The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 11 August 1920

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    19 1 The Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION. .0 rBB MM®» Single Copy <• els. ftt.ll. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST UTH, 1920 NO. 52
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      265 1 CONTENTS. a I I lum MxsoiLLAWioui (Continue/): Britain, France and Germany 1,259 Chinese Crisis... 1280 The League of Nations 1,265 Mr. Kindersley and Prai j~ 1280 M The Wrong Tack 1,271 Penang in the Part ***** -A Production 1,277 Penang in wi> 7 7 L 282 I W The Defence
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      175 2 rJx\P ®vr6 VV,- r\L e Ct r%? sA 3r- THE Q I “STRAITS ECHO" I B MAIL EDITION. —laooOOOW jtj 3> Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, and contains the latest local and States news originally publisher» in the daily issues, as well as
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    17 1259 lo®a Ju 22, at of Mr C f u’ Patricia, k <a d a Mn
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    BRITAIN, FRANCE AND GERMANY.
    1287 1259 k du l' MB I te? Ia ft tueh h nfi in Li b‘ 4tldj e 7‘ ther «wUs?» ,oen n dlff «eoc os are magnified out of all proportion to their real importance by those politician! and that portion of the press in Paris desirous
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1230 1260 Parliament and Premier. Net till actually it, «hah believ. in th» Unioniat revolt against the Prim. Minister, for thm hard-faced m.n who look a. if they had don. very well out of the war are not going, tor anything so intangible a. a principle, to give up all
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    M.A.P.
    321 1260 M. A.P. Mr. Justic® W lUoa Lumpur yesterday morning Mr. R. Bt. J, Braddell hu Singapore after a year’. IJJ* Sub-Inspector Baba bin Tm.n an Honorary J.P.for Inspector McQaarrie, of Bakit i« going horns shortly on long Pepy of thl Cdonh! Service, is homeward bound on the Mr. and Mrs.
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    CHINESE CRISIS.
    84 1261 BEVENUE SEIZED. F« WMTO (Reuter's Telegram.) pikiog. Au u,t 11 M w”l> tb? Cu»totn. ,1 ftA 8 j h>i ioßtTueted t to th# Teno W 1« r>r t«*‘ b r th 6 JELnl'of C»m, GJ""* 1 ?T4 d h *forbidden farther interference with ft, Ministers of the four
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    Singapore Rent Board.
    86 1261 Houimo Problems, (ftw Our Own GwTMpendsni.) Singapore, August 4. it yuuriiy’i meeting of the Rent W Mr. Robinion took exception to to Hi’naiat’i reply regarding housing MunUuion in which they refused to pn m Mailitics for the housing of the Mr- Robinson characterised the reply ae •tow
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    A POPULAR PLANTER.
    113 1261 Futvrix iOB ,n,i Mr< t entert »n®d by the S 8i P“! k l Mu.nr g ,u d P *[V ,re of •‘•Wtamn’ k,D B “P w '“5 the 5* ai ger of Waugh, the Is B. E?pb I u Ksmit >. Mr. d Mre I sS.
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    ANGLO-FRENCH RELATIONS.
    97 1261 tflll* II Ml -WJ THE COAL SETTLEMENT. Urgent Nied op a Dipinite Policy. [Beuter’s Telegrams.] London, August 2. The French press is bitterly commenting on the Spa decision with regard to coal, which is regarded by France as a concession to Germany secured by Mr, Lloyd George at
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    Mexican Matters.
    88 1261 Lower California in Eruption. Washington, August 2, The Government has refused the request of Sr. Cantu, Governor of the northern district of Lower California, for permission to import arms from the United States to repel threatened occupation by the forces of the Mexican Provisional Government. Oil Interests. Mexico
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    The America Cup.
    82 1261 Canadian Challenge. Halifax (Nova Scotia), August 2. With regard to Mr. Ross’s challenge for the America Cup in 1922 a representative of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron declared that tne squadron was willing to cooperate with Mr. Ross but he doubted the practicability of raising sufficient
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    American Communists.
    56 1261 Conspirators Imprisoned. Chicago, July 3. The millionaire Socialist William Brosi Lloyd and nineteen other members of the Communist Labour Party have been found guilty of conspiracy to overthrow the Government and most of them have been sentenced to terms of from one year to five years’ penitentiary and
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    Train Robbers.
    58 1261 C. R. PAESENORt- H VICTIMISED. Calgary, August 3. three bandits bearded the Canadian Pacific train at Lethbridge and when it resumed its journey they passed through the coaches and very leisurely robbed the passengers of all the money they could find. The bandits, whom the police assert are
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    POLAND AND RUSSIA.
    293 1261 RESISTANCE STIFFENING. The Bolshevists’ Objective. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Tk ni- m B«Hn, August 2. Berliner Tageblatt’s correspondent m East Prussia telegraphs that the Polish retreat has slowed down. They have taken up positions on the river Narew as far as Ostrolenka. The stiffening of the resistance is ascribed
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    The Prince of Wales.
    30 1261 Visit to Samoa. Wellington, N. Z., August 2. The Premier has announced that H R.H. the Prince of Wales will visit Samoa on his homeward journey.
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    Home Cricket.
    154 1261 London, August 2. Middlesex beat Sussex by an innings and 123 runs. :o: The Secretary of State for the Colonies is advertising for a Radiologist for the F.M 8. Salary will commence al S6OO a month, and drivate practice will be allowed. The majority of non-Moilem readers, Indian
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    MINING LEASES.
    613 1262 [To the Editor of the Strait* Eoho Dear oir L n The line of action taken by Lt. vol. Humr, acting Britiah Resident of Perak, m explained by him at the Federal Council meeting, strikes one as more reasonable and etateemanlike than that of his predecessor in giving
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE FUND.
    554 1262 Banosawan Entertain mints. Unprecedented enthusiasm was shown towards the laudable tffjrta in aid of Raffles College, Singapore, by the Penang Baba Bangsawan, when they presented three grand plays entitled Nyai Bammah,” “As you like it” and “China Klentong” on the 30tb, 31at ultimo and Ist instant respectively
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    POLICE COURT.
    458 1262 ALLEGED OAUbIBo. wbfch <t s ii ,eT^4?'! P>*yng in > C| »W n. Th. Sobcitor-Gtoenl, Watt, appears for n, pm A Mem,, fluting, Rbodw Hogan for the defence. U The Solicitor-General, lft er summary cf the case for X J? tian, called hn first witnes». $5 Barry, A.
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    KEDAH NOTES.
