The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 30 August 1916

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    23 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. H 1.50 Per Annum. -Jbk Single Copy, 40 cts. IVol. 14. Penang, Wednesday, August 30th, 1916. No. 35.
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      334 1 ZZZZZZZZZ/ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ -ezZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ/ZZZZZZZZZ/ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ/ZZZZZZZz «ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ'ZZZZZZZ. CONTENTS. I X S X Leaders; Page. Miscellaneous: Page x Reasons for Confidence 1.446 Duty of the F.M.S 1,449 5 Allied Unity 1,454 The Sultan of Perak 1,449 The Russian Advance 1,454 Street Names of Singapore 1,450 The Canton Trouble 1,460 Queen Mary’s Needlework Guild 1,450 Submarines
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      169 2 13 THE > STRAITS ECHO 1 MAIL EDITION. Published the day prior to the departure of each mail I for Europe, and contains the latest local and States I news originally published in the daily issues, as well as I all important news from various parts of the Far East,
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    REASONS FOR CONFIDENCE.
    1579 1446 —M if. One's agair, we can honestly say, all the news is good. On the Western front both the French and the British have small but imputmt gains to record. In the E ist the Russians are gathering for another tnslaught against the Austro-German forces and, further
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    47 1446 Death. Mrs. Ong Hun Teng.—At her residence, No. 50, Pr ingin Lan?, Penang, on Wednesday, 23rd August, Mrs. Ong Hun Teog. Aged 56 years. Straitsand F.M.S. papers please copy. Obituary. London, August 24 The death has taken place of the eminent banker Sir Richard M ir tin.
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    M.A.P.
    561 1447 Mr. W. R. Armstrcng left for Ip >h yesterday to appear in a case there. Sir E. L Brockman, K.C.M 0., has accepted the presidency of the Selangur Gfif Club. Mr. C. G. May, Deputy CJonial Engineer, proceeded to Penaga this morning c n inspection visit. M r L'o
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1318 1447 S. F. P. Germ&a Battleihip Torpedoed. It, as seems probable, a bittieship of the Nassiu class has b on sunk ty one of our subn a'iuep, the naval activity of latt Saturday in the North Su must have proved somewhat cosily to Germany. Whether it is worth while
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    472 1448 (Reuter’s Senice.) Copyright Tele-ram A LULL ON THE SOMME. Aerial Successes. Loudon, Aug. 22, 12.50 p.m. Ihj Pai is communique says “The French batteries bombarded numerous German organisations north and south of the B)mme. There was no infantry action during the day. '•There was interm ttent cannonading on
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    IN THE BALKANS.
    479 1448 (Reuter's Service) Copyright Telegram. BIG EVENTS MATURING. Laadiag of Ruaaiaas aad Italians. Paris, August 22. Italian trocps have disembarked at Salonika. Londi n, August 22. Russian contingents are also arriving at Salonika. All Allies Represeated. London, August 22, 2.30 p.m. It is now permissible to state that
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    THE MILITARY SITUATION.
    1190 1448 (Renter’s Service.) Copyright Tal-aratn. GERMAN STRENGTH. Unrest ia Huagary. London, Aug. 22. A?c rding to the latest estimate*, the Garmin Army on the Somme comprises 270 b it t dions. The German General S uff is making d operate Ffforts to ward off a dec sire engagemeLt
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    Duty of the F.M.S.
    418 1449 In the course cf a leading article the T. O, M. says Let us in the F.M.S. follow a course of self-examination and seek to ascertain whether there are not new fields to conquer in our war contributions, whether there are not fresh avenues that wight
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    The Sultan of Perak.
    571 1449 Installation Arrangements, We have been supplied with the following details regarding the programme of festivities to take place at Kuala Kangear on the occasion of the Imtallat O n of Hil Highness the Sulan Abdul J 1 1 Nasruddin Makhtaram Shah, On Monday, the 4th of
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    Street Names of Singapore.
    1029 1450 mu lakUK I’l sergeant are big dogs,”—R. B. in tbe Fre Frees IL The place names which we have taken over from the Malays in Singapore are not so simple as at first sight they appear to* be. The meaning of some of them is obscure
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    Queen Mary's Needlework Guild.
    50 1450 Penang Women Workers. Amount previously acknowledged >2,692 30 Mrs. C. G. May 5.00 Biitbday Hamburg Lottery 10 60 >2,708 00 II «spital garments for soldiers ready cut out tor workers will be given out at the Town Hall ou Fridays at 9 45 till 11 a.m.
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    Penang Star and Garter Building Fund.
