Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 31 December 1909

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 298 VOL. LXVII. FRIDAY, 31st DECEMBER, 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    RUBBER.
    1812 2 Brazilian Government’s Activity. JlfcThe Brazilian Government is waking up to the fact chat the rubber industry of the State needs stimulating. In an article on The Rubber Problem in Brazil the Economist says that with the tapping on a larger scale and increased consumption it is feared the normal
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    SPORT IN THE F.M.S.
    1381 2 Tua < in the Field. In the neighbourhood of the lubber estates on which I was stationed in the Federated Malay States we made the most of what little spot t there was to be had. One would think that in such a wild and practically
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    Anglo-Japan Exhibition.
    191 2 We have received from the Japanese Consulate, Singapore, details regarding the Japanese section of the Anglo Japanese exhibition to be field in London next year. The customary special rates and freights will be chaiged by Japanese, American, and English railways, -pecial gala days have been arranged for the
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    216 2 St George's Church. Nrw Yrar’s Eve. Saturday, January 1’ Circumcision of our Lord and Saviour Je«u« Christ. Octave of Christmas. 8 30 a m.—Holy Communion Second Sunday aft*r Christmas 8 a m.—Matins (No Organ). 8-30 a.m. Holy Communion (Plain). 9.15 a.m. Holy Communion (Tamil). 10-30 a.m.—Matins (Chinese). 5
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    THE WEEK.
    129 2 Friday, 31st December. Band, Esplanade. Hogmanay. E. O. Hotel Special Dinner. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road Wayang Kassim, Tek Soon Theatre. Saturday, Ist January. New Yeat’s Day. Public Holiday. Homeward P. O. Mail. Straits Cinematograph, Penang R oa( Wayang Kassim, Tek Soon Theatre. Sunday, 2nd January. 2nd Sunday after
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    38 2 December SI. 1864—Export of rice from Siam prohibited 1876—The Hon. George Phillip po Coased duties as Acting Chief Justice, Straits Settlements. 1890—Eight-inch gun burst at Tanjonv Katonir, Singapore. 1890—General French defeated the Boers *t Colesburg.
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    TENDERS.
    15 2 Govetmmnt Wharves and Prye River bock 1,000 tons coal tenders close: noon, Jan 17.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    17 2 Wednesday, Jan. s,—Khoo Guat Cheng’s property; 11 a.m. 38 Beach St. Koh Enn Hin. auctioneer.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    32 2 33 Northam Road apply Kennedy Co. Holmdene’’, Scotland Road; apply G. H Lees. 17 Logan Road apply Koe Guan Co. Rosslare”, 4 Johore Road (furnished); anplf R. P. Phillip».
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      745 2 f DRIVEN FROM WORK BY MALARIA, THIS RAILWAY IN INDIA SUFFERED MISERIES FOR MONTHS UNTIL RESCUED BY DR. WILLIAMS* PINK PILLS. The occupation of Mr. G. E. Vowles is that of a fireman on the G. I. P. Railway. At all times irsing wore, it. is easy to imigiue how
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      34 2 Appendicitis, now so prevalent, is believed to arise chiefly from constipation and local inflammatory' troubles, which may be prevented by the occasional use of “HunyidiJinos”natural aperient water. Aver, age dose a wine-glassful before breakfast
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      161 2 3F YOU SyFFE? j From any Skin or Blood Disease, such a« L noma, Scrofula, Scurvy, Glandular II Swellings, Bad Legs, Dicers, Abscesses, I' Tumours, Boils, Sores, Eruptions, Lio J Poison, Rheumatism, Gout, «Sc., DELAY but at once start a course of Clarke’s Blood Mixture (the World-fained Blood Purifier), and
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      172 2 I’he Moon. Last Quarter 826 p.m 3 Jan O New Moon 6.51 am. 1! First Quarter 4.26 pm. 18 O Fall Moon 5.56 p.m. 25 The Sun. Apparent times of Sunrise and Sunset in Penang From Sunrise. Sunset. Jan. 1 Jan. 10,...6-10a.m. 5- Op in. Jan. 11 Jan. 21,...6-0 1
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      1073 3 I UngBa MT MM M&gt; TIE EMPIRE HOTEL —-g [||E “PINANG GAZETTE. I 1 D,c :il Y Bl 1188 Mb KUALA LUMPUR, F. M. S. FOF Cash. SUBSCRIPTION. J U“n^ 30 Nt* H~T-tl*sS KIEL Fop ln Town, 2 V ON A FITT W,TH »s n ra /X -V M s
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    Friday, 31st December, 1909.
