Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 18 March 1912

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1®33. No. 63 VOL. LXX. MONDAY. 18th MARCH, 1912. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    826 2 Capt and Mrs. A. J. Fox have arrived in Kuala Lumpur from Ceylon. Mr. J. Gorman, State Engineer, Kedah, is on a visit to Penang and South Kedah. Mr. F. B. Ivens, of Ipoh, who has been in Penang for the past few days, left this morning
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      PREPARING FOR THE BOAT RACE.
      111 2 AN OXFORD TRIAL London, March 16. Oxford University had a full course trial under unfavourable conditions, the time being 22 minutes five seconds. INTERNATIONAL RUGBY FOOTBALL. Edinburgh, March 18. The international Rugby football match on Saturday between Scotland and England resulted Scotland 8 points England
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      CRICKET.
      258 2 P.CC. V. CR C. A cricket match was played on the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon between the Penang Cricket Club and the Chinese Recreation Club and resulted in a draw owing to the rain. The Chinese batted first and compiled 161 runs for five wickets when Dr. Khong declared.
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      PENANG v. MEDAN SPORTS CLUB.
      228 2 As recently briefly intimated, the Secretary of the Penang Cricket Club, Mr 1 W. Hamilton, has received an invitation from Mr. L. B. Heemskerk, on behalf of the Medan Sports Club, for the P.C.C. to send over teams to Medan during Easter to play them
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      GOLF IN PENANG.
      54 2 The following was the result of the Ladies’ Presgrave Cup for March at the Penang Golf Club Mrs. Kinder 4 up Mrs. S. F. B. Martin 2 up Mrs. May 1 down. Mrs. Ebden 1 Mrs. Samuel 1 Mrs. M. Evens 1 Miss M. Brown and Miss
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      NEW JOCKEYS FOR THE STRAITS.
      56 2 We hear on good authority that the Rangoon jockeys Stanley Taylor, George Murdison, and Percy Morrison intend visiting the Straits for the forthcoming Singapore meeting. Stanley Taylor can go to scale at 7.4, George Murdison at 7.12, and Morrison at 8.2. All are finished horsemen
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    WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS.
    119 2 Moaday. March 18. Ladies’ Rifle Shooting, 4.30 p.m. P.C.C. Tennis Ties. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road; Japanese Bioscope, Penang Road. Savoy Theatre Variety Show. Straits Opera Co., Tek Soon Theatre. Tuesday, March 19. Band, Golf Club. Wcdaesday, March 20.
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    Other Coming Events.
    46 2 March 25.—Ladies’ Rifle Shooting, 4.30 p.m. March 26.—Homeward German Mail. March 26 and 17.—Golf Club: Ladies’ Monthly MedaL March 27. —Lodge Scotia, 9 p.m. March 28.—Outward English and German Mails. March 30.—Homeward English (B.I.) Mail. March 30 and 31.—Golf Club: Men’s Monthly Medal.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    21 2 Tuesday, March 26.— Land suitable for tobacco, rubber, and coconut cultivation in British North Borneo noon, Sandakan Land Office.
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    TENDERS.
    51 2 Municipal Commissioners of George Town.— Additions and alterations to buildings at Electric Power Station; supply of iron and steel works, etc., for alterations and additions to Electric Power Station; construction of new cement concrete drains along southside of Prangin Road and Prangin Road Ghaut; tenders close 3 p.m., March
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    European Mails.
    58 2 Homeward. Stkxmkr. Arrivbs. Mails Sails. Closx P. &O. India Fri. 22/3 2 p.m. 3p m. N.D.L. Yorck Tues 26/3 8.1. Teesta Sat. 30/3 10 a.m. noon M. Tourane Mon. 1/4* 5.30 p.m.f 30/3 *From Singapore. Mails close in Penang. Outward. P. AO. Delta Thurs. 21/3 N. Kleist Thurs.
