Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 19 August 1916

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 193 VOL. LXXIV. SATURDAY, 19th AUGUST. 1916. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Turkey and the Near East
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      93 2 FRENCH TROOPS ADVANCE. Salonika, August 17. Under cover of a heavy Allied bombardment, the French occupied Bulgarian positions, south of Lake Doiran, and established themselves on Tortoise hill, in the neighbourhood of the village of Doldzeli, well within Serbian territory; The Bulgarian casualties were considerable. The shell fire is
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    • 44 2 A DANUBE INCIDENT. London, August 18. A telegram from Odessa records another incident at Kalafat, on the Danube, the Bulgarians firing on the Rumanians, and a fight ensuing. Austrian ships have brought much bridging material, motor cars and petrol to Bulgarian Danube ports.
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    • 44 2 Despatches from Bucharest state that the King of Rumania has signed a degree for the formation of a new heavy artillery brigade to strengthen the defence of the frontier. This brigade is already on the RumanoBulgarian frontier.
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    • 46 2 London, August 17. In the House of Common», Mr. W. H. Forster stated that 80 British army officers and 178 men, and 139 Indian army officers of the captures at Kut had been traced. No names of Indian army men have been reported.
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  • Russian Campaign.
    • 69 2 IMPORTANT SUCCESS. Petrograd, August 18. The Russians have made additional captures as follows 198 officers. 7,308 men. 29 field guns. 17 heavy guns. 70 machine guns. 14,000 shells. Hungarian Protest. London, August 18. A telegram from Buda-Pest says Herr Polonys, in the Chamber, attacked the Government for
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  • General News.
    • 48 2 CAUSE OF THE STOPPAGE. London, August 18. The reason for the prohibition of exports to Sweden is that a new Swedish law prohibits importers from giving any info"mation regarding the ultimate destination of imports, which information is essential under the British Customs War Powers Act.
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    • 50 2 DRAWING IN THE NET. Calcutta, August 18. General Smuts reports that his troops are closing in on the Central Railway in the vicinity of Kilosa, from the north and west, while British naval forces have occupied the important Arab town of Dagamojo, capturing a naval 4 inch gun.
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    • 111 2 GERMAN SOCIALIST PETITION. Amsterdam, August 19 The Vorwaerts says a Socialist petition for a speedy peace, without territorial conquests, is being numerously signed in Germany. •'HONOURABLE PEACE" MOVEMENT. Amsterdam, July 16.—The German National Committee,” which is to prepare the minds of the German people for an honourable peace
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    • 66 2 London, August 18. Before the Extension of Life of Parliament Bill received a third reading the Government undertook specially to limit the life of the new Parliament, in the event of the election taking place on the old register. Extension Till September, 1917. The House of Commons
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    • 52 2 TERMS OF ISSUE. New York, August 18. The new British £50,000,000 loan will be issued at 99 in the form of 5 per cent, gold and notes, dated September let, maturing in two years, but redeemable within a year at 101, The secured collateral value is
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    • 50 2 MR. RUNCIMAN IN PARIS. Paris, August 17. Mr. Walter Ranciman, on his arrival in Paris conferred with M. Clementel regarding steps to be taken by Britain and France to give effect to the resolutions of the Economic Conference. The ministers reached a perfect agreement on the points discussed.
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    • 25 2 Kingston, August 18. A cyclone swept southern Jamaica. The banana crops are damaged. Kingston is isolated, and some persons have been killed.
