The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 3 April 1918

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    5 516 THE STRAITS ECHO MALL EDITION
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    PLAYING THE ENEMY’S GAME.
    707 516 >::• the cotbre.k of war the local P'w bu heed under a censorship the w.tj ud inownniences of which have r! d ,r m tialB t 0 S'> h s ”P*P’ r W'Juld be re.dy drtai i. 9 c 0,9 t •>»« been conXu t d
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    DAYS OF DECISION.
    314 516 T er« is little that the lay writer can pro -sbly aid to the comments “t the expets on the miliry situation cable 1 through this morning. Tnese agree in r?g*rding th* position with calm and confidence and wa would particularly direct the at tentk° n »°i
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    The temperature at 6 o’clock this morning
    22 516 was 75°, and at twelve noon 84°. At five o’clock yesterday afternoon it was 80*.
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    The T. O. M.
    22 516 h i ars that a number of young local Europeans have volunteered for motor transport server in Mesopotamia,
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    We learn that
    24 516 only a fraction of the value of the buildings destroyed in the holocaust in Parit last week was covered by insurance.
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    The Library
    21 516 will be closed on Friday, Saturday, and Monday tbe 29th and 30th March, and Ist April, being Public Holidays,
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    The British North Borneo Gazette
    35 516 is now published at the new printing offices in Jesselton. It began life in Kudat thirtyfive years ago, moved to Saodakan two years later and has now moved to Jesselton.
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    Two years ago to-day
    38 516 a terrible tornado swept through Upper Perak, doing a great deal of damage. On the same day, but in 1902, Sir William Taylor arrived in Malaya and took up his appointment as Colonial Secretary.
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    Mr. Justice Ebden
    40 516 on Monday morning very considerately pointed out to Voluntter jurors in Singapore that there was absolutely no prohibition for members of the force appearing before him in the kit in which they may be going to parade.
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    “A. N. Other” writes to say that
    60 516 neither A P. Lictar” nor anybody else has suffered very greatly by allowing his coolies to go harvesting: neither does the District Officer of Krian shelter the results of his own shortcomings behind such insinuations against the local planters. He appears to have
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    Apparently newspaper correspondence in Singapore Asiatic circles
    117 516 has a tendency to run along the same lines as in Penang for we read in the Malaya Tribune of Monday We have received several further letters on the subject of the education and liberty of Straits-Chinese women. Four letters are from correspondents,
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    Two officers from Malaya
    117 516 ire mentioned in the London Gazette as receiving the D.B O. Captain (T, Major) Edward Dmiel Bryce Tank Corps, (formerly of T. br*u, Johore) Although gassed and twice knocked ever by shells, he continued in charge, and walking in front guided his tanks to their positions.
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    The GREAT BATTLE
    4174 517 [Bit, ria’s T xl iQi a Ceaseless Fighting Failure of Enemy Tactics. BRITISH RESISTANCE UNIMPAIRED. THE STORY CONTINUED. The Kind’s Message» The Army's BsplyLondon, March 25. 11.15 p.m. The Press Bureau nnnounces that Sir Douglas Haig haa replied to the King Your Majesty’s message haa given universal
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    Sir John Anderson.
    1395 520 obi n Bo l0 iM*F raC T.hnAnde« on: ’f* I*' 1 6 fairM»’* tßle oW th t o var .aran years, cJj ,ki MM®»» inOo'om»! b^peri °K d n °h ‘to Co, T Wb 5 j abo otme here st® < J:tli W** ,b, 1 5. ml
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    Vital Statistics.
    151 520 The following is the health statement of the Penang Municipality for the week ending March 9,1918: fltale 41*) Total Diaths < > 70 (.Female 29J Death rate 3419 per mille per annum compared with 32-24 in the preceding week and with 30.50 in the corresponding week ef last
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    London Rubber Market.
    26 520 (From Ow Omn Cerreeptndent.) London, March 25, The prices in the Loudon Rubber Market to-day were: Pale Crepe 2/5 Diamond Smoked Sheet 2/4|
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    Among the telephones
    39 520 which will be disconnect.d daring the Eister Holidays is No. 586 of the Strait» Er ho. Those who desire to communicate with the Strait» Echo may, however, do so through the Criterion Press telephone, No. 843.
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    Messrs. Boustead A Co.
    32 520 inform us that the following were tbe quotations for Rubber on spot in London on the 22nd inst. received yesterday Plantation Ist latex crepe 2/51 Smoke! sheet 2/4|
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    The Assizes.
    395 521 CbIMIIB PIOTICTOBATI MUBDIB ox3l, At the Awai*-® bafore Mr, Justice L. M« Woodward this morning the bearing was tegnn of the cue against Lim Chean who wii charged with the mtrder of Wong Kam Fong on Marsh «at the Chinese Protector, ate Mr A. B. Tonies, Solicitor-General, prosecuted
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    Municipal Commission.
    183 521 Ordinary Muting. An ordinary mne'iog of the Municipal Commiss oners was hi Id yesterd »y afternoon wh"n there were present Messrs. W, P el (Pf'aiibLt) Q iah K^ n Chee Wor Lock with Mr. L. M Bdl (Engineer) and Mr L.A.C Bigg< (Secretary) in attendance. The minutes of
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    The following is the list of passengers arrived here today from Singapore:
    27 521 >— Mr. H. TCorharo. Mr. F. G. J Dwarie From Fort Baettenbam t —Mr. H Randle.
