Malaya Tribune, 6 April 1915

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    41 1 The Malaya Tribune. EVENING DAILY. AND SHIPPING GAZETTE. [EVENING DAILY. Vol. 2- No. 79. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1915 Price 5 Cents. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1915. THE GREAT WAR. NOTES AND NEWS. ClK ir?alaya Cribune. TUESDAY, APRIL C.
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    FRENCH PRISONERS IN GERMANY.
    832 2 Charges of Inhuman Treatment. The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post telegraphed on February 7 France would be willing perhaps to forgive Germany for the bid tint she made, cynically < nough by ignoring all her treaty obligations, to obtain the premier place in Europe. It
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    Riots at Stamboul.
    161 2 The Goeben Disabled: May bz Blown Up. London, Mar. 12 —In a message from Constanza (Rnnmania), Mr. W. H. Donohue, Daily Chronicle war correspondent, states 44 There has been frequent rioting at Stambonl. The shops at Galata and Pera' (suburbs of Constantinople), have been closed, and the
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    The Secret of Renewed Energy.
    242 2 Any diminution of energy v ,j to nerve-weakness, either t »mpot or chronic. Nerve-weakness is ca'i-'i )V draining away of phosphoric ri *a j to keep the nerves in perf H| To renew energy, fchei ±\L S nerves rau-t !>e brou ht Wm high-water maik
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      188 2 John Little Co., Ltd. NOW PROCEEDING. SEE FULL PAGE ADVERTISEMENT ON PAGE 4. ;ft v 11' lie t cftilS ———BP. IMJ.TMMIMJ. B3WMM«—BW^——————O— Entire fehipnient of 4 Cars Sold Out Within 3 Days of Arrival. THERE IS A REASON! Orders Now Boofted Julian Frankel Furniture Co. Only Address) ORCHARD ROAD. Only
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      314 2 NOTICE TO MOTORISTS. I i SHELL FOR SHELL MOTOR SPIRIT I I Please send Your Order to I CHIN HUAT LEE, I 29 SOUTH CANAL ROAD I j who also stock large quantities of lubricating oils, I I carbide, motor accessories, tyres and kerosene of 1 all grades. I j
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    A Free Empire in War Time.
    561 3 d of Freewill Offerings to Gsvernmeid jtai Dominion*, Colonies an. Protectorat<?s. Rt HO5. L. llakcol'RT, M.P.] L LeagfM, which has •lendid work in disthe truth about the u q in neat pamphlet rt th" very able Htly by the Harcourt, M.P.. State for the
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    False Alarm,
    262 3 M To-night a lot of fresh chaps j nned us from the 2nd Battalion, to make up our strength, which had gone down a bit owing to men taking up commissions, going to hospital, wounded, etc. We have not been attacked so far in our part of the
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    Hamburg.
    161 3 A city of death is the description which M. Georges Verdene, the Swiss writer, applies to Hamburg at the present moment. M. Verdene, ~<vho has made a tour of investigation in Germany for a Geneva newspaper, says that the Elbe is deserted, the docks closed, the ruin of the
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    From America.
    85 3 0 England, in the smoking trenches dying For all the w T orld, We hold our breath and watch your bright flag flying While ours is furled. We say we're neutral (yet each lip with fervour The word abjures), O England, never name us the timeserver Our hearts
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    A Ceylonese Army.
    68 3 A Tamil member at the Ceylon Legislative Council at Colombo proposed the appointment of a select committee to report on the desirability and feasibility of raising a Ceylonese army. He wanted an army consisting of infantry, artillery and cavalry. Senior Tamil and Sinhalese members supported, the former
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    Caught in Colombo.
    125 3 Arrest rf Alleged rViitrve from Rangoon- Colombo, Mar. 22.— Sergt. Dunne, to day produced a European, Maurice Sreans, he had arrested on the Bibby boat on information contain ed in a telegram from the Rangoon Police. Accused owned a bioscope show or a theatre at Rangoon and
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    Copra's Importance.
