Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 October 1911

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 236 VOL. LXIX. TUESDAY, 17th OCTOBER, 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1260 1 non Dt3D3DaaaaaDtiaaaßß For $3O ou can have the Pinang A Gazette” posted every day S for a whole year to your address. g (LOCAL SUBCRIPTION, 427.) a Proportionate Quarterly and 0 Half-vearly rates. o Subscriptions are payable in D advance and remittances should n be addressed to The Managing Dlradar:
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      80 1 I ■■■■■■□□□□□□□□□□□□□□<*■«• 1 T X T hbn YOU are away on leave VV you want to keep in touch with Malayan affairs, Social, Commercial, Minitfg, Planting, &c. This you can dn in no better way t than by subscribing to the We*kly Edition of the Pinang Gazette,” o published every
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    Telegraphic News.
    783 2 THE SITUATION IN PERSIA. London, October T.——The Times to-day, referring to the despatch of troops to South Persia, understands that the latest report from Shiraz indicates some improvement in the situation. It is therefore possible, the journal says, that the British Government will be relieved of the necessity
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    Unclaimed Letters.
    303 2 The following unclaimed letters, etc., were lying at the Penang Post Office up to 14th October Letters. Allix Robt Mons, Geo. E. Anderson, W Akerley James, A Bouvy, Bruce John, H H Bodimeyer, W E Bowerman, A E Butler, Mrs E Bartelle, K P Carey, M Cousin, J
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    Registration of Servants.
    275 2 Voluntary System in Indo-China. A system of voluntary registration of the servants employed by Europeans was introduced into Indo-China about two years ago, and recently an extension of the system has been advocated by Captain Mallet, chief of the police in the French Concession. Briefly, the system
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    A Motor Car Fatality.
    221 2 An Extraordinary Cash.” The enquiry into the death of the Chinese schoolmaster, who was killed at Pudu by a motor car, was concluded on Wednesday afternoon in Kuala Lumpur, Mr. Daly returned a verdict of Death by misadventure.” Deceased, Kok Siew Ngee, arrived in Kuala Lumpur
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    The Week's Engagements.
    131 2 Tuesday, October 17. P.C.C. Quoits Tournament. Ladies’ Bisley, Taiping. Golf Club Ladies’ Monthly Medal. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. George Town Cinematograph. Japanese Bioscope, Penang Road. Wednesday, October 18. St. Luke, Evangelist. P.C.C. Quoits Tournament. Ladies’ Bisley, Taiping. Golf Club Ladies’ Monthly Medal. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Thursday,
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    Other Coming Events.
    96 2 October 24. —Federal Council. October 25.—The Cambridgeshire. October 26.—Municipal Commission, 3.30 p.m. October 26. —Lodge Scotia Regular Meeting, 9 p.m. October 28.—Ipoh Sky Race Meeting. October 28. —Singapore Race Entries Close. October 28 and 29.—G01f Club: Men’s Monthly Medal. October 29.—Interport Shoot: Official Practices Commence. November 7.
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    League Football.
    46 2 The following fixtures have been arranged October. 19.—Police v. Free School, Free School. 26.—C.R.C. G. Wharves, Victoria Green. November. 2.— Police v. M.R.C., Esplanade. 9.—Crescent v. Wharves, Esplanade. 16.—Free School v. P.C.C. Esplanade. 23.—Police v. Crescent, Esplanade. 28.—C. R.C. v. Free School, Victoria Green.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    74 2 Saturday, October 21.— Furniture, 13 Logan R‘>ad 11 a.m.; Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers. Monday, October 23. Land in Province Wellesley; 11.30 a.m.; 21 Beach St.; Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers. Monday, October 23. Premises No. 4 Clove Ha l Ro<d; 11 am.; 38 Beach St.; Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer.
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    TENDERS.
    260 2 Municipal Commissioners of George Town.— Renting of Markets (Noordin St. Ghaut, Jelutong, Pulau Tikus), baths (Chowrasta, Pitt St., Prangin. Campbell St.), privilege of collecting fees for sale of ducks and fowls at Central Market, rent of Weld Quay Meter, for 1912; tenders close: noon, Oct. 25. Municipal Commissioners oj
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    16 2 183 Burmah Road apply E. A. Manasseh, 146 Penang St. or Larut Road.
