Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 21 August 1914

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 195 VOL. LXXII. FRIDAY. 21st AUGUST. 1914. PRICE 10 CEN* ,<
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    INDO-CHINA AND THE WAR.
    711 2 ANTI-GERMAN DEMONSTRATIONS IN SAIGON. French papers just received from ■Cochin-China contain detailed accounts of scenes of wild disorder which took place in the streets of Srigou during the evening of August 6. The news received that morning of German acts of aggression in Alace, and 01
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    Orientals In Rotterdam.
    124 2 Whilst the Chinese immigration problem has not been posed in the Old World as it long has in the New, it is a noticable fact how many citizens of the Celestial Empire are nows reaching even Europe. The latest news in this connection comes from Rotterdam, where,
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    WEST BORNEO RISING.
    1123 2 MANY EUROPEANS IN DANGER. With the grave state of affairs in Europe, the news of a native rid ng caused a sensation that no other such rising ha? previiuslyben the means cf causing. Some lay the caum of the rising on th? well-known Sarikat Islam uni n.
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    JAVA AND THE WAR.
    319 2 CALMER CONDITIONS FOLLOWj THE FIRST PANIC. t j Sowabaya, Auguit 13.—The offic'al denial of the news that the Netherlands and Belgium had d c'ared war on Germany, 1 «.st week, went a long way towards restraining the then existing panic. The Government has played a very
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    A Sultan’s Bodyguard.
    198 2 Hard on the Horses. Says F.M.S Police report for 1913: The mounted body-guard of His Highness the Sultan of Perak was, as hitherto, maintained at Kuala Kangsar at a strength of one duffadar, oninak, and 13 sowars, wkh 13 horses a id seven syces. Two horses were
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    THE WEEK’S EVENTS.
    69 2 Friday, August 21. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. High Water 0.17 a.m. and 0.19 p.m. Low Water 6.28 a.m. and 6.57 p.m. Special Service, St. George’s Church, 6 pm. Special Service, Presbyterian Church 6.30 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road George Town Cinematograph, Kuala’ Kangsar Road. Saturday, August 22.
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    JURU ESTATES.
    889 2 SATISFACTORY OUTLOOK. The fourth ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of Juru Esate j Limited, was held on July 18 at the registered office, 22, Renfield St eet, Glasgow, the chairman of the company, Mr. T. A. Gdlie, presiding. The Chairman said in the course of his remaks:
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    TIN.
    591 2 THE STANDARD MARKET. Although the fundamental conditions of this market have not changed, prices have fluctuated ra’her widely, says the Ironmonger.” Fresh purchases have be -n made on American account, and the support thus given the market encouraged the opening of a number of small bull accounts. As r
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    PRICE-MAINTENANCE IN TIN.
    296 2 Recently there has been some discussion among the tin dealers in the Federated Malay States and in the press of that dependency ou the possibility of fixing a minimum selling price for Straits tin, says the Ironmonger.” It has keen suggested that the Malay States Government should
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    BEFORE THE GREAT WAR.
    1591 3 MANIFESTO BY THE AUSTRIAN EMPEROR. BITTER REFERENCE TO SERVIA. The following paragraphs from Australian papers are up to Aug. 2 The Emperor Francis Joseph is staying at Ischl and is working from 5 in the morning till 7 in the evening with only brief pauses for
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    Sir Hugh Clifford Again.
    118 3 Sir Hugh Clifford was a guest at a dinner at the Bank of British West Africa in Liverpool. Lord Milner, who was presiding, said that the West African Colonies were occupying a more prominent place in the estimati n of those who were well in formed
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    H. M. S. “MALAYA.”
    1713 3 PROGRESS OF THE GIFT SHIP. A VISIT TO TYNESIDE. From our Special Commissioner. Newcastle on Tyne, July 25th. When the First Lord of the Admiralty made his speech on Naval estimates th s year, the brief reference he made to the Maliya was, Good progress is
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    MR. HARCOURT’S CONTRADICTION.
    258 3 In the House of Commons, in the course of the debate on the Colonial Office Vote, the Secretary of State for the Colonies has once more had to emphatically contradict the allegation that the Malaya Dreadnought was in the nature of a tribute. Of course, it was
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    The Oldest Newspaper.
    108 3 China, where some drastic Press laws have been promulgated, possesses, The Westminster Gazette reminds us, the oldest newspaper in the world, The Peking Gazette,” founded in ad. 908. At, one time this was the only journal allowed to appear in ’he country, but within the last fifty
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    WAR SHIPS OF THE AIR.