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    Chinese Marriage Law.
    464 521 [To THU Editor or thi Strait» Echo.] Bi r I quite concur with your view in your yesterday’s issue under the foot-note of C.C.L’s letter of 25th instant that such an imporant question should be settled by the force of general public opinion. It was a surprise
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    Tin.
    25 521 Latest Quotation*. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here tc day at 1148 50 buyers do tellers and in Singapore (refined) at >149 buyers no sellers.
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    The tennis playing members of the Penang Chinese Recreation Club
    113 521 are paying a visit to Ipoh during the Easter holidays and will engage in a series of matches against tbe local C R C Dr. Khong and Mr. Ah Ming will play Messrs, Tiang Liang and Hoci Ghye, the best
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    North Kedah “Our Day.”
    206 521 ALOE STABGTSKHMt List of Entst** Tbe folLwing r tb various events in tbe rJ I Gymkhana to be hell it Ah 30 and March 31:— A r Btw lir 4 Events. 1. TINT.pgG^ IjrG 2 S.wwa oir tb. R rno 3. Obstacle Race H. H. Tunku
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    Havas Service.
    172 521 THE GREAT BATTLE. Some French VimParis, March 2a The Matin remarks that in older tt reach tho B.itnh linn on tbe Somme ww of Peronne, too GarmandLneive to*»to form a proj cting curve, fX P*'J left flinktotbe eventual starting from the point ere tight wing join, our (tbe
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    M. A. P.
    407 522 Homeiifoly C^l 3, »i“‘‘“*' y w rkB Ortlr gi! iw. Dirtrio» Jadg«,’«‘ t 0 he feirlj Mr,E,E u p fl Van Borner»» left for SmgaHei«»ppe* r F" t ’L,kill th» big Aleego® owe !j.“Sril be beck here on Monday for dre oaio. Wound *l>“ te e rM
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1364 522 The Blarney Stone. We had been expecting a further letter from Mr. E. N. T. Cummins and were not greatly surprised tofiud it even less convincing than his first effort. The best part of his effusion, which we printed yesterday, oecurs right in the middle where he asks
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    Tapah Rubber.
    984 523 LAST YEAR’d ADVERSE CONDITIONS. DiMCioi»’ Cautious Policy The annul meeting of the Tapah Robber Estates, L.d., wm held mWoo Mnnriir The chairman, Mr, w. n. Maogreg'or, preaided. and tb. other, pre.ent w«. Meaara. H D. Mood ell and D. Perkins (doctors) Frank Adam, C. Haraton, and P. R.
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    Bukit Mertajam Cases.
    138 523 At the Bukit Mertsjim District Court before Mr. R, D. Acton, yesterday, Mr, Henry George Bxsmussen, Manager of Simpang Estate, appeared iu answer to »n order to show cause why an order should not be nude to remove the bund erected by him, which caused obstruction to
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    Master Li Kong Seng begs,
    33 523 through the medium of this papor, to thank all ’ho j e who attend’d his mother’s funeral on Sunday last or seit wieaths cr letters of o mdolcnce,
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    The Ipoh Golf Club
    40 523 is having its carnival on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday n> xt With the exception of the match for the President’s cup, all the games are 18 up with a special prize for tba nineteenth hole.
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    Our Singapore correspondent wires that,
    100 523 speaking at the annual meeting of the Charnb°r of Commerce, Mr. Cock, the Chairman, referred to the appointment of a Trade Commissioner and said thut if there is to be an attempted controlsccording toautocratk ideas and m tbols, it would be not only a source
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    Chinese Marriage Law.
    469 523 g. [To TUB Editob 0» Til Str.ii, Tb’ letter eign.d by Chin H„ r year n.u, Ct yesterd.y.i, w n yo»r Se *f aoi tb kaJ beiDHooe wh ch bi. no >„1;, u point to it on too sn hj= M Marriage law reform, bit tiegoiabed by
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    Maundy Thursday.
    118 523 Mau ndy Thursday. To-day, which ushers in Maundy Thursday of b ?’t derived from the feet of the poor Toe Emporor, Francis rjte fort"' memory m.iot.iocd t:*‘ half a cenluj w h B loi ty band, tbo f- 8t cl d Kiog .l SP’“’ a, also does the IL so
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    Havas Service.
    359 524 fB ENCHOPI NION COKFIDEKEJN PARIS. Cerna»*»P»ri». M.rcb 27. Pr6ll continues to view with French j eVB ]opment of the giet]geocfi^°ce foggu going on for five wtle b S nB i. b..ed ‘poo .11 the ttempted b tLi iu the W.st th eflott, X» B C °J‘! i!* taMorwr
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    Penang Rubber Auction.
    49 524 ptice were 4 Co. at their t» J 3 Allan Dennys •rt, two Auctlon S»lea held thin 35 to 5 91 P« pioul J*HNo, 2 4io Backed Sheet do 5O d 0 t,5- t Bark» 31 6Q q 0 V > Ud 10 d 0 29 do
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    Tin.
