The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 31 March 1920

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    21 1 The Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION. ng PUB ie Ctopy 40 eta. I m. it* PMC, WEDNESDAY. 51ST Mi 920 NO. 13
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      339 1 I CONTENTS. Khf‘* IA I 'Lum: MttOSUAWBOUB (CWeuad): I Btnib asd Stetei 537 I The Tactless Troth ...545 The War Criminalt» »54 I The Allies aid Germany... 555 Naval Matters 559 I Port Eficiepcy ...563 F. M. S. News 559 British Workmen 559 German Vows of Revenge 559 I Railing
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      199 2 3$ tfl OT 9 BEA THE 31 I “STI AITS ECHO" Ml e h' I P ,OSt iAIL EDITION. |l 2K> ’pt Tjß A 2? l rvH Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, ’ll £s£ and contains the latest local and States news originally
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    STRAITS AND STATES.
    753 537 the Slrai B th. 7^ 111 ,re ‘’“«PSupport tt«n tT’r! 0 ,i h, L M,I ‘J &u-i e t IM 7 and e tffec.ive mi .8 I .s®*!* Lumm taiaiBtrat i° Q while L for pat” aud° nt d niPorary 10 d >«RuiBe doeB Dot F«l«(i° Q8
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    M.A.P.
    528 537 M. A .P. <f Mr. Desmond MacCirtby ii to be the new edi.or of the New man. He is a scholarly erinc aud a man of carhobc tastes, says the Star. “fb takes the chair rendered v it through the i lati in of Mr. J. C. Squire, who wants
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    IPOH ITEMS.
    122 537 (I’Tyrn Our Oivn Correspondent.') Ipeb, March 24. The R vervimv Estates annuil report shows net prrfi s $’*****, b u,;ht forward $22,380; total ?46,478, v. > >f div dend of ten centum r c inmci. a 1 absorbing $17.000; §29.476 45 carry rwaid. Estimated crop for 19 .0
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      108 537 iITBI CRITERION PRESS, ltd., to Be*ch Street, Peiug. of PAYABLE in ADVANCE daily edition Ijficfll SS. wd poteiys, Delivery. ttJI-S. falblj -I» 3 t)o 8,60 Z 10 Mjw'rlj 18 00 21 00 y wi 80. W 86.00 62.00 WEEKLY EDITION By Post. Monthly 11.50 Quarterly 4.50 Hilf-wly 9-00 Yearly 18.00
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    902 538 neuter and Hi» Reputation. If-rf X rf' *rf T. before they reach us m Penang. Th« Allies and Turkey. Mr. Lloyd Geerge, we are g!ad to see, iDoke aaite frankly to the Calcutta Kha! delation which had the effrontery to aek for the maintenance intact of the territories
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    F.M.S. NEWS.
    117 538 Selangor Club's Report. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 24. The Selangor Club report for 1919 shows 192 new members bringing the to al up to 1520. It is prepneed to raise the Subscription to 85 per mensem and Entrance Fee to 140. Proctor Bros. Ltd. The
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    Civil Service Salaries.
    67 538 The salary increases mentioned in a egraphic item in our last issue are as I,OWB Senior officers 10 percent, (b) Subordinate Service 20 per cent. Cokmel Price, alias Htimberg, was charged Wore Mr. Langham Carter in inXT* n londl T rooming with attemptThe ch.?J e lhe 9°
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    THE IRISH CRISIS.
    51 538 German Shot l n Cork The deceased Maccurtain, was i Q hi(J the raiders enterei and to the landing and shots with a revolver hntk tn in the cheat. Mr. MMctirWa’S minute,. It i, stated th,t Mr u'" was a prominent Binn Fein., interned after the Eastir
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    America and Ireland.
    56 538 De Valera In Washington I, 4 London, March U It ii reported from New Y ork J, Va era, from the step, of Bt. dral, reviewed a semi-military pro 2* estimated to number twenty-five thonj including a thousand Indian, Governor of New York State and the Min
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    Rumanian Affairs.
    76 538 Cause of Present Crisis. London, March!!. It is reported from Bukharest, in con» ti on with M. Averescu forming a Cabimt that this action was tautamoant to d> missal of General Vaitoianu, the Premie and Minister of the Interior. The crisis is said to be due to Ik
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    French Prisoners in Russia.
    58 538 Negotiations Opened. Paris, March 20. With the object of hastening the repatriation of French prisoners in Rw* the French Government has authomra the chancel ier of the French Legation s Copenhagen to enter into commoniatw with the Bolshevist representative Litvis* off. He is not permitted to
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    Anti-Rabies Serum
    36 538 Paris, March 20. The success of the Pasteur serum during 18 months tria land and Wales hae been very rem rl^. k The serum was injected into who were bitten .nd not o»« hydrophobia.
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    French Politics.
    94 538 Debate 9 The political debate in the Deputiee .enounced for to-dey poned. Five band-cart puller» the Police Court, this u g^ a re. obstruction of a public was stated by the Inspect the case that the accuse the offenders but the own B tay on the carts who
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    THE GERMAN COUP.
    575 539 London, M»ch 19- «<«•»• v U ul Focb and h» 8 Cbiefof F»H M h < e Xd, reported yeeterJot Gaenl Dao b»neel on *T “'“.‘“ii iure?it»“i“ in Ge, T Xd^ ,< ,AIW 1 the occupied Definite Action Taken. Paris, March 20. The Council of ip bBli9Ted
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    Miners’ Fresh Demands.
    91 539 Deputation Interviews Prime Minister. p London, March 18. Kepiesentatives of the Miners’ Federation waited on the Prime Minister, Mr. L 7’,£ ir R H.rne (Pre,idem of he Board of Trade) and other member, of e QoTeran ”ot and submitted demand, Hn.l? rcaMofd I| y w»ges by three
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    Franco-Belgian Alliance.
    34 539 'reneh Assistance Pledged for all Time O-- PranoA n Pari March 20. of alliance h« a reciprocal treaty Rl »d unconditin herself perpetually •«iitanee wdn„ ly u” "Ce whenever she is attacked.
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    Paper Scarcity in France.
    55 539 NeW8 P«Per S Raising Prices. French newrvn Par B March 20. Bence to the sX* P<>r3 8 Ve muc h promised by the JrZ’ UIOU of the Preo paper. 7 great shortage of printing ,h is stated that »k Dln *fold since 1914 P ric has
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    THE TURKISH QUESTION.
    251 539 Indian Delegation in London. Interview with Prime Minister, London, March 21. A delegation from the Khalafate conference recently held in Calcutta which waited on the Prime Minister in Downing Street urged the restoration of the territorial status quo of Turkey including the undisturbed presence of the Sultan
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    More Labour Troubles.
    42 539 Lancashire Weavers Demand Higer Wages. London, March 20. It is reported that the weaving operatives in Lancashire are demanding an iocrease of sixty per cent over present wages. About two hundred thousand operatives are concerned in the agita ion.
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    The Varsity Boat Race.
    39 539 Both Crews In Good Fettle. London, March 20. Both the ’Varsity crews are showing excellent form; the Oxford crews rowed over the full course as a trial to-day, covering it in 20 minutes 1 second.
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    Cheaper Coal for Shipping.
    65 539 London, March 20. The Times states that the South Wales collieries have agreed to supply bunker coals for shipping at substantially lower prices, approximating an average reduction of forty shillings per ton. The ruling price in the port of Lindon, namely 155 shillings, will probably be
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    Taxi-Drivers’ Faux Pas.
    38 539 Public's Effective Resentment. Paris, March 20. Parisian taximen having doubled fares a week ago the public is striking against Buch extortion with the result that taximen offer now to carry people at the old rates,
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    CHINA NEWS.
    905 540 Mixed Mmiww- i •> —The Mini*» 168 Peking. M*' cl >. ?.j Foreign Affairs Interior, Lmca ioni biddiog students have i*»»«l r; y foreign ladies in foreign c-n > >•'« ac( j rl quiring during ifoir. ten-.» o‘ o J who entrant SSSgee’wi h W« Mom.» to such
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    DUTCH CABLE ITEMS.
    259 540 The following cables are from the Deli C lurant of Tburs lay, Friday, Saturday and Monday: The “Coup” in Germany. Many fugitives fr an Germany have crossed the Dutch frontier where the guards hav-i hecn strengthened. Dutch workers are leavb g the German towns near the border.
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    LATEST NEWS.
    194 540 A large budget of I 2 p.m. to-day we >S, I issue as follows: The American Senate h„ Peace Treaty by 59 forte 35 4 I necessary 2/3rds majority tained. Senate return» Treat, with intimation of refu,al to A Reported from Berlin tb, t mumsts have captured Eaaeaafo,
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    CINTRA STREET MURDER.
