Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 7 June 1917

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 133. VOL. LXXV. THURSDAY, 7th JUNE, 1917. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1104 1 jciDDoa iC'tsuao □□□□□□□□□□□□□liq WANTED H c II C CONHIONMKNTB o C for our bi-weekly auction sales, and private sales. Cash Ad- o vances made. c orders for estate supplies. C (;(>(>l>S for forwarding to any C~~ part of the world. g r FIRE INSURANCE business. ALLEN DENNYS Co., 0 6
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    • 80 1 BOoonnDWDnnDßnnnnflniacDD» g TXTHEN YOU ARE AWAY a V V on leave you want to keep a in touch with Malayan affairs, a a Social, Commercial, Mining, a Planting, Ac. This you can d* g a in no better way than by subsenb- Q ing to the Weekly Edition of the
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  • 1034 2 WHERE RUSSIA PARTS WAYS WITH GERMANY. Signs are not wanting that the Germans will be once more bitterly disappointed by Russia writes Zinovy N. Preev. The Germans had hoped that the Tsar’s Government of Sturmers and Protopopoffa would succeed in leading Russia into a betrayal
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  • 182 2 Penang, Hine 7, 1917. Beef—cte Soup per catty 14 Roast 26 Steaks 26 Stew or Curry Meat 18 Rump Steak 26 Ox Tail ĕach 30 Tongue 60 Heart 50 Liver per catty 40 Pork— Pork per catty 48 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 26 Tongue 36 Mctton— per lb.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1143 2 vv anted. Auction Sale of Motor Car. TNSPECTOR under Rubber Dealers Tbe undersigned .re iostruered to .ell by 1 Enactment, Malay, must hare passed PubllC Auction, 7th Standard English, also a Chinese On Fri( j ay the Bth J une> 1917, Junior Clerk, must also have passed VII J Standard
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    • 127 2 Canadian Pacific OCEAN SERVICES, LIMITED. (Incorporated tn England PACIFIC SERVICE. FROM CHINA ND JAPAN TO EUROPE. via CANADA and THE L’NITED STATES in connection with the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY Co. hmSSm)' G. $348 “G. s3l7' G. $278 to LONDON? FASTEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC. ‘EMPRESS OF RUSSIA’ A ‘EMPRESS OF
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    • 753 2 NOTI C E The British A LIST OF APPLICATIONS for and the Governm public house licences for the year le Straits m ent f 1917, to be considered at the meeting of ’*^l®Hlp||f s the Board of the Liceus ng Justices on V<o T ,o ’h decided y.,' Wednesday, the
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  • 1027 3 ANTI-ENTENTE CAMPAIGN. jfr. Mamilton Fyfe, writing from Cadiz OTI April 12, says:—To call Spain pro-Ger-n would be a slander on the Spanish nation. In no neutral country can be found a clearer view of the results which would follow German success or warmer feelings towards the
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  • 338 3 Recriminations. The French-Swiss press is reviling that of the German Swiss; Switzerland, as a whole, is now to suffer for the pro-German sentiment of the German-Swiss cantons, the United States having decided not to revictual the country. There are newspapers in German Switzerland which have, since the
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  • 278 3 A member of the Shackleton Antarctic Expedition—the first of the party to reach England—Mr. John Lachlan Cope, of Christ’s College, Cambridge, who went out as surgeon and biologist, and reached England recently. Mr. Cope was one of the party marooned for two years on Ross Island. Speaking
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  • 121 3 One who has just returned from an extended business tour in Ireland says that, financially, the country has benefited to quite an extraordinary extent during the last three years. Everywhere he went —and his mission brought him into intimate touch with a number of commercial houses
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  • 811 3 FIGHTING THE SHOOT AND SCOOT NAVY. The Dover patrol has had a particularly difficult task and those who are acquainted with naval affairs know that it has done its work—on the lines laid down for it extremely well. Defeating your enemy in a series of smail
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  • 64 3 I will tell you,” said Sir David Henderson, at Leeds “that these young men are the very salt of the earth. Although I may be prejudiced, I put it to you that, for cool courage, for the high spirit and enterprise that seeks adventure, for
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  • 554 3 RECORD OF DEFIANCE. The Greek Government is issuing correspondence which has passed between General Cobouĕ, the head of the Allied Military Control Board, and M. Lambros, the Premier, concerning the action of the comitadji (irregulars) bands in the neutral zone of Thessaly. At the end of February General
