Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 March 1914

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 60 VOL. LXXiI. MONDAY. 16th MARCH, 1914. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      833 1 f ur.r’iir B .1 r if rn.i O r lOi. $3O D t T OU can have the Pinang D c J Gazette posted every day j for a whole year to your address. (LOCAL SUBSCRIPTION, $27). Propoi tioiate Quarterly and p Half-yearly rates. n Subscriptions are payable in o
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      454 1 BUCHANANSI (Scotch Whisky). Royal Household (As supplied to Royalty). OK OOURSK our Bonus is good. All A ALLDAYS BECAUSE IN 1912. Jg Earnings from Investments MIDGET CARS were £536,864 > While the Death Claims were JJ 10 H.P. Water Cooled Engine. J{ f only £365,124 JJ All the well known
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    STANDARD OIL IN CHINA.
    1206 2 BROAD OUTLINE OF THE RE IENL’ DEAL. The following interesting letter is from the Peking correspondent of the North China Daily News,” dated Fe ruary 20:— The arrangement recently concluded between the Standard Oil Co of New York and the Chinesi Governme it has creited much
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      709 2 SITUATION VACANT. NOTICES. Federated Malay states Railways. Luias Rubber Estates, LIMITED A PPLICATIONS are invited for ap- £1 pointment of Signalmen Probationers. TVYQTICE is hereby given that Commencing pay one dolhr per day, rising IXI jo to two dollar per day when qualified to from the 2nth February, take charge
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      116 2 a Horrible Devil Fish clutching is victims in the relentless grasp of aches, pains, sprains, strains, bruises, headache, backache, neuralgia, rheumatism —mi ey is the name of this fearful foe of humanity, a foe quickly vanqu shed by Little’s Oriental Balm. Do not be dragged down to despondency and perhaps
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      43 2 Rood RICH TYRES L sisS; p Sole Importers: Straits Settlements, Malay Peninsula Siam, ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO., LIO., SINGAPORE. PENANG <£ MALACCA. N. D. DE SILVA, Manufacturing Jeweller, Diamond Settler, Engraver, Repairer, and Re-gilder, 74, BISHOP STREET. Wedding and Engagement Rings A Speciality ESTABLISHED 1900.
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      109 2 Fmanuresl H FOR 1 i Rubber, Coconuts, Coffee, &c. I The Ceylon Manure Works. J I a, BAUR, I 3 PENANG. COLOMBO. I B THE LARGEST MANURE WORKS EAST OF SUEZ. i SHERRY IS AN EXCELLENT DRINK AT ALL TIMES INSIST ON SANDEMAN’S Obtainable fro <« PRITCHARD ft 00., Penang
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    4258 3 debate on sale of prai dock. PENANG RESENTS F.M.S. INTRUSION. The greater part of a two hours’ meeting of the Legislative Council at Singap >re on Friday afternoon was taken up with discussion on the sale of Prai Dock and the sanction of a loan issue for the
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MATTERS.
    640 3 Railway Hotels. After the last meeting of the Legislative Council says tie Straits Times we expressly refrained from comment upon the Prai Dock question until the Penang members had had an opportunity of expressing their views more fully. We are glad, therefore, to see the statement made
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      53 3 Tin Mining. Messrs. Boving Co., Ltd., LONDON, who have the highest reputation in the world as specialists in Turbines, Turbo Pumps and Pipe Lines have appointed The Borneo Company, Limited, Singapore, as their Agents and will be pleased to advise and estimate upon Power, Pipe Line, and Pump proposals. Hilton
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      199 3 u Mrwtcw i—wuh hum nrrna—maiMnMKaaMawwg 11— TM’ r lTtl «WXFi I laaf 111 —o3—M—B—aSK—M 4 “His Master’s Voice” INSTRUMENTS I Hornless Model L.C.O. la Oak 60.00 Portable j f M Hornless Types I make it possible for you to enjoy the music 1 3 you love best under the most
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    SUNGEI GETTAH RUBBER.