    1082 1263 va ago a buffalo was stolen A da)» a? tbe mukim O i Guar JW afternoon the *P. Tan tn naiiied bv three members under Sergt.-Major dthe to search the buffalo and They followed the trail ot *Sdto their consternation they 4 VX ame upon the rendezvous ol
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    SCHOOL REGISTRATION.
    542 1263 Editor of the Straits Tima.) Sir,—Your correspondents writing on the above subject have, 1 think, brought forward too many side-issues without considering the merits or demerits of ths introduction of the Education Bill buoh talk as a boy of 14 who has spent seven years m a Chinese
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    FOOD PROFITEERING.
    567 1264 in uq that officialdom up H eeem» to u^tha ng m tht’w s«Pl ,ließ o£ the P fco P lfc lth th e logical consequent call for food eontro «“'-e- "SrS JX." very. t^ d officialdom is over pitiably afraid o tat ling big questions, because of the
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    COUNCIL REFLECTIONS.
    1039 1264 The recent meeting of the Federal Council was too hurried but otherwise eminently satisfactory. The special labour conditions to be endorsed on all new giants of over 2UU acres have yet to be drawn up and approved, lhe idea is cerlamly sound, il it can be worked. Sir
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    THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
    1017 1265 otice B d d d 7i p (*L of irritation. and dl *W L ItVmde. all ,nd ‘'AL bta different forme, ***Sno w hop<afor k a *oM h the 'tto beginning of ererytbiog much tb« *|*T V«W“» h 'K her but JTw» me d Lfi«.<»|>iUl and
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    M.A.P.
    570 1265 p Mn T-L U. Gordon p. M rf through P bj J the P4O D ««nh« hom»ward bound. “'Owi«rf «in uk. up the dutiN of Trewurer. F. M. 8., in .uooe» sion to Mr, H. A. Smallwood. Our Singapore correspondent wires that Mr. Murray Robertson, who is retiring, will
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1281 1266 The Dilatory Mails. The mailt are taking a scandalously long time in transit nowadays. That we learn from the Poet Office Express .issued thia morning that Mail Bl by the Nellore despatched from Penang on Jane 28 was delivered in London on August 2, exactly five weeks later
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    POLAND'S PLIGHT.
    273 1266 ■menace to utu Sau Preparations for o t tn(i [Keuter’s Telegrams. l Lifovsk has been captured by the The Times correspondent at Wimw nk graphs that the Polish Armistice CoxniZ beaded by General Romer, has inZ Baranovitchi, having been delayed bj i broken railway bridge. The Bovis U
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    Greece and Turkey.
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    BREEZE IN THE HOUSE.
    164 1267 Hf cwrtWl Jo fllali TIMOMW.J {voodoo, Aug» l 2. ilirU brews in the H nM Wh W, Mr. Lloyd Georg» M- L-. 7 article in the Evening tfCST Winson Churchill wbi.b ““T hOal<l minH the Bolibeviks, Neill McLvn (Glwgow, liked if the MMOI. ci the agreed
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    GERMAN COAL FOR FRANCE.
    75 1267 BRITISH CASH ADVANCES. Miners 1 Food Supply, rk d Liadon, August 2. Wt vTi p oomoß, approved a -WJ Vote towards the X 5.000.000 adGerman coal deliveries h RWre wgultr deliveries to L b rroW D RB i h MtUal rtiCei P tg Imty WlOnol,ai the
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    Imperial Press Conference.
    57 1267 x^ do ?;i A ga,t 3 a > g,y,| Y ,,l ?B'*pb«i Free» tin &l Montreal; ■>. tj* Xfa°.“f k p f <O4 7, a i lOr **lua m' h 'P OO l lid i? during treJ^ o”*' 0 an( i Tii tAft of .the *J' 00
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    IRISH AFFAIRS.
    727 1267 HOME RULE BILL. Debate in the Commons. [Reuter tj Telegrams.] London, August 2. In the House of Commons Mr. A. MacCallum Scott (Glasgow aad Bridgeton, Co. U.) suggested that in view of ths murders in Ireland the Government should reconsider the dtc'sion to postpone the Home Rule Bill
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    MESOPOTAMIA.
    119 1267 UNPLEASANT NEWS Column Roughly Handled. London, August 8. A War Office communique in regard to Mesopotamia states that a strong British reconnoitring column set out to the south from Hilla and was attacked and roughly handled by tribesmen on July 24, but succeeded in cutting its way back to
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    France and Turkey.
    69 1267 Nationalist Dsvxat, London, August 8. A cable from Beirut states that French troops severely defeated a large force of Turkish Nationalists at Yemidjs, The Turks, who had numerous guns and machineguns, fought fiercely. The French made six bayonet charges. Four hundred Nationalists were killed and 250 made
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    STATUS OF RUSSIA.
    90 1267 CONFERENCE IN LONDON. Ambbioax PABnoivAnoi. Washington, August 8. The Government is still uninformed officially with regard to the proposed Allied Bolshevist Conference in London, but information derived from official circle» indicates that the United States will most probably be represented in any conference seeking to solve the
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    IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
    181 1268 QUESTIONS in THE COMMONS, (iovemment and Sinn Lein. (Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, August 2. In the House of Commons at question time Mr. Lloyd George stated that in Ireland during the month of July 10 policemen were killed and 30 wounded, 4 soldiers were killed and 22 wounded, and
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    The Crisis in China.
    153 1268 Pekisg, August 3. Chang Tso-lin has countermanded his order to the Newchwang branch of the Bank of China not to remit the Customs and Salt revenues to Shanghai. [Reuter cabled yesterday Peking, August 1. Chang Tcolin, who is in urgent need of funds, is interfering with
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    AVIATION.
    51 1268 SINGAPORE’S LANDING-PLACE. (From Our Own Corresponds it.) Singapore, August 6. The Public Works Department is draining and levelling the land st the corner of Balistier and Moulmcin Roads for the purpose of converting it into an aviation landing-place, the extent of which will bo similar to that of the
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    AMERICAN ACES KILLED
    53 1268 Irkutsk's Sbbuob.] Us Angeles, August 3. Lieutenant Omar Locklear, who hxd become famous through his trick of ■passing from one aeroplane to another in midair, and Lieutenant EllioL his assistant, were both killed while performing MhoZTd Th<iit fel In the opening match for tbe Foot boll Jtlnl,
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    Boy Scouts “Jamboree"
    59 1268 London, April 3. Many thousand! of the public visited the Boy Scouts’ Jamboree” at Olympic, the chief feature of which up to the present was a great march General Sir R. Baden Powell, the Chief Scout, by thousand! of scouts from all parts of the world, including
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    The America Cup.
