The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 8 September 1920

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    19 1 The Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION. 1)0 FEB AKIVUM Single Copy els. VOL.18. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER BTH, 1920 NO. 36
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      214 1 CONTENTS. Lmn: Muoillamboue (Continuity Population of Malaya 1,411 World Wheat Shortage... 1,421 Indian Immigration 1,423 Rice and Finance 1,411 Rice Control 1,427 Chinese Volunteers Club 1,432 4 Ta-aorrow’i Council 1,417 Malayan Sports 1,432 I Municipal 1,433 Hom to Roost 1,428 Penang Orchestral Society 1,438 The Price of Rice 1,443 Mternath
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      188 2 < ’> l M vMWfc vvf&M rJ\V <* *mtS X the s I “STRAITS ECHO” B MAIL EDITION. T'pC wf 1 who a ooa— bi fa i# \ks Published the day prior to the departure of each mail Far Europe, Ap &nd contains the latest local and States news originally
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    POPULATION OF MALAYA.
    606 1411 th 1911I 911 *«M “f f Te *J°r T°L le thoir P h! 9ei me I>r °T il m,,| Ll'rer '>'« > C h “‘«U 2 hia JS|b L ll > id p 9u Import b« 0 la 1«19. f T the SV? ftk.V h uulii Sx
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    RICE AND FINANCE.
    708 1411 Reducing the price of rice to $1 a gantang would coat the joint Governments of the Colony, the F. M. 8. and Johore al the eery word $18,000,000. There are balances available of at least $120,000,000. Any possible objection that it would be wrong to use the
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    M.A.P.
    555 1412 Renter reports that a m'S'age from Taris states that General Wcygand has been appointed ft Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour. The Bea Belle left Singapore on Sunday afternoon for Port Swetienham with the Hon. Mr. F. 8. James, C. M. G., acting Chief Secretary, F.M.B. Government, who
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    IRISH CIVIL WAR.
    122 1412 PITCHED BATTLE AT BELFAST. Armoured Cars in Action. [Reuter’s Telegrams,] London, August 29. A mob at Belfast yesterday attacked and partially wrecked a small police station and some Unionists’ houses. A veritable pitched battle between the rival factions ensued in which paving-stones were used indiscriminately. lhe police
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    U.S.A. and Ireland.
    55 1412 The New York Stbixr. New Yorks, August 29. All the big British liners scheduled to sail to-day got away except the Pannonia, whose firemen walked out in sympathy with the pro-Irish strikers. Hundreds of the longshoremen returned to work and the only piers still deserted are those
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    Mesopotamia.
    96 1412 Imcbeabing Rebilesbmebi. Loudon, August 30. A War Office communique states that the situation in Mesopotamia is not materially changed. The Baghdad—Mosul railway was cut on the 23rd, hut communication has been rectored, Increasing restlessness is being shown in the Samaria and Sulimanuyeh divisions. Thu officials, Captain Lloyd and Mr.
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    Direct Action.
    78 1412 A Socialist Protest London, August 29, The Executive Council cf the Social Democratic Federation and the National Socialist Party baa passed a resolution protesting moat strongly against anything in the shape of a mass striks or a general strike, which cannot fail to inflict privation and misery upon
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    German Disarmament.
    68 1412 Berlin, August 30. lu conformity with the Spa Agreement» notices have been posted on the wt* ordering dicarmameut which mmn c rried out between September la R 1 November J. One hundred marks ore oflrnd for tvery rifle givan up; rru surrendered will be destroyed; aud heavy penalties
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    The New Hebrides.
    126 1412 The Ne w Hebrides. The Temp. j n an rides, aJmittit,g, |> lt tk H 4 work. tadly, tuJnr, o or linking up tk. F J«ich poneMion, h'LT*»» ebould pledge herself to. F «McciMtnn an d Mnl ’’•’““'«m. Australia and assure th,\»“" commercial libeny would felt* Th.T A, atlC imni
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    Tidal Wave Disaster.
    42 1412 London, AagvtM A message from Tokio says that s the result of a disastrous tidal vm which swept over Odomsri in ths IM of Sakha!ion, 200 people were drorailT. houses were damaged and 600 psopk n homeless and starving.
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    Singapore Cricket Club.
    175 1412 (From Our Own CorresponM! Singapore, Ssptwtal At the Cricket Club annus! members criticised the apathy ij is committee in regard to the Malsyiayk practically nothing having been dost a the matter. The Chairman, Mr. Carter, admitted that to a certain a* the feeling of the committali w■
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    POLAND AND THE REDS.
    150 1413 MINSK CONFERENCE W wed «angejif Venue. Rbcteb's Telegrams Koodoo, July 29. -M. from <»«»• «<•'“ ,h, t a 9 J"t of the PoHth Delegation at tbit they bad been M .pit. by the Soviet Govern- ud that the mut of the wireless J* it Minsk bad
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    International Emigration
    173 1413 Uwui Cowibbioi’s Move. Geneva, August 29. Is conformity with the reiclution adopted International Labour Conference at in 1919, an International Com--B*iO!i of Emigre ion has been constituted Ww m to one-third of Government R»*. ow-tbird workers’ delegates, and i .aphiyer» deiega-e,. Brazil, MdlndiahaTo u p r t e,e
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    The Paper Shortage.
    25 1413 The Paper Short age Giw A i N^ Y r l Ai,g iit 28 f it ad l bf «mall **«.>•«. of a J ptin >« Mill
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    FRENCH REVIEW.
    169 1413 Havas. Gcnbbal Wryoahd Honoured. r Pari August 30. At XV are.iw het Tue.d.y General Weygand, Marshal Foch’s righthand man, whose strategy has flujg b ac k th P Bolsheviks, was presented with the freedom of city of Warsaw. The caremony took place amid euch enthusiasm that the General
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    The Olympics.
    70 1413 100 Metres Swimming. [Reuter 'B Telegrams.] Antwerp, August 29. The Hundred Metres Swimming Race was won by Kakanamaku, his time being 1 minute 2/5 seconds. Rowing Evints. London, August 29. The Rowing Eights resulted as follows: America first; Britain second. The time was 6 minutes 5 seconds. Doubln
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    H.M.S. Malaya.
    278 1413 Visit to the F. M. 8. London, August 28. The Times sta'es that H. M. S. Malaya will convey H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught to India. Bhe has been chosen for this duty in order to give the people of tho Malay States an opportunity to sea the
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    CHIN SENG & CO., LTD.
    606 1413 CHIN SENG CO., LTD. Th^ NU AL 9 ENER A.L meeting. of tho .h' T 'k‘h nnal geaer “««‘ing yesterday, Mr B E B,r et ST Th V‘ hera w«o Cbwh BeDg*YMn' ,b (n? I T B r S r Dire r >- Tat, Ch.ah g Peng Cb«" Cb.<h P°nĕ
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    THE QUAINTS.
