Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 June 1915

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 136 VOL. LXXHI. THURSDAY. 17th JUNE, 1915. PRICE 10 CENTS,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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    • 66 1 rotna ona■oa u o c k ;> ar.• o up «tm r FOH $3O H n Lave the Pinarj v t'iaswthi* r poeU-A 3 yt*«.r co yem »uVir««a 6 a a O.Oe/1 SJJBXCRiFTfOH 4SZT y Pwjjxyrfiicx.au- Quarterly anri j 5 HatJ-jpsarly raf j-a are p*j»bfe, i<> 3 »dwsSaee and remittance»
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  • 964 2 THE WOUNDED FROM THE DARDANELLES. Cairo, May 16.The wounded from the Dardanelles have continued to come in this week, but the congestion hes been somewhat relieved by the return of a great number to the base in Gallipoli and by the despatch of a large proportion of these
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  • 607 2 DISCIPLINE AND EFFICIENCY. With reference to the article which we reproduced the other day from the Pioneer on this subject, that paper publishes the following Je ter from a correspondent Sir.—ln the most interesting article on the above subject which appears in the Pioneer,” your correspondent would
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  • 262 2 National crises, like poverty, make strange bed-fellows, and one cannot help feeling that nothing but a national crisis of exceptional gravity could have brought Lord Curzon and Lord Kitchener together to sit at the same Cabinet. The last time they deliberated together was in India, a
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 698 2 Rates for wanted BY an Estate in Lower Perak, an ASSISTANT with knowledge of VAdUAI iim fvi m tiv****»»*'” Tapping. Must know Malay. Apply with FOR SALE, TO LET. SITUATIONS VACANT. ETC. testimonials to No. 29, c/o Pinang Gazette. Minimum Charge $2.00 455 .a th su c For 1 insertion
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    • 1190 2 PENANG TURF CLUB. e M aterof The Alien Enemies (Winding up) Ordinance 1914 NOTICE. and ln the Matter of HUG COMPANY nTHE RACE COURSE is officially enemV firm within th P J open for training for the Summer an enemy lirm WltHin the meaning (1915) Meeting from to-day. of the
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  • Article, Illustration
    1099 3 [BY AN ARTIST CORRESPONDENT.] London, 22nd May, 1915. The Popular Demand. Whatever may be the division of opinion among the statesmen and the diplomatists of Italy concerning the intervention of the country in the war on the side of the Allies, there has never been any doubt as
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  • 112 3 A gentleman who was recently in Port Said informs the Times of Ceylon that people going home at present have an opportunity of being of assistance to our soldiers. Passengers are allowed to go into the Military Hospital and the tents for convalescent soldiers on the
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  • 87 3 A Speed Limit Advocated. A letter from the Hou. Secretary, Gardens Committee,'Kuala Lumpur,advocating a speed limit for motorists in the Public Gardens area was submitted recently for the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board’s views. The Board was not in favour of a speed limit, but considered
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  • WAR NEWS.
    • 366 3 The Fall of Przemysl. London, June 3rd.The Przemysl forts that the Germans have been attacking are some three miles from the inner ring and six from the centre of the town. The Morning Post’s Petrograd correspondent points out that the Germans must almost immediately achieve a
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    • 151 3 London, June I.The German reply to the American Note on the Lusitania has been received. It maintains that the Lusitania had cannon on board and draws attention to the fact that the British Admiralty recommended its merchant vessels not only to seek protection under neutral flags but
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    • 20 3 London, June 2.Mr Hughes, the Canadian Minister of Militia, states that no Canadian troops were aboard the Lusitania.
