Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 6 June 1917

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 132. VOL. LXXV. WEDNESDAY, 6th JUNE, 1917. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      948 1 c icDDor odoudo □□□aDatJDnoannn D WANTED c u o KUBBEII CONSIGNMENTS o g for our bi-weekly auction sales, and private sales. Cash Ad- vances made. g orpeks FOR estate supplies. c GOODS for forwarding to any o part of tha world. gFI HE INSURANCE busineas. 'J ALLEN DENNYS Co., g
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      91 1 ■anaauDMDnnanMaDUDnDMciKDOj J XT THEN YOU ARE AWAY a 3 VV on leave you want to keep g n in toueh with Malayan affairs, a a Social, Commercial, Mining, J Planting, &c. Thia yon can da u in no better way than by ■uhscriv- g ing to the Weekly Edition of
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    1679 2 The death is reported of General von Kessel, Military Governor of Berlin. It is understood that Sir Charles Fox, Chief Judge of the Chief Court of Lower Burma, has definitely decided not to return to Burma. Sir James Mes’on was expected back at Naini Tai on 2nd
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    JAPANESE LINER REPORTED SUNK.
    260 2 EIGHT LIVES LOST. Although no official stafcempnt is to band, we are informed that a Japanese ship voyaging from the East and which quite recently called at this port has been sunk within a day or two’s run of her destination There were a number of
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    TAIPING PLANTERS’ ASSOCIATION.
    212 2 THE ANNUAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of the Taiping Planters’ was held in the pu Saturday,- 26th May, Mr sJuter in the chair. The accounts were passed, the Chairman expressing the hope, that «s ates would trv to i icrease the donations to the Pian r
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    354 2 A CORRECTION. [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette."] Sir, —In yesterday’s issue in reporting a case in which I figure«i in the District Court, you make it appear that I was cha-ged with breaking the seals on the dutiable Lquors on b« ard the s.s. Renong.” This is
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      458 2 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. <• notice. A LIST OF APPLICATIONS for public house licences for the year 1917, to be considered at the meeting of the Board of the Licensing Justices on Wednesday, the 20th June, 1917, may be Been on application at the Chinese Protectorate during the u-ual office hours. A
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      101 2 EAU de COLOGNE j 1 i OF THE FOLLOWING HIGH-CLASS MAKERS. d Yardley, Gosnell, Piver, Atkinson, Luce’s Jersey Eau de Cologne. ICED EAU de COLOGNE, 50 CTS. PER BOTTLE. 11 1 “CASH CHEMISTS” Ltd., 52/54, BEACH STREET, PENANG. J RUNNYMEDE HOTEL, I PENANG. I f SEA SIDE. I Every 'Wednesday
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      94 2 r THURSDAY Showing June 7th, Bfh, 9th g loth. IK RED feather. Ml/ PHOTO PIAYf PRC-JC-NT fflv r ’J.WARREN ilk aSt KERRIGAN B > WKfflfflllKiW ■R WITHLOtr WIL.ITON- 1 a drama op light HKn X- ifj. ANO JHADOwr OE ,3 lU TWE EAST&WEXT WMBk ERECTED BY JACK MO./ 1 I
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    ANNUAL EMPIRE CABINET.
    604 3 DOMINIONS AND INDIA TO BE MEMBERS. London, May 17.—1 n the House of Commons to-day Mr Lloyd George said that he desired to report to the House a very important decision which bad been arrived at as a consequence of the recent meeting of the Imperial War
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    Hongkong's Subsidiary Coin.
    228 3 Half the Total Issue Redeemed. The following is an extract from the Report on the Blue Book for 1916: The rate of discount on Hongkong subsidiary coin disappeared during 1916. It ranged from 10 per cent to par at the end of the year. Bank notes also
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    Where to Stay.
    25 3 Pknang :—The E. A O, Hotel, The Crag, Runnymede Hotel. Singapore :—Rafflee Hotel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel. SINDANGLAJA S PREANGER, JAVA Grand Hotel,
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    STATE OF PERLIS.