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  • 223 3 Mrs. Lillah Barker, well known as Miss Lillah McCarthy, the actress, was granted a decree of restitution of rights in the Divorce Court agaSsf”her*husband, Mr. Harley Granville Barker, the actorplaywright. The suit was undefended. Mr. Hume Williams, K.C., M.P., who represented Mrs. Barker, said
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  • 24 3 Pbwang The E U. Hotel, The Crag, Runny mede Hotel. Singapore Raffles Hotel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel SINDANGLAJA PfiEANGBR, JAVA Grand Hotel.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 241 3 xmmmxxwcxxxxxxxmmj |SANAGEN i TONIC NERVE FOOD S w S Prepared by Casein Ltd., London according 9G Jg to the time-expired patent for Sanatogen. 9C Contains a larger proportion of Organic g Phosphorus and is much more jg <• agreeable in flavour. 96 g BRITISH THROUGHOUT In Origin, S Proprietorship, and
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  • General News
    • 97 4 A READY RESFONSE. Washington, June 6. The registration days throughout the United States were orderly. The Attorney General, in a statement at six in»the evening, said the reports received by his department indicated a ready and general response to conscription Only three arrests had been made, none of
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    • 329 4 Washington, May 26. —During the seven weeks since the U.S. declaration of war the following things have been accomplished demonstrating the country’s complete participation in the war and her ability to give immediate and powerful aid. A selective draft bill has been passed and placed into
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  • 309 4 Another murder, it is alleged, was committed on Tuesday night, the victim in this case being a Chinaman named L»u T ian. It has been reported to the Police that thscei e of th® ou rate was at Tandjon', Rengkong. 3| mJ s from Tp »h,
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  • 800 4 Mr. W. Kellie-Smitn is in Penang. Mr. J. J. Andrew, a nephew of Mrs. G. M. Donald, was recently seriously wounded and has lost a leg. The Hon* Mr. Arthur Payne-Gallway, leaves for home this week. It is not certain that be will return to the F.
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  • 809 4 ALLEGED FALSE REPRESENTATION. The hearing of a charge of cheating by false representation preferred against Chu Kim Chong, an elderly Chinese, was resumed in the District Court, Penang, before Mr R D Acton, to-day. Mr B E Ross prosecute 1 and Messrs J Crabb Wu t and Yeoh
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  • 105 4 CHINESE INMATES TRAPPED AND KILLED. I Prom Our Own Correspondent Singapore, June 7. A serious fire occurred in a Chinese tenement house. Ten were killed. The Fire Brigade was called late. The inmates were trapped owing to the destruction of a wooden stairway. It is estimated that
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  • 148 4 Pbnang. June 7, 1917. 8. P. Tapioca $lO 50 sales. M. P. Tapioca $11.75 sales. Gold leaf $72. Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. 5 oz) sl6| buyers. Black Pepper $25 buyers. White Pepper $4O nora. Trang Pepper $32.00 season over Mace SllOnom. Mace Pickings $5O sellers. Cloves $5O sellers.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 587 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. WANTED. INDIAN DRESSER for Estate Hospital. Apply. Dr. DIXON, Trong, Perak. WANTED. Second hand Wooden Barrels in good condition must not have been used for packing Tar or Molasses. Apply stating quantity and price required to Box No. 126, c/o Pinang Gazette. EUROPEAN, 28, ineligible for further active
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    • 79 4 Sever »vsep» a substitute for advertised article even though you are told *tis just as good.” The substitute by its zlaim to equal worth, demonstrates the superiority of advertised goods. An offer of something M just as good is a tribute not only to the high quality of advertised goods,
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    • 183 4 I IT STANDS aginst the heaviest animals, the hardest wear, and b climatic changes Every wire >ot hard steel, tested I to bear a strain of 3,240 tbs and specialty galvanised to resist rust. ic Em;< r Knot h c.s tne wires secure- f jly at each intersect on -ie
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    • 280 4 The In the Supreme Court of Straits Settlements. SETTLEMENT OP PENA(iQ In Bankruptcy. Nq 8 Re GOH SAY KHL’AN. Notice is hereby th Meeting of creditors i u the n k will be held at rhe Supreme C urt. Penang, on Z 0®», of June, 1917, at 230 o-el 0
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 77 4 I EMPIRE THEATRE RED FEATHER- i PHOTOPLAY/ PRCJI-MT I ■J.W4RRGN KERRIGAN,,, I mmiKTra WITH LOir WI UPONA DRAMA OP LICHT ANO SHADOW/* pg THE EAST&WErT DIRECTED BY JACK Om* iu -4 AT THIZ THE EMPJRE Also Alice in Society, L-Ko Komedy Sensation (3 reels) A scream of Merriment, featuring Alice
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  • WAR NEWS.