    94 1268 A Canadian Challbngb. Montreal, August 2. Mr. A. C. Ross, an ex-member of Parliament, has sent a challenge to the New York Yacht Club on behalf of the Nova Scotia Yacht Club to race for the America Cop in 1922, If the challenge is accepted it is
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    DIVORCE IN JAPAN.
    442 1268 The Tokyo correspondent of the Morning Post points out that a remarkable effect of the recent economic uncertainty is an unprecedented increase of domestic dissensions. In Japan, it may be explained, unhappy couples go to the police for divorce rather than to the Law Courts, But not
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    PENANG’S "MENACE" TO SINGAPORE
    449 1268 At first eight it m i R ht Malayan home of Singapore, and not Pease. jftk mally adopted a echeme fa department to sp,nd OTO.miHfa'S •terhng on m.kinj Pe nug J** < quipped port, a lerioM rifa Z.* onger the neglected and pnufaVu sister of the
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    POLICE COURT.
    1073 1269 c.- r a pt Barry and charged «’•"“tV, common gaming immm not w“ clud d when cS—d by Mr. *S», aid tha M r u out by the iuformer XW Ju Jit was not 74 but 741. He did Xt it possible that a mistake had Eg j
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    KARANGAN RUBBER.
    842 1269 SALE OF THE PROPERTY. Au extraordinary general meeting of the Rubber Company, Limited, was held at the registered offices of the Company, Downing Street, Penang, on Wednesday, the 4th August, 1920, at 10 a.m., Mr. A. R. Thornton presiding. The notice convening the meeting having been read by
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE FUND.
    188 1270 The Baugsawan Performances. We have received a lengthy statement of account of tho Bangsawan performances in the Imperial Theatre last week, showing, in groat detail, how the excellent result (the sums aggregating Si 0,352.40) was attained. The account is signed by Messrs. Goh Koon Cheng, Fong Sw’ee
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    GOVERNMENT LAND GRANTS.
    435 1270 MEN BROUGHT TO MALAYA UNDER FALSE PREIENCES. At a time when the high cost of living in Malaya makes things none too easy even for people in good positions, it is a pity that men should be led to come to the country under false pretences. A
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    C.R.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    98 1270 The following lies will b« Single Handicap A (Final): Chaog Chee Leng vs Chee Choou Lim Double Handicap B (Final): Go y•• Cheng and Quah Ihuan Hocg vs Hin and Tay Chie Aik. o: In enclosing a cheque fur R*Morning Post fund, to the Colonel Frank Johnson,
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    Siamese Diplomat Senteced.
    294 1270 Ahe Unminxl I Wedoaday I f 30) on tVaS’i?*>. I B*vara Vadi, I Legation it R lOM| I fr,U!l »lently Mgotiaiin, I of the Legation ptraim p I intent to make a nwi» I 250,000 lire, M< I According to the cbam I outer, the accuud I
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    S.P.V.D.
    86 1270 (to th. Editor Df th Secretary of th* e ’ofjuil& of Venereal Diaeaee uu<ler«““ io which I re»3 h e K»**»' “My Execute Cominiw «quart yon w to the Editor of the b ooriial thanks and apprw valuable help. Q tered i®*® 1 A further paragraph of W nw
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    THE WRONG TACK.
    903 1271 ,h “Z™ ing J* T? II ii only we obrioßi ,b N ‘by v.» the prospects are oy b epperontly .T th«Frencb »l«o bare 4 n th. Tarkiob Nation- »ure, Franc. Hdoi trnuble. Th. Emir i® f tW L n of west character and wd it i.
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    Eastern Cadetships.
    138 1271 The decisions of a Selection Board held under the authority of the Civil Service Commi-»eioner. on May 18 and following days resulted in the following being selected for Baetern Cadetships, subject to their being fjund qualified in respect of health, says the L. AC. Express. The names are
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    M.A.P.
    592 1271 Mr. A. C. Baker goM up th. hill to-day and will be away until Tuesday next. Mr. Ng Ann Thye arrived here by th. express from Taiping yesterday evening. The Siamese Consul left this nsonrng by train for Singgora. During his abMno. Mr. N. Deng will be in charge
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1295 1272 More Indiscretions? The book of the autumn will be “Ths Autobiography of Margot Asquith, the aerial pnblication of which baa already commenced. There ia no more arresting personality in English society than Mrs. Asquith, and the ready wit, the disdain of convention, and the penetrating judgment, often expressed
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    POLAND AND RUSSIA.
    327 1272 IHE [Rbvtmu 3 view (T* 8 J ol 1 t 0 defrnd hir Jj s. cSrw*; Of communication with Polasd. T many, despite protestations to thi ♦E M P«ct®d vt phw the Biimarekian rdle of fishST? troubled waters. There is J no idea of despatching British trn
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    MESOPOTAMIA.
    58 1273 gff4 GA^£ D,r "o’' 0 BectI H S TELEGEAMB August 4. com®o n *Q a B B 1 ff Ttb“ Lo"« Euphr.tui u cal uoa in to w who at taflked ’“Lh «d n«tb-w"‘ t{ Hil s d left T/ bie» f"‘?' K d i ■*M, s or Jerboij»k.
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    CABINET'S DIVIDED VIEWS.
    267 1273 lota the well-inforß«d corrtiJ£»h bodou paper a dIT J Sumi.belief already toex.it .aeCibiortM to the lines the new Ara.. jurfHnopoiafti* ahoald assume. One is »in f»Tonr of asking the Fmir lib, ktc of King Huasein, to become nd sf the Govirnment, either as Presitet or King, and
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    Mexican Chaos.
    31 1273 e ßupti ON 4,*?” fn> 0 u’* Y ,k > A, S»«: C.lilb. 3 hr *V. Of dlffflr6D f«8 lJ* Gtotral p| Ccca P JJ? a /fe 18 now te,
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    Oil Supplies.
    96 1273 SIGNIFICANT COMPARISONS. Amhbicah Dkpabtmsktal Repoh. Washington, August 4. The Department of Commerce in its report to the Lands Committee of the Senate says that it appears that the British Government is definitely going into the oil business and cites in that connection the Government's acquisition of two-thirds of
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    Home Cricket.
    47 1273 London, August 3. Kent beat Hampshire by 165 runs. Warwickshire beat Derbyshire by 220 runs. Gloucestershire beat Somerset by four wiokets. Leicesterhire beat Northamptonshire by 103 runs. Essex beat Worcestershire by an innings and 242 rnns. The match Yorkshire vs Lancashire ended in a draw.