    686 3 THE ANNUAL REPORT. The annual report on the State of Perlis by Mr E C Eckhardt, Acting Adviser for the year ah. 1334) (9th Novemer, 1915 27 th October, 1916 states that the revenue for the year a. h. 1334 was $224,774, exceeding the revenue of the
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    Pope Protests to Germany.
    35 3 The Pope has made a formal protest to the German Government against the devastations and deportations ordered by the German High Command on the abandonment of the Roye and Noyon regions.
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      1122 3 VV AN TED. GOVERNMENT OF KEDAH. INSPECTOR under Rubber Dealer, AUCTION SALE OF MINING LAND. 1 Enactment, Malay, must nave passed 7t h Standard English, also a Chinese a PIECE OF MINING LAND at jamor Clerk, must also have passed VII A Pad ang Pe landok in the mukim of
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      107 3 A Knife Thrust wooH be welcome to maoy compered with the vicious shooting, stabbing pains o Sciatica. Yet these are the ea who h ve not heard about LITTLE’S ORIENTAL BALM, and the miraculous relief it brings to the tortured sciatic nerve. Just rub a little in where the pain
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      898 3 Valuable Property important for Sale. AUCTION SALE OF °p MISM... Quarryin, M.chl'"'..'J 1 ALIEN ENEMIES (WINDING UP) P |an,s Slone Crusher, etc., ORDINANCE 1914. (Consisting ot tlje following: Lots 1 to 5 Now lying at the Malacca TO BE SCLD Reclamation Ground. —(l) O ue Ruaton UV mill I I/S
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    THE HOUSING QUESTION.
    1196 4 In a letter to the Singapore Presi Mr. Roland Briddell offers a few pertinent comments on the housing problem and criticises the proposed legislation as too drastic, and utterly inelastic. He states furthermore that the Bill fails to reach the sublessors, a very numerous class in the
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1414 4 A badly battered major awakened after a period of uuconsciousness in hospital only he ews. become incoherent with indignation to discover a dangerous operation in which a not inconsiderable body of men had participated dismissed in the official communique under the familiar heading, There is nothing of
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    TIN PRICES.
    30 4 To-day's quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $102.75 per picul busioeie done—a decrease of LB5. Tin is quoted in London to-day £235 spot, and £233 three months.
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    Tin Outputs
    265 4 The output of the Ayer Weng Mine iv. the month of May was 90 piculs. The Malayan Tin Dredging Ltds.. May return is output 1,075 picu3, valued at $74,969, yardage 282,500 cut jk yards. The output of the Rahman Heraldic Tin, Ltd,, during the month of May ws?
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      190 4 JJ* t JalaL I I lA I Ja IJa I J a GLARET. j ,3 As the Dinner hour approaches the AH n Important Question Arises, What shall we a R Drink To-night? WHY NOT CLAR5 T R a i j Claret is pre-eminently a DINNER WINE- m 5 Stocked
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      42 4 “E. O.” Latest Music by the “E. O.” Orchestra everyday during and after dinner and on Wednesdays and Saturdays during Tiffin. Pinang Gazette Press, LIMITED. TELEPHONES. h Printing Works Manager and J Cashier’s Office 498 Managing Editor 477 Editor’s Residence 2 1
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      39 4 THE TIDES. The fell ■'re the tides for to-day and to-morrow, Penang Standard limes High Water. Low Water. Toda* 00.32 a.m. 6 38 a m. 00.41 p.m. 7.22 p.m. To MORROW. 1.16 a.m. 7.21 a.m. 1.22 p.m. 8.03 p.m.
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    NAVAL INCIDENTS.
    168 5 GERMAN DESTROYER SUNK. BRITISH AERIAL ACTIVITY. AEROPLANE RAID ON ENGLAND. BRUSSILOFFS NEW POST. Commodore Tyrwhitt’s light cruisers and destroyers engaged six German destroyers at long range, and sank the enemy destroyer S 20, severely damaging another German vessel. Seven survivors of the S 20 were picked up. The
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  • France and Belgium.
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      THE BRITISH FRONT.