    650 4 The year which closes to-day has not beeu a particularly bright one for the Colony or the Settlement, but it has beeu decidedly better than its predecessor, which represented the low water mark of the last few decades, and the prospects for 1910 are decide lly
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    To-day’s exchange rate is 2/4 ⅛.
    1171 4 To-day’s exchange rate is 2/4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $77 per picul buyers, no sellers. Tin in London is quoted at £153 7s. Qd. spot ana £154 17s. 6d. three months. The following wore the dealings in tin to-day :—Singapore, Straits Trading Co., buyers, no sellers,
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    The Public Health.
    354 4 In the Penang Municipality for the week ended December 18 there were 60 deaths—' 35 males and 25 females—equal to a dhath-'i rate of 30.78 per mille (estii*ated? population, 102,520). B i The death-rate and chief causes ofwior) tality were 3 5* IP f? i Death-rate ...30
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    THE ELECTR
    365 4 NEW BRANjb er A highly successful branch line of the Municip Tramway, from the MagaZ4 oa(i along Penang Road as far tre. Chulia Street, took place thir At 7-35 a.m., Mr. F. J. I dent of the Municipal Co Lim Cheng Teik (Municipal Mr. O. V. Thomas, (Mun'gßoad.
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    Beri-Berlin in the F.M.
    207 4 The London correspondent of man wrote on D j ĕ 8 I stated some time ago dial tl ment of the Federated Malay directed experiments to be mad etimology of beri-beri, a disease hers many thousands of victims the Peninsula The irork of i’B was entrusted
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    Malay States Guides
    63 4 Bistir T U|( p ßfT(ot The following Moreg 300 fl Sub. Jells S ingh 't; 1 Serg. BAh Singh o. Jal Jem. Mg Chair .J J* 1* berg B«ta Singh q? H Singh "3! o? 11 Jem Jfßak c; i JI Sub. a&gt;D i S ~gh 32
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      426 4 Indigestion I and Catarrh. E 40 Kentish Road, Handsworth, Birmingham. Il I Dear Sirs,— It is now about five years since Angier’s Emulsion was I I B recommended to me by a doctor, and I have found it invaluable for I I I indigestion and stomach catarrh, as well as
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    28 4 DEATH. Bbown.—On Dec. 31, at Glugor, Penang, David Brown, second son of the late Forbes Scott Brown, of Glugor, Penang, and Longfonnacus, Dun*, Berwickshire, in his 65th year.
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    AN ECHO OF
    50 5 KMAN PR LAIM. I &gt; '«BVIO1.] t&lt;, t ec g g Ut f tOn’ Oerm «M t j )B K a German n Jese War, uf the Ci V ,n lency the le nation of Inr 11 th e first Ivonl'l k er °PP’ r y i*w
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    SIGNAPORE PROP MARKET.
    34 5 Hew ye*.r Oir Doe. e ]j ater st ites afc fc/1 e Propst improving e Ala/a CC4 (j/jjjFWi vesting their er profit BK orQ property. &gt; Pecfs «r e g e ,TJhter.
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    ONY.
    31 5 3lst Dec. rl ijied in Puis from ■«onia. f L^ e death is announced, a '&gt;/ e poliJiw *nd the Conservar"bgr for Kensington. He will I Election. He was an authority
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    NEW SOUTH WALES STRIKE.
    36 5 IsECVTION OF- OFFICIALS Kkutkr’b Service.] —-London, 31st Dec. c „r,esp-udent at Sydney telell,at thirteen tra le officials and Fiave been prosecuted in connecr the strike and fined £lOO or two kfd labour■
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    ERS AMD MOROCCO.
    19 5 ■fcITIONS ACCEPTED. IgWs Sbrvick. London, 31st Dec. have accepted the Mttlement of all Kd also arrangements
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    "DERBYSHIRE."
    11 5 ■eutrr’s Sbrwcr.] Londok 31 st Dec, BBner tierbyshiM has been
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    M.C.C. AFRICAN TOUR.
    17 5 Vutbb’s Sbbticb London. 31s* vec. yesterday the \c.C. k *v&n Transvaal by 30^ ina
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    GERMANY.
    5 5 ServiciX 31st Dec.' through
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    SINGAPORE FARMERS.
    76 5 SETTLED OUT OF COURT. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, 31st Dec. At the resumed hearing of the claim pre- I red by Lim Ah Siang against the Singa- I re Opium Farm, plaintift denied that he I d actually given presents to Johore I icials. It was merely
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    THE RESIDENT OF PAHANG.