    22 524 l, »o LT 4 her lo d V «t to r ln k ‘’d o L ed n (195 «14 aod
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    Sir John Anderson.
    1112 524 An F.M.S. Appreciation. Tnere have been more popular Governors of tha S-ruits Settlements and High Commissioners of Malaya than Sir John Anderson, but it may safrdy ba said that no previous Governor did moe for tha country as a whole than be did. It was somewhat of
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    The Share Market.
    48 524 The following are tbe latest quotations in Messrs. A, A. Anthony and Company’s share lie*:— Yesterday. To-day. (j i i m% 1 Mining. Taiping 1-22$ 1.35 1.22$ 1.30 Tongkah Com. 14 3 15/- 14/3 14/9 Trong 13/« 14/6 14/- 15/Rahman Hydraulic 13.00 14.00 13.50 14.00
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    Y. M. C. A. Hut Fund.
    37 524 Total amount acknowledged $9,972.84 Cbet Woe L k 25 Jamiy Sdlar 50 $10,047 84 Any further contributions may be sent to W. Peel E q,or G, H. Goh Esq. (Hon. Sec.)
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    London Rubber Market.
    27 524 (From Our Own Uorreayendent.) London, March 26, The prices in tbe tandon Rubber Mar Lot to-day were: PUe Crepe 2/5 Diamond Smoked Sheet 2/4}
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    The representatives of the local C. R C.
    60 524 leave for Ipoh by the mail train to-morrow morning and the following h*ve been select* ed to pl*v their Perak brethren at tennis (1) Lee Lat and Cbnog Chee L»irg; (2) L.h Huan Cheang and Cbeany (3) Oh Bog Leong and Chew
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    Customs Fraud.
    1376 525 MALACCA TOWN AY’S APrIAL. CoWIOTI QUAiMID In December hat (a*ya the Malaya Tribune to which we ire indebted |for tbij report) a well-known Coineea towkay of Malacca, Ham Ah Yew. (C*ntoneee), a P. W. D. contractor, and a large estate owner at wai charged bfore Mr. A. S.
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    A Prayer of Intercession.
    193 525 The Bish <p o f Singapore wrta gard to Church there is no method of with Me b| B ,rM which the d.ily prt.., Hi Lord.b,, J*"•«■«.it to those who d .ire to 'T Empire, a pr.jer which occur. n .1, of Prayer tor those at
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    Commenting on the situation in France the Straits Times of Tuesday says:
    114 525 j"On« recalls the battle of the Marne, fsr tbr is a growing approximation to similar tions. In 1914 the Germans began by a u rush which was designed to sweep all befors 1 and envelop Paris- To a
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    Our Ipoh correspondent
    91 525 wires to say tha flw pp°ech of President of the Chimte of C mere*? published in the Ipoh paper on M< day mentioned that shipping space frea Australia is exceedingly difficult to obi: and that labour trouble? there often ink fra with free exports. As jegardi Jap*
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    At the instance of Detective-Inspector W. Law K. Kukumaru
    57 525 proprietor cf W. law a- ixunum-.M r--r- Klknya Hotel io C re 8 y waa yesterday charged E E. Colman with b ail poraona at.,ing in bii hote registered under tbe AaenO' ■eoondly. allowing p »P let^ d b “L S
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    A local Europeau resident
    88 525 19 17« IM A local fcr men, yesra in tbe >= widest ajmpatbiea *>tb iW .nd .with beir p,r *“Tuei« “t' if tbiir women fork l Mty a lf.imeat'clty, tb.t is to >l J‘ art cf m.n.Ring tbe bon>«. tbe co.kmg of of cocks end so
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    GERMANY’S MISTAKES.
    633 526 io.iniz in the hjrtoriin roTle J will, we hope, •< tbe MM. which led to tb. 'TL the iia c i Parers, He will a- ss K'S’CttfWTSS S th. gm» rtr.g. in tbß M rne M guich dream °t OOD t J”(X. et the Verdw 1* J* ta
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    IN THE BALANCE.
    325 526 Our French cables continue to speak ef the situation in hopeful terms and tbe Secretary of State for War has deo ared that it can now ba regarded with oonfidenca. Things are still serious but the outlook has much improved and although the German armies have a
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    Today
    15 526 is the anniversary of the birth of -J WMUHgiBOIJ Lord Lister, of antiseptic fame.
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    The Times of Malaya
    30 526 again pays a tribute t p»ya iriuuie to the good work dona by the Kinta police in rounding up and running in the sang Jobbers. 6
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    The temperature at 6 o’clock this morning
    40 526 *»8 73*, and at twelve noon 83°. At five o clock yesterday afternoon it was 75*. The r a null for the twenty «four boon ended y a m to-day was 5 millimetres.
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    M. A. P.
    204 526 Albert,King of the Belgians, was born on Kaster Sunday, 1875. Mr. 0. fiathborne, of Messrs. Robinson anl Co,, has left for homo to jo n up. We read in the Bangkok Daily Mail t We barn that a successor to Mr. Pitkin has been engaged as adviser
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    All our local exchanges
    12 526 have kindly ratuembranoes of Sir John Anderson, Fie*
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    A number of visitors and horses
    16 526 for the No th Kedah Gymkhana have already left Penang.