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      525 2 a c n The Bankruptcy Ordinance, »888. Central Sales Room. g In the Supreme Court of the Straits BY ORDER OF N. D. MUDIE, Esq., Settlements. (Assistant Official Assignee, Supreme Court, SETTLEMENT OF PENANG. Penanq, Administrator of the Estates and Tn Bankruntcv. No. 15 of 191 U. Effects oj Yeoh
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      56 2 EYE-SIGHT. MR. H. LAZARUS, Son of late Mr. N. LAZARUS, OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN CALCUTTA, IS NOW IN PINANG AND CAN BE CONSULTED FOR SPECTACLES AT Messrs. GOH TAIK CHEE 6 SON., Church Street, Penang. Sight-Testing and Advice Free. HOURS OF CONSULTATION: From 9 a.m. to 12 noon, and 2 p- 111
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      33 2 The Tides. Date. H. W. L. W. H. W. L. W. A.M A M P M P M 0ct.17 7-28 1-65 8-15 2-38 18 8-58 3-15 9-35 3-58 19 9-50 3-57 10-05 4-12
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      426 2 AMUSEMENTS. THE BIG TO-NIGHT I TO-NIGHT 11 The Longest Film never Shown yet by any other Company in S.S. and F.M.S. Napoleon Bonaparte in St. Helena OR The Last Days of Napoleon (From 1815 to 1821) AT THB Straits Cinematograph Co., Penang Road. THE NEW GRAND PROGRAMME 1. The Cuirassiers
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    884 3 FOO BALLERS’ EXCITING EXPERIENCE. The members of the Kuala Lumpur Rugby team had rather an exciting experience on their way down to Klang on Saturday, They had hired a motor ’bus to take them to Klang and back, and in this they travelled as far as Puchong swamp
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      369 3 □nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnn n g PRACTICAL TRIALS OF g B PERLIS GUANO I PROVE IT TO BE A Most Satisfactory Manure for RUBBER LANDS. Read the Result of an Estate Manager's Experiment u THE VALLAMBROSA RUBBER Co., Ltd., n VALLAMBROSA ESTATE, 0 Klang, 16th August, 1911. F"! t. n Messrs. THE STRAITS
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      2012 3 TENDERS. Government Notification. SITUATIONS VACANT. will be received at the WA MHT FR. T> Tenders Invited lor Licences Hon’ble Resident Councillor’? Office, lor Public Gaming Houses, 1912. mWXwX OctQber B Y .7° o? PP,y liver Qtl P ll h r d lady recommend Tenders will be received at the Oflice
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    RHEA GROWING.
    1240 4 It is wonderful what a fascination the cultivation of ramie or rhea has had for planters in different parts of the world. Years of experiments and big sums of money have been devoted by enthusiasts in India, the West Indies and other tropical countries in an endeavour to
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    Music at the E. & O.
    94 4 Music at the E. O. The final performance by the Continental orchestra at 'he E. &O. Hotel last night was marked by a large attendance of guests at the special dinner. The band played excellently and the programme was varied by some charming vocal solos. After dinner the verandah was
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    LADIES’ RIFLE SHOOTING.
    579 4 BISLEY AT TAIPING. EIGHT VICTORIES FOR PENANG. [From Our Special Correspondent,] Taiping, October 17. Heavy rain fell yesterday afternoon and during the night, but the weather cleared up finely this morning and could not be better if ordered. There were 37 entries as follows Singapore 5 Penang
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    To-Day’s Tin Quotations.
    70 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $94.05 per picul, business done. Tin in London is quoted £lB9 15s. spot and £lB9 three months. The following were the dealings in tin to-day :—Singapore Straits Trading Co., Ltd., 400 tons, $94.75 Penang Straits Trading Co., Ltd., 225
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    Quoits at the P.C.C.
    25 4 The following ties have been fixed for Thursday, October 19 Championship. Riley v. F. Daniel. Ezechiel v. Hamilton. Ward v. Jarvis.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    832 4 —S.T. Dr. G. B. McHutchison is coining f r Singapore to join the F. M. S. service, Mr. H. Vane, treasurer, F, M. > Kuala Lumpur for Singapore by Frid\ night’s express. Dr. Sansom, principal medical O fjj„ left Kuala Lumpur on Friday for Seretnb»' on inspection
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      110 4 HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT IT? **********0000 **********0000 1 THE GARRICK CIGARETTE i=“‘ A Large S GAg WS x A Packed in sO’s Air-Tight Tins. A 2 Price 60 CCTIS per Tin. X O O OBTAINABLE AT g MESSRS. PRITCHARD Co., Q And All First-class Tobacconists. Q **********0000 **********0000 “ADLER” TYPEWRITERS.
