Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 18 March 1915

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833, No. 63 VOL. LXXIII. THURSDAY. 18th MARCH, 1915. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    THE RICE INDUSTRY.
    1154 2 BRITISH MACHINERY SUPERIOR TO GERMAN. (P. G. Special.) In our issue of the sth February we published the account of an interview in the Malaya Tribune with Mr. Lim Cheng Law, referring to the important question of Rice Cultivation and Rice Milling in the Federated Malay S
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    FORD CARS.
    693 2 FOUND IN EVERY LAND. A world-touriug American is impressed with the fact that the automobile has found its way to the most remote parts of the continents of the earth and the faraway islands of the seas,” said W. D. Hormday of Austin, upon his return recently from
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    GERMANY’S WINTER CAMPAIGN.
    1852 3 RUSSIAN TENACITY. Io vhat leading conception does thia great Gem an iflensive in the East correspond, asks The Times,” military corre a pondent, and why have the Central European Powers committed their troops to such a furious offensive at tush an unfavourable season of the year and
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    The Pyjama Lady.
    279 3 Divorce cf a Marriage Made in Singapore. What a solicitor’s clerk saw on visiting a room at the Great Central Hotel, formed the subject of evidence in the petition in the Divorce Court of Mrs. Clarrie Hiorns for a divorce against her husband, Mr. Arthur Hiorns, a
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    Sir Andrew Fraser on "Jihad."
    198 3 Discussing in a religious paper the meaning of the Mahommedan Jihad, Andrew Fraser expresses the opinion that the Prophet derived the idea from Moses, who commanded the Israelities to destroy the people of Canaan, because they were idolaters. This measure was regarded as necessary in
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    AMAZING RESCUE FROM UPTURNED STEAMER.
    917 3 HOLE CUT THROUGH HULL. A remarkable rescue, the story of which reads like a piece of fiction, was effected at Peterhead on February 6, writes the Aberdeen correspondent of the Daily Telegraph.” That part of the Scottish coast has a sinister reputation amongst seafarers. Our
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    MILITARY MODES IN PARIS
    974 3 SOME FAVOURITE DESIGNS. The strenuous efforts of the Paris dressmakers to revive trade are showing signs of reward. During the past week their rooms have been full of American buyers, who have bought largely from the new collections, which have been prepared under very difficult conditions.
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    M.P.A.A.
    319 3 THE ANNUAL REPORT. The following is the report to be presented to the members at tbe fourteeth annual general meeting of tbe Malay Peninsula Agricultural Association, which will be held at the Chamber of Comm rce, Penang» on Saturday, April 3rd at 11-30 am.:— Gentlemen, Your Committee submit herewith
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    Singapore Rubber Report.
    183 3 Messrs Guthrie A Co, Ltd. in their weekly report, dated Tuesday 16th inst., says At the usual weekly auction of theRubber Association held to-day there were again full supplies on offer, over 210 tons being catalogued. At the opening bidding was slow but later demand improved considerably
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    West Indies and the Price of Rubber.
    81 3 Rubber growers in the island of Tobago, West Indies, evidently take a singuine view of the future of the raw robber market. According to a recent report, they are hoping that it may shortly be poisible to tap their Castilloa trees but, as
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    THE WEEK’S EVENTS.
    90 3 Thursday, March 18. Band, Golf Club, 6 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kan gear Road Electric Polyscope Co,, Argyle Road. Friday, March 19. Homeward Mail Closes 7 p.m. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Saturday, March 20. Band, Golf Club, 6 p.m. Sunday, March 21.
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    COMING EVENTS.
    23 3 April 3 and 5. Ipoh Races. April s. Mrs. Dot” at the Town Hall» Penang, in aid of Queen Mary’» Fund.
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  • AHEAD OF THE MAIL.
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      TRIAL OF DE WET.
