The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 9 October 1918
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Article1547 1918-10-09 1527 Bulgaria, wiser than we had expected, has surrendered unconditionally to the Allies. No doubt the Ministry feared overrunning of the country by the victorious Serbians who have a cruel account against the Bulgarians to wipe off. Meantime, although Paris cables that hostilities have been impended, the Allied troops1,547 words
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Advertisement93 1918-10-09 1527 Che straits echo. PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Saniayi and public holiday,) AT THE criterion press, limited, Si, Beach Street, Penang. Price: Daily Local $BO pep annum. Outstation Postage Extra. Mall Edition (Post Free) $lB per annum. Cable Address: ECHO PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Eoho) 080. Printing Deportment 343« buaineM oommunieatioM should bs93 words
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Article566 1918-10-09 1528 Bitter cables thii morning that owing to •n Air Roderick Jones has resigned hh A th. Mtol.try of information; h. i. JXdedJ»y th. author, Mr. Arnold Bennett. W K the High Commi.eioner ha. been pI M«d toappoint Merer.. N.A. Worley end WJI Millington to b T em566 words
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Article2062 1918-10-09 1528 [Burrus's Tilugbams.] Cambrai-St. Quentin Push. OBSTINATE RESISTANCE. Bead Junotl.M Budhod London, September 30. 2 35 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports: North of Saint Quentin on Sunday the 46th North Midland division captured 4,000 prisoners and forty guns. The enemy's resistance was obstinate between Bellieourt and Gonnelieu. American, Australian[Burrus's Tilugbams.] - 2,062 words
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Article539 1918-10-09 1529 [Bnurnn'o Tiligbamb] SttlgkM' B«tnat Cut Off. London, September 30, 2 p.m, A Serbian official meistge states i By a bold manoeuvre north of P j&obkavitsa wo captured Carevofels, cutting off the ?AA gMiani in their retreat and captured 700 prisoners and 20 guns hero. On the western[Bnurnn'o Tiligbamb] - 539 words
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Article1141 1918-10-09 1530 [Rnrria’a Tiimbam*.] Adducts Bwrywhe*London, September 30, 8.30 a.m, A French communique states t South of St. Q tentin we attacked on the front Urviliere-Oerity and ejected the desperately resitting enemy from these Tillages which are in our possession. Between the Ailette and the Aiene we advanced to-day two[Rnrria’a Tiimbam*.] - 1,141 words
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Article372 1918-10-09 1530 [BwiM-a UnooniltbMi Smttd». ®a-‘*r learn, dered «conditionally, armistice signed AP.riMffioi, D l\tatt 30 5 «P* «rmi.tioe hi. b‘e> Hoetilitiaa u, «oepM"ll th, S 28th. 00Bd WB Mbledontk; Oatool Of th* Railway,. Mr. WOMMd that thTcoawJ 1 h *>*,«"* Allie,3? ling Ferdinand’s Position. Th. n Amsterdam, September 80. The[BwiM-a - 372 words
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Article495 1918-10-09 1531 rRIUTUB’a TILIGBAMB,] Bulgaria's Surrender. Mr Boaar Law a SUtsmsnt London. September 30, 11 80 p,m. Mr. Bon* r Lawinhis sjerch at the Guild- jj said, A convention has been signed by which hostilities between Bulgaria and the Jliiei ceased tfc noon on 8e P teaiber 30.” An AwtriinrRIUTUB’a TILIGBAMB,] - 495 words
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Article618 1918-10-09 1531 llLSOtlMs,] Thoimi Milling Wintid. London, September 30, 7 a.m, M r Bonar Liw tb'e afternoon inaugurates at toe Gu Idbail a War Bond campaign to raise a second thousand million?. A feature of the campaign is toe camoufitgiug of •ysfaigar Square to represent a section ct thellLSOtlMs,] - 618 words
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Article79 1918-10-09 1531 The following are the alterations in Messrs, A. A. Anthony A Oo,’s share list to-day i Yesterday. To-day. Rubber. S 2 5I 1 Malaka Finds 1.80 1.95 1.85 2.00 Parit (Perak) 1.75 1.90 1.80 1.95 Perak River Valley 1,70 1.85 1-80 1.90 Mining. Deebook 23/- 23/9 23/679 words
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Article95 1918-10-09 1531 The following donations were Inadvertently omitted from the list publisbsd en September 30i Collected bv Mr*. Michell i Commander Macintyre 310 and Anonymous 46. Collected by Ms. Ho» fH t Mr, Grummitt 10, Mr. Conradi 10, Mr. A. Sharp 10, Mr. lO Donations previously acknowledged 252 Total 330295 words