    85 1450 Amount previously acknowledged >5 784 Following sums collected by Mrs. Chan W<h Hem Mrs. Lee Oou Taik 50 Mrs. Oh Khay Hock )0 Noma Pondor 20 Uog Neuat 20 Chew Nguat 10 Ho Nia 5 Ho Khim 5 Nya Chi 5 >5,909 The »um
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    Coiners in Court.
    671 1450 Committed for Th al. The preliminary enquiry into tbe case against two Chinese, named Low Ah bi anl I o >ng Yeow Khoon, alias Ah Cbeow, charged with bfing in possession of instruments or materials for ccunterfeiting King’s coin< and possession .ot counterfeit coins, commenced yesterday afternoon
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      32 1450 Keep It Handy. Immediate relief is n»c*ws»ry in at» irks of diarrhoea. Chamberlain’s Cob'*, Cholera and Diarrhoea K medy should always te on hand. For tale by all Dispensar e< and Dealers,
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    Malayan Collieries.
    1405 1451 Annual General Meeting Speaking at the Annual General Melting nf Malayan Colli r.es at Kuali Lumpur on Saturday Mr. J. A. Russell (Chairman of Directors) said among otter tn ngs Our output was in the neighboui hood of 500 tons a day when the earthquake already referred to
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    A Charge that Failed.
    314 1451 Before Mr. V. G. Ezechiel in the Third Court this morning a Malav tamby. named D-en, employed at, tie Eastern Smelting Work», Dato Kramat, was charged with theft of two piece? c f tin, valued at about three to four dollar**, tl-e property of the Eastern
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    Municipal Commission.
    324 1451 An ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held at the Municipal Office yesterday afternoon. There were present Messrs. W. Peel (President), Quah Beng Kbp, Yeoh Guan Seok, L m Eow Hong and A. F. Goodrich with Messrs. L M. Bell (Municipal Engineer) and L. A. C. Biggs
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    Local Treasury Bills.
    977 1452 —MM The value of Malayan imports from Grea Britain is less than the value of Malayan exports to Great Britain. This means that Great Britain has to pay Malaya more money than Malaya has to pay Great Britain. In normal times this is not a mitter of
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    Penang Rubber Auction.
    76 1452 The undermentioned prices were realised f»r rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Dennys and Co. at their Auction Sale to-day Smokrd Ribbed Sheet $ll3 to SI 16 per picul. No. 2 Sm<»k p d Sheet $9B $lOB Unsmoked Sheet... $lOl $lO5 Crepe fine pale thin and blanket $ll4
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    London Rubber Market.
    27 1452 (From Our Oion Correspondent,) London, August 22. The following were the pricis in the London Rubber Market to-day Pale Crep* 2/4 Diamond Smoked 2/3
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    Tin.
    93 1452 To-day** Quotatioaa. Tin (unrefined) is quoted he r > to-day at $81.30., business done, in Singapore (n fined) at $Bl.BO, bu»ines- done (150 tong told) and in London at £169 10s, spot ad £l7O 10s., three months’ sight. Guraya, a Tapab Road estate coolie, who was charged on Monday
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    Taiping v. Ipoh.
    1321 1452 Ipob, August 19. li.e old quest on of the centralisation of ail the State offices at Ipob baa been raised ones more. As far a* Ipoh alone is concprned the id*% may be a good ore. and Ip’h doubt ei« wilt find time to get up a
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    Full Court of Appeal.
    868 1453 EtHO oi Tin Case. In the Supreme Court before M-. Justice L. P. Ebden "oma time Knoo Guit Chen?, one of the defendants in what was known ai the Tin Case,” sued Lim Boon Haw, another defendant, claiming the sum of 53,289.10 paid as dividends, after
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    Penang Motor Ambulance Fund.
    46 1453 Commander D. C. M cinlyre informs na that a sum of 400 has bean telegraphed home fiom the Chartered Bank hereto Lord lacbcapa, London, to be handed over to the proper author? i'B. A full list of subscribers will be published ■hortly.
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    219 1453 Tennis Tournament. The following were the results of the ties played eff yeitsrday Mired Doub'e» B. Mr and Mis F T Kinder beat M rtf Sinclair and W McK Young 6-2; 4—6, 6-2 Miss Campbell end F B Bickett beat Mrs C M Henderson and G Savage
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      66 1453 Teething Chi'drenTeethin? children have more or le rhoea, which can be controlled y g Chamberlain’s Colic, Choleia and Diarrhoea Remedy. All that is necessary the prescribed dose after eac the bowtls more than natural an tor oil to cleanse the system. It is ja e sure. Even the most severe
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    ALLIED UNITY.