      206 4 Bloemfontein, Feb. 17,—The trial of the traitor De Wet was opened yesterday at Bloemfontein. Evidence was given that during the engagement at Doornberg, De Wet directed the storming of a Loyalist position, but ordered thab all rifles should toe unloaded, as he was apparently not wishing
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      Situation in Bukowina.
      179 4 Petrograd, Feb. 15.Fighting continues in Bukowina. The Russian», reinforced, repulsed a series of attacks, after entrenching north of Kimpolung, where the snow was deep, and three Russian cjunterattacks shattered the Austro-German line at three points. The temperature was 20 degrees below zero, with piercing, ice-laden, winds, and
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      Prisoners in Germany.
      99 4 Rotterdam, Feb. 18.The 110 released British prisoners, who crossed the Dutch frontier on Tuesday, eagerly listened to the war news. They were cheered on learning of the Falkland Islands’ victory and the loss of the B.iicher, They state that they were fairly well treated in the German
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      Rewards Claimed for Sinking Submarine.
      80 4 A special Pioneer cablegram, dated London, sth March, says:The steamer Thordis, recently purchased and trans ferred from the Norwegian to the British register, has claimed the prizes privately ofiered to the first British merchantman sinking a submarine. The Captain states that the submarine off Beachy
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      Dutch Grievances.
      54 4 The Hague, Feb. 15.The Dutch Chamber of Commerce at Brussels has urged the Dutch Government to move on behalf of 80,000 Dutch subjects in Belgium against unwarrantable German interference with their businesses and the restriction of their traffic. The Germans are said to be showing a cynical indifference
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      British Mine Sweeping.
      52 4 London, February 21.The Admiralty, in a memorandum, states "Mine-sweeping operations up to the end of December are a wonderful record of pluck. The Germans had laid au extensive minefield oft Scarborough, and in one case three mine sweepers were blown up in ten minutes, but the work
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      German Grain Shortage.
      41 4 Sofia, Feb. 15,—Dr. B. Badoslavoff, Minister for Foreign Affairs, speaking in Parliament on Saturday, stated that a German official inquiry bad shown that up to August last the harvest shortage of cereals in Germany amounted to 1,000,000 tons.
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      Russian Strategy.
      265 4 Delhi, March s,The following telegram has been receved from the Secretary of State by the Viceroy, dated 3rd March It may be definitely concluded that the Grand Duke Nicholas has successfully stemmed the German advance from East Prussia and, what is equally important, has apparently effected this purpose
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      Food Rioting in Germany.
      68 4 Amsterdam, February 21.Telegrams from Berlin state that rioting occurred at Schonber, in Germany, where the authorities had organised a sale of cheap potatoes. A thousand women formed a queue, and waited for hours in the rain. Then the officials announced that only those producing a receipt
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      Germany’s Food Famine.
      45 4 Copenhagen, Feb. 26 The Politiken states that Germany’s food and grain statistics have been wrongly compiled, and the errors have surprised the Government. It may be necessary, the newspaper adds, for the entire German population to get their food at public eat'ng-houses.
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      A Zeppelin’s End.
      27 4 Copenhagen, February 21.The commander of Zeppelin AE4, which was lost in the North Sea proved to be Count Platen, who had both legs broken.
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    Aerial Observer Killed.
    344 4 The following is from the Pioneer,” smt from Cairo by its own correspondent:— The section of the Flying C irps is doing good work and one of the wa'er-planes a few days ago dropped a bomb on a Turkish column at Bir Merhadat (about 15 miles north-east
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    Mine Disaster.
    35 4 New York.Twenty-three miners were killed in an explosion at the Carlisle mine, Fayetteville (West Virginis). One hundred and sixty men were rescued, after having been entombed. Many of the bodies have been recovered.
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    Britain’s Coal Supplies.
    33 4 London.—Forty municipalities are urging Government to take steps to increase the coal supplies for gas. Some suggest the suspension of the working day of eight hours and increased railway facilities.
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    AUSTRALIA’S WAR EXPENSES.