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    • 300 2 London, August 17. In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith intimated that the House would adjourn on Tuesday or Wedn r sday and reassemble on October 10th. Private Peter M’Bridp, of the Yorkshires and Lancashires, a son of Sir Peter M’Bride, Agent-General for Victoria, has been killed in
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  • 857 2 (Specially Translated.) Captain Lubeke and Engineer Voltz of the s.s. Preussen recently sentenced to one year’s imprisonment for erecting a wireless apparatus on that vessel at Sabang have been taken by a Dutch warship to Semarang to serve their sentences. The German Government having petitioned the Dutch
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  • 123 2 The following are the results of the ties played yesterday Ladies Doubles—Mrs Bennett and Mrs McDonald (—.l) beat Mrs Kinder and Mies Heim 3) by 7—5, 7—5. Mixed Doubles A— Mrs Ebden and C C Rogers (—15.2) beat Mrs Phillips and F W Harris (—40.) by 6—2,
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  • 25 2 Dean beat Manning in the S. C. C. tennis final by 6,4,6,0. Lady Evelyn Young distributed tl e prizes gained in the tournament.
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  • 23 2 Single Handicap—A Lindley (scr) beat R H Reid (scr) by 21—12; W Houston —5) beat H Smith (scr) by 21—20.
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  • 34 2 The entries for the mixed Foursomes close on August 26th. The conditions are 9 holes over men’s course for preliminary rounds, and for the final 18 holes over the same course.
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  • 356 2 From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, August 19. A building contractor was fined $4O for occupying larger space than his permit to deposit materials allowed. The case is interesting as the defence contended that the charge was under section 123, which had as its object precautions against accidents,
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  • 21 2 MAILS. CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. Monday. For Per Close. Rangoon Hong Moh 1-30 p.m Singapore Palitana 2-30 p m.
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  • 133 2 Pbnang, August 19, 1916. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bink). London Demand Bank 2/4 7/32 4 months* sight Bank ...2,4 11/16 3 Credit) -..2,4 13/16 n 3 M Documentary ...2/4 27/32 Calcutta Demand Bank R’- 174| 3 days' sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174 j Moulmein Demand Bank
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 205 2 THE NERVES ANO THEIR NEEDS. We do not give much thought to our nervous system when it is working all right, but when it goes wrong nature has a way of calling our attention forcibly to the trouble by something we cannot overlook —pain. When you try to reach tortured
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    • 227 2 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. AN ORDINARY MEETING of the Municipal Commissioners will be held at the Municipal Office at 4 p.m., on Tuesday, the 22nd August, 1916. (By Order), L. A. COUTIER BIGGS, Secretary to the Municipal Commissioners. IN V A L U A BL?E y aj HEALTH’S SAKE. Essence or Fluid
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    • 227 2 M. 0. SHAIK MOHAMED MANIYAM (Late of G. Rahim Khan) ESTABLISHED 1869. NO. 144 PENANG ROAD, Undertakes to supply the best of Biscuits, Cakes, Bread, etc at moderate charges. Square Loaf Bread each 5 c t B Plum Cakes per lb. sl’|q 5 per cent, discount will be allowed on
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  • 24 2 Obituary. LORD REDESDALE. London, August 18. The death has occurred of Algernon Bertram FreemaniMitford, Ist Baron Redesdale, G c v. 0., k.c.b. aged 79.