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    THE HUMPHREY BISHOP CO.
    371 1273 AN EXCELLENT SHOW. For Penang there was a very fair attendance at the Town Hall last night when the Humphrey Bishop Comedy and Operatic Company opened a short season here. There ought to be much batter bouses tonight and on Saturday for the company—which does not
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    REGISTRATION OF SCHOOLS.
    326 1273 To Ma Editor of tho Straits TtmM.] Sir,—-Ou the 31st ultimo appeared in your well-read paper something about some Moelems of Penang and the Education Bill. I wonder from where those gentlemen who signed the peti'ion got the idea of closing the lalamic schools and forbidding teaching
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE FUND.
    144 1273 Previously acknowledged 1888,500.06 A. Bryant, London 1,000 Per Hon. Secretary, Batu Gajah:— Kuala Kavgsab District. H.H. The Sultan (3rd contribution) 81,500 Raja Di Hilir 100 Raja Abdul Hamid 50 Khoo Leng Gian 100 Cheah Ah Kang 100 Penghulu Abdul Aziz 30 Collected by Penghulu 4 Penghulu Mohamed
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    CHINA’S TRADE.
    563 1274 Civil war, nrirule, military oppression tad wholesale graft I AU these combined have not served to halt the onward march of Chiueee trade. The Maritime Customs analysis of China’s import trade of 1919 shows that last year was a record breaker in more ways than one. In the
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    THE MINING BOMBSHELL.
    731 1274 (Contributed.) The outstanding features of the discussion in the Federal Council relative to what has been aptly styled the mining bombshell” were (1) complaints by the Chief Secretary, F. M. 8., and the acting Resident of Perak that the Perak miners' petition was presented to His Excellency
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    PENANG RUBBER AUCTION
    67 1274 The Borneo Co., Ltd., advise us that fas I undermentioned prices were realised k rubber sold by them by private and Mte sales held last week:— Smoked Diamond Sheet No. 1 55 to 69 cask Smoked Diamond Sheet No. 2 46 „54 Unsmoked Sheet No. 145 „Mi
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    46 1274 KAMHMIKa 11« Diiwtwto May. p-i. S? 2 St’Zd7B,ooo A K.pT‘o.OOO 37,000 Approx Coit 50M 24i (0 of mining 27, Chbtoi«u«o Ti« 0’“"'” Dbim»» Picul. 360 M w AP c ?oatp V ot U M.OO« 28.000 18.000 19,000 TxiBWO» Piculi 500— Nett prefit 510 Total
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    JULY RUBBER CROPS.
    63 1274 JULY RUBBER CR OPS. He 260,000, R» 1 0 rt 7’ 34,M0. K 43,000, 87,000 1« 81,500 and Sabraog :o tn a Rear-Admir tetter m tb Danie is (tb« k* Mr.Jorephuß W-F the Navy). R ear .Ad® ir, L A AJ“ irB1 P s and rX ’R* wOtt ld Dflt
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    POLICE COURT.
    723 1275 IHE SIAM 80A p CASE> Cjalict oi Evidence. for the defence was Iterdaj afternoon by Mr. A. al Head gambling m,d SLftaWA employed in the EastwX Exchange, in the coura of ’X elated that he lived in 74F, ifad'aod dept there. He rented accused Nm 0. who preslept
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    TROPICAL LIFE INSURANCE.
    844 1275 Tropical life assurance, say Castelanj and Chalmers in the new edition of their comprehensive work on Tropical Medicine, is in its infancy, and so far it has been mostly studied in regard to India. Health depends far more upon how a man lives than upon where he
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    AMERICA AND JAPAN.
    153 1276 SENSATIONAL REVELATIONS. Violation M America* Immigration Laws. [Reuter’s Telegrams London, August 4 The Daily Mail New York correspon dent reports that public interest in the Japanese question has been renewed by statements made by Mr. Albert John son, Member for the State of Washing ton in the
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    AVIATION.
    83 1276 TRAGIC OCCURRENCE. American Ace’s Fatal Accident. Los Angeles, August 4 Los Angeles messages give detailla of the fatal accident that befell the trick aviator Locklear and his companion mentioned on August 3. They were per forming their thrilling act of passing from one plane to another in mid-air at
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    CHAPLIN v. CHAPLIN.
    55 1276 Divorce Proceedings. New York, August 4. Mrs. Charlie Chaplin, it is reported, has petitioned for divorce on the grni.ind of cruelty. Ihe lady when besieged by reporters vouchsafed the vague reply to their questions “we are both tempera mental. Chaplin, interviewed by report tL 8 “such is
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    MARITIME COLLISION.
    55 1276 The Court's Finding, (fhm Ow Ou* Corre«p*ndent.) Singapore, August 0. I be Manne Court of Inquiry into the the r I T“ the C, k Sal ‘o e LLn lo Soon oil Horsburgh Light nTtek 1 lhu master the G, uer g did tu «“’-rtuiuth,, "r— f -°L
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    MR. FRANK BET HELL
    162 1276 We (Times of Malaya) regret to learn of the death at Batu Gajah Hospital this morning of Mr. Frank Bethell, Account ant of the Straits Trading Company. Limited, Perak Branch Head Office. f Bothell arrived in Ipoli in May hist on transfer from the Company s
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    F.C.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    139 1276 The following are the lie< Monday, the 9th August, W» Single Handicap A.: -2F.DBJ ley v. —30.2 (L Milner; —3N [u don v. -30 H. *G. R. Leonard 1 Championship Pairs:—R N Championship Pairs: H. F. W. Harris v. W, H. ThrelfaH ail E. Chambers; J
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    ALLEGED BRIBERY.
    163 1276 lu the District Court, Singapore, x Wednesday, Mr. D. E. Knight, Municipal Architect, charged Ah* a municipal contractor, with k tempting to bribe him withJpw show favour in the exercise oi ins functions” Mr. William P** and Mr. L. E. Gaunt contractor. Evidence was effect that the case
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    FOOD PRODUCTION.
    548 1277 L the administration re u.i sT Stites f° T IMt reached us, < evidence of g« at highly importent rLrt 7 8 /11 conversant tds of M kDOW 2de lre dependent upon outside Kwnti In a posi rion p nd t ool A“ IO enortnoai “‘“‘J** of ch
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    SEQUEL TO MOTOR ACCIDENT.