    315 540 Two Accused Dischargid. Before Mr, A. C. Baker, in the Second Court, this morning, the six Chinese nimed (1) Goh Thean Soo, (2) Tan Hock Hti, (3) Ong Cheng Guan (4) Chia An Tek (5) Khu Bun Seng and (6) Gun Chin Fnn who were arrested by
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    300 541 Singapore, March 23. .IT- J diCi CoffiffliMioner. Tin T» Co. i i»‘beß‘ok «mountdio »84 TOT “d ,b |M o< ,h ir j' tOCk u I m »135,090. Ho expected early X'mntof tta company, claim agawrt MiauUy of Muoilta. for wrongful anallation of a contract The Company has contracted
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    PENANG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    4907 541 CHAIRMAN’S COMPREHENSIVE 1 RESUME. Improved Financial Position. The thirty-fourth annual general meeting of the members of the Penang Chamber of Commerce was held in the Chamber yesterday afternoon. Mr. C. M. Henderson, the Chairman, presided and the others present were the Hon. Mr. A. F. Goodrich,
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    DISTRICT COURT.
    840 544 Claim for Damages for Trespass. Mr Pt D. Acton, District Judge, was occupied the whole of yesterday afternoon in hearing a claim for damages brought by a Chinese Towkay against Mr. E. A. Karl, of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, for an alleged trespass on plaintiff s land
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    HO HONG BANK.
    289 544 'The Directors' third annual repon I states: The profit for the year after writing off a bad debt of about s6.ooii I and allowing $3.806.33 and $3,570.81 I for depreciation on Furniture and Bank I Premises respectively, amounts to $450, I 347.76 which with $14,319.80 broughi I
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    THE TACTLESS TRUTH.
    232 545 S.T. > mses where a lawyer who has “Td Xwiil see in lhe Benoa a short “’Ao a kn ghcbood, but they are hkely cu l rV f reach "titles’’ have become t 0 h 8 mm and so discredited by the manner .o command so d
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    384 545 Bating Benar Rubber. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 24. The Direc ors of the Batang Benar Rubber Co., Ltd, have proposed the declaration of an interim dividend of 20 per cent, absorbing $72,230, (making 30% for last year) at the annual meeting of the Company which will
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    M.A.P.
    575 545 S.T. It is said that Dr. Bri gps may eucceid Dr. D. M. Ford as D. M. 0., Kinta, when the latter goes on leave shortly. T.O.M, Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, C.8.E., has been appointed to act as Colonial Secretary, Hongkong, during iho absence on leave of the
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    860 546 tn* C M H. and A.E.T.M- n i,tio proae. Country' Life. Hince began to run then own bU l‘ ’“beanTad “avaiffi for providing amaniiiea for the labo r force. Thue in many inatenoe. tempb» bare been built, while at Gu'a, which has always maintained patriarchal rel tions between
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    High Commissioner’s Tour.
    292 546 Visit to Kuala Kangsar (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, March 25. His Ex. the High Commissioner and Lady Guillemard and party arrived at Kuala Kangsar yesterday at 4.25 pm. They were welcomed by H. H. the Suban, the British Resident of Perak and a large concourse of
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    TURKISH AFFAIRS.
    113 546 Plot It 1. reported that Twkw an cffeo.ire »nd defen,i« ,lll"*« «•public of Az.rbaij, n wh Honed on lbe loth J J aon agreement wa. S ig ned io OctotJiaS It provides for reciDrotil event of any Foreign Poi er T“* i establish a political, ad oio economic
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    Silver Position.
    100 546 China Demand May Inc rent London, Mild I In Messrs Montagu’s Report it ii m that the decline in prices is due to thtiirp amount of melted coin on offer, the co;a of buyers for China account u uncertainty owing to vacillations da American exchange. There was a
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    Bolshevist Victory.
    12 546 London, Much.A Bolshevist wireless menage sas they have occupied Ekaterinodnr.
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    American Affairs.
    56 546 Mr. Lansing’s Successor. London, Much A Washington message reports tW» Foreign Relations Committee of W has reported favourably ip won the nomination of Mr. Bam r Secretary of State, vice who recently resigned. Commercial Regulations. The U. 8. Department of J nounces that trade organ change trade be
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    Salvador in Eruption.
    18 546 A Washington hl constitution.! g u r,n u W* mpended in Salvador owwg" ing revolution.
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    The K.L. Strikes.
    23 546 {From Our Oun c^ ft The F.M. 8. sirs investigated. r j| the The situation 1 firms is unchanged. I
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    THE GERMAN COUP.
    1051 547 mici" 1 1 t— ]9 London, M«reh 1». .l, Kntioonl Al»"*"’ 8 rf chtncellor, B»u?r, it S:attg art tgDCes connected lb '.r He «id Greerel too the .ndedtbe Btrengtbening of > K,,tzd f ceilnd extensive prep»* the i®!* 11 B/ ,u The failur® of th to S
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    America’s Foreign Loans.
    59 547 Treasury Averse to Compounding Interest. London, March 24. It is reported from Washington that Secretary Davies, who is in charge of the Government’s foreign loans, has declared th it the Treasury is opposed to compounding the interest on foreign loans. It is expected that the re'urna from
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    French Labour Troubles.
    34 547 Coal Strike Ended. London, March 19 It is reported from Paris that the cial strike which started on the 13;h instant has ended, the Government’s arbitration being accepted by the men.
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    Yet Another Republic
    106 547 Communist as President. London, March 19. A Copenhagen message states that news from Dresden is to tha tff ci that an independent republic has been prcc’aimed in Vogtland, the Comm inist Hoelz nominating himself President, Red Guardi dominate Auerbach, Falkenstein and Hoelz. They speedily seized all money
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    United States Navy.
    53 547 Super-dreadnought Launched, London, March 21, A message from Newport News (Virginia, U. 8. A) statps that Mr. Daniell (Secretary for tho Navy) attended the launching of the super-dread-nought Maryland, the largest vessel in the United States Navy. Her displacement is 32,950 tons and the armament incluies eight
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    THE FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    663 548 -Malay Mail. la i i ffvsril of the R i n H. E. the High 8 ’J < hv last to the qne»* < the Federal Xful *P* certainly improved the purpose. H si-speaking L., The official Of view 1 "iM; prop"* used. a.J intere.t- undoubt* X
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    THE AERIAL DERBY.
    217 548 Organising Officials in Penano, Major Charles .1. Glidden, U. S. A., F. R G. 8., Executive Secretary tf the Commission organizmg the first Aerial Derby around the world, returned from Bangkok yesterday and will be joined here by the President, Commodore Lotus D. Beaumont, and the Treasurer,
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    THE ATHENAEUM.
    195 548 The next meeting of the Athenaeum, Penang, will be held on Monday next, March 29th, at 9 pm. in the Masonic Hall, Northern Road, when a debate will take place on the following “What do we need for British Mab ya a conscripted Military Defence force or a
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    Sculling Championship
    90 548 The Dai'y Mail’s offer of £5OO, the stake money nquired by Earnest Barry, England’s finest ecuiler, for a race for the world’s sculling championship in Australia with bred A fred Felion, h’s recent conqueror on the lham?B, has given great pleasure in Australia. I. is promised to have
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    CHINESE IN EUROPE
    531 548 Steps to Wi t ht fc e,dre„un h T P B, »‘«l I arpe number of Cai De e j v| to Europe Bn l the n.i'j has cooctanily ctcurred t have b< ttt en!oe(i 'W acj ahourera and f eigo to preventing b,g iffiy (h e
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    CHINA AND JAPAN.
    1278 549 an i° terTie The &>”’ rfP b tb» j y American B P (C a M t6i rf >»«*«« K p r tß,i h i» IKJ in time w come- Qb a ta, the B:< fr«! le c l0 Chio»> Jf* 80 M accept be OPP° rt
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    THE NATIONAL DEBT.
    329 549 Morning Pott. According to a compilation prepared by the London Joint City and Midland Bank, and published in their monthly review, the net proceeds of all Government loans raised since August 1, 1914, amounted to .£7,273,000,000 on January 31, 1920, and, subject to any unrecorded cancellations sines
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    RICE CONTROL CASE.
    550 550 Skbang Finbd* fctbX* C.r., Malay «rang of p'dP which arrived here panye steamer pr, Dickaon yeiterday, fr.m Singapore v:« I» in was charged with g an( j with po.a-.io» of .ten bag. of transporting r.ce without a per llie F <l i°c 499 .tated that about 7
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    Channel Tunnel.
