The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 13 June 1917

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    21 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. Single Copy 40 ctt In Per Ann um 15. Penang, Wednesday, June 13, 1917. No. 24.
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      320 1 X\ z>c s T CONTENTS. j X Leaders: Miscellaneous (Cenfinued) Under the Germans 852 Belgian Relief Fund 867 Kedah 862 Last Night’s Storm 867 The Need for Patience 864 Inch’s Big Storm 867 The Crisis in China 870 Houses and Rents 868 Tbe Situation 876 Freemasonary in Penang 868 President
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      176 2 1 THE J STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. 1 X.— 8 Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, and contains the latest local and States J news originally published in the daily issues, as well as S all important news from various parts of the Far
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    UNDER THE GERMANS.
    944 852 We now know, from the sworn evidence of many of the sufferers, what life was like, under German military rule, in the parts of France that have been de ivered this year. The witnesses were not picked out m the worst sufferers, but as responsible persons of
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    M.A.P.
    588 852 Mr. 8. G. Parrett has returned from bis trip to J<pan. A Hague cable states that Mr Andrew Carnegie is dying. Mrs. A. Van Vollenhoven who went to Java for a health trip has returned. Mr. Wee Swee 800, a well-known Chinese mei chant of Sumatra, is on a
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1348 853 Pity The Poor Scribe. Newsptper criticism of the authorities at the present time suffers from two disadvantages. The honest and loyal critic out of patriotism does not like to make out as bad a case as he perhaps could, while the defender of the powers that be is
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    417 853 [Rkvtkb’, “UTUAL ARTILLERY ACT IVII y Sueeei»f u i London, June 8 r Douglas Haig reports:— “We made successful r »u. north of and t/A* U ,il! W.t-ohaete «d < “There wjs conrider.blJm.taul'.S firing to the eouth ot Goiwon"" 7 neighbourhood o£ Vi my Rid„ '1“ Ypree sector.
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    NAVAL ACTIVITY.
    427 854 rBIC T..’S T.L.GRAM3.] L i /V fI if 1 > OoTEND bombarded. APHUADTY RIPOKT. Go od Result» Aueued. Londoo, June 5. i d u hwniv bombrd d the uav.l ’work bop- »t ot AUrg a W“ d f .a Ji we fifed wllu good i"» 1 q. h
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    RUSSIA.
    341 854 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] DISQUIEIING SI I CATION. Coaflictias Reports, L mdon, June 4. The news from continues to be confusing. T.ie latest report is that Russian warships are en route to Petrograd in order that their crews may demand the re-election of the Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Dolegates which, they ail
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    London Rubber Market.
    45 854 (from Our Own Correspondent,") London, June 4. The prices in the London Rubb.r Market to-day were: Pale Crepe 2/11} Diamond Smoked 2/11} Lor d on, June 5. The prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were Pale Crepe 2/11} Diainoud Smoked 2/11}
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    Tin.
    35 854 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $lO2 75 d m«, in Singapore (refined) at $lO3 30. business done. (125 tons sold), and in London at .£235. spot and £232.15s three months.
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    CRISIS IN CHINA.
    196 854 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] further developments. President's Sigsifieaat More, Peking, June 4. The President has summoned the notorious General Chang Hsun to Peking to confer on the situation. This is significant as Cnang Hsun who, since the establishment of the Republic occupied Hsu Chun Fu an important strategical position
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    A Married Man’s Duty.
    387 854 (To the Editor of the Strait» Times) Sir, —In a leader the other day you asked —apparently with the idea of getting an answer—why a married man should not lenvc* Mdaya to j in up just as much as a man at tome. The answer is
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    FRENCH WAR AIMS.
    537 855 [Rbvtbb's Tblbgbams.] PREMIER'S STATEMENT, Vote of Coefideaee Adopted. London, June 5, The French Chamber has concluded a three-days’ secret debate on the speech of M. Ribot, the Premier, on the subject of the Stockholm Socialists' Conference and adopted a vote of confidence in the Government by 453
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    Late War Items.
    512 855 FROM DUTCH SOURCES. The following cables from the Hague appear in the Sumatra Pott of Saturday and Monday, June 2 and 4 Peaee Talk and War Aims. The semi-official Norddtultche Allgemeine Zeitung says that the Garman Government sympathises with the principles regarding M War Aims as laid
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    Police Court Cases.
    546 855 Breach of Motor Mr. J. Kienhuizewas tbimooed at the instance o h before Mr. 8. H. Langston the horn of hi, motor 0 Uepuct.onof An.onfUd The defendant stated that he «.u deny the charge he could not whether he did Bound hi, horn or generally made it
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    LOCAL WEDDING.
    623 856 3K t s after"'tSe Mr. Buntar to Miss daughter of Rer. D S Tamil Mission poaniab, of s 8 f u |l y choral, was WiX KW>' Garttier Col T ial XpS presided at 'VSide, who was given away by her k carried an exquisite shower bouquet X,
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    The Chinese Characters.