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      72 4 To-Day’s Contents. Page 2.— Telegraphic News Unclaimed Letters Registration of Servants Motor Car Fatality and The Week’s Engagements. Page 3.— Sporting Notes. Page 4. Editorial Rhea Growing Social and Personal Ladies' Rifle Shooting To-day’s Tin Quotations Quoits at the P.O C. and Music at the E. <k O. Page 5.
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    206 5 UNIMPORTANT TIN CHANGES. STIRLING ROMERS WEARER The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list on page 7 to-day 1910. 16/10/U. 17/10/11. -c Sharks. Ji Ji tw 2» _< 2* P <D X 1-2 2Q CQ SQ CQ Mining. 4 1| KramatP. 4.60
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    43 5 PRICE OF FINE HARD PARA. [/rom a Malacca Correspondent Malacca, October 17. Information has been received by the Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited, that the price of fine hard Para in London yesterday was 4/4|, buyers. Plantation Para va’ue good competition.
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    PEGOH RUBBER ESTATE.
    117 5 TO BE TRANSFERRED TO LONDON. I [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, October 17. At the annual meeting of shareholders in Pegoh, Limited, Mr. J. M. Sime presiding, it was decided to transfer the company to London. The Chairman said that everything on the estate was in apple
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    HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.
    168 5 PROGRAM ME OF IM PENDING TOUR. From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, October I 7. His Excellency the Governor, Sir Arthur Young, leaves Singapore on Saturday and arrives in Penang at nine o clock on Monday morning, the official landing being timed for ten o’clock. He leaves
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    SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO.
    63 5 DECLARATION OF A DIVIDEND. [From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, October 17. At the meeting of shareholders in the Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd., Mr. Heron presided. The report and accounts were adopted, a dividend of per cent was declared, and Mr. Macgregor was elected a director
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    THE PRICE OF OPIUM.
    22 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, October 16. To-day’s (Monday’s) quotations for opium sire i Benares $3,400 Uncertificated 2,050
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    FIGHTING IN MOROCCO.
    191 5 Franco-German negotiations. Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. SPANISH GENERAL DEAR. FEROCIOUS MOORISH ATTACKS. Madrid, October 16. General Ordonez, who was wounded during the tribesmen’s attack on the Spanish position at Izhapen, is dead. Spanish Taken by Surprise. Madrid, October 17. Ferocious Moorish attacks on the Spanish positions on
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    CABINET CHANGES.
    108 5 —P»,euter. RT HON. A. BIRRELL RETIRING. London, October 16. The Daily Chronicle forshadows that Mr. Winston Churchill, Home Secretary, will replace Mr. Augustine Birrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland, who is retiring owing to ill-health, aud will assist Mr. H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister, in piloting the Home Rule
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    RUSSIA’S BUDGET.
    77 5 ordinary estimates). —Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service, BOTH SIDES EQUALLY BALANCED. St. Petersburg, October 16. In the Russian Budget the revenue and expenditure balance at 29,252,552,100 roubles. The ordinary estimates show a surplus of 169,219,336 roubles, but this is set off by a similar deficit in the extraordinary estimates.—Reuter.
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    THE INSURANCE BILL.
    100 5 —Reuter. UNIONISTS AND LLOYD GEORGE. London, October 16. The Unionist papers are most indignant at Mr. Lloyd George’s description of the Unionist efforts to improve the Insurance Bill as obstruction. I’liey assume that the object of his speech was to make the Bill purely a party measure
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    DARING GANG ROBBERY.
    54 5 P.W.D. COOLIE LINES ATTACKED. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, October 17. A daring gang robbery took place at the P. W. D. coolie lines in Holland Road on Sunday night. Between ten and fifteen Chinese, wearing masks and armed with knives ,entered the building, terrorised the coolies,
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    CANADA’S NEW GOVERNOR.
    41 5 Reuter. DUKE OF CONNAUGHT WELCOMED. Ottawa, October 16. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Connaught were welcomed on their arrival here with unprecedented enthusiasm, the crowds at several points getting beyond the control of the police.—
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    REVOLUTION IN CHINA.
    563 5 foreigners.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. WORST CONSEQUENCES FEARED. MANCHU DYNASTY ENDANGERED. Peking, October 16 The Chinese Minister of Finance uas issued a million taels to relieve the money stringency. The price of rice has risen by twenty per cent. Troops for Hankow. London, October 16. The Times's correspondent
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    PORTUGUESE TIMOR.