    663 1414 I was right and I was wrong. I told you yesterday that the Qaaints were good but I didn’t tell you they were brilliant, They proved this last night to a crowded house at the Town Hall and the whole show was bristling with originality, wit and humour.
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    705 1414 FIRST DAY’d RESULTS. (From Our Own Czrrupondent) Kuala Lumpur, August 31. The weather was cool and the going good for the first day of the Selangor Races, There was a large attendance, Appended are the details: 1. The Klang Stakes. Value $BOO with $2OO to the second and
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    P.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    38 1414 Th» tie. played yeiterdey reetM a follows: r, wiTSingle Handicap B: CEB Waldre beat J R Bennett 6—1,6-4. Mixed Doubles: Mr and Mn M K Whitlock beat Miss Hereford and n Threlfall 6-3, 6-4. rni———
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    INDIAN LABOUR.
    101 1414 We officially ioforiied that h. B been reamed generally »x««P‘ 10 which are etill oloeed owing to pn«to» di,a«:-Diei. Tannkn. EmHatoJ^ 1 of Kiitn. District; R*»"* Anialapuram, Rajamcndry Ocdeviry Dietriot; Odejerpebye* of Reuter c.blee that damaged. r ta With a scarcity. iota* rubber estates JF°£’ Dg for g
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    3154 1415 !|[SID ENrs appointment. to,,de,nlleJ Of the Munieipal «as held in the Chamber '.fjtaicipal Office J Ue ,‘f There <cere present ih Resident), the Hon. Mi. r- L Dr P Liston, Messrs, xeoii J. D Fete 0 “ter F, W. S. Bunn (Municipal En- I i > Bose (Municipal
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    KING EDWARD VII MEDICAL SCHOOL.
    216 1416 Autumn Examination Ristin. The results of the Autumn Eim» tion held at King Edward VII Httai School are as follows: First Professional Exammaw The following have completed a examination: E. Burke, S. Vaiiw murthy, 8. Sanmugam, S. A. Hr Lee Keng Chin, A. R. MuttiikCb
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    COUNCIL.
    878 1417 COUNCIL «*■> *i‘ lt bile ~M r W'XwMfota*» 0 q“« tlon **X.„ b Mr. Job" Mircbell i> *L”i h u iewral perunent queries k itai» designed to throw the oommeroial aspect of Lion wd fi Qall y oli T’ VJ Mini pnw cf r,<!B “staid >l P* r K an,in
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    THC SOCIAL EVIL
    99 1417 PEN4NG ATHENJCUM. To Night’b Miitimg. Wa would call particular attention to the fact that a matter of burning local interest will ba treated at the lec’ure to-night under the auspices of the Penang Athenseam which will be held at the Masonic Hdl at 9.30 this evening, when
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    THE LABOURER’S HIRE.
    657 1417 Sydney Bulletin. will hl Z the M P r£ future, or perhupe eMri hdi? Pre W r Vweron of Cnmmi., Ele D-h e L of bB L.bour and th« I'°’ r llsb Malaya, have drawn up, ‘“V? e< -ommiuee them,«l Te hav. unauii 7 p do P
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1259 1418 Pacific Rate War. Readers of the Straits Echo, who have been kept well informed respecting trans-Pacifio «hipping developments, will not be surprised to learn that a few days ago a serious crisis was reached, owing, according to American shipowners, to bad faith on the part of boards of
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    CHINESE AS SOLDIERS.
    444 1418 bBIT H 0"lwT BBOmTb,t toe Chines of p,„i no little aptitulef. r mi?, 1 that the member, „1 ;n general and of the Cbi' L JJ y I in particular at. that might be followed J* by ibetr compatriete in nX**" 4 Malaya u clear from wb.t
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    MESOPOTAMIA.
    104 1419 OMINOUS 61IU Al lON. Violist Jehad. [BfCTEB '8 Telegrams.] London, August 30. {REUTER 8 'Loadoo, August 30. War Office communique states io the Munt.pik the Lower T>gn« ond Ejphr'te'. growing more ■y A wiolent Jeb.d 1« being jjjj lituaiiou «round Samawah '*T al< i Mtxiety. Movement. of jui ban
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    Direct Action.
    92 1419 IHE MINERS' BALLOT. A Htbiki Majority. London, August 30. Ito amen' ballot figures, which are all iaooaplete, total over 400,000 for limb and 130,000 against a strike. The «qirtitso thirds majority for a strike is iaaiort provided, but, in view of the ■kotmos of the other trade Unions
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    The Vicious Circle.
    24 1419 Is mbh/iuj August 31. I “ewSnnl <s hi^9r railway h! thii aS? Op 9ration on SeptemkvwQ tbrwTbilH 001 bflen rftideJ lies,
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    British Bolsheviks.
    48 1419 Couioiu Fobmed. Ttoistr,», k° n don, August 31. ‘firishnil Sorto °c Par 7 ai eitft blishtd wr/h e B t C3aUC l w Yorkshire d* SiuihrQui- ’Deluding the "kUdoi, iSmui' 4 ,e been «PPointl±'% dl aod ‘“formation trom Wd 8f 3 ,8 “d not b« taken
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    GOVERNOR COX.
    27 1419 Visi 'Mjw~York. 111 couneetia au t n WaS crowd’Uh tb9vi ’'“of k 0 '"Ruining the 4k?* OU New v L. 100 Passion ,t,B York’, 6,000,000
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    POLAND AND RUSSIA.
    25 1419 P<,|^%e a i ?»tion,i nM 1 4u 8 1 1 29. nS'fch’r 1 p “lMn‘o?l’ that,hs if cros 'be C,lla, o'y spirit
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    Home Cricket.
    9 1419 Yb,°t' Augu.t ao L 7, °x' wiokefr.
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    British Shipping Freed.
    18 1419 The Shipping Controller licences for British shipoin? th„ a «hip to undertake noy v ”y%.
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    South Russia.
    30 1419 Bolshevik Claims. T n P ODdon August 31. The Russian Delegation in London publish., a telegram from Mo.cow announcing that General landing force, in Kubran have b« s.-
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    Singapore and St. Andrew.
    99 1419 A Guarantee Fund, (Vront Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, September 2. At the annual general meeting of Saint Andrew’s Society Mr. J. M. Sime, who p «sided, invited discussion on the question of a ball. Eventually it was resolved that the cost of each ticket be 950
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    Fatal Motor Accident.
    33 1419 Singapore Chieese Killed. 'l' row Our Own Correspondent Singapore, September 2. A Chinese was killed as the result of a motor accident which occurred at Seletar at noon yesterday. o:
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    P.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    287 1419 The tie played yesterday resulted as follows: Double Handicap A: BN Hamilton and F N Byer beat J R Bennett and G Milnor 6—l, 6—4. :o: In the Times Weekly E lition illustrated supplement of July 30 is a capital photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Cboon
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    512 1419 SECOND DAY’S HANDICAPS. fErom Our Own C'orrcepondent.) The f„ll„5"‘ U Lu “P ur September 1. •econd di l“ g he hand '“l- <»' *«>• Value S9OO h wi!h a »225 uT and %inn Y 5225 to th second 8 5 jo D '^7; g fi e After Hours
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    PRICE OF RUBBER.