    385 4 A statement of the receipts and expenditure of the Commonwealth for the halfyear ended December 31 last, shows that up to the end of the year the expeditionary forces had cost £537,828 Ils 7d, and there was also considerable expenditure in other directions. The revenue for the
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    Japan Deportees.
    125 4 Time Allowance Extended One Week Mr. G. H. Ball, former editor of the Japan Herald,” who received an order of deportation on Monday last, will leave Yokohama on Thursday next for America by the Sado Maru, says a Tokio message of February 21. The Japanese Government has extended
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    Dignity of the Chamber of Commerce.
    156 4 Looking through the Chamber of Commerce correspondence for the year we come across a letter which relates to the death of Lord Roberts. If it was absolutely necessary to accompany a seemingly quite adequate vote of condolence with a lengthy covering letter from the
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    P.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    148 4 The following ties have been fixed for to-morrow Doubles Handicap Class |AEdwards and Hargrave v Bennett and Prentis (6); Everest and Oliver v Waugh and Threlfall (4) Sayers and Turner v Whitlock and Holmes (6). Doubles Handicap Class BOxenham and Smirh v Stye and Harvey (1); Rickett
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    THE PRINCE OF WALES’S WAR RELIEF FUND.
    145 4 The Hon. Treasurer sends us the following further contributions to the above Fund, forwarded to the Chartered Bank, Penang. Balance on March 16 $6,101 09 Teoh Paik Leng 10.00 F C Ebbels 30 00 J C Pratt 25 00 L J 0 Anderson
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    BELGIAN RELIEF FUND.
    24 4 Balmce on March 16 $3,085.98 F C Ebbels 15.00 Balance on March 17 $3,100.98 Amount previously acknowleged $8,323.80 Total $11,424 78
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    The Expert Shot.
    189 4 In the close range warfare of the trenches the value of the man who can shoot with accuracy as well as speed seems to be becoming recognised. The Bisley marksmen,” writes a correspondent at the front, "have been a great he’p in keeping down sniping, and since
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    More Ceylon Commissions.
    65 4 London, March I.Mr. E. M. Allfrey, late of Fairlawn Group, Maskeliya, has received a Commission in the King’s Royal Rifles. Mr. F. H. Grigson, of Messrs. George Steuart «fc Co., Colombo, has received a Commission in the ninth Service Battalion of the Warwickshiree. Mr. G. H. Borough,
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    Customs Duties Enactment.
    76 4 For the period from the 19th to 25th March, 1915, inclusive, the value of the highest grade of rubber is fixed at two shi'liogs and four pence three-quarter penny per lb., and the duty on cultivated rubber on which export duty is leviable on an ad valorem
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    German Horse Shortage.
    51 4 Since the prohibition of the export of horses from Denmark the prices of horses in Germany have increased immensely, and in Schleswig-Holstein and other parts of North Germany there was lately paid 150 each for horses worth from £l5 to £2O each at the beginning of the
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    Political Arrests.
    129 4 Calcutta, Ma r ch 4,—During the eurly hours of this morning a number of officers of the C. I. D., accompanied by a pose of Sergeants aud Constables, visited the residences of a large number of political suspects in Northern Calcutta and effected several arrests. An extensive jungle
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      344 4 The Bankruptcy Ordinance, I£BB. In the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements. SETTLEMENT OF PENANG. In Bankruptcy. No. 30 of 1908. Re YEOH SENG SEANG. Notice is hereby given that by an Order W h is" tut d Z the abovenamed debtor Yeoh Seng Seang, who was adjudicated bankrupt on
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      248 4 TO LEt IT OUSE 68, LARUT RO Fittings. Entry April quire at r Hillview” 70 r HOTFT MADI IN Betel. ENGLISH N.B.— ln the event of c prieto.-ship, the Hotel will f r L will be handed Xto he n M a going concern. Qew LarKe Rooms the Se, the
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      171 4 wr George I own Kineina To-night! To-night!! A Great Detective Drama in 3 Reels. Maefpr Cnv 1116 maSter Another of Detective Finn’s Triumph,. Dctective Fl < Th W versus Von Burg (The German Spy). A Thrilling Drama of Great Topic&l interest, telling of a FIENDISHLY CLEVER GERMAN SPY, whose operationB
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    THE SUBMARINE MENACE.
