Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 26 June 1917

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 149. VOL. LXXV. TUESDAY, 26th JUNE, 1917. PRICE 10 CENSX’
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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    • 89 1 !HJtICftIODBDnDDD" ,ia^QCIO aeD ®S 8 XXTH®» YOU ABE AWAY S VV on leave yon want to keep in touch with Malayan afaire, b n So enol, Commercial, Mining, 5 Planting, Ac. This you can do a a in no better way than by subeenu- ing to the Weekly Edition of
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 885 2 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette. r Sir, —Regarding your recent leader on the subject of Shipping Combines it is interesting to read what a leading Shipping Authority has to say upon the Daily Chronicles article, upon which you make comment. I give you same hereunder: Those
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    • 205 2 In a question which he put to the Prime Minister, on May 4, Mr. W. Field drew attention to the State control of railways and canals and to the fact that shipping combines had been promoted so as to constitute almost a monopoly on certain trade routes.
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  • 327 2  -  George Willard Bonte. Six foot six in old Kentucky Frames his hands about his mouth; Are you ready, Brother Buckeye? Calls the voice from out the South. And across the yellow river From the foothills rolling free Comes the full and ringing answer: “You can
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  • 148 2 —T. O' M. At 12-30 o’clock on Saturday morning —half an hour afrpr midnight— a fire hrok*» out in ke h use on Jendarata Estate, Telok Anson In a few minu ss the who’e bui di"g Immediately on the alarm bring given rhe manager, Mr. F.
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  • 149 2 June 25.—Empire Theatre, 9.15 p.m. June 27. —P.A.M. General Meeting, Batang Padang. June 30.—P.C.C. Cricket, v. Planters, 11.30 a.m. July I.—Penang Swimming Club, Gibbon’s Cup Competition, 11 a.m. July 14.—Penang Automobile Club, Gymkhana for Red Cross Fund, Sepoy Lines, 3 p.m. July 16.—Penang Assizes. July 17, 19, 21—Penang
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  • 514 2 THE QUININE SCANDAL. (Specially Tfanslat ed). Batavia, June 14.—The Nieuws van den Dag says It is not generally known that the Bandoeng quinine manufactory which, in recent years, has made enormous war profite has had the impertinence to raise the price of its products (sulphate and muriate
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  • 354 2 Plea for Natives. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Church Missionary Society, Archdeacon D. J. Roes said that what he was fearful about so far as East Africa was concerned was British over-consideration for a vanquished foe after the war. Hu was convinced that
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 456 2 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. C. L. Collenette. P. P. C. WAR TAX ORDINANCE 1917. PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of Companies and Associations are reminded that on or before the 30th June, 1917, they must deliver to th« Collector of War Fax a profit and loss statement of such Companies and Associations in respec’ of
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    • 136 2 4’ Ruchanan’s M SCOTCH S q Up whisky .2 \awwfJl m r fz Z n. 'r n QQ CHOW ABOUT** ITXjC M "3 q g BLACK&V/HITE i ALWAYS THE HIGHEST QUALITY Vhalesak Distributing Agents for Penang and Kedah: ALLEN DENNYS Co., BEACH STPFET, PENANG TOYO KISEN KAISHA Hongkong, to San
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 143 2 To-night! LAST NIGHT To-night!! Srnpire Theatre Easiness Manager THOMAS SHAFTO. The Djamond from the Sky. Oharlie C haplin in Charlie Shanghied,” HIS BEST A BIG 2 REELER. Love’s Battlefield. LATEST OFFICIAL UNIVERSAL WAR GAZETTE. COMMENCING TO-MORROW WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27th. AT 9-15 BHARp" HORACE GOLDIN The Royal Illusionist and Fall Company
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  • 835 3 AN ENEMY STRONGHOLD. Mr. G. Ward Price, writing from the Doiran front at the end of April, says the attack on the Bulgarian positions along a three-mile front on the western side of Lake Doirau was begun after dark Hat night. It had been preceded by
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  • 251 3 Never been Exceeded in British Army. Some highly interesting statistics relating to the expenditure of ammunition in the first week of the recent offensive as compared with the expenditure at the Somme Battle were given by Mr. Kellaway in the House of Commons
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  • 164 3 A little incident in connection with the unveiling of the memorial to the Gallipoli heroes illustrates the confidence felt by the men in the Commander-in-chief. Hearing that General Sir lan Hamilton was to attend the service, a number of survivors of the 29th Division travelled