    975 4 FIRST ANNUAL MEETING. The fi st annual gene'al meeting of the Sungei Gettah Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held at the Chamber of Commerce at noon to-day, when there were present Mr. R T. Reid (in the chair), Dr. Park, Mess s W. H. Thorne, L. A. C.
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      TIN MINING IN TRANG
      466 4 [To the Editor oj the Pinang Gazette.”] Sir, Refening you to your note on “Tin Mining in Trang appearing in your paper of 10th instant, 1 beg permission to express my views on the matter. Your special correspondent must have done, like many o;her Europeans and
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    COCAINE SMUGGLING.
    92 4 While Revenue Officer No. 37 was on his rounds in Fort Road this morning he noticed a sampan with a passenger behaving in a suspicious manner. He quietly followed it an! when it reached Weld Quay the passenger, a Chinaman, was noticed to land with a box. The
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    PASSENGERS.
    52 4 Arrivals. By Klang (March 16) from Singapore, Messrs C F F John McNeill, F Bil ett, L B Fisher, T M Castle, C Wilton and H W Rickeard from Port Swetenham, Rev Brother Jam-s, Rev Brother Thomas, Rev Brother D rsetheses, Messrs Gordon Forbes, Girdner, B irbour aud J
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    ST. XAVIER’S INSTITUTE.
    942 4 BLESSING OF NEW CHAPEL. The blessing of the new chapel, the gem of St. Xavier’s Institution, took place at 6 pm. yesterday, the R-v. Father L. M. Duvelle, Acting Vicar of the Church of the Assumption, officiating-. He w»s assisted by the Rev. Fath r Laumondai-, Director
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    STRAITS TIN.
    723 4 THE SHIPMENTS TO CHINA. The following is an < from the draft Annual Report of the Commutes of tl e Penang Chamber of Commerce During the m >nth of May the New York M-tai Exchange forwarded a set of resolutions adopted by their Tin Committee and relating to
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    IN THE COURTS.
    124 4 Judgment was given this morning by V G Ezechiel, Second Magistrate, in the case of Nap, a Malay woman who was convicted the other day for theft of jewellery worth about $7O, the property of another Malay woman named Wan Chee. Police investigation showed that she had
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      280 4 A. E. Pringle. P. P. C. LADY leaving for Europe at end of thia month, wishes to recommend her CHINESE AMAH a? an experienced, trustworthy and kindly woman. Apply No. 33, c/o Pinang Gazette. 306—17-3 NOTICE. LABOUR CODE, 1912, F M.S. INDIAN IMMIGRATION FUND ORDINANCE 1911" EMPLOYERS of Indian labour
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      72 4 You personally cannot see all the goods made and sold in this world. Y ou cannot visit all the factories, or go gazing into all the shop windows. Apart from the fatigue of such an adventure, time and your lack of mobility prevent it. But the advertiser can and does
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      58 4 Want of perception is a pronounced trait; in man, particularly where his health is concerned. He does not realise that nearly all serious illne s is due to disregard of chills and stomach derangement. The wise individual knows that Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure is au unequalled preventa'ive of sickness, and
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      374 4 INSURANCE. FIRE INSURANCE. Liverpool Victoria Insurance Corporation Limited. HEAD OFFICE: 45-49, HOLBORN VIADUCT, LONDON E C The undersigned having been appointed Agents of the Corporation are prepared to issue Polices of Insurance against loss bv FIRE at current rates. WELSH Co., Agents, Railway Buildi nqi 1496—m th THE CORPORATION OF
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    ARRIVALS.
    148 5 Klang, Bnt., 732, Fawcus, March 17, iS’pore, gen.. Adamson. Gilfillan Co. Ellora, Brit, 2567, H. A.'Sharpe, March 15, R- /I u CU L ta gen- Hottenbach Liebert Co. Kedah, Brit. 94, Welsh, March 15, A. Star, gen, E. S. Co. Glenfalloch, »rit., 1434, Gardner, March 15, Amoy, g. n,
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    CLEARANCES.