    95 3 In the Imperial Institute Bulletin, under the caption Industrial position of Copra, Coconut Oil and Coconut cake attention is called to the magnitude of this trade, and to the desirability of British merchants and manufacturers securing a larger proportion of copra than hitherto for industrial purposes in the
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      279 3 AUCTION SALES MORTGAGEE'S SALE. AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE JEWELLERIES At Messrs Ching Keng Lee A Co'e Sale-Room On Wednesday, 7th April, at 10 a.m. (1) One gold waist belt. (2) One gold pindmg. (3) About 15 carats white loose brilliants. CHING KENG LEE Co., Auctioneer*. 25-8 7-4 MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF
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      394 3 mim sales AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Teak Household Furniture Cottage Piano, iff., THE PROPERTY OF A. PROCTOR, Esq. At Woodleigh," No. 583 Upper Serangoon Road. On Saturday, 10th April at 2 p.m. An excellent toned cottage pano by M. F: Rachals Co., teak roll top writing desk, wax polished teak
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      397 4 LITTLE'S GREAT SALE cenuine mmm TUESDAY 6th to 20th APRIL. FOR CASH. NO CATALOGUES ISSUED. SALE I UNTRIMMED. gUNTRIMMED.| ggxl* V. JAPANESE JUBANS. wiShK GREATLY For -Ladies and Children, a large assortn iGREATLY t0 be cleared at Greatly Reduced Pri REDUCED. i:l! mi I MOfSTER BOX. F?/ Assorted Black Hair
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    Jack Johnson Knocked Out.
    130 5 A White Hope At Last. < j London, April 5, 10.30 p.m. a Th white pugilist Jesse Jack Johnson, for the jr ,jght Championship of the World, in the twenty-sixth round, i ion, April 6, 1.55 a.m. te bj mpathy of the ig with Willard, who
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    Stirring Scenes in Ireland.
    113 5 London, April 5, 0.35 a.m. Stirring scenes were witnessed in j Dublin yesterday, when Mr. John I Redmond, m.p., leader of the reunit- j 11 Irish Nationalist Party, reviewed it Phcenix Park twenty-five thousand of the National Volunteers who ivere carrying rifles. There was! no speech
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    Famous Cricketer Dead.
    63 5 lon, April 5, G.lO p.m An inquest was held over the A. E. Stoddart, the famous cricketer, who was found shot. A rerdict suicide was returned. I was the Captain of two cricket teams to Auswas a member of the Eleven. He made the ►re on record,
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    Submarine Victims.
    43 5 April 5, 6.10 p.m. Glasgow steamer, the 1 the Russian ship Her- n torpedoed in the 1: crews of both vessaved TV Dnl is ,ulln steamer City of Bretorpedoed at Lands Pour of the crew 1 Thirteen men saved Penzance, j
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    Shipping in the Baltic.
    69 5 London, April 5, 6.35 a.m. Copenhagen The ferry boats between Trelleborg and Sassnit* have suspended running as a result of mining which caused the destruction of two of the steamers. The crews were saved. The German steamer Grete Memsoth, taking ore from Sweden to Germany, has
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    German Taubes.
    32 5 London, April 5, 2.5 p.m. Rome Since March the Germans have supplied Turkey with a squadron of Taubes which have been carrying out reconnaissances in the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus.
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    Valued Veteran Services.
    30 5 London, April 6, 1.20 a.m. Mr. Balfour has placed his services unreservedly at the disposal of the Government and is constantly engaged with the Imperial Defence Committee.
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    Teetotal Palaces.
    31 5 London. April 5, 9.55 p.m. His Mtjesty the King has directed that from to-morrow no wines, spirits or beer are to be consumed in any of His Majesty's houses.
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    The Falaba Outrage.
    115 5 Whilst German devils proudly st*lk the earth, Can there be mercy, good i'aith, truth or peace Behold them wriggling with satanic mirth. Drunk with damnation on the bloody seas. Arise, ye sons of Britain, and avenge Your brothers and your sisters see the foam I» red with
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    Belgian Officer's Narrow Escape.
    228 5 Let no one again say that show jumping is useless. The other day a special correspondent in Flanders came upon a Belgian officer, famous as a rider and judge of horses, who had been at the Olympia Horse Shsw in London. He was asked whether he
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    Origin of Red Cross.
    237 5 The Red Cross, of which we hear much nowadays, owes its real origin to the great and terrible campaign of 1859, when Napoleon made it his boast that he would free Italy "from the Alps to the Adriatic." At the great battle of Magenta over 10,000
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    An Army of Gentlemen.
    116 5 The Rome Messaggero devoted a two-column article in its front page the other day to Lord Kitchener's new armies. Under the title of "An Army of Gentle nen tbe writer discusses 4<he training which the men have undergone, and particularly insists on the excellent type of
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    Feeling in Berlin.
    383 5 Edward Blamed. Interesting news of affairs in Berlin is brought by Miss Mary Jones, wbo has just returned to her home at Lampeter, Cardiganshire, after seven years' residence as a governess in Berlin, where she was engaged by the Assistant Postmaster, Herr Paul Weber. She stated that
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    The Admirable Brocard.
    325 5 A good story needs no sauce, and such is the following, told by tha> Cri de Paris in the characteristic manner of a French newspaper yarn: Do you know Brocard What I You don't know Brocard You must know him. Hasten to rnako the acquaintance of Brocard.