    802 1454 As a general rule, the Russian Government de Is rather tenderly with tte excrsses of its extremist! of the Right. Tha*, when their activit es are limited to domestic Bitters such as the organisation of pogroms and recruiting for the Black Hundred,” is Rumia’s own aff i l
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    THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE.
    1222 1454 At this turn of their affaiis subjects of the Allied countries may very well be timpted to go a little fuitber than Mr. Lloyd Georgi went yesterday and to follow the example of the German Chancellor and estimito their prospects by a comparison if the position held
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    M.A.P.
    589 1455 Mr. and Mrs. R.C.M. Kindersley are staying on Penang Hill. Our Singapore correspondent wires news of the death of Captain Joseph Gray, the pilot. Messrs. A G. Morkill, M. C. Hay atd C. A. Vlieland have become passed cadets in the F.M 8 Eervic°. The Hon Mr. A. K.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1267 1455 A Breack of Faith. We notice that the mi-chievous i lea of federating British Malaya", that is to say, uniting the Colony and the Native States, is again being mooted in one of the Singapore newspapers. It is doubtful whether tbe writer who this time brings it forward
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    428 1456 (liter's Senice). Copyright Telegnun. TACTICAL SUCCESSES. Eaemy Gua Position* Mastered. London, Aug. 22, 1.50 p.m. liter’s correopondet t with the Brit sb Headquarters staff e •‘We are eveiy where maintaining our gains desp te heavy bombardments and counterattack?, This is very satisfactory, considering the difficulties of consolidating the
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    407 1456 ißwter’i Service.) Copyright Tele -ram E«emy Aeropla.es Felled. Loadon, Aug. 23, 4.10 p.m. stat^ 0 P ar B commuiiq •e, continuing “A lively artillery duel place no’tb and south of Maurepaa. but the enemy did not attack. down*” 9 armaD a 01 0 00 were brought Partial Eaemy
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    AT SALONIKA.
    464 1456 (Into’j Sctviw Cosynght Tekwram. FRESH DEVELOPMENTS. Why Bulgaria Altaek’d. London, August 22, A «able from Salonika says that the Bulgar.a i a-hek is intended to restore th* moral ot the B i garian a my an 1 s ave iff tbe intervf nti m t f Rumania. The
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    THE SEA AFFAIR.
    443 1457 (Rader's Senice.) Copyright Telegram. GERMAN ADMISSION. Berlia Statemeat. Amsterdam, August 23. A semi-official st dement issued in Berlin admits that the battleship Westfalen, which is of the Nattau class, was hit by a torpedo on Auguit 19, but says that the damage can be repaired. The statement
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    The Italian Campaign.
    37 1457 (Reuter's Service.) UoDrright Telegram. Strong Positions Captured. London, Augud 23 An Italian communique states “We carried strong enemy positions on the western slopes of Tofana and the Travenanzes Valley. The enemy suffered heavy losses.”
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    46 1457 {From Our Own Correspondent,) Singapore, August 24. The rubber auctions are unfinished. Six hundred and eighty tons were offered for sale and there was a good demand at advanced p ices. Fm pale crepe fetch’d 1118, ribbed smoked sheet $ll7, and unsmoked 1110.
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    London Rubber Market.
    27 1457 {From Our Own Correspondent,) London, August 22. The following were the prices in the London Rubber Market to-day Pale Crepe 2/4 Diamond Smoked 2/3f
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    Tin.
    36 1457 To-day’s Quotatioas. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at 181.30., business done, in Singapore (refined) at $Bl.BO, business done (150 tons sold) and in London at £169 10s, spot ad £l7O 10s., three months' sight.
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    Penang Rubber Auction.
    71 1457 The undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Dennys and Co. at their Auction Sale to-day Smoked Ribbed Sheet $ll3 to $ll6 per picul. No. 2 Smoked Sheet $9B $lOB Unsmoked Sheet... $lOl $lO5 Crepe fine pale thin and blanket $ll4 $ll7 Good pale
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    85 1457 Tennis TournAxMent. The following were the results of the ties played off yertuday: Mired Doub'es B. Mr and Mis F TKinder beat Mrs Sinclair and W McK Young 6—2; 4—6, 6-2 Miss Campbell and F B Rickett beat Mrs C M Henderson and G Savage 3-6, 7-5,
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    GALLANT GUIDES.