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    We hear that
    26 526 at the conference of planting and commorioal repreientitive?. held in Koala Lumpur on Saturday it was decided to form a local aiaooiation.— M.M,
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    Good Friday last year
    29 526 fell on April < the am iversary of the battle of Badajos which occurred in 1812 ibree years before Waterloo. This reads almost like an omen.
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    Lim Chean
    34 526 who was charged with the mu der of Wong Kam Fong before Mr. Jun ice L M. Woodward and a special jury war yesterday found guilty of murder and sentenced to death
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    The T.O.M.
    38 526 records the fact that a teh gram from Singapore has reached the rcc iver in Ipoh in the astonishing time of seventeen hours and a few odd minutes. Io some wgys, Ipoh is ahead of Penang.
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    We learn that
    34 526 the Cycle and Car- riage Co. Kuta Lumpur, Singapore, Parang, and Ipoh, has been incorporated into a limited liability company, and that Mr Obua Cheng Bok has been appointed Managing Director.
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    Among the telephones
    41 526 which will be dis» connected du i g the B«ster Holidays is No 586 of the Strait» Echt. Those who desire to communicate with the Strait» Echo may, however, do so through the Criterion Preu telephone, No. 343,
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    As the result of a report of theft
    45 526 it was found after a search th At Ibrahim, Fireman No 1, Central Fire Station, had pawned some of the clothing given him, Ho was charged and pleaded guilty and was sentened to thiee months’ bard labour,
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    Under the caption,
    44 526 "Stimulating Fold Production,” Our Ipoh ally chronicles the news that there is a likelihood that there will be an Agiiaultural Show in Ipoh in the near future similar to those which have been arranged for Teluk Anson, Kuala Kaogsir and Sungkai.
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    Messrs. A. Michelin & Cie,
    53 526 Messrs. A. Michelin Cie, of Clermont- Ferrand, Francp, whose very original Bibendum p< stere are iu?h a j jy, write to ask us to state that the lutnour referred to neently that th-y are turning-out tyres in a factory in Japar, is, as rumour so frequently ir, “entirely <1 h'ut
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    HOPEFUL OUTLOOK.
    4041 527 [Riutir’s Tiliobamb] The Turn of the Tide. London, March 27,4 30 pm. R‘U v ei’* oorreipondent it British Head* quarter* telegraphing on the 27th says i—“S.’owly the Zone of open warfare continues to enlarge aa we fall back fighting before an enormous weight of numbers. Ucquestioaably we erenow
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    FRENCH MISSION TO RUSSIA
    191 529 Willtag to OrgMlM Amr Paris, March 26, Trotsky has apn«alrd to the French Military Mission in Russia to help to reorganise the Army. The Btmme £i«r« •<«*»' th f‘ Plcb signified the GuT.rninei>t’« wilHjg»»" condition.! on tbe Aim J m»ny. The Mmlon oompniM 600 In Palestine.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    900 530 tutu M* or to be more »ccor»te, *oX op V tbe writer of this Note>M buij used to riew wit» d9l1 B h J nthe ,hop window» of thl übibuiio i |heE „teregg. Tbeee Undo" T f rbe white n>»°’’ ~itb. oc •‘fX ebcool.fe», J“J abe ’> ttiaed
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    The question as to what is an offensive weapon
    55 530 was thrashed out in the Police Court this morning when Mr. E. E. o>lman decided that a shoemaker’s knife is not an offensive weapon in the case in which Wong Chan was charged with going in public armed with an offensive
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    A correspondent writes to the Singapore evening paper:
    98 530 A gentleman who airiv d from up country last week states that he tried to obtain accommodation in each of the five hading hotels, and w*s unsuccessful He then tiiad two temporaoco hotds with the fame result, alt acoommodatioo being taken up
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    The oil lamp
    124 530 is a cause of many deaths in ladia. la Singapore too, not a few C »inese and Indians have lost their lim through the upsetting of the oil lamp. On Sunday night, as an instance, a female Chinese, nam°d T.o Aik, was admitted, fearfully burned, into the
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    THE WEEK’S SINKINGS.
    456 530 [Rbutib’s Tblbgbaifb.] ADMIRALTY FIGURES, London, March 27, The Admiralty reports that the arrivals during the week numbered 2.471 and the sailings o Total 4,959 Sixteen ships over 1,600 tons and twelve under that tonnage were sunk. The former figure includes one boat sunk on If arch 16,
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    From the Straits Times of Tuesday :—
    78 530 From the Straits Times of Tuesday In the case in which Mr. Shafto Stevens is charged with alleged cheating in reepeet of a cheque of >25,986.27 Mr. Knowles, for the accused (Mr. Mundell being present on behalf of the prosecution) in mentioning the case before Mr. Ham, third magistrate, this
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    The Mesopotamian Front.
    492 531 NOTABLE BRITISH VICTORY Hug* Capturn London, March 28, 6,35 p.m. A Mesopotamia official report states: *o“ tbe26;h instant we canted ont a t,i_ BuccpSßfal operation from the «fXt.s to the north west of Hit leadingt capture or destruotian of virtually the whole of the Turkish forces in
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    Help from America.