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    • 139 3 Amsterdam, May 23rd.The Vossiscbe Zeitung of Berlin states th*t the German Defence Union has made a demonstration against the United States supplying ammunition to the Al’ies. Councillor Wagner stated that Germany unfortunately must count the United States among her enemies. The Union passed a resolu'ion recommending the
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    • 111 3 London, June 2,—The German account of the Zeppelin raid on London does not mention the airships’ return. The Daily News correspondent at Rotterdam says that German aviators in Belgium were busy all last week preparing for the Lor don raid and intended to send five
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    • 252 3 London, June s.—Mr Lioyd George speaking at Manchester said: It depends more upon the masters or men running the workshops of this country than upon almost any other section of the community whether the British will emerge from this colossal struggle beaten and humiliated or
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    • 233 3 Amsterdam, May 30th.—The Germans a r e retiring along the whole French line little by little. The Allies’ airm n reporb indications that the Germans are taking measures with a view to probable retreat having constructed a strong position behind the existing lines, especially on the heights of
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    • 125 3 London June 4.The Daily Telegraph’s correspondent at Rotterdam says The Allies are developing an offensive on the front Blxschoote-Ypre*. A terrific artillery battle is raging in the northern part of the line, ths enemy being pressed farther back from the Yser Canal. It is reported from
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    • 105 3 An officer of the Leicestershires, writing of the struggle at Neuve Chapelle, states that, after the Canadians were forced to abandon the wood, a wounded man managed to crawl to the main body with the news that a popular major had been crucified. A subaltern gathered a party
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    • 49 3 A Telegraph correspondent learns from an American me'al broker just returned from Germany that she produces sufficient copper for shells and bolds sufficient cotton for one year’s supply of expl seives, but is unable to lay down more battleships, lacking the nickel to harden the plates.
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    • 67 3 London, June I.The Amsterdam Handlsblad,” referring to occasional German utterances to the effect that the occupation of Belgium may possibly be more than temporary, recalls Herr von Jagow’s assurance to Great Britain that the annexation of Belgium without the Netherlands would be useless to Germany. The
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  • ITALY AND AUSTRIA.
    • 555 3 Amsterdam, May 19.1 n the Reichstag, at Berlin, yesterday, the German Imperial Chancellor, Dr. von Bathmann-Hollweg, stated that the relations between Italy and Austria were much strained. The Austrian Cabinet had made a sincere effort to ensure enduring friendship and had resolved upon making far-reaching territorial concession*.
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    • 106 3 Reuter’s correspondent at Rome say» that men born from 1882 to 1884 are strongly protesting at their non-recal! to the colours and are claiming the right to go to the front. Government has al eady received 300,000 off rs of voluntary service and announces that
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  • 74 3 The following are the reasons for theBirthday Honours to the recipients mentioned below General Bethune, for raising a second Territorial Army. General Birkbeck, for applying the new remount scheme successfully. General Bruce Hamilton, for excellent home defence work. Mr. Goulding, for past services during the war. He refused
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 88 3 Sweet Sleep The restorer of strength, the renewer of life, the rich reward of weary humanity IS IT YOURS Or do you turn and toss through wakeful hour*, rising uurested and unfit for the duties of another day Little’s Oriental Balm rubbed into the throbbing temp’es, the burning forehead, brings
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  • 495 4 {To the Editor oj the Pinang Gazette."] Sir, If you will look at page 1 of Sir Edward Brockman's report you will notice some impos ible figures in the table in paragraph 2. The revenue from Posts, Telegraphs and Stamps has risen from $612,419 in
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  • 74 4 The Hon. Treasurer sends ua the following further contributions to the above Fund, forwarded to the Chartered Bank, Penang. Bilanee on June 15 ..,$22,344.62 Hongkong Bank Counter Box 8.43 Staff of Adamson Gilfillan and Co Ltd, s:h instalment 106.80 J H Bastow, Lahat
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  • 24 4 Balance on June 15 $664.02 N T Gray, Taipeng 70.00 Balance on June 16 $734.02 Amount previously aoknowleged ...$13,457.11 Total ...$14,191.13
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  • 21 4 RUBBER OUTPUTS FOR MAY. The following are rubber outputs for May Kuala Pergau lbs. 8,880 Laras Sumatra 1,092 Taiping 8,000
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  • 31 4 The match in the League between Darul Musudiah and Sungei Ara, after some interesting play, resulted in a division of points. Mr. Ibrahim of Hutton Lane refereed. Result: No seore.