    • 379 5 The Italian Operations. Rome, May 21.—An Italian official communique states that with the capture of the massif between Monte Kuk and Vodice the task of diverting the enemy’s attention assigned to the troops in the sector between Bodres and Loza was completed. They withdrew to the
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    • 167 5 London. May 28.—Italian correspondents’ statements regarding the progress towards Hermada outstrip the official reports. “Il Secolo’s correspondent asserts that the Italian investment of the mountain is almost complete. British batteries were hammering it when its hundred guns suddenly ceased to reply. Italian aeroplanes were ordered to reconnoitre
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    • 148 5 London, May 23.—Letters have been recently received from a number of British prisoners saying they are being employed under Russian fire near Riga and are told that this is a reprisal for the similar employment of Germans in France, Lord Newton stated in
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    • 121 5 London, May 23.—M Henri Tudesq, writing in the Paris Journal mentions signs of a fresh enemy retreat on the Western front. The Germans are feverishly constructing switch trenches, which was their practice before the February withdrawal when posts of sharpshooters with machine-guns were established to
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    • 137 5 Mr Ward Price, telegraphing from Salonika, siys one of the keys to the mystery of the Balkan campaign is the fact that the Greeks in the rear Lave engaged the attention of the higher command almost as much as the Bulgarians in front. We know now
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    • 123 5 London, May 23.—A correspondent at the front states that prisoners dug out of the ruined Hindenburg line near Fontaine, although not badly nourished were utterly exhausted by fatigue. They describe the German front line as being in a constant state of tension,
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  • 266 5 The statutory meeting of The Taiping Ice Company Limited was held at the Registered Office of the Company, No. 49, Beach Street, Penang, on Friday, May 25th. Mr F Zollinger was elected to the chair and said that since rhe statutory report had been issued
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  • 125 5 Pbnang, June 7, 1917. (By Courteiy of the Chartered Bank}. London Demand Bank 2/4 1/4 ,i 4 months'sight Bank ...2/4 11/16 3 Credit ...2/4 13/16 3 Documentary ..2/4 27/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. ,i 3 days’ sight Private Bombay Demand Bank Moulmein Demand Bank o 3 days’ sight Private
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  • 58 5 June 7.—Empire Theatre, 9.15 p.m. June B.—M. C. L. Meeting, Free School, 4.30 p.m. June 9.—Cricket, P.C.C. v. Planters, 11.30 am. June 11.—Wagon-Pachaung Wolfram Mines, Ltd., Meeting, 12.30 p.m. June 13.—Rotan Dahan, Ltd., Annual General Meeting, 12 noon. June 19.—Penang Turf Club, Special Meeting, 4.15 p.m. June 23.—P.V.R.C.