    523 1277 CLAIM FOR DAMAGES. Chauffeur’s Lie eno* Camoillkd. Ao the result of a collision between a I motor car and a motor cycle which occurred I in Singapore in April, Mr. A. E. Stringer has instituted an action against Chop Yeo Long Whatt, which came before Chief
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    M.A.P.
    563 1277 His Highness the Sultan of Perak is now in residence at his Astana in Jalan Datoh. Ipoh.-1.0.M. The Sultan of Perak has cabled to Australia for a candidate to run in the Gold Cup at the next Penang Race Meeting. It is stated that Mr. C. F. J. Green,
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    POLANDS PLIGHT.
    423 1278 WARSAW IN DANGER, Fuetheb Red Advaecb. {Reuter’s Telegrams London, August 4. Warsaw appears to be in serious danger. Today’s Ruasiau communique reports that Red troops in the direction of Siedlitz, fifty miles east of Warsaw, debouched on a 66 mile front along the lino of the river Bug,
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    The Irish Crisis.
    78 1278 A New lurb. London, August 4. A new turn has been given to the Irish problem by the reception by Mr. Lloyd George at Downing Street of a deputation gx Irish professional and trading men who p -übmittsd resolutions adopted* at an inconference representing iredh’ Nationalists. The
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    ALLIES AND RUSSIA.
    142 1278 THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE. A Corrected Report. [Reuter’s Telegrams. 1 London, August 4. It is learnt on good authority that the Havas report doe» not exactly represent the position. The abandonment of the London Conference is not a definite but a conditional decision. A British wireless note points
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    East Africa.
    95 1278 Future of Kenia. London, August 4. In the House of Commons, replying to Brigadier-General Bir Owen Thomae, (Anglesey. Lab) Mr. Amery, Under Secretary for the Colonies, confirmed the report that a scheme for a Government deepwater wharf at Kilinib had been approved and specifications were being prepared. Mr.
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    Religious Freedom in Malta.
    64 1278 London, August 4. lathe House of Commons, replying to a question by Mr. T. VV. H Inakip (Bristol, Co. U.) with reference to the demand from Malta for the recognition of Roman Catholic religion as a religion of Malta, Mr. Amery declared that the Government did
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    Home Cricket.
    11 1278 London, August 4. Notts beat Surrey by three wickets.
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    PERAK RIVER VALLEY
    161 1278 At on extraordinary general meeting of the sharehoideraof Perak River Valley, Leto-, which was held to-day the resolutions passed at the meeting held on July 10 were confirmed. The following resolution was also passed That it is desirable to capitalise 'be sum of $112,760 being part of
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    DEAR RICE.
    397 1278 I‘rail 1 ‘rail TOO wiUkiuil,,-,. yoar valuable p,», J 5 Mr- Choo Ku the Selangor K. lt l ext T rMrdlMr y p**l Wjah?* Kuala Lumpur on the MthhS l published in your pipe, of th nt"bt(1) “Thou rice meroUnti there knew well how rapidly Uiwim» rice increassd
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    THE HUMPHREY BISHOP CO.
    346 1279 wfc W ,k. t nati the theatrical Ate old paper i ‘»kt ilriuht about th# croerf the night before SS^T» 1 «jrfdZ 0f P ..00"b.1l in bUMhdraw th I g««» you of th»" P r unM “J* me, this morning I had Mlet to open my
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    RUBBER NOTES.
    644 1279 —«Financier. n SLUMP IN HARD PARA. Effect of thk Deolini in Brazilian Rubbib. A recent development of some significance in the raw rubber market is the slump in the price of fine hard Para, the product of the uncultivated Hevea indigeneous to the Amazon Valley. Within recent years
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    BANGKOK CHINESE.
    246 1279 —Bangkok Times. BaIIBHMINT Soandaus. We have received a somewhat wordy document purporting to express a serious Chinese grievance. The writers admit frankly that a certain class of Chinese do give the administration in Bangkok a great deal of trouble. Their secret societies have mainly criminal aims, and such
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    LODGE KRIAN S.C. 1190.
    224 1279 Establishmbnt of Mask Lodge. There was a fairly large attendance last night at Lodge Krian, Parit Buntar, the occasion being the establishment of it*» first Mark Lodge. The visitors from Penang left by launch at 4.30 for Butterworth where special motor cars conveyed them to the
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    JULY RUBBER CROPS.
    26 1279 JULY RUBB ER CROPS. Ayer Knning (F.M.8.) 80.500, Bradwall (F M 8.) 56,656, Chersonese (F.M 8.) 60.783, Dennistown (Krian F.M.B Highlands and Lowlands 127,259, 39,610, Krian
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    CHINESE CRISIS.
    710 1280 BRITISH SUBJECTS WARNED. Peking July 15.—The Britieh Legation hae taken steps “to hare it made known to Britieh subjects concerned that all participation in the present conflict on one tide or the other should be strictly avoided aa incompatible with the proper attitude to be observed by the
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    SHARE MARKET.
    441 1280 LEAN A CO’B WEEKLY REPORT. Penang, August 6. While London rubber prices show a fractional improvement with Sheet quoted at 1 8/i and Crepe at 1/9/}, the local market is barely steady with Sheet around 61 cents. lin is up X 9.10.0 to j£280.0,0 3 months and our
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    MR. KINDERSLEY AND PRAI.
    189 1280 Af H V your report of the Iter Of the Federal CtULcil Uu *°’lant I notice th Dock-"», Hon. that »ueb a ,t, p Woo d advertisement for the count™ Wid WM euct ‘l fcmsa of the above aa follows: 11 1 at the meeting of
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    PERAK NEWS.
    97 1280 (From Our Own CorruponfaT) Taiping, August IThere have been several eases of imili-j® reported from Bruas during the last weeks, but it is understood that »m break is now subsiding. After an unusually lengthy hot mm® Taipingites are now enjoying oocsmomrefreshing showers. The Government school® m Pink, closed
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    Contractor Convicted.
    76 1280 The cue in hlch 4 b M.J 21« by instigating Mr. s.. Municipal ArcbUec*» W °< reward to show faro -“-BS KI with the construction Wallich Street for was concluded > yuterd»/- < Mr Langham c&rie Friday’. Mr u. After Willi»®»" defence auu c|Bje campiainau t, Q t
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    PENANG IN THE PAST.
