Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 22 October 1918

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 248. VOL. LXXVI. TUESDAY, 22nd OCTOBER, 1918. PRICE IO CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 819 1 GTjutsu. hPiOi.v h MiirflKaiiii, I /1/VSO/V ROAD. 1* ll' Bo ne Setting and I Surgical Manipulation. im IF YOU HAVE NOT TJS±ED. I BEAR BRAND MILK I i DUNLOP TYRES I you can have no idea what a I MM PtRfECTLY STERILISED MILK I LARGE STOCKS I I I I
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    • 15 1 Runnymede Hotel, •o <• 5 SEA SIDE. Ji "THE PLACE TO STAY AT <• -phone -j HT
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  • 80 2 King Albert of the Belgians, who is in command of the Alliedi Armies in the Flanders offensive, which has alrpady recovered Zeebrugge and Bruges visited Ostend, with the JiQaeen, last week, following the [evacuation [of the famous seaside resort |by'the enemy. He landed from a British destroyer, theJjßelgiau
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    111 2 Situated on the Straits of Dover, Dunkirk is the most northerly seaport of France, and is 189 miles from Paris. It was never taken by the Germans. It is a very strong place, as well from recent fortification works, as from the ease with which the surrounding country can
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  • 160 2 List of Subscriptions. Amount previously acknowledged $1,740.39, Sale of admission tickets to Butterworth Sports $15.00, Chetty community at Bukif Mertajam $259.00. Box No. 248 Bagan Tuan Kechil Pier $3.36, Box No. 33 per Mr. Ng Ab Kiang $5.58, Card No. 30 per Mr. Kader Bacha $145.00,
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  • 96 2 Dixmude was won back on the second day of the Belgian offensive, September 29th. Situated on the Yser, it had been the scene of much fighting sinae the Belgians fell back to the Yser line in the third week of October, 1914. On November 7th of
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  • 58 2 Baron Burian, the Austrian Foreign Minister, who has resigned, succeeded Count Berchtold in January, 1915, and held the post until December, 1916, when be relinquished it to Count Czernin, whom he succeeded when the latter resigned this year. Baron Burian is a favourite in Berlin political circles. He
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  • 148 2 Mr. Philip Gibbs (“Dai'y Chronicle”) says:—“The poor devils of the German infantry are having a tragic time. They are left week after week in the line until only thin remnants remain. They are never free from the fear of our tanks, and their chief hope is
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  • 394 2 Dr G E Morrison, adviser to the government of dhins, was in Shanghai recent y. He stopped at Nanking to see General Li Shun. The death is announced at Nagasaki of Mr F A Carlson, who was for 28 years in charge of the Great Northern Telegraph
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  • 247 2 Self-praise is no recommendation, but it is not altogether unpleasant to hear favourable outside impressions. A neutral lately returned from Macedonia/ is very high in his praise of the British. He says they are immensely popular with all nationalities, and even the Bulgarians dissemble their
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  • 181 2 J. M. S. I thrill when I think what the State owes My mother who’s tending the sick. My sister who’s growing potatoes Tn trousers as span as they’re spick. When I think of my cousins and brothers, Stout lads of the genuine stuff, Whose record in Mespof.