    1347 5 PROTECTIVE DEVICES. So far the outstanding feature of the naval eide of the war has been the amount of damage wrongt by submarines, and naval designers are being forced seriously to consider the question of protecting the bottoms of warships from torpedo attack. Hitherto it has been
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    From the Front.
    203 5 Mr. C. B Ainslie, who is well known in Siam, writes as follows from the front to a friend. Christmas Eve We are billeted about 15 miles from the firing line and can hear the guns plainly. About ten days ago we made an early start and
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    Bangkok Men at Home.
    51 5 Mr. F. B. Shaw has obtained a commission in the Royal Naval Division. Lieut. Groves, of the Royal Garrison Artillery, was stationed at Portsmouth when the mail left, Mr. Leo Day, who went home to offer his services, has had the misfortune to be pronounced meiically
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    PRINCE'S ISLANDS.
    331 5 Specials trains waiting with steam up on the cost of Asia Minor and the orders reputed to have been given to the inhabitants of Prince’s Islands show us very plainly what the Turks think of the bombardment of the Dardanelles and what they anticipate the result will be.
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    BIRTHS.
    46 6 Simmonds.On March 15, at 51, St. Michael’s Road, Serangcon, Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Simmonds, a daughter. Hailstone On March 14, at 1, Knaresborough Place, S. W., the residence of her father, the wife of H- W. Hailstone, Kuala Lumpur, of a daughter.
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    THE BRITISH GAINS.
    1073 6 The casualties in the commissioned ranks are eloquent testimony to the severity and importance of the fighting which commenced last week in the vicinity of the village of Neove Chapelle, four miles north of La Bassee, a village which figured very prominently in the desperate fighting that
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    HERE AND THERE.
    997 6 A most entertaining account of life in Madras in the days when conditions were different from what they are now is given by H. C. in the Madras Mail under the title of A Journalist’s Jubilee.” The writer devotes considerable space to the question of the clothes,
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    BURMAH ROAD TRAGEDY.
    202 6 THE INQUEST. An inquest was held in the Second Con Penang, yesterday afternoon, in connect"' with the death of a Chinese rice s e named Goh Att, in a lane off Burmah RoS on the afternoon of the 12th in-tant dn to a ruptured spleen, as the
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    TO-DAY’S TIN PRICES.
    536 6 To-day’s quotation for unrefine 1 tin in Penang was $85.75 per picul, buyers no sellers, an increase of $1.75, Tin is quoted in London to-day at £lB9 Spot, and £l7l three months. The Agents notify that the P. 0; Oriental is -expected to arrive here from Colombo
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      12 6 THE CRAG HOTEL. Easter Holidays. BOOK YOUR ROOMS NOW. Sarkies Brothers, Proprietors.
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    COLONELS KILLED.
    217 7 heavy german losses. THE SIEGE OF PRZEMYSL. TWO BRITISH STEAMERS TORPEDOED. field Marshal French says the British troops are holding Neuve Chapelle, four miles north of La Bassee, Epinet’e, a mile farther north, and ground north and south of these point*, despite the enemy’s efforts at recapture. The
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  • France and Belgium.
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      Battle of Neuve Chapelle.
      264 7 [Reuter’s Services]. GERMAN LOSSES 17,000. [Copyright Telegram.] (By Submarine Telegraph.) London, March 16. Field Marshal Sir John French’s latest bulletin says the line we captured east of Neuve Chapelle has been consolidated and held despite repeated counter-attacks. Judging by the number of dead Germans counted on
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      The Roll of Honour.