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Article175 1918-10-09 1531 M Own Dat Turi. A sum of |77 has best! contributed as a money prius for the Our Day Tank by sixteen Government servants. Messrs. Singer Sawing Machine Company have kindly preeentsd one combination (hand or foot) sewing machine value 3100 as a prin for the175 words
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Article689 1918-10-09 1532 (From Out Own Correspondent.') k Alor Stir, September 3G. The Semi-Final Cup-Tie match between the Trua-Audit and the Police wae played off laei Saturday at Bahar The Police were playing 2 ®en short and it was ihouffhi that they would loee the match as their opponents had their689 words
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Article559 1918-10-09 1532 11. In our Saturday's issue we gave several instances of the overbearing and even criminal behaviour of local servants. If it be the case, and of this there is no manner of doubt, tnat instances such as these are rare in any other quarter of the globe,559 words
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Article90 1918-10-09 1532 Messrs. Bime, Darby Co., advhe us the particulars of the output from the following companies for the month of September Kamunting Tin Dredging Ltd.—Piculs 300; Hours run 613; Yards treated 72.000; Value of output 127,000; Cost of mining 110,000. Cbenderiaog Tm Dredging Ltd.—Dredge—Picu’s 150; Hours run 575; Ya90 words
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Article583 1918-10-09 1532 CASE m the DEFig CE| The concluding stages of the Qlak n I murder case were reached on R Hotel I the fifth Aesiues before Mr N 3 lei. than .event,™ wHn.mX' Ebd evidence for th. pro. e “util B bMI amounted in effect not at all583 words
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Article486 1918-10-09 1533 rgKUTEU Tuliguams THJ FLANDERS FIGHTING. Flinch Taking A Hand. London, October 2, 10 10 a,TD, Be’g* aa communique state?:—The french *®d the Belgian troops have made {..that progress in the direction of Hoglede n( j Ronlers* The British have seized Ldeghem and crossed the Lys between Wer’icq andrgKUTEU Tuliguams ] - 486 words
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Article752 1918-10-09 1533 ACCUSED ON HIS CONFE34ON Tn ‘l* d, g pora Asdz s before Mr. Justice Ebden evidence for in dtfenc? we e eard in the Globe Ho el murder cue, the accused being Lung Ah Tee. a Hukchia, who was charged with the murder of Sarah Liebman and752 words
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Article654 1918-10-09 1533 ftreer M. P. whose election at Uapbam on June 21 amounted to a vote of confidence in tbe Go ernment is one of the most progressive yet critical and levelheaded business men of tbe present day Born at Dundalk, Mr. Greer graduated at one of the654 words
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Article377 1918-10-09 1534 THURSDAY AND FRIDAY S RESULTS. The following it the list of results of Thursday’s hearing i Conditional certificates of exemption were granted in the following oases i 81 J. A. Dnthie Head Accountant, Fraser and Near*. 90 R, W, Chater Printer, Kelly and Walsh. 102 A. 0.377 words
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559 1918-10-09 1534 [To Thu Editor of thu Malaya Tribune] Sir, —As one who formed the deputation to H.E. the Governor on the above subject I lament the fact that we have not the benefit of the advocacy of that enfant e*perieur Freeh From School |for our cause,559 words
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Article539 1918-10-09 1534 The h..nX B Ub. i ’X MD,Mc no? of 23 .7 e BCODnJctio« 8 CODn J ctio P ole (lot 188 XVlfr 8 rOC J 9 lBl lorn ths Pry e zp en ®akitn 1) public pur P 0838 by the F K ByD oate to States539 words
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Article1666 1918-10-09 1535 n fbe time this issue of the Slraitt li in th o b aß d® °t 01r reader?, it nrobable that Oambrai, Saint Quentin 11 n*m»icuB will be definitely in the tindi of the AUiO1 while Lille, the Ljohester of France, may possibly e1,666 words
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Article234 1918-10-09 1535 A BELATED SUGGESTION. [To tbu Editob or ran Siraiti BoAo.l Dear Sir, May I be permitted a space io your valuable paper to put forward a suggestion with reference to the distribution of the prises in the Strsits Battlements Our Day 5 j per cent. War234 words
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Article610 1918-10-09 1536 '-MIL Ths Hob, Mr. F. 8, James, Colonial Secretary, is expected here on a flying ▼isit on Friday, Our Singapore correspondent telegraphs that the death has taken place of Monsignor Boar don, Bishop of Mandalay and Vicar= Apostolic of Upper Birina. Mr. E.L. Talma was sworn in'-MIL - 610 words