    652 1420 Rubber is worth more than it is fetching in the market. That proposition cannot nriously be disputed. At a time when profiteering and hard economic facte combined have boosted the prices of most other things, Malaya's chief export is undergoing a period of severe depression. Many well
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    BADAK TIN SHARES.
    580 1420 Question in the Victobun AsbimbltIn the Legislative Assembly at Melbourne, on August 3, Mr. A. A. Billaon esked the Minister of Mines whether his attention had been drawn to the fact that a boom on the Stock Exchange had been recently caused by prospectors and mining company
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    Chinese Will Sult.
    355 1420 Daughter Prov« n < ‘lhe defendant perbani b? wuh the two witneisss wunoV rnx r E thiswdl. That nation “a y qu-stion is what stepsTf taken m regard to it.* This WM th remark madeVtbe J* Chief Ju,he®, Sir John BucK A? t ofaci,fl Posing to theJl!!
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    95 1420 Hit.ni Tin, Ltd., daring *>>• August 301.24 piculs. Ronpibon Eitend.d No L W month of Augait, 23,D0T J»™' d piC. MJI T, S“ "u ‘sttSSK’* ,72.*****. DBdging Ratrut Basin Tm oQr| Aufunt, 423 P‘° u ted 62,000 cubic yardi vain. 842.000 lort 4 days building boilers. Ti l-*
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    MR. H.G. SARWAR.
    520 1421 rtESESTATION Of ADDRESS. (f u Sarwar, Registrar of the V urt. aS th re f C Pi farewell yesterday from j«4 of tbe Registry, bu **V »nd Sheriff’s DeSat. on the eve of hrs < ;£U ith the tak.X'Jp photograph Of thrs popular 'jLversally esteemed official and
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    THE HARMONICS.
    266 1421 Opening Performance Friday. .a ii >« Ihe above company commences a short season of two nights only at lown Hall. and will 1 present prognmnnes comprising Vaudeville and it Bits from the latest London revues, the combination consists of seven star artLstes direct from the principal London lheatres.
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    THE PRICE OF RICE.
    189 1421 [To Ute Editor of the Straits Echo.] Sir, In your excellent leader in yesterday’s paper 1 fancy you missed one very important point when you referred to the loss by Government of $18,000,000 if the price happened to be reduced. It is wtdl known that the
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    WORLD WHEAT SHORTAGE.
    821 1421 them for feeding purposes.—Pacific Ports. shurt.X'T'T P T I t 0 a heat duriu 8 102<J and a 'Olid Wide mcrease iu the demand for c coniiuodity, according to the United “‘a as I epartuient of Agriculture. Rualitti' i i n U obaotlc skate, and there ia
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    AMERICA AND JAPAN.
    95 1422 The Immigration Difficulties. Washington, August 2V Mr. Shidehara, Japanese Ambassador to the United States and Mr Bainbridge Colby, Secretary of State, conferred regarding the question of Japanese immigration in which connection Mr. Stevens, Governor of California, recently addressed the State Department. After the conference Mr. Colby expressed
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    DR. HOPKYN REES.
    31 1422 New Appointment. London, August 31. The, missionary Doctor Hopkyn Bees is not returning to China for health reasons, but has accepted the Chair of Chinese at London University.
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    CLYDE SHIPBUILDING.
    40 1422 A Record Output. London, August 31. A record output of tonnage during the first eight months of 1920 is announced in Clyde shipyards of 139 vessels aggregating 430,000 tons. The \ugust Utol was 21 vessels of 80,000 tons°
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    MAYFLOWER TERCENTENARY.
    24 1422 Ihe RagU‘ ugu«t 29. th* l Anicri'.an orui*.t r Frederick haeen oidrnd t Rotterdam in crnneefi'.n -.<h th Fiknm Tp’htu t-iif 11
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    IRISH CIVIL WAR.
    442 1422 FIERCE FIGHTING LN BELFAST. FRESH DEVELOPMENTS. Enormous Damage. [Rioter's Telkgrahb.] London, August 30. After a short respite rioting was renewed in Belfast yesterday with increased fury. Three attempts were made to burn the Independent Labour Hall. A new feature was the mob’s preventing deliveries of food. Fighting
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    SHAPING AFFAIRS.
    53 1422 ALmiiw [lteviEa’s Ttuofcm The Federal Grwd 5 two steamship companJ Transport, Booth, French Jn' compames on charges es ramt of trade. The p The charges against the deieah»., having since January, 1917 violated the Sherman Law bvrest,-. inter-State trade and foreign conuwa m giain, oil, lumber, coal andc(htf
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    DANGEROUS DRUGS.
    97 1422 Trade Restrictiou. London, AugH I. ibe Home Secretary notifiei th under the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1$ commencing from September 1 the a port of opium, medicinal opium, mapta, heroin, cocaine, engonine are prdubhai except by licence and blra th? itapy and export of raw opium only tllonib through
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    AMERICAN MINERS’ WAGES.
    48 1422 Commission’s Award. New York, Augurt 3l’ President Wilson has approved Ito», port of the Anthracite Coal UumJ» proposing an increase of wages to miners by twenty per ceDt other miners proportionately, the j being equivalent to a $85,000,000 a year, IM aWHH (respective from April
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    MAYFLOWER TERCENTENTENARY.
    34 1422 MAYFLOWER TERCENTE NTENARY. Princetown Captain Blake, arrived to represent by A the British Ambassador. Celebrations. C “P I ich Jnut the satisfaction with men were greeted on r rican warships m the the war.
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    THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.
    22 1422 inc Fiftieth •1 nf the Social The Couned passed a resolu tion^™* to participa e a M** fiftieth September.
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    INDIAN RICE.
    8 1422 Bice mg to rice in pn«
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    HOME TO ROOST.
    1007 1423 it i* to strength®» the Colonial *f?s Mediml SetTi* by 1 t T doctor! d el h:y -I .ntfi’di i’oeJf b»' d U P ‘B*' u od tb! P«* of.uhab e X. W '“’P’- ,Ucll PP° lBt P<rt«. »> hou h th py ■Jj 0 recent year»-
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    INDIAN IMMIGRATION.
    40 1423 We are officially informed that the following are the numbers of arrivals from and departures to the Madras Presidency for the of August, 1920 Adul t. Minfjr». Arrivals 8713 1120 Departure* 143 The arrivals relate to aided passengers
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    M.A.P.
