Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 March 1911

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    19 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 61 VOL. LXIX. FRIDAY, 17th l9ll. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      56 1 “IB! PINAKG GAZETTE” I (PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING.) > Rates of Subscription, payable strictly in advance:— J LOCAL 2-25 per month. >, 813.50 naif yearly. 5 827.00 per annum. X BY POST 8 2.50 per month. 815.00 half yearly. J 830.00 yearly. WEEKLY EDITION PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. b Subscription 81.50 per
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    RAJA MUDA OF SARAWAK.
    811 2 A BRILLIANT WEDDING. The marriage of Mr. Charles Vyuer Brooke, Raja Muda of Sarawak (eldest son of the Raja and Ranee of Sarawak, Sir Charles and Lady Brooke), and the Hon. Sylvia Brett was solemnised at St. Peter’s Church, Cranhourne, Windsor Forest, on 21st ult. The
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    THE CAMBRIDGE LOCALS.
    912 2 RECORD FOR PENANG. The results of the Cambridge Local Examination have come to iiand aud the various local schblastic establishments and pupils have to be congratulated on their great success. Among the 36 Penang passes of the seniors were the following 4 First Class Honours. 3 Second
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    Malayan Railway Development.
    188 2 The Colonial Secretary was asked in the House of Commons three weeks ago. how far the railway had been opened beyond Kuala Semautau towards the Kelantan frontier, and to what point the permanent surveys had been completed whether the trial surveys had been made from Kuala Teinbeling
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    International Rubber Exhibition.
    200 2 The Daily Expreu of the 23 ulto. says that in connection with the forthcoming rubber exhibition at the Agricultural Hall, the Rubber Growers’ Association (Malaya section) is circularising some of the leading rubber companies suggesting that they should conti ibute to a fund of lO.OOOdols, in order
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    A New Peer.
    71 2 London, March 3.—A Barony has been conferred upon Bir Edward Priaulx Tennant, brother-in-law of Mr. Asquith. He has also been appointed Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. [Sir Edward, who is the second baronet of a creation of 1885, succeeded to
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    THE WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS.
    172 2 Friday, March 17. St. Patrick’s Day. King Edward Memorial Committee, 4 p.m Golf Club Men’s Presgrave Cop. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Choral Society Rehearsal, 9 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. Saturday, March 18. Homeward English Mail. Golf Club Men’s Presgrave Cup. Celebration of St.
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    Other Coming Events.
    165 2 March 24.—Industrial Scholarship Examination, Education Office. March 25 and 26.—G01f Club Men s Monthly Medal. March 25—“ Yeomen of the Guard’: Town Hall March 26. —P.V. Ritle Meeting: Hibbert Challenge Cup, March 27.—P.L.R.C.: >OO yds. deliberate, 4th Class Bisley Target; 150 yds. delil>erate running man March 28.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    106 2 Monday, March —Swatow Drawn-thread work. Canton embroidery, dres< lengths, etc.; 21 Beach Street (Central Sales Room); 11.30 a.m.; Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers. \i r edne»day, Match 22. Furniture; 7 A Logan Road; 11 a.m.; Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers. Fciday, Match 2\. Unserviceable stores Fort Cornwallis; 11.30 a.in.; Cunningham,
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    TENDERS.
    49 2 Municipality, P< nang.— instruments, station equipments, and accessories for system of street automatic fire alarms tender close: noon, March 20 Struifs Government.- —Farm of right of quarrying and disposing of stone from Government quaniesun Islands of Pulau Kra during three years ending 1913 tender close noon March 25.
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      46 2 Sun life ?x::r of Conodo. (k«ih r>ii«h««d iwv. Assets exceed £6,000.000.0.0 Surplus over all liabilities according to Government Standard 840,265.0.0 INCOMR, 1908, £1,428,000 0.0 W. A. WHITh, z Manaaer. South-EaMrr.. ««’<«■«>» A». > ingapore. 1 G eral Agents. Penang P- MOIR CRANES’ Cylinder Oil. S&ndi/amfs, Buttery ZP Co
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      67 2 ty.. More Beef in Lemco rSS than in any other beef essence. A 4-oz. jar con- IteJ tains the essence of about fefr 10 lbs. of beef; makes 32 Jew cups of delicious strength- ening bouillon gives strength an-i delicacy to sevetal dozen dishes. ~z~ A user writes 7Kreti A
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    THE TIN MARKET.
