Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 18 April 1918

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    21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 90. VOL. LXXVI. THURSDAY, 18th APRIL, 1918 PRICE 10 CEN TS
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      19 1 ITmTioĔl I HOTEL. I GARAGE I New Cars for Hire. I o o p“"" S: e l Sj CHKCHKCMB
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    PARIT PERAK RUBBER.
    1409 2 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The a jourued seco.id ordii a y general meeting of th- Paii Perak Rubber Co Ltd, was held in the Chamber of Commeice, Penang, to-day. Mr H Wau s h pretided, an i the others pres i«b were Mes-rt-W E Cleaver, A A Craigeo,
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    LAND PROSECUTIONS.
    184 2 A number of land prosecutions came before Mr. S. H. Langston, in Penang Police Court, yesterday. A Chinese named Goh Boon Koh appeared on a summons of unlawfully crown land at the foreshore at Weld Quay. Mr. G. H. Goh on behalf of the defendant said that his
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    FATAL MOTOR-CAR ACCIDENT.
    315 2 A motor-car accident took place last evening at 7-20 in Burmah Road during the storm which did a considerable damage to trees, etc. A Chinese woman was knocked down by a car driven by a Tamil chauffeur. The woman was immediately taken to the hospital and she
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    PUKET "OUR DAY."
    295 2 Puket has good reason io be proud of its “Our Day” effort, for it is able to telegraph as much as Ticals 25,305.64 to the funds of the British Red Cross Society, says the “Bangkok Times.” The Lottery was the chief item Tcs. 11,125. Had it been
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    "Japan Will Play the Game."
    334 2 In the course of an interview with “The Melb urne Age” corre ponden', Pr< fees ir Mu doch. lee u»er in Japanese I istory at i’he Sydney University, who has just re?un°d from Japa r expre sei some .u eres ing opinions regarding Japanese inr,erven*
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    COMING EVENTS.
    116 2 April 20. Semanggol Rubber Co., Ltd., A G.M., 9 Union St., noon. April 20.—Penjom Rubber Co, Ltd, adjourned Meeting, noon. April 20.—Society of Estate Medical Officers, Meeting and Lecture at Ipoh. April 21.—Penang Turf Club Ride, 7 a.m Dato Kramat Gardens. April 27.—Malay Peninsula Agricultural Association, General Meeting,
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    Miss Hindenburg’s Verses.
    82 2 The friends of German democracy who recently organised them-elves with the obj *ct of aiding the German nation to establish popu'ar g vernment announce that they have leceived a characteristic communication iu verse from Frauhin Elsie von Hindenburg, daughter of the German Field-Marshal. The sevou 1 verge
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    Undelivered Cablegrams.
    41 2 —“Baltimore American. Th? folio wing undelivered cablegrams are lying st the office of the Eastern Extension Australasia China Telegraph Co, Hosiangchon Beach Stree* Linhin. That boasted German offensive cannot be any more so than the conduct of the nation.
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    THE CASE AGAINST BOLO.
    874 3 be confidently expected.—“ New York Evening Post.” A TERRIBLE INDICTMENT. The death penalty f-r 8010, who baa been executed, was demanded by Lieutenant Morner, Commissary of the Government, who in hid speech for the prosecution on Feb. 13, framed a terrible indictment of tbe accused. 8010,
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      302 3 PRITCHARD’S STORES. STATIONERY DEPARTMENT. B Stonehenge hand made Deckle Edge Note Paper and Envelopes. Duke Size per box $2.35 Albert Size per box $2.10 Albert Barer Deckle Edge Note Paper Envelopes Note Paper per box $1.60 Envelopes $2.40 Drayton Mill Linen Note Paper and Envelopes Blue or White. Octavo Size
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    BIRTH.
    18 4 Earle.—At the Maternity Hospital, Penang, on April 18tb, to Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Earle, a daughter.
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    AN IRISH SETTLEMENT.
    1349 4 The Parliamentary news to-day promises a satisfactory issue to the Irish crisis. On behalf of the Government, the Labour representative in the War Cabinet, Mr. George Barnes, definitely stated in the House of Commons that the Government intended to bring forward without delay a Home Rule Bill
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1658 4 Culouel Repiugtou’s view of the strategic rituvion for the Allies in The Offensive. Flanders was that it was not exactly brilliant. That opinion was contained in a L>n don message of Tuesday. At the same time the Colonel expressed the view that General Foch’s reserves had not
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    TIN PRICES.