    62 5 Indragiri for Deli. Zaida for Victoria Point, Mergui and Tavoy. Atjeh for Langsa, Edi, T. Semawe, Segli. Olehleh and Sabang. Cornelia for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson and Malacca. Pungah for Batu Bahra. Glenfalloch for Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. Avagyee for Bindings, Sitiawan, and Teluk Anson. Un Peng for
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    EXCHANGE.
    126 5 Penang, Mabch 16, 1914. {By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/4 3/32 4 months’sight Bank ...2/4 516 3 Credit 2/4 7/16 3 Documentary ...2/4 1/2 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174| 3 days’ sight Private 175| Bombay Demand Bank 174| 3 days’ sight Private 175 j Madras
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    MAILS.
    63 5 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFF C To- Mobbow For Per Close. Yen Jit Seng 7 a.m. Tongkah Sappho 1 p.m. Singapore, China and Japan Kutsang 2 p.m. Trang Trang 2 p.m. Batu Bahra Padang 2 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Omapere 3 p.m. Bindings «fc Sitiawan Pangkor 4 p.m.
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    PRODUCE.
    238 5 Penang, March 16, 1914. S. P. Tapioca $4.60 sales. M. P. Tapioca $5.50 sales Gold leaf $64.40 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 oz). $l6 1/2 buyers. White Pepper $3O sales. Trang Pepper $2l 25 sales. Mace $llO nom. Mace Pickings $86.00 sellers. Cloves $4O sales. Nutmegs 110 $25
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    Local Steamer Service.
    190 5 The comp mies do not guarantee the dates of arrival of these vessels, but will endeavour as far as possible to ensure punctu ility. Alor Star, (Kedah). —Tong Chuan, March and 17 and Kedah, March and 16. Bagan Serai.—Daily. Bagan Datoh.—Pangkor, every Monday. Deli.—lndragiri, every Sunday, Merkus
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      528 5 HOTEL NORMAN’ PENANG, THE ENGLISH HOTEL. WE RELY UPON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF OUR PATRONS ANO NOT UPON UNSUPPORTED STATEMENT. A Judge of the Supreme Court, writes —“I ~ave stay'd here for 3 weeks and fom d everything most satisfactory. I had a Urge, c’ean, airy Ik dr om, and the
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      39 5 Where to Stay. Penang r—The E. 0. Hotel, The Crag, Runnymede Horel, Hotel Normau, Carlton Hotel and The Xew Sea View Horel. Singapore :—Raffles Hotel. Rangoon Strand Hotel. Ceylon :—Nuwara Eliy P. MOIR CRANES’ Cylinder Oil. Sandilaads, Buttery Co.
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      63 5 Messrs. E J. SMITH’S AWAACtD 1 in B’SMiraw A Splendid Known Smoking Smoking Throughout Tobacco. feIXTORy the World. 11 BRI sT GLASGOW Mixture Obtainable at all the Leading Stores in Penang. YAMATO Co., Singapore. GLAZED EARTHENWARE RUBBER LATEX GUPS AND MONII RUBBER CHESTS (19" x 19" x 24") SUPPLIED IN
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    MARRIAGE.
    64 6 Onraet —Burghope,—March 16, at the Church of the Assumption, Penang by the Rev. Father Duvelle, Rene Henry de Solminihac Onraet, Assistant Superin endeut of Police, fourth son of Mr. Henry Felix de Solminihac Onraet and Mrs. Onraet, St. Servao, Ille-et-Vilaine, France to Muriel Burghope, daughter of the late xMr.
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    PENANG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    1195 6 Next Tuesday weik, the 24th inst., the members of the Chamber of Commerce will hold their annual general meeting to receive and pass the report and accounts for 1913. Copies of the draft report are in circulation and, from one with which we have been favoured,
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    Mr. and Mrs. A. K. E. Hampshire have gone on a visit to Java.
    23 6 They will be re- turning the week after next.
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    The output of Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co.,
    18 6 for the week ending March 14 amounted to twenty-six tons.
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    Sir Arthur Young leaves Singapore on the 29th inst.
    28 6 for the F.M.S. He will open a new school at Ipoh and will spend several days at Kuala Kacg-ar.