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  • 32 4 Arrivals. B i° ne 16 from T® lok Anson, R W Pk^ r T Adelborg, R H Phillips, M Maude, W Dell, H J Cooper, A 8 Hall and Vaughan Smith.
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  • 497 4 S.F.P” Under Federal Expenditure, in the Schedule of Additions to the Estimates,” appears the item Cost of H.M.S. Malaya $1,285,714.29.” That is, of course, an instalment of cost for the current financial period. A battleship asset in these days of submarines is rather a precarious affair. But
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  • 404 4 S.F.P.” FINES OF $15,000. In the District Court, Singapore, the case in which Kiong Chia Kiat, a Straite-born Chinese, of Chop Ban Seng Soon, is charged, came for sentence. This accused was charged under three separate counts, that he was unlawfully in possession on April 9th of
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  • 505 4 THE SUPPLY OF SHELLS. A CHARGE OF UNHEEDED WARNINGS FROM THE FRONT. The Times plainly lays on Lord Kitchener and the War Office the chief responsibly for the unsatisfactory supply of high explosive shells, and declares that requests and warnings from the front were grievously
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  • 548 4 In the course of an article in the Pall Mall Gazette,” under headings, of which one is Mr. Lloyd George as War Organiser,” Mr J L Garvin says Never can the country ba sufficiently grateful to Lord Kitchener for what he has done to
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  • 636 4 The most vigorous condemnation of the action of Mr. Redmond and the Irish Party with regard to the Drink Taxes is made by that distinguished Irishman, Mr. George Russell (“A. E.”), the editor of the Irish Homestead.” During the last fortnight,” he says, wa have had the
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  • 101 4 Yesterday the results were Handicap Doubles.Goodwin and Terzano 3 beat Chalmers and Raid 2 by 21 to 5. Ties fixed for tomorrow Mixed Doubles.—Miss Pritchard and W Motion sr v Mrs W Motion ani W Motion jr (3) Mrs Kirk nnd Rose Mr and Mrs Pritchard (1).
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  • 121 4 Penang, June 17, 1915. {By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/3 31m 4 months' sight Bank ~.2/4 7/32 it 3 Credit ...2/4 13/32 3 Documentary ..,2/4 7/ 16 Calcutta Demand Bank 3 days’sight Private i? 6» Bombay Demand Bank j?-* Ifoulmein Demand Bank 3 days’sight Private
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 219 4 The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1888. In the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements. SETTLEMENT OF PENANG. In Bankruptcy. No. 6 of 1914. Re CHOP SAN LOONG THYE.” Notice is hereby given that the First Meeting of Creditors in the above matter will be held at the Bankruptcy Office, Supreme Court, Penang,
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    • 131 4 A Word to Planters. European planters have oft great difficulty in making them 8 elv e understood to their coolies who talk none b> their mother language Telugu. This difficult» can now be overcome by consulting the and revised Romanised Telugu Hand-Book edited by Mr. J. Samuel. Price $l. Obtainable
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 191 4 OOMPARISON. We want you to make a little experimenta teat that will result not less to your advantage than to ours. We want you to make comparison between the Programme of THE STRAITS CINEMA Co., The Leading Premier Show in Penang and The People’s Favourite Rendezvous, EMPIRE HALL, PENANG ROAD,
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  • 2073 5  -  BY EDWARD RAY. [All Rights Reserved.] (7?. G. Special) I approach this subject with mixed feel tD gg. In the first place, it is difficult to point to anyone and dub him faddist, and secondly, few of us there are but what we psseess some little idiosyncrasy
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  • 340 5 Curious Japanese Proceedings at Yokohama. A suit has b?en brought in the Yokohama Court against the P. and 0. Steamship Company by the Kobe Marine, Transport, and Fire Insurance Co., who elaim she sum of Y. 100,000. The Japan Chronicle” says the case is
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  • 313 5 It was really a quartermaster of the s.s. Sandakan,” who sacked and burnt Kudat. jays the B.N. Borneo Herald of June Ist. For some time past the Chinese inhabitants had been regaled with tales of intended Dusun atrocities and their fears were only partly allayed by
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  • 142 5 Those who live in districts where the water supply is obtained by means of a hand pump and much labour should pick up some old Motor Cycle Engine bordering on prehistoric times and try their hands at a power installation. We know
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  • 899 5 ENQUIRY AT POLICE COURT. The preliminary enquiry into the charges of alleged treason against Jagat Singh was resumed before Mr. E. E. Culman yesterday afternoon. Owing to the late attendance of the first witness, Raushan Din, whose cross-examin-ation was to be continued, it was decided to proceed with
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  • 959 5 CHARGE AGAINST A BRITISH JOURNALIST. THE BETRAYAL.” At H. M. Police Court, Shanghai, (says the N. C. Daily News of June 2), before Mr. G. W. King, Magistrate, Mr. Sheldon Ridge, editor of the National Review,” Shanghai, appeared on the following charge: for that he did on
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  • 286 5 In the second police court, Singapore, before Mr. Clarke, a Eurasian named Lawrence Alvis, of Serangcou Rood, pleaded guilty to two charges of criminal breach of trust as a servant in respect of two chequet. one for $103.33 and the other for $54 70. Mr. L.