    540 531 [RMTH'b TlLlGBAM».] The Pnmler’i Mesugi London, March 28 4.5 p.m. A New York telegr.m e-je tbit Lord Beadin*, Cbiet Justice of England ,t dinner io hi. honour read me.e»ge from Mr. Lloyd George calling on the United State, "to eend Amenoan re. inforcements across the Atlantic in
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    Mr. R. K. Walker,
    27 531 formerly manager of North Humm.ok R4ate, ba* returned from India and is at present staying with Mr H, E. G Pnringit Estate, Sjmenyih
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    THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.
    369 531 [Biutii’s Tkbguwn; Bhck Sw Fleet Actin. London, March 27.110 H A cable from Petrogrid states tbit.. with the news of tne of Bolshevik forces at Oiessa X* Ukrainian Governmeit which ccncWi. separatist treaty with the Central p*? oomes the information that the Re Black Bea Fleet baa
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    KRIAN PADI HARVEST.
    593 532 r»?irdio£ the k> B b aMrc'»■>’« bl OOB 01 M th«.t W te oeeJod p.0.» 1 Jr ia j 1 sl ici> O»1 subj’Ot of 'i.^A 0 Kri’n 2°~ St the Erian planter» are fUloMof 100,000 gantangs of the Malays are asked they ih.weather, but then they
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    A correspondent informs us
    33 532 that of late ha has seen no leas than two crocodiles in the vicinity of Tsnjong Bungah, He desires to warn bathers to ba on the lockout for these.
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    Mr. J.W.H. Greig and Mr. J.D. Laing,
    31 532 formerly of the Delhi branches of the Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China and the Mercantile B*nk, respectively, are reported killed in action.
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    A correspondent writes:
    49 532 While having an ouliog at Tanj jng Tokong yesterday we were surprised to sen a swarm of dolphins varying from t*n to some twenty feet jumping out of the wster in their DGe’timent crossing the channel coining from the South and dis- appearing in tbe North.
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    A brutal murder is reported from Tapah
    43 532 »s having occurred in the early hours of Monday, Au old Chinese living in a little wayside shop, about four miles from Tapab, was murdered by five men, presumably as the result of a previous quarrel-
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    One of the pupils of the Anglo-Chinese School, Foo Thong Ming,
    46 532 was drowned on Sunday last whilst bathing in the Kinta River. His b)dy has not been found and it is thought that a crocodile may have caught him. Th; lad w»s 17 years of age.
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    Our well-known townsman,
    54 532 says the Strait! Times of Thursday, Mr. Tan Kbeam Hock, accompanied by Mrs. Kheam Hook, left by (he Ipoh yesterday afternoon for Penang where they propose spending a few we'ke on the bills, so that Mr. Kheam Hock, who has not been in the beet of health
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    Lieut-Colonel Kendall Channer,
    70 532 8/3 Gu»’- kh<s, has now recovered from bis wmnd received in Palestine. His brother, Mj n Hugh Channer, whose serious wcuods received in the Dirdenelles necmbated a leg being amputated, baa just been awarded the “Croix de Guerre*’ and the 11 Order of th* Nile.*’ Both are
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    A Chinese woman named Leong Yan
    91 532 was produo. d before Mr. Ham in the Singapore Court on Wednesday fjr coin mi'al to the Asylum as a lunatic. As the busbmd, who attributes bor mental condition to the bite of a dog. was not in Court, the M*g strate said be
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    Before the Criminal District Judge, Singapore, Villian, a Tamil tapper,
    159 532 employed by the Singapore United Rubber Co, in the Porggol Division, 9ih mile, was charged on ths 26th instant with voluntarily causing grievous hurt by means of a knife to one a girl of about 15 years of age, also
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    THE GREAT BATTLE.
    4712 532 [Reuthb’s Tilkgbxmb] Sir Douglas Haig's Despatch. Big Struggle At Albert. London, March 28, 12.15 ».m. Sir Douglas Haig reports i— The battle was renewed this morning north a*d south of the Somme. There was intense fighting during the day from south of Ros cs to the north
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    THE MILITARY SITUATION.
    508 535 IN THE FRENCH CHiMBli Pmisr Optaiju, London, Much 28 4* A Paris message eutea t a4 ’u Pr,niier OTd M:»i te </*?' Iddre-ung the Army Cb.mber ...d “Th. d cry.t4lli.ing. The eremy ,fl ot ened in the peat few hen-, Tr>? '*>■ i. netr when the Briti.h
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    606 536 >*y be ’"’Ta «v“ L. T*®'' 5c0 thfl Situs boat. He Jre totb in be b3t ween the by ”»ioh it h j fotm r transport 4ibi««' !,i 'l| while the latte; i' c ’Trf Malay and Tamil combine, be write», unesj»!' dM scheme, each boat* ttmll eum
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    Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Mauldon
    24 536 have left Siogapjre for Hum?. Mr, Mauldon is retiring from lha sorvioa of the Straits Trading Co., Ltd.
