Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 19 May 1910

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    21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. P IBLISHED daily. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 112 VOL. LXVIII. THURSDAY, 19th MAY, 1910. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1535 1 The Great Eastern The following Province Wellesley lands will he life Assurance co., Ltd. put up to auction U. a ■w® BB Hvb E AT 10-40 A. M., I WF ARE BH ALTtiII I U I LD r .,p0,0e, Low R»tes ON FRIDAY, 27th MAY, 1910, <KT I I AGAIN.!
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    RUBBER.
    2940 2 Outlook for Speculators. Raw rubber grown on plantations in the Federated Malay States was sold at the Commercial Sale R ><>ms in Minci'ig-lane, London, on April 19, at the record price of 12s. lOd per pound, or £1,436 18s. per ton. This extraordinary price marks a stage in the
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    THE WEEK.
    107 2 Thursday, May 19. St. Dunstan. P.V S.C. Annual Meeting. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. Friday, May 20. Ember Day. Funeral of King Edward. National Day of Mourning. Memorial Services. Saturday, May 21. Ember Day. Homeward P. 0. Mail. Harmston’s Circus, 4 and 9-15. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road Sunday, May
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    AUCTION SALES.
    29 2 Saturday, May 91.— Furniture 7 Clove Hall Road; 11-15 a.m.; Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers. Friday May 97.— Lands in Province Wellesley 10-40 a.m.; Bukit Mertajam Court House
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    TENDERS.
    19 2 Strait» Trading Co., Lt i.— Extension of brick building at Butterworth, and supply of steel and iron work.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    55 2 17 a Northern Road apply Allen Dennys Co. 5 and 18 Logan Road apply M. M. Noordin. Sea View Cottage, Began 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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      146 2 EUROREAH AGERCy. INDENTS promptly executed at lowest cash prices for all kinds of British and Continental goods, including Books and Stationery, Boots, Shoes and Leather, Chemicals and Druggists’ Sundries, China, Earthenware and Glassware, Cycles, Motors and Accessories, Drapery, Millinery and Piece Goods, Fancy Goods and Perfumery, Furniture and Upholstery, Hardware,
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      245 2 AN IDEAL DRINk FOR THE TROPICS Igg AGENTS.HOTTENBACH BROS. Co. Br THE UNRIVALLED KILLER. BOVRIL KEATING'S makes delicious bouillon, rich. POWDER, tasty gravtaa s adds flavour and FATAL T 0 tNSECT L|FE strength to stews, hashes. Harmless to Everything Else. entrees, etc. Sold j n Tj ns anc j B
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      137 2 The Sun. Apparent times of Sunrise and Sunset in Penang From Sunrise. Sunset. 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 Quarter 5.24 a.m 1 June. O New
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      1237 3 FOR NEARLY TWO CENTURIES ■HHMMMMHMMMXMMHHMMHMMMMMHHWHMW W” 1 WW MARTELL’S BRANDY -enang. dispensary, 1u EllCCpll C MjlL HAS KNOWN BUT ONE QUALITY 4, BEACH STREET AND 11C, BUCKINGHAM STREET. M K THE BEST. M HAVE JUST UNPACKED A FRESH STOCK OF M YOU KNOW IT BY THE Patent Medicines, Disinfectants, Drugs,
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    Thursday, May 19, 1910.
    1314 4 The undoubted fact that Japan is increasing her naval strength as fast as possible, and the concurrent fact that China is also taking the preliminary steps to construct a great navy, whi'e she has already reorganised her military forces so as to substitute a homogeneous national
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    301 4 At the Assizes, in the Supreme Court, yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Justice S. Leslie Thornton, Tan Kim Huat, Chean Ah Tee, and Lai Kin Khim were charged with administering a stupefying drug with intent to commit robbery and with committing robbery. The accused pleaded not guilty and a
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    Rubber in Parliament.
    543 4 The rubber boom has arrived at the dignity of forming the subject of questions in the House of Commons. Thus the Postmaster-General, replying to a question by Mr. F. E Smith, says that during the recent activity in the rubber market, telegrams to and from Thi eadneedle-street
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    707 4 A farewell dinner was given Sir R Bredon, k.c m.g., previous to hi, rt for heme, via Siberia. e P art Ur# The death is announced of Sir (Wi Gerald Seymour Fitz Gerald K P tical A.D.C. to the Sect etarv of St- India. y 01 Stat
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    Local Share Quotations.
