The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 17 April 1918

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600 651 The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)
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    Masthead
    5 600 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION.
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    F.M.S. LAWS.
    1640 600 Coatioua? oar examination of the new F-M.3. C.vil Code, wo note tutth« provisions for summoning witnesses direct (section 156) that the witoess’a travelling and other” (presumably expenses in d a f?o f or one d»ji it teed nee” be paid in r o court with lu sppioitivD for
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      96 600 [|)C Strtits €c!)0. PUBLISHED aAILY (Fiant S«ata’ «nd P nblle holl<l#,s at the criterion press, limited, 99, Beach Street, Penang. Price: DtUy Local <BO per annum. Outstation Postage Extra. Mtii gdltion (Post Free) 118 per annum. CaMi Address: ECHO PENANG. Tslsphone No». (Eoho) 586. Printing Department 343. .1 S -AD
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    M. A. P.
    572 601 Mr 0. V. Tbomis n eip-oted to return from le»»e in J-P‘° thß end o£ th month* e Mr C. J. Scott, from Seremban, ha. taken over the management of Bw n aD Maclaren*. Kuala Lumpur cffioe. A large number of Kntle Lumpur rodent. pu.eed through Pen.ng
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1224 601 A Dissertation on the Durian. A Taiping correspondent wntes “Tne duuan season which is just starting promises to be a record one this year in this part of Perak and 1 bear similar reports fom other parts of the country. In my garden, I have a durian tree
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    THE GREAT BATTLE.
    2270 602 amis U« ravelkd AT ?iK~. i ,ddr«.i»g ee B t i e Bret »nnlTtr>* r y of ,„..■«1»“»» j b tbe war md A-«“ Ljg" th 9 Thlrd iu«»" u ’< -a,-“TS i« t>>e anni-arary U ,tJ L> S»r rf Qerm.oj'» challenge to ng* b re r£
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    THE VLADIVOSTOCK LANDING.
    528 603 [RIUTEB’s TILKGMAMfI.] No Political Intent. Landon, April 8, 6 30 p m. R utir is inf jrmid tbit the British and Japanese landing at Vladivostok was solely nec'-Siitated by disturbances at Viadivostock wh?re on 4 h March Japanese buiiness premies we*e pillaged and Jipan t se killed.
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    LOCAL MAN-POWER
    143 603 CONDITIONS is fas p M3 Stateant in Conneil. (lro»> Our Own At the meeting the most interest in? portion ot th» mg, w„ the •R.girtretien uj u 5" B 1“” Which WM A the unofficial memoers and pausd rending. Th. Governor ta to the remit, of reg-etration I,
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    The Zeppelin Again.
    271 603 [Riutib’b Tblicbjuu.] British Warship’s Good WorkLondon, April 9,12.10 a.u. A Copenhagen m- ssage states tbit i te'egram from Stavanger reports that a B itish worship destroyed a Z ppelin (fl Jaederen. U.S.A. Warships in Europe. A Largo HootLondon, April 9,1.55 a.aA cable from New York says tbit
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    Chinese Marriage Law.
    3083 604 Tiii #ra<ta to, 1.1« tb« llo «°r re, P 0B W W K” B»’« »b”«” 4 'l"Lk etfU» a t -U provide the Tt bll i/iii mint bi BrUiih lubj’Ctaj g?,* w*'“\ p,e iM tQ dH M JIJJI Io •••<»■«•• tt» 011 1 b’JI diJii to Minot
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    Bangkok Revisited.
    597 605 In an artie’e on a visit to Bangkok it local paper tbe writer refers to a moiaWa on the new railway near Sioggora said u 7000 feet high which he think, a i± ■pot of people who like mountain air ni noticed while on the journey dii. linct
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    Conscription in Ireland.
    183 606 t» ,gsamB J t-®" ,„,;i 07 15 ».n>, L a'^»» eD biS ■Kji ■>“ d, Lpn.li M >eg»rJ» tbo their jcbfm, of ]l|)d i, DC t condn o’»l T", of these propoe»!» by C^'P*' o wilibB in S S ed New Home Rule Bill. w of its
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    Tin Output.
    22 606 Toe ci pot of the Bindoi Property of laionto’ieTm Syndicate, Limited, fur ihe •nil of Mi ch wan 846 piculs.
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    Tin and Rubber.
    135 606 Uteit QuotitioM, ‘.’(w-fiaed) i qao ted bare to-day at Singapore, (nfinM*Hlsl, buyers no eelkrp, C° info m us (hit Mwtog were the quotations for Rubber ‘B, B.b KBt. 2/4j Bere b G before MM lite on fl.' tho cue w« 8 com. '*l* ‘"',7 ia Mini >"»>1»,,...!