    14 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $153.75 per picul, buyers.
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    Tin Outputs.
    31 4 Mr Khaw Joo Tok advises us that the output from Tin Bentcng (No Liability), for the first half of April, was :—hours 297, piculs 250, yards 34,600, value $22,500.
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER SALES.
    34 4 [From Our Own Correspondent. Singapore, April 18. At Singapore auctions 1173 tons were catalogued. The demand was good. Fine pale $lO3 and ribbed smoked $lOO, and the others in good demand.
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    THE LATE MR. JUSTICE EDMONDS.
    58 4 [From Our Own Correspondrnt.] Singapore April 18. In Singapore Supreme Court, the Chief Justice mentioned, with deep regret, the death of Mr. Justice Edmonds and said he proposed to refer to it at greater length at a later date. The At Home of the Resident
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    985 4 Major T. M. Wakefield, D. 5.0., R.G.A., who as a Captain commanded a Company of H.K.5.8., R.G.A., in Hongkong before the outbreak of war, has been appointed acting Lieut.-Colonel while commanding a Brigade of Artillery. Col. J. A. Chamier. D. 5.0., Indian Infantry and R.F.G., formerly Adjutant
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    DUTCH SHIPPING.
    417 4 AMERICA’S REPLY Tn NETHERLANDS. Landon. April 1 6 The Press Bureau says the Secretary of State, in a statement to th Dutch Minister at Washington rp the taking over of Dutch ship*, referring the Dutch Government’s contention exercise of the United States’ right torefu/ bunker coal and cargoes’
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    Prize Court.
    204 4 A TEST CASE. London, April 16. The Prize-Court delivered judgment in s test action in which the validity was challenged of the reprisals Older authorising ths capture and condemnation of vessels carrying cargoes to and from countries contiguous to Germany, unless such vessels first called at a British
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    Silver.
    120 4 London, April 13. The Silver market is steady. The Holm-Dickinson Theatres, Limited, with a capital of $lOO,OOO, was registered on the 16th inst. to take over as a going concern the business now carried on by Mr. H. J- Holm at the Empire Theatre, Penang Road and to carry
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      53 4 THE TIDES. The following ere the tides for tio-day *nd to-morrow, Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. To DAT. 5.28 a.m. (3ft. Biu.) 10 37 a m. (3ft. 4in.) 4.38 p.m. (4ft. 6in.) To-morrow. 9.30 a.m. (4ft. 2in.) 1 6 a.m. (2ft. sin.) 8.0 p.m. (4ft. 3in.) 2.1 b
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    FLANDERS BATTLE.
    158 5 LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. ALLIED SUCCESS IN MACEDONIA. MAN-POWER BILL DEBATE. S r Douglas Haig reports further severe lighting from Metereu (two miles west of Bailleul) to Wytschaete (three and a half miles south of Ypres). The enemy attacked at dawn on Tuesday, and after a prolonged struggle gained the
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  • France and Belgium.
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      THE OFFENSIVE.
      1114 5 [Reuter’s .Telegrams] STRONG ENEMY ATTACKS. London, April 16 Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports severe fighting to-day from Meteren to Wytschaete. The enemy renewed attacks in strength at dawn in the neighbourhood of Wytschaete and Spanbroskoolen. Supported by a heavy bombardment, he approached our positions under cover of
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      Paris Again Shelled.
      18 5 Paris, April 17. The long range bombardment of Paris yesterday killed 13 and wounded 45.
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      THE BIG GUN.
      404 5 There seems almost a suggestion of Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon about a gun which can cover a range of about 75 miles. But it must be remembered that shooting at such huge ranges is merely haphazard and chance work and that the most
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    THE IRISH PROBLEM.
    1025 5 CONSCRIPTION CLAUSE. London, April 16. In the House of Common», in the report stage of the Man-Power Bill, Mr Dillon moved the omission of the clause for conscription in Ireland. He pressed the Government to state its real plans. None would believe the Government intended to pass
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    CELTIC CLUB AND MR. DILLON.
    71 5 The following cable message to Mr. John Dillon, M.P., the newly appointed leader of the Irish Nationalist party, was forwarded yesterday by Dr. Leger Erson, president of the Celtic Club, Melbourne:— Hearty congratulations from Celtic Club, who reMain At one with you in Erin’s cause,
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    Man-Power Bill.