    83 550 I he Channel Tunnel Parliamentary Com’t* in a raun. of the r leant history of I |r j statrs that if is uncertain when will have arrived at a deci.-ion >” «.ar that the Bill for the construe- !> iunm-1 cannot b• parsed in the t* 1 g
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    CHINA NEWS.
    613 550 Dotty Niw Sino-Japanesk Pact. Peking, March 4-The New Sino- Japanese Military Pact has been lodged with the G vernnrnt after being revised by ft Japanese Lieutenant Gener I. The President and Premier are awaiting the deci-ion of General Tuan Chi-jui on the ruhject, and have referred it to
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    THE EX-CROWN PRINCE IN EXILE.
    430 550 ,:RIENI > of I Wieringen, the drearv w j I land where the German ’ex-feM has his abode and exile, HarbS by wr. es a special cor ?j| Daily Express A straggling 4,” J ney by tram, ferry-boat, van brings you finally to the tim
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    LATER THAN THE MAIL.
    26 551 g erman} oßT Strang'* 0 K nbe U W W s x] e vig. Fs f, ,u i2O machine guns in tod
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    CAPTAIN HOWELL’S BODY.
    20 551 London, Feb. 20. ft» W vufC X al with"his mechanic ‘"Xraed’inthe sea off Corfu, sent to Australia.
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    HIGHER POSTAGE RATES.
    42 551 London, Feb. 18. In view oi the increased railway charg,a and the postal employees’ demands it h expected that the British Budget ’.'.ill announce higher postage rates and that the parcel post rates will be increased 50 per cent.
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    HEAVY SNOWFALL IN NEW YORK.
    70 551 London, Feb. 13. The New York City authorities have appropriated a large sum of money in order to clear the city's streets after the heaviest -nowfall since 1888. Traffic has been so badly blocked that the city is beginning to suffer from a lack d
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    GERMAN FLAG IN LONDON.
    32 551 1 0 London, Feb. 15. r. Sthamer, the German Charge «5 CroBa d d pubbe notice. He took a taxi berm! “> Embassy, Carlton U? dh presented his ereden-
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    TRADE UNIONS AND EX-SOLDIERS.
    96 551 h Hou» j J*’ Fcb 20ai -”attffi f l"; ra n ns Captain u D th faiW k d,CT t S msaid ln w f w had v'- r?,l^d'Mri a i"r' SoWiers “ot fc.'-y-'itM. r T co et owhich ffi lf of ‘be trade La th
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    THE PRINCE OF WALES.
    294 551 London, Feb. 19. The Prince of Wales who presided at a Corn -h dinner, in the. course of a humor -n commented on the numbei oi -X,en who had been Lord Mayors of London in recent years. He said he across many prominent CornishX in Canada
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    WILL OF GABY DESLYS.
    66 551 hi her will Mademoiselle Gaby Deslys, the French dancer, bequeathed 10,000,000 francs to her mother and sister during their lives, and afterwards to the town of Marseilles, for assistance o the poor. Her jewels are to be sold uiunu lately, tor the benefit of the poor,
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    FRAUDULENT SWEEPSTAKES.
    113 551 London, Feb. 21. n (onnection with the Continental to which reference has been •i' 1 i IHa< e the police have arrested Mell-knowm sporting man and his lady iee il) tbl ll( ,V W l! 1)e cllar o e( f with ilgad.v promoting a lottery organised in .o)io<,n
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    AIRSHIPS FOR AUSTRALIA.
    161 551 AI RSHIPS FOR AUSTRALIA. The v T London, Feb. 19. Penal c ,n!f ’ln on behalf of the Im “h Sbi ment ias off^d A,istrn complet<Hix^i--' ailb hips, with sheds, nient Tl), r P-’int and other oquipstet’l b uh,' b .y njelude an enormous o’ Malta 250 feet square and
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    STRIKES AND TRADE.
    180 551 Sydney, Feb. 18. Sir James Burns to-day reiterated the determination of Burns, Philp and Company to transfer its business from Australia. He said he was convinced that it was impossible to run any shipping services from Australia and that the only remedy for the continued strikes was
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    SALUTES AND SHELL-SHOCK.
    327 551 Berth, W.A., Feb. 23. No. 2 district council of the Returned Soldiers Association last night appointed a committee of three, with power to add to their number, to devise means to Tiing about the abolition of the practice of tiring salutes. I he decision followed a discussion
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    "A MIGHTY INVENTION.”
    255 552 Koine, I’eb. 15- ;l sensational predicts 5 munication 11 tr ins ation tran. sen t «it ’-ill replace the nutted n w m eurnbrom jstern I k wUI dispense entirel th "J 1 turning linos; also v.y lie pies'. at interruptions through bad eattier To-diiv we cannot
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    THE LATE MR. P.R. DORAL.
    251 552 The laHri ,i I <>l th, late Air I H floral which took p'w y t'rday e\en ing was v<-> lei 1 :ii iir <l His remains w, I' niiHo i his residence in Lariit ll< id t F 1 ihi h <>l the Assumption
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    AMERICA & GERMANY.
    92 552 AMERICA GERMANY. SFOUEL TO SENATES REFUSAL TO RATIFY THE PEACE TREATY. Advantages without Responsibility. London, March 20. A Washington message reports that a joint resolution has been introduced in the House of Representatives declaring a state of peace as between the I nifed States and Germany and requiring that German
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    AMERICA AND THE PEACE TREATY.
    111 552 Senate Refuses Ratification. London, March 20. A Washington message reports that the Senate rejected the treaty ratification resolution, the voting showing that the necessary two-thirds majority was not obtained. The voting count showed 49 for and 35 against ratification. After the count a resolution was
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    BRITISH AIR SUPREMACY.
    239 552 CAPE TO CAIRO FLIGHT Great Feat Accomplished. London, March 21. Ihe South African aviators Colonel van Ryneveld and Major Brand have arrived at Cape Town, thus completing the flight from England. Three machines were successively used to accomplish this great feat in aerial navigation. |Col. van Ryneveld
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    DOMINION OF CANADA.
    101 552 lu l,avc '‘otverful Naval Forces. It ibrennrt 1 f London, March 20. to Aduuni 1 I? 1 ttawa th,lt accordb Aumiral Jelhcou s report the Bn- fish Government i s to Canada a fl eet w .»y <P J cording to pre-war val u fl g Ht
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    FOOTBALL.
    31 552 London, March A match under Rugby rules ht»«, teams representing England aid C and wdl be played at TwickenU, the 13th April in connection with the ternational series of matches.
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    A WARNING NOTE.
    64 552 Mr. Churchill on Socialist Menaw London, March 19. Mr. Churchill has issued a vigors manifesto calling cn all non-Sociak parties to uni 4 to combat the sociabr party which is arrogating to itself the name of Labour.” He declares that socialism is the dart est and most
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    TRANS-PACIFIC FLIGHT.
    36 552 World’s Largest Dirigible. London, March lb It is reported from Tokio that th world’s largest dirigible will be built at the Philadelphia navy yard and that nau men will attempt the trans-Pacific in it.
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    THE IRISH CRISIS.
    121 552 Masked Men Kill Mayor of Cork. London, March 20 A band of armed masked men broke into the residence of the Lord Mayor o. Cork and shot him dead with revolver at 1 o’clock in the morning. Theytne. decamped in a motor car. This is the portion
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    CHEAPER COAL.
    72 552 Reductions in Wales a London, -Marcu It is announced that have agreed that between coB l L’ August 31 the P r i ce °|ji k e seventy outward-bound vessels te a q five shillings per t«n at > >ti! and Tyne ports; seventy at Scottish ports. rlll
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    THE PRINCE OF WALES' VOYAGE.
    103 553 T HE PRINCE OF WALES' VOYAGE. ~’Z7ndon Jla, j ch nf 21 the B« S J£S and making Hi. 8oJ sl Hg t(l Duke of Devon“e”age homeward-bound on the ’“j France, expressing the hope the Canadian Government £”taktoEngtoL /'.'kriUe unable to do this as t Dgthe West Indies on his
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    ECHO OF THE WAR.
    70 553 Admiral Sims’ Story. London, March 17. X Washington message states that Admiral Sims, in giving evidence before the &nate Aaval Committee charged President ilson, Mr. Lloyd George and other civilian leaders with allowing themselves to be drawn into fascinating speculations m order to end the war
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    CHINA'S POLITICAL ADVISER.
    22 553 Improvement in Health. ***■> who has been many Gently to D° me im P roved •Wait|“ If the (XT he
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    THE BOXER INDEMNITY.