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    A fire broke out
    53 536 ia a Malay house in Joo Chat Hxd, in the Siglah district, shortly after midnight last night, says the Straits limes of Wednesday. The Fire Brigade tinned out but did not proceed beyond R ichore Polfoe Station as the fire was outside Municipal limits and no
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    The drought
    55 536 at Klang and Port Swetten- h&m appears to have bioken. Heavy rain fall 01 Tuesday night and there has been more rain since. But it did not come in time to save planters the trouble and expense of obtaining water from Port Swettohharn. Tapping which had to be
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    In the King’s Gold Cup race at Bangkok
    77 536 on March 16, the J. okey of Say When fell at tho first bend, the saddle of Silver Cross slipped at the last bend and the rider of tho wbii.e-% fainted on coming in and had to ba carried to scale by
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    We (S.T.)
    102 536 aro gUd to bi ablo to report that Mr. G»bb con; raws to make good atya the British North Borneo Herald. Hu w*b removed from Sipung to the European Jesselton, tn Match 10, tU'.'St of the j 'urooy biing made by p'CiU train. Wti learn that Mr. G-bb
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    Krian Padi.
    97 536 Co thb Editor or the Straits Echo.] Dear Sir, The Malays of Krian, Kedah and Province Wellesiey hive bsen much interested in your n marks about last season’s padi crop aud the difficulty that some of us have had in getting from estates. I think we shall not
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    THE GREAT BATTLE.
    4983 536 [Reutir’s Tblrgrams Allied High Command, L nion, March 29, 8,20 a,tn. The Daily Chronicle makes an announcement relative to the British and French military co-ordination th it it may be expected almost immediately that an iefluential rdle may be assign id to General Focb, GENER4LIBSIMO FOGH. For
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    THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.
    408 539 [Rivtb,', Tn,i„ IMI Fl I! cCf 4 11 4 MEASURES foe DEiSvr- Hghtiig inr^ 1 L 5, A cabin f lljlu Mowow iU L H'jp-em? Council bu fc. 0 1 tbe deteooa of t aa count.» Tronk, »«d Admiral VmdS^S*? 1 previously Mirirrter uorbr th. v Government.
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    HAVAS SERVICE.
    414 540 jUOWBT CBffiCS 1 OPINIONS. f|£ B SWISUND SPANISHnnt Ph*» «f to® #nM P ,n?M«ch 28,12.10 »n>. nritio of the Journal resumes t be military situation ,SW er |.ii d>!S ot the Struggle j.sr the J» 1 1 o f trunnion. Toe W rt /L o regained the territory
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    MEETING OF FRENCH COMMITTEES.
    270 540 Details MEASURES, ?or «win Unity10*2** 28,10 55 p. m Sir’Wr'/ 1 th h l p ide Rt »»Uon At T iniBtfJrB of ST? prwidj °r7”‘erfW. I i by Pre ‘Weot ■ttk' 8* ,t *Ud ®P rMS >on w»s J' 009 Toeiihy French e.nd British commands since
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    M. CLEMENCEAU SUMS UP.
    158 540 HEARTENING WORDS. The Marne and Verdun Battles. London, March 28, 10 53 p.m M. Clemenceau continuing bis statement said :—At the same time the width of the action is reduced to about one third, as the first check between Croisilles and Li which developed on a
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    ENEMY AIM AT AMIENS.
    149 540 The Lesson of Verdun. Pari» March 29, 2.25 p.m. The German inclination to displace the field of action clearly indicates that the enemy feeis himself barred from the road to Amiens. This is exactly what happened at the battle of Verdun when the checking of his
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    COMPARISON OF LOSSES.
    162 540 What German Prisoners Say. Paris, March 30, 5 pm. Although as yet our information io incomplete it is certain that the German looses in the battle of the Somme have been enormous, Prisoners questioned on the 25th March reported that the German 88 h Division of infantry
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    NORTH KEDAH “OUR DAY.”
    269 540 BIG EASTER FETE. Huge Success. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Alor Star, April 1. The North Kedah Oat Day”E<ster Fe v e is highly successful and will probably result in a net profit to the Rid Orcas Fund of 1180,000. Toe p iucipal credit is due to
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    The French Armies.
    87 540 [EiUTKB's TkLUORAMB, I Calling up 1919 Class. L mdoD, M<rch 30, 1 40 a.m. A cable from Paris says th-t th D*puties and Senate have adopted a Bill calling up the 1919 class. Man-Power Problem. Lnrdor, March 29 9 20 *,m. The Daily Express s»ys that a
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    1424 541 [Buutsu’B Tulugbajis Line Firmly H.ld London, March 29. 4 20 p.m A French communirp’ s.jei—" Noth ut Montdidier the French end British troop are riotoriounly holding the enemy on the line of the River Arre In front of Lenenrille to Srre-Bernerd-Meriiree Meroeloave-Hemel. Oer long r.nge gun* oenght and
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    Legislative Council.
    1947 542 S»» nffiier Com“ indlDgth -s’ i^L 0 o a.B'<* out OMa Qea B ,c.'(Mr-F. B.J.»w> >HB- n 8 G x > A"- S^U'( f p,got,) f j SHcderi. "off Fih»«o»’’ •> L A .B.OM» eallor j’ 2 p i. D.rMib>reb P M K ‘ni.K S O2 Ik. 14»
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    Education in the Straits.