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  • 110 5 Under date of Washington May 23, the South China Morning Post has the following Pending a complete understanding, and with the co-operation of the British Embassy and the American customs, ail export cargoes from the United States to Great Britain have been
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 298 5 Delicious Piecrust. Crisp, short piecrust and the H lightest, and the most digest- Li G«ible of pastry can easily be made H at home, if your cook uses q "Paisley Flour 3 0 The SURE rrninj pow Her. 1 0 Pastry recipes in every tin, and A more in the
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  • 29 6 DukeLankebter. May 19, at Stepney, Capt. Oriel Augustus Duke, 22nd Cavalry, H. M. Indian Army, to Kitty, fourth daughter of the late Samuel Rushton Lank ester, of Batavia.
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  • 919 6 In Monday’s issue we published an account of a meeting, held at Ipoh last Saturday, of the Central Perak Planters’ Association, at which, among other matters, the drink question as it specially affected the coolie population was discussed. The point of view from which the planters approached the
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  • 1826 6 Mr. J. S. M. Rennie, who was in Singapore for a number of years, 14 to be precise, in a letter to the Pall Mall Gazette indicates one way of punishing Germany.” He claims to know the enormous business turned over in Singapore and Penang by German
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 258 6 Motor Cars. A FULL RANGE TO CHOOSE FROM The most luxurious British Straker Squire Sifttsas cann body. A we H finished British Car at moderate price. 12 H.P. aJJ Vv 111 with Lincoln green body. The best American Car A. tzx rl made and the best value uveriana r uey
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    • 100 6 THE CRAG HOTEL, SANATORIUM” PENANG HILL Completely Renovated. An hour and 10 minutes from the E. 0. HOTEL Chairs and Coolies always in readiness at the foot of the Hill. Sarkibs Brothers Proprietors NOTICE, TO SUBSCRIBERS TO THE "PINANG GAZETTE.” The subscription accounts of the Pinang- Gazette,” having been Issued,
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • 388 7 GERMAN AIRSHIP LOST. BRITISH SUCCESS NEAR LA BASSEE. PREMIER AND THE STRUGGLE. GBEEK WAR PARIY’S VICTORY. Af’er a lorg period of silence we have the intelligence that the British took a line of trenches west of La Bassee on Tuesday. The French north and south of Arras are
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  • France and Belgium.
    • 57 7 [Reuter’s Services.] ATTACK NEAR LA BASSEE. Copyright Telegrams.] (By Submarine Telegraph.) Paris, June 16. A French communique says The British ytsterday took a line of trenches west of La Bassee. Attacks Defeated. Paris June 16. A French communique says: We maintained our gains north and south of
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    • 23 7 CREW PRISONERS. Paris, June 16. The French brought down a German irahip at Noroy-sur-Ourcq. The aviators were taken prisoner».