    522 1423 Mr. W. I. Cb<pman is on a visit to The Hon. Mr. F. S. James, C. M. G., is having fur home at the «nd J this mon h. Mr.Caew Chuan left yesterday on a trip to Chios and Japan. He will probably be away about tour months.—M.M. H.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1231 1424 Speeding-Up in Malaya. The inipruvement in the telegraphic service recently eommen’tid upon in this column is, wo note, continuing, the spec lingup procesi so noticeable of late resulting in a manage despatched from Singapore this morning reaching us in slightly under two hours, which if not a record
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    MESOPOTAMIA
    193 1424 sl CCESSFUL OPEH Ws General Improvement otSit|lltwi [Reuter 'g Telegrams.’, in A th M "l P 0 Lower Espbnu th Lj at ack has not yet suterislU ti tilla is bringing op iupp]i M g and reached town after wme In the Hillah Area the 34th fcL column advanced
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    U.S. Presidential Campaign.
    85 1424 GOVERNOR COX’S CHIW SIIUTK CoMMITTIB’S IWVSSTIGITW Chicago, The Senate Committee expenditure in connection examination of Mr. wim»» > w men of th. R.p.bl.C < declared tbetGovernor lI «‘false and libellous. H 1920 whol. Republic» be carried on wit a eXtm i n a:i3o < <5,600.000. A OBiop
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    The American Navy.
    72 1424 Oteri«t» (V dU' Mr. J- > in the raufic* two a ille. b» 1 I ’”jbere« enlMgrmeot. 1 A» ,y.. develop l0 4 .i t world Mf w* Conum* 1 J mplell .g gre not r rc i K tii»P l, da£ ki«*< armoar D <do[ uk>
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    POLAND AND RUSSIA.
    313 1425 IHE MINSK CONFERENCE. Sewn Chamui of Venue. 3ims's Tbuobams.] Paris, August 31. A able from Warsaw lays that the wlk B ego:iation« were «’Erupted. Erf to Polish delegate, have gone to J* Liwrik and th Soviet M»»f Both sides will probably (be conference within a week a
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    Fiumne.
    56 1425 A th l U, s epteaiber 1l ’b. of rr iJa &,pire to kSi ft- kxt th« anunz bai S >4 liberty Sy it.. 81 *l>3 i T ,°I thought, -I Cl i lick hntfi* W B pr n o d tb? ri*htA P r I ?x *uuv. l
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    French Review.
    116 1425 AjUWBU, Will (Havas.) Im Romanian Cabinet. T > Al- Pttr B August 31. Tbe reported resignation of the Rumanian Cabinet is oftiair.lly denied. Ihe Breslau Incident Ou returning hi, dutie, H«r Meyer, the German Ambimrador in p ari viticed th. Secretary General of the Formgn Djp men t.
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    German Foreign Trade.
    83 1425 Infringement of Marks, Washington, September 1. An official report state» that Germany in her endeavour to regain her foreign trade and io realise sunn on her manufactures which otherwise might remain unsold owing to foreign prejudice, is dumping her surplus infenor goods iu England and the United
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    France and Belgium.
    112 1425 A Militabt CONVENTION. September 1. The new Franco-Belgian Military Convention has boon approved by both Governments and will he ratified in a few days. The Convention lays down the Mie tn be assigned to Antwerp in the event of a new invasion and provides for the direction
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    International Finance.
    32 1425 New York, September 1. It is announced that errangements for the payment of France’s share of the Anglo-French Loan are making satisfactory progress, but important details remain to be adjusted.
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    Turkish Nationalists.
    106 1425 MUSTAPHA KEMAL AGAIN! Inflamatort Declaration. Constantinople, August 31. The Nationalist leader, Mustapha Kemal, has issued a proclamation to his followers in which be urges them to hate the British and the French and to H respect the sacred Turco-Russian-Garman Alliance of 1920. He declares that Bolshevism, which is
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    IRISH CIVIL WAR.
    317 1425 1AI hST DEVELOPMENTS Wholesale Destruction of Property. [Reuilk 8 Telegrams. fire,, lighting up last niwl.t .Ji P th hle CK r •‘•rtod Xd:. ,g T h e" d we e 2 <•'»« Ssr.-i- 5 r The Cimerons have arrived from the Curragh at Dublin bv motor lorries
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    British Shipping.
    60 1425 A Useful Accession [Reuter’a Telegrams.] London, September 1. Lord Inchcape, Chairman of the P. and 0., B. 1., and associated Lincs, on behalf of the Reparation Commission, has undertaken the disposal to British shipowners of the ex-enemy shipping allotted to Great Britain of which 2,000,000 tons, consisting of
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    American Meat
    39 1425 Washington, September 1. The plans of the big five meat-packere under the recent decree contemplate the sale of these interests to Messrs F H Prince and Company with a book value o f i4n‘<mnno. b IWWQ <80.000,000
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    GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPALITY.
    116 1426 SINGAPORE COMMENT. A Scathing “Leader.” (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, September 3. The Free Press publishes a Fcathins editorial on the Government*! policy in regard to the Presidentship of the Penang Municipalvy, saying that if Sir Laurence Guillemard supports the principle that the post is a plum
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    The Labour Crisis.
    211 1426 TRIPLE ALLIANCE’S VIEWS. Pios but or Peaciful Sbttlement London, August 31. The meeting of the Triple Alliance, after hearing Mr. R. Smiilie, President of the Miners' Federation, parsed a resolution declaring that the Alliance is unanimnuslv of the opinion that the miners’ claims are reasonable and just
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    Cricket at Home.
    51 1426 Thi Champion County. London, August 31. Middlesex won the County Championship with a percentage of 77*00. Lancashire is second with 74-61. Middlesex beat Surrey by 55 runs. Lancashire beat Worcesteishire by nine wickets. Yorkshire beat Hampshire by an innings and 235 runs*. Sussex beat Lancashire by eight
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    Italian Labour Unrest.
    46 1426 Factories Seized. T Milan, September 1. the metal-workers of the Milan dis rict Pjntestmg against a lockout have seised factories m Lombardy and hoisted red Bags over them. The owners and directors either ejected or held as hostages. The in posseeeion and are
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    770 1426 SECOND DAY’S RESULTS. (Frozn Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, September 2. The going was good and the weathe** bright on the second day of the Selangor Autumn Meeting. Appended are the details: I. The Planters’ Purse. Value *9OO with $225 to the second and $lOO to the third
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    COUNCIL AT PENANG.
    933 1427 Biraits Times. c uoeil t|,e ,Blt of ,UDI of .him lhree rf P rr t t >“ I'’”" 1, l i.tuHbeto»™ ‘O. h v 8 >•’ p.nkcr ii qu'to ->•«. AVfl L be O.CM.. J for Sir £Xm r.n»io ia Swg.porf, .0 AWMJ-0'»»* 1 »n>i Ac i'g
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    RICE CONTROL PRICES.