    1333 1281 E «wrreuw OF •.»t±sa l ±4 “Tot William Hickey.” of a London solicitor “‘"‘'Trim he calls “a very busy spen life ”in India in the second SXJeenth century. Travel; n Madras to China about the Straits of Malacca "’lit fifth day »e saw Pulo Penang, ....«uthoi
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    BUKIT MERTAJAM CASES
    276 1281 {Frwn Ovr Own Bukit Mertajam, August 6. At the Bukit Mertajam Police Court, on Wednesday, a preliminary inquiry was held into a charge of murder preferred against Osman bin Lebei Mat, llabid bin Subrati and Majid bin Subrati, who are accused of having caused the death of
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    PENANG IN 1919.
    1645 1282 HEALTH OFFER’S REPORT. From a copy of the Health Officer’s Report lor 1919, which has just been received, we learu that the density of population (which is estimated at 107,500) is 21.5 per acre, that the deathrate is 37.43 per 1,000, and that the birth-rate falls considerably
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    NEW PLANTERS' JOURNAL
    248 1283 USEFUL INNOVATION. j.rjbeseen from an advertisement elsewhere, The Planter, which tnal organ of the Incorpor,!V of Planters, will commence of usefulness in the F.M.S., Bcraeo, the Dutch Indies and the ven* territories, on Monday, the 16th :<xt. Editor is Mr. Wilfrid Bussy, late cf the Rhodesia Annual,
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    THE CASE OF GENERAL DYER.
    818 1283 GOVERNMENT’S FAILURE. Commons Hostility to Mr. Montagu. London, July 10. Thu events oi the last few days have shown how strong is the feeling in support of General Dyer, especially in view of his treatment by Air. Montagu. The Lords debate to-day, drew a great
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    RIOTS IN U.S.A.
    95 1283 Newspaper Office Raided. Denver, August 6. A riot broke out yesterday in WestFrankfort, Illinois, where a mob bent on avenging the murder of two boys set fire to the houses of many Italians. ’l’hn-e persons were reported killed and many injured, d roops have been ordered to
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    BRITISH VALOUR.
    84 1283 Tribute from American War Veterans. New York, August 4. Mr. Dolier, National Commander of the American Legion ot War Vot'-rans ()r ganisation, has sent a cable io Earl Haig and Earl Beatty paying a tribute to British valour on the occasion of the anni versary of the declaration
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    MAYFLOWER TERCENTENARY.
    44 1283 President Wilson’s Proclamation Washington, August 4. President V f ilqon hoq issir-d a proclama t:on requesting that December 21 be. celebrated throughout the United States as the tercentenary of the lauding of th* PJgr-m Fatbfan and reborn fheA rhe day ba htt
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    LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
    224 1284 PERMANENT ARMAMENTS COMMISSION. [Bsuru'e Tbuoblams.] London, August 5. The first meeting of the Permanent Armaments Commission, constituted by tho Council of the League of Nations is sitting at San Sebastian. Eight nations arc represented, including Croat Britain, which is represented by Admiral Sir Somerset Calthorper and <
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    U.S. POLITICS.
    133 1284 Mr. Harding and Article X. Marion (Ohio), August 4. Air. Warren G. Harding, the Republican candidate for the U. S. Presidency, addressing a meeting, opposed the surrender of nationality to internationality. He said that he accepted the principle that no authority other than Congress could declare war for
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    THE PRINCE OF WALES
    81 1284 Gittons (Queensland), Augu<t I. H R.IL the Prince of Wah‘s felt Bri> bane tor Sydney amidst demonstrations u[ the most fervent enthusiasm. Unparalleled Enthusiasm, n Tenter fields, August 5. ILL.H. the Prince of Wales crossed the border into New South Wak > thucompkpng his official visit
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    CHINESE AND GOVERNMENT.
    676 1284 [To the Editor of the Strait» Tima k* r > Kindly allow me a space lor this last letter on the Registration of schools. Ever since reading your paper from I have found that your late predecessor and you. as occasions arose, imparted good advice and sound
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    183 1284 PURCHASE OF TOTALIZATOR I MACHINES. I A Special general meeting oi I of the Penang Turf Club was hedral Chamoer of Commerce on d scuss a proposal oi the I purchase two new electric totals machines. G j I There were present Hereford (President), D A I
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    15 1285 At od Berwickshire, J a )N Mr, Aie o ptf.a sen. (By cabre).
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    THE DEFENCE PROBLEM.
    1042 1285 w dwiiion of th. loe«l 2°l; |i" 10D K,1Dg m L «fcrs introducing compulsory i0 ll JU ,;:«mMOt upon the jouog Ear°«tn»t th» country to come forJ’S,at. th» their objection to eotnL, wee it renlly mnttur of :,..MoiDOt dos io any desire to Sidfliy. Bhouid they f»
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    M.A.P.
    496 1285 Mr. H. R. Bull has been appointed an Assistant Distnet. Judge far the Settlement, Mr. J. J. Sheehan has been appointed a cadet in the Johore Civil Service. Mr. L. H. Clayton, who went home last week, was obliged to go on medical advice. Second Lieut. 0. R. Ferrerr,
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    POLISH CRISIS.
    1614 1286 NEED OF INTERVENTION. r<ATMi Burns Iwtimatioh. (Rsuiiu'B Tblbgkamb.J London, August 5. In ths House of Commons, replying to questions, Mr. Lloyd George elated that the Government had not yet received a reply to the telegram lent to the Soviet on July 29. He had just learned that M.
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    Britain and Russia.
    69 1287 IMPS LN CRIMEAN PORTS, Qonoi a thi Commons. London, August 5. a House of Commons, replying Sswoder J. M. Kenworthy (Hull u regards the reason for British jw>» being in Crimean ports, Mr. fe’d that the Allies assumed hr the evacuation, care pT a WI T rfl
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    Wooden Merchant Ships.
    36 1287 ori, n Harbours. ♦*V*r2NW 1 th. S' n Y rk A “gWt <• ««nwifce. 3* tbe GoTerDß »M>t’« much k* «W’.ooo. b ’<« *,L k «b<WH. ft/ TCCtte bfl bunting Ulbll t 0 compete with
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    Shipping Combine.
    30 1287 Bb*p’ f «ad A 6 T O3 UtoUMM Comme ?u e »M. A PJrchase of *Dd S’"* «’b. X»C| „°T D f The w., th utbeoJ of 600,000
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    Coa1 Mines Bill.
    22 1287 Coa 1 Mines Bill. fefes«%L A r‘i b, «5 “a Bill be disco.S*“ ’■J*»” 1 to 23 p£i 3’“' O t4 ‘gstlil
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    IMPERIAL PRESS CONFERENCE.