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  • 79 2 Bendigo, September 15.—Messrs. J. W. Fraser, chemist, of Golden Square, and A. Menesdorffer, of St. Albans, claim to have discovered a process by which the liquid by-product from eucalyptus distillation, commonly known as “black water,” which has hitherto been allowed to run to waste, can be
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 712 2 Business man and Planter, H years Experience in London and the East, wou.d be glad to hear of an appointment in business or planting, excellent references, discharged from army. Apply box No. 257, c/o Pinang Gazette. EMPIRE THEATRE, Owing to the ep'demic, Performances in the above Theatre are for the
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    • 416 2 Dr? Cassell’s Tablets Cure Bowel Troubles and Prevent Malarial Fevers, and Dysentery Dr. Cassell’s Tablets prevent fevers and Dysentery because they make your blood rich and pure, and then the infection of malaria cannot harm you. Always take Dr. Cassell’s Tablets when fever or dysentery is about, and avoid the
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  • 996 3 NEEDS FOR WAR PURPOSES. The following article, which appeared in the August 14th issue of The Official United States Bulletin, published by the Committee on Public Information compos'd of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and a civilian as Chairman, may
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 961 3 WANTED. ;S '’■“■> Z /Sh ~p r recommend* Estate Clerk M I.W ,1 /Vf Jk| U hly capable and conversant with i, I V /WI Tho rcU > Apply No. 25G, c/o Pmwg Z/ JL < '■< l I i wgwjw Hired at one?. Thoroughly com- I li|j Book-keeper for
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    • 352 3 THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS $2,000,000 OUR DAY” 1918 WAR LOAN LOTTERY. SANCTIONED BY GOVERNMENT and run under the auspices of Our Day Committee. TICKETS $lO EACH. (Singapore Currency). The amount of the lottery will be Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) or such lesser amount as may be subscribed. 30% of the total
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  • 721 4 The “full repoit which the Imperial Institute is to make to the F.M.S. Government on the utilisation of lallaog in Maiaya for th? manu’acture of pulp or paper has reached this country and will shortly be available, though it is jast possible that the R uter te
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  • 41 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, October 22. At the Singapore R«ces on Saturday, sales and re sales of Biack Buck, Midas and Britisher realised $275 for the Red Cross Fund and $2,375 for the Blue Cr<sFuud.
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  • 352 4 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, October 22. At Singapore Tribunal, the following decisions were reached No Exemption. Messrs. Hamelin, Fitkrey, Carty and Montigny. Conditional Exemption. Messrs. Gibson, Kemp Holland, Berenger, Mugliston, Boyd, Mcßride, Gollier and Trowtll. The case of Mr. Ricket was postponed. Eight Chinese newspapers and a
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  • 1492 4 While it may be possible to form a rough ilea of the proTo the Saar bftble c o u se of German Valley? retreat in Belgium, the situation on the east bank of the Aisoe from east of Rethe', north of Verdun, and down towards the end
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  • 20 4 The output of Tongkah Harbour fin Dredg* ing for the week from 13th till 19th inst. 24 tons.
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  • 35 4 Yesterday’s quotation for unrefined tin Penang was per picul, andforrenne tin $149 j per picul 25 tons. To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin Penang was $149.12j per picul, aou 01 refined tin no sellers.
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  • 246 4 Mr. L. M. Bertnger, Superintendent Experimental Gardens, Taipit'g. hss y thiough the press a most valuable g on the cultivation, nutritive and eccD^ tB value of millets with special ret eteDCB Malaya. The li tie book goes thoron:--, and practically into the fl a s ti°noU r0
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 211 4 ■BMMMMBiiaii.. i• ju-zi xamsi. su: ira^ Pritc ar 1» o. LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.’ N EW GOODS I N OUR DRAPERY LADIES DEPARTMENT. CRETONNES. WE have just opened out a splendid selection of the Latest Designs in Cretonnes, lhe goods have been carefully chosen and every piece is
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    • 98 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. P. G. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. With effect from date, the future rates of subscription to the Daily Edition of the Pinang Gazette addressed to any country
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 51 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for to-day Benang Standard Times High Water. Low W T ater. To-day. 1.15 a.m. (Bft. Oin.) 7.54 a.m. (Oft. lin.) 1,39 p.m.'(6ft. 7in.) 8 p.m. (Oft. 6in.) To-morbow. 1.51 a.m. (7ft. oin.) 8.34 a.m. ’(Oft. 2in.) 2.21 p.m. (6ft. 4in.) 83« pm. (Ift.
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  • 285 5 iLGIANS NEAR GHENT. E W BRITISH ADVANCES. french and American pressure. overcime the enemt’s opposi--41 “■Flandere, aud in the north «copied Zeeb.urge, on the coast and t,ie ,iDe sdva,ce whole front from the Dutch Xier to the Lys The Belgians have between tecloo, and e e-uth--" 8 of
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  • France and Belgium.