    1266 3 UNPRECEDENTED FLUCTUATIONS. Tin has lately gone through a perio<i of fluctuations, writes the Ironmonger of 25th ulto wholly unprecedented even in its somewhat chequered history, and it would require more courage than discretion to aflitm that the peiiod of disturb'nee is over. There is, indeed, some ground
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    Friday, March 17, 1911.
    763 4 In the March issue of the Agricultural Bulletin of the Suatts and F.M S., the editor, Mr. H. N. Ridley, has an article on Science and Agriculture dealing in particular with British neglect of the study <>f vegetable physiology and plant diseases. This is a serious
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    559 4 Mr. Eric Maxwell has retired from the legal firm of Messrs. Maxwell and Kenion, Ipoh. The Resident of Perak and Mrs. Watson, accompanied by nurse and children, have returned to Taiping after a brief stay at the Box, Taiping Hills. Mr. D. G. Robeitson, the head of
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    The End of the P. R. A.
    120 4 The annual general meeting of the Perak Rifle Association will be held in the Ipoh Clut» to morrow and it will see the winding up of the Association, Government having withdrawn the grant previously given to the P. R. A. and given it
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    The Mails.
    42 4 Hometvard. Sts am kr. Arrives. Mails Sails. Closr B. I. Rharata Sat. 18/3 10 a.m. noon P. O. Marmora Fri. 24/3 N.D.L. Prin. Alice Tues. 28/3 Outioard P. O. Delhi Thun. 23/3 N.D.L. Pr Lwiwig Thurs. 20/3 8.1. Thurs. 30/3
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    To-day’s Tin Quotations.
    74 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $B7 per picul business •lone. Pin in London is quoted at £li4 ss. spot and £174 three months. The following we e the dealings in tin to day —Singapore, Straits I’rading Co Ltd., buvers, no sellers, $87.50 Penang.’ Straits
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    IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
    102 4 INTENTIONS OF AUSTRALIA. NEW SCHEME FAVOURED. [Rkuter’s Srrvicb.] Perth, March 17. The Hon. G. F. Pearce, Minister of Defence for the Commonwealth, in a speech here, said that the Government had no doubts regarding its duties and was prepared to carry out fully Rear-Admiral Sir R Henderson’s defence
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    CHINESE COMMERCIAL MISSION.
    43 4 [Dkr Ostasiatischk Lloyd’s Skrvice.l Peking, March 16. China is sending an official to Russian, British, and Neth&rland Indies pjrts to study the commercial situation. The Chinese merchants previously sent have received a friendly reception from the British aud Dutch Governments.
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      ST. GEORGES GIRLS’ HOME
      214 4 [To the Editor oj the Pinang Sir, I can hardly believe that the letter of “A Supporter” in your issue of the 16th inst. was written with the sincere intention of benefiting this Institution, which he describes as one of the most useful Institutions in Penang.”
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    Bowls at the P.C.C.
    397 4 Single Handicap. The first two ties in the single handicap of the P. C. C. bowls tournament were played off yesterday afternoon with the following results Jas. T. Dobbie 5) beat Dr. Rose —2) 22—11. The Doctor, wh > started an easy favourite, drew first blood
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    246 4 STERLING RUBBERS UPWARD SU4HT MW IN UHW. The following r the o mngM and sellers only) in our share list On paw T of this issue 17/3/W. 16/3/U. lr/3/n TO S- J- X >. -2 Shares. j t Z Mi» k 1 Mining. 8} 8j c.Lahat 8|
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    THE PRICE OF RUBBER.