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    Municipal Fire Brigade.
    642 606 Annual Report. Appropriately bound in a fiercely flaming fi ry shade of radLnt red and acc mpaukd by the Coicf Officer’s compliments, the annual report of the Municipal Fire Brigade for 1917 reach d this (.ffice thia inormi g The R veaue f r the year, derived
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    Alleged Defamation.
    632 606 ACTION AGAINST MR. KELLIE SMITH. Claim for $20,000. A civil suit of more than utual interest comm jneed io the Judicial Com* missioncr's Cou r t, Ipob, on Mond*y Morning, before Mr Justice. in which M% R. D. Fenton, of K«j*ng, formerly an employee on Kinta Kellas Estate,
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    Kedah Notes.
    814 607 Our Own Alor Star, April 19« Juit m you hare your races once in six months so we hare our buffalo fights at a similar interval but while you hold your meetings on th re 3 alternate days we have four fights\ each one taking place on a
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    Supreme Court.
    849 607 A Divoaon Cass. In the Supreme Court before Mr. Justice P. J. Sproule this morning the hearing was begun of the suit brought by Alexander Perreau (Petitioner) against B anche Eeanore Perreau (oea Mathieu) for divorce in which one Paul Stadilman was cited as respondentM% J, Crabb Watt
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    Y.M.C.A. Hut Fund.
    203 607 Anothbr Singapore Chimxss Hct. Mr. See Teong Wah received yesterday (says the Free Free» of Tuesday) Iron JU Ong Boon Tat a ch’qua for >5,200 to n the cost of a Red Triangle Hut In r The Hut is given in memory of bis u the Ute
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    Alleged Defamatlon.
    3450 608 SMIT IMB> CI,,, H M.nbj"Xen=ea the J o f tho civil suit D F'etoo, of K’j’ug. i ttoH Mr. Division on Kmta QM, .ued Mr. W f*" a»i*b> f° r tho jiUoSB-tb. of ailegee. were the Idbr «..on of. def.m.tory been «tend bj Mn l *bec»»e wm publiahad
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    Queen Mary’s Needlework Guild.
    58 609 Pbbanu Wombb WoiliMAmount previously acknowledged. ..WjL* k k J D. L. [jo H. 8. H K. 9. •’C-kes «QI Mrs. Laing jo# Mm. Low Mrs. J. Brown '“mA «U Hospital garments for sold e for work... Will J'"’* “oil Town Hall erery Friday l5 u U,
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    Tin Output
    52 609 omoeri JUL. The output of the Ayer the month of March was 2io P* Mr. H, Berkeley. in bo.pit-1 io T».p>»F, bo fwooribly. Thcotionol toe u F»' iog motor o.r. month for r for larger «re ,ritH‘ e ’?> It i, thought ho« ent. that ttoM» cycle, on
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    F.M.S. LAWS.
    1081 610 e-wto» Beneltimete renew A the Cirii Prooeiure Code, we rJ Jri rf ‘i* M to W eaeet tta» r «rrioe out of the J«M--g? lt Ui F, M. 8. ibell be u«ed by the letw of the Supreme jXefijidgt thereof, aid define the ieroi™ .■BBorted by dH»’’* or
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    M. A. P.
    642 610 Mr. F. Williams, late of Raab, is now a Major with the Tanks.—Jf.Jf. Mr. and Mrs. F. George Penny, together i W, H ter BBd “Alice,"arrived safely in Cardiff a few days ago. The marriage of Mr. Tan Lo Tee. yonngest brother of Mr. Tan Lo Heong,
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  • Obituary
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    9 610 ~~M*W the IW> s1b Artk Tw™* w "obettwertb," P-»»8.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    911 611 Lumut From time to time for years put, the Ip h paper drops into the Milford Haren of the Eist a salty tear, the «plash of which has not been loud enough to itir Singapore. But actually, what does Perak want another port for unleu as an anchorage
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    Death of Mr. Jack Anthony.
    278 611 It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Mr. J. G. J«ok Anthony, a partner in the firm of Messrs. A. A. Anthony Co. and one of tbe best known and most popular of the younger generation of business men in this
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    Tin.
