Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 January 1910

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. II VOL. LXVIII. FRIDAY, 14th JANUARY. 1910. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1300 1 the “PINANG GAZETTE.” English Rubber Manufacturers I ti-~' ir WIBH TO RECEIVE GOOD OFFERS OF MY BJ sußSCßirrioN. RUBBER ESTATES. fIY I S F«ll report with Age, number of Trees, AS fl fl gg MM *M ■■MM For Daily Issue, in Town, price, etc to he addressed to— v >
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    RUBBER.
    1206 2 Sow th American Properties. The recent abnormal advance in the price of rubber has, as a natural consequence, produced an abandance of rubber promotions. The attention of the investing public has been mostly diiected to the East—via., Malaya, Ceyl n, Sumatra, Java, 4c.—where the climate conditions most nearly approach
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    RUBBER OUTPUTS.
    276 2 lb. lb. lb. lb. lb. lb. lb. lb. lb. lb. lb. lb. Anglo-Malay 32,199 36,629 38,715 35,528 38,636 40,744 42,296 47,183 49,036 53,394 45,565 53,489 Allagar 2,000 Balgownie 3,992 3,042 3,545 2.955 3,225 3, »'44 5,895 5,436 5,292 5,349 7,384 Bertam 7,”00 6,700 8,300 6,674 6,899 5,934 5,675
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    "MOSQUITO OR MAN"?
    1034 2 —C. W. S., in the P.M.G. Sir Rupert Boyce, F R.S., has chosen this question as the title of an excellent book just published by Mr. Murray. The sub-title is The Conquest of the Tropical World,” and is worth noting, for there are those who suppose tint
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    THE WEEK.
    116 2 Friday. Jaavary 14. Outward P. O. Mail. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. Saturday, January 15. Homeward P O. Mail. Ladies’ Rifle Shooting. Penang Ladies Rifle Club “At Home Kampong Bahru, 4 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. Sunday, January 16. Second Sunday after Epiphany.
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    TENDERS.
    33 2 Government Wharves and Prye River Dock 1,000 tons coal tenders close noon, Jan. 17. Municipal Commissioners, George Town.— Renting of Market St. Bath H ouses, tenders close 3 p ra., Jan. 26.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    77 2 Saturday, Jan 15 Furniture 7 Scotland Road; 11 am.; J. R. McFarlane, auctioneer. Saturday, Jan. 15.— Land and property in P.W.; Bukit M-rtajain Police Station; 11.30 a m. B. Md. Hussain, auctioneer. Saturday, Jan. 15. Allan Irving’s stock-in-trade town office, Beach St.; Cunningham, Clark A Co auctioneers. Monday,
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    33 2 17 Logan Road apply Koe Guan Co. Rosslare”, 4 Johore Road (furnished) apply R. P. Phillips. 16 Logan Road ;ap;«ly M.M. Noordin. The Casuarinas Ross Road apply W. A. Bicknell.
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      192 2 A Stubborn Foe To conquer an obstinate enemy requires persistency and perseverance. It is the same with Rheumatism, the dread foe of mankind, which ranks foremost in stubborn ness. To eradicate it from the system, you must u<e the right weapon. Little’S Oriental Balm is the only remedy that can
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      479 2 THE NAME CHUBB 1 ON A CHUBBS SAFE SAFES, DETECTOR guarantee of BOXES! I quality. aH 3bi! 41 3 4 ijfi all sizks B,o< »<ei). T IzUB AGENTS r HUTTENBACH BROS. Co. MF YOU suffer] THE STRAITS i a :XzC x, cinematograph u I Sv.e'iihigs, Bad Legs, Ulcers, Abscesses, Ti'O’T.srs,
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      167 2 The Moon. First. Quarter 4.26 pin. 18 Jan. O Fall Moon 556 p.m 25 Law». Quarts 556 p.m. 2 Feb O New Moon 7.13 a tn. 10 The Sun. Apparent times of Sunrise and Sunset in Penang From Sunrise. Sunant. Jan. 11 Jan. 21,...6-09a.m. 5-51 p m Jan. 22 Jan.
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      1390 3 NOTICE. ****************************** I SIEMENS BROTHERS DYNAMO THE 1910 for Audit, io compliance with the S O amtv Tie? O < NEW FIRST-CLASS HOTEL, Rulesand Regulations under the Savings WADFC I f/1 O E ONLY FIRST CLASS HOTEL IN PERAK. FITTBD WITH (>vk Ordinance. Z WllKl\LlllTfl Z'X An ldeal P |ac
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    Friday, 14th January, 1910.
    1334 4 Some of the rules made under The Peti oleum Oidinauce 1908” and published in the Government Gazette on Dec. 31 are said to be causing a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience to the general public. These rule», which have been made for the working of The
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    THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    379 4 ORDINARY MEETING. An ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commission was held yesterday afternoon in the Municipal Offices. There were present Mr. F. J. Hallifax (President), Mr. J. W. Hallifax and Mr. Quah Beng Kee with Dr. G. W. Park (Municipal Health Officer), Mr. L. M. Bell (Municipal
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    The Civil Service.