    644 1427 JUISLO pumic —Free Press. Simethiug more than ordinary interest actaclKs to tc-murrow’s meeting of of Legislative Council in Penang, because the whole ques ion of rice control is to h-5 raised, huppltmentary orders of the d<iy show nut merely the original question regarding the rice stocks of
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    AUGUST RUBBER CROPS.
    25 1427 K.M.B. 25, »11, Penang 160,000, Bebrang 87,000, Tali Ayer 79,500, Straits 275,000. Rubana 80,000, Bagan Serai 37,000 and Batak Rabit 42,500 lb.
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    193 1427 Rihmae Hydraulic Tin, Ltd., for the month of August amounts to 200 piculs of tin ore. Rahman Hydraulic Tin, Ltd., daring the month ef August, 200 piculs. Tin BentoHg No Liability for the month of August, 607 hours, 58,700 yards, 292 piculs. Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co. N.L.
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    PERJURY CASE.
    3684 1428 SEQUEL TO GAMBLING RAID. The trial was resumed yesterday morning of the ease in which Gopal Dass, Chief Clerk, Chief Medical Officer’s Office, Penang, is charged with giving false evidence in a judicial proceeding. The Solicitor-General, Mr. J. CrabbWatt appeared for the prosecution. Mr. C. D. 1). Hogan
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    PREVENTION.
    493 1430 the Editor of the Strait* Times Sir, —The National Council for Combating Venereal Diseases (N.C.C.V.D.) with its distinguished Laders of the medical and other profession.-, has heard the arguments put forth at tbc Mansion meeting and which Dr. Edgar has so ably related for us, but it still vigorously
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    THE CEYLONESE ASSOCIATION
    222 1430 [To the Editor vf the Straits Echo.] I understand that it has been dteided by the Committee appointed by Meeting of the Ceylonese held on the 14 h ultimo to hold the adjourned meeting tt Singapore. r We enter an emphatic protect tbin procedure on the following
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    Printing Trade
    81 1430 AN UNKPTHOBIBED W Gbixbii. Uex-Qn Tanuntt. The poai.ion i u Mancheetet and IJ, er L V*« r aulfd in th. tee newapaperi in ▼«y grave. Th. Itr ik, thoee centres waa not eutlmU h Typographical Union, which r.p Wu Piinifra’organizations outside London h:tk Manchester and Liverpool bruxbn of
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    The Brooklyn Strike.
    80 1430 New York, Septrahrl There is an improvement in the Bratyi strike situation and half of the unci i now running. The strikebreaker! in being heavily guarded. New York, September 1 While the Brooklyn traffic strike m up suburban travelling and work it Ik docks is still bumpered
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    Trouble at Naples.
    29 1430 Naples, Septembsrt A collision occurred between the of rival organisations of dockers, m were uaed by both .idea ud place on the quaya. 8u pen» wounded.
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    Toll of the Air.
    38 1430 According to (Morocco) an S out bombliug expedition ««Hl* bomb, exploded and two a g Morriitown (New An Mroplao. from land craehed in t e Jtr The two .viator* were p wreckage Mid incinerated.
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    Aerial Post in Mexico.
    31 1430 Mexico City. th. Government Mexico .n aerial h a nihori>* tiM Tampion. By the an Mr MeW u-n<* Hwrta ID 11 ,?w i 1 b,utU»«»ftotured aeroplan*»" 111
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    In Mesopotamia
    26 1430 POBITIC^A^ UFAB London, A. communiqne re,»’ pniewj .tat. i,elated it el^ n has not y®* Anr .in»ncs® tre Aeroplaoo reco" periodically and icdioat.tbat.il i»*
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    Home Cricket
    9 1430 Tsb drawn, in* the Middlesex. Yorfafc*'* Surrey,
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    AFTERMATH.
    494 1431 i,.,! Bild W»g*« J raade ,OTi»g by bard-boded men trie. of wlll b e r d ced 15 h of lb •jL, «M no dwpoiiticn among them Ztariw Hia Excelleac/o speech in ta»h*'« Council in tto ttcrao ,u Tbit to our mini lairiy sum? «JrMlioD. lhe case for a
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    M.A.P.
    530 1431 Reuter cibirfi from Madrid naw? of the death ol Cardinal GuieaaJa, Primate or Spain. M. Rjux, direc:or of the Paris Pasteur Institute, has b an promoted Grand Officer of lhe of Honour. Mr, W. P. Hunt, the newly appointed United States .M nister Plenipotentiary and E;.v<<y Extraordinary to the
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    THE GREAT STRIKE THREAT.
    419 1431 MANOEUVRING FOR POSITION. Official Optimism. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] tv London, August 81. Iho figures m tho miners’ bailor, showing a 71 per cent, maprity in favour of a strike, constitute only a 5 pur cent, margin abovei tnc necessary two-thirds needed for a «trike, ii is widely
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    Women's Suffrage in U.S.A.
    65 1431 Cubious Development. Nashville (Tennessee), September 1. Tne House of Representatives has passed a vote expunging all record of ihe recent ratification of the Women’s ufirage amendment .on the grcuud that no quorum was present. Tennessse's adhesion to the amendment gave lhe nquitrile tw -thirds majority of
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    Mexican Bandits' Crime.
    36 1431 Mex ico City, B‘ptsrnber 1. T.tere is still no information cf the wh reabjuts of th»* kidnapped Britisher, Mr Johnson. It is t and he was executed ft 1 r in-< i i>i
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    IRISH CIVIL WAR.
    366 1432 BELFAST FIGHTING CONTINUES. Heavy Death Roll. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, September 1. Three more persons were killed and many wounded in Belfast to-day as the result of attacks upon shipyard workers going to work. The trouble began at eight o’clock when 1,000 shipyard men going to their work
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    Christian Korea.
    73 1432 Persecuted For The Faith. Capetown, September 1. Commissioner Hoggard, of the Salvation Army, who wus formerly in Korea and is now Commander in South Africa, gave a lecture on Korea in which he said that Korea was to-day the most Christian nation in the Far He said that
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    Food Control in Sweden.
    24 1432 T Stockholm, September 1. states that State Th?°l 0 COr discontinued to-day. Jhus the last of the wartime restrictions has
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    Coal Strike in U.S.A.
    65 1432 Wilkes Barres, (Penn.), 2. The uuaii horisaJ strike in the histoiy of the anthracite coal trade occurred this morning when 100,000 miners struck as a protest against the award of the Anthracite Coal Commission of a 20 per cent, increase in wages. Many of the miners
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    Seamen and Exchange.
    40 1432 London, September 1, A Paris telegram states that the departure of the Areina from Marseilles to China has ben delayed owing to the crew striking. They demand to be paid in pesetas instead of fra- c?. o:
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    The Altenburg.