    38 611 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $150.75, business done, in Singapore (refined) at $l5l, buyers no sellers, and in London at £320 three months, B;*m is the latest country to tins Bed Cos stamp,
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    THE MAN-POWER PROBLEM
    4684 611 JIB nnwK.a J M.M, H’.EMIEP.'S BTATEMESX Of BltuiUn, L udon, April.. Interne inti re t v t < Premier’s ipe.cb ir. the Hou M T fn to-d.y. The Hou ew M we. an entire .1 ~n ca of there were no d political leaders en «-sd. Ths
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    King and Mikado.
    166 614 [Birnu*, TuiMtAM,.] Interchange if Mimgn, London, April 9, 9 50 p.m. The Press Bureau announces that the Emperor of Japan has sent a message to the King, complimenting His Majesty upon the bravery and steadfastness of the British West front and expressing confidence in the Allies’ final
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    Havas Service.
    162 614 COUNT CZERNIN’S LIB. M Olmmomm'i Frnh Nate P»ri, April 9, 6.30 la reply to, DBW offlcJ(l Wlioa Count Csrrnia a .t.trmoor. retarding the Count incident, M ClemeLwi issued first Mote ye.tsrd.y in rrbioh be mt, ■gain that it waa at Austria’a requiat that a oonreraation waa engaged in
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    Mercantile Bank.
    93 614 Ditidbmd and Eomc,. The manager of the local b.anoh of tha Mercantile Bank of India it in receipt of a telegram from the Head Office udvisiu that the Board of Directois at the forth, coming general meeting, to be held on tha I« 7th instant, will recommend tha
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    London Rubber Market.
    25 614 (From O*r Own Corrttpmwlont.) London, April 9, The prices in the London Rubber Market to»day were: Pale Crepe Diamond Smoked Sheet 2/3|
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    The Great Battle.
    1268 615 Burma’• Tk-uobams] 818 DOUGLAS HAIG’S DESPATCH. U Bwh to Armontbrn. London, April 9, 11.30 p.m* Sir Douglas Haig in a despatch This morning after an interne bombardsent from La 8a..e0 Canal to tbe neighboirhood of Armentieres, strong hostile forces attacked the Briti.h and Portuguese troope bolding thia
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    Penang Rubber Auction.
    73 615 The undermentioned P r ‘c®« for rubber sold by eB,rl ‘a a l held M A Co. at their two Aaotioa Sale. D nlond 8< to S' P® Smoked Dia®o D a gg Sheet No. 2 54 do Plain Smoked go do Unamoked Sheet No. 1 »6
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  • Page 615 Advertisements
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      90 615 China her Inin’a Congh Reuefly. When you have a bad cold you want a remedy that will not only give relief, but effect a prompt and permanent cure, a remedy that is pleasant to take, a remedy that contains nothing Irjurious. Chamberlain’s Couvh Remedy meets all those requirements. It acts
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    Federal Council.
    4416 616 rH g bi JIBTBATI 0N BILL. Col on'7jh«’* ,r n i Cowoil e to Ooa s C o» Tae,d y tt g-rtCta3S“ w < Bir Arthar K.08E.), to Acting (The Hon. Mr. B. G--0»< H. H. the Baitan of Wil N»rto<iin Makb* LO.M.a )H. H. th. Saltan iiudh
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    A Midsummer Night’s Dream
    181 618 The full dress rehearsal of this Shakespearian comedy was staged last evening at the Town Hill by the Malay boys of tbe Penang Free School before an almost unciuntsb'.e audisnoe of big and little children from all the Penang sebools. This was a most excellent idea
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    162 618 Our (hen Singapore, April 12. At the w. ek’y auction the following prices re na'ised Fine ribntd smoked &heet 92 to 98 per picul Good 80 91 do Fine plain 83 do Good 62 do Uismoked good 68 do Good plain 60 do C epe fine pale
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    Supreme Court.
    2445 618 A Divobcs Casi, In the Supreme Couit before Mr, Justice P. J, Sproule yesterday the hearing was resumed of the suit brought by Alexander Perreau (Petitioner) against B anche Elearore Perreau (rej Mathi u) for divorce in which one Paul Stadelman was cited as oc« respondent. Petitioner’s application
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    Penang Golf Club.
    203 619 A Golf Match ausinst the Cshdoth M Club will b? playtd on Saturday and Bm* dav, April 13 and 14. Fob snmps Matches will be played S4(urd»y aftercoon, tnd Members are ssw not to start priv*te matches bet wees tw hours of 330 and 4 p-m, nor
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    Defamatory Letter.
    2947 620 0,000 W k-rtt ot th» libel “d a. s d fw th Tfll BIANDEBgjg Wot>*l IIMBIITIIG TISSIOI. M- J T W od, Bata Gajah, said that JIL Mr. and Mn. Kellie Smith and LifnmdlT whi they ®st,, which frequently; ihe had been far ioi Sad y with tin
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    French Consular Cables.