    197 856 [To the Editor of the Straits Echo Dear Sir, With reference to your note in yesterday’s issue as to the “ridiculous c’aim of being able to learn Chinese chtracters in three months,*' may I be allowed to state that while the statement may look very exaggerated and
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    P.C.C. Bowls Tournament.
    248 856 The following were tbe results of the ties played off yesterday Single Handicap. R Owen beat R D Pitceathly 21—12 Championship. W B Houston beat J M Chalmers 21—15 S 'Lngor’s criminal courts dealt with 20,479 persons, in 1916, against 17,820. Criminal work increased very much” at
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    P.V.R.C.
    501 856 fo^ 9 C Ub Sh° ot cn Monday, resulted as Rapid Filing at SOOyardo, 8 .bota in 45 h'p’s’ao? R- Ai Brd 88 ‘MgetB- EW F Gilman ”‘2 ,v7' 36 55 E Murll V '65 36 50 Pte GS Evans t 67 Sergt F iK nder 35 6 g
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    Mohamedan Football Association.
    559 857 The Annual General Meeting was held at the Malay Volunteer Club on Sunday. There were present Messrs. K. Mydinsah (President) M.H.M Ncordin, Syed Mahthar Idid. Syed Hassan Shatri, E E Colmau, (VicePresidents), M. C. Mahomed (Hon. Treasurtr), 8.8. Alsagoff (Hon. Gen. Secretary), M.A. Bakar (Crescent Star), K.
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    101 857 TENNIS TOURNAMENT. «MMwaa wear The following were the results of the ties played off yesterday Mens’ Doubles Handicap A, Cowap and De Moubray Scr beat M*y and Acton —4/6 8-6, 8-6 Swan and Kinder —l5 beat Hatch and Stevens 6—l. 6—3 Penny and Seller beat Hanies and
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    Ship Master Summoned.
    248 857 And His Explanation. In the District Court before Mr, R. D. Acton yesterday Captain F. Bell, Master of the Eastern Shipping Company's s.s, Renong W4B summoned at the instance of Mr. H. J. Barrett,Supervisor,Government Monopolies, Penang, charged with being the master of the ship on May 29
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    Tin Outputs.
    66 857 The output and profits from Kramat Pulai, Limited, for the month of May, were Output. Estimated Dressed Ore. Profit. From the Mine 235 piculs. 9,000 From Tributors 1,035 31,000 Total 1,269 piculs. $40,000 The output of Rihman Hydraulic Tin, Limited, during the month of May was 400 pikuls.
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    May Rubber Crops.
    21 857 Bikap 17,650 lb. Ba*u Matang 12.500 lb, Jong Lindor 52.542 lb, Kedah 36,064 lb, Parit Perak 9,500 lb.
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    Brutal Murder.
    635 857 Europe»» Miaer AttaekcJ kv a. As rr ported in our Bpeci S| Sunday, a biutal murder w M Z**’* B Saturday night within a mile of 1 V* 51 Mr John Edmond., A,,“uV the Menglembu Lode Synd'cli r ,,S t( being foully done to death b, robbers, says
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    F.M.S. Liming Laws.
    946 858 •1 «n March 29 we dealt with tJtbe Mining Enact“the Council of the FedeChamber of Mines, !>*< ?‘»’Mrfnll support in the alteraamendments which they had S furarnmeni to make, but which nitei the Go rejected without, ‘0 dafi ite “Shift or 14 t 0 J® 6 act
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    Penang Rubber Auction.
    95 858 The undermentioned prices were realise d for rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Dennys and Co at their Auction Sale to-day:— Smoked Ribbed Sheet |145 to 1149 per picul Plain Sheet 124 126 do No, 2 Smoked Sheet Diamond 135 140 do Unsmoked Sheet 125 136 do No.
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    Tin Outputs.
    99 858 The output of the Menglembu Lode Syndicate, Limited, for the month of May, 1917, was as follows Mine 163 piculs Value 19,800 Tribute 63.52 pikuls Value $950 The output of the Ntw Tambun Mmes, L'd., for the month of May amounted to piculs 16 93. The directors of
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    TAIPING ICE COMPANY, LTD.
    267 858 The statutory meetog of the T< ping Ln Comply, L mited, W4Bhp d atthft OKI(J te.ed offi;e of the Company No. 49, Be»ch Streit, Penang on Fiiday, May 2\ Mr. F. Zilhnger was elected to the chair and 3rd that since the statnto.y r-port had been
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    P.C.C. Bowls Tournament.
    288 858 The follow ng was the result of the tie played off yesterday Single Handicap, F N Syer beat R Owen 21—19 In their produce report, dated May 31, Messrs Barlow and Co. state There is no improvement to report in the copra market. After remaining quietly steady
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    ALLEGED CHEATING.
    923 859 In the District Court before Mr. B. D. Acton this morning the bearing was resumed of the case against Cbu Kim Chang who wai charged in that he between April 1 and M*y 9 did cheat Cbeah Keng Ee. by falsely representing to him and causing to be
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    House Rents.
