Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 15 November 1910

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 260 VOL. LXVIII. TUESDAY. 15th NOVEMBER, 1910. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1695 1 W. DANIEL, L. S. o„ t 1, BEACH STREET, PENANG, J The only Certificated OPTICIAN in the Straits Settlements and the Only European WATCHMAKER and JEWELLER in Penang. < HIGH CLASS REPAIRS A SPECIALITY. PATRONS are requested to send DIRECT to above address. X ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦J THF “PINANG GAZETTE.” for sale.
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      57 1 ••••••••••••••••••••••••a* THE STRAITS SHEET ALMANAC FOR 1911 WILL BE ISSUED BY THE Pinang 1 Gazette Press, J LIMITED, Before the New Year. This Artistic production and compen- dium of useful information should have a place in every Office and Home in British Malaya. t Orders are now being booked at
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    WESTERN MEN AND EASTERN MURALS.
    3465 2 “TRUTH’S” CONCLUDING ARTICLES. When the articles on the above subject appeared in Truth a few weeks ago. writes Scrutator in Truth, of the 19th ulto I anticipated that as soon as they got out to the East I should hear a good deal from readers
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    THE WKEK.
    80 2 Tuesday, November 15. St. Machutus. Band, Golf Club. Australian Buckjumpers, Dato Krainat. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. Wednesday, November 16. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Australian Buckjumpers, Dato Kramat. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. Thursday, November 17. St. Hugh. Outward P. O. Mail. Friday, November 18. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Saturday,
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    Coming Events.
    22 2 ..iww Nov. 30.—St. Andrew’s Ball. Dec. 19 —Penang Race Entries Close, 5 p.rn Jan. 13.—Fancy Dress Ball at Town Hall.
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    19 2 Nov. 22. Police v. Butterworth. Esplanade. Nov. 24.—Crescent t>. Free School, Esplanade. Nov. 29.—Crescent v. Butterworth, Esplanade.
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    TENDERS.
    54 2 F.M.S. Railways.— Supply of stores, 1911 tenders close noon, Nov. 30. Selangor Turf Club Griffins for New Year Meeting tenders close Nov. 30. F.M.S. Railways.— Moulding and casting iron and brass, etc. tenders close noon, Nov. 30. Forests Department— Right to cut and remove bakau and other trees tenders
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    16 2 “Clove Mall Clove Hall Road; apply 22a Beach St. or 214 Penang Road.
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    Where to Stay.
    38 2 Penang :—The E. A O Hotel, Toe Crag, Raffles by the Sea, Runnymede Hotel, and Sea View Hotel. Singapore :—Adelphi Hotel and Raffles Hotel. Kuala Lumpur:—Grand Oriental Hotel. Ipoh :—The Grand Hotel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel.
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    546 2 MINUTES OF EAST MEETING. Minutes of the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on Thursday the 27th October 1910. Present. F. J. Hallifax Esq., (President), Messrs. Quah Beng Kee, Dr. P. V. Locke, J. W Hallifax, and Lim Cheng Teik. Absent. W. T. Chapman Esq. 1. The minutes
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      36 2 —gives a 1 delightfully I appetizing I flavour to all f |l I Meat Dishes, ||J| I Fish, Soup, I Game, Cheese, Salad, &c., I ass^sts *C%e Original and Genuine By Royal Warrant ML&» the Kin,.