    514 1457 I.di.a Ho.our. /warded. The folk,wing extract fr m the Gazelle of India under ‘'Army Bepaitmerf,” dated Simla, the 4;h August, 191«, wi 1 be read with pride and pleasure by the friends of the Malay Stales Guides in thh c untry, India* Order of Merit. No. 886,—Tin Gjvern-r
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      70 1457 Teething Cbi'dreaTeething children have more or less diarrhoea, which can be controlled by giving Chamberlain’s Colic, Choleia and Diarrhoea Remedy. All that is necessary is to give the prescribed dose after each operation o the bowels more than natural and thin castor oil to cleanse the system. It is safe
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    Neighbours at Loggerheads.
    2595 1458 Procsedings in Court. Before Mr. V. G. Ezeihiel in the Third Court yesterday afterno a Mr. T. O. W.odford was summoned at the instance ot Mr. T E de Silva tj answer a charge of using iosulting and abusive language cn August 9 odcu a el to
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    153 1459 At the Eibtern Produce Exchange Rubber Auction yesterday tie following pi ices wore obtd iacd Diamond Smoked Sheet fro n $lOB to $ll6 Plain Smoked Sheet $lO5 to $lO6 Diamond Unsmoked Sheet $lO5 to $lO7 Plain Sheet $Ol to $lO4 Diam >nd Sacked No. 2 $96 to
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    The Chit System.
    713 1459 It has become rather a custom, says the Free Preet, to rail at the chit system and to attribute tbe evils which tor, or may not, result therefrom, to the individual naughty obstinacy of tbe younger generation in mak ng undue use of it. But if the
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    Alcohol in Malaya.
    364 1459 To the Editor of the Review of Review» Madam, —S r Harry H. Jobnsto makes a statement in the June number if the Review of R'vieve to the effect that t' e abuse of alcohol is sapping the str.-npfh (1 f the white men engaged in the
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    175 1459 Singapore, Aug 25. At tbe Singapore Rubbar Auction 563,332 lb we e sold at the following prices per picul Smoked Sheets $ll4 to $ll7 Good HO 113 Fine 108 113 Unsmoked fire 105 110 Fine pldin 105 108 Good 102 104 Grep s 116 H 8 Good
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    THE CANTON TROUBLE.
    1361 1460 Iq considering the present trouble in China, and especially that near Canton, two dingers bavj to bj avoided. One is tbit of over-stating its depth and reach theothe’ is that of minimising the danger Tna second may be dismissed first. If ths fighting that h*s ta-ren pl
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    M.A.P.
    650 1460 Tae Bishop of Singapore retuinod to Singapore on Wednesday. Mts.rp. A. G. Morkill, M. C. Huy, aid C. A Vlieland h*v) b o >me put d cid ts in the F M.B. s rvicu, At a me?ti »g of the Smate of the Untvirsity of Lo idon, h Id
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1431 1461 Takiaf Steps. The truth at last. An Audrian communique, published in a Hom) paper to band by the mail today, states that “steps are being taken to counteract tie Russian cffensive.” We quite believe it. The “step* we have reason to know, are long, wife and frequent. Aa
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    217 1461 (Reuter’s Service). f’opyriKht Telecram. GALLANT WARWICKSHIRES. Friday’s Offe aiive. London, August 24 7 5 p.m. Router’s correspondent with the Br tish Headquarters na ates that th*-fitting on Friday and Saturday, in which the Warwickshires ve o conspicuous, b»gan oi Friday with a hurricane bombardment compared with which all
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    Sun Insurance Co.
    120 1461 Tbe annual report of the Sun Insurance Co for tbe year e ided 31st December, 1915, shows that tl e inc m from investments during the year was .£128,291, The balance brought forward from last year was X *****2, and after paying dividends amounting to <£155,050 in
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    68 1461 (From Our Own Corr&pondenF) Singapore, Aug. 25. At the Singapore Rubber’ Auction 563,332 lb sold at the following prices per picul Smoked Sheets Good ;no 3 Fine 108 J}* Unsmoked fire }O5 I Fine plaio Good 102 Crepes l]o Good 110 „113 Good pale blanket JJO Fine
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    AT SALONIKA.
    490 1462 (Renter’s Service) Copyright Telegratr. ALLIED PROGRESS, Result of Tuesday** Oparatioas. Pari®, August 24, 10.45 a m. A Paris commu q ĕ states “Tuesday’s op-srations wrj entirely favourable to the Allies. la the centre the British aid French troop) maintained and consohdat ;d all the positions won between the
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    THE VINCENT REPORT.
    513 1462 (Reiter’j Senice.) OoDyri«ht Te'egriu. Ststemeat ia the Lord», T Loudon, August 23. ■ln the House of Lodi L rd Derby auuouoced -tb.t the report of the V.oeent Commission ras communicitcd to the War Office last week. It did not arrive sooner apparently because the Viceroy bad ir
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    THE SEA AFFAIR.