    413 859 [To the Editor of the Straits Times.'] Sir, —Your issue of yesterday says of a new bill about to be introduced, restricting the increase of rent of small dwelling houses, well and good. But what about restricting the Chinese landlords of demanding their tenants to pay rent according
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    EASTERN SHIPPING CO.
    193 859 Aaaval g <Hrf| Th flowing i B the Director.’ p signed by tbe MsnaoiJr? Gentlemen, Your Directors beg to inhmu to depreciation of Slinwar. nt «sv'ax a Renewals, the Profit and Losialk shews a credit balance of lt would be observed that there wasu improvement in the
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    Queen Mary’s Needlework Guild.
    111 859 Penang Women Woxiim. Amount previously acknowledged 15,10 Mrs. Mackay, Sungei Patani W-W Mrs. Tennant, Kulim Mr?. Conolly J:; Mrs. Dirke Mrs. Hd’, Alor Star Mrs. Hoops Mrs. Ebden Mrs, Ghista Mrs. Low 2.00 Mrs. Samuel 200 Mrs. Armstrong jqq Mrs. A. M- Sellar Mrs. J. A.
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    Tin.
    11 859 Tin i. quoted in Lo" a and £233 three month..
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    373 860 [Reuter's Telegrams.] a ,h,hr i* Paris, Jane 6. «re eerily lively u s±iX’a.rtebi.e sector »nd on the H«»n I*»? Um K London, June 6, 3.15 p.m. 7 «tillery duel ;SS. de. dU end to the weet Tte asrmen. yesterdey evening hunch, of «ttwk »g“ DB ur P M
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    SUBMARINE WAR.
    800 860 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] The Week's Sinkings, London, June 6. The Admiralty announces that the arrivals for the week were 2,693 and the sailings 2,612, being a total of 5,335 vessels. Fifteen ships of over 1,600 tons gross were sunk and three of under that tonnage. Seventeen ships were unsuccessfully
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    17 860 Obituary. Lord St. Aud riea. London, June 5. The death has taken plice ot Lord St, Audries.
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    GERMAN AIR RAID.
    439 861 [Rbutbr’b Telegrams]. lavadarx Brouiht Dowa. London, June 6, 1,5 a. tn. An official announcement states that sixteen aeroplanes participated in to-night’s raid. They crossed the Essex coast at a quarter past six and dropped bombs on the country districts and small towns in Essex. They then proceeds
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    May Rubber Crops.
    114 861 Ayer Kuning (F.M 8.) 57,000 lb, Bradwall (F.M.B) 26,967 lb, Chersonese (F.M 3 63,469 lb, Dennistown (Krian F.M.8.) 50,500 lb, H'ghlands and Lowlands Para 106,369 lb, Krian 26,000 lb, Sungei Krian 50.000 lb, Klabang 23 294 lb, Sungei Way (8 danger) 46,209 lb, Alma 30,000 lb, Bukit
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    THE RUSSIAN CRISIS.
    513 861 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Situation at Kroastadt, Petrograd, June 5. The threatened demonstration of sailors from Kronstadt did not materialise, M. Limanoff, one of the leaders of the revolt, aims at sub-diviiing Russia into innumerable petty units governed locally by the Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Djlegates and united very loosely
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    NAVAL LIVLINESS.
    275 861 [Reuter’s the BOMBARDMENT or zr t r General s.tishction hwt'.Vj* s more vigorous naval folicj J bombardment, of the Bel J, evidence, though th. n occupation ofZeebrugge hu I.T.** 1 interrupt Channel commuuX, enemy has made hlm.elf O SI that strong measures have become in? 1 able. Thetaski,
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    Fire in Singapore.
    198 861 Heavy Lost of Life(irows Our Own Correspondent Singapore, J UD A fie, involviqg the loss of at.least* lives, broke out early yesterday mornwg a four storeyed house in Trenggan The two upper floor. w«. in tenements and cubicles a w fire at an early stage cut off
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    KEDAH.
    1326 862 .'art u de r that was steeped .je d«< regime. adm j nis trajpoverty to and with departments U effectually Ppl7 But if every on. else was “ChsPot-W. lot was then a ,rib J they were the wealthiest men “Ksute that certainly could not Sd to thrift alone. Ten
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    M.A.P.
    602 862 Mr. J, J. Andiew, a nephew of Mrs, G,M, Donald, was recently seriously wounded and has lost a leg. Mr. C. H. G. Clarke has assumed duties as District Officer, D.ndiogs, vice Mr, L. V. J. Ltvilb who has gone to Kelantan. The Hon. Mr, Arthur Payne-Gallway, Mining Member
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1277 863 A Tip. The New South Wales Commercial Commissioner in the East writes from Kobe saying that he is now advised by his Government that, owing to tbe war, the proposed Press Congress of the World has been postponed until 1919. Evidently the New South Wales Government holds with
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    427 863 [ReUTEb’i J SOME PROGRESS, A Successful R aid Field Marshal Sir DjugH, alb? h S, “We to-day made 75 prisoners i n cessful raid to the south of Yprei. “There was great aerial sc’ivity bomb-dropping by day and night with results. We brought down twelve GwZtt aeroplanes and
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    THE NEED FOR PATIENCE.