    27 5 THIRD READING PASSED London, April 17. In the Hou-e of Commons, the Man. Power Bill was given a third reading by 301 votes to 103.
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    Friederichshafen Explosion
    84 5 London, April 16. A Zurich telegram says an explosion at F r iedrichsbafen on April 13tb destroyed sheds used for the construction of Gotbas and Zeppelins. The damage is enormous. Two Zeppelins and forty giant aeroplanes were destroyed, 140 persons being killed and 200 injured. Incendiarism is suspected.
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    Bolo. Shot.
    27 5 Paris, April 17. The tuppletrentary enquiry following Bolo’s disclosures has been concluded. 8010 will be executed this morning, London, April 17. 8010 has been executed.
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    Portugal’s Ardour.
    21 5 LISBON GARRISON VOLUNTEERS Lisbon, April 17. The entire garrison at L sbon volunteered for the wes'e r n front.
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    No Bread at Prague.
    19 5 Amsterdam, April 16. Thousands of families at Prague have been wi hout bread for days.
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    Confidence in Foch.
    242 5 [Havas Telegrams.] Paris, April 17 —Violent fighting is still proceeding in Flanders, The British troops bold strongly with admirable vaiiance. The certainty still prevails that the joint efforts of French and British troops directed by a sole command will overcome tbe gigantic German pressure. By agreeing to
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  • The Near East.
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      SALONIKA FRONT.
      97 5 GREEK AND BRITISH GAINS. Londdta, April 17. A British official report from the Salonika front says the Greeks crossed tbe Struma above Lake Tabinos and occupied the villages of Bejlikmab, Kakarasks, Salmah, Kispeki and Ada. The operation was most successful. The casualties were slight. British farther north occupied
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      Austrian Emperor.
      202 5 Lectured by Berlin. Amsterdam, April 17. The Koelni?cho VJks Z ituog” in severely criticising Enaper r C hade*, refers to the highly painful impression mt.de in Germany, an! says the Berlin Foreign Offic» win ignorant of the existence of Emperor Ch .ries’s let-er. Such a private letter would
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      New Austrian Foreign Minister.
      23 5 Amsterdam, April 17. Baron Burian, tbe Andrian {Finance Minister, has been appointed Foreign Minister, in «accession to Ocunr Czernin.
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      Helsingfors in Germans Hands.
      219 5 Uleaboig April 16. The Germans took Helsingfors, after three days fighting in the B’reefs and neighbouring forest. Thousands of Red Guards were captured. The Germans are advancing eastward along the railway to Viborg. A Chinese boarding-house proprietor named Chong Ling Cha was fined £lOO at Cardiff
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    THE GERMAN RAIDER.
    1993 6 WOLF’S DARING ESCAPADES. London, March 14.—A representative of the Australian Pressi Association has interviewed Colonel C. L. Strangman, who was in charge of the military party on the Matunga, and Major J. W. Flood, who was travelling with his wife on the same vessel when she was
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    AN INCIDENT OFF PERIM.
    257 6 Chinese Crew Murdered. Captain A. W. Pearse, who was Red Cross Commissioner in Egypt, made an interesting statement at Sydney concerning the raider Wolf. He said: On the way from Egypt to Australia last year on board a British-India steamer we were very close one night
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    PENANG LIBRARY.
    376 6 —“New York World,” NEW BOOKS. I he following books have been received at the Library The Dwelling Place of Light, by Winston Churchill. The Milky May, by F. T. Jesse. Christine, by Alice Cholmondeley. The Man From Egypt, by Headon Hill. No Man’s Land, by “Sapper.” The Red
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      MAN POWER.
      433 7 [TO THE EDITOR OF THE “PINAKG GAZETTB.”] Sir, —The controversy between “Commerce” and “Master Mariner” seems to be developing into an unseemly wrangle and leads to nothing. Suppose we try to get down to bedrock facts. There seem to be three, although the 3rd fact practically includes the
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      MARRIAGE REGISTRATION.
      1105 7 [TO THE EDITOR OF THE “PINAKG GAZETTE.**] Sir, —There are other communities besides the Chinese who now feel themselves interested in this question of Chinese Marriage Registration and reform. We all, members of other races, who for various reasons make our homes in the Straits Settlements sincerely hope
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    QUEEN MARY'S NEEDLEWORK GUILD.
