Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 9 February 1911

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 30 VOL. LXIX. THURSDAY, 9th FEBRUARY, 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1994 1 W. DANIEL, l. s. 0..: t 1, BEACH STREET, PENANC, The only Certificated OPTICIAN J in the Straits Settlements and the Only European WATCHMAKER and JEWELLER in Penang. HIGH CLASS REPAIRS A SPECIALITY. J PATRONS are requested to send X DIRECT to above address. < •♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦«♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦a THE PIMANG GAZETTE.” wanted.
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    • 56 1 2 “TNI PINANG 6AZHTI” (PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING.) Rates of Subscription, payable strictly in advance:— a LOCAL 2-25 per month. 813.50 half yearly. 5 rtv’Tvzva™ I’ er annum. I OST 2.50 per month. m 515.00 half yearly. T $30.00 yearly. e 2 WEEKLY EDITION PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. Subscription $1.50 per month.
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  • 1268 2 MISS FLORENCE BEECH’S PETITION. DECREE NISI GRANTED. In the Calcutta High Court on the 31st ultimo, before Mr. Justice Woodroffe and Mr. Just’.c■* C «rnduff, Mrs. Florence Arnold known in Calcu'ta and the Par East as Miss /lorenee Beech, i lie former leading lady in the Bandmann Opera
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  • 487 2 A Berlin correspondent writes :—The Germans are accustomed to be called a nation of beerdrinkers by their French neighbour, just as they have got the nickname of sausage eaters from the Russians. But the time seems to be near at hand when Lagerbeer will not anymore count among the
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  • 435 2 A SPKINO" OF OIL. At Kota Lama, writes a correspondent of the M.M., there is a kerosine oil spring from which oil is running into the river. I was taking a walk by the river near there on the 27th ult., when a strong smell of kerosine
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  • 364 2 Anothbr Solomons Stbambb. Mr. Adam Porsyth, one of the directors Unrna, Philp It Co., Limited, has been in London and Glasgow for nearly mouths on the company’s business. The original intention of the company was to build two new vessel-*, one fur the JavaSingapore trade, and the
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  • 523 2 BUKIT CLOH RUBBER The directors of the Bugit Cloh Rubber Company, in their report for the first eighteen months of the company’s existence —riz., to June 30, 1910—state that the area of the estate is 1,783 acres. The area pianted with Hevea Rubber on June 3>, 1910,
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  • 66 2 Thursday, February 9. P.C.C. Tennis Ties. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. Friday. February 10. P.C.C. Tennis Ties. Saturday, February 11. Homeward P O. Mail. Sunday. February 12. Septuagesima Sunday. M ondav. February 13. P.C.C. Tennis Ties. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Tuesday. February 14. Homeward German Mail. P.C.C. Tennis Ties.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 37 2 iHunyadij Janos u The Best Natural Aperient Water for sluggish bowels. Brings relief in the natural easy way. Speedy, sure and gentle. Try a bottle —and drink half a tumbler < 1 >on arising, before breakfast, for 'VB
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    • 561 2 “Z 1 •*************************0008 BOVRIL PICTON DAVIES, 8 Tickles licensed Surveyor, h/ the o r s s S ANO 0 Palate q 4lo Dat Kramat Roa( t. Penang. 0 «*************************0004 Kx EUROPEAN AGEMf < \VnOI.ESALE V V cuted at lowest cash prices f )r ,n I i. kinds of British and
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 97 2 The Tides. Date. H W. L. W. H. W. L. W. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. Feb. 9 7-24 1-46 8-11 2-34 10 856 3-17 9-38 3-59 11 9-53 4-06 10-19 4-32 12 10-53 5-08 11-22 5-37 13 11-50 6-03 12-16 6-25 14 Nil. 6-47 12-56 7-09 15 1-18 7-26 1-37
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    • 112 2 Coming Events. Feb. 20. King Edward Memorial Fund Public Meeting at Town Mall 3.30 p.m. March 3. Famous Kennedys at Town Hall. March 4. Famous Kennedys at Town Hall. The Sun. Apparent times of Sunrise and Sunset in Penang Sunrise. Sunset. Feb. 9to Feb. 17,...6-05 a.m. 5-55 p.m. Feb. 18
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  • 960 3 MAN’S METHOD. Sales are a woman’s joy, and man doth not intermeddle with it. The reason of this is not far to seek. It is simply this—woman shops, man does not. If man happens to want to buy anything, he goes to a shop, walks up