    574 621 Pwident Puioc-e ka ..fc"d appall for merry 0 B.b Wn il ced tb.t he w.nU tu bnv„g tb.t tbo.. mtere.t the iol(uhy M 4 ed to ,hd Government a rep at 7/?*' defernug the c trying oat o f t jj_ A dohy was ordered and cffkii'k
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    THE F.M.S. JUDGES.
    1161 622 A’ j fnfir BrtlC*eB t L fl importinoa of all with the administration eowtry i. «ch that we <0“ <to i “or presenting to o»r “TX ot them m»y b»« L/of le«»l p»bnlon>. Betwoeboet the Jedgee. JL— iduieUtretioe of justice is of 08 to the e f
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    M. A. P.
    585 622 1 1 Miss Du Pre is leaving for a Mve months 1 holiday in Kashmir.— M.M, 9 9 9 r S* C' rou °he r i P* C. M. 0., returned yesterday and proceeded to Che Dindmgs this morning. Mr. O, G, Clarke, D. O„ Dindmgs, who
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    THE GREAT BATTLE.
    2008 623 [Bivtib’s Tbligbams. I Str Douglas Haig's Despatch. Givenchy B»o*pttmdLondon, April 10, 115 p,m. Sir Douglas Haig in a despatch states Fierce fighting continued on the battle front north of La Basrts Omal yesterday evening and last night. We hold the line of the Riven Laiva and Lye,
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    THE MAN-POWER PROBLEM
    1759 624 [Ruhtbu's Tbligbams] New Service Bill. Son» of Ito ProvisionsLondon, April 10, 12-45 p.m. The text of the new Military Service Bill states that its provisions do not apply to persona ordinarily resident in the Dominions. Doctors up to fifty-six years of age will ba liable to service.
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    GERMANY AND RUSSIA.
    540 625 [Riutub’s Tilig baits Khnrkofln Cantur.d, Lindon, April 10, 9 am. A cable from Petrograd states that the German capture of Kbarkofin is officially confirmed. Busso-nkr&ni&n Peace London, April 10, 6 40 p.m, A Moscow message states that in reply to Germany's demand for the conclusion of a
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    The Week’s Sinkings.
    364 625 Th e Week’s Sinkings. [Bivtib’s Ph a i J ADMIB4LTY RETURN! SThe Adinirilty tfP’ •rnval, for tbe week endiw 7 J numbered 8 7th Art »nd th, .ailing, Total Four vessels over 1 finn Te 'Ĕ?i*« der th w.Xk* u EI.™ el were rTk boate sank. Sunk. Total in 1.600
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    Federal Council.
    3846 626 I!(Cg gASIN»S} UrPUTa La w i«* “’.k fflicb Mcl»m»t>o3. He .he h |WP' kieb P the of .draft O.dininoe in the protection tor the p«bic>M"JP™" d W o( P p o blioine< tinge io long w“ 4rtp ‘J, .Sieteir end wonrate end fm lice Ho eT t r
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    Havas Service.
    363 628 mllSl TROOPS IN FRANCE. frdWi Congratulation»Paris, April 10. r BiM>M Misistar to Fr»no« introduo- *a r d.r to tbs Pre««io»t tbeßaSTu.o.mtaiottba SUme.B military 5, keiM by Briotdier-Gjnerol p..< Biaf. who arrived in France recen ly Xlpnoeroited by the Si.me.e Gov- t to fight on the French front, Poincare
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    Penang Chamber of Commerce.
    1176 628 Committee Meeting Minutes, From tbe secretaries, Messrs, Brown, Pnillips Stewart we have received the following excerpt from tbe Minutes of a Committee Meeting of the Penang Chamber of Commerce held in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 9, at 2.30 p.rn. PbE-RNT. H. A. Low Esq, Chairman
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    Kuala Sidim Rubber.
    1522 629 Nixtu Annual Mbbtimg. The ninth annul general meeting cf the shareholders of the Kuala Bidios Rubber Company. Limited, wm held at the Chamber of Commerce to-day. There were present Messrs. William Dancan (Chairman of Directors) in the chair, G J. M. Keulemans, T. Wilson, J. Wilson, G.
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    Shakespeare in Malay
    681 629 Fret School SevlnlAn audience that was fairly represef stive of the d flhrent cluhs of tbseca mut-iiy witnessed the ataa og summer Night’s Dream "at tboTown Hby the Malay boy amateur® of theFn» Schon! last night and everybody tteutit appriciate the really pleasant and ixbilia* log perf<
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    The Education of Chinese Girls.