    1263 864 little Time although there for jome bounding and a good deal thtTfiindenburg line”, the in the west has not made iued ff is No doubt Colonel S KO progre*: Timet is right when of the ?Xwj»'“ i iDtb9Ea s tor t n ,h 11! Sto the
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    M.A.P.
    642 864 in Penang” 0 i e n?f S n y M 0 *B ai fi ne tboF -M-3. Mr. E G. Bro’drick, Resident of qjan going borne oa abort leave iu th! neai Mr. Jua’ice L. M Wo rd ward leave tc the r F3lc r S IL «‘P° re
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1206 865 At the Cinema. There is what is known as a Pink Permit in connection with the movies in parts of the U.S.A. This certificate provides that youngsters shall not be admitted to view, though dad and mum may be. But why not blue The Crisis in China. There
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    Tin and Rubber.
    67 865 Latest Quotations. 1 iu (unrr fined) is quoted here to day at $lO3, in Singapore (refined) at $lO3 50, business done, (100 tons Bold), and in London at spot and <£234 10s three months. Messrs. Boustead Co, inform ua that the following are the quotations for Rubber
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    BRITISH OFFENSIVE.
    434 865 [Reuter’s Teligb IMB i SUC ?P’ FUL “«««lONS Objective* Gaiad. Sir Dougla. Haig reporU “2°*’ We successfully completed the commenced yesterday night to the the Scarpe and gained all our objeZ? We captured positions on the elopes of Greenland Hill on a mile, making 162 prisoners, Raida tn°»k?
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    THE CHANNEL FIGHT.
    386 866 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Fsrtker Drtul»London, Ju° e 6li» °f. ‘J e <’»®T"''u 3 »t which was sut kby in*! were hodjnwjdrr- gnaadrco that.the idl» tto^ h rh, l ioel op«ed st 1-30 ““n-Aght >^ d w>, fire m ,a9 di,hnt wbe Tm British immediately mat ir- > uh
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    THE OSTEND RAID.
    391 866 [Reuter’s Telegram®.] Admiralty aid German Version, London, June 7. The Admiralty, referring to the German communique regarding the Ostend bombardment, (alleging that a number of Belgian civilians had been killed) says that the photograph obtained by our aviators shows no damaged bouse at all other than bui'dings
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    London Rubber Market.
    24 866 (From Our Oivn Correspondent London, June 6. The prices in the Loudon Rubber Market to-day were: Pale Crepe 2/10, Diamond Smoked
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    THE ITALIAN FRONT.
    507 866 [Reuter’s Telegrams]. Fierce Fightiag. London, Jane 6. Router’s Agency has received details through the Itilian Headquarters of the tremendous battle which has been raging in the Cirso. The Austrians violently counter-attacked on a ten-mile front on June 3 from Faiti, just north of Castagnavizzi to the sea,
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    FRANCE'S POLICY.
    786 867 [Reuter’s Telegrams QUESTION IN THE SENATE. Premier's Statement. Peris, June 7. la the Senate M, Regie Manset introd need an interpellation inviting M. Ribot, the Premier, to define the general policy of France. He eaid that the Senate was unanimously indignant when seven Frenchmen proposed to go to
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    The Edmonds Murder.
    280 867 Three Men Arrested on Suspicion, Since the brutal murder of Mn John Edmonds last Saturday night public attention has been focused on the crime, and developments are being eagerly awaited, says yesterday’s T.OM. The Police are by no means inactive in spite of the fact that they
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    Belgian Relief Fund.
    36 867 May 21 By balance tt >1,727 96 June 5 V. Ryves 20.00 H. de Z Lancaster (monthly) 25.00 Teoh Cheow Cheaug (monthly) 2.00 6 By balance >1,774 96 Amount previously acknowledged 30,727,73 ...132,502.69
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    Another Tragedy Near Ipoh.
    284 867 Cr.,l Mura.. c Another murder.it is all* o «u milted last night, tb being a Chinaman named Liu Tb. C the Ipoh paper of Wednesday t reported to the Police that outrage was at Tandjoog from Ipoh, near the Railway li n 3 Au eye-witness states
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    Last Night's Storm.
    161 867 Shortly after 12 o’clock last night a violent thunderstorm swept ov r Penang, followed shortly after by a heavy downpour. The gauge at Fort Cornwallis registered a rainfall of 75 millimetres, The lightning wai most vivid and the thunder, which wai the most violent experienced in Penang
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    Ipoh’s Big Storm.