    33 553 4 Italian Claim. Loudou, Man* 18 'I, s Tr ga,nst “telta- feaus.. th and ForL fa,naai indemnitv obtai ned "bile th 8 lire fol ';“ij 18,000 ptopoBe the Court v
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    SOUTH AFRICA
    24 553 s l^Kiti OBS fc" 191} ‘South A[l s tbe final Sis. u Utl Vfrical clecti °ns 1 abour L 1« ae,t B
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    IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
    79 553 Colonial Co-Operation. London, March 21. A message from Melbourne states that Mr J Cook, Minister of the Navy, has expressed his Ratification at Mr. Walter Long s recent statement in the House of Commons on the naval position. He agrees that a conference with the Dominions representatives is
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    NEW MINISTERS.
    33 553 Latest Gazetting. London, March 19. It is officially announced that Dr. Macnainara is appointed Minister of Labour, Sir IL Horne. President of the Board of Trade, and Mr. McCurdy, Food Controller.
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    ROME-TOKIO FLIGHT.
    32 553 Arrival at Calcutta. Rome, Marcli 16. A cable from Calcutta, dated March 12, says that Lieutenants Ferrarin and Masiero have arrived without any mishap. They were given an enthusiastic reception.
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    TRAITORS SENTENCED.
    57 553 London, Feb. 13. Colonel Metaxas has been convicted at Athens of high treason on a charge of surrendering Fort Rupel to the Bulgarians, and has been condemned to death. General Doumanis, a member of the Greek General Staff, has been sentenced to penal servitude for life, for acting
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    236 553 PRISONER HANGS HIMSELF. M hen the special jury assembled at t ic Assizes in the Supreme Court yesterday morning, (says Wednesday’s Free less), they bad to have rather a proonged stay owing to unforeseen circumstances. The prisoner ’to be placed in the dock was one Wan Fook on
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    THE SOCIAL EVIL.
    543 553 Japanese Clearance Campaign in Malaya. According to the Straits Times, it is the intention of Mr. 11. Yamasaki, the Acting Consul-General for Japan at Singapoie, to persuade all Japanese brothels and their inmates in the Peninsula to disengage their present occupation. chiefly through his influence and the
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    THE WAR CRIMINALS.
    550 554 COLLECTING THE IA IDENCE. w probably» I"* l ;jJ entofour (fiat evidence about J care fully colprii I London Doted and ana s d- ()uar-eorre-pondt-nt ot tnc dian. i ell i. “Tin work was dow n.' f coiritnittee of the Aft (ominttee on Bre;v h. ffi.nirtWur .nd
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    BRITAIN’S SHIPPING.
    594 554 WHY CONGESTION AND DELAYS OCCUR. The Liverpool Steamship Owners’ Association, in their annual report state that its members at the end ol the year iust closed, owned 4,892,097 tons gross of steam shipping, which comprised upwards of 26 per cent, of the total British steam tonnage afloat; 32
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    SHARE MARKET.
    382 554 LATBBT Qbotatioxb. (Penang, 25th Manh). Messrs. A. A. Anthony 4 Co. ns with the following changes in the 81m List:— Yesterday, S J Rubber. £.*ll «w A Ayer Kuning 1.6) 1.7 Q Col’nsburgh 6-59 6.75 6.20 Glorify 1/5 1.15 l.ftj 1.111 Knndong 13) 140 1.25 14i Parit Perak
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    THE ALLIES AND GERMANY
    1035 555 ijttle E il( t! '"’h iheir coo»t«»‘ Fr.Mli (jermrt “8« KB is ver? >«?? tf,r w« d 8 d ra w materials, mttir of wi f'| t,. operations of tbe E«1 ,a i t L Germans «ere greatly n»‘ w ’sttck «f rolling stock «nd wW
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    STRUTS ECHO.
    33 555 Revise,, Adver II8IN(} R iTB9 Strait. E c h“ a ''l rates for the Rota A pr i| i.t Dto fo,TO 00 “'«'l f will be found on p age 4.
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    M.A.P.
    572 555 Duke Johann Albrecht cf MecklenburgSchwerin has died at Wiligrad. b The Rev, Keppel Garnier, Colonial Chaplain, returned this morning from a visit to Malacca. Mr. H. O. Maas, of Mesirs. Bouetead <fc Co, returned from leave yesterday by the P. O. Nore. Mr. A. H. West, of Messrs. Pritchard
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1266 556 A Quaint Title- re minder that j he paM<tg 0 ceremonies at the the end of oi l rather abrupt yCourt of Bt Ja T B^? l he King’s HaiwThere a member o .be hold Wh dutj- M K «J, during wa.tocrowat»»^ 1 fa it) ility. After 88
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    TURKISH AFFAIR
    71 556 I>e iial of antl-Miiti hot Reuter i, .utErit.uAM the eis no truth i n th?/ ’*M H-.ti-AUi .-i plot aB “X'«n instant, it bein a M meat has been cotchd-d bet.»» H* jin and tbe Turns. Nor is th.! 4lto in the statement that such was duly A
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    Canadian Affairs.
    83 556 Demobilisation of Naval Forcei. London, March ft It is cab’ed from O tawa that the Ou, Journal assert» that Mr. Minister of Marin*, has ordered demobilisation of the Cinadna nmlfai except five hundred men belonging ioj naval coll* ge. The reasons for thiiiaip ing action are at present
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    South Africa.
    53 556 Pari ament In Session London, Mareif A message from Capetown still s Parliament is now in session. Lord Box ton formally aßDoancic a result of the elections. The Smuts Ministry, he aid, remain in office and submit itself to judgment of th«s House. He fore-hadowed a very programme
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    United States President
    54 556 Mr. Davis Declines Nomination London, MtrcbiMr. Davis, U.S. Ambassador has telegraphed to the Virginia State Democr thanking him for nomination as Damocra i j the Presidency of the United remaiks in his m?SS r J U3e call of duty no niw can dflf| < not seeking nomination
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    The ’Varsity Boat Race.
    39 556 Loo*»-K's The Cambridge crew course as trial under i fairly strong following water, taking 19 min’ J On the 2 thirsta t R^. nOf< Oxford craw ma < iD covered tbe while distan Ed 8 E
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    Bolsheviks and Czechs.
    26 556 Offers of P« ace The BobheTik, h»’’ w |0 C/.-ehn.Slov.k.» and declaring that ‘"jj ecmomic relat.ons both countries. The tz j{jg meat this.
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    FRENCH REVIEW
    61 557 Havaa. soeJ *n, offJ 0 ff J reached th Thus .reenKOt n f Public V’Ors’* SiW' 10 e jfiaister to-morrow- w p g 8 states ver? Me Tb \°cf B ?be D Co^ci“ r of Ambassadors F rr: c—' noacti )n V.."" foment assumes control the matter Jill
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    United Stages and the Pacific.
    115 557 Who is to Control Yap? London, March 23. A Washington message states that the Senate adopted withoutdiscussion absolution proposed by Senator Lodge asking President Witon fir information regarding the reported arrangement made by the British Minor for Foreign Affairs whereby the iihod of Yap (in
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    Labour and Capital in U.S.A.
    103 557 k \v f London, March 23. meB9l e re that (W 8 Behem3 for a! Id trial X’ b,Ch h shouhi l,‘ •SiT“ t, acfi,,e |,riuci P Bl ZL“* ol mp 0Je!8 #od •«taiWi», 5 f pr v misti,rSn' lg tff eivo J«mat «mf.re,,.,, t"
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    Bombay Mills’ Strike.
    19 557 •Vjtr 5 Ma c 23. Won'l'lu tbSt ,ho Mf, "'feut th, Oll > operative, Mjs- <«c aft;
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    Surplus War Stores
    78 557 Profit ou sales. London, March 24. Mr. KelUw»y, Dpuiy Mn>i <•" <’{ M,milieus, in a speech at BrdforJ ata led ,h.t the total realised by the sale of furplus r 9 ,ores and s’orea purcha.ed on trading c0 „„t wee £333,000,000 of which £125 000 000 repr.seated
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    Mr. Asquith on the Premier’s Challenge.
    262 557 London, March 24. Thera was keen interest in the sp ech of Mr. H. H. Asquith at the National Liberal Club this afternoon owing to the expectation that he would reply to Mr. Lloyd George’s speech of March 18. Mr. Asquith said that Premier’s
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    France and Germany.
    103 557 Fears of Aggression. London, March 22. Reuter’s Paris agency reports that in the O' ursa of a serious warning note the T< mps declares that all c< ndieting par ies in Germany are ah nit to begin an effusive against tie Peace lr-a‘y. It fears that German
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    Currency Problems.
    88 557 Decimal Coinage Vetoed. t. p London, March 24. ettoya. commission on the advisability renorhJ 0 dC D B a decimal coinage has advent a K an, 8t the proposal, declaring the wouhl PS tG k* 9 aine d in keeping accounts loss rfu n Wtty commensurate with «he
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    “ROWLATT" BILL FOR THE STRAITS.