    1309 630 -MM. [To the Editob of the Siraiit Echo,] Sir, In tbe concluding paragraph of my letter on Chinese Marriage Law Reform which you were kind enough to publish in Wed nesday’a issue of your popular paper, I stated that it would be more reasonable if
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    Penang Share Market.
    461 631 Mimes Liam A Co.’a Repoit, Meir*. Lem A Co. say in ‘heir Weekly Market R port dated April 12 The market during the week baa shown great activity and the fi'mnesa displayed by Rubber has bean reflated in a busk demand for Bubber-ahnres which in almoat every
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    Singapore Rubber Market.
    168 631 Messrs, Barlow a» d C>., report under Wednesday’s dateSmci we last report' d the market has remained steady and the demand at the auctions which commenced this morning was good. Prices realised for the standard gnd-s show considerable advances on the w-tk Pine pa'e crepe met with
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    Singapore Share Market.
    647 631 Misses, A Co’s Cibculab, Messrs. Fraser A Co. in their weekly share r?p r r% dated April 11, state i Tbeie has been a complete change in the position of rubber shares over the past week. The demand has certainly not been on a large scale but
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    THE MAN-POWER PROBLEM
    443 631 [Kiurii’i Benito cf Ag In the Commons Bj 4 A'i'ihL”.* mt'to.ted that oa'y t# men affected by the r.i,ir„ J? < will bo required thj 9 Ih ing nioety-tbree per nr,, wi) *J> cmllife. It three or fun the same number of tt(J i from sm.ller block
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    CIVIL SERVICE PAY.
    477 632 on Wednesday b th CM fl,w of «oral w b |Te a ngt > ab jut the L’ tel V ti9irB on this subject Oir ,od ”e?oo»l pre., ow, „11 k»o< fl a h a he jp C d considerfo lb. Civil Service ibif t« J‘ |i.t
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1319 632 "The Loom of Youth.** Rarely has any boy of seventeen written a book which his caused eo much stir, evt ked such indignant protests and earned such bigh praise as The Loom of Yuuth by Aec lt is a realistic story of school l)f J and the school
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    THE GREAT BATTLE.
    2633 633 [Enrria’s Tkligrams. A Nation’s Anxiety. InUna» Intw.rt In Britain. London, April J 2, 7 40 a m. The nation is watching with anxiety, unprecedented since the beginning of the war, the progress of the critical battle in Northern France. Anxiety is mingled with admiration for the tenacity
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    THE LICHNOWSKY AFFAIR.
    544 634 [RIUTUB’s TULIGBXMe.J G»n«r*l Staff Offltw Arrested loodoo, April 12, 4*.m. A cab e from A niterdim states tnat ths arrest of O*ptain Biarfeld?, of the German Gene al Staff, for incitement to high treason In connection with the L chnow.ky Memorandum is announced in Germany though the
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    Count Czernin's Lie. Anti-Czernin Czechs.
    733 635 [Butrriß b Tilugum s-J London, April 11® 11*45 pm. An Amsterdam message «ay« it is reported from Vienna that a monster Ciech demonstration against Count Czernin ii being organised and that the Premier has had an audience with the Austrian Emperor about it. Tn Quoque.
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    Havas Service.
    409 635 I Two Gnat FrenchmenParis, April 11. The Paris edition of the New York Tribune in an editorial headed Two Frenchmen eulogises General Foch and M. Clemenceau. It says that General Foch is better qualified than anyone else for the high post he occupies is denied by nobody. Our
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    Tin.
    22 635 Lkteat Quotation*. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at 1152, buyers no sellers, in Singapore, (rtfinod) at 1152, buyers no sellers,
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    KEDAH SECOND LOTTERY.
    601 635 "BOOKS UNAOCOnsnn. were told r. tber J ED Hf orn, ’K b Chin,,. He said that be was asked 1 of the Commitie in cb»m tion of the Second Kedab to sell tickets on itXuif to do io an d tcok 7 each containing 100 >1 tieksti
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    Federal Council.
    4339 636 B ebwckw^ riel r 4' ’..»<>'>■« for <»’»«] > <!; ”u"'r’i o ld;_l b 0 M c\in>l i(h y Tl 9”° f !d "*•«°'y ,be gr T,t J c .t>icb I*m «boot to de ‘> «.to ip «g»io- lo‘ BDot Xct hgbtj.forit ItoHo •ff n c 1 T
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    Mining in Malaya.