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    Mr. A. E Yzelman,
    28 6 Clerk of Works Bentong, goes on eight months’ leave next month. He spends his leave in England, and will be accompanied by his family.
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    Rev. Mother St. Herminie,
    34 6 Lady Superior of the Penang Convent, left by train yesterday for the F, M.S. on a visit of inspection and will be away from Pen mg for about three weeks
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    POLICE OFFICER’S WEDDING.
    1948 6 MR R. H. ONRAET AND MISS MURIEL BURGHOPE. There was a large and fashionable gathering at the Church of the Assumption at 4 o’clock un Saturday evening, on the occasion of the marriage of Mr. Rene Henry de Solminihac Onraet, Assistant Superintendant of Police, Penang, and Miss
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    JOHORE DOCTOR’S WEDDING.
    91 6 Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, March 16 The wedding took place on Saturday »t the Presbyterau Church, Singapore, 1 1 Dr. Wilson, Jr of Johore, and Miss Helen Bartholomew. There was a very large attendance at the Churc I', 1 and at the Tang* lin Club, where the
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      65 6 {King George IV i Scotch Whisky. v I I r U ><r M*5» g' the Distillers Qompany Jimited. Edinburgh. AGENTS: TONG JOO Co., Penang. i— Pritchard Co. CUPENANG IPOH. LADIES’ DEPARTMENT. NEW DELIVE ROFY ytjfiX Tweed 'W\ Smart »4 Serge fjj Winter Costumes, f Coats. I I lilt I J,
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      60 6 CANTRELL S COCHRANE’S Dry Imperial Ginger Ale AT THE E. O. HOTEL. IN MEMORIAM. MAY. Taipikg, F.M.S. 16th March, 1908. So, dearest, now thy brows are cold, I see thee what thou art. < But there is more than I can see, And what I see I leave unsaid, Nor
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    188 7 TO-DAY’S CRUGEi. The following are the changes (bay«r 9 w- sellers only) in our share list o 9 to-day Saturday. To-dav 3 a S y 25 it 35 J K-.n.n,/, Gopeng C. 28/6 32/6 28/- 32 6 Kamnnting 1/- 2/9 1/- 2/3 K. Deebook 14/6 15/6 15/-
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    TIN QUOTATIONS.
    58 7 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin n Penang was <87.05 per picul, business ione No London quotations. The following business in tin was done to-day Penang Tin Exchange tons at <87.05 Straits Trading Co. 25 tons at <87.65 Eastern Smelting Co. nil. Leong Fee dr Co. nil. Singapore Straits
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    KUALA LUMPUR PLANTERS.
    71 7 From Our Own Correspondent.} Kuala Lnmpur, March 16 The Kuala Lumpur District Planters Association met on Saturday, and nominated Mr. E. MacFadyen as chairman of the P A. M. for the ensuing year. Numerous alterations on the ru’es of the Association were carried. ‘Mr. Arnold intimateu that,
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    MILLIONAIRE’S FUNERAL.
    49 7 MILLIONAIRE’ S FUNERAL. RECORD SINGAPORE PROCESSION From Our Own Correspondent.' Singapore. March 16. The remains of the late Chinese million<r? Mr. Lim Ho Puah, were taken on oeard the Hong Moh for conveyance to Amor The procession was the largest »’<ip in Singapore, including many ta<is and costly banners.
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    KRUPPS AND CHINESE LOAN.
    34 7 A DENIAL. London, March 15. The Lok<il<inzeiqer denies the statement “nat Kmpps have agreed to a loan of two and i lalf millions sterling to the Southern Chinese provinces. Reuter.
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    PRESIDENT’S FUTURE SON-IN-LAW.
    35 7 PRESIDENT’ S FUTURE SON-IN-LAW. A w;DOWER AND GRANDFATHER London, March 14. Mr McAdoe, Secretary to the Treasury A., who has become engaged to Preienr Woodrow Wilsons youngest is a widower and a grandfather. i eater.
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    The Methodist Publishing House.
