Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 October 1910

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 228 VOL. LXVIII. SATURDAY, Bth OCTOBER, 1910. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      906 1 THE “PINANG GAZETTE" e Q rnt chard Co,, For Daily Issue, in Town, $27 per annum, PENANG. $3O post free. y Monthly Subscription, $2.25. For the Weekly Issue, $lB per annum. tWMrW THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, JUST ARRIVED 4e Beach Street, Penang, Strait» Settlement». Here’s another fS I X, CONTRIBUTIONS mutt
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    MR. W. W. BAILEY
    656 2 LEADING PLANTER DEAD. It was a great shock to many Singapore residents, his old friends, to learn (says yesterday’s SFP.) of the telegraphed announcement of the death of Mr. W. W. Bailey, whose life in the Straits makes a great part of the planting history of
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    The Plague of Snails in Ceylon.
    261 2 Mr. E. E. Green, Government Entomologist, writes as follows in the current issue of the Tropical Agriculturist Since the publication of my last series of notes, I have visited the scene of the outbreak and found that its magnitude had been by no means
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    A CITY OF DEADLY DULLNESS.
    572 2 COLOMBO AND ITS WANT OF ATTRACTIONS. With the near approach of the outward passenger season, the unattractiveness of Colombo to the thousands of tourists and other visitors who pass through Colombo, again presents itself forcibly. Mr. G. Loosen, manager of the G.0.H., in conversation with
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    London Rubber Prices.
    162 2 London, Oct. 4.—Two hundred and four tons of Plantation rubber was on offer at the auctions which began to-day, 163 tons being from Malaya. A steadier tone was developed as the sale proceeded, but the fall in prices is very marked. The price to-day complied with last
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    The King and the Straits.
    181 2 The following appears in Truth In a letter that has reached me from Singapore, the Straits Settlements Government is severely taken to task for its failure to carry out the King’s wishes on his accession with regard to the remission of sentences on prisoners. My
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    THE BANISHMENT OF LASSITUDE.
    228 2 THE SECRET OF RENEWING ENERGY. There is no sensation more dispiriting, no condition more annoying, than the utter lassitude which is so inevitable a condition of a tropical climate during the greater part of the year. The weariness of the body and the utter disinclination to
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    Church Service.
    221 2 Sunday, October 8. Twentieth Sunday after Trinity CHURCH OF ENGLAND. St. George’s Church. —Matins (Choral) 8 a.m., Holy Communion (Plain) 8-30 a.m., Holy Communion (Chinese, 9-30 a.m., Children’s Service 5 p.m., Evensong and Sermon 6 p.m. Preacher The Rev. F. W. Haines, PRESBYTERIAN. Presbyterian Church (Northern Road) Divine
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    THE WEEK.
    51 2 Satvrday. October 8. Straits Cinematogranii. Penang Road. Sunday, October 9. Twentieth Sunday after Trinity. Monday. October 10. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 11. Rami, Golf Club, 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 12. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Thursday, October 13. Outward English (B.l.)Mail. Friday, October 14. Band, Esplanade, 6
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    67 2 Fixtures for October. 11.—Crescent v. M R.C., Esplanade. 13.—Police v. Volunteers, Esplanade. 17. —Free School v. Butterw >rth, Esplanade. 18. —Crescent c. Police, Esplanade. 19. —M.R.C. v. Volunteers Victoria Green. 25. Butterworth r. M.RC., Esplanade. 26. —Crescent r. C. R 0., Victoria Green. November. 1. —Crescent r. Butterworth.
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      35 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 Huny&di Janos" natural aperient water. Average ‘lose a wine-glassful before break-fast.
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      1329 2 THIS YOUNG LADY WAS ROBBED j OF HER STRENGTH BY ANAEMIA. T 1 or n Sect Bites was bloodless and nervous; /or Chafed Skin s A VICTIM TO BACK PAINS, I The you FAINTING FITS_AND NEURALGIA. SafgßgPell soothing, healing action of 1 COMPLETELY CURED—AS PAT THOUSANDS OF HER SUFFERING SEALED
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      109 2 The M oon. First Quartet 8.40 pm. 11 Oct. O Full Moon 9.24 p.m. 18 Last Quarter 12.47 p.m 25 O New Moon 8. .3 p in. 2 Nov. The Sun. Apparent times or Sunrise ami -Sunset in Penang Sunrise. Sunset. Oct. 4to Oct. 11,...5-58 a.m. 6-02 p.m. Oct. 12
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    RUBBER.