      446 5 JRuutbr’b Telegrams SUCCESSFUL RAIDS. London, June 4. Field Marshal Haig reports: We made successful raids north of Armentieres and south of Wytschaete, taking 37 prisoners. There was considerable mutual artillery fire south of Gouzeaucourt, in the neighbourhood of Vimy Ridge and in the Ypres sector. Our aeroplanes
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      German Raid on England.
      38 5 BOMBS ON ESSEX AND KENT. London, June 5. An aeroplane raid is in progress on the Thames Estuary. Bombs were dropped in Essex and Kent. One machine is reported to have been brought down.
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      ALLIED LEADERS’ "TRICKS.”
      156 5 The Strassburger Post is much surprised by the British offensive. It says the co-ordination between the French and the British staffs is so complete that doubtless they keep each other well informed of their respective intentions. The offensive of Arras was certainly carried out in order to
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      British and German Prisoners.
      49 5 COMPARISON WITH LAST YEAR. Loudon, June 5. In the House of Commons Sir J Compton Rickett, the Portmaster-General, Stated that British prisoners in Germany are 42,831, compared with 30,710 last year. The German prisoners in the United Kingdom are 58J38, compared with 40,821 last year.
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      Saving in Bread.
      75 5 SATISFACTORY STATEMENT. London, June 5. The National War Savings Committee announces that from the official reports hitherto received for May by the Ministry of Food, the national bread consumption has declined heavily in the past month. When the remainder of the figures are received, it is anticipated
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      RUSSIA.
      125 5 CRONSTADT’S ATTITUDE. Petrograd, June 5. The Committee at Cronstadt of the Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Delegates has assumed the administration of Cronstadt, declaring that it will not recognise the Provisional Government, and will remove all the Government representatives. Russian Sailors’ Demands. London, June 5. The news from Petrograd continues to
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      RUSSIA AND AMERICAN AID.
      355 5 The New York Herald learns from an authoritative source that official confidential reports from Petrograd regarding conditions in Russia do not shake the Administration’s faith in the solidarity of Russia in this war against Germany. The best evidence of this is found in the continuance without
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  • Turkey and the Near East.
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      ASIA MINOR.
      48 5 KURDISH REPULSE. London, June 5. A Rus e ian rfficisl report states that there was intense enemy artillery fire in the region of Krevo. Kurds attempting an attack south of Erziogan were beaten oft. Persia. We occupied Rovan-ir, north- of Kermanshta», the Kurd*» retreating towards Djevanrud.
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  • Italy’s Campaign.
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      Austrian Activity.
      96 5 SEVERE REPULSES London, June 5. An Italian offi ial report says We repulsed renewed enemy attempts east of Gorizia, and on Vodice. The enemy, after several days’ violent artillery fire, on the Carso front, attacked in mass formation on Sunday night from Dosso Faiti to the sea. The
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  • Naval Operations.
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      GERMAN DESTROYER SUNK.
      62 5 A RUNNING FIGHT. London, June 5. Commodore Tyrwhitt reports that early this morning light cruisers and destroyers under bis command sighted six German destroyers and engaged them at long range in a running fight by gun fire. They sank the German destroyer S2O, and severely damaged another.
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  • General News.
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      Sir Edward Carson Interviewed.
      100 5 EFFECT OF AMERICA’S ENTRY. Paris, June 4. Sir Edward Carson, in an interview with the Matin,” emphasised the immense naval advantages of America’s entry, enabling the use of tonnage io be regulated, so that there would uc longer be any wastage of transports also America could
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      AMERICAN FLEET’S PATROL.
      68 5 A message of April 22--w»vs -—A semiofficial announcement from Washington states that, following the conference at the Navy Department between Rear-Admiral Montague >. Browning, of the British navy; Rear-Admiral Grasset, of the French navy, and the United States naval authorities, all the patrol work off the American
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      America’s Army Levy.
      73 5 THE REGISTRATION. Loudon, Juue 5. The results of to-days registration of 10,000,000 Americans, from whom the firrt 500,000 will be selected for military service, are awaited with the keenest interest in Washington. It is Lit that the true feel ing in America regarding the war will be
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      Spies in America.