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  • 104 3 Mail.” The submarine campaign can no longer be treated as a side show.” The people who are dealing with it need freedom and power to act. The younger men in the Navy know what the submarine can do and what can be done against it. They have
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  • 274 3 An extraordinary mo'or accident occurred on the Ar midale Road Tamworth, Australia, shortly after 4 o’clock a.m. on May 11. Damage to a considerable extent was done to a cottage owned by Mr W Matthews and to a motor car. A car riven by Mr Jack
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  • 276 3 High-spirited correspondents in America tell us that Mr Balfour challenged President Wilson to a game of golf. If so, it was a brave thing for oar diplomatist to do, for he might win, and that would not be good diplomacy. The chances, however, are rather the other
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  • 167 3 It remainer to be seen to what extent Germans will be affected by ihe loss of the Lens coal mines, but their own expectations are on record having been set forth in famous memorandum addressed to Chancellor by six industrial associations. Germany it is there
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 460 3 TWO EUROPEAN JUNIOR ASSISTANTS preferably with some knowledge of planting required for a healthy ©state near Maar. Good prospects io the right men. Reply stating experience, if any, salary required, and enclosing copies of testimonials to Box No. 141, c/o Pinang Gazette. 763—29-6 < WANTED IMMEDIATELY. An experienced shorthand TYPIST.
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    • 187 3 NERVOUS HEADACHE. A feeling as of a tight band about the head is often felt in addition to the pain of a headache that is caused by nervous exhaustion. The ache is generally at the back of the head, rarely in the forehead, and it is often accompanied by dizziness.
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    • 451 3 Bad Stomach Weakness Dr. Cassell's Tablets Cure Stomach Trouble and Make You Strong. When you cannot digest your food it just 1' in your stomach, as it might lie :n a pit, and does you m good. 'lhat :s why had stomach makes you weak and iii. It ma'o y<
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 25 3 WAR CARTOONS. [Reproduced Jrom the Worlds Press you'oe t-Y X > ANSM.te.-l i-i UTtw The Solution. New York Evening Telegram.” Humanity’s Crucifixion. New York Evening Telegram.”
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  • 1109 4 In the closing week of June last year, events were moving satisfactorily for the Allies. The German efforts at Verdun showed signs of weakening, and the French were reacting oa the enemy in that quarter with gratifying success. The Italians had assumed the offensive in the Trentino
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  • 382 4 We were not particularly concerned with the points raised in the last two paragraphs of the extract sent us by Interested whose communication we publish elsewhere in this issue, in reply to some articles in the Daily Chronicle." What we are chiefly concerned about
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  • 1320 4 I ''Steam trawling in Eastern waters” forms the subject of an Trawlers and article in a shipping conFishing Indus- temporary, which we have read with interest. Whether it will be introduced at po distant date on anytning like a considerable scale in the waters round the coast
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  • 414 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin iu Penang was $107.25 per picul buyers v no sellers— a decrease of $1 25. Tin is quoted in London to-day at £243 spot, and £239 three months. Mr. A. L. Buyers acts as unofficial member of the Johore Council, in the absence
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 142 4 MMMJUUumnnnnnnnnnnnEijannnMMMMMß M |IEW SHIPMENT JUST M enambllsd iron M i COAGULATING PANS I n film irxtrxe 9 aid IFxrxZjf n H g I MOMI GASES q Stat IS* x it* xm* n I CALCIUM CARBIDE. I The Eastern Trading Go., S SwMWwrrannnnnnnnnnnnrTiinmnniH** ny-jf j jJ J J«t *M XUJJ.! AI
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    • 25 4 THE CRAG HOTEL, PENANG HILLS. The Sanatorium of the Straits Settlements. Completely Renovated. Bungalows for families also single and double rooms. Laundry on the Premises.
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  • 113 5 COL. REPINGTON’S REVIEW THE GREEK MINISTRY. INCIDENT AT AMSTERDAM. TROUBLE AT CORK. Sir Douglas Haig reports slight advances and the capture of prisoners south-west of Lens, and north-west of Warneton, in the Messines area, .and several successful raids upon the enemy’s line between Ypres and St. Quentin. It
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  • France and Belgium.