    121 7 PENANG WOMEN WORKERS. Amount previously acknowledged $7,037.52 Mr W Duncan $25, Mrs Hymeslo, Mrs Mitford $lO, No 36 $2.50, Mr Jules Martin $25. Total $7,110.02 Two cases of clothing, books, Jsc. were despatched to the Mesopotamia Hospitals last week. The two cases mentioned contained :—B5 pyjamas,
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    Alleged False Information.
    129 7 D. M. R. Samy was charge! in the Police Court, Penang, befose Mr. S. H. Langston, to-day, with “giving information to a public servant, to wit, Mr R D Acton, District Judge, which he the said D M R Samy knew or had reason to believe to
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  • AHEAD OF THE MAIL.
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      SLOW BUILDING OF SHIPS.
      299 7 Cause of Delay Explained. London, March 12.—1 n the House of Commons to-day, Mr. H. J. Mackinder complained of the statement made by Sir Eric Geddes that the masters and men in the shipyards were not doing their best to turn out ships. They deeply resented
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      BRITISH SHIPBUILDING DEPARTMENT REORGANISED.
      132 7 London. March 13. —In the House of Commons yesterday the Secretary to the Admiralty, Mr. T. J. Macnamara, appealed to the House not to support the idea of taking ship building out of the hands of the Admiralty. It would be a fatal mistake to put
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      PESSIMISM IN VIENNA.
      112 7 March 14. —The Vienna correspondent of the Amsterdam Tyd states that deep pessimism prevails in Vienna, owing to the policy of the Pan-Germans concerning Belgium, which makes peace impossible. Food supplies are not increasing, despite the Ukraine peace. The Government is exerting pressure to force Count von
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      INVENTIONS AGAINST U-BOATS.
      68 7 In the course of an interview with a representative of the “Excelsior,” Signor Marconi, on his return from a mission to Great Britain, declared that the substantial progress being made in the fight against enemy submarines was becoming more and more apparent every day. The Allies, he
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      THE MULE’S BRAY "REMOVED" BY SURGICAL PROCESS!
      66 7 London. March 16.—Mr. N. D Baker, the American Secretary of War, has visited the American store house area in France. It comprises 16 square miles, and cost £8.000.000. The remount station includes 3.000 horses and mules. Mr. Baker was interested in a surgical
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      NEW SUPERIOR ALLIED PLANE.
      32 7 Georges Prade, a French aeronautical expert, states the Allies possess bombing aeroplanes which are able to fly faster and higher and carry more bombs than the German machines.
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      PROFITEERING IN GERMANY.
      43 7 London. March 19.—The prosecution of the German Daimler Motor Company for war profiteering. in consequence of the disclosures made before the main committee of the Reichstag recently. shows that the company demanded prices which would increase its profits by £3.200.000.
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      BRITISH-AUSTRALASIAN INSURANCE COMPANY.
      28 7 London. March 14.—The British and Australasian Insurance Company, with a capital of £lOO.OOO, has been privately subscribed. The company commences business in marine insurance immediately.
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      ESPIONAGE IN ITALY.
      127 7 London, March 15. —The Milan correspondent of the Daily Chronicle states that Giorgio Maurogornato, a well-known and successful grain exporter, who is Greek consul at Leghorn, has been arrested for espionage. The authorities have noticed for some time that spies have been lighting a series of flares
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      "SOUNDING" ITALIAN TROOPS.
      51 7 London, March 14. —A wireless message from Rome states that a squadron of enemy aeroplanes flying over Italian positions drop}M?d manifestoes and illustrated journals urging the futility of further Italian resistance. Italian and British aeroplanes immediately went up and attacked the enemy machines, four of which were
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      COST OF WAR TO ITALY.
      26 7 London, March 14. The war expenditure of Italy to the end of January was £1,320.000.000. The monthly expenditure is now £52,420.000.
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      NEW TACTICS OF ENTENTE AVIATORS.
      23 7 Austrian newspapers are alarmed at the new tactics of the Entente aviators, which are causing serious Austrian losses.
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      ITALIANS CALLED UP.
      36 7 In reference to the calling up for war service by Italy of Italians resident in Australia, the Minister of Defence stated yesterday that the men would not be given any training in Australia.
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      FUTURE OF ROUMANIAN OIL FIELDS.