    498 1462 IReeter’i Service.) Copvr cht Tr!*«r*m IGNOMINIOUS FLIGHT. D«teh Sk pp#r»* Story. Landon, August 23. A telegram from Rotterdam say* that Patch .kipp.r. coi fi.m the ou. flight of the German fl et. Tney righted sixty vesseh at nine o’clock in the morning guid.d by three Zeppelins. Thev
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    PRIVY COUNCIL.
    1341 1463 A PENANG CASE. IMPORTANT LEGAL POINTS. FAMILY HCORDS OF BIRTH AS EVIDENCE, Mahomed Syed l Ariffin v. Yeoh Ooi Gark. (Present: The Lord Chancellor, Earl Loreburn, and Lord Shaw.) This appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the
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    Full Court of Appeal.
    393 1463 The Ah Quxe Will Case. Judgment was delivered thi- morning by the Full C U’t of Appeal in the appeal of Tan Ah Loy, who claimed the statin of a Taip’’or secondary wife and ashirein in the widow’s third of th- prop-ityin respect of the property
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    240 1463 At the Eal tern Produce Exchange Rubb> r Auction yesterday tie following p-ices were obL ined Diamond Smoked Sheet fro n $lOB to $ll6 Plain Smoked Sheet $lO5 to $lO6 Diamond Unemoked Sheet $lO5 to $O7 Plain Sheet $Ol to $lO4 Di mond S auM N0..2 $96
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    Protectorate Prosecution.
    1377 1464 Three Chinese Charged. Before Mr. J. C. Sugars in the District Court thia morning tbe bearing was commenced of tbe case against Chan Ab Yu, Leong Kam Fuok and Oag Ab Yong wh > were charnel with disposing a girl, named Lay Ab K iw, in the month
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    Rev. Father Duvelle.
    724 1464 Reception it Farishiowere. There w,, a Urge ga'heing of parishioners of tb° Church of the Assumption at tba 1 ari»h H.ll vesterdsv even ng for tbe rec p p’cii to the R-v. L M Duvelle, Vicar of the Church o f the Assumpti n, cn the occa*
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    SUPER-ZEPPELINS
    1203 1465 (Reiter's Senice.) Copyright Telerram New Germaa Machiaei, London, Aug. 24 Lord M nt*gu of Bdiulieu, speaking at Bury St. Eimund?, eaid that he had information that new Garman Supe-Z‘ppelin?, 780 ft. loop, vih a maximum spaed of 65 miles, a radius of 3,000 miles and a bombcarrying capicity of
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    Juru Estates, Ltd.
    175 1465 IoL rT? n tbA T ar ended 31, 1915, of the Dirfc r, of this compan. winch W. 15 presented .1 the Annusl General Meeting held tn Glasgow on August! shows tbit the areas under cultivation at the clus of the year were as follow: Coconuts alone
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    Penang Relief Fund.
    377 1465 Aug. 18 By balance ...112,602.01 24 S ff of Government Monopolies, July tubscription 53.40 Aug 25 By Balance ...112,655,41 Penang Swimming Club. Thn Augu t Monthly M idal Competition viz. Q larter Mile Handicap will be held at at the Swimming Club on Sunday, the 27th in?t
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    SUBMARINES AND THE BLOCKADE.
    1334 1466 A discassion in Germmy on the re-op?ning of a submarine and on the f-ff 3Ct of the blockade, which we find n fleeted in one of our neutral exchanges, throws a good deal of light on the reasons which induced some at least of the German
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    M.A.P.
    310 1466 Mr. and M s J. Crabb-Watt are leaving for home on Saturday nex\ M'. and Mrs. II Waugh do not leave for Europe not I Thursday next. Dr. G. Sutherland, who was recently with the R. A. M. C. in northern India, has now proceeded on active service to
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    Blue Cross Gymkhana.
    311 1466 Cc n k ribu»ions to the Biue Cross fnndi have been received from Sir E. L and Lady B ockman and the Hon’ble E G and Mrs. Broadtick. F M.S., from Mr. F. J. Hdlifax, S and other horse lovers. If <hi weather onditioos peimit—yesteid*y’s downpour must
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1271 1467 Ramaaiaa Rates. Bulgaria’s success last year in fooling all the diplomatists and statesmen of the Entente with Viscount Grey at their head, ought to be sufficient to make us chary of jumping t) conclusions dictated by our own desires regarding Rumania, That Power, which has a Hokenz illern
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    Tin and Rubber.