    623 557 Wou d-be mischief-makers in the Straits betih menu will find themselves up against a stiff propisitioa in the future, f»r the L-gislaiure has just iuiroduced an ordinance to cope with anarchical and revolutionary crime. The object of the Bill is to provide for the Colony
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    MALAYAN ASPIRATIONS.
    1302 558 Hi, Eioellencf hw bee» the recipient of 1 j t U) the of .<llre.ee. during b>« lhe Federated many speeches opportunity of w n 0 doubt, nud baa refrained. lhe count ry to for one who ie which ttt er exavoid any u h tt€ri a r u
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    FAIR PLAY IN MALAYA.
    584 558 The strike fever ii RD rL: rather thui becoming concessions a 3 h<ve been M danands of the Lb u I ‘h-eio> .ak. u cure for the general lulu, r iJ 8 A, itcan .carcJy ba ~id lo h palliauve. The whole problem approached in a
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    MATTERS.
    139 559 "Tihnted to Benson S^‘ ts j‘ a) p.M rch 23 Wa.-h u? :on •t-imif.l waa kt th? British s^ d *">■»• fi2ht beßrit &&r O,DI t these statement" were Hi ,S ena io 8».« Lih. Hi«'« of "S tba La» C“ n ™> tb9 ,ll big ««■> Ln| sb,
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    U.S. News.
    143 559 COMMITTEE 03 TARIFFS. Tirmb OF REFKmCE. {From Our Own Correspondent.) i— i KhlaLunf or, March 26. Tm following lave been aj pointed mbera of what is officially dkbnated a xromittee on ar ff.”; H H r ’p C f^ l C u l>arr J Pfe4idcD H,n■H. P.God |,Hon.
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    GERMAN VOWS OF REVENGE.
    270 559 TREATS TO MUKI)GR ALLIED 1 SrATKbMEN. Woe to You Enemies! Berlin, Feb. 16. According to a communication received bv the Vorwaerts, the reactionary Junkers in Pomerania have attached to themselves 1 pan of the former German Baltic troops as a kind of bodyguard, “For days in
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    BRITAIN’S YOUNG WOMEN.
    340 559 O.ice again the old lament is b?ing raised that there are too many women in this country in proportion to the men, and that something must he done about it. Just at present the position is worse than it has been ever before b ciuse so many
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    MILITARY TITLES IN CIVIL LIFE.
    252 559 -Ex. This is quite a simple matter. A professional soldier who bolds, or who has held a permanent regular commis ion usually keeps his designation on retirement (though it may be worth noticing that th s was not done by cur great-grandfathers colonels, who when
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    SHARE MARKET.
    72 559 Latest Quotations. (Penany, 26th March). Messrs. A. A. Anthony Co. favour us with the following changes in the Share List:— Yesterday, To-day, M- 2 ft ft Mining > >, s is 7} O 05 Ayer W-mg 200 2.15 1.9) 2.10 Hitam lin 330 3.40 325 3.35 N. Taiping
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    PENANG RUBBER AUCTIONS.
    83 559 Penang, March 25.—Messrs. Allen Dennys <fc Co. advise us that the following prices were realised for rubber sold by them by private and auction sales held this week:— Smoke 1 Diamond Sheet No 1 93, to lOlJctealb. Smok* d Diamond Sheet No. 2 85 921 Unsmoked Sheet
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTIONS.
    65 559 Stocks but Limited Saleh. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sirgipore, March 25. At the Singapore Rubber auctions 769 tons were offered and 398 tons sold. The following prices were realized: Sheers standard 98 to 100£ Off quality 91 97| Crepes standard pale 94 96 Off colour latex 97
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    GERMAN UPHEAVAL.
    719 560 “HIZXn, March^ 2 jn Th latest J f^Teen,tb dies', tk.i. the B e' Independent 1 1 ““rov abortive h«* Heeia! demands hardenquence oJ th 1 th r Communist :i "te tX part, of the bUCCCHSCH 10 country. hold Dusseldorf, ri-gr w> th< wtofe eminent, who L Hod to
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    LONDON-AUSTRALIA FLIGHT.
    32 560 Airmen Reach India. London, March 18. A alcutta message of 14th March reports that the Australian airmen Lieutenants Macintosh and I’arrcr arrived there Irom airo on their wav to Australia.
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    NEW GUINEA.
    37 560 Grant for Exploration. London, March 21. Geographical Society has awarded 'he Cuthbert I'd; grunt yj r P ,ll n thinner to ad t him to con itmw his work m unexplored parts ot -\ew Guinea.
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    MEDALS FOR TROOPS.
    71 560 Names on Battle-Clasps. p London, March 23. a question in the Churchil l (Secretary of .V S f P at the question jr A v s wap being investigated. ~„i,'??/ ;ht ten named battle clasps a t 1 campaigns in France i,. j' Lirep tor other theatres
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    AMERICAN ELECTION.
    113 560 "IIOLESV.E FRAVDS J A lE. VlCted Of and <'■ I e m connection wfl? election and fenced to 2 prisonmerit. 3SixU n -thEr pcliticians w« e ■I Io -and t rmsrfS sonrneiit lor similar offences New berry on His Convicti M A m. s-a,,.,, 1,-,,,,, Grand that I.
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    AVIATION.
    160 560 London to Tokio in One Day? London, March 18. I It is reported from Paris that tta Union of Aeronautical Industries enter j tained the Japanese military aviation® sion at laridg > s. ’Hie president of the union, in toastajl the mission, predicted that the Pare 1 Tokio flight
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    DIVORCE CASES.
    58 560 Duchess of Marlborough Succeeds London. March In the Divorce Court the Marlborough has been grante a ordaining restitution of conjug Charlif CbaihiT^W^ 111 According to Los Ang O Charlie Chaplin the popular is likely to appear soon >n 1 n ”l'tL stated that his wife suit for divorce
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    TRANSPORT PROBLEM
    49 560 a t th Siv Frir. Geddes. TraD spo*. aug'iration of the n Z in c denied that chaos exists- <1 with the ti'.ir-p 'rt 1-1 J I/D* ports and exp tn exceeded th-v-e 1 agencies by me' ting e 1 ■r rn rcq-pl ibiltillg I ruction J
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    THE IRISH CRISIS.
    494 561 th o7mV» dER oF THE OF W«*" London, March 2- I House of Coi“ nlons s r I, X,; Secretary for l relan<l) K£* /“x;':-- J the Mayor’s residence X--« despite the «holly natural WtUed relatives. He tins was done tn ordet destroy evidence (load cries of
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    DEMPSEY IN TROUBLE.
    41 561 Trial Fixed for 2nd April, Jack Dempsey, the holder of the World’s Heavyweight Championship, pleaded not guilty to the charge of evading military service. He was released on bail of £2OO. The trial is fixed for April 2.
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    HIGH COMMISSIONER’S TOUR.
    234 561 o- EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES IN PERAK. rom Out Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. March 20. lhe High Commissioner yesterday paid mi official visit to the Sultan of Perak at the Astana Nagara accompanied by the Resident. Mr. Sherwood. P.S. and Lieut. Mallett. A.D.C., and Mr. Hassell, the Rajas Chilian,
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    IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
    707 561 BRITISH ARMY REFORM. London, March 23. hi the House of Commons at the committee stage of the Army Estimates several speakers strongly advocated the estiiblishmem of a joint imperial General Hatt to deal with matters relating to the defence of the l.mpue. Major Ormsby Gore suggested, in view
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    CHINA NEWS.
    1255 562 SIND-NORWEGIAN BANK. Peking. February 19. It is understood ’iiat two Norwegians have come to Peking with th** intention of approaching the Government r* hitive to the development of doser economic relations between the c untr I he formation of a SinoNorw**gian bank i- sfaf.-d 1 b.- in con-
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    PORT EFFICIENCY.
    371 563 t b e importance of P Vrbottb tD means for tnc P roV,dlDg fll loading, coaling, s h > s not e Si y notorious that m eonur-Mitieo have Jbla?» tb u Rtle cause for comit bad Y t ee ks ago the Straits •hint. About si m
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    M.A.P.
    545 563 Major .nd M«. H. F. Browell have ernved on a vine to tne federal capital. Mr Lim Cbeng Teik leaves for the Scuibero Settlement this evening on business. Mr Khor Kok Khoon arrived here thia m .ming by the K. P, M. liner Specimen from Medan. His Excellency the
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    872 563 Home Rule All Round. Speaking at Paisley recently Mr. Asq jith said The case of Ireland standi on iis own footing. But it is not the only case in which we want to see the principle of Self-determination more fully applied. We want it here in Scotland. We
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    CHARTERED BANK.