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    • 242 7 Amsterdam, June 15. It is announced from Beilin that five hostile aii men dropped bombs at Karlsruhe. Several persons were killed or wounded. Damage was done at numerous places. Attack by 23 Aeroplane*. Paris. June 16. As a reprisal for German attacks on defencelets British and French
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    • 35 7 THIRTY CASUALTIES. London, June 16. A Zeppelin dropped bombs on the NorthEast coast last night. Some fires were started but they were soon extinguished. Fifteen deaths resulted, and fifteen were wounded.
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    • 410 7 PREMIER AND EMPIRE’S TASK. London, June 15. In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith said from Apiil to June 12th, the daily cost of the war was £2,660,000, while in future the Army and Navy expenditure wou’d expand slightly. Financial obligations to our Allies wou’d also increase,
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    • 41 7 London, June 16. The British < fficers who have lately been in solitary confinement in Germany have been allowed to rejoin their comrades in th? ordinary camps in consequence of the new treatment of German submarine prisoners in England.
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  • Russian Campaign.
    • 219 7 ALTERNATING SUCCESS. Petrograd, June 16. Fierce battles continue from the Baltic to the Dniester. The communique affirms the struggle at Shavli and states that the situation has not modified. The Germans made an abortive night attack on the Narew, and other isolated attacks north of
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  • Italy's Campaign.
    • 84 7 SEVERE AUSTRIAN ATTACKS. Rome, June 16. The Italians in Tyrol and Trentino continue a gradual occupation of the dominating points. The Austrians in Carnia have made most intense and repeated attacks to break through the Sessis Pas°, which the Italians still strongly hold, also a ridge of
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  • Turkey and the Near East
    • 144 7 SATISFACTORY PROGRESS. London, June 15. The Press Bureau publishes a most satisfactory despatch from the Dardanelles. The situation has developed into trench warfare. The Turks, since our victory on June 4th, grew to respect our offensive. Day and night they have had to submit to captures of
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    • 28 7 Amsterdam, June 15. Au official message says the the Sultan of Turkey did not attend the last Selamlik owing to an attack of catarrh.
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    • 74 7 WAR PARTY’S VICTORY. Atben 0 June 16. The elections in Greece have resulted as follows: Venizelos Patty 193. Government 100. Other parties, 23. Sweeping Victory for Venizelos. Athens, June 16. The Venizelos Party has unanimous maj arities in sixteen Provinces and strong majorities in six Provinces. The
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    • 22 7 Athens, June 16. King Constantine is out of danger, but the period of convalescence will be a engthy one.
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  • Naval Operations
    • 37 7 SEVEN OF CREW LOST. London, June 16. A German submarine sank the trawler Argyll in the North Sea without warning. The trawler sank in two minutes. Seven men were drowned, including the Captain.
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    • 40 7 TURKISH TORPEDO BOATS SUNK. London, June 15 It is now ascertained that the cruiser Breslau was seriously damaged in the Black Sea fight. Some Turkish torpedo boats were suck and 12 Turkish officers and 80 seamen drowned.
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    • 13 7 London, June 16.' Rear-Admiral C. E. Madden has been promoted Vice-Admiral.
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  • General News.
    • 44 7 London, Jone 16, The surrender of Garua completes the most arduous task of the Allies in Northern Cameroons, and concludes an important stage of the war in West Africa, besides releasing a large force to cooperate with General Dobell in Central Cameroons.
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    • 38 7 PRESIDENT WILSON’S STATEMENT. Washington, June 16. President Wilson his denied that America declined to participate in peace efforts by various neutrals. He declared that America had done everything possible to facilitate the movement for peace.
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    • 86 7 London, June 16. The steamer Queensland, with a cargo of jute, is on fire in the harbour of Barcelona. The fire broke out during the discharging of cargo, but was kept under by the port pumps and the local fire brigades. A Bilbao message says the
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    • 25 7 London, June 15. Sir Stanley O. Buckmaster, the new Lord Chancellor, is gazetted Baron Buckmaster of Ched’ington in the County of Buckingham.