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  • 1530 3 BRILLIANT WORK OF OUR "TOMMIES.” Many thrilling stories are sent from British Headquarters by correspondents and published on the advance by our troops which broke the second German lines; As a spectacle (says the Tim s correspondent) the bombardment preceding tl e assault) was mos
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  • 216 3 Questions Before the Electorate. M. Venizelos, in tbe organ of his party, the Kyrix,” outlines the electoral programme of the Liberals. He says it is not a question between the King and M. Venizelo’, nor whether the country prefers peace to war it is a question
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  • 54 3 Deserters from the Central armies are arriving in Holland in increasing number* 1 mostly men from the front. Two arived at Glanerbrug and one at Koewacht. Many succeed in reaching Holland in civilian clothes, whilst one even succeeded in boldly reaching Holland by the Breskens boat He had
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  • 475 3 Farewell Message by the Marquis Inouye. Reuter’s Agency has received from tbe Marquis Inouye a farewell message on the occasion of his departure from England The Ambassador and the Marchioness were entertained at luncheon at Buckingham Palace on 12th ult., no one but tbe King and
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  • 282 3 Daring Manoeuvre Which Won the Day. A graphic description of the taking of Trones Wood by the British has been sent by the correspondent of the La Liberte at the front. When the Germans, after six counterattacks half-managed to push the British in the southern edge, Colonel
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  • 1147 4 Whether the activity recorded from Macedonia presages au early general offensive by the Allied forced in that region can only be shown by events. The French have moved forward at two points in the neighbourhood of Lake Doirao, aluuat doe north of Salonika, and a few miles
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  • 1811 4 Britain, whose total expenses at present exceed £6,000.000 a das has negotiated another War Loans. war-loan in the United States of £50,000,000, and the terms are stated briefly by Reuter. On going through our Australian mail this morning, we see that a similar sum is required by
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 202 5 EXTENSIVE BATTLE ON THE SOMME. LATEST RUSSIAN CAPTURES. THE MACEDONIAN FRONT. General Haig confirms the Paris comma* niquĕ regarding the British advance near Guillemont, West of Combles, io conjunction with the French, who in these operations north of the Somme took over two hundred prisoners. The recent British
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  • France and Belgium.
    • 727 5 [Rxutkh’b Telegrams.] BRITISH PROGRESS. London, August 17. General Haig reports that the British line was advanced both west and southwest of Guillemont. We accomplished this as the result of fighting, yesterday evening, in conjunction with the French advance on Maurepas We captured west of High wocd 300
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    • 85 5 The municipal council of Verdun, which, since the evacuation of the city has beea busily engaged in relieving the distress of inhabitants driven from their homes and in preparing for the reconstruction and repair of the bombarded city, is now to hold its sittings in Paris.
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    • 60 5 In connection, no doubt, with the recent German reverses seven generals have incurred the Kaiser’s displeasure, according to a Rotterdam despatch. They are Generals von Bredow, Von Wienstowski, Glokke Cramer, Von Bauer, Von Kleist and Krahmer, the first five of whom have been invited
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    • 43 5 London, August 18 On the occasion of the King’s visit to France, the Grand Cross of the Victorian Order was conferred upon General- Sir Douglas Haig and the Order of Knight Commander upon Sir Henry Rawlinson anp Sir Reginald Bacon.
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    • 49 5 NO CABINET CHANGE London, August 18. Lord Crewe has been appointed Minister of Education and Lord President of the Council. Mr. Arthur Henderson becomes Pay-master-General and Labour Adviser. Lord Newton has received the appointment of Assistant Uuder-Secretary for Foreign Affairs. No change in the Cabinet is necessary.
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    • 47 5 RUSSIANS PROGRESSING. Petrograd, August 18. A strong enemy attack west of Podgaitsy, on the Zlota Lipa, were repulsed with enormous losses. We occupied the towns of Lysiec and Stare on the Zolotvinsbabistritsa. Russian detachments are approaching Korosmezo, south of the Jablonica Pass of the Carpathians.
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  • 62 5 A BROKEN ENEMY. London, August 18. General Murray estimates the strength of the enemy in the Katia operations at 18,000, of whom half are casualties, including 3,920 prisoners. Immense captures of war material include a Krupp 75 millime're m untain-battery, wirh 4,000 rounds, besides machine guns, 2,300
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  • 33 5 BRITISH EXPORTS PROHIBITED. London, August 18. The King has signed an Order in Council prohibiting exports to Sweden, except with a licence, and a guarantee that they will not reach the enemy.
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  • 53 5 The Band will play the following programme of music at the Golf Club from 5-45 till 7-15 this evening 1. Fantasia Dream ...Lumbey 2. Quadrille Kniyht of the Thistle ...Balfour 3. Selection Aroldo ...Verdi 4. Waltz The Gondolier ...Roeder 5. Boiero B'tl Costume Rubinstein 6. March My
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  • 509 5 London, August 18. The following is the rubber quotation for yesterday Plantation Ist Latex Crepe 2/2j Smoked Sheet 2/2| [•By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead Co.] His friends in Perak will be sorry to hear that Mr. B. A. Grollet has died in Penang, from heart failure, and
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  • WAR NEWS.