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      432 2 The London Assurance Corporation. The undersigned, having been appointed Agents for the Corporation, are now prepared to accept MARINE and FIRg risks at current rates. PATERSON, SIMONS Co., L TD dyenfc. Mannheim Insurance Co. Marine Insurance. The undersigned, as Agents, will accept Marine Risks on Merchandise, Produce and Valuables at
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      64 2 The Sun. Apparent times of Sunrise and Sunset in Penang "‘i Sunrise. Sunset. Nov. 6to Nov. 15,...6-06 a.m. 5-54 p.m. Nov. 16 to Nov. 24,...6-07 am. 5-53 p.m. Nov. 25 to Nov. 30, ..6-08 am. 5-52 p.m. The Moon. O Full Moon 7.25 a.m. 17 Nov. Last Quarter 113 p.m
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      79 2 The Tides. Date. H. W. L. W. H. W. L. W. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. Nov. 15 10-01 4-12 10-13 4-25 16 10-44 4-59 11-06 5-21 17 11-27 538 11-49 5-10 18 12-11 623 6-35 19 12-56 7-08 1-28 7-32 20 1-44 7-56 2-09 8-20 21 2-32 8-44 2-57 9-09
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      1122 3 Dll*TC2*H c*l Dunlop Motor Tyres* ;S: 8S 4 M i><7 M El Concept» „50 $l5O /(J JK BY Tarantella e>< 50 $1.50 Togo 50 $1.50 m Messrs. GUTHRIE CO.; oa ITMWWm v Flor Prado 50 $l9O M M La Vista 50 1.90 5 GUARANTEED FRESH STOCKS. BST :Jg B lor
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    Tuesday, Nov. 15, 1910.
    1187 4 A ton of quinine has been ordered by the Government of Eastern Bengal and Assam from a firm of English manufacturing chemists. This huge quantity of medicine is to be used in an anti-mala'ial campaign that has been decided on by the Provincial Government. 700,000 deaths
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    SALE OF CANNING ESTATE.
    937 4 DISPUTE OVER COMMISSION. The Times of Malaya of Friday reports:— At the High Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Ebden, Mr. J. B. Robertson, of Ipoh, sued Dr. P. G. Edgar, of Ipoh, for the sum of $3,666 commission in respect of the sale of Canning Estate,
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    THE BAND FUND.
    781 4 CAFE CHANI’ANT AT TOWN HALL. A second entertainment in aid of the band fund was given in the Town Hall last night to a fairly crowded house, the heavy rain earlier in the evening interfering with the attendance. The band opened the programme with a familiar overture
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    The Australian Buckjumpers.
    80 4 We have been asked to state that for to night’s competition for the Championship of Penang, two entries have already been lodged with the management. that of Messrs. Stockdale and Stanley Bennett, both of whom, we may mention, are equestrians of no mean order. lhere will be
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      211 4 By using Hall’s Distemper your home can be made brighter, J healthier and more picturesque, at a cheaper cost than wall-paper, and without < U u the objectionable smell of paint. t I Hall’s V? I Distemper L/ (Trade Mark.) is deservedly the popular wall covering of the day. It
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      195 4 RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION TO THE PINANG GAZETTE.” Payable Strictly in Advance. .Town. By t*ozt. MONTHLY 9 2.25 9 2.50 QUARTERLY 6.75 7.50 Vi YEARLY 13.50 15.00 ANNUAL »7.00 30.00 Broken periods are charged for either at a half or full month. The Telegraphic Address of the Pinang Gazette” is ‘‘Gazette,
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    122 5 SELLERS AWAIT BETTER PRICES. YESTERDAYS QUOTATION i IN SINGAPORE. [From Our Own Correspondent. 1 Singapore, November 14. In the share market sellers generally are holding on for better prices. Buyers’ prices to-day (Monday) are Kuala Lumpurs £7 15/Linggi Plantations £2 5/United Sardangtt £5 7/Tronohs $14.50 To-day’s Penang
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    FORGED SHARE TRANSFERS.
    40 5 MANY COMPANIES AFFECTED. From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, November 15. There is a go >d deal of apprehension locally owing to very general statements that the forgery of share transfer receipts affects many companies not yet disclosed.
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    26 5 [Front Our Own Correspondent Singapore, November 14. To-day’s (Monday’s) quotations for pro luce and opium are Gambier 9.70 Sarawak sago flour 3.65 Opium 1,860.00
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    ACCIDENT AT KUANTAN.
    28 5 [From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, November 15. The Banka at the bar of the Kuantan river sank on Sun lay night. No lives were lost.
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    AFFAIRS IN PERSIA.