    32 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, 31st Dec. Mr. W. D. Barnes, Secretary for Chinese flairs, goes to Pahang as Resident during Ir. E. L. Brockman’s leave of absence.
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    DR. McDOWELL.
    27 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, 31st Dec. Dr. McDowell has been entertained to ffin prior to leaving to take charge of the .M.S. Medical Department.
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    The Annual Hegira.
    630 5 The following passengers have booked I heir passages from Penang I I Per N.D.L. as. Bulow, sailing Jan. 18, L Messrs. O. Koning and A. Spaull. I &lt; Per N.D.L. ss. Derfflinger, sailing Feb. 2, I &lt; ilr. M. Allan. Per N.D.L. ss. Prinz Eitcl Friedrich, I
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    EXCHANGE.
    518 5 KISNANU 1909. Says the writer of Athletkt 2Mw the Singapore Free Press The Penang races and entry can be described as fairly satisfactory, though it is rather surprising to find so very few entered in the galloway class. The conditions appear fairly attractive as far as onr can judge,
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    Straits Currency.
    239 5 A London correspondent writes under I The Government of the Straits Settlements have closely followed in the steps of the Indian Government in their currency I policy. In 1903 they prohibited the importation of silver dollars into the Settlements as a first step towards establishing a g"ld standard.
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    "Great Apes."
    275 5 “An English Resident of Malaya writes to the Times May I be allowed to correct a cu ious mistake in the article on The Great Apes under Studies in the Zoological Gardens in the Australasian and Indian Supplement of your issue of October 8 Your correspondent writes ‘The
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    ORDINARY MEETING.
    887 5 jNi mee tj n g o f Municipal 1 T Commission wa fj e |j yesterday afternoon I in the Municip* Office There were present Mr. F. 4 HaHi f ax (President), Dr. P. V. Locke, M. j w Ha i lifax M r. L. H. Clayton and
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    56 7 Popkes, Dec. 31, Langsa, yyenbach, Liebert Co. f Pn. Brit., 199, Gully, Dec. 31, T ,n g«n., E. 8. Co. r Pi 4785, Powell, Dec. 30, g en -&gt; Adamson, Gilfillan &lt;fc Co. Hong Bee, Brit., 2056, Holmes, Dec. 31, Swatow. g. Co. Jin Ho, Brit., &lt;lO, Wright,
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    CLEARANCES.
    50 7 Plying Dragon for Port Weld. Japan for Calcutta. Kaisow for Singapore. Landrat Scheiff for Rangoon. Lightning for Singapore and Hongkong. Malacca for Teluk Anson. Omapere for Tongkah, Kopab, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui, and Tavoy. Hn Seng for Port Swetteohain and Singapore. Un Peng for Pulau Langkawi, Pedis, and Setul.
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    PASSENGERS.
    123 7 ARRIVALS. By .Malay» 'Dec. 31) from Deli, Mr and .'lie Magnee and two child, Miss van der Pell, and Mr C Bilbrough. By Kistna (Dec. 31) from Singapore, Mrs L M Clarke, Capt and Mrs J Kerr, Miss Murray, Inspector Taylor, Messrs E Adler, C Ginsburg, R B W
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    120 7 To- Morrow. For. p Gr &lt;;i e&lt; l ft h Tong Chuan 9am Rangoon and Calcutta Dilwara Ham Ceylon, Australasia, x India, Aden, Mauri- I Delta 11 a m tins, Egypt, and ria S Regist. up to 10 a.m Brindisi for Europe, I Parcels 10 am. etc. J
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 7 Pena no, 31st December, 1909. Hy Courtesy of Chartered Rank} London Demand Bank 214 f 4 months’sight Bank 2/4 j &gt;» 3 Credit 2/4 17/32 m 3 Documentary 2/4 9/16 Calcutta Demand Bank R s 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 1741 3 days’sight Private 17 6
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    PRODUCE.
    195 7 Prnang, 31st December, 1909. Gold leaf $64.8«» Pepper (W. Coast 3 Ih. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper $25 sellers. Trang Pepper cut of season. Mace $B3 s e ]l erg Mace Pickings $75 Cloveß $62 sales Nutmegs 110 $l9 sa j es JNo. 1 $6.75 sales. No 2
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    SHARES.
    1118 7 WT I I ISMHM X Capital. Subscribed.' X l mt&gt;er of 1 l8 ««e s I Q Shares. Value. 3 Dividends. v._„ 2 S ti 1 I I i es I .xaine. q, «2 •i II 1 1:«« «mJ w tlo 1905 1906 I» MINING.’ 1 S W ooo
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