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    • 80 7 STATEMENT IN COMMONS. London, June 16. In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said no agreement exists with China regarding railway development in China by British subjects or capital, though agreements were signed with British syndicates and are communicated to His
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    • 50 7 POMMERN’S EASY WIN. London, June 15. For the New Derby, the weather was fine, and there was an enormous crowd. O’Neill rode Gadabout. When the horses were fairly in sight Pommei n went to the front, and, maintaining her lead till the end, won in a canter.
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  • 490 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, June 14. Escorted by meu-of-war and accompanied by a small fleet of steamers the King of Siam arrived at Siogora on Sunday, the 13th. Beautiful as this garden city always is, it was rendered more so by the preparations of
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  • 178 7 (Specially Translated). It has been announced from Athens that the Allied fleet is bombarding uninterruptedly the inner fortifications of the Dardanelles This action was specially directed to the Asiatic forts. The Turks lost heaps of men in Gallip di. The Swiss Government is prepared to accept the
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  • 32 7 The output of the Deebook Dredging (No Liability) for the last fortnight was 134 picul?. The output of the Katoo Deebook (No Liability) for the same period was 200 piculs.
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  • 34 7 To-day’s quotation for unrefine 1 tin in Penang was $B2 60 per picul, business done—-au increase of $1.40. Tin is quoted in London to-day at £169 Spot, and £167 three months.
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  • 11 7 The homeward mail closes on Saturday at 10 a.m.
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  • 811 7 Mr. C. Hummel, of the Forest Depart» ment, who went on long leave last year, has resigned the service. Mr. Hummel joined the Department in 1907. Mr. T. W. Maclean, of the Langkat Sumatra Co., Ltd., one of the oldest British planters in Sumatra, has been visiting
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  • 165 7 Obituary. SIR NATHANIEL BARNABY. London, June 16. The death is announced of Sir Nathaniel Barnaby, K c b., the Naval architect and writer on Naval construction. Sir Nathaniel Barnaby, K.C.8., cr 1885 Hon. Vice-Pres. Institution of Naval Architects, London b. Chatham, 1829, of a family of shipwrights serving in Royal
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  • INDIAN ITEMS.
    • 279 8 Simla, June. 4.A Presss communique states :As some misconception appears to exist as to the conditions of entry to the Cadet College which has been opened at Quetta for the training during the war of cadets for the Indian Army a few particulars on the
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    • 276 8 Bangalore, June 5 At a very largely attended public meeting in Mayo Hall last night, including a large number of European ladies, resolutions were passed expressing horror and indignation at the conduct of Germany in regard to the sinking of the Falaba and the Lusitania and
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    • 30 8 Calcutta, May 25.—Sunday saw the unfurling of the Italian colours from a few Italian places of business immediately Italy’s atti ude towards war became known on Sunday morning.
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    • 33 8 Calcutta, May 25Three Turkish pri-soners-of-war have been taken under an escort of armed police to Alipore, Calcutta, suburbs, on their way from Karachi to Rangoon, where they will be interned.
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    • 29 8 Rangoon May 27.—A fire on Tuesday night destroyed Mawln railway station between Mjitkyina and Naba junction. None of the contents cf the building were saved.
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    • 32 8 Calcutta, June 4.—The Maharaja of Dholpur has given RlO,OOO towards the War Fund and the Maharaja of Bharatpur R 5.000 for the benefit of soldiers at the front.