    • 299 5 jRrtUTER’s TeLRGRAMS.] SUCCESSFUL MINOR OPERATIONS. London, Jane 25. Field Marshal Haig reports British raids at a number of points. We successfully entered trenches at Epehy, Bullecourt, Roeux, Loos and Hooge, killing many and taking several prisoners We remained for two hours in trenches east of Vermelles, blowing
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    • 358 5 COLONEL REPINGTON’S VIEWS. London, June 25. Jhe ‘•Times,” summing up the views of its military correspondent on the situation at the end of the half year, points out that since January Ist the Allied cause was chiefly upheld by the British triumphs in the prolonged battles
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    • 215 5 M. Andre Tudesq, special correspondent of the Journal at the British front, says:— In view of the violence of the fighting and the number of men engaged, the number of prisoners taken seems small. What is more particularly striking on this first of the battle, and remains incontrovertible,
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    • 50 5 VOLUNTARISM’S LAST CHANCE. Sydney, June 25. Mr Hughes is expected to make an important recruiting announcement here in a few days. He will probably declare that voluntarism is on its final trial and that if it fails the question of conscription must again be submitted to the people.
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    • 32 5 CONFERENCE AT THE H AGUE. The Hague, June 25. The conference between British and German delegates regarding war prisoners has assembled. The Dutch Foreign Minister, M. Loudon, opened the proceedings.
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    • 27 5 London, June 25. A telegram from Amsterdam says a Brandenburg airman who participated in the raid on London has received the Order Pour le Merite.
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    • 101 5 BLACK SEA ADMIRAL’S SWORD. Be rogrsd, June 24. Admiral Koltchak, ex-Commander of th. Black Sea states that when the crew of the flagship demanded the -urrei.der of his sword he threw it into the sea, saying the J .panese left him his sword when he capiiu'ated at Port Arthur,
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    • 401 5 Charles Edward Russell, William English XV ailing, and Upton Sinclair in a message .to Minister of Justice Kerensky have declared that a separate peace between Russia and Grmany would be disastrous to the progress of the International Socialist movement,” would be treason to the French workingmen,
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    • 150 5 In the course of an interview. Professor Pares asked M. Sazonoff, as one of the best friends of Great Britain, what should be the attitude of Englishmen towards the Russian crisis. M. Sazonoff replied earnestly: Keep cool, do nothing excitedly; above all, do not treat
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    • 67 5 Petrograd, May 10. —Maxim Gorky, the tramp novelist, whose anti-British outbursts and assertions that Milukoff is in the pay of Anglo-French capitalists daily mark the columns of his newspaper, the New Life,” foreshadows another political crisis, in which the Council of Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Deputies
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  • 48 5 ADVICE TO WILHELMSTRASSE. Amsterdam, June 24. Writing in ‘‘Vorwaerts” Herr Scheidemann he is greatly disappointed at the of the Get man manoeuvres in Russia. He fears there will be a fourth winter of war, and recommends the democratisation of Geimany as a means of preventing this.
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  • The Balkans.
    • 175 5 VENEZELIST ATTITUDE. Athens, June 25. The Venezelists desire immediately to assume power, in order to nip in the bud any reactionary movement in Peloponnesus by General Papculos, who is stated to have a large following in the army at present. M Venezelos had a most cordial reception at the
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    • 22 5 HEAVY GERMAN LEVY. Jassy, June 25. The Germans have imposed a levy ef 250,000,000 francs on the cccupied position of Rumania.
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  • General News
    • 63 5 PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT. Amsterdam, June 24. A Vienna message says Dr. von Zeidler’s Ministry is p-ovisional and consists of bureaucrats. Austriaa Bread Famine. A telegram from Milan says a Czech Deputy revealed in the Austrian Parliament that troops fired on a crowd of women at bread denaoi stations
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    • 62 5 ASSUMES IRISH COMMAND. London, June 25. A Queenstown message says the Amen can. Admiral Sims, has temporarily taken over the Irish Naval Command, during the absence on leave of Vice-Admiral Bayly, who has been ordered change and rest, owing to the severe strain of his duties since the
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    • 44 5 THE BARON’S VALISE. Paris, June 25. Prominent Norwegians state that Baron von Raautenfels, a personal courier of the Kaiser, carried bombs in a diplomatic valise from Germany, in the attempt to terrorise the Norwegians, alleging that they are provisioning the Allies.
