railways. Tellers far the Sappiy it Petrel 1910. TENDERS aie invited for the supply of Petrol for service of the Federated Malay States Railways for period from 1st January to 31st December, 1910. The estimated quantity is approximately 70,000 gallons more or less and to be supplied
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      1617 6 THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, HUNUKUNU AND SHANGHAI MAATSCHAPPU. fcjcompto-MAATSCHAPPIJ INDIA, LIMITED K AUSTRALIA. AND CHINA BANKING CORPORATION. ESCOMPTO-MAAI SLHArru. vi-niitu. (llkiwtwii n d Netherlands Trading Society. (Netherlaods-Iruttan Discount Bank.) p.f)C|flpn Xfl lll|| I no o Paid-up Capital $15,*****0 Established 1824. Establish rd at Batavia, 1857. Authorised Capital lUUmIvIU UlllUUlllK
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    SHARES.
    1434 7 I Capital. Subscribed. s i m ber Issue s I Shares. Value. IS Dividends. io 5 Jsame. S--I hm S E <s W an H MINING. UTO.OOO $300,000 I 30 000 «IO tin 10 300,000 225.00 C 22 500 10 10 12 P r Cent year en<L 31 3
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    105 7 A ya gyee, Brit., 250, Campbell, Oct. 24, Belawan, nil, E. 8. Co. Calypso, Brit., 339, Bannatyne, Oct. 24, Singapore, gen., W. Mansfield Co. Dilwara, Brit. 3459, Kerr, Oct. 24, Rangoon, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Himalaya, Brit, 3700, Spicer, Oct. 23, Shanghai, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan <fe Co. Ipoh,
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    CLEARANCES.
    48 7 Canton for Bindings and Teluk Anson Flying Dragon for Port Weld. Hong Bee for Singapore, Hongkong, Amoy, and Swatow. Nam Sang for Calcutta. Pegu for Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh, and Sabang. Rotorua for Tongkah. Sree Bangka for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis, and Setul. Tong Chuan for Kedah.
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    PASSENGERS.
    243 7 ARRIVALS. By Lian Choo (Oct. 21) from Kedah, Dr Smith and Dr Rogers. By Dilwara (Oct. 24) from Rangoon, The Merry Makers Co., Messrs Foster, Hammond, R Menasche, and Rokandin. By Nore, (Oct. 24) from London, Misses Cooper, K Gill, Wallich, Anderson, Charlesworth, and A Booth, Mr and Mrs
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    89 7 !fa •n« o! trhtrt from, fiate of wher* boiin l iwl Agents. Bena von, London, Oct. 3<), Japan, S. B. Ching Do, L’pool, Oct. 26, Japan, W. M. Ceylon, Singapore, Oct. 29, Antwerp, A.G. Capri, Bombay, Oct. 27, Hongkong. B.M. Denbighshire, London, Oct. 28, Japan. B. Deucalion, L’pool,
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    PRODUCE.
    191 7 Prnang, 25th “ctober, 1909. Gold leaf 564 8’» Pepper (W. Coast 3 ll>. 5 n%) Xo stock. White Pepper $25.75 sales. Trang Pepper cut of season. Mace 92 sales. Mace Pickings 583 sales. Cloves out of season. Nutmegs 110 $23 sales. JNo. I $6 75 sales. No 2 No
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    69 7 To-Morrow. For. Per. Kedah Lian Choo noon Deli Avagyee 1 p.m. Pengkalan Bran dan Mary Austin 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Perak (E.S. Co.) 3 p.m. Teluk Anson Sappho 3 p.m. Wednesday. Rangoon Tong Hong 2 p.m. Teluk Anson Ban Whatt Soon 2 p.m. Ceylon, Australasia, India,
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 7 Penang, 25th October, 1909. By CoiirOfty of th* Bank). London Demand Bank 2 4| 4 months’sight Bank 2/4f 3 Credit 2/4 9/16 n 3 Documentary 2'4 19/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174* 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras Demand Bank 174|
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    598 7 Per N D L ss Kleist, from Europe, Sept. 17, due Oct. 27:—To Penang: Messrs W J Vos, L Gouverne. To Singapore Mrs M Rees, Mrs A Kimmel, Mrs Rovekamp, Masters Eduard Rovekamp, and A Rovekamp, Mr and Mrs B Thompson and infant, Mr and Mrs
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    LOG BOOK.
    993 7 D 1, the first of the newest and deadliest type of submarine ever built, has arrived at Portsmouth from Barrow. where her construction has been a jealously guarded secret. The new vessel is the first British submarine to be fitted with twin screws, which will give her greatly
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      61 7 Skin Troubles are often the direct result <>f digestive disturbances. Waste products, instead of passing oil 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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