    • 1718 5 (COASTAL GUNS CAPTURED. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, October 21. I Belgian communiqud says We conled the pursuit of the enemy, hustling Irearguards. Our cavalry frequently Iged machine guns, captuiing prisoners, laud machine guus, towards the north, cur cavalry are pacing along the Dutch frontier. SouthP*. we are
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    • 393 5 DESPATCH BY HAIG. London, Octi ber 21 A despatch by Field Marsh»! Hsig, dated the 20th July, covering the operations since the first week of December last, has been published. Its chitf interest lies in Field Marshal Haig’s account of tbe German offensive on the 21st March.
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    • 34 5 London, October 20. A Belgian communique says our troops on October 19th continued to pursue the enemy. They occupied Zeebrugge ai.d Biases, passed the Bruges-Ghent Canal and progressed towards Aeltre.
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  • 96 5 FROM THE DUTCH FRONTIER TO THE MEUSE. [Havas Tblbgbams.] Paris, October 20.—A magnificent series of victories was wod along the whole front from the Dutch frontier to the Meuse. Tbe Belgians touk Bruges and Zeebrugge, and tbe whole coast line up to tbe Dutch frontier. They pushed
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  • 45 5 Paris, October 20 —The German answer to President Wilson was expected to be sent yesterday. Alterations will be made. The reply is dictated chiefly by mill'ary considerations, with large conctssions, and will probably be a demand for guarantees, limiting their actual effect.
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  • 32 5 Paris, October 20.—As regards the peace move, the attention of Faris is attracted to the reappearance of Prince Bulow’s name, by whom the junkers may play their last diplomatic card.
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  • 63 5 Paris, October 20.—Flags are flying in Paris in honour of tbe liberated towns in northern France, yet there is little dis position to shout victory, while the work of ejecting the Germans is still unfinished. France knows, as M. Clemenceau stated, that the battle continues and that
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  • 52 5 Paris, October 20 —To-day witnessed the inauguration of tbe new loan, with a pageant in Paris. President Poincare and members of the Government will append their signatures and th a amounts of their eubscriptioL sin a special golden book in tl e Hotel de Ville, at a
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  • 60 5 London, October 20. A French Eastern communique of October 18:h sijs the French and Serbians occupied The Serbians forced the Bevan pass, north of Aleksina'z, and occupied Sokobanja, west of Kruchevatz, and reached Trestenik, on the south bank of the western Morava. In the north of Novibazar,
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  • 39 5 London, October 20. Viscount French has arrived in London. His visit, immediately following the failure of the Government to enforce conscription in Ireland, is interpreted as an intention to resign, unless satisfactory arrangements are reached,
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  • 32 5 Washii.gton, October 21. A three weeks’ campaign for the fourth Liberty Loan has closed. The banks were flooded wi'h subscriptions. It is estimated that twenty million individuals subscribed.
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  • 37 5 8,000 BOLSHEVIKS DEFEATED. Shanghai, October 12. In the northern Urals 8,000 Bolsheviks advancing on Ekaterinburg were severely defeated by the Cz c o-Slovak and Siberian forces. 1,000 were killed and three armoured trains captured.
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  • 50 5 Amsterdam, October 20. It appears that Denmark sent a Note to Germany proposing that Article 5 of the tn aty of 1864 providing fir a plebiscite of Schleswig to discover whether the inhabitants pre f er allegiance to Germany or Denmark, should now be carried out.
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  • 14 5 London, October 20. Chaplain Hardy, c., has died of wounds.
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  • 494 5 CHANGED CONDITION'S. Washington, October 19. In President Wilson’s reply to Austria he calls attention to tbe facts that since his address on January Bth to the effect that tbe peoples of Austiia-Hungary should be accorded tbe freest autonomous development, the Uni ed States has recognised the
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  • 30 5 Madrid,’October 20. ’i The Madrid newspapers state that Germany has informed Spain that the German Admiralty has ordered the submarines to return to their bases immediately.