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    • 33 5 OPENED BY THE EMPEROR. Tokio, June 25. The Emperor of Japan opened a special session of the Diet, witn a formal speech, in which he made no reference to foreign relations.
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    • 32 5 HINTZE’S APPOINTMENT. Amsterdam, Jane 25. The Tidens Tegn says Germany has advised the Norwegian Government that Germany intends to appoint Admiral Hintze, ex-Minister at Peking, as Minister at Christiania.
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  • 48 5 SUCCESSFUL OPERATION. Loudon, June 25. A Simla official report announces that successful operations were carried out by the Waziristan Field Force, assi j ted by a Nepalese Contingent, against the Mali suds. Aeroplanes and bombs were employed. The enemy were severely punished. Oar casualties were light.
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  • 591 5 GENERAL BOTHA’S SPEECH. Cape Town, June 24. Speaking at Ribertson (Cape Colony) General Botha said he regretted that tbs» provincial council elections were fought on political lines. They should have remained outside party politics. Unfortunately, politics had been draggei into many matters where they should never have been,
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  • 169 5 BRITISH CONSIGNMENT SEIZED. London, June 25. The Daily Mail correspondent at The Hague says the populace at Rotterdam seized and distributed lighters with potatoes consigned to the British Government, creating a grave political situation. The agricultural agreement between Holland and Britain allows Holland to export per cent, of
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  • 211 5 CHANCELLOR OF EXCHEQUER’S FIGURES. London, June 24. In the House of Commons, Mr. Boaar Law said the daily average of national expenditure from October Bth to. December 9th, 1916, was £6,615,000 from April let to May sbh, 1917, it was £7,971,000; from May 6th to June 9th
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  • 82 5 MILITARY QUELL THE DISORDER. London, June 25, At Cork, a proce.-sion of Sinn Fei tiers yesterday evening attacked a recruiting office Relatives of men at the front resented the attack, and rioting ensued. Police baton charges were ineffectual, and the military, with machine-gans, were called out. The
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  • 30 5 A GREAT RESPONSE. Washington, June 25. The sum of $80,000,000 was collected in the first six days of the nation-wide Red Cross campaign.
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  • 27 5 New York, June 25. A magazine at Havana exploded, killing one and injuring many. It is believed to have been caused by a bomb.
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  • 124 5 London, June 4.—A correspondent at the front explains that Saturday night’s attack was made directly westward of Avion and mist of the fighting was on the south of the river. Although an advanced post was established on the north by early dawn the British had
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  • 97 5 Information received leaves no doubb that German submarines are using neutral waters not only for purposes of egress but of sanctuary. A strong feeling exists that the first duty of the reformed Admiralty should be to make it clear to neutrals that if they are unable to
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  • 73 5 SUBSCRIPTION LIST. Amount previously acknowledged $780; Messrs J R Brown $2O EH Byer $lO and F N Syer $10; Major J Sellar $25; Messrs DAM Brown $10; F G Penny $25 D L Adamson $lO F C Ebbels, 2nd Donation $lO Amounts collected by Mrs G
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  • 25 5 The following are additional rubber outputs for May Holland American Plant lbs. 488,016 Neth. Langkat RCo 15,717 Si Pare Pare R. Co 22,898
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  • 546 6 OBJECIS AND REASONS. The following Bills are to be introduced in the Federal Council and are published for general information, and shall con.e into force on the publication thereof in the Gazette.” The Courts Enactments 1905. Amendment Enactment 191 This Bill provides for extending the powers of
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  • 244 6 A verdict for the Bishop of Exeter and his wife, Lady Florence Cecil, was given in the King’s Bench Division in an action for alleged libel brought against them by Mr. William Bailey, a Post Office civil servant, who formerly lived at Hatfield.