    136 867 Damage to Eurc pean’s Giounds The big storm which caused bo damage on Tuesday night seems one of its subsidiary lre Q ope sg of Mr. F. E. de P.ul*’» rd^ e h “b Road, the ground, •■"““'’JJ oot i, Ipo* ore of the prettiest and bes
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    HOUSES AND RENTS.
    870 868 raSw editori under and landlords, and r 0 rapacious. Our own 'J that a great part of the housap'^ 10 1 h A Vbat Mr. Braddell has professional sub-letters-J* nbed m te let at a perfectly reasonable A T?tbe assessment may be based on Bat the tenant
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    Penang Golf Club.
    131 868 tennis tournamen r. The following were the results cf the ties phyed on Thursday Men’s Doublet Handicap—A, Sayers and Stewart —15.5 beat Rogers and Tbrelfall—3o.3 6-4. 6-4 Waugh and Gregson —l5 5 beat Cowap and De Moubray Ser 6—2, 6-4 Profession Pairs, Winfield and Matson beat Whitlock
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    TRIAD SOCIETY CASE.
    315 868 POSSESSION OF RITUAL BOOKS. Ab A T2og nl w“’ n tl ed Chor Tui Cbor Mr. RD. Acton ii 7, QID? T arrai g Q f d before the instance of Mr A M 6« trict Court at Protector o B c“ne A :“b2° g C 4
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    Freemasonry in Penang.
    217 868 The first Installation of the Gottlieb Mark Lodge No. 382 since its revival took place last night at the Freemason’s Hall, Northam Riad. The Installing Master carried out the ceremony, assisted by Wor. Bros. R. Owen, J. R Micfarlane and Bro, F. A. Punter. After the newly-elected
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    P.C.C. Bowls Tournament.
    25 868 The following was toe result of the tie played cff jesterday z Single Handicap. W K Sharpe beat F N Syer 21—8
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    JOB HUNTING.
    1094 869  -  [Br Tom Wright.] In theory it amounts to this, Here ig a man, the noblest work of God, who has hi* energy to sell. He ill walk boldly up to this other man, who is in need of assistive energies, and arrange terms with him In practice, especially
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    Towkay Robbed.
    163 869 Says yesterday’s TO M. A Towkay of Sungei Siput, Mun Min by name, bad a sorry experience last week, when be Wis travelling f om Sungei S put to b s mine to pay off bis coolies. had about |BOO in bis possession, and vas taking it in
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      EXPORT OF RUBBER.
      337 869 [The Editor of the Jf. !s to Sir.—The statistics of rubber sirJ year to end of April as gi Ten Barlow and Co’e Price, Correct No fc partiool.rl j interestiog t IMI j I have made the following the figures given therein 01 Shipped to the I
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    Late Inspector Frayne.
    55 869 Lobo. Botal FbWC» TliO.I» May 25 by by Sahib Hameed 5.00, 29 A ed by Chief I"'P eet r r 00.31 by*-'-30 by A.A. Anthony 4 Co-J g.Qoodr-' Myriin Fakir 50.00, by Mr. M Cti H’ole J B I° nP9 A i is bv Inspector C H.
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    Tin Outputs.
    78 869 Ruis Ti® The output of Bstrnt Co. N.L.forM.y The output of for May was 350 P» ka tbe G The output of tin f Syo dioa« perty of the Lfculs, d for May was 1,138 P k The following are t r of the KenO d Dg ha
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    THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
    1090 870 this morning from s X«“i Pekin^ throw a Hwf'”*’, Tiittle lighten the origins tcX which Reuter rth dramatic suddenness a s*®"* 1 .m onlr to relapse almost TB \tony silence on most interesting subject. As „re,»d it was the manner of the President Li Yuan Hung
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    Tin.
    31 870 Latest Quotations. lin (unrefined) is quoted here to-dav at $lO4 50, buvers no sellers, in Singapore (refined) at SIC 4, and in London at -£'3B spot and .£236 three months.
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    M.A.P.
    497 870 up^he’b,!?, 1 May i 9 peDdi B ,hort bo!id V future. gOi B h B in we£bt D diS’ th r Au,trali n "W* May 24. d P eu a >“ America on a J± 7 1 a h 0 of R’ar-Admiral Sturdee the victor of the Falkland I.land
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    London Rubber Market.
    26 870 (From Our Oicn Correspondent,") London, June 7. The prices in the London Rubber Market < -day wore Pale Crepe 2/10| Diamond Smoked 2/10 j
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    964 871 Another British Thrust. Just a little previous” was the Kaiser’s recent message to the Crown Prince of Bavaria for the cables to hand du iog the past twenty-four hours show that the British opposed to Prince Rupprecht, far from being exhausted, were at the moment when the Imperial
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    Shares.
