Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 9 May 1910

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 104 VOL. LXVIII. MONDAY, 9th MAY, 1910. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1252 1 THE “PINANG GAZETTE.” municipal notice, for sale by tender. WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS. subscription. S TH INTI TYP J a SSI,"”." '<>n C k«h«ac ES „„7—, T 7 UUINLUF g tov.’vrr For Daily Issue, in Town, Applications endorsed -Sanuary Sub- M wallis and can be inspected any forenoon ,7 u r °”K
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    RUBBER.
    1189 2 Ceylon Observer. Recent Rubber Results. Of the rubber-produciug companies which make up their accounts to Deceml»er 31 a large number, including leading and representative undertakings like the AngloMalay, the Damansara, the Labu, and the Pataling, have already issued their reports for last year, so that it is now possible
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    History Repeating Herself.
    247 2 History repeats herself across a century. On Apiil 2, 1910, Mr Roo-evelt landed at Naples, and heard that the Pope declined to give him an audience. On April 2, 1810, Napoleon celebrated his religious marriage with Marie Louise at the Tuileries, four kings and queens being present
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    Australia’s Defences.
    60 2 London, April 27. The final meeting of Mr. Deakin’s Cabinet did not ratify Colonel Kirkpatrick’* appointment owing to the outcry that the appointment was non-Australian and waa made by a dying Ministry. London, May 3. Reuter wires from Melbourne that Mr. Fisher’s first Cabinet, finding that Colonel Kirkpatrick’s
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    LORD KITCHENER IN ENGLAND.
    374 2 London, April 27. Lord Kitchener was welcomed to-day -at Southampton by the Mayor and enthuuas-* tic crowds. z The Times publishes a warm eulogy of his work. It says Lord Kitchener has made the army in India the most powerful fighting machine in the Empire on
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    Lord Morley on India.
    129 2 London, May I The Academy banquet was held last ni<,ht. The Prince of Wale-< was pi esent. Lord Morley, replying to the toast of the Ministers, said: “So far as the Department goes in which my responsibility is most immediately and gravely concerned, this is not
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    The Situation in Egypt.
    74 2 London, April 27. In the House of Commons, Mr. Fell asked a question respecting the disquieting reports from Egypt. Mr. McKinnon Wood replied The recent reports on the situitim in Egypt with special references to the assassination of Boutros Pasha are not as satisfactory as could
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    Affairs in Turkey.
    75 2 London, May 1. A scene took place in the Turkish Chamber yesterday, when the Albanian deputies demanded an i-nmediate discussion of a motion to send a parliamentary committee of en quiry with a view to the pac fication of Albania. The sitting was suspei.ded owing to the
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    The Knight-Yancey Failure.
    33 2 London, April 27. Telegrams from Huntsville, Alabama, state that the schedule of gross assets of Messrs. Knight Yancey gives hope that the losses of unsecured creditors will be below anticipations.
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    The Commonwealth Ministry.
    35 2 London, April 29. Melbourne telegrams state that the Ministry was sworn in to-day. Mr. Fisher is Premier Mr. Hughes, Attorney-Gener-al Mr. Batchelor, Minister for External Affairs; and Mr. Pearce, Minister for Defence.
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    Austrian Army Sensation.
    37 2 London, April 29. Ruter’s correspondent in Vienna telegraphs that, in view of the conclusive evidence, Lieutenant Hofrichter has confessed to sending cachets containing prussic acid to officers of the General Staff in November last.
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    THE WEEK.
    67 2 Monday, May 9. Public Meeting, Town Hall, 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 10. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. Wednesday, May 11. Band, Esplanade. Outward German Mail. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. Thursday, May 12. Outward English B.I.) Mail. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. Friday, May 15. Homeward German Mail. Straits Cinematograph. Penang
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    AUCTION SALES.
    40 2 Tuesday, May 10.— Furniture; York Road, 11-30 a.m.; Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers. Friday, May 13 Furniture Logan Road; 11-15 am.; Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers. Saturday, May Ilf. Chinese furniture 11 a.m. 152 Perak Road; Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers.