    700 3 STRENGTH OF THE POWERS COMPARED. THE TRIPLE ENTENTE AND THE ALLIANCE. Beside the greater European issue, the opening conflict between Austria and Servia appears almost trivial, but as Servia’s air fleet has been the first to figure in the war messages, a brief estimate of
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    The Haj Pilgrimage.
    80 3 Bombay, August 10.—The Arab Steamer Company has given i’s agency to Messrs. Turner Morrison and Co. There was no competition. The deck fare is R6O now and will probably tise very high soon. Pilgrims with limited means should not come. The Koweit ”is not going on the
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    HOW LONG ?
    392 4 HOW LONG The war had hardly commenced before every one began to put the question Can it last long The consensus cf opinion appears to be that this titanic conflict cannot be continued for many months, in view of the hundreds of millions of pounds that it must cost, and
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    THE MALOJA’S EXCITING VOYAGE.
    700 4 ACROSS THE INDIAN OCEAN AT 17 KNOTS. SHIP'S LIGHTS OUT. The P. O. mail steamer Maloja had an exciting experience on the outward run, and a passenger who left the steamer at Colombo and has arrived in Penang gives an interesting account of the voyage. The
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    FRENCH RESERVISTS.
    300 4 FAREWELL AT PENANG The second party of French Rjservists proceeding home to rejoin the colours arrived at Penang yesterday o i board the a s. Hirano Maru, and wereaccordei a send-off equally as enthusiastic and stirring as that given the contingent which passed through on Sunday. The Volunteers,
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    THE Y. W. C. A.
    233 4 A meeting of the members of the Y. W. C. A. and their friends wis held on Augu,t 18, at the Holt Hal l Kuala Lumpur at 5-30 p,m. to bid farewell to Mrs. Burnside, the wife of the Acting Reside nt of Selangor, who,
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    ABDUCTION STORY.
    136 4 A strange story was unf tided in a preliminary enquiry held by Mr. S. B. Williams in the Police Court, Taiping, into a charge of abduction brought against Muthra, Narain Singh and Chet, and of abetting against Bhagwan Singh. Mr. V. A. Lyons appeared for the first three
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    THE CONTENTS BILL.
    103 4 Page 2. —Indo China and ths War West Borneo Rising; Java and the War Juru Estates London Rubber News The Week’s Events Tin Cle trances Mails. Page 3 —Before the Great War; War Ships of the Air Sir Hugh Clifford Again; H. M. S. Malaya The Oldest
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    SHIPPING MOVEMENTS.
    38 4 The S S. Namur is expected to arrive here from Colombo at daylight on Monday, the 24 h instan* and will leave for Port Swettenham Singapore, Ch na and Japan at 4 p.m. the same day.
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    THE POPE DEAD.
    343 4 A VICTIM OF THE WAR. London, August 20. The Pope is dead. Later. The Pope died at 1 o’clock in the morning. In a moment of lucidity he said The end is approaching. The Almighty in His inexhaustible goodness wishes to spare me the horrors Europe is
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    LONDON RUBBER WIRE.
    53 4 THE NEXT AUCTIONS. [P. 6r. Special Cable. London, August 20. Auctions are recommencing on Tuesday Shipments reported since August 3 are excluded. Cash payments are required by September 3. Buyers have no recourse to the moratorium. The market continues firm. Ulu Rantau interim divided is 5 not
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    74 4 THE RUBBER ASSOCIATION. At the 152nd auction, on August 18, there were offered for sale piculs 749 11 or 99,881 lbs, of which 51.70 or 6,893 lbs. were sol J. Pi ices realized Sheet Smoked good ribbed... $93 Unsmoked ribbed 71 good plain 67 to $7l
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    CROPS.
    22 4 OUTPUTS FOR JULY. The following are the outputs for July Clovelly lbs. 3,370 Kota Tinggi 4,700 Pelepah Valley 7,500 Siginting 3,000
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    TO-NIGHT’S BAND PROGRAMME.
    118 4 The Band will play the following programme of music on the Esplanade from 6 to 7 this evening 1. Reminiscences OJ the Plantation Chambers 2. Lancers They all Lore Jack Liddell 3. Waltz The Morning Glory ...Barns 4. Polka Fly Away ...Ziehier 5. March Ye men oJ
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      210 4 THE Dispensary (Penang) Ltd. BEG TO inform their Customers and the General Public that their prices are not advanced except for goods the prices of which have already been advanced by the Local Agents. At a later date prices may have to be raised to meet the extra cost of
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    RUSSIAN VICTORY.