    71 1467 To-day’i Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted hme to-day at 182.20., bus ness d n% in Singapore (rrficeJ) at J 82.90, I Ueincss done (85 tons told), and in L at £,'170 15r. spot and XI7I 15s three months’ sight. Messrs. Boust?ad Co. inform us that the fo
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    927 1467 (Renter's Service). (Jootricht Gallaat Warwickshire. Lcndon, A gust 24, 7.5 p.m. L u er s correspondent, continuing his story of the attack by the Warwickshire/ saj s that oce prisoner, who was formerly a writer at the Sivoy was amazed to hear t iat the hotel bad Lot
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    494 1468 (Renter’ Senice.) Copyright Telegram. E *«my Attack Checked. L nd in, August 24. A Pirig enrr muuiqi-e states on qL n A e n nam J«r Hf ?t9 4 a K ren,de attack checked >Oar t w bich was immediately ho was preceded by a very violent bombardment.
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    ANOTHER AIR RAID.
    464 1468 (Rttter’i knice Copyright Futile Attempts. Lindon, August 25, 3 a.tn. It is effi dally announced that several airships crossed the east and soutb-asat coasts of England at midnight and dropp-d a number of bombs. Up to the present no casualties or damage have te n eported. Official
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    AT SALONIKA.
    413 1469 (Reuter's Servia) Conynght Telegram. Eaemy Attack* Repulsed. Salonika, August 24. The British and French troops easily repulsed sever d enemy counter-attacks and have re-' aken Ihe positions north of Palmi in the Doiran sector. The Serbians are developing an <ff naive on the whole of the mountainous front
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    REVOLT OF ISLAM.
    762 1469 (Renter's Senia.) Copyright T.lefrttn, GRAND SHERIFF’S PROCLAMATION. Youaa Turk* Deaouaecd. Cairo, Aug. 25. The Grand Sheriff of Mecca has issued a proclamation to Islam denouncing the Young Turks for their ineligion, cruelty and tyranny, for shel iig the Kaaba, setting fire to the Holy Carp t, andkilling
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    London Rubber Market.
    181 1469 (From Our Own Correspondent,) London, August' 24. The following were the pricas in the London Rubber Market to-day Pale Crepe 2/3| Diamond Smoked 2/3J The rainfall for the tweity-four hours ended 9 a.m. to-day wis 0 2 inch as registered by the gauge at Fort Cornwallis. The
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    Temerloh Ltd.
    1912 1470 A Bright Future. Ths adjjurned sixth annual gtn?ral meeting ot the shareholders of the Tcmerloh Coconut and Rubb r Estate, Limited, was held at the offices of Messrs. A, A. Anthony A Co at neon on Saturday. There w 3 present Messrs VV. H. Thorne (in the Chair)
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    Kedah Rubber Co. Ltd.
    1378 1471 Good Patino The tilth ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Ke lah Rubber Company, Limited, was held at the Chamber of Commerce on Saturday tf.ernoon. There were present Lt, Colonel the Hon. A. R Adams, Mr. 11. Waugh, Mr. W. E. Cleaver, M r
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    Singapore Faction Fights.
    477 1471 For some time pist (says the Malaya Tribute) dfforent gangs of coolies, mostly Teochews, have been indulging in free fights in public the rougLLres. We learn that they are principally boatmen and workers in canning facto ies. It seems that there are two 80’s of thrS3 quarrelsome
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    Tapah Tragedy.
    1385 1472 Full details of the Kennedy tragedy wera disclosed on Taursday atthaTapah Polici Court, when Mr. H. Weisberg, the Magistrate, held an inquiry and committed for trial a Tamil youth nairoi Jacob. Tbe fa'-’s of the case are well known, says tbe T. 0. M Several planters wore present
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    Air Raid on London.
    502 1472 (Reuter’i Senicx.) Otrr’?ht T«i»g-,-n WOMEN AND CHILDREN KILLED. Power Station Damaged. t* az L Jon -Augu.t 25, 1.50 p.m. At is cfncially announced that one air. raider reached (be outskirts of L mdon and forty explosive and inc ndiary bcLDDH. 1 bt* vic*hdh were Killbd 3
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    Malaya and The War.
    904 1473 How to Help. Many, says the Free Press, must have been puttied by the absence of any Government lead to the inhabitants of this Colony in the way of national saving. For many months at Home, the claims of the war loans, war savings certificates, and
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    Penang Swimming Club.
    147 1473 The August Monthly Medal Competition, 440 yxrds handicap, was held at the Swimming Club on Sunday morning with the following result: Start. Ist C. A Padday 120 seconds. 2nd W. H. Threlfall 60 3rd S. A Yell Scratch. There were 11 starters and Mr. Padday won by
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    Fin.