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  • 35 5 For Per Close. To-Morrow. Teluk Anson Sappho 3.30 p.m. Sunday. Ceylon, Australasia, 8 a.m. Mauritius, India, 9th inst. [Saturday] Aden, Egypt and C Reg. up to 6 p.m. Europe, etc. J Parcels 6 p.m
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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    • 173 5 •**********0G*****000e*****0de hIRESTONEI o o «MEANS I I MORE o MILES. 2 o Famous for Efficiency. 2 8 o o o AGENTS: O R. T. REID Co., Penang. o o BRINKMANN Co., Singapore. o o O the WATERHOUSE Co., Ltd. O q (Incorporated in the U S. A.) q O Muar,
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  • 1192 6 With the entry of the United States into the war, it was suggested that the assistance of the American Navy would enable the British naval forces to adopt a more vigorous policy. There can be no doubt that American naval aid is a powerful factor so far as
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  • 924 6 A Home contemporary suggests that Dr. Fisher, the Minister for Dr. Fisher and Education, is the first Education. Minister in that office to insist that the true capital of the nation is in the brains and bodies of its citizens. “In his speech (a summary of which
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  • 162 6 TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The ties played last evening rMn u Profession Pairs-L.ogsion beat Rutley and H a ct 6 nl Penny and Goldie beat W s ~t; Gregson B—6, 6—4, 6 2 Men s Singles Handicap A Eu v walk-over from L O li o a trer est
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  • 43 6 The following are results of the latest ties Single Handicap—R Owen beat R D Pitceathlv 21—12; F N Syer beat WB Houston 21—17; and FN Syer beat R Owen 21 —l9. Championship—W B Houston beat J M Chalmers (D) 22—15.
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  • 88 6 The match between P C C and Mr Ebbel’s XI having been declared ofi owing to the Planters being unable to raise a team, a game has been arranged for Saturday at 2-15 between P C C and a combined team of PR C and CR C. The PC
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  • 366 6 The output of The New Tambun Mines, Ltd., for the month of May amounted to piculs 16 93. Messrs. Brown, Phillips and Stewart, advise us that the output of the Menglembu Lode Syndicate, Limited, for the month of May, 1917, is as follows: Mine 163 piculs, value $9,800/-;
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 184 6 THE Northam House Photographic Studio, j 115. NORTHAM ROAD, PENANG. Tel. 592. IS THE LEADING ONE. Unequalled Facilities, Requisite Experience, thus ensuring always the production of only the best results in Studio Portraiture. Enlargements. Outdoor Groups, &cH. BODOM. ESTABLISHED 1638. M J KOPKE'S WORLD-FAMED PORTS J (VICTORIA. WHITE AND INVALID
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    • 45 6 “E. O.” Latest Music by the “E. O.” Orchestra everyday during and after dinner and on Wednesdays and Saturdays during Tiffin. ♦■■■HRRRRRRHRNRRRRRRRRHRRRHHR* Pinang Gazette Press, LIMITED. S E TELEPHONES. B i Printing Works Manager and J Cashier’s Office 498 Managing Editor 477 Editor's Residence 221
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 38 6 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for to-day and to-morrow, Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. To-day. 1.16 a.m. 7,21 a.m. 1.22 p.m. 8.03 p.m. To MORROW, 2.00 a.m. 803 sm, 2.02 p.m. 8 44 p.m.
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  • 245 7 the ATTACK ON OSTEND. HAIG’S LATEST GAINS. LAST weeks shipping figures. g;he casual ties by the German aeroplane raid on England were twelve killed, and thirty-six injured. Of the eighteen Germans machines employed in the raid iuur were destroyed, and six driven down, two of the
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  • France and Belgium.
    • 352 7 [Router’s Telegrams BRITISH GAIN. London, June 6. Field Marshal Haig reports We made slight progress south of the Souchez river, and now hold theekctric power station, for which there was fie'ce fighting on Sunday. To-day we took 75 prisoners. We made a successful raid south of Ypres.
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    • 34 7 .Auioterdam, Juno 5. The Kai-er’s telegrams boasting of victory in the west inc uded one to General vou Ludendorff. It i® noteworthy that the Kaiser did not telegraph to Hindenburg.