    423 543 A Belated Bbpobt, Among the papers laid on the table of the Legislative Council at last meeting was the report of the Hon’ble Mr. Firmstone on education for 1916, earlier publication having no doubt been prevented by the war. We record the opinion that the Government
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    Fraser’s Share Circular.
    479 543 Singapore, March 27. With so many j.'cor fl cting irfluences it is not surprising to find a particularly dead market. At the present time, with common cations between here ard Java so unreliable, the great battle raging in France and the possible issue of a new Iccal
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    87 543 (/tv<<* Uuf OliVi Cb/T&spOHCfe/ilte) j Singapore, March 80/ I At the wcak’y auction the following prices were realised Fine ribbed smoked sheet > 83 to > 92 picul Good ribbed smoked sheet 71 82 do Plain emcked sheet. 63 67 do Uosmoked sheet 62 do I Ucsncoked
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    King Edward VII. Medical School.
    291 543 BIBULTB or fPR ISa E XiMa We are aiked to publnh .kJ* Of the Spring FIRBT PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION* 4 Passed in a.ll 6® W|cti nKSSWit»j JS-SESS “-'■“ft (not in order of merit) Passed in Piysics, Voon Kin Cheoag, W, A. and Huun bm M. Ibrahim,
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    Says the Straits Times of Saturday:
    46 543 Say, the Strait) Timt"> The Presbyterian Cb«»J doer, laat night of «k*: rendered by the In> Chareb, taxend the eome member, of tne t An ««Hunt render»» J-? Mr. E.A. Bj 0 r’q. Eloiik and Mrr. Cr* «U-etiOT -re. »«»n
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    North Kedah “Our Day.”
    511 544 J tbe pr J P Alor Bt*r in oonSaha'S --l-j} gaps** 1 fho ld^ s of whole uoder* L v eM -P erb 7’ w“ tH b H. „r princip»Uy— dae B’« ent wbo wmmiHMi every :M ,e ind import, ffSto-i Mneulture M th Z“tA ion
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    The Trade Commissioner.
    510 544 Fingapore’s Ataitudb. A commercid topic has been Jthe “Timeo Diuaos” attitude of tho Chimber of Commerco towards the newly appointed Trade Commissioner. The Topioist feels much sympathy with the poor man, because as far as can be seen he is to be treated, at first anyway, as
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    Chinese Marriage Law.
    550 544 [To Thi Editor of thh Straiti Echt Sir, Tha arrogant remarks of Mr. Obeah Kee Ed appearing in your issue of the 28tb ult, in reply to my la:t ?r criticising the course he had adopted re the registration of Chinese Marriage L\w would at first sight
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    The Press Bureau
    37 544 state* that a committee ba* b?en appointed, including Lo r d Colwyn as cbaiiman, Mr. Fisher, and Bir Thoma* M ickerzie, to investigate the question of increasing the supply of fhx in the Empire.
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    Mr. Bonar Law (Chancellor of the Exchequer)
    50 544 stated in the House of Common* that the Dominions and India were being coonultrd before the pubhca'i ,n of the repcr of tbe O'lmmitteu on the oomuiercial and irdudrial policy of the Empire, of whi b L rd Bvfnui if Burleigh is cbainqan.
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    Easter Cricket.
    554 545 p. 0. C. and P &0’ The whole-diy game y?iterday between the P O.C. and the P.B.C. envied in an e-py ▼intory for the former by 154 runs, As both a ide* bad their strongeit elevens out, a good game B anticipated, bet it proved too one-aided and
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    The Share Market.
    434 545 Messrs Laan And Co’s ReportM earn. Lean and C>mpa-y sty iu their weekly report, dated Mirco 28: Owing to the E *ater-holidays we are publishing oir Report earlier than usual and the 3| working-days under review call for but little comment. Rubber Shares are a shade timer
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    Tin Outputs.
    84 545 Kamtong Kamunting 1 in Dkedgisg Ltd Tub tullowi’ g am icaults for M »rcb Hours run 1,118; Cui ij Ynch treated 148 8U0; Total Piculs 879 86; Realised on Kale $74 667 71. M .Kb tw Joo Tok advis a us that the output from Rotp-bon Extended No
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    March Rubber Crops.
    16 545 Straits 134.000, Penang 71,000, T.li Ayer 24.450, Rubins 45,000, B.*rai 13,500, Bxtak Ribit,
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    It is matter for congratulation
    68 545 that tie ot Singapore flea.th authoriti a to stamp oat plague appear to be gaining iucoeis, lha fi/urei for last d onth she w real improvement over those for F-jbruaty Cmsiderable research woik his been done and Dr. Glennie acknowledges that the public genera.ly tars
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    An Ipoh Tragedy.
    173 545 Last Thnrsday’i tqZ I "h Ch had b« n Up,, ~1 during th? wbo'e dth ‘*h I «eek. It I found in «ome mile, away a h i»- ,1 75! “J'" »t twho. F i W he I bad been asesuitcd h» tu >1 With Slick,. 4
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    P. V. R. C.