    341 638 Ip b bein«the coiet town in the Kinta jiltnit which in its tarn in one of the hidut and biegeit tin 1 eld• in Malaya, and taarWore ip to W in lbe whole worW il li bit natnral tbit the editor of the T.OM. UI the Interests
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    IRISH CONVENTION REPORT.
    1712 638 [Kixrrau’a Tiligbaju. i CHA IBM AN’S COVERING LETIER. Ulstir Obduratß London, April 12, 515p.m. The Report of the lush Convention has been issued» A coveiing letter by the Chairman, Sir Horace Plunkett to Mr. Lloyd George summarises the main points. Sir Horace Plunkett says that while it
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    Tin.
    22 639 Latest Quotation. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to*Jay at •152,buyers no sellers, in Singapore, (rtfln ed) at 1162, buyers no sellers,
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    American Aid. Mr. Taft's Views.
    557 639 [Riutub’s Tulugrafs L id jo, Ap ii 13, 5.5 a m. Router's A b*oy correspondent wuea that Mr. W. H. T*ft addressing tns N w Y irk State Legislature that the United States snouid, as soon as possible, put an army of from five to
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    Germany’s Ally.
    440 639 [Rwtw*, a a ---u„y s AEMENMN M4884C88. Bnssia’, Strong ProtMk The Ku„i,n q H to Berlin deciarieg that tbs T-Übtro p, oUVelt.n.:?* l been f0110w.., by th, n,„ d t o| Artnent.n popul.tion, W ttfo were killed msrei:,.,!, nii p od b «»b Tbe P io-. T.euy /1“?
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    Havas Service.
    116 640 I*»’** Hit p.Tap"! 12 3,15 rhirhi b l °B denial! be cl.im’ of France J ldfllrt te t L. JrAnch Got’ a tbe Yrenon r" L.-M B nffi.id Note l»et night, r »ph letter from r LmMiwted on hit bj P' 10 S 1? d XSS« I m
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    A LULL.
    59 640 Pari», April 14, 8 II a.m. fteGmn oflmive in Fiandere seems to bare stopped. It is at any rah reduced Io owtiootl and local attacks of no decisive n't! w a front which ter da to become 8»nnhB0 German division l ten of ft'icb»er«taken fiotn general resitve 5
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    VICTORY FOR BIG BATTALIONS.
    60 640 Whilst von Hindenbu r g prccasls wth dnw niisM which gives him at least a Uaponiy g«in of ground it senmi that G*whi FdCb ii confident that the French tad B'itiah army waits its hour and engages h fStctir-i ii little as possible since be *bo
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    Strain Aims.
    135 640 TOB H.rd.nburg T l k, '»>i’hii w l j t p*ri. nor has IZ.fT'- l H b,d h»<ie«oured to tha Btili,hba -.o*"tkC ke M l4 8 0ntl !*ilai«or «•i| ,C b b B P et Lrce io a M-i.ru hntni e,W 8 '*l' e, b fbem.elree ‘•X»lu d,ed
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    Destroyed Will Case.
    965 640 remarkable facts in supreme COURT AO! ION. Tustatrix’s B di Exhumud. In the Supreme Court at B.ogapore on Thursday the Chief Justice (Sir John Buck* nill, K C) was occupied fcr the whole of the day with a suit of a remarkable character relating to a destroyed
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    Local Divorce Case.
    222 640 Dkcrkb Nisi Grant rd. la the Supreme Court this morning Mr Justice P. J, Sproule deliv r d judgment in tbe suit brought by Alexander Perreau (Petitioner) agdnst Blanch) Eleanors Perreau (ne) Mitbieu) for divorce in which one Paul Sradelman was cited as co*respon« dent. Petitioner’s application
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    Mount Erskine Affray.
    242 640 CHARGE Ur RIOTING, Mount E bkine was yesterday the scene of an affray in which the Police came in colli* eion wth over a hundred Chinese who were alleged to be gambling in public. The Police rtceivrd information that public gamb iog was being carried on st
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    P. V. R. C.
    623 641 Ynterday morning’s *bco\ deliberate it 100, 300 and 500 yards it N R. A. target* H P 8 =>los resulted n under Pte L M Woodward with h’oup *43 made 93 03 Chan Hook Seng ’62 92 84 Dipt. J. G. Allan ‘23 91.14 Pte W.
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    Local Man-Power.
    235 641 From an F>M,B, Government Gasette Extraordinary: His Erceliency the High Commissioner has be»n informed by th? Secretary of Stat? for the Cdonies that the following message from the British Premier to the Pdme Minister of Canada, Australis. South Africa, New Znland and Newfonndhnd, may be published in the
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    London Rubber Market.