      360 7 COLONELS KILLED. London, March 17. Un< FFICIALLY REPORTED KILLED.Sir Edward Hulse, Baronet, Coknel C Mac lean, (6th Got dons, formerly of the Black Watch) Colonel Garrett (Suffolks), Colonel Uniacke (Gordons) Major H D W Lloyd, P C Eliott Lockhart, B Clerk, H C Strong, J C
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      AMONG THE KILLED.
      131 7 L eutenant Colonel H. P. Uniacke of the Gordon Highlanders was in command of the 2nd Ba’tai ion of the Regiment in Egypt before the outbreak of war. Colonel C Maclean, of the Gordon Highlanders, commanded the 6th (Territorial) Battalion of the Regiment, with headquarters at Keith.
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  • Russian Campaign.
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      Russian Successes.
      77 7 Petrograd, Ma* ch 16. A Ru-sian communique says The Russians dislodged the Germans from some advanced posts on the Niemen. The Russian offensive continues successfully on both banks of the Orzic. A battle is developing in Galicia, east of the railway from Stanislau to Kolomyax, where the Russian
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      Przemysl's Capture Imminent.
      66 7 Petrograd, March 17. The capture of Przemysl is considered only a matter of a few days. Prisoners relate that the town is on famine rations and the hospitals packed, Przemysl, with an ordinary population of 46,500, is a strong Austrian fortress in Galicia, on the San, 45
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  • Turkey and the Near East
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      The Persian Gulf.
      80 7 London, March 16. In the House of Lords, in reply to Earl Cu'zon, the Marquess of Crewe eaid he was unable to add any particulars to those already published in regard to the situation in the Persian Gulf, but considerable i enforcements were proceeding in support of
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  • Naval Operations.
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      The Submarine Campaign.
      78 7 TWO SHIES TORPEDOED. London, March 17. The Admiralty reports th*t the British steamship Atlanta, 519 tons, was torpedoed off Inishturk (Irelat d) on the 14th inst. The crew were landed at Inish’urk Island. The vessel is now in the harbour. The Briiish steamship Fingall, 1,562 tons, was
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      U.S. Note to Britain.
      39 7 Washington, March 17. The United States Cabinet discussed at length the British Order in Council. It is expected that President Wilson will draft a note to Great Britain after conferring with the Sta e Department.
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      TEA AND WHEAT AND THE DARDANELLES.
      146 7 In one at least of the motives underlying the bombaidment of the Dardanelles India is intimately concerned, says the Statesman The flow of wheat from Black Sea ports to Europe resumed and the gathering of the Argentine harvest would probably bring down European wheat
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      EAST INDIES SQUADRON AND THE TURKS.
      125 7 The much despised East Indies Squadron seems to be coming into its own at last, and uot only has the Swiftsure been engaged in the Dardanelles, but Admiral Peirse is now reported to be in charge of the operations at Smyrna, the most important
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  • General News.
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      Racing and the War.
      85 7 THE ASCOT MEETING. i London, March 17. The Jockey Club, at a special meeting, dfcicbd to continue racing where local conditions permit and local feeling is not averse. There was only one dissentient. L‘i»d Villiers, in a spetch, announced that the Royal Enclosure at Ascot would
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      Munitions Supply.
      45 7 London, March 17. Earl Kitchener ha* authorised Lord Southwark to say that we have increased our ou'put of munitions three hundred times since the beginning of the war. He hoped the great accession of labour would enable us to greatly increase our supplies.
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      Indian Executive Councils.
      816 7 DEBATE IN THE LORDS. London, March 16. In the House of Lords, Lord Macdonuell, moving a resolution to withhold the Royal Assent, during the continuance of the war, to the draft proclamation creating an Executive Council in the United Provinces, after taking exception to the procedure adopted
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      American Loan to Italy.