    75 4 LONDON MARKET STEADY. [P'rom a Malacca Correspondent Malacca, March 17. Information has been received oy Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited, that the price of fine bird Para in London yesterday was 6/6$ per lb., value. The market closed quiet. London, March 16*. The following are to-day’s quotations
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    SINGAPORE & JOHORE RUBBER.
    50 4 SINGAPORE JOHORE RUBBER. H ANDSOME PROFIT AND DIVIDEND [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, March 17. The report of the Singapore Johore Rubber Co., Ltd., shows the dividends for the year to be 66 per cent, and the profits $272,819. The directors recommend the sale to a London company f>r £250.000
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    A STORM IN IPOH.
    60 4 INCESSANT LIGHTNING. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, March 16 There was a terrific storm in Ipoh yesterday afternoon, accompanied by incessant thunder and lightning. A rikisha coolies lamp was struck by lightning, but nothing serious occurred. There was a heavy down pour of rain to-day in
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    SINGAPORE GARRISON.
    38 4 CRITICISMS IN THE COMMONS. [Rkutkr’s Srrvick.] London, March 16. Speaking in the Houie of Commons, Lieut.-General Sir Reginald Po'e Carew, Unionist member for the Bodmin division of Cornwall, criticised the condition of th» garrison in Singapore.
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    AVIATION IN SINGAPORE.
    43 4 FIRST DAY UNSUCCESSFUL From Our Own Correspondent. Singapore, March 17. The first day of the aviation meeting was spoiled owing to the bi-planes not being adjusted to the lightness of the tropical atmosphere It is expected to be successful to-day.
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    PRICE OF OPIUM
    17 4 t From Our Own Correspondent.. Singapore, March Di Opium is quoted to-day (Thursday) $1,875.
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      71 4 To-Day’s Contents. Page z.— The Cambridge Local Examination Malayan Railway Development Raj 4 Muda of Sarawak International Rubber Exhibition A New Pier; and Week’s Engagements. Page 3— The Tin Market. Page Editorial (Plant Pathology) Correspondence Social ami Personal Bowls at the P.C.C. The Mails; Telegrams; and To-day’s Tin Quotations. Page
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    13 4 DEATH. MILLKR.—Feb. 16, at Mill Hill, James Miller, la'e of Singapore, aged 6'.*.
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    RUSSIA AND CHINA.
    142 5 ADVICE FROM “THE TIMES.’ EARNEST NEGOTIATIONS URGED Rbutkr’s sehvick London, March 17. Times urges China to promptly accept without equivocation those Russian demands which she does not mean to contest seriously and negotiate earnestly regarding the others. The Attitude of Japan. Th'. Times, which points out, the
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    ANGLO-JAPANESE RELATIONS.
    100 5 IMPENDING C I.MMERCIAL TREATY [Reuter’s ShRVICK.] London, March 16. At the dinner of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, Mr. Sydney Buxton. President of the board of I rade, stated that the information received from the Chambers of Commerce had enabled the Government to place a case before the
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    AVIATION IN AMERICA.
    96 5 STATUE OF LIBERTY FLIGHT Rbutkr’s Service New York, March 16. I'he Aero Club of America has awarded Count Jacques de Lesseps the prize for his flight from Belmont Park to and around the Statue of Liberty on October 30, 1910 I’he di-tince, in a straight line, is
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    ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONS.
    95 5 THE QUESTION OF ARMAMENTS Dkr Ostasiatischk Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, March 16. The Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung expresses candid satisfaction wi h Su Edward Grey's speech on Anglo-German relations, together with his refeience to the question of armament*, which recognised the German point of view. The speech promises to remove
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    THE MEXICAN CRISIS.
    60 5 WITHDRAWAL OF U.S. WARSHIPS. [Der Ostasiatischk Lloyd’s Service Mexico, March 16. America and Mexico have mutually agreed to the withdrawal of the U. S. men-of-war from the coast aftei coaling. It is explained that the presence of American forces on the frontier was only intended a* a
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    HONGKONG’S FINANCES.