    • 596 5 AHEAD OF THE MAIL. London, July 21.—Mr. Philip Gibbs, writing to the Daily Chronicle” says In the offensive the Territorials have proved themselves great soldiers—great in attack and great in resistance. The Queen’s Rifles, Westminster Rifles, Queen Victoria’s Rifles, London R fle Brigade Rangers, and London Scottish Regiment
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    • 70 5 Amsterdam, July 23.—The Lokal Anzeiger says The situation should fill Germany with the greatest confidence, as the pressure on Verdun has allured the British from the trenches and wtakened them appreciably. Britain bleeds from a thousands wounds as never brf >re during the Empire’s existence. When the small
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    • 49 5 London, July 23—A soldier’s letter states that a Prussian officer and a number of Germans approached British troops, holding up their hands. The officer threw a helmet, containing a bomb, at a British officer’s feet, killing the latter, and wounding three. The Prussian officer was shot.
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    • 72 5 London, July 23.—A senior officer wounded at Bazentin says The British bad a good many casualties. It wasn’t their number, but their fewness, which impressed me. The new armies can stand a lot more than the Germans. It is now a matter of relative gains and losses.
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    • 43 5 The Senate has appointed a commission to investigate the high price of printing paper, and has invited 6,000 newspapers to submit information. The commission, which opens ou August 1, examine! the books of paper-makers iu the United States and Canada.
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    • 46 5 Amesterdam, July 23—German war correspondent on the west front admit there is a strong enemy pressure on the whole front. The Allies are, say the correspondents, harassing the Germans everywhere. Both British and French are employing numerous mine-throwers with mines of a new kind.
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    • 363 5 New York, August I.—According to a telegram from Berlin, received in Amsterdam, Kaiser Wilhelm has issued a proclamation to the German forces on land and sea, stating that the second-year of the world-war has elapsed and, like the first year, it has been for Germany’s arms a year
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    • 82 5 London, July 23.—The Kaiser, addressing the Prussian Guards in Apt il, on their transfer from the eastern front to the Champagne sector, said, The foe is tougher here, more resisting, adroit, and versatile. He is defending his native soil with the resistance of despair but it must
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    • 112 5 London, July 21 Wirele-s message from Berlin stages that Dr. Helm, a member of the Bavarian Alimentation Commit*ee, replying to the Prussian newspaper insinuation that Bavaria was withholding agricultural produce from the rest of Germany, and was forgetting her duties to the Empire, says that Bavaria
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    • 68 5 Paris, July 21. —M. Balof, a Red Cross Commissioner who has returned from Armenia, reports that he visited 45 villages around Trebizond. Oct of 8343 inhabitants there before the war the Russians found 367. The rest had been massacred. Out of 10,000 inhabitants in Trebizond itself,
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    • 41 5 The Clothing Workers’ strike had ended after it had in progress for thirteen weeks. By it 50,000 workers gain more pay, a 49 hours week, and preference to unionists The strike cost £500,000. The manufacturers evpcct heavy losses.
