Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 5 August 1918

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY ESTABL ISHED&B33. No. 182. VOL. LXXVL MONDAY, sth AUGUST, 1.918 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 966 1 german failure complete [Reuter’s Telegrams] London, August 3. Reuter’s correspondent at the French headquarters, at 6 o’clock on the evening of Friday says. Today’s advance >eprebents the most important gain of ground. Oar advance troops following the enemy reached the vally of the Crise, which enters the
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  • 394 1 [Havas Telegrams.] Paris, August 4.—Each of the three A r mies of Generals Mangin, Degoutte and Berthelot made yesterday a very important advance into the German line of resistance which the “Gazette" of Frankfort had qualified as a definite stop, Mangin with British forces, drove a
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  • 504 1 [Havab Tiuqbaim.i] Paris, August 4.—Soissons is back in the hands of the Allies. The Germans are in full retreat over the whole long battle fr nt with the French, British and American forces in hot pursuit. The enemy attack in the region of Oulchy on
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  • 55 1 LORD FRENCH’S TRIBUIE. London, August 3. Lord French, speaking at Belfast, said General Foch’s exhibition of leade ship and military genius would cause his name to tank in history among the world’s greatest comm’rd rs. The splendid achievements were also largely due to that unity of command s
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  • 74 1 Washington, August 3. Mr. Francis, U.S. Ambassador in Russia, telegraphed that he has arrived at Murmansk with the British, French and Italian diplomats. Entente Ambasaacors in Mo.cow. London, August 4. A telegram from Stockholm says the American Consul-General notified the Russian Forign Commissary that in the opinion < f
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  • 234 1 OPERATIONS IN MANY SPHERES. London, August 2. The Admiralty reports: Our Adriatic formations co-op rati d with tbe Italian Air Forces in the recent raids on Cattaro and Durazzo and in land operations at Va ona. In connection with ihe latter, a British machine landed within the
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  • 70 1 London. Augusi 2. The Air Ministry reports that on August Ist a squadron s'arted to bomb Cologne, but it was enveloped in clouds and turned and dropped bombs on factories at Duren causing a fire. All returned/ A second formation attacked the railway shop at Treves. These
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  • 61 1 London, August 2 The Kaiser in the proclamation (mentioned yesterday) sajs We neilected nothing to restore peace, but tee enemy do not yet want peace. They shamelessly smirch the fair fame of Germany with calumnies and declare Germany must be annihilated. We must theref< re
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  • 29 1 London, August 2. A British and Poi tuguese pursuing column engaged the enemy between Namoa and tbe mountains from July 22nd to 24tb, inflicting heavy losses
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  • 24 1 London, August 3 An Italian naval communique says Aviators on three successive days seriously damaged ?hatves and shipping at Durazzo, also seaplanes.
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  • 38 1 London, August 2 In the House of Commons, Mr. Ratnsay MacDonald gave notice of a resolution on the Indian budget, asking for a discussion of the Indian report at the earliest possible moment.
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  • 59 1 London, August'l. Messrs. Montagu Co’s report of the silver market rays the pric? and tone are both unchanged. After easing a farthing. Shanghai exchange hardened to again, Il ia said the United States is not making purchases to replace the mel ed dollars. The silver market is
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  • 1136 1 IREMTBR’S REPLY TO MANUFACTURERS. London, August 1. The Press Bureau says Replying to a deputation of 200 manufacturers, introduced by Sir Edward Carson at the House of Commons on July 31st, who urged an early declaration of the Government’s economic policy, the Prime Minister, who was accompanied by
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  • 69 1 London, August 3. Lance-Corporal Dowling, who was sentenced to death by shooting, has had his sentence commuted to penal servitude for life. The charges against Dowling were that while a prisoner of war in a German camp ab Limburg, he joined an liish Brigade raised by the
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  • 59 1 Washington, August 2. Thu Navy Department antounc s that a German submarine sank the Portuguese barque Porto, from Havannah, when 550 miles oft tbe Atlantic coast on July 27th. The crew of eighteen were landed at an American port by a British steamer, Ihe Porto was destroyed
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  • 26 1 London, August 1. The Press Bureau says Rar Admiral Halsey bus been appointed a Knight of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.