      67 7 SIGNIFICANT CONDITIONS. London, March 17. The Daily Telegraph’s New York correspondent says the Italian Government has approached the leading American banks with a view to floating twenty million dollars of Italian Treasury Notes and that the United States banks have agreed to offer the notes for
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      Launch of American Dreadnought.
      52 7 PRINZ EITEL FRIEDRICH’S CAPTAIN PRESENT. Newport News, March 17. The Dreadnought, Pennsylvania, has been hunched. Mr. Daniels, the Naval Sec retary, iu a speech at a luncheon, eaid the American Navy was never so powerful and ready. The Prinz Eitel Friedrich’s Captain, in full uniform, wituessed
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      Mexican Generals Executed.
      29 7 Washington, March 17. General Carranzista, General Matteo Almanza and the entire Staff have been court-initialled for treason and executed at Torreon by followers of General Villa.
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      Parliament Adjourned.
      11 7 London, March 17. Parliament has adjourned until April 14th.
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      The London Markets.
      84 7 PRODUCE PRICES. London, March 17. Copper £65. Iron sheets £l4-5s to £l4-10s. Rubber 2/5 j selected Braziers £B2. Yellow metal £B7-ss. Spelter £3B nominal. Linseeds, firm Argentine £SO-6s. Cotton seed £153-9s. Wheats, dearer, White Karachi 59/3, Delhi 59/3. May, June, Rosafe 62/6. Lead £23-10s. Tin £l9l. Iron
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    Tobacco Duties.
    92 7 NEW IMPOSTS IN F.M.S. [From Our Own Correspondent.} Kuala Lumpnr, March 16. The Government announce* the imposition of the following import duties on tobacco $1.50 per lb. on cigars valued at not less than $2 per lb; 75 cents on cigars valued at not less than $1.40 75
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    THE PONTOPOROS.
    69 7 JUDGMENT FOR THE OWNERS. [From Our Own Correspondent.} Singapore, March 18 The Prize Court decided that the Greek collier Pontoporos acted with the Emden under duresse and performed no unneutral service. Judgment was given for the owners, the vessel to be restored, and the value of the cargo
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  • STOP PRESS NEWS.
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      German Attacks Repulsed.
      98 7 Paris, March 18. The evening communique states that the German counter-attacks in the region of Arras and Albert for the purpose of regaining lost ground were repulsed. We made continued progress in Champagne in the woods between Perthes and Souain. The enemy, realising the importance of the
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    Where the British Won.
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  • THE MUTINY.
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      SUBADAR CHARGED.
      211 7 [From Our Oion Correspondent.} Singapre, March 18. At the Mutiny trial, Subadar Dunde Khan was charged with mutiny and conspiracy, by attempting to seduce Malay States Guides from alhgiance, and not aiding in the suppression of the mutiny. This man is alleged to be one of the ringleaders.
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      NEWS VIA BANGKOK.
      113 7 On account of the mutiny in Singapore, no Singapore or Penang papers have been allowed to be sent to Traug since Chinese New Year although subscribed and paid for, write* a correspondent of the Bangkok Times.” On this account the weekly Bangkok mail is looked for with
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    Warning to Tea Associations.
    90 7 Significant Multiplication of Dutch, Export Figures. London, March I. Ihe Board of Trade has forwarded a letter to the Tea Associations pointing out that the exports to Holland iu January amount d to 2,875,000 lbs. compared with 250,000 lb*, in 1914. The Board urges expoite's to
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      58 7 A BISHOP ON ADVERTISING. Who pays for advertising asked Bishop Welldon during a lecture at Manchester. The person who pays is the seller, but ho is able to pay because he gets vastly increased profits. 1 do not think the person who pays is the consumer, because prices are not
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  • SPORTING NOTES.
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      THE CALCUTTA RACES,- 1914-15.