    71 5 PROTECTION OF TRADE ROUTES. [Rrutrr’B Srrvice.] London, November 14. It is reported from Teheran that it has been decided to appoint Nizam es Sultaneh, formerly Governor of Kermanshah, to be Governor of the province of Fars (or Farsistan), ami it is intended to employ his tribal followers
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    TRANS-CAUCASIAN RAILWAY.
    62 5 RUSSIAN BANKERS’ SCHEME. [Reutkk’s Service London, November 15. The Times's correspondent at St. Petersburg states that a syndicate of Russian banks, having at its disposal £25,000,000 (sterling), has made a proposal for the construction of a railway from the Caucasus to Baluchistan across Persia. The Premier’s SupportBoth M.
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    A ROYAL AERONAUT.
    53 5 PRUSSIAN PRINCE’S FLIGHTS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, November 14 It is reported from Darmstadt that Prince Henry of Prussia, who has been learning recently to :eroplane, took several flights alone yesterday in the new military aeroplane. A Plucky Princes». An instructor then took the Princess for a flight
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    THE BIRKBECK BANK.
    44 5 “RUSH” SLOWLY SUBSIDING. [Reuter’s Service London, November 15. The run on the Birkbeck Bank is slowly subsiding. Some people have waited all night, but the crowds are smaller, and they have b»-en paid most promptly. Many i others are paying in.
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    DISSOLUTION IN SIGHT?
    85 5 PARTY HEADQUARTERS ACTIVE. li.P.’s POURING INTO LONDON! [Reuter's Service.] London, November 15. The party leaders and members of the House of Commons are pouring into London and the greatest possible activity prevails at the political headquarters. A Significant Visit. Lord Knollys, Private Secretary to His Majesty the
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    HR. REDMOND’S RETURN.
    50 5 TRIUMPHAL PROGRESS TO DUBLIN [Reuter’s Service.] London, November 14. Mr. John Redmond, M.P., leader of the Irish Nationalists, returned to Ireland osi Sunday from his tour in the United States. His journey from Queenstown to Dublin was a triumphal progress, there being no sign of O’Brienita opposition.
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    THE SPY SCARE.
    56 5 GERMAN OFFICER BOUND OVER. [Reuter’s Service London, November 15. The trial of Lieut Helm, the German military officer (who was arrested as a spy) on charge of misdemeanour, took place yesterday, when he pleaded guilty. He was bound over in respect of the sum of £250, and
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    WELSH COLLIERY DISPUTE.
    31 5 A SMALL CONCES-lON IN WAGES. [Reutfr’s Service. I London, November 15. The Welsh colliery owners have agreed to make a small advance in the general rate of wages.
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    THE FLOODS IN PARIS.
    17 5 [Reuter’s Service London, November 14. The rise of the Seine has apparently ceased.
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    The New French Ministry.
    75 5 Paris, Nov. 4.—The new Ministry is definitely constituted as follows Premier and Interior M. Briand. Justice M. Girard. Foreign Affairs M Pichon. War General Brun. Marine Admiral Bouĕ de la Peyrire. Labour M. Lefferre. Public Instruction M. Maurice Faure Finance M. Klotz. Commerce M. Jean Dupuy.
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    The Penang Tin Cases.
    103 5 In Tinland, commenting on the above, says:— The case took eighteen days in the hearing and is considered to be one of, if not the, greatest commercial cases on record in Penang. The lesson to be gained from this case is that speculation in trade and
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    Rubber Crops.
    41 5 Allen Dennys it Co., agents for the Eow Seng Kubber Estate, send ua the following details of crop August lb. 955 September 990 October 1,104 This makes a total of 7,049 lb. for the first ten months of 1910.
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    Tin Mining Returns.
    90 5 The output of the Menglembu Lode Syndicate for October was 252 piculs, estimated roughly at $12,400. Twenty stamps were running for 25 days. The output from January to October, 1910, amounts to 2,765 piculs. The Government clerical examination held on the Bth and 9th inst. to test
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    TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
    838 5 ENGLISH POLITICS. London, Nov. 3.—The Liberal papers are elated at the result of the Walthamstow Bye election, and declare that it is bound to influence the Veto Conference, and strengthen the hand of Ministers in earrying out the people’s mandate to end the tyranny of the Lords. In
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    BOOKMAKERS’ PROFITS.