    209 871 Tin following are the alterations in Messrs. A. A. Anthony Co.'s share list to-day: B Igowne Rubber Estate $5 90 buyers and 16.15 sellers; Batu Liotang L*d. 13.50 buyers and $4 selltra Kuala Sidim Rubber Co. |3B buyers and $39 sellers; Malika Pinda Rubber Esates $2-55 buyers ard $2.65
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    417 871 [RbUTEB’s TILIGIIMB,] Stroat Eaemy Altaekti A French 4 20 M"Violent and well-aimed fire the tud a strong German atUck.t.?? 41 on a front of 6QU metre, to th. u T Jf e »‘tacking troop, trenches. Wr "There were very lively artillery; action, south of eHT and north of
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    BRITISH THRUST.
    1380 872 [Reuter's Telegrams.] «urELY SUCCESSFUL W d.M«nb*l &r U i fc Ypre» «tsi 8 reTrs has dominated our Ltiofl! in tbe ’fiiaJei of Messines systems nißed woods and wdosny |U J®V ff rO nt of nine miles *luU^ Brooll o,,ortho£ Xott Sorrel. 4 A Farther Ad<»*ee. .«i, «dnoced in
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    PACIFISTS AND SOCIALIST CONFERENCE.
    536 873 [Rbutbb’b Tblbobams] Statemeat ia the Cemmoas. London, June 8. In the House of Commons Lord Robert Cecil stated that the War Cabinet, after very careful consideration, decided that it was desirable to issue passports to Mr, Ramsay Macdonald and Mr. Jowett to go to Petrograd if
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    U.S.A. AND THE WAR.
    399 873 [Rioter’s Telegrams.] Coatraetor for the Allies. New York, June 8. It is announced that the Inter-Allied Commission in Europe will determine the needs of the respective Allies and communicate them to the missions here which will submit them to the United S afes. The latter will
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    CRISIS IN CHINA.
    394 873 [Reuter's Telegrams.] AMERICA’S ATlHudj Oflieial Statement, Mr. Lansing, U.B.B»±'>J Bunouocß, that the report Xlw SrA”.” 8 B he States was supporting ard revolution in China The United State, ba, taken ol any sort toward, the revolution. great and constant interest in ChiS Eft' -f® Norwegian Spy Ca»e,
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    Government Servants’ Salaries.
    521 874 «.."TTmb n>»« WaZayaJ eoc io view of your S, <rflb Pi I -P ectorB pe M m „23, and its result, to a yonr i«so 0 0 J a 9r i who find tbs country go»? y ouX chine the p 7 C ,n G. r meat
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    Scarcity of Milk.
    670 874 Necessity foe Control. As anticipated in these column? at the end of last week, says the T.O.M the local market as regard? condensed milk, and other brands of sterilised natural milk, has become a matter of grave concern to local house-holders. At the beginning of this week
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    WAGON-PACHAUNG, LTD.
    620 874 EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEE UNG. An extraordinary general meeting of the WM e f d M B °T f ,he W.goa-P.cbaung Wof ram Mi nes, Limited was held at the office! of Messrs. Barker Co., to-day. There were present the Hon. Mr. J, Mitchel’, Messrs* A. 8. Anthony, A.
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    Rafah of Sarawak.
    1315 875 H. H. CHARLES VYNER BROOKE PROCLAIMED. CONGBATULATORT MESSAGES, The Sarawak Gazette of June 1 contains the following H's Highness Charles Vyner Brooke was proclaimed Rajah of Sarawak on Thursday, May 24, 1917, being the seventh day after the death of His Highness Sir Charles Brooke, thus fulfilling
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    Cricket.
    549 875 -Ex. IMb Ezbchibl’s XI Mm h A ver y good game of Cihket .Ua ’D a draw, was witnessed ca lon Saturday afternoon. Mr team on waning the toss, and Foo Joo Wan and Cbeah Tk. > were tee first two eent down a fine stand and played ve>»
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    Marriage.
    20 876 tetore Ue .jXIH*”: U p.n»ne. Corneha, j«**‘'k lt ST’P‘ ,!lie ste T N bt« S» <*”, j Mr> V.c. Oliveira-
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    THE SITUATION.
    1012 876 8. F. P, n-j..flu«liM'e" tu h“ rte ng 6M rt. week-end- Not only have all ‘heir gams at slightly extended “SI Stff.iiX-s Uken forms°oply a.mall of the loss inflicted upon .mt have suffered very j-rih in the gigantic preliminary mine SX actual assault upon his X ind above
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    M.A.P.
    515 876 Mr. D. Beatty is to officiate as Protector of Chinese, Straits Settlements, n r AA Hereford to act as Senior District Officer, Province Wellesley. tt Da v id, Secretary to the High Commissioner, is on a visit to Penang. Mr. H. A Phipps, son of Mr. J.H. Phipps, has
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1238 877 Among the Prophet*. Looking over our o!d files we find in the Free Press of just three years *go some alleged “verses” on ‘‘The King’s Parade,: To the Men who were only Onlookers which go to show there was at least one scribe endowed with prophetic insight in
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    THE BRITISH VICTORY.