    463 4 The following is the concluding passage of the leading article in the Free Press on the grievances of the Civil Service referred to in our special telegram of Wednesday The advisibility or indivisibility of these reductions may be urged, each on its own merits, but there is
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    THE KEDAH CUSTOMS.
    277 4 [From Our Own Correspondent Alor Star, Jan. 12 A Traveller’s letter in the Pi na Gazette of yesterday, complaining o f e actions by the customs farms underling S at Semiling, has been read here with interest and sympathy which, I tiling I may safely say, is
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    Passing of the Pigtail.
    212 4 The proposal to abolish the queue and to reform Chinese dress has naturally proyoked much controversy. Popular opinion is decidedly against the change. The leading advocate of reform is Prince Tsai Tao who has pointed out that, besides being objectionable from the hygienic point of view,
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    Lords and Commons.
    307 4 England is at present the freest country in the world, and I except no Republics. I call her free because the Sovereign has power to do no imaginable harm to anyone, for the reason that his power is checked. But were the Lower House to become mistress,
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      225 4 QOOOOOOOOOOdOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO |THE GARRICK I CIGARETTE i X A LARGE HAND-MADE CIGARETTE. 0 8 Pactod n 50’s Air-Tight Tins. 8 O Price 60 cents per Tin. g o 8 5 OBTAINABLE AT 2 MESSRS. PRITCHARD Co., 8 Jc And All First-class Tobacconists. X OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOQOOO Pritchard (F Co. Invite inspection of their
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    LOCAL STOCKS AND SHARES.
    150 5 FRASER CO.’S CIRCULAR. an upward tendency. From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, Jan. 14. The customary mail-day movement in shares shows a strong upward tendency all round, though rubber and tin shares exhibit no alterations with the exception of a drop of 3d. in Pahang Consolidateds. Messrs.
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    AN ADMINISTRATIVE JOKE.
    109 5 LUDICROUS PENANG ORDER. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore Jan. 14. The Free Press publishes a caustic leader on the recent order issued in Penang regarding the penalising of shipmasters for bringing in banished persons. The leader ■ays that it is impossible to conceive of a more ludicrous
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    P.M.S. CIVIL SERVICE.
    80 5 ACTING APPOINTMENTS. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 14. Mr. R. C. Edmonds has arrive 1 here to act as Legal Adviser it is believed that Mr. L. P. Ebdeu will receive the substantive appointment, but at present he cannot be spared from Ipoh where he
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    ALLEGED MUNICIPAL SCANDAL.
    52 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, Jan 14. The Straits Times voices rumours that practically the whole of the new expensive Municipal water fi ters at Bukit Timah Road are useless owing to faulty construction. It reserves comment till a statement is made, but regards the matter as
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    CABLE REPAIR SHIP.
    53 5 [From Our Own Correspondont Singapore, Jan. 14. Capt. Simmonds, of the E. K. A. and C. Telegraph Company’s cable ship Patrol is due here from leave next month. The Patrol leaves here to-day for Australia and will pick up the Company s Lasmanian Cable and repair the
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    THE METHODIST-EPISCOPAL MISSION.
    46 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, Jan. 14. The Rev. Mr. Cobb, of the MethodistEpiscopal Mission here, and his family leave for the Philippines W’th Bishop Oldham in a few days. They held a farewell reception at the Rev. Mr. Cherry’s house last night.
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET.
    21 5 [Front Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, Jan 13. Sarawak sago flour is quoted at $4 and opium at $1,310.
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    THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN.
    317 5 MR. BALFOUR ON FOOD TAXATION. THE COST OF BREAD. [Rbutbr’s Service.] London, Jan 13 The feature in last night’s oratory was a speech by Mr. A. J. Balfour at York. He made a definite statement on food taxation in which he said that he believed that a
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    CANADA’S DEFENCES.
    157 5 DETAILS OF NEW BILL [Rbutbr’s Servicb.] London, Jan. 13. A telegram frora Ottowa states that Sir Wilfrid Laurier has introduced the Naval Defence Bill providing for a permanent force, reserve force, and a volunteer force, also for the early construction of a fleet of five cruisers and six
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    THE POWERS AND MANCHURIA.
    61 5 MR. KNOX’S PROPOSALS. [Rbutbr’s Service London, Jan. 14. Reuter’s correspondent at Berlin learns that Germany has expressed general agreement with Mr. Knox’s proposals with regard to the future of the Manchurian railways in the same sense as Great Britain. Government circles in Berlin, however, believe that
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    LABOUR TROUBLES AT HOME.
    42 5 TWELVE THOUSAND MEN IDLE. [Rbutbr’s Service. l London, Jan. 14. Twenty collieries in Northumberland, representing 12,000 men, are still idle. The delegates of 50,000 Durham men have issued an appeal to the whole country to support a strike.