    56 1432 (From Our Oivn Correspondent.) Singapore, September 4. The Altenburg is badly ashore on the fflorsburgh Reef and is making much water. Six hundred tiojpa huv« been tranferred from her to the steninar General Gallieni. Three of the Harbour Board tugs are at sea with the and in*ny lighters
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    THE “HARMONICS”
    55 1432 Thrra was a poor house, but a better show than might have been expected in such circumstances, wh<m Mr. Leyland Hodgson presented his “Harmonics” at the Town Hall last night. The company will give a change of programme to-uigbt when it is to be hoped that it will
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    CHINESE VOLUNTEER CLUB.
    130 1432 The Chinese Volunteer Club, which was recently formed, ba? no exempted form regist a« ion. Hh Exc dlency M .prGeneral Ridou% accompanied by Capt. Barry paid a visit to the Club prem ses (No. 4 Road) yesterday morning. The Chinese Volunteer Braes Band was in attendance and
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    Malayan sports.
    170 1432 Additional Entrim. The following -iditionul cntiies been received f r»he Malayan A*hletic P or A be held iu Kua'r I-: npur <1 deptember IOH> and 11th: A. C. Wall: 100 yards, 150 yarcs and the q ’B. r A* Yell* 300 y „ds ba d'oaP. ,220 yards handicap,
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    POLAND AND RUSSIA.
    147 1432 IHE PEAe^om Wx Pilmath’ Coatoui Tueay. [ReVTEB-s Telegbuu New. from Min.kdfrSfeSL treatment of the p o ii, h £j*i •re not permitted to n without a military escort Tta H i WlB herded together il bedroom .nd th. Obliged to occupy th. nen'i rwn. Polish Rbplt to
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    French Review.
    125 1432 Thi Bbislau Ihcuut. Parie, September L As reparations for the Breslau ineda» Francs has invited Germaay to raton French coMidntc, re-open ceremony, pay an indemnity of W.OWwa to the consular officials «d punub IMW parties. France i< also insisting os tbepw ment of the Riich.wehr <*!«■• infulted the
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    Sweet-Toothed Aliens.
    82 1432 What is deicnbed not" brekcoutamorg h lh diD Dg inspection de; 6 o w[ that to-day, for b’ d i, real sugar wee m([| K i the ,lieoi number, cf ‘be c fr real sugar 1 «’’J* ,1 poured tbc CM,te “h d obj<« f* P-’ k l
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    JAPANESE VESSEL OVERDUE.
    16 1432 JAPANESE -I BS U he M 2ilea fr* J since ehe y,. IT.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    8253 1433 STABLE ASSEMBLE' IN PENANG. -x4OX Of MCE QUESTION. to ifaiucut testimony of the wide--l TL evinced by ull sections of in the rioe qu r Bt i oQ a H Averse effect of the high price cißhodity could not have been jHis Excellency the Govern- scene which the
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    MUNICIPAL.
    1211 1438 —-MM. II Penang is going to secure the services of Mr. K. J. Farrer as municipal president, it is extremely fortunate, but we shall deeply regret his departure from Singapore. Our views on the matter are weH°known. We are of opinion that the head of a great municipality, like
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    Penang Orchestral Society.
    255 1438 -T.o* ftAl I fa] ““«bertb.ttakpmX^S? l- I couple abort of gh, W» bi »hoh of Wl popu.ationof T»ipi,g wtl from th. M i w lklni £ai •▼oked ihe ipprtemkm tf tkZtß WM not the lentindoab', •aid tbat Ttipicg heard that music they could ever exp?# J A
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE.
    33 1439 MARRIAGE. ««riQAS.-At the Church of Conception, Puiau fikus, Archibald w Mill Genoevive Alnrab daugbter of the late John gjSj; ?s.« Offlce) and EU.n ’jftffiwi A»g lalli,n P“P er copy. (No cards.),,
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    THE DINDINGS.
    1025 1439 Om Ulin the Times of Maloy a raises Jjwtionoftbe Dindings, pointing out epidemic, which is cawing uXl e(y Pewk > ia believed to have hi iB origin in Lumut and that the «MidiUteof the settlement is a menace end prosperity of its neighbour, in sir contemporary is on
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    M.A.P.
    512 1439 Mr. BwinJell i. expensed back in Hintspore ah>us the 9 h inst. Mr. M. K. Foster has bien I’bning cricket for Worojatershire. Mr. Kingston ha<s arr.v.d in KadaLjm pur as Protector of Chinese. Lady Guillemird arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday morning. Mr. F Robinson is io act as
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    LABOUR AND THE COUNTRY.
    302 1440 THE MINERS’ IHREATHojpxb of Peace. [Reuteb’s Telegrams. J London, September 2. The miners’ delegates’ cuiifeience decided to hand in strike notices iu all district! so as to terminate not later than September 25. It must not be assumed that this decision means that a strike is
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    England, Japan and China.
    119 1440 Ambassadorial Eyewash. London, September 6. Baron Hayashi, the new Japanese Ambassador to Great Britain, has arrived in London. Interviewed by a representative of the Reuter’s Agency, be declared th«t cordial Anglo-Japanese friendship is the mainstay of peace and order in tbe Far East and is particularly
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    The Coal Problem
    32 1440 Paris, September 3. It is stated that the coal deliveries from the rtuhr region i in August exceed 1,600,000 at Spa 1 650 000 tOUB Wai the Rmount fixed
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    County Cricket.
    23 1440 A l London, September 2. Somerset beat Derby by ten wickets. *5® tv een Hampshire and •fttoeiteiihire resulted in a draw.
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    THE RICE QUESTION.
    586 1440 To the Editor oj the Straits Echo.] Dear Sir, far HS 1 can see, the Governor’s reply to the Penang memoers’ speeches on the rice question was nothing but an ingenious, and apparently successful, attempt to camouflage the whole matter. Having no possible answer on the facts
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    IRISH civil WAR.
    93 1440 POLICE OCT op Hm r [Reuter s lelegumsj Th. police ißd own of Ball.gbed the murder of two nalieaJ. T* •hot dead there ewri-*p2? cally the whole msie stnet w L* Bituitio, t> BwJtT* lhere hare been enmigui vaet capture. o f arM Pol'oeraid.inßelfut.buiiti.uXu officially that only
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    France and Sinn Fein.
    59 1440 Paris, Septate I The French Government petite B to Mr. Gavan Daffy, tte mU ambassador of the Irish Republic in Fam the difficulties which will arise if pfrlte agitation io tolerated io France. Mr. tai Duffy has acoordiogly arrangedlsp» Brussels but be will be allowed to
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    Su&marine Accident
    149 1440 Washington, September i A thrilling accident took pMo k® submarine 85, manned by ou and twenty-six men. Tte became disabled in a partly robltt y y. east of Cape Henlopon A trasipM"» was in tbe neighboorhood obtained carious hold on her ,WD 1 dosens of ws.ll irscsd to
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    Women’s Suffrage in U.S.A.
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    THE POLISH WAR.