      545 8 THE CALCUTTA RACES,-1914-15. The Calcutta Racing Season cannot be written down as wholly successful. Several circumstances have arisen which have caused a feeling of mistrust and suspicion to pervade the rank and file of racing folk, one of which was undoubtedly the inconsistent form of many good horses. So erratic,
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      Sport in the F.M.S.
      392 8 Bagging a Croc.” In a letter which appears in an English paper, from the Manager of a Rubber Plantation of Lower Perak, the writer describes the sport to be obtained there as pigeon, snipe, monkey, musang, and crocodile shooting. Monkeys are very numerous and do a
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      The Singapore Sporting Club.
      304 8 Referring to the Singapore Sporting Club, the Chairman at the annual meeting (says the Asian”) Was particularly anxious to explain that the loss of revenue was in no respect due to the abolition of the bookmaker. Still he had to admit that this was the first
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      Association Football.
      50 8 The re played ties in the second round of the Engli-h Cup ended New Castle United 2, Swansea 0. Birmingham 3, Brighton 0. Bobon Wanderers 2, Millwall 2. In the last game, extra time was played, and the clubs will now meet a third time on neutral ground.
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      Billards.
      27 8 London, Sa’urday.Scores at the adjournment in the match between George Gray, th- 1 Australian, and Claude Falkiner, the professional, were: Gray (concedes 2000), 8000 Falkiner, 6332.
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      No Davis Cup Contest.
      20 8 New York, Saturday.America has decided not to challenge for the Davis Cup owing to the war.
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    At Bangkok.
    211 8 Police Take Precautions. The positi n in Bangkok is rather complex, in so far as, while Siam is a neutral state there are el erne its in the Bangkok papulation that represent nationalities that are actually belligerent. Which accounts for this passage in the "Siam Daily Mail On
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    SERVICE OF INTERCESSION.
    106 8 His Holiness, Pope Benedict XV, has decreed that in all the Catholic Dioceses situated outside of Europe, on the 21st day of March, (Passion Sunday) there shall be offered solemn prayers in order to obtain from the mercy of God the peace which all desire. The Most
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    THE PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE.
    286 9 WEEKLY EDITION. qh e following are the principal contents of the un eat of our Weekly Mail Edition, which will be published on Friday, midday, price 40 cents. Editorials Page. Malayan Pottery 307 Pirates 307 Ireland and the War 308 The'Censorship 309 Correspondence: Lest
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    CROPS.
    184 9 OUTPUTS FOR FEBRUARY. The following are rubber outputs February Alma lbs. 15,800 Asahan 11,263 Ampat 6,255 Ayer Kuning 5,700 Anglo-Sumatra 59,974 Ayer Kuning (F.M.S.) 23,306 Alor-Pongsu 16,078 Ayer Tawah 11,000 Ayer Hitam 22,655 Bakap 23,050 Brieh 12,130 Benar 3,450 Bujong 7,760 Bradwall 20,2q4 Beverlac 15,015 Blackwater 11,568 Batak Rabit
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    DIARY OF THE WAR.
    387 9 March B.Blue Funnel liner chased by Germ in submarine, but escapes. Zeppelin brought d«.wn near Bethune by French and British aviators. German officers in conflict with Arabs near Jerusalem; 300 killed and wounded. Acute political crisis in Portugal. Greek King is against Greece breaking her neutrality.
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    MARKET PRICES.
    228 9 Penang, March 18. Beef cts Soup per catty 18 Roast 26 Steaks 26 Stew or Curry Meat 20 Rump Steak 26 Ox Tail each 50 Tongue 50 Feet 15 Heart 40 Liver per catty 35 Pork Pork per catty 36 Pig’s Head 22 Feet 26 Tongue 36 Mutton
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    SHIPPING.
    37 9 SHIPPING ARRIVALS. Sappho, Brit., 329, Scott, Mar. 18, T. Anson, gen., Adamson Gilfillan Co Jin Ho, Brit, 94, Harding, Mar. 18 Asahan, gen., E.S. <fc Co. Golconda, Brit., 3730, Moth, Mar. 17, S’pore, gen., H.L Co.