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Article2599 1918-10-09 1536 [Eitttib’s Tblugbams St. Quentin-Cambrai Push. Fighting Am Extending. London, October 1, 11 80 a.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—Our attack north of Saint Quentin was continued on Monday afternoon. We captured Levergies after sharp fighting, More to the north we progressed towards Joncourt and took possession of Vendhuil. The[Eitttib’s Tblugbams ] - 2,599 words
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Article1508 1918-10-09 1538 [RIITUS’s TILIOBAMS,] Terms of Armistice. COMPLETE MILITARY SURRENDER. Pollttoal attention» Untouohai London, September SO, 11-55 p.m, Enter learn. that the Bulgarian armietioe operetei immediately. It provide, for the immediate ,tao«atioa of «oh parte of Greece aid Serbia ae are in the hand, of the enemy and immediate demobiliwtion[RIITUS’s TILIOBAMS,] - 1,508 words
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Article35 1918-10-09 1538 <w ho.piul ..Noting I noon st the .hull died 7 e ’A’ rd ti e( j It s*“* body ha. *i, lt forearm wW* lh tatoo mark on tne letters W. A»’35 words
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Article37 1918-10-09 1538 A Bull Itak* 81 dull fa»toon The Auction' °f nB<l j b«.t pri—there being poo'J d j or Z P* obtainable were wj d lhM t, M d 47 cent. f° r nW d37 words
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Article515 1918-10-09 1539 [ElUT®3'd TbLIGXAMS OFFICIAL SOFIA STATEMENT, London, September 28 Ths following B;fi* official annouucet leaves no doubt that tbe Bulgarian ®L g t for n armiatice comes from a leient.tiTe q«rter. It ..j. In view f tbs conjunction of circumstances which JL recently arisen and after tie position had[ElUT®3'd TbLIGXAMS ] - 515 words
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Article523 1918-10-09 1539 [aiUTKKS TeLEGKLM3.] The Pushes in the West, THE BATTLE POSITION, A Great British Achievement. London, October 3, 7,10 a.m. The enemy’s withdrawal yesterday in the vicinity of La Bassee involves Lens and Lille, the latter of which is also threatened by General Plumer’s advance on Menin Tbe violence[aiUTKKS TeLEGKLM3.] - 523 words
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Article381 1918-10-09 1539 In the following cases, with the assent of the military representative conditional exemption has been granted without a hearing:— EaSTBEN ExTBNSION AUBTIALASIA AND China Tblbgbapm Co, 146 J. B, Wiehart Cable Operator. 147 F. B. Pfordten Do 148 C. L Malden Do 149 R. F. L. La381 words
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Article1144 1918-10-09 1540 (From a Corrotpondoni) Among oropi that have greatly diminished of lata yeara owing eithar to the war or the attraction of rubber planting, tapioca ehould ba encouraged to come into its own again ai aoon ai times become once more normal. Time wai when the expert of tapioca1,144 words
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Article919 1918-10-09 1540 A Nkw roiUT. An interesting situation arose recently in Parliament which may have a repercussive action in Malaya. A debate .was inaugurated on the matter of public lotteries in aid of war funds. The bill was, as far as we can gather from the Hazards to hand,919 words
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Article1183 1918-10-09 1541 par several years p«st every channel through which the population of thia country can possibly make itself vocal hie persistently asked or th registration of domestic servants, Mr. Towers in Ipoh has collected and published overwhelming evidence of th® necessity for such a law end has further1,183 words
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Article56 1918-10-09 1541 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $149,121, business done, in Singapore at $149.87|, business done, changing hands 50 tons. Messrs. Boustead Co. inform us that the following were the quotations for Rubber on Spot in London on the Ist inst. received yesterday!— Plantation Ist56 words
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Article623 1918-10-09 1541 Mr. and Mr?, Gorman, and Mr. Poarion, of Alor Bur, are up the Taipiag Hills. Sir Alexander Wood Renton, late Chief Justice of Odylon’s mission, is to inquire into the conditions of serviee life and remuneration on the West African coast, The following passengers arrived here today623 words