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    TENDERS.
    89 2 Straits Trading Co., Ltd.— Extension of brick building at Butterworth, and supply of steel and iro-i work. Penang Municipal Commissioners.—Constructing drains and culverts in Burmah Road between Cantonment Road and Burmah Lane; widening Bagan Jermal Road; making up roadways and back roads at Malacca Court; construction of guage weir,
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    55 2 17a Northam Road apply Allen Dennys A Co. 5 and 18 Logan Road apply M. M. Noordin. Sea View Cottage, Bagan Tuan Kechil apply J. R. Brown. “Epworth” 454 Kubang Boya, P. W (furnished); apply Geok Chee A Co., 21 Beach St. 188 Burmah Road apply Yeoh
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      132 2 A Monster Devil Fish Destroying its victim is a type of Rheumatism. To be overpowered by this terrible disease, crippled, helpless, bedridden, is to-day the fate of hundreds of sufferers. For but few diseases aig so many remedies recom nended as for Rheumatism, but among them none is so efficient
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      130 2 Union S.S. Go. of New Zealand, Ltd. Singapore to New Zealand direct, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttleton Dunedin ALSO CALLING AT Samarang and Fiji (if inducbmrnt offers). The Company’s T.S. Steamer APARIMA 5,704 tons, H.A. Rutter, Commander, maintains a regular four-monthly service between Singapore and New Zealand. Excellent saloon accommodation amidships, fitted
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      276 2 AN IDEAL DRINK FOR THE TROPICS. tss AGENTS.HOTTENBACH BROS. Co. wter The Straits bovril Cinematograph makes delicious bouillon, rich, AJ f tasty gravies adds flavour and strength to stews, hashes. COM PA N Y. entrees, etc. BOVRIL is the true economist 0 in the Kitchen. There will MANUFACTURERS LIFE foe
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      190 2 The Sun. Apparent times of Sunrise ami Sunset in Penang From Sunrise. Sunset. May 6 May 12,...5-53 a.m. 6-07 pm. May 13 May 20,...5-52 a.m. 6-08 p.m. May 21 May 31,...5-51 a.m. 6-09 p.m. The Moon. First Quarter 9.13 am. 16 May. O Full Moon ...12 39 p.m. 24 Last
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    Monday, May 9, 1910.
    1279 4 For the next fortnight, until King Edward has been buried with his father and mother at Frogmore, affairs throughout the British Empire will necessarily move but slowlv. Meanwhile the nation, beginning to recover from the blow which fell upon it with such awful suddenness on Friday
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    882 4 —S.F.P. ORDINARY MEETING, MAY 6. Present: The Hon’ble the Act. Col. Sec., W. Evans. His Excellency the General Officer Commanding Troops, Lieut. Col. Livingstone. The Hon’ble the Attorney-General, F. Belfield The Hon’ble the Col. Treasurer, W. C. Michell. The Hon’ble the Col. Engineer, F. J. Pigott. The Hon.
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    The Agricultural Show.
    158 4 Rubber Exhibition [To the Editor of the Pinany "1 Sir, J I beg to bring to your notice the Rubber Exhibition which will be held i n th Volunteer Drill Hall, Singapore on t? 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th August, 19,q in conjunction with the seventh joint
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    RUBBER PRIZE LIST.
    265 4 Nature of Prizes. J Exhibit. 5 Ist. 2nd. 7 Para-c r e p e, Cup value Cup value best sample. $l5O. $5O Presented by Hogg Co. 8 Para Sheet Cup value Cup value best sample. $l5O. Pre- $5O. Presented by sented by Malay Pen- Rallies insula Agri-
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    Jinrikishas and Cleanliness.