    1999 3 GUL A-K ALUM PONG RUBBER ESTATES. The statutory meeting of the GulaKalumpong Rubber Estates, Limbed, was held on 14th September st the In-titute of' Chartered Accountants, Moorgate-place, KC., Mr. Frederick Anderson (chairman of the company) presiding. Mr. L. Kerr, representing the secretaries (Messrs. Ilbert, Anderson and Co.), having read
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      569 3 A Medical Officer Debility, Nervous Exhaustion Certainly the absolute confidence of eminent doctors is evidence enough of the exceptional benefits imparted by Phosferine. Even doctors cannot do more to prove their confidence than by using Phosferine to remedy their own disorders. Could any proof be more definite, more convincing than
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    Saturday, Oct. 8, 1910.
    531 4 King Manuel has saved his life, but, in all probability, has lost his throne. How far his flight destroyed his chancei of retaining the crown, it is difficult, at this distance from the scene, accurately to determine. No doubt, the young King’s departure from Lisbon was
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    CHINESE QUARANTINE CAMP.
    468 4 A WELL-MANAGED INSTITUTION. The Chinese Quarantine Camp, Batu Lanchaug Road, which is solely kept up by a committee of Chinese, was erected about ten years ago. However, it was not, we understand, till August of this year that the Camp was first used. The pa> ticulai sof
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    Indentured Indian Immigrants.
    356 4 Straits Times. Prohibition Delaved Messrs. Kennedy Co., on behalf of the Planters Association, having pointed out to Government the inconveniences and hat dsiiips that would beoccasioned if the importation of indentured cooiies from India were stopped on the 31 -t October, have recei v e«l official notification
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    THE SMALLPOX OUTBREAK.
    393 4 CONCEALMENT OF CASES. In the Sec »nd Police Court, this morning, before Mr. A. W. Bailey, Ooi Sob, Lean, a Chinese woman, was charged by Mr. W. A. Ward, Chief Sanitary Inspector, with concealing a ease of smallpox. On September 9, she made a report at Jelutong
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    Tin.
    419 4 Tnt Warrant Market. Whether owing to the closing of the greater part of the bear account, or to the return to the market of a leading operator popularly supposed to be hostile to the bull campaign, the tin market has worn a very different appearance this week from last,
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    An Alarm of Fire.
    162 4 The new Municipal motor fire engine was again calle! out last evening to an alarm of fire and for the second time there was no occasion to try it, as European Police Constable No. 21, Henry Wilkins, had promptly extinguished the outbreak. At the front of
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    754 4 The names of Messrs. W. M. Graham and R. L. Eber are p >sted as caiidid atei for admission as solicitors and advoca'ei of the Singapore Supreme Court. Senhor J. D. de Coste de Portugese Consul General at Canton, whj is returning to Europe on leave, was
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      THE BAND.
      99 4 [Z’o the Editor oj the Pinaug Gazette.”] Dkar Sir, Will you kindly put a preliminary notice in your paper to the effect that my husband and I have engaged the Town Hall for the 9th prox when we are giving an entertainment, the first part being a Cigarette
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      708 4 Indigestion II I and Catarrh. I 40 Kentish Road, Handsworth, Birmingham. I I Dear Sirs,- It is now about five years since Angier’s Emulsion was I I recommended to me by a doctor, and I have found it invaluable for II indigestion and stomach catarrh, as well as for toning
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    252 5 A GENERAL RECOVERY. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, October 7. There is a considerable general recovery in shares. Buyers’ prices are :—Dannansaras £6 11/9; Lumuts 13/2; Pataiings 55/-; Bei tarns 6/9 Sungei Cholis £1 5/- Ayer Pauas $5 Changkat Serdangs $7.25 Malakoff's $2.10. To-day’s Penang Quotations. The
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    20 5 From Our Own Correspondent. Singapore, October 7. Black pepper is quoted at $l5; white pepper $26 opium $1,770.
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    THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    105 5 FREIGHT BILL AMENDED. Singapore, October 8. At yesterday’s meeting of the Legislative Council the Freight and Steamship Bill passed through Committee. Clause 3 was amended by inserting after “20 per cent.” the words “or such higher or lower percentage as may be from time to time prescribed.”
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    THE DIOCESE OF SINGAPORE.