    294 564 Awcyrwnn SuccnsFDL Half-yxA-B. i We are informed by the Manager of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China that ho has received a cable from bis London office stating: “At the approaching annual general meeting of shareholders the Directors will recommend, after paying a bonus on the
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    TURKEY.
    372 564 Interesting Discussion In House of Common». London, March 25. In the Houie of Common» Mr. Aequith dr., attention to th. fore.gn policy of th. GoT.ram.nt. He cond.m. ned ths Government h decision to allow ths Turks to retain Constantinople., He recognised that it was now impracticable tofecede from the
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    Syrian Situation.
    138 564 Nationalists Harrassing ths French. Ixmdon, March 25. General Nowri, the Emir Feisul’s chief of staff, who hasarrived .(.Constantinople en rente Paris and London, states with regird to the situation in Byria and Cilicia that the French now hold the line Adana-Aiutab Jt*rablus. The railways from Aleppo to Adana
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    CHAOS IN RUSSIA.
    246 564 ««KOWING MIAIIS_OH EWI Over 70.000 Victims ol IM I A harrowing detcripttaV I pogrom, in South Ra«i, been iwued by th. Ki.ff Relirf c* The report Mate, that were murdered in the S’Sl which fifteen thousand sr, <1 P. lura. Regukr, who comaS* 'l th. murd.ni wh.uthay
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    THE ATHENAEUM, PENANG.
    183 564 Members are reminded of to be held at the M-iomo M I Rmd, at p.m.. next Monday, th* when a very ’“teres*we debate ng n„ What form should Ljcai MW Defence take n;i| nah In view of the Onscnp ion recently in Council, n amount of interest
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    HIGH COMMISIONER'S TOUR.
    97 565 V pH TO Taping, March 26. Co®® ***** Hs H <nC it 1130 this orD Dg srr.ved//“CjMi in Main B- decoratedZ several triumphal I»«" h. ih« differ»» 1 commasa*”*** 1 7 i n li««d b th lid fb, M-l yjj School ■nmk of the King Edvard FFV
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    236 565 Fir Eastern Film Service. (frwi Oar Own Corretpondent) Sing pore, March 26. The raport of the F»r Easwro Fi'm B‘?w, Limit’H, for ibe yrsr enfing 30 h September 1919 «bow* a hwi of $12,8*'9 after miking provi-ion for all contingencies. Printlog Presses Ordinance Singapore, March 27. Itiintfifidm the
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    British Finances.
    182 565 The Premier oa th® National Debt T and High Price». London, March 25. Io the Home of Common», replying to M.ior Berne» (Bt. Psoras, Co. U.) Mr Lloyd George empha»i»ed thU high prices were remediable only by locrea.ed production and notional economy. He anticipated that the national revmuo
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    PEACE TREATY BLUNDERS.
    394 565 The Peace Treaty has attempted two mutually exclusive things,” says Morman Angell, “it has attempted to reduce the economic power oi Germany and to provide iunds for Keparation; tu place tile German population m a position oi having a very restricted industry, and to restore Europe in
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    GREAT AERIAL FEAT.
    1816 565 THE CAIRO TO CAPE FLIGHT. If the importance of the f«at accomplkbed by the South Africtii abmn van Reyneveld and Bran-1 in travelling by air from Cairo to the Cape a dhtnnee ot fully 5,000 miles be gauged by ths amount of space conceded to it in
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    MENGLEMBU LODE SYNDICATE
    459 566 ADJOURNED MEETING The eleventh annual general A the shareholders of the Mp nr i Syndicate, Ltd., from last week, was held at ed offices of the Company, No, (T?* Street, at noon, to-day, Mr fe Spt 4 Mr. B. P. PhiUips, Stewart MeBBrS BrWn The minutes o£
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    RENONG TIN CO.
    899 567 i rtinrr 8' D r Li'“ lie > tbi feh, U 'f’lb' <«’“P l d t 0 a F. N<cil pre»t<ied. re re,? t 7 c°M’ «L •»<! p--C U-» l: t A .11 pks««l nrcAr 'C” M )rt that the neg" ufreeing »f* s g fa
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    PENANG SHARE MARKET.
    819 567 Co.’s vVrerly Rspobt. r n 26 C. Liderable deci /P t»d from London in the prices of all U1.,/ta»n Ea I T d ,he r "P° n i(,esl "Meh d l a ‘r ahout Ud per lb. to 2'3 i 6 k’ nf oa price of rubber
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    THE BURMA RIFLES.
    676 568 life IM TAIPING' Soldi ib’« Apra^ ll7lo5 Writing in Bitba ••J": Riflei from the Near Battalion, Burma MrTice lot Ea 'i tTiiW ,o rc h BMdy two pan, «00 J d(d t p„„. D g, end of January, when M 8 North Malay Btatea, from th* Kl
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    STRIKES IN COLOMBO.
    509 568 Ten Thousand Coolies Demand More Wages. According Observer of March 10, generally speaking, about 10 000 coolies are engaged in the shipping and coaling works in the Colombo Harbour All these men, says our Colombo contemporary, except 100 or so shipping coolies, are out on strike from
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    LABOUR UNREST IN INDIA.
    170 568 '•unofficial statement, issued at ■Urnshp.lpur. m Varr h K the 1 T? B how signs of violence ,n v,, ning Early on Sunrlif' nun; hrg, cr; ds w c! t d Ji; trance to the worh... lorry and th,. mi i itarv roads and «topped the
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    A Calcutta Lock-Out.
    114 568 Calcutta, March U Dissatisfied with the twenty percent increase granted to their employees by Messrs. Lal Chand and Sons, bow ment printing contractors, to med th increased cost of living, two thousand live hundred men demanded fifty wr cent, increase and, unless the dewj was acceded to
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    BREACH OF RICE REGULATION.
    238 568 In the Second Court, before Mr- G C. G- Muller, this morning Lee Loo. trader of Permatang Pau. ProvinceM leslev, was firstly charged with offe uk an illegal gratification of $lO to a tive and secondly with two counts oi transporting rice without a permi. ph-aded
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    BRITISH WORKMEN.
    925 569 »ome timo P ft fc fo l»b »'«f" Lto h9 l WO M 1 of P J rv in a gre» ler 2. < Ibe» r«“ X Übour Dl0 Io f represent few»’ t \ar, wb« almost dDrlog h n f factory and worker! under Government Bf W
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    M.A.P.
    436 569 Mr. 8. H. Langston is expected back early. The Bishop of Singapore leaves for home about April 14. The death is announced of DLevy, tbe eminent Dutch jurist. Mr. E. E. Colm <n is due to arrive in Penang early in May. Mr. E. W. F. Gilmiu is granted
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1167 570 Echo under Sec biect i on to that piece p«— the libert o 0 -ni ’Z“ d, hoi pr^“, ;he validity Of the Ordinance challenged. Britain, France and German). Exactly how matters are progresing in Germany it difficult t 0 the moment the Bol.heviet. or BP"rtac’ 8 P"
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    MINERS AND PRICES.
    486 570 The negotiation. I Executive and the Coal C?, *4 l mg the demand f or tv> I have b-n broken < **l Mr H-rdgee stated the I tremely gr«ve and ,e™ ai^ ?’p| Conference would decide UMn "’•I action to-morrow. The breaking appears to he due to
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    British Consular Service.
    99 571 New Regulations. London, March 24. The Civil Service Commissioners have awed temporary regulations governing recruitment for the British, Consular Service Minding the Eastern Consular Service. The main feature of the regulations is the prorisicn that candidates must have aerved with the Naval or Military forces during the
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    The English Turf.
    46 571 Lincolnshire Handicap Result. London, March 24. The remit of the Lincolnshire Handicap vuu follows; Furious )it i Bettatll 2 Moniietb 3 raD f™ B won b y 3 Wk Wfa length separating second and The betting at the start was W tn 1
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    British Navy.
    93 571 Study of Japanese, Mfair.lt.. Marell 24. •«Win/ ’wh iS! 01 a pXL "l' P,r Ew <0 knowledge q| ~A limited number will 7 for 8 n T rUc ,i in 'ba A' 1 pl»wj„ n lk 'loomed suitable w f f“'‘her I. p,ep ar > P J y.
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    Feeding Europe.
    25 571 s S-•< u Mr 7’ Of fl,? he «ale J P Bs d a K s,lr tO Kl W d‘ fi J’million and
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    FRENCH REVIEW.