    151 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Hongkong, March 16. Th” Hongkong Government has imposed a further additional duty on liquors to make up the deficiency of $3OO 000 in the revenue. A friendly game of footbal 1 was played on the Esplanade yesterday between the P.C C. and the Police,
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    3157 5 ORDINARY MEETING. THE WATER SUPPLY. At the ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commission, yesterday afternoon, there we>e present: Mr. W. Peel (President). Dr. P. V. Locke, Mr. J. W. Hallifax, Mr. W. T. Chapman, and Mr. Yeoh Guan Seok with Dr. J. S. Rose (Acting Health Officer), Mr.
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      176 5 Central Sales Room. The undersigned is instructed to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, THE Unserviceable and Confiscated Property, AT FORT CORNWALLIS, On Friday, 24th March, 1911, AT 11-30 A.M. USUAL CONDITIONS OF SALE Terms :—Cash before delivery. CUNNINGHAM, CLARK Co., Licensed Auctioneers. 231—14, 17. 20, 23-3 Central Sales Room. 600 Lots
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      324 5 TO LET. “THE ALOES,” No. 50, Northam Road. ENTRY FROM Ist MAY NEXT. Apply to KENNEDY i Co, 246 Downing Street. IMPORTANT SALE. A Valuable Rubber and Cocoanut Estate KNOWN AS The Knlim Rubber and Cocoanut Plantations,” TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, AT THE Archway of Ah Quee's Buildings,
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      1547 6 N Y K BANDOENGSCHE KININEFABRIEK Japan Mail Steamship Co. Ld. l/IHHI was “gradually JAVA QUININE. emaciated s Largely used by Hospitals and Estates. \x •’Any J PflChefl 1 Wle tins nt $l2-50 per tin. \< A 1 c I s no a s P ec^c f° r an y lisease.
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    SHIPPING.
    602 7 ARRIVALS. Carlyle, Brit., 234, McDonald, Mar.. 16, Teluk Anson, gen., Kwong On Co. Deucalion, Brit., 4476, Moir, Mar. 17, Yokohama, gen W. Mansfield Co. De Carpentier, Dut., 766, Koppechaar, Mar. 16, Padang, gen., Hutteubach, Liebert Co. Kleist, Ger., 5123, Pahnke, Mar. 16, Bremen, gen., Behn, Meyer Co. Knm Sang,
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    SHARES.
    1326 7 1 k Capital. Subscribed. ft™. 2 Dividend.. Name. I 2 I 88 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 MINING. 19 03 »00.000 »00.000 30,000 »10 »10 2S 10 30 B.HITi. Mining Co. 1906 300,000 225,000 22,509 10 m 1 20 16 a Bruseh Hyd. Tin Mining C 0.... 0 ’«I
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    MAILS.
    226 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE To-Morrow. f ar. Per. Close* Yen Jit Seng 7 a.m. Mergui, Tavoy, and Moulmein Zaida 7 a.m. Madras, taking mails') for Europe, etc., vid > Thongwa 10 a.m. Bombay Regt, up to 8-30 a m. Colombo and Tuticorin Keemun 1 p.m. Deli Perak (E.S.
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    EXCHANGE.
    128 7 Pinang, March 17, 1911. By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/4 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 11 32 3 Credit 2/4 7/16 3 Documentary 2/4 1/2 Calcutta Demand Bank R a 174| 3 days’ sight Private 475* Bombay Demand Bank u 1741 3 days’sight Private 1754
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    PRODUCE.
    201 7 Prnang, March 17, 1911. Gold leaf $64.80 Pepper (W. Coast :< it. 5 ■>,) No stock White Pepper $23.70 sales. Trang Pepper $16.25 nom Mace fllOnomina) Mace ickings 499 buyers 01ovt8 £42 sellers. Nutmegs lin $2l sales. I $6.10 sales. No. 2 $6.00 sales Basket $5.10 nominal. Copra mixed
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    LOG BOOK.
    621 7 The ss. Sambia an-l Silesia are both due here on March 27. Two Japanese cruisers, the Kurama and Tone, under the command of Vice-Admiral Shimamura, will be sent from Japan to England for the Coronation. Capt. J. W, Saunders, of the liner Korea, upon which nearly $32,000 worth
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