    27 641 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, April 11. The prices in the London Rubber Market to day were: Pale Crepe 2/4 Diamond Snicked Sheet 2/3-J
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    Eastern Extension Telegraph Co.
    321 641 iNDiriNITB DbLAT- The local Supeiintendent has received th? following notification from the Head Office in London:— ••Indefinite daisy to all traffic. U<g? the puhhc to use the cibl*s for of urgent importance only The pubbe will stve itself and lb* tebgraph companies trouble if it will
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    Ministering Children's League.
    133 641 Ministering Children's League Cbildr.,’, R7r" Cd o‘" d Cf o' til a 5 play called ■< Oace Upon a T I?** tAh B b M d n r‘ boat fi!t to the M. 0. L. who have b>en 'OF* for some time ond-r the direction B'ggi. Ai moat Ith, reader,
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    F.M.S. Rubber Duty.
    427 641 F.M S. Rubber Duty. v iit' For (be period from tbs 12 hto the IBti April, 1918, iooluiive, th? diry 00 cii ivUad rubber on wh obfxport out/ n levhbhs an ad valorem basil in are* rdiooe vH Notification No. 764, published is th Federated Malay States Government QcMe of
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    THE FOOD PROBLEM.
    1145 642 *7 B e.>> 9 .Urnii-U f ,3 »fl "p“ /JLddidk to L TdUoB Eurulfo/dP (l bur.a tithe of their C e!a ot fneDda and o o• lim td t 0 uuie” P |C 3 b*ve D 0 conception 2**tt w,r Jd ramificAtioni ot the j(u4e;«p’ ?xlt,e tbB
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    M. A. P.
    575 642 Mr G. AurUy and his bride returned to Penang to- dsy. Tbe King h«s been pleased to spprova of Mr. Arthur Ernest BadJeley as ConsulGeneral of Siam ft Siogapire. Mr, J. D. R ibaitson, of Messrs. McAlister A Co,, left for Singapore on S-turday en rQuli co
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    THE GREAT BATTLE.
    3840 643 [B.BTI.’B TM.BOBAMII The British Northern Line. Th« Crai of th* SituationLondon, April 13, 2.15 pm. I A Paris semi-offioial statement says: ••The enemy now devoting all his effort against the Northern front. The British line here is convex from north to teeth, Prom a point west of
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    THE MAN-POWER PROBLEM
    1034 645 [Rbutw’s Tilxobamb] An Age Limit ReservationL ndou, Apnl 13, 12.45 s.m. ThelHoiise cf Commons in Committee carried by a large m>j rdy the fine clause of toe M*u Power Bill sutboihmg the general raising of the age limit. Tne G vernment uodertok not to take action in
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    A Singapore Growl.
    820 646 b«t not ‘*tj br tM CeD..r, 1. the n-2 L Lil in Satur- Lik tb h 0 u, n .li. .nd It in curio»» tb*t "SiL»< !>•« CB bMl iID the %-at twn.fel Andrew. Our -77,1 Ter" <■»” tb.on.no. ol <** .bosMer. »id rtmarktcg on *7 Mt
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    Tin Outputs.
    233 646 We are informed by the general manager oftheTionoh Mines, L‘d that the total output horn all sou ces for the month of Much is Piculs 1688. The output of The R trut Basin Tin Dredving Co N.L, for fi r st half of Apr wls 2lB piculs. Homs
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    Federal Council Comments.
    850 646 Government Injustice. The lcci' Guv rnupnt when it comes to questions of lending money to neighbouring countries or of extra-territorial rai w*y expen3iiu>e or even of publishing bulky dia’t in spite of the shortage of ptper («s to which the Legal Adviser has *llO information,”) is accustomed
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    F.M.S. Companies.
    357 647 BIGISTBAB'S ANNUAL REPORT. fivu Yuans’ Compabisoiv. The report of the F.M 8, Registrar of Companies for the year 1917 states t The revenue collect'd in fees was >10,597 05; of this, 11.675 05 was on account of companies registered under The British and Foreign Companies Enactment, 1912,” and
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    Taiping Wedding.
    338 647 Notaslu Fumotiom, A Taiping correspondent writes Tnere was a very large and representative gathering of friends and well-wishers present on Saturday, the 13th instant at the Methodist Cnurcb, Taiping, to witness the marriage of Mr. Teoh Tiong Aik, the Chief Clerk of the Topographical Survey Department, to Miss
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    Local Wedding.