      68 7 Negotiations are progressing at Bucharest for the exploitation of the Roumanian oil fields. Representatives of Austro-German banks are participating in the negotiations It is proposed to form a monopoly of the entire industry, the German capital comprising £32.000,000 and Austrian capital £4,000.000. The British Post
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    THE ENEMY IN INDIA.
    282 7 We have been shown some letters from deported enemy subjects now interned in India, says the “Bangkok Times.” Mrs. Frankfurter writes to a lady in Bangkok:—l am glad to report I am again with my husband and we are having a very pleasant time together. We
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    CYCLONE IN NEW ZEALAND.
    237 7 —“Kansas City Star.” Wellington, March 19.—Bush fires, which have already resulted in considerable damage. are raging over large areas of country in both islands. The country from Rangataua to Raetihi is a mass of fires, and telegraph wires and down around and close to Ohaknne, communication
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  • RUSSIA AND FAR EAST.
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      NEWS FROM HARBIN.
      276 7 From Harbin the China Critic learns that the officers and men recruited by the Far Eastern Commission have reached 4,500. They are all to be placed under Co Semenoff in order to tackle the Boisheviks on the Siberia-Chinese frontier. The Bolaheviki government has under consideration the conclusion
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      MORE ARMED GERMANS AT IRKUTSK.
      77 7 Tokio, April 2. —Another train from the West with armed Austrian and German prisoners. arrived at Irkutsk on the 31st. Heiho is full of Maximalist spies. Since the 29th March the Maximalists have interdicted the Japanese bringing their household goods from Blagovestchensk to Heiho and
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      FUNERAL OF JAPANESE VICTIMS.
      101 7 Tokio. March 27. —At the funeral at Heiho of the five Japanese killed in the ghting at Blagovestchensk on the 20th many Russians attended, including officers of the National Army, the Chairman of the Zemstovos and the Aldermen of the Council, who presented in turn addresses
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      JAPANESE SHIPPING AND THE ALLIES.
      59 7 Replying to a question in the House of Commons, Sir Leo Chiozza Money said that Japanese merchant steamers were used in bringing supplies, food and munitions of war to Great Britain and France. The net tonnage of such steamers arriving in United Kingdom ports with
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      TIBETANS INVADE CHINA.
      21 7 Peking, March 16. —A force of 10.000 Tibetans has invaded China, and captured several towns in Sze-Chuan province.
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    CHINA’S NEW CABINET.
    58 7 Peking, March 30. —Tuan Chi-jui has formed the following Cabinet: Minister of Foreign Affairs. —Lu Chenghsiang. Minister of the Interior. —Chien Nunhsun. Minister of War. —Tuan Chi-kwei. Minister of the Navy.—Li Kwan-hsiung. Minister of Education. —Fut Seng-hsiang. Minister of Justice. —Chu Shen. Minister of Agriculture. —Tien Wen-lieh.
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    SINGAPORE SWIMMING CLUB.
    37 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 18. Singapore Swimming Club’s report shows a loss of $2.111 mainly owing to repairs to the pier. The total membership is 369, against 383 in the previous year.
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    NATIONAL WAR BONDS.
    36 7 The first series has been closed. The second series is now being issued on the same terms as the first series, but the Bonds are repayable on Ist April, 1922, 1925 and 1928.
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    CAPTAIN CHANCELLOR.
    596 7 S.T.” CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS FROM SINGAPORE SIKHs. There was quite an interesting function at the Gurdwara, No 175, Qaeen Street* on the afternoon of the 15th inst., the occasion being the presentation of an illuminated address by the Sikh community in Singapore to Captain A R Chancellor congratulating him
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    79 7 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy and Co.’s share list Yesterday. To-day. EE EE Shares. >» a 3 3 CQ CO 2Q CO Rubber (Dollar). Jimah $1.55 $1.65 $1.70 $l.BO Lunas $6-75 $7 25 $6.75 $7 M. Pinda $2.30 $2.40 $2 45 $2.55 Punggor
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    Rubber Crop.
    15 7 The following is an additional rubber output for March Bukit Katil lbs 8,620
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    PENANG RUBBER SALES.
    91 7 Messrs. Allen Dennys <fc Co. advise us that the under-mentioned prices were realised for rubber Fold by them at their two auction sales neld this week Smoked diamond sheet No 1 $BB to $93 Smoked diamond sheet No 2 70 86 Plain smoked ?heet 52 Unsmoked sheet
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