      54 5 FOUR A RHE STS. New York, June 5. Four arrests have been made on a charge of conspiracy to transmit military and naval information to Germany, including advance news of the sailing of dert-oyers to Britain. They include a German and a Swede. All were released on
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      U.S. SHIPYARDS AND CARGO. CARRIERS.
      152 5 The statement made by Mr. Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the U. S. Navy, that there probably will be a change in the Government building policy whereby the work on capital ships will be postponed in order to enable the shipyards to work on smaller anti-submarine
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      NEUTRALS MUST STOP GIVING GERMANY AMERICAN GOODS.
      152 5 The U.S. Government is about to take the most important of all the war measures enacted so far. It amounts practically to the suppression of American trade with the neutral countries of Europe. The Senate passed without debate a resolution requesting the Secretary
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      THE FRENCH CHAMBER.
      360 5 CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT. Paris, June 5. The French Chamber concluded three days’ secret debate on M. Ribot’s speech on the subject of the Stockholm Conference, and adopted by 453 votes to 55 a vote of confidence in the Government, recalling the solemn protest of the Alsatians at
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      Imperial Mineral Resources.
      75 5 IMPORTANT COMMITTEE. London, June 5. The War Cabinet has appointed a Committee to prepare a scheme for establishing an Imperial Mineral Resources Bureau, in order to collect information regarding the Empire’s mineral resources and metal requirements, and to aavise as to methods for development. The Committee includes
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      Post Office and the War.
      61 5 London, June 5. The Postmaster-General stated that since the war the Post Office applications for the War Loan Exchequer Bonds and War Savings Certificates totalled £191,000,000. This had not affected the Savings Bank deposits, which are now £lB5 z 400,000, compared with £188,000,500. This was
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      The Silver Market.
      17 5 London, June 5. Silver is at 38 3/16. The market is quiet and steady.
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    Hospital Ships Again Threatened.
    146 5 London, May 28.—An Amsterdam message says: A new hospital ship threat is contained in a Berlin semi-official telegram. After re-asserting the British misuse of hospital ships, the telegram say* that Germany in the future will immediately attack all hospital ships throughout the barred zones and the
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    THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
    143 5 PRESIDENT SUMMONS CHANG-HSUN Peking, June 5. The has summoned the not >ri—ous General Chang-Hsuu to Peking, to confer regarding the situation. This is significant, as Chang-Hsun, who, since the establishment of the Republic, has occupied H«uchonwfu, an important strategical position on the Tient»in-Pukow Railway, on several
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    ROAD ACROSS ALBANIA.
    339 5 Allies’ Line From Adriatic to Aegean. Salonica, April 20.—During the lattefl part of the winter, while waiting for the campaigning season to open, the Allies have done a great deal of hard, useful work in < new part the Balkans —in Albania. Our efforts there have met
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    72 5 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy and Co.’s share lirt t—• Yesterday. To-day. s s Sharks s js a n M tn Rubber (Dollar). Glenealy s2j $2.55 $2.40 $2.50 cum M. Pinda $2.65 s2.io United M $1.20 $1.25 Mining. Lahat s4| so| 55 ex
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    Rubber Crop.
    13 5 The following is an additional rubber output for May Jendarata .»> 62,000
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    PENANG RUBBER AUCTIONS
    67 5 Messrs Cunningham, Clark Co., Penang, advise us that the under-mentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by them by auction and private tender to-day. Diamond smoked sheet... $144—5149 Plain smoked sheet $135—5143 Diamond unsmoked sheet $125—5136 Plain unsmoked sheet $122—5129 Bark crepe 70—$ 81 Blanket crepe 77—$
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    BOYS FOR BACHELOR HUNS.
    564 6 T B. CHOOSING THE SON. [lt is reported that a proposal to tax bachelors heavily or alternatively to compel them to adopt one war orphan or more will shortly be discussed in the Reichstag. Burgomaster’s Office, Feendisch-on-Rhine. Burgomaster: Mein Herr, vot can I do for yon
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    Portuguese Troops in France.
    253 6 AH the troops of the Portuguese Expeditionary Force arrived in France last month. General Tamagmni, on assuming supreme command of them on French territory, issued a stirring proclamation to them. lam certain," said he, that in the struggle which we are going to enter in the
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    MALAYA’S FOOD QUESTION.