    830 1287 KING’S MESSAGE. Epoch Marking Gathiiing. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Montreal, August 4. Lord Atholstan dined with the Imperial Press Conference delegates. The company included the Livut.-Governor and the Premier of Quebec and other prominent people. A message from Hie Majesty the King said that the gathering marked a fresh
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    Panama Canal
    36 1287 Record Tbavpio Rbtbbmb. London, August 5. A Washington message says that 2, ,478 commercial eraft aggregating 8,500,000 tons passed through "the Panama Canal during the year ended June 30, which onstiiutes a it cord.
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    Fatal Motor Accident.
    121 1287 European Killed (From Our Own Carretpondeni.) Singapore, August 7, Mr, G. F. Stapp, of the Federated Malay States Railways, was killed as the result cf a motor car accident early this morning and Mr. Cooper of the Municipality who was injured was removed to hospital. The car
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    IRISH AFFAIRS.
    1189 1288 RESTORATION OF ORDER. Dbbatb im thb Commons. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Loadori, August b. In the House of Commons Mr. Boner Law, moving the guillotine motion providing for the passage of the Restoration of Order in Ireland Bill by to-morrow evening, deprecated the feeling of despair about the possibility of
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    MESOPOTAMIA.
    177 1288 THE ATTACK AT HlUi. Casualty List. [Reuter’s Telegrams.) London, Aqw 5, I The War Office annonnon b I British troops attacked by the Anh a I Hills, mentioned in the cable of Aq» I 3, belonged te the Second Mtncbste nd I the Field Artillery. The cuuibiinq I the
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    Lyons Silk Industry.
    98 1288 Traders’ Rbqusst. To# Time»’ oorresp-^i nt ol U tut market tbs trader station fa t 0 W WU"*»’ transmission of o Cap».» known in local shipp lD S ke cV r ooa mind of th-»;-Mr. Lin Kim «>•»«■ Lower P."*’ h 23rd ia to ill-he»l<h 00 the
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    GOVERNMENT AND FOOD PRICES.
    947 1289 -t the country there hag .ideapresd di»Pl»mtm«o‘ ■JLutbe reply given byMr. tfjblta Federal Conned to the »fc Kenion regarding the ZL'd the control of food pncee. .«alf-sDd we believe correctly !L ito the Acting Chief Secretary Ji fi'j flii Excellency the Goverior use objerion to being
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    M.A.P.
    566 1289 Hert«let, of Me.sr«. H*r. nsons .nd Croefield, had a n aooident whil« ridinghn motor 0,01. on Saturday mornin. Kw.-mV 1 h ?ltal Wi b 8 frac,a Ti" 1 frj Ly»»’ ha« reached Saigon to the effect that the new n r of France to Siam (M. Fernand Fila) left
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1197 1290 The Roads in P. W. From Batterworth comes a wail both loud and long regarding the condition of the roads in Province Wellesley a suggestion that the Colonial Engineer should motor from Butterworth (not Prai) to Parit Bantar, and “see for himself”; and a bitter attack on the
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    IRISH AFFAIRS.
    381 1290 I RISH AFFAIRS. RESTORATION [Reuter's Telegrams lnth.Hou M ofCoi a d d ?ri"g th, commit», «"‘«ration of Order in tho proceeding, aI ‘‘«wm called to order for i IIe nit declined to sit down and continued rpntu As the Home was in committee thspaie was summoned and a motion of
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    The Mexican Revolt.
    53 1291 ftple-A«8«‘ 7 P .k «itbi» f" ln, ht lf din tro P City, August 8. .nd armed truiport .nd cover rhe 0f3.W0 Ysqui Indian, to Lo«r California to ij. B anta Insurrection. Puera tin extreme north of the State S 2i#m been selected as the P oint
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    Chinese Coal.
    121 1291 QjnnnoM with Europe. Louden, August 7. j Coil Allocation says that a nd guti Railways’ order for CbM ml ii impending. The delivery s iineiilei of 100,000 tons of Chinese si sub the opening of a fresh epoch iin history of the world's coal tixq. Reduced English output
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    Portuguese Colonies.
    30 1291 Hion COMMIMIOSKB., Ssmißi.- 2 *****nW8 for the Bu.t.’. 1!l J*” Clumber acceptM“» fill I™°«. conDM tion u ,l h Mlnis(M of the «“.provision, of the f tbe Cllmial
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    Belgium.
    26 1291 ,n >CIiL Uxouaoj. .i* h, g?'""’ l 4u «u.t 6. sr Its cffici.i to 43 p aaafi( j on.»” o< he Flemi h I^"»' combatant..
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    German Disarmament.
    11 1291 V.'t’b’W &*?“> Au «u.t 6. Ul'«M «rived in Sl°V hithcr
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    Aviation in America.
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    PRESS CONFERENCE.
    241 1291 CABLE FACILITIES. Important RESOLUTioxa. [Reuter's Telegrams.] Ottawa, August 6. The Imperial Press Conference discussed the improvement of cable facilities and unanimously adopted the following resolution: That the Conference is strongly of the opinion that it has become necssary to secure forthwith facilities for better, quicker and sheaper conveyance
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    England and America.
    171 1291 Carle Bights Despute. London, August 6. Five United States destroyers are patrolling the Florida coast off Miami with orders from President Wilson to prevent the British cableship Colonia from landing a cable which the Western Union Telegraph Company is laying from Barbados to connect with the British
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    Anarchism in America.
    67 1291 Notorious German Conlmunibt AbrxbieoChicago, August 6. ihe police have arrested a man ns med John Alexander alias I»a Grancb, who is alleged to be an inter national anarchist •nd a member of the G erman Communist Party, on a charge of evading arrest. The police declare be
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    U.S. POLITICS.
    237 1291 DEMOCRATIC PARIY’S VIEWS. Strong Support of the League. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Dayton (Ohio), August 8. Stirring scenes took place on the occasion of Governor > Cox making a speech accepting the Democratic nomination for the Presidency. His speech was easily audible to the whole audience owing to the employment
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    Trade Prospects.
    104 1291 RESTRICTION OF PURCHASES. Banks’ Attitude Regarding Credits. London, August 7. The Times publishes reports of trade conditiens in the different centres showing that the uncertainty of the financial and economic position has adversely affected the trade of London and the development of transactions overseas. It is declared that
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    Badak Tin.
    93 1291 Big Slump in Shares. Melbourne, August 6. A sensation has been caused on the Melbourne Stock Exchange owing to the continuous heavy fail, on receipt of adverse reports, of the shares of the Balak Tin Mining property in the Malay Peninsula. Ihe £lO shares rose early this year
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    North Pole
    30 1291 Ajiother Expedition. Nomea (Alaska) AuguatT. Amundsen is departing to-day to the attempts to reach the North Pula aboard the Mand. He inUnda drifting with the iceptch from WxacgeU
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    GOVERNMENT AND FOOD PRICES.