    122 571 Aerial Disaster. French General Crashes m Sahara Desert, Faria, March 25. General Laperrine, who set out from southern Algeria on February 18 to fly«crow the Sahara desert, ban been found dead south-east of Interbarrakah, where his “The*GeneTaVwas severely wounded and suffered great agony from his injuries and lack
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    The Turkish Question.
    132 571 Interesting American Note. London, March 25. A telegraphic despatch from Washington says it is understood that while President Wilson’s note with reference to Turkey, which be is despatching shortly to the Allies, favours expulsion of the Turks from Constantinople, it maintains that the matter should be left
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    Labour.
    306 571 Premier’s Grave Warning, London, March 26. Mr. Lloyd George, speaking at the Rational Liberal C’u\ said he did not c s r to misrepresent the Labour Party, w ch represented clear, emphatic and sincere con vic ions. He declared that common ownership was an essential part of thifl LaboUr
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    By-Election.
    73 571 Coalition Success. London, March 23. A by-election due to Sir W. Sutherland, Member for Argyllshire, being appointed a Junior Lord of the Treasury, resulted in his return by a large majority, the returns being:— Sir W Sutherland (Co. Lib.) 10,187 Rev. Malcolm MacCallum (Lab.) 5*498 Coalition Majority 4 689
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    Canadian Navy.
    47 571 Ottawa. March 24. wmi-official statement confirms the Canadian Ottawa Journal’s allegations and adds that the Government has decided not to proceed with Viscount Jeliicoe’s programme, and will consequently demobilise toe nucleus crews, dismantles the dockyards and naval college and refuse Great Britain’s offer of warships.
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    Rome-Tokio Flight.
    46 571 Italian Aviators Leave Calcutta. London, March 24. A message from Allahabad dated March 17 reports that the Italian airman Capt. Maeiero, whese machine was recently wrecked at Delhi, has left Calcutta, whence he h continuing the flight to Tokio with his observer, Lieut. Ferrarin.
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    Fistic Celebrity.
    51 571 Carpentier in America. Lor don, March 24. A message from New York states that Carpentier, who recently defeated Beckett in London in a match to decide the championship of Europe, has arrived in the United States with his wife and manager, and was the recipient of a cordial
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    United States and Mexico.
    32 571 Diplomatic Appointment. London, March 24. A Washington message reports that President Wilson has nominated Mr. Morgenthau. lately United Sates Ambassador to Turkey, to a similar p<'st in Mexico.
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    'Varsity Boat Race.
    74 571 Cambridge Defeats Oxford, London, March 26. Cambridge won the ’Varsity boat race to-day by 4 lengths in 21 minutes. [The last strangle, which took place iu 191 I resulted in a victory for Cambridge by t! lengths, ti e 29 mn. 23 ?ec —Ed., S E.J The
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    39 571 OBITBARY. Mr! l, M* Ht1888 she <bch er ‘f «everal other works of «th. ’p-nuhr in Europe fctra r 1915 P ,he published her ul 4""'“ A., .atiiltd ■■EogluuAe Wh th 6 IJ y (V World.—Ed. fa -E J
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    Defence of Coiling Stations.
    125 572 London, March 24. A« ,1W atmT*»»* reached K n“ "ortll7 (Holl, Lib) urged immediate strengt of the ftrrieon at Singapore. Mr. Churochill, replying, explained tha in order to meet the txtra burden» thrown on the army they were forced to prune their requirement» in order tosave
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    War Honours.
    136 572 Many New 0. B. E.’i London, March 29. Publication on lOck March of a 118 page iitne of the London Gax.tt will contain a list of beetowala of the Order of the British Empire for war services. Three ladies receive the Grand Cress, Fifteen persons who become Knights
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    American Shipping.
    97 572 German Schemes Vigorously Opposed. London, March 26. A New York message states that the American Steamship Owner. Association has pa.ee! a resolution unanimously opposing allocation of a hundred and eight American-owned ships to the Hamburg America Company’s route, in accorlatcj with a recent vote in th) U.S. Senate
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    Straits Divorce Case.
    93 572 SINGXFORK L.WTER Ah RMIONDENT. London, March 26. la the Divorce Court to day a decree nisi was granted to Mr.. J siie Winifred Niblett on the ground, of bigamy and adultery by her huilnnd William Charles Niblett, Barrister at-Law, formerly of Singapore. Cooneel for the petitioner, who
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    American Affairs.
    167 572 World s Greatest Navies. London, March 24. Mr. Butler, Chairman of the Naval Committee, ha. reported to the House cf Rppres ntatives that in 1924 Gre*t Britain will have sixty batika Tip, the Uniad State, only forty-seven, Franco twenty-six, and Japw fifteen, but the United brates ■hips will
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    HOME RUBBER COMPANIES.
    421 572 Avoiding Taxation? In well-informed quarters I find that doubts are expressed as to whether many of the capital reorganisation schemes now so fashionable will have much effect in enabling companies to evade future taxation. The Inland Revenue authori ies are, of cours»’, not blind to what is
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    FUTURE OF TURKEY.
    374 572 Qukstion op It is er me comfort, aavs n, these days to fi a pubiS”? this country asserting i (ga ]f a plQl 5 .nd brcihlyia favour J X 6l priuc.ple Lk, the termi Q tioil "»•*< rule at Corstantinople. b 1 1q? <«« look a. if
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    THE ATHENAEUM.
    155 572 The nexi meeting of th' iMg be held ou Monday n'X’, the in the Mwouic Hali, Northern R>«h pm. The debate J need for British Malay». L Military Defence Force or a Vd C vil Auxiliary Police? By the King’s Order in February 9, January 10 with date
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    GERMAN UPHEAVAL.
    1126 573 I p tireTf roM oFF I >.-x, I Labour unions, also fe^ plottoto I* ■< Victory i" R br v ?of' r*’ A Brussel reconfirms the report I:important points m “f„ i.« w J II fn.. (w*ernm- withdrawn to I I seated, further, that the approach I Communist
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    LABOUR TROUBLES IN SPAIN.
    116 573 Railwaymen oh Strike. London, Al arch 26. It is reported from Madrid that a general railway strike has begun throughout Spain, but up to the present time it has been unattended with disturbances. A variety entertainment will soon be given in the Town Hall, Penang, by
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    TARIFFS IN MALAYA.
    1298 574 It u «Tid -nt thetp^ lol official aDd^ he meat of .k ereo f, that Hi« £<• termi of ref %*Xnor intendi to treat the oeliency the M one in to far whole Malay p 6o > production or M tariff*, gating the P *mT wXuoer-d. -hi..
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    IPOH PROPERTY BOOM.
    524 574 "Tee Pr* Abuuc la view of the C ooii LUßl u properly in Ipob, fi n»'T® log premia in Ih quarter are apparently 1J;? '">»• aliae that it woull b> m g njlo to purchase o utrigot h exorbitant rentals. to pu One of the mi?at stances,
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    REALM OF SPORT.
    139 575 S“i &3B?A under: > n /MO and 600 y* r d 8, H’cap. -70 91.60 iC B.k«M c 46 90.28 -65 'DCM *65 8705 tatfror .50 8650 SJ G Alto 65 86.00 Fj G N 8*J e .1 (t »65 84 95 2Lt Syed balleh Al»go ff
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    207 575 The following »re the Bgenda of the 11 meeting ol the Municipal (bmmweioners of J| George Town, Penang, to be held to* Borrow 1 Minute» of last meeting to ba read and n «affirmed. I I M special businosi the President may I bring forward. I 3 Qjfitions.
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    EX-SERVICE MEN’S ASSOCIATION.
    921 575 YESTERDAY’S MEETING. Object of the Society. A meeting of the members of the 1 e* 1 1 strict Ex-Service Association 1 The Chairman’s Speech. Major Holmes, addressing the meeting said that he had to put before them of the committee appointed at the last meeting. Some of
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    P.C.C. TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
    208 575 Threlfall Beat Saunders. The Tennis Championship Final of the Penang Cricket Club between W. H. Ihreliali (Holder) and R. J. Saunders (Runner-up) was played off yesterday evening before a large number of members and resulted in a victory for the holder by 6—3, 6—4. In the first
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    CHINA NEWS.
    932 576 SINO-JAPANBSE PACT. the Gbmet b“ W hieh r th,J Y T;.b Ar s -SSt- Canton, March Yunnan Unl d tX' during the force* and the Can on P u b kwen P“‘ two d»j f n^ uaucbe ha» at Commander ol tn, orders oi total military and civil
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    KING EDWARD VII MEDICAL SCHOOL.
    286 576 Results of Spring Examinations. First Professional Examination. Hie following have completed the examination Kxans (with distinction in s Alfred "'ith distine"in < hemistr.v), M uvugesu Goh x r y Wiarasinpam, V. S. (> I- 1 k r-'H'iappn, Lee Sen, K,,|,. Lek. Th,, S..n li™.],. J
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    SOLIDARITY OF THE ALLIES.