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      961 2 SITUATIONS VACANT. PROVED. WANTED an assistant master, Malay You do not buy “Black and preferred, to take a young class at White” Whisky on empty states7o. Might be permanent. Apply with copies of testimonials to the ments of what its qualities ought ACTING HEADMASTER. 1583—u C b e g the
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    THE B.I.S.N. CO.
    1335 3 INTERESTING SPEECH BY LORD INCHCAPE. Lord and Lady Inchcape attended a Garden Party held at the Marble Palace of the late Rajah Rajendra Mullick, Calcutta, on Saturday afternoon, March 2, given by the Indian shippers and constituents of the British India Steam Navigation Co. The occasion was
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    307 3 OFFICIAL MINUTES. Minutes of a meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on 29th Feoruary, 1912: Present —Mr. W. Peel (President), Messrs. G. N. Saye, Lim Eu Toh and Yeoh Guan Seok. Absent.—Messrs. W. T Chapman, and Quah Beng Kee. 1. The Minutes of the last meeting are read
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    BIRTH.
    17 4 Lease.— On March 5, at Medan, Sumatra, the wife of J. J. Lease, of a daughter.
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    SCIENCE vs. DISEASE.
    1304 4 Laymen are not required to have an intimate technical knowledge of medical discoveries, but they are interested in these matters if only because they may themselves become subjects of a new treatment and an intelligent understanding of, and a belief in. its efficacy may tend to accelerate
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    To-Day’s Tin Quotations.
    53 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $94 30 per picul, buyers, no sellers. The following is the local report to-day :—Singapore Straits Trading Co., Ltd., buyers, no sellers, $94.75 Penang Straits Trading Co, Ltd., ml; Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd., no market; Messrs Leong Fee de
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    26 4 The output for the Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging C for the week from March 10 to March 16, inclusive, was 35 tons (588 piculs),
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    "PINANG GAZETTE" PRESS.
    776 4 SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING. I The twelfth annual general meeting of the above company was held on Saturday in the Chamber of Commerce when there were present Hon. R. Yuung (presiding), Messrs. A F G. Anderson, C.A. Law. I P- Duxbury, J. D. Scully, R. N. Goodwin (Managing Editor)
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    SAINT PATRICK'S DAY IN PENANG.
    146 4 Last evening, writes a correspondent, some half a doz-m of the most law-abiding Irishmen in Penang—determined not to let the Patron Saint’s day go l>y without some small celebration—gave a dinner party in the Penang Club, to about 20 of the leading members of the
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    DEATH OF MR. LAWRENCE.
    376 4 DEA TH OF MR. LAWRENCE. AN OLD PENANG RE SIbEST T le deatb of Mr. AI, K lOf r in the Siogapoie Ho-pi tH 0 removesone whose life wa i th ‘W. with the history of P H nu. WeHealey. p/r Bo ne aVt’ Lawrence was connected with ye r
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    FULL COURT OF APPEAL.
    540 4 A JUDGMENT RESERVED- The hearing of the appeal suit in the case of Gan Teong Tat, Gan Teong Teik, and others against Gan Ngoh Bee, the I Executor of Gan Hong Kee, which had engaged the attention of the Court for I eight days, came to
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      69 4 To-Day's Contents. Page 2. Sporting News; Social and Personal; and Week’s Engagements. Page 3.— 8. I.S N. Co. The Apcar Line and Municipal Commission. Page J/. Editorial: (“Science t?«. Disease”) Pinang Gazette Press Saint Patrick's Day in Penang Death of Mr. Lawrence; Full Court of Appeal To-day’s Tin Quotations and
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  • Obituary
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    20 4 DEATH. Lawrence.— At the Singapore General Hospital, on A’arch 15, Alexander 1 awrence, late of Fenang and Gula age 58.
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    347 5 SOME TINS IMPROVING. STERLING RUBBERS GENERALLY LOWER. The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list on page 7 to-day Saturday. To-day. flj dJ 1) MHABKS. J. s *> s M 03 M tn Mining. Bharu 6.75 74 c. 6.90 74 c. p.