    625 1292 (Jo iht Editor of the Strait» Echo.) being in posseesion of actual figures it ia safe to aiaume that the so-called "jontrol of food (i.e. rice and ita byproduct!) ia coating us a pratty tidy sum, totally out of proportion to the results. As far aa
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    THE ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.
    620 1292 A new turn is given to ths discussion cf the question cf the renewal of the Anglo* Japanese Alliance by the suggestion which comes via America that Ureas. Britain is seeking a treaty with the United States which will protect tho interests of both countries in the
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    SHOCKING MOTOR ACCIDENT.
    381 1292 Mb. Brm', l«thu Ilf..—lt wu '/J/** •mMb, resulting in the took place early on Saturday Stamford Road near the Raffle m2.* when near Pfoce.d l n|froml„ g; crashed into tree on the left .id, r road, turned round on contact and vudiJl up against the railings of
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    NEWS SERVICE FROM JAPAN.
    101 1292 In the House of w et hsr Mr. Neil M cLe p D flre i 2a Offic® b ‘i *1 attention of tbe efmen t mad« drawn to the ag Az enC 1 tta 1914, between Keuwr M Kokeai Agency of J ‘P 0 es. eu
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    POLAND'S PLIGHT.
    579 1293 ■Vjnu S TeLKBAMS.J LbmTSmM* Crisis. London. August <• between the Germans and Dantzig are becoming more .’rtemgon the decision of the k discharge vess.ds fw premia, including the railnow ceased to transport to Dantzig from I oland. n,-.'jBge is complete and it is feared ?J't. the suspension of
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    French Review.
    59 1293 Thb Tubkish Treaty. .>rw? i Pari?, August 8. Tbe Turkish Treaty will be signed on Tuesday next, the new delay being the result of the British Government’s desire that tbe Itulo-Greek question he settled previous to signatur»?. Thb Polish Question. Mr. Lloyd George and M. Millerand will have
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    Court of Appeal
    160 1293 The Court of Appeal opened in p® Supreme Court, Penang, this morning presided over by the Chief Justice, Hi* Honour Sir John A. S. Bucknill, HL Hnnmar Mr. Justice Barrett, Leonard and His Honour Mr Justice A. B. Voules. There are only six appeals down on the
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    THE NICOLAIEVSK MASSACRE.
    90 1293 BRITISH VICTIM Government’s Note. (Rbutbb’s Tiligrams Loudon, August 5. It appears that one of the victims ol the Nicolaievsk massacre was a Britisher named John breed, manager oi a fishing station. The British Government has despatched a sharp note to Moscow declaring that breed was “butchered in
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    HOME CRICKET.
    77 1293 Some Tall Scoring. London, August 6 Sussex beat Essex by an innings and forty runs. Glocestershire beat Hampshire by 193 runs. Hampshire made 36 in the first innings and 55 in the second. Parker took 8 wickets for 33 and Mills 11 for 50. The match Leicestershire vs.
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    THE HUNGARIAN BOYCOTT.
    48 1293 Trade Union’s Decision. Vienna, August 6. The Trade Union boycott of Hungary which began on June 20 owing to the alleged repressive regime of the Hungarian Government having been a failure, the International League and Trade Unions decided to stop the boycott on August 8.
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    MESPOT MUDDLE.
    199 1293 Col. Lawrences Suggesiions London, 23rd July Writing to the Times Colonel T. E. Lawrence says that he does not consider it astonishing that the patience of the Mesopotamians had broken down after two years. J hey welcomed the news oi our mandate because they thought it meant Dominion
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    ANGLO-JAPANESE TREATY.
    123 1294 London, 15th July. The Foreign Office makes an official announcement on the question of renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. Under the terms of the Treaty it expires on 21st July, 1921, only if twelve months denunciation by either contracting Power is given one year ahead This has not
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    NEW BANDAN COMEDY.
    56 1294 Mr. Hastings Olley, advance manager of the New Bandman Comedy Company arrived by the Ellora yesterday. Jhe Comedy Company will be in Penang to open on Thursday, August 9th for a short season of three nights. 'l'he opening play will be that notable success from the Savoy
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    257 1294 The following is the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting of the Muncipal Commission: 1. Minutes of last meeting to be read confirmed. 2. Any special business the President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Some bills to be passed. 5. Enquiry from Government regarding the Experimental Garden. 6. The
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    GOVERMNENT LAND POLICY.
    385 1294 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo,) Sir, It having transpired since the opening of the application books in Perak, especially in the District of Kinta, that in the majority of cases where the public have applied for land according to the current land rules, the applicants
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION.
    119 1294 (From Our Oivn Correspondent) Singapore, August 1” ‘Mi. I’ Cunliffe presided at a <4 rhe- Singapore- Branch of the Stra Settlements Association to dmeu-ss dissolution and amalgamation with Association <f British Malaya He insisted that an announcement he that the Settlements Assoemt'"» wound up and referred to
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    S.P.V.D.
    199 1294 A deputation from the I re vention of Venereal n. Lord WiUoughbyTbrr' A” 1 2, laid before Dr. W-m H lor awakening the j I gers of the disei S Lc. t combating it. Lord Willoughby de Broke tj| resolution passed by the S«i*'.lh lor instructions to all qualified
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    ATHLETIC SPORTS.
    155 1294 An Attractive Programme Elsewhere to-day we publat> gramme of the Malayan Mhkt, which are to be held at on September 10 and 1 On day ten competitions will eluding a hurdle race, a qua mile championships and long tl s-cond curd or-" final heat of the hurdle race.
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    THE RICE CRISIS.
    504 1295 I j the question on the red»' A- reg»™ s tfl ice I am glad to 6a t fthe Slg to see that H J -p bodies have interested I this question with the, t the au thonties to of apP p r i ce of rice
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    THE RICE CRISIS.
    616 1295 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo.) Sir, Observing in your yesterday's issue Mr. C. B. Teat’s letter relating to the Rice Crisis and cognate matters, in the course of which I am criticised on account of my observations upon two erroneous statements contained in Mr. Choo
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    THE BANDMAN COMEDY COMPANY.
    281 1295 lhe new Bandman Comedy Company < which is to open at the Town Hall on August 19th carries a repertoire containing a number of the latest London successes, which have been welcomed every where in India where the Company has played to big business since arriving
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