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    • 413 7 The Ministry of Munitions has received gratifying compliments from “G. H.Q.” for the way in which the Army has been supplied with guns and munitions for the recent fighting. “G. H. Q.” has not only expressed satisfaction with the quantity, but also with the quality
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    • 87 7 DEBATE IN RIKSDAG. Stockholm, June 6. Premier Swartz, in the Riksdag, admitted the need f>r suffrage and industrial reforms, bur he sa’d the Government were preoccupied with the w®r problems. The S< cialist and Liberal leaders recalled the democratic movement, and regretted that ti e g< opportunity was
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    • 42 7 ‘•COMPLETE SECURITY.” Berlin, June 6. A meeting of the Prussian Ministers and Provincial Governors arrived at the conclusion that the available foodstuffs afford complete security for holding out during the remainder of this harvest year, and until victorious peace-
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    • 19 7 GERMAN SOCIALISTS ON THE SCENE. Copenhagen, June 5. Nine German Socialist®, including Herr Scheidemann, have arrived at Stockholm
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  • 853 7 RAIDERS' HEAVY LOSSES London, June 6. It is officially announced that 16 aeroplanes participated in to-night’s raid. The enemy crossed the Essex coast at 6-15 aid dropped bombs on country districts and small towns in Essex. They proceeded to attack a naval establishment in the Medway,
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  • Italy's Campaign.
    • 120 7 ITALIAN RETIREMENT. London, June 6. An Italian official report says: South of Jamiano, th’ fighting was le®s intense. We slightly withdrew to a new line fronting Flondar, a more lactically advantageous position. We took 256 prisoners yesterday. Our aircraft dropped two t<>as of high explosives on the
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    • 298 7 —Ex. General Cadom has once more given proof of the excellence of his generalship. In 1916, it will be remembered, he executed the daring manoeuvre of suddenly transferring a large number of troops and guns from the Trentino to the Isonzo, with the result that he took the
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  • Russia.
    • 486 7 “READY FOR THE GERMANS.” Petrograd, June 5. The threatened demonstration by sailors from Cronstadt did not materialise. The young Cronstadt leader, M Lamanoff, aims at sub-dividing Russia into innumerable petty units, governed locally by Committees of Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Delegates, and united loosely by a Congress of Workmen’s
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    • 44 7 London, June 6. Reuter announces that General Alexieff has been appointed Military Adviser to the Russian Government. Brussiloffs Appointment. London, June 6. The German newspapers interpret General Brnssiloff's appointment as Generalissimo as proving that the Russian Government seriously intends an offensive.
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    • 16 7 Paris, June 5. The M. Noulens, has been appointed Ambassador to Russia,
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  • 18 7 London, June 6. Silver is at 38j. There is no demand, with a steady market.
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  • Naval Operations.
    • 208 7 LAST WEEK’S FIGURES. London, June 6. The Admiralty announces that the arrivals last week were 2,693 and the sailings 2,642. Fifteen vessels over 1,600 tons, and three under 1,600 tons were sunk. Seventeen were unsuccessfully attacked. Five fishing vesuls were sunk. Italian Shipping. Rome. June 6. The
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    • 40 7 44 MISSING. Paris, June 6. The Messageriea Maritimes steamer Yarra (4,163 tons) was torpedoed on May 29th, in the Eastern Mediterranean, with 690 on board, of whom 36 Malagasy passengers and eight Arab stokers are missing.
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    • 79 7 FRENCH DETAILS. Paris, June 6. Official returns for May show that 12 engagements occurred between French patrol boats and submarines, 14 between seaplanes and submarine?, and three between coast defences and submarines. German Submarine’s Fate. Christiania, June 6. A bottle picked up on the Norwegian coast
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    • 41 7 London, June 6. An Austrian official report states that on the night of June 3/4, »n enemy submarine torpedoed and sank one of their torpedo boats in the northern Adriatic. The majority of the crew were rescued.