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    ECHO OF HODSON TERCENTENARY.
    32 5 [DBR OsTASIATIBCHR LLOYD’S SbRVICB.] Berlin, Jan. 13. General Woodford has presented the Kaiser with the Hudson Tercentenary medal he himself has received the Prussian Order of the Crown.
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    THE POWERS AND CRETE.
    25 5 [Dbb Ostasiatischr Lloyd’s Servicb Berlin, Jan. 13. The protecting Powers have made strong declarations against the annexation of Crete by Greece
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    THE CHINESE NAVAL MISSION.
    141 5 DEPARTURE FROM BERLIN. A GIFT FROM THE KAISER. [Rbutbr’s Service.] London, Jan. 13. The Kaiser has presented his portrait in oils to Prince Tsai-Hsun, head of the Chinese Naval Mission. Loudon, Jan. 14. The members of the Chinese Naval Commission have left Berlin for St. Petersburg.
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    DARING GANG-ROBBERI IN JOHORE.
    91 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, Jan 14. Information has just been received that on Monday a gang of 40 Chinese attacked and pillaged the village of Tangkah, near Muar. They got off with several hundred dollars and all the rifles from the police station, besides cartridges.
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    A NEW R.C. BISHOP.
    37 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, Jan. 14. Bishop Barillou leaves next week for Bangkok to consecrate Father Perros as the new Rousau Catholic Bishop of Siam and will be accompanied by Father Mariette.
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    THE PRICE OF TIN.
    25 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, Jan. 13. Tin here is quoted at $75.37|, at which price fifty tons have been sold.
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    A Fire Brigade Display
    367 5 As mentioned in our report of yesterday's meeting of the Municipal Commission, which appears in another column, Mr. A. W. B. Hamilton, Superintendent of the Municipal Fire Brigade, inten is giving a fire brigade display on Saturday, February 5. The items in the programme include the
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    SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB.
    450 5 THE 1909 REPORT. Our corre-ipondent in Singapore cabled us on Wednesday the main fea’ures of the report of the Singapore Sporting Club for last year, but as those interested in the management of the local turf may like to study it in detail we reproduce it from
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    Penang Race Meeting.
    575 5 Singapore Opinion. Says the writer of Athletic Notes in the Singapore Free Press As far as racing was concerned the Penang meeting was nfttable as a triumphal procession for the Sultan of Johore, and for the fine form displayed by Heatherhell. The record of Frou Frou, one
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      654 5 N p NOTIOE Central Sales Room. Friday, the 25th February, 1910, at 10 a.m., the Resident of the East Coast of Sumatra at Medan will relet in OAT T 7 public the right to import and sell salt for «Otll the purpose of curing fish, etc., and to levy of
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    LOG BOOK.
    943 7 Mr. E J ones has been appointed to act at Assistant Harbour Master, and Mr. A E. Davey to act as first boarding officer, Hongkong. The Shanghai Dock Engineering Co., Ltd has declared an interim dividend of 2| per cent., payable on January 6 for the half-year ended
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    SHIPPING.
    1262 7 SHIPPING ARRIVALS. Ban Whatt Soon, Brit., 199, Gully, Jan. 14, Teluk Anson, gen., E. S. Co. Jin Ho, Brit., 110, Wright, Jan. 14, Langkat, gen., E. S. Co. Kistna, Brit., 524, Learmont, Jan. 11, Singapore, gen., Hottenbach, Liehert Co. Pin Seng. Brit., 378, Davidson, Jan. 13, Singapore, gen., E.
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    SHARES.
    1221 7 i i I' iI i i y i T" JS Capital. Subscribed, f Value. S Dividends. Name. I M I 1 I 1905 I 1906 1907 1908 1909 MINING. 1903 $300,000 $300,000 30,000 $lO $lO 25 10 12 Belat Tin Mining Co. $6 64 1906 300,000 I 225,00 C
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      137 7 THE London Directory. (Published Annually.) E'NABLES traders throughout the e Work! to communicate diiect with English MANUFACTURERS DEALERS in each class of goods. Besides being a complete commercial guide to London and its suburbs the Directory contains lists of EXPO RT M E RUH A NTS with the goods they
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      34 7 .sun Life of Conudu. i tCstabliAfied Assets exceed £6,000.000.0.0 Surplus over all liabilities according to Government Standard 840,265.0.0 Income, 1908, £1,428,000.0.0 W. A. WHITE. KENNEDY A Co., Manager, South-Eastern General Agents, Penang. Asia. Singapore
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      323 7 Cheap Week End Excursions to Selangor. ■■«■«■■■■■■■■■■lMMUmHMSlM piusi .iekefc i be THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING CO., Ltd. -F granted per h.s KISTNA,” timed (ESTABLISHED 1888.) M 10 leave Penang for Port Swettenham jg 7 I OF Saturday afternoon, available only for return per ss. PIN SENG,’ due to M MM
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