    128 4 Previously. To-Day (io-3° am t 2 S 2 31 o 5 Ji 5.2 a 2-- sco Ji <5 a zi O General. E. Smelting 7| 7} 7| S. Trading —58 J 60 Rubber (Sterling). Highlands 7| B|eall 7| Sexal’Lumut 30/-32/6 pm. 32/- 34/-p ,u Rub. Trust 70/-
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      249 4 forsale THE INTERNATIONAL PARA RUBBER SEEDS. UDAIf ATIC Price $l-20 per 1,000. VKAMA IIV VO. Please apply to CHUAH BOON KHEONG, OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. ZO and «0, C««/Zon Zane, P«nany. foßjo|]tl TO-NIgllt! Central Sales Room, don’t forgets! 0 rSceneries ...d BT AUCTION SALE New tin fact everything NCW OF
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    THE LATE KING.
    1218 5 TO-MORROW’S CEREMONY. A gathering of princes. Rkutkr’s Service.] London, May 18. 'l'jie queue at the lying-in-state of the body <'f H.M. King Edward is three miles long consisting mostly of the working closes, and when the doors were shut 4 000 persons were turned away disappointed. Fifty
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    THE FRENCH PRESIDENT.
    28 5 [Dbr Ostasiatisciir Lloyd’s Service. I Berlin, May 18 There are rumours that President Fallieres is ill, as he hvi a slight fainting fit on Sunday.
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    Affairs in Crete.
    174 5 London, May 12. Constantinople telegrams state that speaking in the Chamber Rif iat Pasha said that the Powers bad replied to Turkey that the taking of the oath to the King of Greece by the Cre'an deputies in no way modified the status quo of Crete. Rifaat
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    LOCAL STOCKS AND SHARES.
    65 5 AN UPWARD MOVEMENT. LATEST BUYERS’ PRICES. [Fr->m Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, May 18. There is a general movement in shares, mostly upward. The following are buyers’ prices Batu Tigas Bukit Rajahs £2l Damansaras 9f Labus 9J London Asiatics 8f Perak Plantations 6 4/5 Sungei Chohs 6|
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    HEVEA RUBBER PLANTING CO., LTD.
    79 5 Prom Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, May 19. At a meeting of shareholders in the He vea Rubber Planting Co., Ltd it was decided to sell the property to a London Company with a capital of £150,000, of which the Hevea Rubber Planting Co. gets £85,000
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    SMUGGLING ON THE SS. "HONG MOG."
    85 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, May 19. In connection with the seizure of opium and cocaine on board the as. Hong Moh in Singapore harbour, on the 12th inst Messrs. Wee Bin Co., the owners of the ve-sel, have been fined $2,000 and Captain
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET.
    41 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, May 18. To-day’s quotations for local produce are Gambier 11.75 Pepper, black 13.75 Pepper, white 26.00 Rice, Rangoon 140.00 Rice, Siam No. 1 192.00 Rice, Siam No. 2 $160.00 to 178.00 Opium ...1,750.00
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    THE SINGAPORE RACES.
    38 5 From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, May 19. The betting on the Singapore Derby is as fellows 7 to 4 agst. Castro. 2 I Baerami. Longer odds against the rest. Castro is a strong public fancy
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    THE AGRI-HORTICULTURAL SHOW.
    19 5 [From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, May 19. The subscriptions for the Agri-Horti-cultural Show now total $2,925.
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    THE PRICE OF TIN.
    18 5 [Prom Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, May 18 Tin is quoted here at $75.50, buyers
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    GERMANY AND PERSIA.
    43 5 [Dbr Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, May 18. The Get man Press contradicts the report of Germany’s intention to interfere in Persian politics, and points out that I er policy always will continue to he the maintenance of her commercial interests.
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    THE COTTON INDUSTRY.
    30 5 [Dbr Ostasi vfibchk Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, May 18. The Lancashire master cotton-spinners have reduced the operatives’ wages by five per cent. Cotton is quoted at 8. lOd.
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    MEMORIAL SERVICES.
    467 5 The following memorial services for His late Majesty King Edward VII. will be held to-morrow, which has been proclaimed a day of National Mourning CHURCH OF ENGLAND. St. George’s Church. The following is the order of service at St. George’s at 5 p.m. Opening sentences of Funeral Service.
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    P.C.C. Bowls Tournament.