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    Foreigners in the French Army.
    83 5 Le Matin states that from the first day of the general mobilization to Jan. Ist, 1915, 28,266 foreigners volunteered for service in the French army for the duration of the war. They are subdivided into nationalities of origin as followsßelgians 1,462, British 379, Russians 3,393,
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      208 5 I 5 for the price of 4 I Ist Motorist (pointing to burs&tyre) "Hullo, old chap, I'm in trouble one of my confounded Jgj tyres has burst, and I haven't a spare." £5s Motorist No spare and I always looked on you as an experienced motorist." Ist do. M Well,
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    BUSINESS.
    1138 6 Does Advertising Pay In War Time Mr. Philip Benson, to whose views on a subject of considerable importance at the present time W« desire to draw attention, is principal of Messrs S. EL Benson, Ltd., a well known London firm which acts as advertising agents for Bovril, Ltd., Virol,
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    119 6 We are favoured by Mesis McAlister and Co. with the Mai returns from Ailagar, Bukit X and Port Swettenham Rul estates. The outputs total 18,000 2,500 and &210 lbs. dr; rubber respectively. An attempt made by SOm< Australian troops to climb to tn< summit of the pyramid of Ch< ended
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      326 6 ROBINSON Co. THE VICTORIA BICYCLE FITTED COMPLETE WITH "2>unlop" H Good Steel Bicycle at a (Sbeap Price. Specification. Frame—2o, 22, 21 and 26 in. M odgoards —Bteel detachable Wheels—2B in. Steel-Nickel- Pedals—Robber or Kat-trap plated and coloured Tyres—Dunlop Handlebars—raised or fiat Finish—Finest polished enamel, Brakes—Roller Lever lined gold and colours
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      78 6 Wilkinson's TANSAN THE CHOICEST OF ALL CHOICE WATERS. SOLE IMPORTERS: Caldbeck, Macgregor Co. ADELPHI HOTEL. Kitchen under the per= sonal supervision of the Manager. Guests treated with every At= tention and Courtesy. DAVID BENJAMIN Manager. 11-2 Sou njajg j More But can get nothing Better j THAN Great Auk's Head
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    Local and General.
    509 7 Tin ttl f&3 —1 U P* :o: Feliciano Viera has been nresi I* lll °f Uruguay. Vr William Willet, author "of foflfcylight Saving Bill, has died c\ telehnrst. :o: y Pi, rre Loti, the famous French jg* |g w ith the naval forces at ♦jjj Dardanelles. local
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    STOP PRESS.
    28 7 United States asks Germany to pay $228,000 (gold) for the sunken William Frye. Prinz Eitel Friedrich will be interned. Great recruiting is taking place in Ireland.
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    Training Notes.
    256 7 [By the Man at the Rails.] This morning, though slightly misty, was nice and cool. There was not a very large gathering of spectators present, but the training work dove was on the whole satisfactory. Preopal, Rouge-et-Noir and Florus worked independently once round, and all three seem to
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    Quarantine.
    158 7 Small-pox at Medan. Medan is infected with small-pox and the spread is increasing. The fear that the town will be declared infected is great. Tamils and Chinese, of whom three quarters have not been vaccinated, refuse to undergo this necessary precaution. The authorities are taking protective measures. In connection
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    107 7 Greatly benefited by their trip to Hongkong, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Duncan arrived here yesterday from the North by the P and O liner Namur and are guests at Rallies Hotel, whence they proceed to-morrow by one of the Straits S. S. Co's speedy and well-found liners to Teluk* Anson
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    LATEST NEWS.
    339 7 The American Note. Rights of U. S. A. Citizens. Reuter's Special War, Imperial, and Ordinary Service. London, April 5, 10.15 p.m. The Pres3 Bureau to-night issues the American Note with the covering letter from Dr. Walter Page, the United States Ambassador to Great Britain, who expresses an earnest
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    The Serbo=Bulgarian Affray.
    31 7 London, April 5, 2.5 p.m. Rome The Tribuna's correspondent at Salonika says that the Serbo-Bulgarian incident is closed, Bulgaria having promised to give satisfaction and punish the guilty.
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    Bulgarian Explanation.
    50 7 London, April 5, 10.15 p.m. Sofia The Serbo-Bulgarian incident is being amicably settled. The Bulgarian Commander at Strumnitza contends thatthe trouble originated with Serbian inhabitants on the frontier, who revolted against the Serbian authorities and then fled to Bulgarian territory. Measures are being taken to disarm such rebels.
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    The West.