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 658 3 S Carlyle The Distinctive Pipe Tobacco. Most high-grade tobaccos are very much alike. When you have tried one, you have tried practically all. But Carlyle is not like any other tobacco—it has a fine nutty flavour which is entirely its own. You should try Carlyle—its superb quality and its distinctive
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    • 998 3 I T? Hamburg-Bremen Fire I a Insurance Co. of Hamburg. Established 1854. j|^ t lhe undersi ne d, having been appointed M J H Agents of the above Company are ready I Fl H to accept fire risks at current rates. I r| KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd., BUILT FOR THE FAR
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  • 920 4 The boom in British foreign trade has not ended with the close of 1910. Splendid as were the totals for last year, there would seem to be good grounds for anticipating that more records will be broken in the coming twelve months. The new year has
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  • 857 4 FAREWELL TO DR. E. N. GRAHAM. The staff of the District Hospital, Ipoh, assembled on Monday, th® 6th inst., at the office of the Medical Officer to express their appreciation of the valuable assistance tendered by the worthy Doctor during his stay with them. Mr. J. E.
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  • 1228 4 M AC DON A L D—YO UNG. In the Presbyterian Church, Northam Road, at 3-30 p.m. yesterday, the marriage was solemnized of Mr. William Elder Macdonald and Miss Grace Eileen Dora Young. The Church was prettily decorated by Mrs. Hoover (a sister of the bride) and Misses
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  • 266 4 Claim on Promissory Notes. In the Supreme Court, yesterday, Sir W. Hyndman Jones, Kt., Chief Justice, Mr. Justice W. W. Fisher, and Mr. Justice Thornton sat as a Full Court of Appeal to hear an appeal against the decision of Mr. Justice T. Sercombe Smith in the ca-e
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  • 243 4 P C.C. Tournament. The following ties were played off yesterday Championship. Bailey scratched to Mercer Double Handicap. Class A. Waugh J: Goldie beat I vens 4 R. Henderson 6—3 5—7 6 —l. M ixed Double Handicap. Mrs. Bailey «fc Whitlock beat. Miss Hogan «fc Hodge 4—6 6—3 6—2;
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 304 4 Caldbeck, Macgregor Co., I WINE MERCHANTS, S 7, UNION TREET, PENANG. The name CALDBECK MACGREGOR on a S > label is a guarantee of value and quality. < Telephone: 441. Cablbs “Caldbeck.” 08-— STILL FORCING AHEAD. ALLEN BURY’S FOODS now in Glass Jars. BENGER’S FOOD—The Food for Infante. ANTIPON, VENO
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  • 214 5 STERLING RUBBERS FIRM. TONGK4H TINS RISING. The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our shaie list on page 7 to-day 9/2/10. 8/2/11. 9/2/11. a X K K oc J Shares. Je J; s'® s s M ac CS so 29 02 Mining. 20 20}
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  • 36 5 [From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, February 8. To-day’s (Wedues lay’s) quotations for produce are Pepper, white $27.00 Pepper, black 15 75 Copra, best 9.40 Copra, Bali 9.35 Copra, Pontiauak 920 Sago flour, Sarawak 3.90
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  • 49 5 SHARE TROUB ES ALLEGED. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, February 9. An employe of a Jewish firm committed suicide in his office this morning by drinking acid. It is sta’ed that he was in trouble over share transactions, but no reliable details are at present obtainable.
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  • 42 5 DIVIDEND OF TEN PER CENT. [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, February 8. Tne Directors of the United Serdang Rubber Co., Ltd., have declared a dividend of ten per cent, for 1910, and carry forward £9,277 to this year’s accounts.
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  • 62 5 SEQUEL TO THE MYLIUS TRIAL [Reuter's Skrvicr] London, February 7. The printer of the journal Liberator (which contained the libel on King George by Elward Mylius, who was sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment) has refu-ed to continue to print it, informing the Editor that, unless this is
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  • 37 5 BRITISH GOVERNMENT’S EXPERT. [Router’s Service.] London, February 8. The British Government is sending to China Dr. Reginald Farrar, medical inspector under the Local Government Board, who has had considerable experience of plague in India.