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    CLEARANCES.
    25 9 To-day. Perak, (E. S. &Co for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson and Malacca. Alma for Deli. Avagyee for Diudings, Sitiawan Bagan Datoh and Teluk Anson.
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    MAILS.
    104 9 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Morrow. For Per Close. Alor Star (Kedah) Leong Ho 7 am. Singapore, China and Japan Oriental 9 a.m. Deli and Asahan Kalmoa 10 a.m. Asahan Jin Ho 11 a.m. Tongkah, Kopah, Re- 'I nong, Victoria Point, S-Pin Seng 3 p.m. Mergui, and Tavoy J
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 9 Penang, March 18, 1915. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/4 4 months’sight Bank ...2/4| 3 Credit ...2/4| 3 n Documentary ...2/4 11/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174| 3 days’ sight Private 177 Bombay Demand Bank 174| Moul mein Demand Bank 173 3 days’ sight Private
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    PRODUCE.
    267 9 Penang, March 18, 1915. B.' P. Tapioca So. 10 sales. M. P. Tapioca $5.70 sales. Gold leaf $64.40 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 oz). $l6 1/2 buyers. Black Pepper $lB.OO buyers. White Pepper 533 J sales Trang Pepper $24 00 sellers. Mace $llO nom. Mace Pickings $64 sales.
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    Where to Stay.
    25 9 Penang :The E. «fc O. Hotel, The Crag, Runny mede Hotel, Hotel Norman, Singapore: Raffles Hotel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel. Ceylon :Nuwara Ellya.
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      133 9 THE TIDES. Penang—March, 1915. High Water. Low Water. Standard n Standard Date Time. HU Date Time. Ht h m ft. h m ft. Th 18 m 1 20 6.3 7 45 a 0.4 1 37 a 6 8 18 m 7 49 0.0 F 19 m 1 44 6.1 8
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    NEWS FROM TRANG.
    406 10 Trang, March 4.When the announce* ment was mide last year that the proposed visit of His Majesty to the southern Mon« thons was deferred, it was stated that it had been deferred for a year. The paddy crop is now practically harvested and the cultivators enjoying a
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    PRISONERS OF WAR.
    294 10 THREE BANGKOK RESIDENTS ARRESTED. We understand, says the Siam Observer” of March 11, that three Bangkok residents were made prisoners of war some dsys sgo at Singapore. They aie Messrs. K. Th. M. Siebenkittl, Chancellor of the Austro-Hungarian Legation here, Mr. Uhlf, lately employed by Messrs. Harry
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    Prison for a Coolie Crimp.
    169 10 A Tamil named Kolando Velloo prosecuted in the second Police Com t, Singapore, on charges of crimping, was convicted and smartly punished. The prosecution was at the instigation of Mr. F. C. C. Crowther, manager of the Bukit Timah Rubber Estate, There were three charges
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    VAL D'OR RUBBER ESTATES.
    1068 11 INCREASED OUTPUT AND PROFIT. The fifth annual ordinary gener*] meeting of the Vai d’Or Rubber Estates, Ltd was held at the registered office of the company, 45, Leadenhall-street, E.C., on February 8, Dr. Samuel Rideal (Chairman of the company) presiding. The Chairman said I propose that
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    INDIAN FINANCE AND THE WAR.
    395 11 NO NEW TAXATION. Sir William Meyer presented the Budget for 1915-16 at a meeting of the Imperial Council in Delhi on March 2. The Revised Budget for 1914-15 shows a total Imperial and Provincial Revenue of £80,156,000 and an expenditure of £85,115,000 leaving a deficit
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    Volunteering in India.
    372 11 At the annual meeting of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce the President paid Recently your Committee addressed the Government of Bengal on the subject of volunteering and from what I have gathered I am g’ad to know the proposal for inquiry is well supported by members. Whilst
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