    2336 877 JR.VWB-, T, lKUxi WELL PLANNED SUCCEw I OVE» 7,000 M| W N tts I Sir Doug),, I London, J one 8 52 i I Sir Douglas Haig report»- I observation. The German. hld no precaution to render themSTl pregnable. These conditions eosbW enemy to overlook all preparation,
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    Tin and Rubber.
    62 879 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to day at 1105.50, business done, and in Singapore (refined) at |IC6, business done (110 tons sold Messrs. Boustead A Co. inform us that the following are the quotations for Rubber on Spot in London on the Bth inst, received
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    "Our Day" Fund 1917.
    103 879 The Committee acknowledge with thanks the following subscriptions to the above Fund Amount previously acknowledged 95,147.23 S. S. Ban Poh Guan 5 Contribution from Hon. Mr. F, S. Jamei, C.M G-, a Memento of January 20, 1917 400 >5,552.23 The wedding took place on June 5,
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    RUSSIA.
    930 879 [Reuthb’s Tilegbams.] NO SEPARATE PEACE. Russia* Merebaata’ Views. London, June 8. After speeches by the Belgian Minister and a representative of the French Embassy a conference representing all Russian commercial, industrial, and financial concerns unanimously decided to send to the Allies a declaration categorically rejecting any possibility of a
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    VIGNETTES OF VALOUR.
    472 880 pww»'» The UU June 8. -ntatandio? record ot tho9B .«rd«i the Victoria «1«" r L« and consistent valour tbeUt» C ‘P tai Alb6 f UsiMUne’,’ 1 tj w j, o had previously rtsttb’PlJ 1 B f ga rt ice Order .nd The V>ctorh Cross was Ctos. geryiceg
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    SAN SALVADOR DESTROYED
    421 880 [Reuter’s Telegrams] Earthquake a»d Eruptioa, London, June 9. Cables from San Juan del Sur (Nicaragua) state that San Sdvador, the capital of Salvador and with a population of over 60.000, has been totally destroyed. No details are yet to hand but undoubtedly the destruction of the town
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    U.S.A. AND WAR.
    484 880 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Liberty Bonds. m ■*< New York, June 9. for $50.000.000 LibertfbonJ,’‘J 6 B b CribBd General Pershing at Liverpool. it. i. London, June 9. General Pershmg, accompanied by his entne Headquarters Staff numbering a hundred .nd siitj.,i x speaking at Liverpool, where he was ceremoniously
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    THE INDIAN ARMY.
    433 881 [R.ut.r’b Tblbobams.] Effect of Mesopotamia Repoit. London, June 9. The Timet states that the report of the Mesopotamian Commission is now before the War Cabinet. The conclusions reached in the report ire expected to have an important bearing on the present organization of the higher command in
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    Italian Campaign.
    285 881 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Eaewy Attack Repulsed. London, June 8. An Italian official announcement Btat?B We broke up an enemy attack which was preceded by a dettructive fire at Vodice. ‘'Big enemy assaulting parties, covered by a violent artillery fire, attempted to approach to the south Castagnavizzi. "We counter-attacked and
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    Corpus Christi.
    218 881 The feast of Corpus Christi was celebrated at the Church of the Assumption yesterday. The evening service was conducted by Father Pages of the College and was of an impress ve nature and very largely attended. The church compound, long before the appointed time for tbe procession to
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    SHARES.
    182 881 A 'aV A n boDjg F“^ er E U,e 'Ltd., B,lgo <,:e Ejbb EiUh L»to., »5.75 buvers and S 6 00 sellar, n 1 Katil Rubber Estates Ltd soBshn’ Bakt BeEer9 i Chankat 19.00 buyers and 19.20 selleri itateB r LW m 19.50 sellers; Jeram Kuantsn Rnht Estates Ltd,,
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    Penang Golf Club.
    262 881 TENNIS TOURNAMENT, Tbe following were the results of the tie» played on Saturday Men’s Singles Handicap—A, M M Stewart —5/6 beat W H Threlfall -40.4 4- 6-3, 6-4 Whitlock —3/6 beat and Forrest Sor 7-5, 3—6,6-3 Ladies Doubles Handicap. Mrs Powell and Mrs Ebden —5/6 w o
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    Negri Sembilan in 1916.
    1168 882 HeS TTthĕ Neg'* Sembihn Theje*' l9l6 "‘torr oM. d the cBBB increased f-otn 5 c I „n dollars ‘0 er thre V ''““Xe 2 > 3* 1 „t the ya*» tollowlD B J? 6 d* iL mining indu3t,y th l9 tie te j'“’ |,u millions more
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    ALLEGED EXTORTION.
    555 882 Io the D strict Court before Mr, R, D Acton 'hs morniug Kho Ah Bug, who pleaded guilty U B t week to escipiog from the lock up a Put Street Station, was a r Jn on a cbar K 6 o£ of the sum ot from one
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    78 882 At tbe Eastern Produce Exchange Auction yesterday the following prices were obtained, per picul. Diamond Smoked Fair from 3128 to t!4l Plain Smoked Fair p 117 Diamond Unsmoked n 120 to 134 Plain Unsmoked p 113 to 120 Pale Crepe Fair h 135 Scrap Crepe >• to
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    PAHANG IN 1916.