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  • 40 5 THE NEW MINISTER AT PEKING. [Rruter’r Service.] London, February 8. Herr von Haxthausen, of the P°’ l^ cal department of the German Foreign Office, has been appointed Minister at Peking in succession to Count Arthur von ex.
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  • 24 5 [Rkutkr’h Service i London, February 8. The Au.tr. linn billiard player, George Gray, hes made a record brea o against Diggle.
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  • 189 5 SHAREHOLDERS* MEETING. ALLEGATIONS OF MISMANAGEMENT. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, February 9. The annual meeting of shareholders in the Indragiri (Sumatra) Rubber Co., Ltd., was held yesterday, Mr. Rijubark presiding over a good attendance. The Chairman stated that the former manager, Mr. Burchhardt, had disregarded the Board’s
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  • 65 5 DATE PROVISIONALLY FIXED. [Reuter’s Service London, February 9. The Coronation Durbar will be held on or about December 12, but anyhow before the Mohorrutn festival. The details of Their Majesties’ visit Lave not been settled yet, but at the conclusion of the Durbar there will be a trip
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  • 25 5 [Reuter’s Service London, February 9. The Japanese expedition ship Kainan Maru has arrived at Wellington, New Zealand, on hs way to the Antarctic.
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  • 30 5 [Dbr Ostasiatisc’je Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, February 8. On their forthcoming voyage to Corfu the Kaiser and Kaiserin will not touch at Rome either going or returning.
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  • 27 5 [Der Ostasiatischk Lloyd's Service.] Berlin, February 8. The German military airship has made a twelve hours’ flight from Gotha to Metz, everything going smoothly.
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  • 30 5 [Reuter s Service London. February 9. The death is announced of Earl Caw lor, who was First Lord of the Admiralty from March to December, 1905.
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  • 17 5 [Der Ostasiatischk Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, February 8. Cotton is quoted at 7.78 d.
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  • 204 5 At the Guildhall, on Jan. 5, William Standish Roberts appeared in answer to an adjourned summons charging him with embezzlement, the prosecutors being Messrs. R. G. Shaw and Co., who acted as secretaries to a number of companies The defendant, in December, 1909. was appointed chief clerk
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  • 772 5 NEXT SATURDAY'S GYMKHANA. [From Our Own Correspondent]. Tai ping, Feb 8. I am now able to give you particulars of the Gymkhana which the Perak Turf Club is holding in Taiping at 3 pm. on Saturday next. The following is the programme of events: (1.) Open Distance Handicap.
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  • 45 5 The following is the February score of the Selangor L R.C. for the Walker liophy, fired on the new three-inch bull target Mrs. Brown Mrs. Cooper 33 Mrs. Dupuis 32 Mrs. Douglas 31 Mrs. G. C. McGregor 30 Mrs. Bristow 28 188
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  • 63 5 Prices, for the period from February 3 to 16, inclusive, of cultivated rubber on which export du’y is leviable on an ad valorem basis under the Rules under the Customs Duties Enactment: Sheet and biscuit per picul $270 Fine crepe 27-'» Best scrap in crepe form 250
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  • 33 5 Export from Pkrak. The advance figures of the export of tin from Perak fur January are as follows Piculs Catties Block tin 10,127 51 Tin ore 24,381 50 Duty $413,185.01
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  • 558 5 PROBABLE OUTPUTS A few months ago, when Mr. H. K. Rutherford was criticising H E the High Cominissionei’s estimate of 70,000 tong as the probable Straits and F.M.S. output in 1916, we dabbled in figures, says the M.M., and worked out probable outputs for the next
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  • 427 5 Writing to the T. O M on the subject of Japanese labour. Mr. L H. Freeman «ays tint he had Japanese working three years a_>o on contracts in the Argentine, and continues I can most certainly say that I found that Japanese coolies work uncommonly well.