    751 1441 B rDiENh£S UiED U Imtobtabt guccm. .Bevier's Telegrams. J London, September 2. pjj.li communique claims that AT* which has been causing trouble in Galici., ‘to uuibilttei. Budienny, «her Jjjhyoud Z.noso, ml attacked *£l 1,11«’. army group m the bim«lf anrrounded began J, undertook eereral c.valry j. nite
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    Mesopotamia.
    201 1441 OFFICIAL REPORT. Much Desultory Fighting. London, September 2. A War Office communique states that the situation in Mesopotamia shows some improvement in the disturbed areas, but is becoming more tense in the districts Dot yet in open rebellion, the Lower Euphrates and Hummar Lake neighbourhood beii\» seriously sffectediby the
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    German Trade.
    85 1441 ThaTrk i B ?r lin, September 3. lhe L AaUz iger states that a m w c -m--papy with a capital of 100.000.00 U mirk* is $7« f™* Ma m i>u fg W i t h ffi.rbj.co; deve'°P'“g existing m.rg.rffi. nd o J w rk •■id r.viv.o, th.
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    Allied Premiers To Meet.
    71 1441 IK wn ftr B September 3. M. Millerand after participating in the ce.ebrations of th* anniversary of the Battle of the Marne on the sth will tour in Alsace-Lorraine until the 12ih, when be is to meet Mr. Lloyd George and Signor Giolitti at Aix-lrs-Bains. It
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    Bolshevik Warship Sunk.
    37 1441 J, Paris, September 3. Ihe Temps states that the Bolsheviks report that an explosion on beard the Bjlshevik warabip Rad Dawn resulted in the 8 HD d 130 of the crew being killed. B
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    The Breslau Incident.
    39 1441 Paris, September 3. A message from B rlin Hates that the Foreign Minister, Dr. v >n Simons, informed the French Ambassador that Germany accepts all the French claims for reparation in connection with the Breslau incident.
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    Death of Sir Evelyn Ellis.
    255 1441 London, September 3. The death is announced of Sir Evelyn Ellis. .Bora iu London in !86>, and edecated in a priv.its ashed in Diivonahire, Sir Evelyn Ellis was subsequently articled to a firm of solicitors In 1889 he bscarne qua itied as a solicit >r
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    St. Leger Probables.
    88 1441 Lrndoo, September 3. The following are the St. Leger Probables Abbots Trace (Jellta»), Thealder (Childs), Allenby (Donoghue), Braisbfield (F. Bullock?, Black Gauntlet (H, Jones), Celestial (Griggs). Daylight Patrjl (G. Hulme), Golden Guima (Mario), Great Seal oLing), Orpheus (V. Smyth), Silvern (F. Templernan), Sphnkop ern), Prince Galahad (Carslake),
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    GERMANY AND THE POWERS.
    208 1442 BOLSHEVIK ADVANCES. Failing Towards Poland. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] T“" Berlin, September 2. Speaking in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Reichstag, the Foreign Minister, Dr. ▼on Simons, disclosed that he had been urged to collaborate with the Bolsheviks against the Western Powers and thus break the bonds
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    U.S.A. and England.
    87 1442 “Thu Loyal Coalition.” New York, September 2. The Association of American citizens which, as mentioned in a cable from Boston, has protested against any intervention in the matter of the hunger-striking Lord Mayor of Cork, is entitled “The Loyal Coalition,” and its membership is drawn from all
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    Shipping Claims.
    91 1442 Washington, September 2. The Shipping Board announces that it is examining Groat Britain’s claims arising out of the detention of the Imperator and other liners which were loaned to repatriate troops. It is stated ttha Britain has not asked for any specific sum, but is seeking to obtain
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    The French President.
    42 1442 n i Faris, September 3. Pra.u° D r i bre member of the int6rvi «*ed by a relV3 u tbe newspaper r >, declared that President tUi .u h h much improved end traces of fatigue have disappeared. :o: ,b-
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    845 1442 j CONCLUDING DAY’S RESULTS, j (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, September 4. j The concluding day of the Kuala Lumpur I rac'e wee favoured with good weather. The I going was good. Appended are the details;— I. The George Cumming” Stakes. I Value ***** with 8200 to
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    THE PRICE OF RICE.
    705 1443 of a leading article the gwxinc’v.,,.. a&rJJC *a Jugb price of rice, and >■“““"7(1 n o opportunity to show tat disaffection among the *f ci thousands of our working cause even worse reindustry than the 7 Wan labour. It was a dtfhcuit it «use the authorities
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    CORONER’S COURT.
    1642 1443 FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT. In the second court, on Saturday, before Mr. A. C. Baker, sitting as Coroner for Penang, an inquest was held touching the death of a Cantonese pork butcher’s coolie named Lieu Ah Kew, who was knocked down by motor car No. 12kl at the junction
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE FUND.
    512 1444 Previously acknowledged $953,028.48 Per the District Officer, Kinta.—Town of Ipoh :—(Already received $17,970). Teh Jmy Seng $2,000, Leong Chee $5OO, Too Ngit Tse $5OO, Chop Thong Sang Weng $5OO, Thong Lee Pin $3OO, Lim Seng Chew $2OO, Wong Yee Aik $2OO, Chop Wah Aik $2OO, Chop Kong
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    BOREA PERFORMANCES.
    465 1444 [To the I Dear Sir, 1 Uk I l 'he Borea n I in 1 enang and not in I the Penmaul,. They I J ear durmg the first 2?' I i am -the Ist month of the I year. Most of the why these I boa they
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    FACTS V. FICTION.
    1744 1445 tod» M ha 6,h !u n l C*» 6 5i« ik»t i® ,he of HV-bi, t e nrrtt Britain who bee >J“&- MOOr •«inp th* l be mu,t opportune to wter 1#42 rf J.p.n’i f.titud. vt. it Cbio* in th’, F El, •W“2r..«ordial Anglo-Jnpnneu >“\h, n.iMi»y o
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    844 1446 Wanted. An Overhaul. Perhaps when Sir Laurence Guillemird hat settled the rioe question, reformed the Medical Department and started his neat programme of public works he will tarn his attention to the Agricultural Department which «tends very b d, X in need of a thorough overhaul. In no
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    THE MAIN ISSUE.
    417 1446 (To Ihe Editor of the Straiit Echo.] Dear Sir, May I venture to seek the favour of spice in ycur columns in order to express in as few words as possible what I think moat people will agree was the substance of the speeches delivered at the
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    M.A.P.
    308 1446 M.A. P. Mr. A. Bskk on Ssturday. Af* home.— M,M. h Mr. Lim Ea WiL. this afternoon on basin* Al’ D, T Hlrcttl this If*. r Kaala Lampar, Her Johnston is expected b* pi l icg by the Ipoh. A London cable reports tbu A J. Dunlop Bmuh of the
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    MESOPOTAMIA.