    1710 883 Mr. C. W. C, Parr in bis Administration Report on Pahang for the year 1916 says: Financial, Revenue. The revenue for the year was 11,871 297 on an original estimate of $1,*****9 and a revised estimate of $1,592,257. It exceeded that for the previous year by $273,040
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    PRESIDENT WILSON'S MESSAGE>
    425 884 PRESIDENT WILSON'S MESSAGE> M tQd Killian people, the Pre»>Itluxtol "“'““."X deliberately to bare Will» would b devoted ’"’Tmtog he war.aio.s ot rXlutely clear and "XT,: v miireprewnt hie views. In k Im luccesded adourably. Hie ,n eitnple »>. policy Kuetlj honest, We trust then mesiage will produce the rf«t among
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    AUSTRIA AND GERMANY.
    709 884 Of pro nT rian Prem ‘er, P fo °r and haB b 5 Europe n; tbe War a s any S^ r th *Q &X° b t. bl7 i lesi ofa i a coud!a° U r d haVO U 8 S*alff‘ n tbB »oM r of U
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    M.A.P.
    601 884 Colonel Adams, 0.U., Penang Volunteers, is eip-cted back in October. Mr. W Peel, Acting Resident Councillor, has been away m Singapore on official business. Mr. J. M. Pennycmck, of the Eastern Smelting Co, Ltd., Puket is going home on long leave. Mr. C, W. Ballantynp, of the Penang Harbour
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1230 885 Uncle Toby on War. Could the grounds on which Britain entered the war be better expressed than lathe following quotation from Uncle Toby’s apologetical oration In “Tristram Shandy F” “For what is war; what is it, Yorick, when fought, as ours has been, upon principles of liberty, and
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    Tin.
    34 885 Latest Quotations. UQre fi ned >8 quoted here to day at ♦.in^A De done in Singapore (refined) at >lO3 50. business done, (IJO tons sold) and in London X 233 10<, three months.
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    THE BRITISH VICTORY.
    1485 885 [Rwr..’, Tu,,,,,,: I Great Agireaaive Activity, Benter-. V, Bays that there is great aggreuinl on our front. It is ,a(e were never .0 hvriM. Tbm four rtid. on the front bj tte Army last night which were r 9 "y TheC.nidi.nsto the sontb-weit m»de new raiding record,
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    French Front.
    455 886 [Riuteb’s Telegabmb] Artillery Activity. Lmdon, June 11, 1 5 a.m, The French communique reports that a violent, artillery attack in the Nieuport Les Bains sector in Belgium severely damaged the German trenches. German Air Losses. Twenty-one enemy aeroplanes were brought down and two captive balloons descended in Himes
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    RUSSIA.
    496 887 [Butter's Telegrams.] Demaad for Traaafer of Ex-Taar. Petrograd, June 10. The crews of two battleships and a cruiser at Helsingfors have demanded the immediate transfer of the ex-Tsar to Kronstadt. Kroaatalt aad the Provisional Goverameat. Petrcgrad, June 10. The Council of the Soldier’s and Workmen’! Delegates have communicated to
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    THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
    506 887 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] GENERAL CHANG H3UN S ATTITUDE. Dissolutioa of Parliament Demanded. Peking, undated General Chang H-iun, whom President L, Yuan Hung summoned to Peking, hasarrived at Tientsin and has sent a bodyguard of 2,000 troops to Peking. He now says that he will come to Peking
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    IRISH CONVENTION.
    557 887 [Bwrirt Tn MUH] COMPOSITION ANO Kmon Statemeat i a P ar li aaeaf Io the House ot Mr. D. L oyd Georgp, announced mon of the Irish that the Government had loudA** re Pje«enUtiv e 8 o f everyday ht and they had invited th/ Countrv and Borough
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    U.S.A. & Russia.
    789 888 U.S.A. Russia. [Reuter's Telegrams.] Went Wilson’s Message. AMERICAN WAR •mirTMtNT OF GERMANY. '*loN OF THE STATUS OHO. ,BIT W»«biogtoo,J«'>elO, Mio«« tat f p r e *S*‘«oo to ‘ho which the American AmbisKfottbe approaching visit of an delegation to Russia to express American people J/peopl? of Russia and to discuss the
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    Vital Statistics.
    76 888 The following is the health statement of the Penang Municipality for the week ended June 2,1917: C Male 50") Total Deaths < >7B Female 28 J Death rate 38.37 per mille per annum compared with 3690 in the preceding week and with 30. «1 in the corresponding week
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    TONGKAH AND THE RED CROSS.
    348 888 L Am Der Toogkab, has received the following letter through the Secretary of the British R?d Cross Society BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY. 83, Pall Mall London, S. W. r 23rd April, 1917. Dear Madam, I have much pleasure in acknowledging the receipt of your letter
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    SHARES.
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