    56 5 Singapore, October 8. The Bishop of Singapore addressed a large meeting of Church people in the Cathedral yesterday on behalf of the needs of the Diocese. A sum of $27,000 is needed to provide the Bishop’s travelling and office expenses, the expenses of four chaplains, education,
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    TIN-STBALERS AT TRONOH.
    60 5 FIGHT IN A MINE. Ipoh, October 8. Mr. Campbell, assistant manager of Tronoh Mines, encountered some tin thiefs down the mine shaft. A fight ensued, one robber being seriously shot by a revolver, while two others were wounded. The rest escaped with one picul <»f tin. Mr.
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    FIRE IN KUALA LUMPUR.
    76 5 Kuala Lumpur, October 8. A serious fire broke out at 1 ain in Ampang Street, eight shophouses being gutted, also the outlying buildings behind. It is alleged that the fire originated in the kitchen of an adjoining house. It is stated that five of the houses
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    PORTUGUESE REVOLUTION.
    337 5 KING MARUEL AT GIBRALTAR. SI’ORY OF HIS FLIGHT. [Rbutkr’s Service. London, October 7. Reuter’s correspondent at Gibraltar sta'es that the yacht Amelie, with the Dowager-Queen and the Infante Alfonso, has arrived there it is reported that King Manuel is also on board. The news from Lisbon is most
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    F.M.S. TIN EXPORTS.
    38 5 [From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, October 8 The advance statement of tin exports for nine months shows: Perak 317,429 piculs; Selangor 179,757 piculs; Negri Sembilau 26,405 piculs, against 335,152, 194,878, and 357,7-57 piculs respectively.
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    PUSING LAMA DIVIDEND.
    21 5 Ipoh, October 8. The Pusing Lama Tin Mining Co., Ltd., have declared a dividend of -ixpence per share.
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    ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.
    92 5 CHINESE PRINCE’S ESCAPE. Rbutbr’s Serviob London, October 7. It is reported from San Francisco that what is believed to be an attempt to assassinate Prince I’sai-Hsun of China was frustrate 1 when detectives arrested a heavily armed Chinaman on board the steamer Chiyo, on which the Prince and
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    GERMAN SHIPBUILDING STRIKE.
    49 5 A COMPROMISE AGREES TO. Loudon, October 7. The shipbuilding hands ar Hamburg have accepted the employers’ proposals for a compromise. [DkR OsTASI ATISCH R Lloyd’s SkHVICR.] Berlin, October 7. The wharf stt ike at Hamburg has been settled, and there will be no lockout of metal-workers.
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    CROWN PRINCE’S TOUR.
    35 5 Berlin, October 7. Dr. Georg Wegener will deliver a series of lecture* on economical, political, and colonial subjects f>r the German Crown Prince in preparation for his voyage to the Far East
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    THE PRICE OF COTTON.
    13 5 Berlin, October 7. Cotton is quoted at 7 88d
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    RUBBER ESTATE DEAL
    363 5 HALIFAX Y. lIRRHHBII. THE CLAIM DISMISSED. [/’rom Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, October 2 Judgment has been given in the case in which Mr. J. W. Hallifax sued Mr. E. Nirrnheim for $l,OOO in re<p a ct of the result of a rubber estate at Chemo*", the hearing
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    LUNAS RUBBER ESTATE CASE.
    289 5 JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT. Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, October 7. In the Lunas Estate case, judgment has been given for Mr. Gadelius with costs. [The statement of claim showed that the plaintiff, Mr. J. H. Murray, is a broker carrying on business at No. 9, Raffles Place,
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    The Bandmann Opera Company.