    36 5 the Netherlands.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service, Berlin, October 15. In the Dutch Chamber several members expressed a desire for the Government to approach Portugal to cede part of Timor to the Netherlands.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service,
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    THE WAR.
    683 5 Tripoli.— Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. ANNEXATION OF TRIPOLI. lURKISH PASSIVE RESISTANCE. London, October 16. The Turkish troops behind Tripoli appear to be in desperate straits owing to scarcity of food. The Italians stopped a hundred camel loads of provisions from leaving the town in twos and threes yesterday,
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    A Mahommedan Demonstration.
    377 5 Madras, October 5.—A mass meeting of Moslems to protest against the Turco-Italian War was field this evening under the presidency of the Hon’ble Mohamed Abdnl Kuddur Badsha, Sahib Bahadur. The proceedings were in Hindustani and the following resolutions were passed :—(1) that this meeting strongly condemns the
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    EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY.
    32 5 —Router. FORTY CASUALTIES REPORTED. Calahia, October 16. An eu thquake has occurred at Lamacchia, on the eastern slope of Mount Etna. Twent persons were killed and twenty- four injured.-
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    Another Report.
    30 5 the vicinity of Mount Etna. Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. Berlin, October 16. There has been a severe earthquake in the vicinity of Mount Etna. Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.
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    THE FRENCH CHAMBER.
    28 5 vened before November 7. Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. Berlin, October 15. The French Chamber will not be convened before November 7. Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.
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    Rahman Hydraulic Tin, Ltd.
    179 5 An extraordinary general meeting of the above Company was held yesterday afternoon at the registered offices, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Buildings, Downing Street, to confirm the f «flowing special resolution which was passed at the general meeting held on September 26 That the Articles of
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      345 5 Investment or Speculation. Facing the subject squarely the purchase of a whisky involves one of two things —investment in a certainty, or speculation in a possibility. Black and White Whisky is a certainty Obtainable Everywhere. HILTON Co., PENANG, AGENTS. TANSAN The Choicest of oil Choice Walers.” Dr. Justim Dr Lislr
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      1349 6 N. YHCWoFMOTOirTYRES. Insurance Co. of Hamburg Your Liver Japan Mail Steamship Co Id. is Clogged up Colgate s i aic Boi ic Powder. J- Established 1854. That >. Y oure Tired-Out <rf William’s Shaving Soap. Further Great Reductions. sgSSSEF» KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd., in a Lv day»? CARTERS Milk Of \F
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    MAILS.
    80 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Mobbow. For. Per. Close. Yen Jit Seng 7 a.m. Negapatam Madras Thongwa 11 a.m. Tongkah Malacca 1 p.m. Alor Star (Kedah) Kedah 1 p.m. Teluk Anson Hok Canton 2 p.m. Thursday. China and > Japan Arcadia 9*a.m. Pangkalan Brandan Ban WhattSoon 1 p.m. I
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    PRODUCE.
    252 7 Penang, Octobbr 17, 1911 I Gold leaf $64.60 I Pepper (W Coast 3 lb. 5 o?.) No stock I White Pepper $2B 5/8 sales. H Trang Pep| e $2O nominal. I Mace $lOB nominal. I Mace Picking* $lO5 sales. I Clove» nom. I Nutmegs HO $25 sales. (No. 1
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    SHARES.
    1628 7 CapUl. Dlvidend j ip 5* 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 MINING 1903 1300,000 «300,000 30,000 «10 «10 25 10 30 30 Belat Tin Mining Co. 41 1906 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 w Bruaag, ii 1901 600,000 600,000 60,000 10 10 20 10 7J Braseh Hyd. Tin Mining C».„
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    SHIPPING.
    856 7 ARRIVALS. Ban Whatt Soon, Brit., 199, Milne, Oct. 17 P. Brandan, gen., E. S. Co. Hok Canton, Brit., 294, Gully, Oct. 17, T. Anson, gen., E. S. <fc Co. Kenley, Brit., 2430, Harris, Oct. 16, Calcutta, gen., E.S. A Co. Malacca, Brit., 405, Stach, Oct. 16, Tongkah, gen., Adamson
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      630 7 SUN LIFE OF CANADA. e Incorporated 1865. BUSINESS IN FORCE 29,500,000 INCOME 1910 2,000,000 FUNDS (EXCEED) 7,500,000 Chief Office 1 Norfolk Street, Strand, Great Britain. J London. Chief Office 1 Canada Buildings, Indian Empire. J Bombay. Chief Office 1 Battery Road, Singapore. E. Asia. J W. A. White, Manager A.
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