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    • 90 8 Calcutta, May 25.—Empire Day was celebrated almost as a general holiday at Simla yesterday. The schools,. Civil Courts, and European places of .business were closed and the Bri r i«h flag was flown. Speaking at a Mansion House meeting Lady Glenusk said she had received a
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 960 8 BANKS. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA A Ilin ACC AUSTRALIA. AND CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter. After the racking effects of fever, dysentery, cholera, colic or bowel Fund* 1 £LBOO,OO complaints, every part of the Reserve Liability of Proprietors... £1,300,00 body needs Strengthening. It is 38, BISHOPBGATK, LONDON, 8.0 not enough
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    • 464 8 /ircz/j/y rwommends VAN HOUTfiN’S t W COCOA I/ is so yl JeLcrozrs also "Wj lor pudJincrs and I '3 -Wi Lei Cook use it r [I KI iWI r A ISS TWELVE CORNER BENT A pr*i ikc. iple of coix-structioi* T [no- I M T I FIRE i THIEF N
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  • 1350 9 a I ,,ne W&ma is Value» 2 Marne. a- «So* Ml N I N O J Ayer Weng <Rahman/ Dft P. Oe. gn e 4ft !0 10 Belut Tin Mining Oo -3) «3 r i gi Chenderlnng Tin Dredging Ce .X, I a Deebook Dredging N. L. 18/ 80/-
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  • 857 9 At the annaal general meeting of the Irish Forestry Society in tbe Royal College of Science, Dublin, under the presidency of Professor Augustine Henry, M. A, The Chairman introduced to the meeting the lecturer of the evening, Mr. John Campbell, one of many Irishmen who
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  • 219 9 A Chinese handcart puller was to-day sentenced by Mr. R. Scott, District Judge, to one year’s rigorous imprisonment for criminal breach of trust of two bales of black cloth valued at $5OO, the property of Chop Kong Yuen of 39 Campbell Street. On his pleading guilty Court
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  • 314 9  -  Leonik Hayman. For many years the Huns have worked To bring about this war They’ve longed to hear their name extolled Amidst the cannon’s roar At length their wish was gratified Their pretext—to right wrong— The war commenced, and then we asked How long, Oh God! how long
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  • 244 9 Penang, June 17, 1915. 8: P. Tapioca $6.35 sellers. M. P. Tapioca $6.45 sellers. Gold leaf $64.40 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 oz). $l6 1/2 buyers. Black Pepper $lB.OO buyars. White Pepper $33) sales. Trang Pepper $23 sellers. Mace $llO nom. Mace Pickings $64) sales. Cloves $45 sellsrs.
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  • 777 9 Summer Meeting, 1915. (UNDER S. R. A. RULES OF RACING.) NOTICE. No amendments to this Programme will be considered unless due notice is given in writing to the Secretary at least seven days before the 23rd June, 1915, the date of the Special General Meeting. The notice
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 69 9 Variety of Uses. Th© uses to which Lea Perrins* Sauce can be put, are innumerable. At Luncheon, Dinner or Supper, it is the ideal sauce for Roast Meats» Fish, Game, Cheese, Salad, etc. In the Kitchen, it is indispensable to the cook for flavouring Soups, Stews, Gravies, Minced Meat, etc.
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  • 908 10 RUSSIA’S ACCESBJ TO THE SEA. With the commencement of the war, when the Baltic and Southern porta were closed to our foreign trade, the question of an outlet for Russia to the Arcticwhich alone remained open to her—became particularly acute. The whole question is considered in
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  • 40 10 SHIPPING ARRIVALS. Pangkor, Brit., 94, Caswell, June 17, B. Datoh, gen., E. S. Co. M. Austin, Brit., 97, Cowary, June 17, Trang, gen., E. S. Co. Hebe, Brit., 346, Scott, June 17, T. Anson, gen., Adamson Gil Allan Co.
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  • 34 10 To-day. Perak, (E. [S. Co for Pert Swettenham, Port Dickson and Malacca. Alma for Deli. Ekma for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Trang for Trang. Avagyee for Dindings, Sitiawan Bagan Datoh and Teluk Anson.
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  • 138 10 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Morrow. For Per Close Alor Star (Kedah) Aing Thye 9 a.m. Alor Star (Kedah) Tong Chuan 9 a.m. Deli and Asahan Kalmoa 10 a.m. Asahan Jin Ho noon. Trang, Tongkah and Pang Nga Perlis 2 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Pin Seng 3 p.m.
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    • 579 11 N. Y. K. Japan Mail Steamship Co. Ld. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly service is maintained be tween Yokohama via ports to Marseilles London and Antwerp, under mail contract with the Imperial Japanese Government The New Twin-screw Steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed and constructed, and are fitted with
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