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  • 42 1 M CLEMENCE IU’S DECLARATION. Pa is, August 2. The Senate passed a B II for a census of the 1920 Clas», it necessaiy. M. Clemenceau said France had made enormous sacrifices, but would go ou doing everything necessary for victory.
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  • 1787 2 FOCH’S PRESSURE RENEWED, EXTENSIVE ADVANCE.: [Reuter Telegrams The following were issued to telegram subscribers on Sunday London, August 2. A French communique says North of the Ourcq, the French, in liaison with British units, drove back the enemy from positions between Plessier le Huleu and the river. We
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  • 164 2 SIGNIFICANT ENEMY ADMISSIONS. Loudon, August 1. The Press Bureau points out the signi Scarce of the admission by German journalists of the effectiveness of the Allied air work. The Cologne Gazette on July 18th says The unprecedented employment of enemy aerial forces was particu 4 arly emb.irassiiig
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  • 27 2 Rouen, August 2 One person was killed and four wounded at Havre. The was no casualty in the Rouen air raid on Wednesday night.
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  • 28 2 London, Au<*ust 2. A telegram from Copenhagen says in the recent British air raid on Zeppelin sheds at Toi.dern, two Zeppelins were com pletely destroyed.
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  • 46 2 GERMANY’S DEMANDS. Zurich, August 2. Herr Helffeiich, the new German Ambassador to Moscow, sent a note to Trotzky demanding the severest punishment of the murderers of Field Marshal von Eichhorn, also the destruction of the hotbeds of anti-Germau intrigue in Moscow and Petrograd.
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  • 35 2 M"drid, August 2. On the initiative of King Alfonso, the Spanish Foreign Minister has approacheo Russia with a view to the removal to Spain of the widow ,and children of the ex-Tsar.
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  • 27 2 Washington, August 3. Mr Baker War Secretary will introduc in Congress a new Army Bill, making th military age limits 18 to 45.
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  • 70 2 EFFECTS OF FOOD SHORTAGE. London, August 2. A telegram to Amsterdam from Germany says a serious mutiny occurred last week in the Bulgarian Army, th troops demanding immediate peace Intense dissatisfaction prevails at the fro o owing to underfeeding. All the in i cations point to an impending
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  • 154 2 A PROCLAMATION. Amsterdam, Angu*t 2 A Berlin n e sage s#ys the Kaiser, in a proclamation to the Get man people, they have proved worthy of the trean ndous task Providence has assigned to them by four years of hard struggle and memorable deeds. To Army
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  • 754 2 London, J u.ly 26. —Mr. Lloyd George, speaking on J uly 25 at a London gathering at which there were present the Food Controllers of America, France, Italy and Britain, said that the gamble of the submarine campaign, on which Germany put the whole of her destiny,
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  • 554 2 Capt. and Mrs. Russell Grey have arrived in England. Mr. C. J. Arnold has returned from Homa with Mrs. Arnold. Mr. F. Ibbs Holloway, of the Pahang Rubber Co., Ltd., has gone on war service. Mr. E. I. Perkins has left Eastfield Estate, Sungei Siput, and joined
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  • 173 2 We had hoped, in response to many requests, to publish on the anniversary of the declaration of war, an up-to-date edition ol our “Roll of Honour and List of Malay States Men Serving.” Owing to delay, however, in the arrival of paper, etc., publication has had to
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  • 135 2 A Straits Gazette Extraordinary contains the regulations made by the Governor in Council under the Military Service Ordinance with respect to the functions and procedure of the exemption tribunals. Section 2 deals with the grounds f®r application for exemption. They are in substance as already given in
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  • 585 2 PUBLIC MEETING IN SINGAPORE On the eve of the fifth year of the public meetin» of Singapore citizens </’ more affirmed the Settlement's faith i n Allied cause and determination th* th struggle shall continue to a victorious As in former years, the meeting was 11n ,i the
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  • 387 2 Certain letters discussing the arranging ol prizes, etc., in connection with the Govern Lotterq are being rejected. Their publication would make us and. the writers participators in illegal proceedings. We understand tin. certain persons who received a specific assurance last year from the Governor that B more
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