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Article1943 1918-10-09 1542 Lett We Forget. “The Germans ere not in ee&rcn or colonies after the English model. Their African coloniee had no white population to speak of before the war. Quite aoart from the fact that tropical Africa would be no evitable territory for white settlement, they have no colonists1,943 words
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Article450 1918-10-09 1543 rßsuriß’s Teligbams fight for cambrai. CANADIANS’ GAINS, Heavy Enemy Losses. London, October 2, 9 30 p.m, ggntei’s correspondent at British msriere. telepraphing in the evening of the 2od says although fighting up this mormng with great intensity, later the infantry fighting decreased tlon 8 therßsuriß’s Teligbams ] - 450 words
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Article2295 1918-10-09 1543 p London, October 2, 4,50 p.m, er l olr 8 that the news early this nernoon from the West front shows that Cinik UOO batwo en St. Quentin and b e 1 1 where the enemy’s lines have reba en is threatening his line of view tbe O‘2,295 words
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Article289 1918-10-09 1544 -B.F.P. sentence of death, ibe Globs Hotal 01-ded on T.o,dv .«“not. -.sting .6? cn <j lJB and d.,;' i>*n seventeen witness» ,0 »o J,,, on beh.lt of the Crown Th. 8 ”“>»» Ab Tee °b*rge of the murder i and Emile Landau at kf a\ Lleb ®<«-B.F.P. - 289 words
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Article317 1918-10-09 1544 -S.T. [To THU Iditob or Strait» Echo.] air,—lt surprises me to see the notice ct opposition signed by Mr. Cheah Boob Teat on behalf of other Cheah members against the good scheme proposed by the Trustees of the Sah Cheah Kongsi asking all the Cheah clansmen to-S.T. - 317 words
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Article2147 1918-10-09 1545 decisions. u r Cavendish, clerk to the Penang Hramotion Tribunal, supplies the following hit of res« lts at Monday’s and Tuesday's heariflgi i Tbs following were granted conditional exemption so long as they continued in their present employment i McAuliffe Davis A Hops, j j 3 B2,147 words
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Article250 1918-10-09 1546 that th. to the Globe Hotel was th. W h those interested could ea“iiy ."‘S' a The first was the Jewess who kept a so-calM cofa S there about twenty-eight year, ago b, Russian man who was not of the rL» religwn He first strangled her, then250 words
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Article93 1918-10-09 1546 Ayer Kuilng (F.M 8) 54,447, Bradwill (F.M.8.) 20.642, Chersonese (F.M.8.) 40.864, Dennistown (Kriai F.M.8.) 42,000, Highland Lowlands Para 97,176, Klabing 14,530, Knan 17,500, Ssngei Erian 49,258, Sungei Way (Selangor) 37,027, Aims 83,000, Bukit Toh Alang 14,461, Shanghai Kleb.ng 14.789, Kot» Bahrse 38,640, Sangei Dari 27 268, Chemor93 words
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Article88 1918-10-09 1546 Under this heading the S'W” -.rro. •< A rumour was an evening paper says. fternoo n that over Singapore J eet d *J thesW e Turkey had asked for peace o terms as Bulgaria <■«•> errept the well-known justae Ailed Powers One story M the basis of this88 words
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Article33 1918-10-09 1546 The output of the SyXt". ’'"%d 8 ds46,tlie! L %To°S 'Vor.’ for the Doon tb c JL„ f Loutput Dre BB0 From ths M‘ 200 piculs 8 *****0. DfflB(e d (M33 words
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Article1300 1918-10-09 1547 THE “STRAITS TIMES AND RUBBER. Mr. Still and the Straits Times did much for the local rubber industry in its earliest days. When the get-rich.qfftcks of Singapore were busy trying to float lulling patches into public companies; when men whose books were “chopped” at their eo-ealled dubs were hawking million.dollar1,300 words
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Article605 1918-10-09 1547 t J 6O^3 Choon, of Messrs. Tiang nf u k lO 1 Biven f *rewell dinner hat night by the staff on the occasion of hii forthcoming transfer to Kuala Lumpur. Si >; Henry Spencer Berkeley, whose death iIJ J°‘ da 7’ WM Barrister who Tp d605 words
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Article903 1918-10-09 1548 The "0.8. E. Why thia invidious classification in the "O.B1” P Colonel Adams gets the 2nd class, Colonel Darrick the 3rd class, the Hon. Mr. Elliot and Mr. Nutt the 4th class; and all the dear ladies the sth elass. It is rumoured that when one of the903 words