    79 7 Three Submarines Smashed, London, April 5, 4.50 p.m. The French military authorities have received precise information of the damage done by aircraft on the 2Cth of March. The airship shed at Berghen Sainte-au-Gathes was seriously damaged, also the airship itself. The shipbuilding yard at Hoboken was burned. Two
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    Echoes of Neuve Chapelle.
    208 7 London, April 5, 4 p.m. Kye-Witness reports At headquarters everything is quiet, except some line marksmanship by our gunners exploding a magazine and obtaining direct hits on German guns. Prussians, Uavarians and Saxons participated in the battle at Neuve Chapelle, but their co-operation was not hearty.
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    OTTOMAN AFFAIRS.
    96 7 The Mcdjidich Blown. London, April 5, 2.5 p.m. Turkish headquarters admit the sinking of the Medjidieh. While pursuing Russian mine-sweepers she approached Odessa and struck a mine. The crew were saved by other Turkish warships. The Medjidieh was torpedoed to prevent the Russians salving her. Our Fleet on
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    The Bear's Progress.
    67 7 London, April 5, 11.45 p.m. Petrograd: A communique states that westward of the Xiemen we continued our successful advance at certain points. In the desperate fighting in the Carpathians northward of Bartfeld, we took one thousand two hundred prisoners. We continued our progress in the Mezolaborcz-Wzsok directions
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    Muscovite Successes.
    66 7 London, April 5, G 35 a.m. Petrograd, official Fighting to the west of the Niemen is developing strongly in favour of the Russians. A cavalry fight between Calvaria and Snwalki ended in the Russians charging and sabring the Germans and driving them from the occupied region. Two thousand
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    The Struggle in Bessarabia.'
    176 7 London, April 5, 1.45 a.m. Petrograd The battle which checked the Austrian invasion of Bessarabia was remarkable for the impetuosity of the Russian troops. A strong defensive position near the villages of Schilovtzy and Malintzy was held by an Austrian division of Infantry and a brigade
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    Bombs at Lisbon.
    63 7 London, April 5, 2.5 p.m. The Daily Mail's Lisbon correspondent says that a religious procession at Caldas-d'Arainha on Friday was hooted by the Democrats. A fight ensued and shots were fired. The crowd attacked a shop kept by a Democratic leader, who bombed them, wounding several. The
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    The Court-Martial.
    680 8 This Morning's Proceedings. The Summary Court-Martial re- assembled this morning after the Easter adjournment. The Court was composed, as before, of Lieut.Col. Brownlow, R.G.A. (President), Major Harris-Edge, X.5.L.1., and Capt. Ball, sth L. 1. Prosecutor Mr. Koland Braddell. For the defence Mr. da Silva. Twelve non-commissioned officers and
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    Sports.
    321 8 Cricket. S. R. C vs. A Town Eleven. A whole-day cricket match was played on the ground of the S. K. C. on Easter Monday, beginning at 11.30 a.m. between the Club and a team styling themselves a Town eleven, a good many of whom were students belonging to
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    Garrison Golf Club.
    244 8 Competitions During April 1915. Ladies' Medal will be played for on Thursday Bth April. Mens' Medal will be played for on Saturday and Sunday 10th and 11th April. The Law Cup Saturday 17 April. This Competition should have been played for on the last Saturday in March,
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    The Java Smuggling Case
    658 8 Last week, says the N. 8. Courant it was reported to us f rora the Hague that in a parcel of Java tobacco a large quantity of rubber was found which news naturally, Being that rubber is contraband, created great sensation. The tobacco was carried by
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    FIXTURES.
    225 9 Tuesday, 6th. lain >< ft. 6 ins. 3. IS* p.m. ♦> Immnhi. 7th 2.10 Mi 8 ft.. 5.1# p.m. o ft. 1 Thursday, Bth. ij ewaH mail close*. P a.m.. 7 ft. 3 ins.; 7.'J p.m. 6 Friday, 9th. v ii e war<l mail expected. w li a.m.. 8
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    Train Services.
    77 9 fcYiAtD TIMES S ngapore (Ta.-\k-Roai) Daily. M:, I'aily leav for north at 7.7 a.m. and 7. 1 p.m. Other trains leave for Johore at a a., noon, 1.30 p., 2.55 p., 4.40 p. Mail arrives from north at 8.1*» a.m. and p.m. Trains leave fr"ni Johoro 7.V, x.4'2,
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    EXCHANGE.
    61 9 Singapore* April a. I nm. 2/43/16 2/4 1 31 Pri %tc sm/s 2/4 9/16 Km* T. T. 174 A Ui' 11 or i Ir 11 20| Bsak d/d. 99| Bwifc T. T. 141} Bank d/d. 1 )ijrna—having rate $8.54 1 'Ceil Bills i Mt issue 1/3 31/32 t' T
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    Rubber Roadways, Limited.