    671 5 .—Reuter. GERMAN ADVANCE IN BELGIUM. GUNS CAPTURED BY THE FRENCH. London, August 20. The Russians gained a considerable victory at Gumbinnen, capturing twelve guns and many prisoners. Later. The Russians have occupied Gumbinnen. [Gumbinnen, a town of East Prussia, 72 miles east of Konigsberg, and about twenty miles
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      THE JAPANESE ULTIMATUM.
      43 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, August 21. The Straits Times London correspondent wires that it is officially stated that Japan’s action respecting the ultimatum to Germany is confined to China seas, and Kiauchau. Japan will respect the independence of China.
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      FROM DUTCH PAPERS.
      199 5 The Germans have entered Kalisz, Russian Poland, and have taken pos esion of the town. [Kalisz is a town in Poland the capital of the Province of Kalisz. It is 149 miles WSW of Warsaw and 70 miles from the nearest Russian Railway Station at Lodz. Population
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      INDIA’S FINANCIAL POSITION.
      118 5 A Finance Department commun’que shows the Government of India’s position as exceptionally strong, alike as regards gold and rupees. Their total supply of actual gold amounts to twenty-one millions sterling, half of which is in India and half in England, and four million sterling in gold is
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    STOP PRESS WAR NEWS.
    51 5 —Reuter. London, August 21. The Press Bureau says the Belgian troops have admirably performed their duty in delaying the hostile advance, enabling their Allies to complete their concentration without interference. The Belgian retirement, which had b°en anticipate! for some days, has been dictated by the strategical
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    THE PROPOSED CEYLON CONTINGENT.
    170 5 A special meeting of the Ceylon Associa'ion was held to-day at the Rubber Growers’ rooms to consider the financial position arising from the war and in what way Ceylon could render assistance at the present cri-is. Mr. J. Loudoun Shand presided and the attendance was over
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    ALSATIAN’S ELATION.
    105 5 F. Arnold, a German subject of French nationality, employed in the Standard Mill-®, now on jiarole, was charged before the Fourth Presidency Magistrate, Bombay. The prosecution alleged that accused on being appraised of the French success in Alsace indulged freely in drinks, then got info a motor-car and
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    EVERY EFFORT TO KEEP TRADE GOING.
    81 5 Calcutta, August 13.—The Sim’a correspondent of the ‘‘.Statesman” telegraphs that the Government of India has been carefully watching the situation created by the war and he understands on the best of authority that every effort will be made t> keep trade going. The difficulties
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    BOMBAY’S FOOD SUPPLY.
    72 5 A meeting of the Foods Supply Committee, Bombay, was held on Monday under the chairmanship of Mr. Cadell, Municipal Commissioner. Several big grain merchants were called to the meeting and some provisonal arrangements as to rates was arrived at between them. Prices were then fixed by the
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    BRITISH MASTERY OF THE SEA.
    54 5 London, August 12 —A proof of British mastery of the sea is afforded by an announcement that the steam-ship services from Harw ch to Esbjerg and Newcastle to Norway had been resumed. The service from Harwich to The Hook of Holland was never suspended. Danish
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    NO IMPORTANT NEWS TO BE EXPECTED.
    60 5 London, August 12.—An official statement from the Press Bureau says that at this period of hostilities no news of any importance can be expected. Any movements of the British Army, or of those nations with which she is co-operating, can naturally not be divulged,
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    MARINE INSURANCE RATES.
    38 5 The Burma Marine Insurance Agents Association have received a cable, stating that Marine Insurance rates are hardening considerably owing to lights having been extinguished, buoys removed, and the apprehension of vessels becoming wrecked through mines.
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    GERMAN PEOPLE’S SAVINGS.
    25 5 London, August 12.—A statement is issued in Germany that War Loans must be raised by the people and therefore the people’s savirgs.
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    LIEGE OCCUPIED BY GERMANS.
    167 5 A sprctal London cable to the Pioneer” on the August 13th stated :—lt now appears certain that the town of Liege is occupied by Germans, who passed between the forts after the Belgiang had ceased to defend the intervening lines. The f'jrts remain as formidable obstacles
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    AUSTRIAN LLOYD VESSELS DETAINED
    91 5 The Austrian Lloyd steamers Numidia, Vorwaerts and Spuma should have arrived in Colombo. The Numidia was due to leave Madras on the 11th and was expected at Colombo about the 15th instant. The Vorwaerts, on a voyage from Trieste to Kobe, has gone to Marmago», where
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    HANSA LINER SEIZED AT CALCUTTA.