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Article280 1918-10-09 1548 His Excellency the Governor has received a cable from the Secretary of State for tho Colonies informing him of the following appointments in the Most Excellent Order of the British Emp re Second Class (Kniuht Command»)’ Colonel the Hon. A. R. Adams, m.l.c and Commandant280 words
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Article3505 1918-10-09 1548 PUSHES IN THE W ES T. [Ruurua’a TlLUGintg.]* Flanders Fighting. Poiltlon Drily Inwotog. C London, October 3, 6., m A Belgian communique iUb.. w< withstanding the enemas -t;# Not the Belgian Army imX.A ft by local thrust, at ’g".,."' Plumers Army s f ter sererefightine S an important advance in* [Ruurua’a TlLUGintg.]* - 3,505 words
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Article943 1918-10-09 1551 Till nearly three o'clock thia afternoon we nave waited in vain for some confirmation or extension of the Copenhagen cable stating that the new Imperial Chancellor, Prince M*x of Baden, had announced in the Rdichstag the despatch through Switi rland of a German Note to943 words
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Article554 1918-10-09 1551 Y’ Q G B irlin g appointed to act as assistant Superintendent, Government Monopolies, Singapore The Bisbop of Labuan and Sarawak is «i?Mi ted Ban kok sometime toward the middle of this month. Legd AdTi,or 0* the H,gh Court, Kedah, returned to day from Australia looking very554 words
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Advertisement102 1918-10-09 1551 Cbe Straits €cbo. tf-lA f Sew W.'Wgy publjlSETeid daily (Except Sundays and public holldayi) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, S9| Beach Street, Penang. Price: Dally Local >BO pop annum. Outstation Postage Extra. Mall Edition (Post Free) US per annum. Cable Address: ECHO PBNANG.” Telephone Nos. (Eoho) 586. Printing Department 343.102 words
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Article1267 1918-10-09 1552 A Warning* Several of the agents from whom tickets in the varioue war-bond lotteries may be obtained are said to be charging a premium en the oflloial prices, in some cases as much as 10 per cent. It is ridiculous to pretend that thia is a legitimate charge1,267 words
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Article3614 1918-10-09 1552 [Ebuiw T. IBGKm] KAIBĔB AT A GBAND C o TOciu Xvamtlm of B,i glan OoMt London, October 4,7.35 The Kaiser presided at a n tt Berlin yesterday. That tS a uk ooilnoil dealt with the retreat from the W±“ i «‘denoedby an inspired aX h German press[Ebuiw T.IBGKm] - 3,614 words
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Article1240 1918-10-09 1555 Washington and Paris have not taken long to see through the latest peace-trap of the Central Powers, which is nothing more or less than a palpable attempt to divide ths Allies and to save Germany and her Miociates in crime from the penal conleqseuoes of their acts.1,240 words
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Article582 1918-10-09 1555 Henry Fielding, the distinguished novelist and playrigbt, remembered to-day as the author of Tom Jones died this day in the year 1751. The Press Bureau statu that immediately on the outbreak of the polios strike the Home Secretary (Sir George Cave) tendered his resignation, which the Prime582 words
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Obituary25 1918-10-09 1555 DEATH. p g iKflB,— On October 8, 1918, at Penang, tuaiher. the infant daughter of Mrt and g rl B. E. Prentis, aged 17 days.25 words
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Article1300 1918-10-09 1556 Lett Wi. Forget. After reading the aocountn ef outrages recently committed upon British soldiers, •ne naturally like the question i If we know that these atrocities have been committed by the Germans only through some ef their victims escaping, what unnamed horrors have been perpetrated upon British w1,300 words
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Article1946 1918-10-09 1556 [Bi Wm Tm, MUmi .Ailin’ Atutud,. A teiesrim PT? 3 *l«o to Borne from ’the f m Md »t Stockholm confirm the poenl to Preeideot Wil,’. L 11 neg.tintion., adding howe’er tUa" oellor’e offer armietroe. Th, report of th, C*., 8 1 not m. B T iTed[BiWm Tm,MUmi ] - 1,946 words
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Article1571 1918-10-09 1558 [Riutib's Tumigbams.] North of the Scarpe. British Take Fnonoy. London, Ootobsr 6.10 p,m, Sir Douglas Haig reports t—We improv* id our positions slightly in local engagements south-east r and north of Auben Oheulaux Bois. North of the Soarpe we took possession of Frosnoy and established ourselves on[Riutib's Tumigbams.] - 1,571 words