    134 9 capital of this company, says L °ttdon correspondent of the ylon, is £90,000, made -50,000 preference, 10,000 60,000 deferred shares pound each. The objects of Ujpanj are to carry on any m connection with the use ro any substances of which r may form part, or any
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    The Waterfront.
    719 9 Shipping Notes and Ncw3. The Ceylon passed Suez on the 3()th March S.S. Massilia left Liverpool on the 4th inst. The A. Holt liner Lycaon arrived safely in the U K. last week. Last Tuesday the City of Madras arrived safely in the U. K. The Dutch liner
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    N, Y. K. and T K. K.
    186 9 A director of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, says the Japan Times, denies the reported union of the company with the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, which has been rumoured lor some timepast among the stock market jobbers and the shipping agents, some of them even
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    Rubber Returns.
    65 9 March, 1915, Outputs. Messrs Boustead and Co., Agents. Rim (Malacca):—13,100: lota] to date 157,300 against 120 777. Maiakofl :—37,0C0 IctnJ to date 129,000 rgaiiiht 76,000. Straits Rubber 140,000 Penang Rabbet 100,000 Rubaiaa 31,000 TaliA\er 27/00 Batak lUbit 14,100 Bagan Serai 12,000 Tebrnu :—62,637 total 9 months 456,667 against
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    Correspondence.
    190 9 mpress4d hf cwrtrpondmMi.} In Memoriam. ii the Editor of the Malaya Tribum: Sir,—Saturday'i impressive ceremony at Bididari has left an indelible impression upon the minds of all who witnessed it. Yet ought we to do something more for those, who so willingly gave up their lives that we should
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    The Rubber Trade.
    448 9 The Position A Month Ago. A Review of the Position. Macson's Rubber Summary, given In the India Rubber Journal of 27th ult., states:— Fortuitous circumstances still continue to place planters as masters of the position in the market. A fair adjustment of supply and demand under t
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    PRODUCE MARKET.
    25 9 (Singapore, April 6) Tin.— sB3 buyers. Copra. —Very weak. Tapioca. —Steady. Sago Flour. —Brisk demand. Gambier.— Weak. Pepper. —Steady. Other Products. —Market steady.
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    Latest Local Market Quotations.
    200 9 Nutmegs 110 S. per picul $21.00 Nutmegs 80 S, 22.00 Copra Bali 9.00 Copra Gorong Talo 9.15* Copra Dongalo 0.16* Copra Kayong 8.90 Copra Pulo 8.80 Copra Pontianak 8.40 Copra Siantan 8.00 Copra Singkawang 8.00 Sago Flour Singapore Ist quality 5.17J •ago Flour Singapore fair 6.12£
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    JAPANESE SHIPPING NEWS.
    422 9 Freights Still Soaring Tokyo, March 9.—The prosperity of the shipping trade is still at its height in the local as well as the foreign market. Between Moji and Yokohama freight rates once witnessed a reactional decline to 95 sen, but now are up again at 1.10 yen.
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    Treasures From Malaya.
    373 10 Expedition by an Aberdonian. Tbe Liverpool Public Museum has lately received a valuable addition to its treasures as the result of a scientific expedition to the Malay States last year by Mr. W. S. Laverock, M a., b.sc assistant in the Natural History Department of tbe museum.
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    The Indigo Crop.
    62 10 Calcutta, March 17.—1n connection with the recent announcement of tho acquisition by Government of most of the Indigo crop, the Englishman understands that the crops of Java and Guatemala, as well as those of Behar, are included. As regards the Behar crop, prices have been running as
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    SIR HIRAM MAXIM.
    498 10 Sir Hiram Maxim is one of tbe most inventive men who have ever lived His name is, of course, most generally connected with tbe quickfiring gun, but he has tried bis hand also at fifty other things, from a fl>ing machine to a cure for bronchitis. In
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    The Tomtom Nuisance.
    341 11 to ;J Planter Killed While Tryiai to Stop the Nuisance. March 24.—Information jVrived at the Police Headlining to the effect night of March 20th Arapolakand* v. ent to put a stop ting in the adjoining ■iv« it caused them great They could not stop they assaulted Borne
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    Penang Share Market.
    332 11 Uvesiiaent Buying. iv ih ly and Co. report i;udi 27th as follow* i -ue of our report i >'- k pt very .steady with investment buving u -i'iency of quotation» upward iu sympathy advices, there are locally, willing to "j.v to be low rates for L 8
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