    26 1473 To-day’s Quotations. Tin (unn fined) is quoted here to-day at 182.35, buyers no Sellers, and in Singapore (rtfir-eJ) at 182.90, business dene (125 tons told),
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    London Rubber Market.
    134 1473 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, August 26. The following were the prices in the London Rubber Market to-day Pale Crepe 2/3 J Diamond Smoked 2/3| W» The China Mail Darns that all is now quiet at Cxnton, and this is borne out by the fact that the
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    Shipping News.
    638 1473 The p.% Pomili is due to arrive here from Port Swjttenham at daylight <n Wednesday, 30ih instant, and will saii for Colombo and Europa the same afternoon. The R M.S. Nore is expected to arrive here from Singapore at daylight on Saturday, 2nd proximo, and to sail for
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    EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIARY.
    1276 1474 As in this Colony so in Ceylon the administration has la'e’y been attempting to undermine the independence of the judical bench, about as bad and vicious a policy as any Government can possibly pursue. It was Sir John Anderson who first set out to make the Straits
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    M.A.P.
    565 1474 Our new C. P. O. and M r s Diwar have taken up their resid »tcj in Penang. The Chief Justice and lady Bucknill have returned to Singapore. Mr. W. Dune n has gone t) Kuah Lumpur to attend the P. A. M. meeting there on Wednesday. Among the
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    943 1475 The Great Illusion. Three years ago to day the Pal ice of Peace, which Mr. Carnegh erected at The Hague, was inaugurated with many hopeful speeches. Twelve months later to the day, in the HeligoLnl not a greit distance from the magnificent anachronism, the Grand Fleit sent four
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    A Misunderstanding.
    133 1475 Three Sikhs were this morning charged before Mr. J. C. Sugars attomp ing to dr pat from the Colony without a certificate from the Indian Immigration office. They all claimed trial, stating that they wore given tickets by a European &nl told to to on a boat bound
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    Tin.
    88 1475 To-day's Quotations. Tiu (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $82.35., buyers no SJlers, and in Singapore (refined) at 182.90, business done (125 tons sold), The cash in hand at the end of the financial year of the Temerloh Rubber Co is $35.731.-20, not $55,743-67 as stated in our report.
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    BRITISH STILL ADVANCING.
    1754 1475 ("ente/j Senic.’.l Copyright Telegram DAY OF BIG EVENTS. Invariably Successful 'Tactics. London, August 25. Reuter’s correspondent with the Bri i h Headquarters, wtiting on August 24, says s Inis is another day of big events, just how big I cannot tell you, because wt at promises to
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    LATE WAR ITEMS.
    157 1476 FROM DUTCH SOURCES, Thcfollowing special cables are from the Sum lira Peat au<l Deli Courant of Friday and Saturday, August 25 and 26: HOLLAND AND THE WAV. Eeoaomic Question. S;V«)ral Dutch towns are soffe ing from a shortage of flour. Tho inciden with England rrgardin the filhing
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    AT SALONIKA.
    1154 1477 (Rioter's Service). (/ocrright Telegram. PUSHING FORWARD. Bridge» Destroyed. London, August 25. The British, according to an official statement issued at Bdonika, destroyed three bridges on August 23 despite Bulgarian opposition. Further Details, London, August 2d. A Paris official statement announces that British cavalrylpatrols east of Like Tahinos, outwitting
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    Blue Cross Gymkhana.
    2676 1478 A Distinct Success. ‘•Liok, Sir, my wounds! I get them in my country’s se. vice. A horse can do no more!” I Shakespeare C-'MMITTEE. Paton —The Hod. Mr. A, T, Bryant, Advisor;/ supporters Lt, Col. The Hon. I A. R. Adams, H. B. Pik*», Esq Comman- I
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    P.L.R.C.
    288 1479 Club Open Prize. The following was the result of tie shooting at Kampoag Bahru yesterday Deliberate Firing. CD QD CD e e 'O -O T 3 —z fl >•» >1 CD O O O J? o E-< O rM r—4 CO Mrs, Liston 32 31 27 90 Mrs. Sproule
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    P.V.R.C.
    607 1479 Fortnightly Handicap Shoot 3:or n V 6 o0 O y “rd 8 "H.p y S^ raOOn E W.C.D.D.Ho g Pte. M E, Wemyss .23 WS. Woolnough .75 qn'yr Sergt. FT. Kinder .58 |034 Pte. W. C. Boyle .75 90« A. M. Forrest .so 8960 Mr. H. H eden .33
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    Birth.
    16 1480 Savi-Oa Thursday, August 24, at Penang, tba wife of V. G. Savi, of a daughter.
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    ANOTHER ALLY.