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  • 53 5 Stockholm,^October*2 1, A Petrograd message says the Ukrainian Premier asked the Kiefi Commander to send Cossacks to the Ukraine, fearing disturbances in the event of German evacuation. The Prefect of Odessa, in a proclamation threatens merciless suppression cf rising, based on the expectation of tha departure of
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  • 32 5 London, October 14. The RL Hon. Lord Justice Pickford, a Lord Justice of Appeal since 1914, has been appointed President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division.
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  • 22 5 London, October 14. The death has recurred of the'Hon Mr. Justice Neville, Judge of the High Court of Justice since 1906.
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  • 9 5 London, October 14. The silver market is steady.
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  • 742 6 TRAGIC SCENES. London, September 15.—The Union Castle steamer, Galway Castle, 7,988 tons which left a south coast port for South Africa a few days ago with 1,000 passengers, including returning soldiers, women and children, was torpedoed at 7a, m. on Thursday. Fully 120 passengers are missing, including
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  • 49 6 Nov 2 —Tennis and Concert, Krian Club. Nov 2.—Enij ire Theatre Special Performance. Nov 3 and 10 —Caledonia Club. Nov 9.—Penang Swimming Club, Carnival. Nov 16 and 17. Krian. Nov 20. —Children’s Play, Rehearsal, Town Hall, 5 p m. Nov 23.—Children’s Play, Town Hall, 9 p.m.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 858 6 B NOTICE j I W —To Consumers of 1 KHKCJ KEROSENE OIL S Take Care of your Tins. s You can get seventy cents each for them and so reduce the cost of your o i| S Punch a hole only in the cap when opening. Don’t punch a second
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  • 218 7 SOME PLAIN SPEAKING. London, October 20. I from Budapest states that after I »peec!>, »»l ddre6s t 0 the < re »d to the Diet declaring that r“ Xof the *«r endangered the throne, f"’".,,. Hungary must be completely lent. Hungarian troops in view of F iP< .of
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  • 252 7 Reaping What She Has Sown. I Wecanib't commiserate with Austria. She I reaping what die ha« sown. Crime and the Lsecf intrigue stain her political past As ■re turn the pages of her annals we look in lain for honourable courses of policy, for lonest following of
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  • 508 7 The country which has best understood the afent unity of the Southern Slavs in their ight fur freedom, in Serbia—and in a lesser kgree in the little kingdom of Montengro— H' been Austria-Hungary. The reason of his is not far to seek. Tn 1914 there were 1490.000
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  • 256 7 There have been many cases of influenza among the crew of a warship in harbour. Mr. F. B. Rickett is among those down with influenza. Mr. E. H. Syer has recovered from the “flu” and Mr. F. N. Syer is now in the throes of it. Mr. C.
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  • 26 7 Previous subscripions ...$9.400.00 Heng 32.00 Lim Mah Chye 100.00 Ong Eng Suan 100.00 Lim Quee Sean Neoh 100.00 $9.732.00 Lim Seng Hooi, Proposer.