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    RUBBER MARKET
    60 5 LATEST PRICES IN LONDON [From a Malacca Correspondent.] Malacca, March 17. Information has been received by the Malacca Rubber] Plantations, Limited, that the following were the prices of rubber in London on Saturday :—Fine hard Para 4/10$, no sellers. Plantation Para 5'6. value. The market opened quiet and
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    VOLUNTEER CHURCH PARADE.
    42 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 18. A Volunteer church parade was held yesterday, the corps mustering in strong numbers under Lieut-Col. Deriick, while there was a large attendance of the public. The Rev. VV. Runciman preached the sermon
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    AUCTION OF RUBBER.
    46 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Malacca, March 18. At the semi-weekly auction of rubber on Saturday there were large offerings and all wore sold, the prices being as follows Sheet, No. 1 $277 Sheet, No. 2 271 Crepe 273 Scrap crepe 238 Bark 228
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    OPIUM AND PRODUCE.
    31 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, March 16 To-day’s (Saturday’s) quotations for opium and produce are Opium, certified $3,300.00 Opium, uncertified 1,200 00 Rice, Rangoon 181.00 Gambier, cul>e 15.75
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    FREE SUGAR IMPORTS.
    18 5 .—Reuter. Washington, March 16. The House of Representatives has pass- ed the Free Sugar Bill.
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    SHIPPING DISASTER.
    766 5 P. 8 0. UNER LOST. SUNK IN A COLLISION. NUMBER OF PASSEN6EHS DROWNED. London, March 16. The four-masted barque Pisagua struck the P. <fc O. steamer Oceana which sailed on Friday for Bombay, broadside on, four miles west of Beachy Head. The Oceana sank two miles from shore
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    116 5 PROMOTION FOR MR. TALBOT. PERMANENT AUDITOR-GENERAL (From Our Own Correspondent'}. Kuala Lumpur, March 16. Mr. F. W. Talbot, late Revenue Auditor, Perak, and lately acting AuditorGeneral, F. M. 8., has been officially appointed permanently to the latter post at a salary of <£1,200 yearly. He has been granted
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    KUALA LUMPUR FLOWER SHOW.
    40 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 18. The Kuala Lumpur Flower Show was held on Saturday. Considering the dry weather and the previous postponement, there was a fine display generally. Mrs. BAockman presented the prizes.
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    GERMAN ARMY BILL
    142 5 Berlin, March 16. The negotiations with Dr. von Beth-mann-Hollweg, the Imperial Chancellor, have resulted in an understanding as to the provision of funds for the expense to be involved by the Armament Bill. Some minor alterations will be made, and the Bill will come before the about
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    KING EMMANUELS ESCAPE.
    56 5 —Der Ostasiatische Lloyd. Berlin, March 16. The Kaiser and the sovereigns of the Federal States have congratulated King Victor Emmanuel on his escape from the attempted assassination by Dalba. Rome, March 16. The Popolo Romano states that the attack on the King was the result of a
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    ARGENTINE CROPS.
    50 5 —Reuter. Buenos Ayres, March 17. The second official estimate of the crops give corn as 4,610,900 tons, flax 595,000, and oats 877,300 Although the crop is not so heavy as was first estimated, it will be larger than the last and the maize crop will constitute a record
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    HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.
    29 5 ,—Reuter. AN EXCELLENT APPOINTMENT. London, March 17. Sir Charles Eliott, Vice-Chancellor of ths University of Sheffield, has accepted the appointment of head of the University of Hongkong.
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    NOTORIOUS ALLEN GANG.
    33 5 —Reuter. MOUNTAIN HOME STORMED. Roanoke, March 16. A posse of citizens stormed Mr. Sydney Alien’s house in the Blue Mountains. Mr. Allen was seriously injured and several others were captured.
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    A LOAN TO CHINA.
    28 5 Der Ostasiatische Lloyd. St Petersburg, March 16. The Russian Government has asked the bankers of the country to participate in a loan to China.
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    PRINCE CHIRA OF SIAM.
    28 5 Berlin. He is travelling incognito.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd. Berlin, March 16. Prince Chira of Siam has arrived in Berlin. He is travelling incognito.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd.