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    • 34 7 CLAIM AGAINST BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro, June 6 The Dutch Minister, on behalf of Germany, presented a Note reserving the right to demand indemnity for the seizure of German steamers.
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  • 266 7 A thunderstorm of more than usual magnitude, accompanied by very vivid flashes of lightning, passed over Ipoh between 10 and 11 30 clock on Tuesday night, followed by a heavy downpur of rain. The storm appeared to come from the north-east, the velocity of the wind
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  • 22 7 Obituary. LORD ST. AU DRIES. London, June 6. The death has occurred of Alexander Fuller Aclaud-Hcod, Ist Baton St. Andries, aged 64.
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  • 1023 8 GERMAN MISGIVINGS FOR THE FUTURE. The appearance in German newspapers of a number of articles on the subject of German trade after the war is not merely coincidence, but an evidence of the growing concern with which important commercial interests view the prospect of the future
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  • 418 8 We did not c >m<nent at once on the fiiUies announced from Berlin for the result of the new German War Loan, bf-c use the details were toe meagre to form a proper ju igment, says the “Times.” And in the absence of further details the 'precise
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  • 375 8 It’s all very well for the scientists calmly to assure us that cannonading does not affect the weather: everybody is convinced,” remarks M Gustave Herve in La Victoire,” that the abnormally vile weather which sets in with every prolonged bombardment is due to the atmospheric disturbance caused
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 265 8 7fe Perfume of CejjCon Wana-Ranee is the latest triumph of the perfumer’s art. A te m scent which recalls the spice-laden i breezes of its native home, fragrant the perfume of many flowers. I a'X ~i 1 Sweet and lasting, its fascination J I t will increase with use. JI
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    • 493 8 tel I Sol? 4 Yet in the game—Sargol makes Puny, Peevish People Plump and Popular SARGOL, the concentrated food that puts on good, health fl sometimes at the rate of a pound a day, builds up the thin and weak back the rosy blush of health, rounds out the skinny,
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  • INDIAN ITEMS.
    • 298 9 London, May 25.—The mimorandum on prn jg rrt tion from India io the Dominions which wfs p-esen ted to the Imperial War \mference by the Indian representatives reviews the restrictions imposed in each Dominion and puts the India point of view (py follows; If dians in
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    • 198 9 Bombay, May 23—Senhor Censor Conceiro da Costa, Governor-General of Portuguese India, has resigurd. His Excellency long ago completed his term of office, which was extended. It is well known that he has been anxious to retire from India in view of his ill-health and it was
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    • 204 9 May 27.—The “London Gazette” announces the foil wing awards to officers of the Indian Army: The Bar to the Distinguished Service Order. Major Henry Stewart Scott with 250 neo captured 373 of the enemy. He was twice held up by strong entrenched who were covering
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    • 128 9 The following communique has been issued at Simla Raids on the part of certain section of the Mahsuds continue and our troops have been in conflict with them on several occasions. On the 10th instant a force of regulars and militia movout from Sarwakai to cut off the
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    • 590 9 May 23—In the House of Commons today Mr Chamberlain recalled the Imperial War Confe »ence recommendations in favour I of India’s being represented at future conferences in a similar way to that in which the Dominions were repre en‘'d and stated that India would be
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    • 46 9 Calcutta May 25th.—Mr Milton Brooks nf the Angus Jute Co., and another gentleman yesterday brought iv Mullins hydroplanes to Calec ta, coraiog twentyfour miles in fifty five minutes. They are made of steel and are brought out to India tor the first time.
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    • 52 9 Simla, May 23.—The recent earthquake at' Dharmsaia appears to haire been of a rather disastrous nature to public buildings and roads, to remedy which, nearly one lakh of rupees will probably be needed. The Punjab Government are giving early attention to the measures to be taken in
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  • 137 9 PENANG WOMEN WORKERS. Amount previously acknowledged $5,151.53 Mrs Mac Kay, Sungei Patani $lO Mrs Tennant, Kulim $5 Mrs Conolly, Kulim $5; Mrs Darke, Kulim $5; Mrs Hall, Alor Star $5 Mrs Hoops, Aior Star $5 Mrs Ebden $10; Mrs Ghista $6; Mrs Low $5 Mrs Samuel
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  • IN AMERICA.