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  • 50 5 The following additional returns for January are to hand Allagar lb. 4.000 Alor Gajah 742 Bukit Kajang 7.497 Carey United 10,750 Glenshiel 7.423 Inch Kenneth 19,252 Kajang 880 Port Dickson ,> 1,973 Pandan 672 Rantu Tanjong 646 Sungei Choh 7,000 Seremban 34,165 Sungei Salsk 5,265 Tamalak 1,170 Sendayan
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  • 76 5 Messrs. Boustead <k Co.’s London cablegram to-day states Para to arrive 6/0} Market quiet. Hon. W. Evans, Resident Councillor will preside over a Public Meeting at the Town Hall Penang on Monday the 20th inst. at 3-30 p in to consider the question of eo-operating in the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 703 5 The Grand Hotel, IPOH, PERAK. A Model of Comfort and Luxury. A Few Hour* by Rail or Motor Car from Penang. CHARGES MODERATE. Cook’s Coupons accepted. Telegrams: CREET,” Ipoh. P. Z. CREF.T, Sole Proprietor. THE EMPIRE HOTEL, KUALA LUMPUR, F. M. S. A NEW FIRST-CLASS HOTEL, FITTED WITH Electric Light
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    • 874 6 NV IZ" •I i IX. I '*'*<•>__ THE MOTHER sk/l4llt*A hunwisußiMkipuLd., j. OirdKvi~OQuirC \</iW |®u®> Nestle’s Milk food MOTOR CARS.! ..J5X5L... BRITISH BUILT THROUGHOUT. uZ,n h Zl.™ .IX 2S± HEldlllT m“A for her child places her trust in a diet J with the Imperial Japanese Government, w h H||M Y
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  • 461 7 ARRIVALS. Assaye, Brit., 7500, Jones, Feb 0, Colombo, gen., Adamson. Gilfillan Co. Hitachi Marti, Jap 4164, Yamawaki, Feb. 9. Yokohama, gen.. Boustead Co. Kut Sang, Brit 4895, Bradley, Feb. 9. Calcutta, gen., Boustead Co. Malaya, Ger., 348, Peters, Feb. 9, Deli, gen., Behn, Meyet Co. Pangkor, Brit., 134, Morris,
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  • 1594 7 Q Capital. Subscribed. Value Dividends. Nance. "g o f£ oo 9 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 MINING. 1903 $300,000 $3<)0,000 30,000 »10 »10 25 10 30 BruMiJ** 1 Mln ng C I 1906 300,000 225.00 C 22,500 10 10 Bruseh’dyd. Tin iningCo. "J 1901 600,000 600.000 60,000 10 10
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  • 165 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE To-Morrow. Per. Close Yen Jit Seng 7 a m Colombo and Tuticorin H. Mani 11 a .m. Alor Star (Kedah) Kedah 11a.m. Singapore and Hongkong Amoy and Swatow Seang Bee noon. Trang Kian Ann 1 p.m. Batu Bahra Leong Ho 1 p.m. Pang Nga
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  • 131 7 Pbnang, Fkbruary 9, 1911. (By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/4 5/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3 8 3 Credit 2/4 1/2 3 Documentary 2/4 17/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Re. 174 j 3 days’ sight Private 175| Bombay Demand Bank M 174| 3 days’sight Private
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 709 7 Great and Greater I the unbounded and increasing popularity of I MARTELL’S BRANDY I I is due to the quality guaranteed by the I L Blue and Silver Label. J I Netherlands Gotta Percha I COMPANY, LIMITED. j Singapore Rubber Works. Matting and Floor-Tiles Specially Suitable for Shipboard, 2 Banks,
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    • 277 7 C. P. R. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY Co.'s Royal Mai.l Steamship Line. THE NATIONAL HIGH WAY TO KDROPE J&paa, u.'.nada and the United S'.a*>l, Route from Hongkong r-* Shanghai, agasaki, d Sea of J -pan), '<«.be, /okohama. Victoria and Vancouver. X. .S. ’’Einpress oi Inuia 'f win Stiew Stea.Tf r» ■•S.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 2136 8 p. M, st..» miigniw comtMi. v. intended Sailings. Norddcutscher Lloyd, Bremen. W® EXPECTED ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES I MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD. IX\\ n-Uink Tti/Un CUaawi UanUaliAw Imperial German Mail Line. J/ Feb. 9 Assave connecting with India BritlSD 10(11(1 SISODI N (IVI £BllOO CO.. 23 Marmora Moldavia (Y U J «k
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