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    • 82 5 London, July 23,—The Daily Telegraph’s” Rotterdam correspondent states that within three weeks 340,000 Germans were st nt to the West front, of whom 100,000 are fresh reservesand the balance soldiers who have recovered from slight wounds. The German General Staff, he says, holds every other consideration subsidiary
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    • 79 5 London, July 21.—Mr. J. T. Macnamara Financial Secretary to the Admiralty, stated in the House of Commons that'the British had taken prisoners 136 Germafi naval officers and 2,076 men. The Germans held 45 British officers and 364 men. Mr. Macnamara announced that a German submarine mine-layer would be
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    • 53 5 The German submarine UCS, mine-layer, will be shown at Temple Pier, Thames She is only a small craft, and worked from Zeebrugge for four months in the spring. The vessel laid 240 mines When captured, the crew jumped overboard to avoid her explosive bombs, which an English
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    • 121 5 New York July, 21.—The United Press Agency’s correspondent at The Hague telegraphs that a ghastly crime and suicide wave is sweeping over Germany, due to the mental depression caused by the lack of proper food and the losses in the war. There has been a
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    • 63 5 Amsterdam, July 21.—Count Karolyi’s new party demands Hungary’s economic independence and an independent bank. An earlier cable stated that, according to the Budapest correspondent of the Morning Post,” Count Karolyi, President of the Independence Party, had resigned the leadership, and that he intended to form a Peace
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    • 45 5 London, July 23.—The Wesleyan Conference has carried a resolution urging the Government to enforce total prohibition during the remainder of the war and for six months after. The conference decline to express an opinion on the question of the State purchase of public-houses.
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    • 48 5 Mr M L Moss has been appointed Acting-Agent-General for West Australia. Mr Moss, kc who is a native of Dunedin N.Z., and settled in West Australia in 1891, entered Parliament four year later. He has held office under three Governments, and the Attorney-General in the Rason Ministry.
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    • 73 5 Colonel Winston Churchill paid a tribute to the heroic sacrifices of the Russians in a speech at the Empire Theatre on Friday. He said that Britain was now suffering casualties on a scale she had never suffered before. “We could,” he continued, “sympathise with our Russian brothers
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    • 55 5 A strange aeroplane accident happened in Southampton Water. A large vessel was outward bound and three seaplanes were manoeuvring overhead, flying low. One suddenly swerved, and crashed into the mainmast, breaking down the sttamer’s wireless rigging. The seaplane fell on to the deck, the pilot being killed,
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    • 27 5 The London correspondent of the New York Tribune” says that inner political circles predict that Mr Lloyd George will shortly be Premier.
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    • 42 5 The Germans have released the steamer Adam, which is now continuing her voyage southwards in Swedish waters. Three other Enulish steamers bound from Finland to England are similarly using territorial waters with a view to escaping from the Baltic.
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    • 53 5 London, July 25.—Speaking at a dinner tendered to Mr Gibson Bowles, an ex-M P, in recognition of his efforts to secure the abrogation of the Declaration of London, Lord Beresford said If, even now, a real blockade were applied, we could end the war
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 26 5 NOTICE. 25 CtS. each will be> paid for copies of the “PINANG GAZETTE” of 15th May and sth June, 1916. Apply Manager, Pinany Gazette Press, Ltf
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  • 873 6 CAUSES OF ENEMY’S BIG LOSSES The first great rupture of the Austrian line in the attacks of June 5 and 6, was near this little village (Olyka), writes Mr. Stanley Washburn, which nestles in a hollow about three mile-* from the battlefield. It is six miles from
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  • 936 6 THE SOCIALIST. The great wonder was that he should ever have come into the Navy at all but I think that the Prime Cause must have told him that She wouldn’t be seen walking out with him unless he got into uniform; and that he
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  • 452 6 An important announcement was made by Lord Carmichael at the close of the meeting of the Bengal L“gislative Council at Dacca. His Excellency paid a tribute to the good work done in Mesopotamia by the Bengal Ambulance Corps, and went op to say that the
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  • 410 6 At the Calcutta H*gh Court .Mr. Justice Chaudhuri disposed of the suit brought by Nagendra Na’h Dei against Sir Allen Arthur and others, the Stewards and Secretary of the Royal Calcutta Club, for alleged defamation aud wrongful exclusion from the race cc u se. Plain iff’s
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  • 48 6 Now that so many German sentries are deserting, says a“Telegraai” correspondent, it has been decided to place the sentries two and two so that they can guard each other, Should one desert, the other will be held responsible for the flight of his comrade.