    632 6 S.F.P." There is hope that our local bill to remove rack-renting may be successful, judging by an effect noticed in the last Board of Trade returns. Taking the bulk of articles used in a house and making no allowance for considerable economies resulting from changes of dietary,
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    RUSSIA’S COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
    16 6 General Alexis Brussiloff, who has succeeded General Aiexieff as Commander-in-Chief of the Russian armies.
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    COMING EVENTS.
    70 6 June 6.—Empire Theatre, 9.15 p.m. June 6.—Lodge Royal Prince of Wales: Meeting, 9 p.m. June 7.—Church Workers’ Association, Meeting, St. George’s Girls Home, 10 a.m. June B.—M. C. L. Meeting. Free School, 4.30 p.m Jane 9.—Cricket, P.C.C. v. Planter?. 11.30 a in. June 11.—Wagon-Pachaung Wolfram Mines, Ltd., Meeting,
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      43 6 I PINKETTES are a valuable liver rontllafnr an< counteract the effects of over indulgence ICyUldlUl —either eating or drinking. 50 cents per phial at your druggist’s or direct by mail on re- 5 ceipt of price from DR. WILLIAMS’ MEDICINE COMPANY, SINGAPORE. f
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      322 6 ESTABLISHED 1638. J KOPKE’S WORLD-FAMED PORTS J (VICTORIA. WHITE AND INVALID PORTS) J WERE GOOD THEN BUT BETTER MOW. I N Made from selected grapes and guaranteed to be thoroughly matured N in wood before bottling. Highly recommended as being a valuabi Natural Restorative in cases of extreme weakness and
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    EUROPEAN MINER MURDERED.
    688 7 attack by gang robbers. A brutal murder was committed on Saturday night within a mile of Ipoh town, yf r John Edmond?, Assistant Mai ager of the Menglembu Lode Syndicate, Limited, •being foully to death by Chinese cans robber?, reports the "T.OM.” Mr. Edmonds came into Ipoh
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    Folklore of Snakes.
    267 7 In the April number of the “Ceylon Antiquary Mr J P Lewis, C M G., C C 8 (Retd), writes There are always seven mapilas together. They form a chain down from the roof, and the last one bites the sleeping victim as he lies abed.” To
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    KUALA LUMPUR SHARE MARKET.
    378 7 Messrs. Barer, Morg-tu Cl, Ltd., in their report of June 2. state: The Week’s business to record is small. There was slight evidence of cold feet,” at the start, as regards local .rubber shares, on account of the restriction-of-export rumours we referred to last week, but
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    MANCHESTER COTTON MARKET.
    427 7 Messrs. James F. Hu'ton Co Ltd., writing on April 25, report Liverpool Cotton. r aay. Mid-American—Spot 12.45 12.72 Mid-American, Current Month 12.21 12.34 F.G.F. Egyptian—Spot 2(5.50 26.00 F.G.F. Egyptian. Current Month 25.55 24.95 Ne w York Cotton. Spot—Cents. 19 85 20.50 Current Month 19 62 x 0.25
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    Britain and Late Prussian Prince.
    64 7 The British Government has informed the King of Spain that the body of Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia cannot be eeot home before the end of the war, but that it will give particulars concerning the whereabouts of his grave, of which the greatest care
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    Undelivered Cablegrams.
    18 7 The following undelivered cablegrams the lying in the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co Cbinhoat, N. Siunasamy Pillay.
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    CRISIS IN CHINA.
    644 7 THE FALL OF PREMIER TUAN Peking, May 23.—The President’? Private Secretary has telegraphed to the Vice-President and all the high Provincial Officials that a Mandate orders Tuan Chi Jui to quit both the office cf Premier and that of Minister of War. The Mandate appoints Wu Ting
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    SHIPPING.
    20 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE CLEARANCES. To-DAT. Indragiri for Asahan and Batu Bahra. Flying Dragon for Portweld and Taiping.
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    MAILS.