    87 7 Sinua- ra has gent as a copv of a flew Malay iodise Hymnal, with music. The ime, which is a neatlv bound one and -ar— or ated is said to be the first tune < produced in Singapore and is pub- e»i it the aominal price
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    HOME RULE.
    235 7 i MR. CHURCHLL S GRAVE WARMING. 1 ULSTER AND HEVQLO 101 London, March 14. Mr. Churchill at Bradford sail Mr. Asquith’s otf-r was a great forward, but, it seemed to him, in principle it was the last offer the Government c iuld or ought to make. He wis
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    THE OPIUM CONFERENCE.
    102 7 IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENTS. Loudon. March 14. A white paper correspondence in regard to the opiu n conference states than the only powers which had not sign'd the protocol of 9th July by 31 st December 1912 were Australia, Turkey. Bulgaria, Uruguay. Servia and Greec-*, the last two declaring
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    RAID BY DERVISHES.
    68 7 POLICE MAKE FRUITLESS PURSUIT A J en. March 15. Fifty Dervish horsemen fired a volley into the native bazaar at Berbera on Friday night, wounding several. The police, for ten mile?, fruitlessly pursued the Dervishes, who on retiring tired on the smallpox hospital and ignited villages, killing
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    SERIOUS RAILWAY COLLISION.
    54 7 A HEART RENDERING CIRCUMSTANCE Sydney, March 14. An express collided with a goods train at Moss Vale at midnight during a fog fourteen being killed. and twelve injured, three of them dangerously A man who, with his two daughters were among the kil’ed. wis taking the corpse
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    TURKEY AND SERVIA.
    16 7 PEACE TREATY SIGNED Constantinople. March 16. The Turco-Servian Peace Treaty has been signed.—Reuter
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    FOREIGNERS IN MEXICO.
    23 7 Washington. March 15, General Carranza has consented to American Consuls watching the interests of foreigners who are otherwise unrepresented. —Reuter
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    TIDAL WAVE AND DAM BURST.
    60 7 HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE. Katerinoslav March 16 During a hurricane a tidal wave in the sea of Azoif inundated a vi.lage in the Kuban Province and hundreds perished. Bv the collapse of a dam at the town of Tamarjuk a thousand were drowned at the
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    THE SUFFRAGETTES.
    107 7 LIVERPOOL WOMEN’S LATEST. THE PANIHIHSrS KEUUED 1 Lon 1 n, March 14. The Liverpool Suffrigettes are forming a wom»n’s church, styled the Church of the New I leal. Attack on Mr. McKenna s House. Six Suffragettes have oeen sentenced to two months hard labour for damaging Mr. Mckenna
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    RUSSIA AND GERMANY.
    48 7 AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE St. Petersbu-g, March 15 A conference of ministers and prominent deputies will be he'd, according to the evening newspapers, to discuss the question of national defence and foreign policy, especially the relations with Germany The invitations were marked stric ly secret. Reuter.
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    MINERS AND MINIMUM WAGE.
    29 7 YORKSHIREMEN TO TENDER NOTICES. Loudon, March 15 The Yorkshire miners have decided to tender notices next weea with the object of enforcing the minimum wage.—Reuter.
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    JAPANESE NAVAL SCANDALS.
    33 7 VICE-ADMIRAL ARRESTED Tokio, March 15, Following the recent close examination by the Procurator regarding ship-building in England. Vice-Admiral Tsuruttaro Matsuo has been arrested in connection wiih the Naval scandals —Reuter
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    TWO YEARS IN A FORTRESS.
    31 7 AGED PROFESSOR SENTENCED. St. Petersburg, March 15. A septuagenarian, Professor Courtenay, has been sentenced to two years in a fortress for ie-uing a psmphlet advocating federalism.—Reuter.
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    CHINESE PAPER SUPPRESSED.
    35 7 EDITOR ARRESTED Banzkow. March 15. The leading Chinese daily, Tnhanpao, has been suppressed and the editor arrested for criticisms of the failure of the troops to suppress the Whits Wolf brigands. —Reuter.
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    GERMAN SCHEME COLLAPSES.