    236 647 Hamiltom—Paioa. A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnised at the Church of the Assumption yesterday afternoon by the Bev, B. M. Duvellu, between Mr. Frederick Ewart Hamilton, second son of Mr. J. Hamilton, Gull Lake, Canada and Mrs. Hamilton of Scarborough, Yorks, and Miss Aiken Mary Gloria Prior,
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    Civil Servants' Prospects.
    296 647 [To Ths Editob °>Tiißrka Sir,—The Hon. Mr Aw v trnly impugned w fttex Hon. the Actio. Onirf when he deela«d th.t th pointed too gloomy a pi o t lr hi In my humble opinion ths (W t’hJV" planter, miner or business pension to look forward save
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    Agricultural Bulletin.
    162 647 The Agricultural BuUdiu for April (fa year) publishes a report of tbs first Agreetural Conference which was held ssste day sessions in the Federal capital is if* (of last year.) There are several sssM« seasonable articles on Thinning ‘•Rubber Seed Selection” to JoAo hopes to refer when space
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    Tin.
    3 647 Latest Quotations
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    MARRIAGE.
    12 648 15 1918 js&r/s* gShgrtarAt sX K ie w,dd*“< bter Ur P.erioce
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    MAN-POWER OF BRITAIN OVERSEAS.
    1077 648 “X «>k ‘l>’ C,loDie ,B t g tost th»t the announcement in L Xt (MW Extraordinary Z2.UUI tbit toe Governor has been iM'-d by the Secretary of State for toe Mt Mr. Loyd Georges appeal tc tbi Pwm Ministers of the Dominions 2if be published will
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    M.A.P.
    569 648 Mr. R. G. Van Bomeren left for the Southern Settlement this afternoon, Mr Loke Ohow Thye, who was on A brief visit to Penang, returned to the Federal Capital to-day. The Bev. D. A. Peter, retired Missionary of the 8. P. G., Penang, and Mrs. Peter have arrived in
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1253 649 •a*"** d ,u,d Ttta aaw drir» tob Hindreb.rg «»r S 12» ireA. *Bd h rd to *>•«* to a. m tta taooad Blow* 4« any n lt ,fa* (Mmy i. aot to«d.y ia th.t d„* h?. rerliar Hrito rf q«i»k odw»» >»du>kted Mdth.Utwi mwi iren» bo doabt bat
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    THE GREAT BATTLE.
    381 649 [Ruwnn’s TiLneum,. The Scene of the Firttk, •«m Vivid Detail*. London, April U,*.i o Correspondents at t&« while tho crisis io not passed, ths U S tho stonewall ia Franee has held the German onslaughts tor hSZ; hours gives hopes of the tire of Tho Germans are
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    From British Headquarters.
    1392 649 Bester’s telegraphing o" g u wild ll Tfl. wchwged. Tbe .m»10T ff*’ ll t' OO P-* er rtwdily inoreMiog <!** PkTn M > Bte B J L b ß !tbe Germin 0 ha° cbed Ji tbe holB leDgtb f T oontrnucuUy p»‘ two dlJ W»t the British
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    THE IRISH CRISIS.
    360 651 [BuvruAs Tuligbxms.] Om View of Sinn Fein. London, April 15, 1.30 a.m A New Tork cable states that the Nt* T<rrk T\mee, commenting on Sir Horace Plankett's letter, aaye that the Sinn Feiners ohoae to abitain from the Contention ostensibly because they were wanting the republic that
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    Havas Service.
    140 651 THE EMPERORS LETTER. Further Detail»Paris, April 13, 11 80 p,m. The papers say that the confused and paltry Austrian denial, which declares that the letter mentioned by M, Clemenceau has been distorted, covers the Emperor Charles with ineffacable shame. An official No»e saysi •'Unable to find a means
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    General Fooh's Designation.
    28 651 The British and French Governments have agreed to give General Foch the title of General Commander in Chief of the Allied Armies operating in France.”
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    VALDIVOSTOCK LANDING.
    506 651 [Riutis'i Tulkgbamb] Statement in the House. London, April 14 4.30 p m In the House of Commons Lord Robert Cecil stated that no assurance had been given that the British and Japanese troops would be withdrawn from Viadivostock as soon as order was restored, but it was hoped
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    565 651 (from Our 0« Corrupt The price, in th. Undo, to-day Were: Pale Crepe Diamond Smoked Sheet J 2 r [The following are the Market kl from Messrs. Aldens* SucmmT V* dated London, February, 7, r Our market conditions are still SJf L, spot Crepe is elightly ouior
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