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    • 582 6 STOMACHS DISORDERS I X More suffering afflicts men and women through 2 the faulty action of the stomach, liver and bowels I I than from any other cause. The body loses energy I I and tone when the food we take does not nourish I I "“I us f u
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  • 771 7 Mr. E. F. Salzmann, late of Messrs. Barlow and Co,. Kuala Lumpur baa been promoted fo Major. Lieot-001. Tjte, wbo was in charge of the lately conclu led M.S V.R. camp in Singapore, has been tempo 1 arily attached to the General Staff 1 Mr. J. R
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  • 894 7 HOW CADORNA AIDED RUSSIA. The following is from an article by Mr. Sidney Low, the special representative of the British press at the Italian front:— When the pressure of eighteen Austrian divisions upon a single small strip of the Italian front threatened to become unendurable, General Cadorna decided
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  • 303 7 Confbrence in Switzerland Berne, July 7. 1 understand, writes a correspondent, that there have lately been a number of meetings in Lausanne and Montreux between Ahmed Riza Bey, President of the Ottoman Chamber of Deputies, and several leaders of the Opposi'ion party, who have
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  • 143 7 The Hindu letter writer we have always with u?, but the following letter written to a Hindu father asking for the band of his daughter in marriage is well worthy of preservation Dear Sir, —It is with a flattering penmanship that I write to have communication
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  • 39 7 August 19.—The New Cirque, Matinee, 5.30 9-30 p.m Dato Kramat Gardens. August 19th and 20th.—Penang Golf Club, Men's Monthly Medal. August 23rd and 24th.—Penang Golf Club, Ladies’ Spoon. August 26.—“ Blue Cross Gymkhana Race Course, 3 p.m.
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  • 277 7 The directors report and statement of accounts, for the year ended 31st March, 1916, states :—The profit of the year’s working, after providing £2OO for depreciation of buildings and machinery, and transferring £l,OOO to form the nucleus of a reserve fund is £2,216 ss. 7d.; Out of which
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  • 122 7 SUNDAY, AUGUST 20. CHURCH OF ENGLAND. St. George’s Church.—The 9th Sunday after Trinity; 8 a.m. Matins 8.30 a.m Holy Communion; 9.15 a.m. Holy Communion (Tamil); 5 p.m. Sunday School; 6 p.m. Evensong. Hymn 184, Psalm CIV Hopkins, Magnificat Nunc Dimittis Banoett in F. Hymns 219, 225, 31. Matins
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  • 45 7 ST. ANDREW’S, NORTHAM ROAD. Children’s Service—9 a.m. Public Worship—6 p.m. Preacher: Rev. Donald J. Ross, m.a. Subject“ How shall we understand the Atonement.” Hymns:—3o2, 631, 517 (Tune 516), 384 (Tune 320) Service of Devotion and Intercession, on Friday evening at 6.30.
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  • 82 7 Church of the Assumption.—loth Sunday after Pentecost, Low Mass 6.15 a.m.; Pontifical High Mass, 8 a.m. Confirmation of Children (Musical Mass in 2 parts) Pontifical Vespers renewal of Baptismal vows and Benediction, 5 p.m. Every Friday evening Service ef Intercession at 5.30 p.m. Church of Our Lady of
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  • 41 7 The Hon. Treasurer sends us the fol. lowing list of further contributions to the above Fund, forwarded to the Chartered Bank, Penang. Balance on August 11 ...$12,552.01 W B Wilson, July subsn 50.00 Balance on August 18 ~,$12,602.01
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  • 55 7 Balance on August 15 $1,608.66 CRB Murray 1.87 Balance on August 18 $1,610.53 Amount previously acknowledged ...$27,308 22 Total ...$28,918 75 The appeal in the matter of the will of the late Captain Ah Quee was concluded in the Supreme Court before the Full Court of Appeal
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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