    202 5 To Visit Penang. The members of the Bandmann Opera Company are in Penang to-day but onlv as birds of passage. They have come from Sumatra where they had record houses and are proceeding to the Peninsula. On Saturday the 29r.1i inst. they will be here again
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      1751 5 A Copy of this Prospectus has been filed with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies. The Subscription List will open on the Ist day of Oct., 1910, and will close on or before noon on the 15th day of Oct., 1910. CHIN SENG Co., LIMITED. (INCORPORATED UNDER THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
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    TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
    748 6 The Berlia Kioto* London, Sept. 28.—Further rioting took place in Berlin last night. The police, who had been reinforced, moved on the crowd of strikers Whereupon their sympathisers in the windows immediately bombarded the police with bottles, briquettes, flowerpots and crockery. The Police charged with drawn swords, and
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      902 6 N TENDERS INVITED. V SUPPLY OF STERILIZED M UNSWEETENED CONDENSED a IJ CANNED MILK TO MEDICAL Japan Mail Steamship to. 10. institutions, f.m.s. H lb 'T*ENDERS are invited for the supply of I Sterilized Unsweetened Condensed Canned Milk to the Medical Institutions f in the Federated Malay States, for the
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      51 6 An Eminent Physician says: I think Hvnyaii Janos mineral water a very good aperient for a tropical climate. It seems to me to be one of the best—if not the b e3t —of the mineral waters for restoring an overworked liver to its normal condition. Average dose, a wine-glassful before
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      199 6 Commercial Cars, Ltd. A GENT S: PATERSON, SIMONS CO., LTD., SINGAPORE AND PENANG. •wwS*»;'’J.....LrJ...- AQB mJI Hl OmnibuseH Char-a-bancs. Lorries Fire Engines. Vans Water Carts. 16, 20, 26, 32, 36 40 AND 50 HORSE POWER. eOOOCOOOOOOOO9OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 8 o o i 8 8 8 O Y.r u a.», >| o I
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    SHIPPING.
    384 7 ARRIVALS. Babaian, Dut., 339, Jansen, Oct. 6, P. Bran* dan, oil, Bouatead Co. Ftzehoe, Ger., 2861, T. Baehr, Oct. 6, Maiassar, gen., Behn, Meyer Co. CLEARANCES. Avagyee for Teluk Anson. Dunera for Rangoon and Calcutta Delhi for Ceylon and Europe. Glenfalloch for Singapore, Hongkong, Amoy, and Swatow. Jin Ho
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    SHARES.
    1639 7 0 o** A_ A* a cr 1906 1907 j 1908 1909 1910 MINING. lona 30,000 lO lO 25 10 30 Belat Tin Mining Co. 34 1 4 ex. div. 225,000 22,500 10 10 Bruang, 5 innl WO,MO 60,000 lo 10 10 ...a Bruseh Hyd. Tin Mining Co. I 5J
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    MAILS.
    55 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE Monday. For. Per. Close. Port Swettenham, Singapore, China and Japan N imur 4 p.m Tubsdat. Tongkah Malacca 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Ipoh 4 p.m. Ceylon, Australasia, A India, Aden, Egypt, f Derfflinger 6 p.m. and vid Naples for 1 Regist. up to
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    EXCHANGE.
    129 7 Pbnang, Octobbr 8, 1910. By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/4 5/32 M 4 monthn’ sight Bank ...2/4 15/32 3 Credit 2'4 9/16 3 Documentary 2/4 19/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174 J 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Deinaml Bank 174| 3days’sight Private 176 Madras
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    PRODUCE.
    191 7 Pkn a mg, Octobbr 8, 1910. Gold leaf s«>4.6<t Pepper (W. Oomi 8 H». 6 .»*> No stock. White Pepper ...$26 sellers. Trang Pepper $16.75 sales. Mace $95 sellers. Mace Pickings 177 buyers. Cloves $66 nominal. Nutmegs 110 $19.50 sellers. [No. 1 $7.10 sales. No. 2 $7 sales. Basket
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      41 7 NOBEL’S EXPLOSIVES. MAGAZINES AT PENANG AND IPOH. Stocks always on hand of GELIGNITE BLASTING GELATINE. SETUPLEX DETONATORS. ELECTRIC DETONATORS SPORTING BALLISTITE CARTRIDGES. Sk nd I lands, Buttery A Co., Sole Agents tor Penang and Perak t loMbnry «V Garland, Agents, Perak
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      157 7 o W. D. H. O. WILLS’ 2 8 THREE CASTLES MAGNUMS,” o O A LARGE “HAND-MADE” CIGARETTE. g 8 iiaSOWSSei 8 XF 8 Br '8 NIKKO STUDIO oD. iS--—™O K. S. OKA N IW A, O Pricked in j'he magnums.' I* Q JAPANESE artist, ©SO’S Patent l‘■ Three Castles X
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      360 7 The Aachen and Munich Fire Insurance Co. of Aix la Chapelle. Capital £450,000 Total Assets £1,226,481 The undersigned are authorised to insure almost any property against Fire in Penang or elsewhere. For rates apply co KATZ BROTHERS. Ltd., Agents. sir life $1 Canada. (Ketebllshed 18«*). Assets exceed £6,00U.<>00.0.0 Surplus over
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