    189 545 Saturday's sh( ot, 200,850 and 500 nnl deliberate a e gbter ard 7 counting etch at Bisley taige s, resulted ai I with h'cip. r Pte RN. Goodwin .50 I G. 8, Evans .39 Sergt E W. F. Gilman ,87 Pte Gaab Cb<»ow Kay .47 Actg
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    At the annual general meeting
    70 545 A’ the arnuU general mcetiDg oj» F.M S, CbAmbjr of Mines htH low few d ivH ago tbo Chairman ref r e yerr u-.der review as one of F The lowest pric for t n L equal io Xl»2 Ihv, tier ton »b h .L
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    The Penang Free School
    126 545 The Penang F.<e ii effort to obtun efficient men 1 R d Triangle Hut f«r t* 6 fl{ Corps in Ftince. a Lcol are a tr Dream” (in Malay) m the J u f caJ tfan 12 b in«t. ;1 ,h P 3 Hat 5 be
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    MARRIAGE.
    16 546 M»rch, Mr Khoo h Jl4 Mr Kioo Sin Hoo, H»’' ,ol,rtb d u btCr l
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    BETTER NEWS.
    703 546 n JJI. tb> oe»i tbi« ■Doming, from >n<itl,e K, e lob oD 2'.ta’ E.-jrj«here the enemy's LLubodlw-l ovsater-sttscks by lhe Si (rw* eldlog ?P pre< lab L, Indeed. It w uld elmost iut the imps'»» of •«> bu spent Jo f ,">« tuMM though nil the riperts erapbss«iMswswl
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    The temperature at 6 o’clock on Sunday morning
    99 546 wan 73° and at twelve noon 83°. At five o clock un Saturday afternoon it was 83°The tempera*uro at 6 o’clock yesterday morning 73°, and at twelve noon 82®. At five o’cl ck on Sunday afternoon it was 84 Ihe rainfall for
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    The Government Gazette
    15 546 ontains the VJUIUIUD u;r Lt l s’, hot of pvijsiuniblc government cffioein,
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    Yesterday
    24 546 was forty>thir<] nubivr.rsiary nJ tnM institution of tho OverUnd Parcels ost. Two years later, the Straita Settlemerits were admitted into the Postil Union*
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    Our Singapore correspondent
    34 546 wirefl th it >■- 1 Walt H VlLll is about to appoint a C mmittse to c asidcc the report of a scheme to commemorate the centenary of Singapure nt xf yi-nr.
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    The Manchester Guardian
    34 546 says that Ger- VJTCI’ m,’y is fiGundiug bpa>n with nv.'w to «etfing King Alfonso to maki a propria) lor Uh aUrdunoiGDt cf air raids oo towns Gut «ide the war zone.
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    An accident occurred
    37 546 at the junction of n v u me junciion oi Strnt and Beach Street y<Merdiy morniog W bena buggy and Mr. AW B Hamiltons motor-car came into cclihiun. 1110 motor oir suatiinod some damage.
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    On April 2, 1801
    44 546 the b-ttle of Cjpen- r H>u U«U10 OI U JpOCn‘7 a WM fou bt Dd won by a Biithb D iBh "*7 »»a»l*ore an j. H jU eioend in oouitnacd of the Brit"b? 8 r k rWJB 'ke re.l loader
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    Cases of thefts
    63 546 hnfroU k pnDCipil bll>gßpoi6 fe /8 have been very prevalent lately. Jn‘l atlon kd to the arrest cf a Bengali LnXT 1 fi h B Bntt>ra 4. K rA P n d 2 b T l dlDgM U 9 g ne h ’'b‘< n uX B nP
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    In exercise of the powers
    54 546 bv th V-T 0 Of fh r p jwera confprred on him Obn rdl inV. Pttb!W t ions (PfchibitioJ probS I 9l ooTerWr i-Cduncii io b implied or br<ught into the enti’l d h Or t* o respectively D bu nT 7T« ladia “EnghH’s toladu
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    M. A. P.
    511 546 Lord.Jellicoe’s title is Vuceunt Jellicoe of □caps. Mr. J. A. Biack ig appo'nted to act as Hai b> ur MastC’-, P<r»k, Mr. M. D, Rutiey who wtnt to India on a short holiday has returned. 48h h bepn a PP<inted to act as D.stnct Gffioer, Kuala Langat.
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    THE BATTLE OF THE WAR
    4040 547 [Ruutib’s Tblugbamb] heartening news. ALLIED SUCCESSES AMIENS SAFE. General Foch’s Confidence. THE KING A T THE FRONT. The Bonds of Empire. PBBMIEB’S TBUMPET OALL. To Owmu Powonlono. London, March 81, 7.25 p.m. The Preea Bsreiu sunowaces that Mr. Lloyd George has sent thia menage to
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    THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.
    412 549 [BbotmV, Ljn<lw,Ap ulliU Mi.cb 11 u.T.b uXlm Ul’M Mort Gtrmaa Prwnn Loßdun. April li6 25 A Wirelee, Oerm.n < th»t Qermwy b»« notified A' >he i, .bio to preront l“d 'o,',?, I peurmg io and over-running Fmhrd Geiman Government will be forced to meMures to secure the
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    12 549 Obituary. I. <pd n Ms u h jI, 81r Alfttd is d-id.
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