    279 1447 BJt'TAbARAB OUTRAGES. CHMBieti-l NW^ 0 Bag ia< [Hjctbr’s Telegbams.] London, September 7. 4 Bcfflbif me»i*ge ,tatw C aptain ‘at J, of the »ixth Devon», «misofficer Kifn .hem the b Mb»»'» capturod last week, haa cooeequntly bean renewed .S Cap™ W and Mr. Bucba- ,f, ,f Mr. Buchanan, the Irrigation
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    League of Nations.
    97 1447 OF EXPENSES. 4nßwB ‘««uCo„ tßllscg JUL».,, Lcod<1 "'September 4. frN' 1 j 1" ,n “o«»ces that lB J *****1 u Vs*ris bd?V B,,l PehHB Of m t l r ae I th P riccJ P lw t kd i Co tDO «faould inelX h ttaib r The
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    THE LABOUR CRISIS.
    415 1447 THE MINERS’ WAY OUT. PaoepECT of Early Shitlimot. [Reuter’s Tklegramh.J -rk a j m- kondon, September 4. Bunday Times publishes an interview with Mr. Robert Bmillie, the Miners* leader, expressing his willingness to accept mediation by an impirtipA- board on the principle of wages grantedour be commonsurate
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    The Ebor Handicap.
    155 1447 IxiLidoa, August 2u. The Ebor Handicap was run to-day and resulted as follow*: Ist Iron Hand: 2nd Maailsrdo; and 3rd, Keysoe, Eleven ran. Won by three-quarters of a length and half a length. Betting: 100 to 8 against Iron Hard, 3 to 1 against Manilardo, and 11
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    International Athletics.
    231 1447 BRITAIN v. AMERICA. Tussle Bwtwmw Chamfioo. London, September 4 The Queens Club ground at West \?DBingtoa was packed this afternoon with tuX to WBtobiD khe atbletie tussle between the British Empire and the American champions, moerly Olympia competitors including pr i le winners. The programme included five relay
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    P.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    323 1447 PaorxesiouAL Pairs Fra al, W. H. Threlfall and H. G. R. Leonard met A. J. L. Donaldson and R. N. Ramilton yesterday evening in the final of tho Profession Pairs. The gams was hardly such as one would expect iu a final event for it end-d in
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    THE SHAW CASE.
    580 1448 JAPANESE OFFICIAL STATEMENT. Seoul, August 11. Mr. Geo. L. Shaw, head of the Yi-Loong, a British firm at Antung on the Chinese bank of the Yalu, was recently arrested by the Japanese Police and is now in detention in Seoul, Korea. In thia connection an official statement
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    PENANG COUNCIL MEETING.
    621 1448 The chief local event of the week has undoubtedly been the meeting cf Legislative Council at Penang, such a thiog not having occuired, we believe, since the days before the transfer. Seme lime ago we suggested that it would be a graceful and useful thing if His
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    CHARITY.
    241 1448 £d,U ootic. that tber, oi ’»»i Tow» H.U or Joons Chinese fc S' "“AnoSSa; charitably di.pwed Chine.? schoolboys in their object aadjjfc* pathetic appeal. Being bom vfckiiT! say irone of Bow Bell, and kocwi thing about tbs conditions of I feel that I could write tvenomriJ help this charity,
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    AUGUST RUBBER CROPS
    133 1448 a™ Kun id, 7M Aw Kuuing (F.M.O) (F M. 8.) 50,132. Th. pro.pec'u> i, publi.hed fo'Tbl'p*” share having been s is situated on the* j n the The compsny is mwrpcr j and tbs directors are M c In i Munro, of J of Penang. Tbow wb
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    RUSSO-POLISH WAR.
    32 1449 FATE OF LEMBERG. Sucmfal PolM Tactics fßeuteb’s Telbgkans.J Warsaw, September 3 oe fedk endeavouring to envelop .JLs are now retreating and the Mm ire endeavouring to cut ott GeuBudietwy'e retreat.
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    POLAND AND LITHUANIA.
    103 1449 POLISH DEFEAT. An Important Admission. London, September 4. The Pubsb-Lithuanian situation is very eoafubing Berlin persists in announcing 3ghting and publishes a Lithuanian sernioficial communique declaring that the Lithuanians succeeded in driving back ibt Poles twenty-five to fity versts on the entire Grodno-Suwalki front and gives the
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    SYRIAN CRISIS.
    57 1449 t'HENCH REVERSE tofts Renewing Hostilities. Alexanderia, September 3. •bat tribes in Hauran have come to “uM agreement with regard tv the i\ 0 th v French iD Dtim ascus. It is rin rJn* rfcUC k troo P s sent to Hau--11 wore defeated at Damascus tot r\ There
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    ALLIES AND GERMANY.
    67 1449 BAxS’K duplicity bounding Revelations. A W W| FGDdon September 4. •>rt«-d that 3a^a toa-t it is PrefeM C search of the police at Katand army atu > A *arch u f documents. militant C of the n( te Honorable. I A b c r Ujau erl,u September
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    AMERICAN MINERS' STRIKE.
    39 1449 Decaion. k°r s .P A 1 I1 t at Washingminers Qte f ai ned that £*‘*V r ent af‘th- Wi:l ’t. h* fr|i UE vhn men an ke. headr-rg V' advice of A» 0 d d
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    IRISH AFFAIRS.
    65 1449 LORI) MAYOR OF CORK American Interference. ReUTlk’s 'I LI.EGKAMB. i New York, September 4. Mr. Hyland, the Mayor of New York, bus rallied to Mr. Lloyd George urging him not to disgrace our war aims by further imprisoning the Lord Mayor of Cork whose heroic fortitude has won
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    HOUSING PROBLEMS.
    87 1449 Serious Crisis in America. London, September 0. I hr Daily Chronicle correspondent at New A ork says that the approach of October 1, the general annual moving day sees New York faced with a most -erious housing crisis. It is estimated that IGO,0(10 families are moving voluntarily, but
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    FRENCH REVIEW.
    111 1449 Marne Anniversary. Paris, September 5. M. Millerand, Marshals Joffre, Foe.li and I (‘tain and also the War Minister and many civil and military personalities attended at Meaux the ceremony commemorating the Marne victory. M. Millerand in his speech eulogized the soldiers oi 1914, winding up with a ringing
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    TYPHUS EPIDEMIC.
    77 1449 MENAGE TO EUROPE League of Nations’ Action. London, September I Owing to the danger of the typhus epidemic in Poland, Gali '•in is becoming an internution al menace. Mr. A. -J. Balfour, on b.-half of the League oi Nation- Goon oil, has appealed to th» various govern merits
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    MUHAJIRINS’ PLIGHT.
    659 1449 BAB TREATMENT BY AFGHANS. Many Return to India. Peshawar, August 21 About 200 Mubajirin- have now r» turned to British territory through thI Kleber and it is pc ible to form a fair!. Ccclfrut- id-_a f th-, dept’ of -hatne 1 misery and di-ii’u vnukF to Htese unforfm
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