    76 7 For Per Close. To-Morrow. Alor Star (Kedah) Lian Choo 7 a.m. Negapatam and Madras 10 30 a.m. Deli Ban Whatt Soon noon. Tongkah 1° °0 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Ki.an 1 p.m. Langkat and Pangkalan Brandan Jin Ho 1 p mDindings, Bagan Datoh and Teluk Anson Kedah 2.30
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    REWARD—A FIRST-CLASS HAM-BONE.
    561 7 AUSTRIAN AGONY COLUMNS. Official orders forbidding the excessive use of paper would lead one to believe that Austria is suffering from a serious paper shortage. Yet the Vienna newspapers are almost as bulky as befoie the war. The thirty pages of advertisements which the Sunday editions place
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    Luxemburg Cabinet Crisis.
    95 7 According to a semi-official despatch from Luxemburg, the Ministry of the Grand Duchy has resigned. M Thorn, Minister of State, declared at the beginning of the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, that the Government lacked the necessary confidence of the Chamber, and producers and consumers were
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    German Fear of Spain
    73 7 In an article devoted to Spain’s attitude with respect to the torpedoing of her ships the“Kolnische Zeitung”,whose official inspiration is well known, candidly admits its fears for Spain’s neutrality. We seek only to be on friendly terms with Spain, and we hope that she will not,
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    The New Mexico, Launched.
    74 7 The largest super-dreadnought ever constructed was launched recently in America. The operation was a complete success. The ship was named the New Mexico and had as sponsors the Governor of the State of New Mexico and his daughter, Miss Marguerite de Baca. The new warship has
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      PENANG GOLF CLUB.
      124 7 TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The ties played last night resulted Men’s Doubles Handicap A—Cowap and de Moubray scr beat May and Acron 4/6 8—6,8 —6; Swan and Kinder—ls beat Hatch aud Stevens 6—l, 6—3 Pt-nny and Sellar beat Harries aud Everest. Mixed Doubles Handicap—Miss Gold aud Saye—ls.l beat Mrs
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      Ipoh Club Tennis Tournament.
      81 7 The results in the final* of the Ipoh Club’s tenuis tournament were as under— Men’s Singles—J H Spowers—4o beat A H Flowerdew 15.2—4-6, 6 0,6-3. Men’s Doubles—W W Forrest and A H Flowerdew—ls.l beat J H Spowers and M B Shelley, 30.1-4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Mixed Dovbles—Mr
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      PENANG VOLUNTEER RIFLE CLUB.
      407 7 The Club shoots on Monday resulted as follows Rapid at 300 yards, 8 shots in 45 seconds at N.R.A. 3rd class targets. H.P.S. 40. Corpl E W F Gilman with h’cap ’77 made 36.55 Mrs A E Murray .65 36.50 Pte G S Evans -67 36.04
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      SHOOTING AT HONGKONG.
      141 7 The British American Inter-Services Shooting Competition, held at King’s Park, Hongkong, was a feature of the Emire Day fixtures. The competition was held under the auspices of the Hongkong Police Reserve. Twelve teams, each consisting of five men, competed, and the ranges were 200 yards deliberate firing,
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      MOHAMEDAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.
      394 7 The annual general m°eting was held at (he Ma ay Volunteer Club on Sunday. Present Messrs. K Mydinsah, President; M H M NoorHin, Syed Mahtharldid, Syed Ha??an Sha r ri E E Colman, Vice-Presi-dents; M C Mahomed, Hou. Treasurer; 8 S Alsag< ff. Hon Gen. Secretary M
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      OLYMPIC GAMES AT TOKIO.
      176 7 On the 4th day at the Olympic Games, the Japanese obtained good results on track aud water. Swimming 100 yards selection Uchida (Japanese) 52 seconds (breaking world’s record.) Swimming, one mile race, Imamura (Japanese) 25 m. 43 secorids. One Mile Relay Race. 1, Japanese, 3 m.
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    TO-NIGHT’S BAND PROGRAMME.
    270 7 The Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade from 6 p.m. till 7 p.m. to-day 1. Finale 3rd Act Rigoletto ...Verdi 2. Galop Tramway ...Burgmein 3. Selection The Lily of Killaeney ...Godfrey 4. Waltz Hansel and Gretel Short 5. March King's Musketeer Howson
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