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    THE GREAT STRIKE.
    1256 5 —Reuter. PROPOSED MINIMUM WAGE BILL. TO BE INTRODUCED IMMEDIATELY London, March 16. The Miners’ Federation state that their executive has been authorised to consider the Minimum Wage Bill, which will be introduced immediately with a view to safeguarding the miners’ interests, but they do not recommend the
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    CHRISTIANITY AND PRESENT DAY PROBLEMS.
    297 5 The Colonial Chaplain, the Rev. F. W. Haines, preaching in St. George’s Church last night, indirectly alluded to the present tension existing in England between employers and employed. Individua'ism in religion, he said, often tended to selfishness, but to-day we had a wider outlook the
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    ENGLISH BY-ELECTION.
    346 5 UNIONIST’S UNOPPOSED RETURN. NEW MEMBER’S CAREER. London, March 16. The Hon. Rupert Guinness, Unionist has been returned unopposed for South East Essex in succession to Mr. J. H. M Kirkwood, who resigned on account of il health.—Reuter. [The Hon. Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness is the eldest son
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    THE WAR.
    108 5 T. of M. ITALY’S TERMS FOR PEACE. Rome, March 16. Italy yesterday replied to the Powers* enquiry of the 11th inst. stating the terms on which she will end the war.— Reuter. Relief Fund Started in Perak. The Acting Resident has been pleased to approve of the collection
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    SENTINEL OF PEACE
    72 5 .—Reuter. AMERICAN TRIBUTE TO JAPAN. New York, March 17. At a luncheon in honour of the new Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Jacob Schiff declared that the American and European bankers had consented to invite Japan to help to finance China. Japan was the greatest peace guarantee in the
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    TURCO-PERSIAN FRONTIER
    55 5 Der Ostasiatiche Lloyd. Constantinople, March 16. In order to avoid any interference by Russia, the Turkish Government has entered into negotiations for the appointment of a commission to deal with the question of the Turco-Persian frontier in the Urmia district. If these negotiations fail, an appeal will be
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    RUSSIAN AMBASSADORS.
    28 5 e.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd. St Petersburg, March 16. M. Giers, the Russian Ambassador afc Bucharest, is mentioned as tho probable successor to M. Tcharikow at Con- stantinople
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    EXPLOSION IN A COAL MINE.
    26 5 —Reuter. St. Petersburg, March 17. Fifty men have been killed in an explosion in the Italianka coal mine, in South Russia.
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    SHARES.
    2065 7 B. a i Num er of Issue 5 Cspit»!- Su v scn ed. shares. Value. 2 Dividends Name o fi a no or 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 MINIM®. 1803 «300 000 «300 000 30,000 «1« 10 3» 30 10 int Belst Tin Mining Co 4 !S1 £lOO o!J'
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    SHIPPING.
    1033 7 ARRIVALS. Avagyee, Brit., 247, Harvey, March 16, T. Anson, gen., E. S. Co. Bena von, Brit., 2548, Thomson, March 18, London, gen., Sandilands Buttery Co. Ban Whatt Soon, Brit., 199, Milne, March 18, Langkat, gen., E. S. Co Erinpura, Brit., 2359, Brooks, March 17, R’goon, gen., Huttenbach Liebert Co.
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    MAILS.
    81 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE, To>Mo*bow. For Per Close Alor Star (Kedah) >Tong Chuan 8 am. Deli and Batu Bahra Indragiri noon. Deli Malaya 2 p.m, Singapore, Hongkong, Amoy and Swatow Glenfalloch 3 pm. Teluk Anson Hebe 4 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Klang 4-15 p.m« WBDirwt>4T« Yen Seng
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    EXCHANGE.
    129 7 PiNANG, March 18, 1912*’ (By (Jourtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/4 1/8 M 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 11/32 ,1 3 Credit 2/4 1/2 3 Documentary 2/4 9/16 ‘Jaloutta Demand Bank Rs. 174 3 days’ sight Private 175* Bombay Demand Bank 174 3 days'sight Private 175*
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