    • 142 9 Give the G >vernment all it needs, no matter how vast the sum,” exclaimed the head of one of the largest banking institutin's in Wall Street when he heard that the U.S. War and Navy departments amounted to nearly «$3,500,000,000. Ths best and cheapest
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    • 102 9 Foreigners who conduct themselves properly are in no danger of suffering either personal or property lots, according to a telegram sent nut from the White House by Mr Joseph P Tumulty, secretary to the President. Mr Tumulty’s message was «ent to Mayor George
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    • 102 9 The Providence, R. 1., Journal prints a letter wrifea by General Maximilian Klaus from Mexico City to his parents in Berlin, showing the close co-operation existing between Mexico and Germany. While it is true that the letter is largely personal, it plainly reveals the fact that numerous
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    • 85 9 Practically a’l of the leading clubs in New York, including the New York Yacht, Union, University, Metropolitan, Knickerbocker, Players and the Racquet and Tennis clubs have curtailed the number of dishes «erved io their restaurants and restricted the use of meat. They have simplified their
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  • 346 9 The Manila Bay Incidents I>. is a thrice-told tale, but it ne ve r loses anything in the re-telling, as MajnrGeneral Sir George Y-ounghusband e A Soldier’s Memories,” just published, gives it. A chapter is devoted to the SpanishAmerican War, and recalls how in Manila Bay,
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  • 205 9 The followiug are additional rubber outputs for May Alma lbs. 30,000 Ayer Tawah 27,800 Ayer Kuuing (F MS) 57,000 Ayer Hitatn 34,533 Bekoh 41,498 Bradwall 26,967 Beverlac 16,892 Blackwater 9,823 Bungsar 12 800 Bataog Malaka 24.630 Bakap Plantations 17,650 Batu Matang 12,500 Bernam-Perak 21.800 Bukit Toh Alang 15,020
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  • 94 9 The following are the latest quotation! in Messrs. Kennedy and Co.’s share list:— Yesterday. Today. •xx so x Sharks. 2 2. S’® 5 n a> M co Rubber (Dollar). Alor Gajah.. $4 s4| $4 $4.15 A. Molek $2.50 $2.70 $2.40 $2.60 B. 85c 95c 75c 85c prem
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  • 78 9 Messrs. Allen Dennys Co. advise that at their sale No. 287 the undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by auction Smoked ribbed sheet $145 to $149 plain 124 126 No 2S. sheet diamond 135 140 Unsmoked sheet 125 136 No 2 unsmoked sheet 117 120 Crepe
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 26 9 will be available as as the pressure of the Home Government work is relaxed. They are worth waiting for. HUMBER LIMITED. Works: COVENTRY, ENGLAND. Agents everywhere.
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    • 455 9 INSURANCE. Im 1 the London Assurance vOCkICS co series undersigned as agents for the Corpo* rjg ration are prepared to accept FIRE risks at fl dFjj. current rates. For full particulars apply co £L Paterson, simons co., l»d., stop ser ou- llness before it begins INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND, by curing
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  • 281 10 The report of the directors to be sub* mitted at the eighth ordinary general meeting of the Company to be held at the registered office, Government Buildings, Penang, on Wednesday, June 13th, at 12 o’clock noon states Your directors beg to submit their report and accounts for
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  • 574 10 Enemy Demand After Peace. There is no surplus of ra* or manufactured rubber in Germany or Austria, and desperate efforts will te made by agents to secure rubber for delivery immediately after the war. Now, what is the poution going to be in the event of peace being declared
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  • 903 10 The action which the Government of the Straits Settlements proposes to take with regard to fire insurance companies is of some interest here. The same companies, or the same class of companies, as have caused the Straits Government to take action, now operate in Bangkok,
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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