    190 5 The following lies in the P.C.C. Bowls Tournament have been arranged for Monday next Championship. F. Daniel v. H. Starr S. Riley v. H. Muir The following tie has been fixed for Tuesday Doublk Handicap. G. B. F. Southam E L. Miles v W. Hamilton S. Riley
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    SINGAPORE AS A NAVAL BASE.
    463 5 Con-ul General James T. Du Bois, U.S., calls attention to the continued growth in importance of Singapore as the docking and shipping centre of that part of the world. He says Singapore, it is said, will be the headquarters of the western division of the
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    The Price of Tin.
    372 5 Themetai markets expei t of The bonmonger, writing on the evening of April 28, sai<! The future of tin prices is still very obscure, and it is no help in reaching a decis on to know that the tip is being freely circulated on the Stock
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    Penang Exports.
    67 5 The following were the exports of tin and produce from Penang during the fortnight ended May 15 To The United Kingdom Tons. Tin 1.475 Pepper, black 30 Tapioca, flour 175 Tapioca, pearl 125 To the Unitbd States of Amrrica. Tin 50 Tapioca, pearl 7 3 Nutmegs 2 To
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    The Nasik Murder Case.
    78 5 Calcutta, May 11. The Secretary of State has decided, in consideration of the circumstances in which the late Mr A. M T. Jackson of the Indian Civil Service. Collector of Nasik, met his death, to grant his widow a special pension of £lBO in addition to
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      743 5 GOVERNMENT WHARVES. PENINC. NOTICE is hereby given that Friday, the 20th instant, being the date fixed for the funeial of His late Majesty Ring Edward VII, all work at the Wharves and Roads will be discontinued, and Godowns and Bonded Stote will be closed. BY ORDER. NOTICE. HEADS of Government
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      1885 6 1 I *mi» «mamchai NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL THE MERCANTILE BANK o ™K Anglo-Egyptian A. A Fa I P 1 f Urkr Paid-up Capitalsls,ooo,ooo Netherlands Trading Society. Subscribed Capital 1,125,000 Hr World to coinmunK*,'^"^' 0 11 tll Incorpora e y oya Resbhvb Funds:— Established 1824. Paid-Up 562.501 English ct with ViyUlVttV Paid-up
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    LOG BOOK.
    878 7 Eacts au/i figures just made public in France show that, in 1909, the Vlegsageries Maritimes Company carried 2G0,000 passengers and over seven millio i tons of cargo, ■piie distances covered by the steamers exceeded a little over one million of French leagues. Such an extensive business called for
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    SHIPPING.
    1362 7 SHIPPING ARRIVALS. Assaye. Brit., 73 6, Jones, May 18, Bombay, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Merkus, Dut., 335, Gatz. May 19, Deli, gen., Hottenbach, Liebert Co. Pin Seng, Brit., 375, Davidson, May 19, Singapore, gen., E. S. Co. Thongwa, Brit., 3428, Herrington, May 19, Singapore, gen., Hottenbach, Liebert Co. Natuna,
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    SHARERS.
    1355 7 MiL H 1 Capital. Subscribed, f Value 3 Dividends. I Name. o 2 "S '3 s s'-» Q I fit I M I W I CP 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 MINING. 1903 $300,000 8300,000 30,000 810 810 25 10 12 Belat Tin Mining Co. 4 5 1906 300,000
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      36 7 Sun life of Coiiodo. (Established l»es>. 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, 1 KENNEDY Co., Manager, South-Eastern Q, nera Agents, Penane Asia, Singapore. J
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      125 7 THE STRAITS CINEMAT OGRAPH Co. §THE GARRICK -8 O O is-Mght! To-Nighli! o CIGARETTE blend ,A Grand Programme 8 8 Balloon Making O jX 2. The 50th Bielostock Regiment’s 0 A LARGE HAND-MADE CIGARETTE. Q Jubilee fX :l|lw Q 3. Faienceree Bretonne 0 The Pioneers of the Wild West O
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      2142 8 P. &0. Steam Navigation Company, t Intended Sailings. Shipping. MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD. STEAM rmimtimc.. ltd. i Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen, i jr“® June 1 Arcadia connecting with Macedonia 1 imperial German Mail Line. Fok T 0 Si,t 8T W «i Ocean sieaa sm» co h,July 13 Assaye Marmora AND ||q homeward.
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