    139 4 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette. Dear Sir, At one time the clean white covers on the cushions of the jinrikishas l9 the ansenna trees, a source of admiration visitors to Penang I am grieved to find now that t>e cushion slips are, like the good
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      314 4 PUBLIC NOTICE. Mts. J* HcillifdX, Th. Ui> m HaUifax. The Public are informed that the proclamation p p a of the Accession to the Throne of His Majesty WANTED. George the Fifth will be a shorthand and typewriting read on the Esplanade at A CLERK. Apply by letter giving 5
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    THE DEATH OF THE KING.
    4331 5 1 DETAILED ACCOUNT. funeral arrangements. king GEORGE’S DECLARATION. [Reuter’s Service.] London, May 7. 77*« Times abates that His Majesty King Edward refused to stay in bed on Friday morning and actually transacted business w ith his Private Secretary, Lord Knollys. He faced the illness with
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    NEW JAPANESE LOAN.
    33 5 [Reuter’s Service.] London, May 9. The new Japanese external loan of £17,000,000 at 4 per cent, his not been issued in London, but is quoted in Paris at £96 05.
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    THE GERMAN COLONIES.
    24 5 [Deh Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, May 8. I’he Reichstag has struck out of the Colonial Budget a small credit for Kiautsc'iau.
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    COTTON.
    88 5 [Dkr Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, May 8. The wages dispute in the English cotton industry will probably be amicably settled. Mr. G. A. Hereford is on a visit to Penang. The Alor Pongsu rubber output for April was 1,1 50 lb. Rahman Hydraulic announces another five per cent, interim
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    GULA AND KALUMPONG.
    287 5 Says a Shanghai contemporary Shareholders in the Perak Sugar Cultivation Co. and the Kalumpong Rubber Co. have been circularised with details of two alternative proposals which the directors hav® received from London, having for their object the formation of a new company to be called the Gula-Kalumpong
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    An Estate with a History.
    344 5 Says the Perak Pioneer of Thursday The Chetty’s Estate at Batu Kuran, which was bought up by a Penang Syndicate the other day, has a sad bit of history attached to it. The land originally belonged to the late Francis Light, grandson of Capt. Light,
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    Politics st Home.
    151 5 London, May 2. While the Liberal papers unanimously approve of the operative clauses of the Parliament Bill the Daily News declares the preamble will arouse a serious disagreement between the Ministerialists, especially certain phrases which are an indication that the proposed restrictions on the House of Lords
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    Rubber Land in Java.
    136 5 Loudon, May 3. A Hague correspondent telegraphs that, replying to a report of the Chamber regarding the Bill for the purchase of Kandunghauer Euate in Java, the Government declares that the only univeisal remedy wdl be to restore »11 private esta es to the State Domain,
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      36 5 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. THE next Ordinary Meeting of the A Municipal Commissioners will be held at the Municipal Office at 3.30 p.m., on Thursday, the 12th instant. L. A. COU TIER BIGGS Secretary to the Municipal Commissioners.
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    LOG BOOK.
    922 7 Rear- Admiral Hugh Pigott; Williams, w iio succeeds Rear- admiral Sir Douglas Gamble in the capacity of Naval Adviser to the Turkish Government, was Commodore at Hongkong, and was made a r ear-admiral exactly two years ago. The first keel-plate of the Thunderer, the super- Dreadnought which is
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    SHIPPING.
    1369 7 SHIPPING ARRIVALS. Austria, Aust, 4871, Ranich, May 9, Singapore, gen., Schmidst Kustermann Co. Bharata, Brit., 1957, Alexander, May 8, Singapore, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Delta, Brit., 4780, Snow, May 7, China, gen., Adamson. GilGllan Co. Ipoh, Brit., 528, Olsen, May 9. Singapore, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Omapere, Brit., 340,
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    SHARKS.
    1520 7 Capital. Subscribed. Value. 3 Dividend». Name. -8 s s’- 3 Q M x or I 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 MINING. 1903 >300,000 »300,000 30,000 »10 »10 25 10 12 Belat Tin Mining Co. 4 5 1906 300,000 I 225,00 C 22,500 10 10 Bruang, 1 5 1901 600,0001
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      33 7 SUN Life Of Canada. (Established 1863). 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 Agents. Penang. Asia. Singapore.
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