    186 576 DEBATE IN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. Notable Official Announcement London, March 21 Paris despatches report that in Chamber of Deputies M. Millerand. ft plving in a debate on foreign affairs® pliasised the continued unity of the .W Powers and ridiculed talk’ about alliances and a c isis.
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    RISING THE COST OF LIVING.
    1373 577 aware, |i oar reader* ar it 4 Settlements aQ<l of tbe S ^6B nToxnm«w n lb on ™recency •PP O,n^ n J D a few days lirifi. b f“ JX Gaidemard’j reply m Sir ivo d in Malacca» Jj ibi iddreM be he ml ght
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    Echo of the War.
    270 577 Eastern Shipping Co. v. Straits Government. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 30. A suit is being brought by the Eisters Shipping Company. Ltd, sgiinst the Hou’hle the Attorney-General, 8. S, claiming a dechraii m that they are entitled to compenaa ion from the Crown for
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    M.A.P.
    587 578 M.A. P. Fr«a the Bangkok Time» of M»rch 20: PrTfewor G. of the p^ 'ol #n ies France. Mr I A Cable, Adviser, Department of c“;et .nl L Hongkong and Bri Hl GJumbia next He is «turning in the an u no. The marriage «ill t»k, |r»« early next mmxh
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1179 578 March and April. There is an old tradition that March borrowed her last three days fro n April, and for some reason, never clearly explained, they were therefore regarded as unlucky. In particular, no man would lend his money or goods during the “borrowed days,’ the belief being
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    FRENCH REVIEW.
    35 579 yc -Hat* Th. mo»Ao»t pjrn, P’I*"’ 1 n f »n“’ ww a,h in Allied amba?? a^orB a UDd er a Pui. ’"m? Miller»“ d in Gtfinwr Do)CJ (or Deputies. idb^ Gw y -Hat*
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    A Peking Story.
    14 579 Officially Contradicted. Tokio, March 24. dechred to be without found thon.
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    Chinese Military Mission.
    34 579 Gtwal T«i Received By the King. Lcndon, March 26. HiiMajity the King to-day received at Backingham Palace Lieut.-General Tang Tui Li, who uon a m’litary mission despatched by the Chinese Government.
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    150 579 Obhuabt. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 29. The death hu occurred of Mr. R. Dck, of M*«n. Adamwn, Gilfillan Company’s Malacca i ffice. Thk Ho Hong Bank. At a meeting of the Ho Hong Bark, Routed the proposition of the Hon. D B n K ’f« 1°
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    534 579 Q T hc following appointments .re pubbshrd in the F.M 8. Government Gazette: Mr J. P- Sweitenbam, Executive Engineer Grad* I, has been appointed io be Sta e Engineer, N-gri Sembilan. 8 jhe Secretary of State for the Colonies h been pleased tn approve the following promotion in
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    DEARER RICE FORESHADOWED.
    263 579 Hongkong Telegrsph. A Saigon Export Dutt. It looks as though very shortly Hongkong will be called upon to pay dearer prices for the rice sold in the market» Some go so far as to say that very shortly we shall witness a big boom in the rice
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    Bukit Kepong Rubber.
    292 579 Successful Year's Operations. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, March 30. At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Bukit Kepong Rubber Co., Mr. Clyde Jeavons, who presided, said the nett profit was i 61,069 and the crop amounted 149,414 lbs, which was equivalent to 439 lbs
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    THE RUBBER POSITION.
    595 580 MR. E. L BAMIBTOH'B VIEWS. At the MM.I wwk Mr. Orient Trust in L«»»“ th BOUO dest of E L. Hamilton, per a l gave the .11 the rubber £Jj p.initi™ following exp-»iti° n 0 M be expected The put y«r h„, J” with the reeump i'.u
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    AYER WENG.
    615 580 SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING. The seventh annual general meeting of the Ayer Weng (Ribman) DeVeh prnent and Prospecting Co., Ltd., was held at the registered office, Downing Street, Penang yesterday afternoon. There were Mesas. L. Vaughan (Chairman) M. K. Whitlock, H. Dove, W. K. Sharpe ana A. Lindley who
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    TAPAH RUBBER
    559 580 The annual Rubber E.t.t.a L'd., Fi.cered office, of th B.nk Bui diug,, S 1 ’P«y, ,l,e,ebei D g io P tf ‘‘««J, m. 5 ft h (for the Becretarie,, Mew,,. Evut In moving the adoption O f tb,'"J 1 account, which were dul, «2 paeeed, the Chairman said’
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    POLICE COURT.
    487 581 A Y.»tWul Wef- r G. M“U er 1110 Belo» 51r G rdaymoniiog' aJ’ 0U L was an Ip° b i.arued "> tb P icll D in Beach ‘•AS*, %j; wet walking sl Bea HP W d ag d a the money from h's He grabbed the accused who
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    SOCIETY OF PLANTERS.
    528 581 A Good Work of tiik Council. That Ihe Council of the Incorporated Society of Planters is solicitous for the welfare of i s members has been very generally conceded throughout the Peninsula. If, however, there be any doubt about this it should be completely removed by perusal
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    CONSTANTINOPLE.
    608 581 Ffve Preet. ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW. The announcement that the Turke are to ba left in Constantinople has caused an outcry amongst Liberals in this country which must be ascribed, we suppose, rather to a lingering Gladstonian tradition than to any independent consideration of tho actual facii and conditions
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    THE ATHENAEUM.
    1613 582 compllsok' StßVltfc. interesting Debate. T u a good attendance of the lh th. Athenaeum and ctl U e b h me-ung last night at the IlaH Virtnern Koad. The debate was "What (to need lor British Malaya, a cousenp e .Military Defence hr«« a \olunteer < ivil Auxiliary
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    SINGAPORE LABOUR TROUBLES.
    308 582 Strike and order of the day Singapore Free differences between C ,i pr*"£ artists and their en>P r t X* over now, the latt. > tea (t agreed to a rise ol I era i shops d au d High rs are i-onctfD 10 over 'l" v
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    BUTCH CABLE ITEMS.
    142 583 Hie following special cable items arc tram the Deli Courant of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday last: German Crisis. The situation in Germany has taken “more favourable turn. ]U ?’i h }ust J decres that Gener al von waB the real author of the ««rtive counter-revolution. n
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    CHINA NEWS.
    1153 583 p E KIN 1A N K 0 VV KAIL VV A Y. Peking, March 19.—The Tuchun of Yunnan and several other 1 uchuns have telegraphed the Peking Government pro testing against the Peking-Hankow Railway being pledged as security for a loan from Japanese. The Civil War. Hie Ministry
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    SINGAPORE SHARE MARKET.
    541 584 FRASER March 25ApplieAnU lor IQthoi r considerably 1 H ropor tion of share» pressed at the si y I Limtions’ num-lllott-d L. ind>vidu«l toI --a erous sellers were shortly to Uh,lS d/th/ir holdings considerable round off th i hftnd9 quantities M sh. n g at thc XP
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    643 584 CHRISTMAS ISLAND RIOTER SENTENCED. The trial of Lap Yow on a charge of causing mischief by fire wan resumed yesterday at the Assizes, Mr. Just.ce Sproule presiding, says the StjraitsTimes of Saturday. The first witness, Mr. Ong Swee Chuan, the manager of the kongsi and in charge of
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    OF INTEREST TO STUDENTS.
    393 584 EMPIRE-WIDE ESSAY COMPETITION. The Council of the Royal stitute, with a view’ to encouraging tk I progress of Imperial Studies in thescU of the Empire, have decided to award j the Summer of 1920 medals and prixeid books for the best Essays sent in by bon
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    LATEST NEWS.
    100 585 „su^ ofwire DeW ,ODiDe KSrsrJSSSr csitio f iwlstu^.„. peoer s having b® 6 11 m Z“ itoee '‘j 13 ■^S^ tem P tmaybe ,he t hXe P S“ Bill the tied that after deTreasury •Contribution of ‘i'lwfoi Imperial purposes the S,W s°the Irish Parliament will 2to 418,500,000; expenditure
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    SHARE MARKET.
    106 585 Litbt Qiotitiom. (Pwmj, 30th Mmh). Mem. A. 1 Anthony 4 Co. favour m with the Mowing changes in the Share Let;Itttaiiy. To-day. R-.bher. ®j S J J/srlwißf 1.55 1,65 1.51 160 J*»tt 1.551.62’ 1.50 1.60 Wit Piini 0.35 0.41 0.30 049 J™ 1 ...1275 13.25 12,00 12.50 *Wol
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