    1097 5 THE CASE AGAINST M. S. COWAN. The preliminary enquiry into the charges of criminal breach of trust brought by A. W. Tully against his former partner M. S. Cowan, was resumed in the Singapore Third Court Before Mr. Robinson on Thursday afternoon. The Hon. Hugh Fort, and Mr.
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    The Demand for Chilis.
    147 5 Tn the Agricultural Bulletin for November, Mr. H. N. Ridley has an article on Chilis as a catch crop,” in which he says The demand for chilis or capsicums by natives for local consumption is very large. They are used both fresh and dry, and the
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    Lawn Tennis in Kuala Lumpur.
    73 5 On Friday evening the unfinished contest iu the Men’s Handicap lawn tennis singles at Kuala Lumpur, was resumed between Mr. R. Crichton and Mr. F Sa'zmann. Crichton owed 4/6 and Salzmann 30. The game was very interesting, and fairly even throughout, though on the second
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      805 5 N. D. DE SILVA, Manufacturing* Jeweller and Engraver. Repair Werk 74 BISHOP ST., WeddiM at moderate Riage price». PENANG. speciality. SALE OF CROWN LAND TOWN SUB-DIVISION IX. FOUR lota of Crown Land being a part of Lot No. 11l T.B. IX and marked Noa. 7,8, 9, and 10 on the
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      1334 6 N. V. K.: The 15 H. P. 5 <■! »«3 I INFANCY, •\K Straker-Squire i S ItLKZSS Z «JOQP, I (Four Cylenders.) Car. I age. .r. kn .a it maintained W ■w Those who use NESTLE’S FOOD for Infants and Convalescents place I J bet A we r :r ja?\T
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    SHIPPING.
    423 7 ARRIVALS. A.vagyee, Brit., 247, Campbell, Nov. 15, Teluk Anson, gen., E. S. Co. Hebe, Brit., 398, Williams, Nov. 15, Singapore, gen., Adamson, Gillillan Co. Malacca, 8rit.,'405, Upton, Nov. 14, Tougkah, gen., Kong On. Omapere, Brit., 340, Lyons, Nov. 14, Singapore, gen., E. S. Co. Perak. Brit., 258, Glenday, Nov.
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    SHARES.
    1559 7 Capital. Subscribed. N £Zs.° f Value. 3 Dividends. i Name. g. |,2 M QQ O’ Q 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 MINING. 1093 »300,000 »300,000 30,000 *lO $lO 25 10 30 Belat Tin Mining Co. 3| 1906 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 Bruang, 1901 600,000 600,000 60,000 10 10
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    MAILS.
    156 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE* To-Morrow. For. Per. Close. Alor Star (Kedah) Kedah 8 a.m. Negapatam Madras Teesta 10 a.m. Pang Nga and Trang Deli 1 p.m. Tongkah Hebe 1 p.m. Tehik Anson Avagyee 2 p.m. Thursday. Singapore, China and Japan Assaye 8 a.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Taroba
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 7 Pbnang, November 15, 1910. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/4 5/32 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 15/32 3 Credit 2'4 9/16 3 Documentary 2/4 19/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174 f 3 days’ sight Private 175| Bombay Demand Bank 174 j 3 days’sight Private Madras
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      693 7 An Eminent Physician says: “T thing Hunyadi Janos mineral water a very good aperient for a tropical climate. It seems to me to be one of the best—if not the best of the mineral waters for restoring an overworked liver to its normal condition. Average dose, a wine-glassful befo r
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      341 7 sub lite ol Canada. (Katabllshed 18«iA). Assets exceed £6,000.18)0.0.0 Surplus over all liabilities according to Government Standard 840,265.0.0 Income, 1908. £1,428,000 0.0 W. A. WHITE, j KKNNKny AOo Manager, South-Eastern X I G*n“ral Agents, Penang As a. Singapore I Appendicitis, now so prevalent, is believed to arise chiefly from constipation
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