    106 5 Calcutta, Augu-t 11.—Efforts are being made in Calcutta to re-open business, shippers having offered to suspend or cancel contracts, while freights are to be increased by a war surtax of 25 per cent and upwards. The tea market is at an absolute standstill and will
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    INDIA’S LOYALTY.
    89 5 Calcutta, August 10.—A communique says that in addition to loyal offers of assistance in troops and other resources made by all the important states of India f< r the defence of the British Empire, the Viceroy is daily leceiving a large number of telegrams from the principal cities
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    COLOMBO AND THE WAR.
    84 5 His Excellency, the Governor of Ceylon, has for some days been privately in communication with the leaders of the Planting community with a view to organizing, as a contingent from Ceylon to help the Mother country, such members »f the Planting Corps as can be spared
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    FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.
    67 5 The M M Polynesien, 6,352 tons, Capt. Lassence, from Marseilles, arrived at Colombo on August 11. She brought the London mail of July 25th, a general cargo and nine Indians as passengers for Colombo. She was to remain there till further orders. The M M Dumbea, from
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    HANSA LINER SEIZED IN RANGOON.
    32 5 The Hansa liner Alesia has been seized by the authorities. The boat arrived at Rangoon recently and 45 officers and crew, who are Germans, are being detained
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    NO DAYS OF GRACE FOR FOREIGN SHIPS.
    42 5 Calcutta, August 12.—Government has notified that His Majesty’s Government has decided not to grant days of grace, but to detain permanently the enemy’s merchant ships which are in British ports, or which enter British ports.
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    GERMAN CAPTAIN ARRESTED.
    32 5 Calcutta, August 12.—The Captain and eight officers of the Hansa steamer Rheinfels in Bombay have been arrested and charged with attempting to communicate by wireless with the enemy’s warships.
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    HUNGARIAN STEAMER FOR PADANG.
    27 5 The steamer Orsova of the Hungaria Levent Shipping Co., arrived at Colombo from Trieste. She coaled at Colombo and sails to-night for Padang.
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      934 5 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. NOTICE. AN ORDINARY MEETING of the p. A |Y| Municipal Commissioners will be held at the Municipal Office at 4 pm., on REGISTER of Estate Managersand Tuesday, the 25th instant. Assistants has been started by this (By Order), Association. L. A COUTIER BIGGS, Employers having vacant posts to
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    THE SITUATION.
    1262 6 SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COM- I MERCE AND SITUATION. i 1 Another special general meeting of the 1 Singapore Chamber of Commerce and Exchange was held reports Wednesday’s Free Frees,” farther to consider the present position of matters commercial. There was again a goodly attendance, bat the members were
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    British-Built Vessels for the Netherlands.
    290 6 Eight vessels of 54,170 gross tons are at present under construc'ion in the United Kingdom fo* Netherlands owners, according to the returns issued by Lloyd’s Register for the past quarter. Excluding warships, there were altogether 477 vessels of 1,722,124 tons gro s under construction in
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    Bridge Over Johore Straits.
    278 6 Ten spans, each 313 feet long, are suggested as the most suitable for the big bridge with which it is proposed to link Singapore Island with the mainland of the Malay Peninsula, says the Colonial Journal.” Thus, if the scheme matures, the new bridge will be
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    F.M.S. POLICE.
    1271 6 THE COMMISSIONER’S REPORT. Tne report on the F.M.S. Police force for 1913, by Mr, W. W. Douglas, the Commissioner, is published in the F.M.S. Government Gazette From it wj gather that the actual strength of the force on January 1, was one Commissioner, two Deputy Commissioners, twelve Assistant
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    MARKET PRICES.
    229 6 Penang, August 21. Beef— ds. S >up per catty 20 Roast 30 S;eaks 30 Stew or Curry Meat 20 Rump Steak 30 Ox Tail each 45 Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart 50 Liver per catty 35 I ork Pork per catty 38 Pig’s Head 22 Feet 28 Tongue
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    NOTES ON NEWS.
    1183 6 Lord Gladstone’s approaching return to England will set his political friends speculating as to his chances of getting back fnto home politics. Proconsulships are splendid things, but they undoubtedly handicap a man when he returns to the party arena, declares the Manchester Guardian. Lord Lansdowne, who has
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    DIARY OF THE WAR.
    753 7 Jane 27.—Assassination of Archduke Franz-Ferdinand and his consort at Serajevo. July 25.—Austrian ultimatum to Servia expiree. July 28.—Austria declares war on Servia, alleging comp'hity in the assassinations. Russia mobilises for war with Austria. British fleet preparing. German fleet concentrating at Wilhelmshaven and Kiel. August I.—Germany declares
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    SHIPPING.
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