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  • 215 7 The Lam Hua Ee Hospital announces “Owing to the serious outbreak of influenza in its present epidemic form, the Chinese Community is informed that from to-day and until further notice our Lam Hua Ee Hospital in Muntri Street will be open from 7 a.in. to 8
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  • 403 7 Bangkok remains in the throes of the influenza epidemic, and, if anything, the number of those suffering is increasing, says the Bangkok Times.” Schools are finding it difficult to keep going not only are pupils absent in large numbers, but the teachers are also suffering and
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  • 281 7 DEVITALIZED AIR OF CHINESE LIVING ROOMS. [To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette.] Sir, —Chinese who stay indoors and living with closed windows and breathing superheated, devitalized air, the direct effect on outraged throat and lungs reaches a climax and deaths from influenza are most frequent. The following diseases
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  • 112 7 London. September 13.—Another report has been issued by the Archbishop of Canterbury’s committee. Commenting on the church’s waning influence, the report complains of the clergy’s intellectual sloth, and indecision. Their capacity and equipment had not increased like the people’s, and their sermons were often without
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  • 102 7 London, September 17. —In sentencing a woman of German birth to a year’s imprisonment, after a trial in camera, on charges of collecting and communicating information which might be useful to the enemy, and for being in unlawful possession of, and using, secret codes. Air. Justice Darling
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  • 115 7 Penang, October 22, 1918 (Z»y Courtesy ot the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...‘2/3 15/16 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 3/16 3 Credit ...2/4 15/32 3 Documentary 1/2 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 3 days’ sight Private Bombay Demand Bank I Moulmein Demand Bank e 3 days’ sight Private >
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  • 146 7 Penang, October 22, 1918 S. P. Tapioca $G 95 sellers M. P. Tapioca $7.00 sellers. Gold leaf $72 sellers. Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. 5 oz) sl6| buyers Black Pepper $25 buyers. White Pepper $4O com. Trang Pepper no stock. Mace JBonom. Mace Pickings 555 sellers. Cloves season over
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  • 568 7 Messrs. Baker, Morgan and Co., Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, reported on Saturday, as follows The rubber share market closes quieter and, in some cases, shares are a little easier than last week, but there is by no means weakness anywhere and the volume of business shows a
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  • 704 7 Messrs. Sime Darby and Co., Ltd., Singapore, reported on 19th October, as follows :—> Auctions 16th. and 18th October.—At the close of our last week’s report we stated the market was uncertain and erratic, these remarks still apply with reference to the sales under review. The Rubber
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  • 249 7 Shelling by the Germans of the monastery of Mont des Cats, in Belgium, continues, despite the Kaiser’s pleai to the army commanders that the structure be spared. The request of the All Highest was purely personal, and was based on the fear that the
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  • 126 7 German agents were in Holland recently endeavouring to sell to collectors certain pictures and other articles looted from the Royal Palace at Brussels. Several lots from King Albert’s private library are said to have been on offer. According to Belgian information this pillage is the work
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  • 98 7 The correspondent of the Chicago “News” at The Hague telegraphs:—“The Vienna “Nieue Freie Presse” contributes much of the Allies’ success to a new and powerful gas, which creates monster flames and explosions. The “Nieue Freie Presse” says:—“Marshal Foch now has great technical resources land mete
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  • 33 7 1901. 1918. Commonwealth Nil ...246,199.946 New South "Wales ...67.361.246... 138,138.647 Victoria ...50,071,275... 79.775,980 Queensland ...38,416,514... 61,893,743 South Australia ...26,448,805... 45.582,599 Western Australia ...12,709,430... 40,899,826 Tasmania 8,511,005... 14,671,640 Total ...203,518,275...627,162,381
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  • 119 7 The emplacement °f a German longrange gun has been discovered in Corbie Wood (in Albert region). It has transpired that the German* camouflaged a dummy long-range gun standing near by, but left the real gun uncamouflaged. Several shells hit the dummy, but otherwise the emplacement, was
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  • 362 7 News from the Netherlands. Batavia, October 16.—According to the Maasbode,” all exports from England have been stopped, excepting exports to Allied countries. It is reported that in Friesland potato leaves are being dried, the stems removed, the leaf cut small and then smoked in a pipe as
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  • 144 7 The many compliments paid by French generals to Scots troops engaged in the great battle recall the long and close connection which, existed between France and Scotland down to the union of the thrones of England and Scotland under the Stuarts in 1603. A regiment represented in
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  • 98 7 Anything that is bad for whisker* is good for humanity. Whiskers are a snare* and a trap. They cover up criminal mouths they are the Carter Patersons of the germ business, says a correspondent of the Daily Express.” One cheering feature of the situation is that Germany’s friends
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 79 7 WAR CARTOONS. (Reproduced from the World's Press xO I r-< tjii —?VSr4 -A W® XXX> O*?<. OV*NATURAL ANXIETY. Frau: “You’re not afraid of sea-sickness. Hermann “No, Lisbeth I’m afraid one of our U-Boats may take us for neutrals.”— “Pele Mele,” Paris. i A O p o '7X i\ m 4
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