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  • 115 6 A story of the destruction of enemy submarines on a great scale reaches the Madras Mail privately from a source usually worthy of credence, and seems deserving of publication. It would appear that in a certain area of sea the British were lucky enough to capture the mother
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  • 941 6 AN EI.OQUEN'* TABLE. The criterion of foreign exchange, says a home paper of 7th May, is the one best applied to the credit of a belligerent country, because experience has shown that, internally, the difficulties of war finance can fairly easily be met. In this
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  • 25 6 Penang :—T’he E <fc O. Hotel. The Crag, Runnvmede Hotel. PINGAPOBB Raffles Hotel, RawGOOF —Strand Hotel SINDANGLAJA PSEANGBH, JAVA I Grand Hotel.
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  • 1135 6 The Toyo Kisen Kaisha has purchased for £55,000 the Oriental Hotel at Kobe, and after a complete overhaul and renovation the hotel will be reopened under the management of Mr. K. W. Clark, who has been purser on the T.K.K. ships for 14 years. The existing roof garden
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • 445 7 The result of Sunday morning’s shoot wm as follows Kapid at 200 yards range, 8 shots in 45 seconds, H P S 40 y re D Rendle with h’cap .80 made 38,20 j S p rgt E H Evert st .75 36.75 pre Ernest Bennett ‘76
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  • 17 7 The following tie has been fixed for Thursday^:— Championship—W B Houston v H Starr.
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  • 89 7 The following are the latest quotations iu Messrs Kennedy and Co.’s share list Yesterday. To day. Shams -2 B. 1 s 5 jq x M Rubber (Dollar). A. Kuning $1.25 $1.30 $1.20 $1.25 Pantai $1.55 $1.65 $l.OO SluO T Anson sloj $ll ex slo| sll}ex Alining. Rangoon
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  • 134 7 Horace Goldin, who claims to be the greatest illusionist at present before the public, has been booked by Mr Thomas Shafto to visit the Empire Theatre, Penang, for a abort season, commencing to-morrow (Wednesday). He will present a programme of new illusions, including a sensational Moorish Mystery
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  • 709 7 ACTING PREMIER’S RESIGNATION. Peking, June 11.—Dr Wu Tingfang. acting Premier and Minister for Foreign Affairs, has tendered his resignation. The military party are very angry at Dr. VVu Ting-fangs refusal to countersign the mandate dissolving Parliament. They accuse •dm of showing partiality to the Kuomintang, because he
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  • 165 7 The following official communique relating to the pilgrimage to Mecca has been issued:—Tne Government of India have been considering arrangements for the forthcoming pilgrimage to Mecca. Tne shortage of shipping at Bombay as elsewhere is at present, however, a serious obstacle, and as far as can be
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  • 638 7 A NATIONAL COMMISSION. Tokio, June 3.—Count Terauchi, the Premier, met with leaders of the three leading political parties on the 2nd Jone. At the meeting the Premier is said to have proposed to take measures to meet the great change of the world’s situation by a
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  • 188 7 A Rumanian commission to the United States arrived in Tokyo on 31st ult. The object of the commission is neither military nor financial, but is to awaken an interest in America in Rumanian affairs. The commission consists of Dr Vasile Lucacin, Lieut Ton Motza
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  • 1424 7 THE ENEMY’S METHODS. The Department of state is-ues for publication the following despatch from Mr. Brand Whitlock. American Minister to Belgium, wnich was written in January In order to fully understand the situation it is nec e ssary to go back to the autumn of 1914. At
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  • 122 7 Pinang, June 26, 1917. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/4 1 14 4 months* sight Bank ...2/4 11/16 3 Credit ...2#< 13/16 3 ...2/4 27/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Re. 3 day»’ sight Private Bombay Demand Bank I Moulmein Demand Bank o 3 days* sight Private
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  • 576 7 FATE OF A “SIAM AEROPLANE. The following is »u acc-unt of an adventure which culminated in the destruction of on- of rhe -‘Siam machines presented to His Government. The descriptor i-» taken from a let er recently addressed to a of the B<itish community in Bangkok nv his brochĕ/ —who
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  • 168 7 Loudon, Jane 4.—The Honours List is exhaustive from the military and political point of view, but does not cover the field of civil war work. This is the general criticism upon the list. It is expected that a new civil list will be issued. Sir William Lever
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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