    1278 1480 Rumania’s entry into the war on the tide of the Allies has been expected for iome time past. Indeed, it is just a year ago since we published a lengthy leading article on the subject and the fact that it has taken M. Bratiano all this time to
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    M.A.P.
    619 1480 Mr. W. M Miller was a passenger by the s.s. Tara which arrived here last night from Madras. Captain G. R H. Wtbh, of Singapire, and Captain H. E. E. H. dandoman, of Canton, have be*n elected non-resident Felbws of the R jal Colonial Institute. Lieuteraat Colonel C. C.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    950 1481 Panama Doomed? Should the sensational story regarding the condition of the Panama Canal, published in our Shipping Notes to-day, prove to be true, nearly all our preconceived ideas regarding the future of trade in the Far East will need to be revised, while shipowners and sbiptu Iders will
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    Penang Golf Club.
    299 1481 The Captaia'» Prize, No l(8s than 64 competitors entered for this event. The first round saw the eliminaticn among others of Captain Macintyro, W. Peel, R.T. Reid, and C.G. May. In the second round H. Oxenham, A. Goodrich, Acton, Fitzgerald, Winfield, L.C Brown, Milkr, and T. A.
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    THE BALKANS.
    464 1481 (Reuter's Senice.) Copyright Telegram. GREECE AND BULGARIA. Eateate Miaiaters* Demarche. London, Angust 21, 1.20 -.m, A cable from Athens states th,t ths Bn ,S hu F g nc and Russian Miniates visited tbe Premier and enquired hew long Greece would pistively countenance the Bulgarian advance They add?d that
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    RUMANIA IN. DECLARATION OF WAR.
    742 1482 (Renter’s Service) Copyright Telegram. BERLIN STATEMENT. London, August 28, 3,10 p.m. Rumania has declared war against A«atria. Berlin, August 28, 3.10 p.m. An official announcement states that Rumania has declared war againstlAuatria. Amsterdam, August 28, An official announcement issued fiom Berlin states that Rumania’s declaration
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    Belgian Relief Fund.
    128 1482 Aug. 18 By Bilance $1,610.53 28 RJ. Siunders 25.00 Aug 28 By Balance $1.635.53 Amount previously acknowledged $27,308 22 Aug, 28 By Balance $28,913 75 Asa result of a gnat fi<ht in Gopeng on Saturday night bitween Ipob dßttc'ivis and a gang of deeper idois, five robbirs
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    264 1482 (Pevter'j Senia.) Coprrgbt T.l-grnm. ARTILLERY ACTIVITY. Further Prisoner*. London, August 28, 12.40 p.m. General Sir Douglas Ha g’s c< namunique concludi s by saying: ‘There was considerable a tillory activity on both sides, the enemy fire king mainly directed sgiinst our support trenches, especially north-west of Longueval. Our
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    The "Glenartney" Fire.
    39 1482 (,I'Yom Our Own Correspondent.') Singapore, August 29 The fire on boird the < Unirtney was quell rd this morning. The hull of the Vdssel is practically intact but most of the cargo is damaged by watt r.
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    Kwong Yik Bank.
    124 1482 Second Report. (Jro/n C*uz Own C>/r respondent.) Singapore, August 29. The second report of the Kwong Yik Bink directors go s up to December 17, 1915, when toe debts due from directors were $2 408.812 and from customers $609 916 Debts totalling $222 881, including $l9 645
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    POLICE COURT CASES.
    753 1483 Alleged Illegal Gratification. The hearing was resumed in the Third Court before Mr. V. G. Ezechiel yesterday afternoon of the case in which Bishan Singh, a Sikh detective, was charged with receiving an illegal gratification of 112 from one Nund Singh. Mr. V. G. Sivi appeared for
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    Economy and War Loan.
    977 1483 We (Malaya Tribune) have already published the important appeal sent to H. E. the Governor by the Secretary of State, calling upon all Britons overseas to conserve the resources of individuals and to put all givings into the Exchequer Bonds at 5 per cent, free of
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    93 1483 Tie following prices were naltsdat the Eastern Produce Exchange Auction yesterday Diamond Smoked Sheet $lOB to $ll5 Plain Smoked Sheet $lO4 Diamond Unsmoked 105 to 07 Plain Unsmoked 00 to $lO4 Di m md S noked No. 2 97 Dark Brown Cr pe 74 Scrap Ciepe 58
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    Tin.
    39 1483 To-day’s Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here ro-day at $83.25, bu«infss done, in Singapore (rr fired) at $B3 75, business done (175 tons told), and in London, at «£173 15l B P° and <£l73 15s. three months’ sight.
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