    44 7 Berlin. March 14. The world commerce scheme, for coordinating all efforts for the aivancement of German interests abroad, has collapsed, one of the m st important trade organisations which it was prop ;sed to absorb having decided to remain independent.— Reuter,
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    QUARTERMASTER MARTIN.
    62 7 BURIED WITH MILITARY HONOURS. London. March 15. Quartermaster Martin of the Wiltshire Regimenr, who shot himself while of unsound mind, was accorded a military funeral at Devizes. Six officers of the Regiment acted as pa l-bearers. The c ffin was conveyed on a Royal Hirse Artillery guncarriage. He
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    N. D. L. MAIL CONTRACT.
    54 7 AN EXPERIMENTAL SERVICE. London. March 14. It is reported that the Norddeutscher Lloyd contract for the mdls to East Asia which expires in September will not be renewed. The company wiil experimentally earrv on the service of five years without subsidy The main Australian line
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    BELGIUM AGAINST A NAVY.
    33 7 Brussels, March 15. During the debate in the Chamber on the war estimates the Premier dec ared the Government was absolutely opposed to the creation of a Navy —Reuter
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    INDIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    122 7 PACIFIC LEGISLATION. A FAVOURABLE PREDICTION l urban, March 14. The Times Cape Town correspondent lays the Indian Comm s ion will recommend the abo ition of rhe th r ee pounds tax and that there will be a settlement of the marriage ditficul y .there were
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    NEWS FROM BERLIN.
    296 7 Berlin, March 14. The Koelnische Z<ntung emphasises the favourable reception of rhe Rus-ian peace declaration in Germany, and draws attention to the huge economical GermauRasso interests. The Paris J/ tlin announces that steps are being taken by Parisian diplomats, leal by Rus-ia, for the exemption of foreigners
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    THE LATE MRS. SCHWARTZ.
    114 7 The funeral of the late Mrs. Schwartz took place from the New Sea View Hotel on Saturday night to the Jewish Cemetery. Jahudi Road, the service being conducted according to Jewish customs. Wreaths were sent by Major Barry de Hamel, Mr and Mrs. Sarkiee, Mr. and
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    The B.I. s.s. Teesta,
    28 7 may be expected to Arrive here on Thursday at 6 a.m.. and sail the same day at 4 p.m. for Port Swettenham and Singapore.
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    The P &O. Royal Mail steamer Arcadia,
    42 7 having left Colombo at 3 p.m. on Saturday 14th mat., ia expected to arrive here at 4 pm. on Wedneaday, 18th inst. and mil Leave for Singapore and China at 8 p.m. the dame day.
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    Mr. P. A. Anthony,
    64 7 General Manager, F M. S. Railways, was in Ku da Lipia on Sunday. Accompanied by Mr. E. L. Bennett, State Engineer, Pahang and Mr A. E. C. Franklin, D. O, Kuaia Lipis, and two railway engineers, he wens over the railway track which traverses the town
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    Mr. A. B. Hubback has drawn up a plan to improve the existing town of Kuala Lumpur by running a broad avenue through from the north co meet another broad avenue from the east.
    71 7 .-MM Although town pian- ning is very much in the air ani ia b<-i'tg discussed by
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      GRAND NATIONAL.
      30 7 THE FAVOCattE ISJUBBD. London, March 14. Lut'eur Third, the favour pe for the Grand National, has very slightly strained a hock, necessitating easy work fir a few days.
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      IRELAND AT FOOTBALL.
      143 7 DRAWS WITH SCOTLAND AND wales. London, March 14. In the Association International with Scotland at Belfast. Ireland had three players injured in the fi st haff, but played on plucki y and at rhe interval the score stood I—l. Ireland lost their custodian in the sec >
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      THE BOAT RACE.
      22 7 C iMBRIDGE THE FAVOURITES. Loudon, March 14. Betting on the boat race is 5 to 2 on Cambridge. —Reuter.
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      BRITAIN’S SHOOTING TEAM.
      87 7 HIS MAJESTY SUBSCRIBES £5O. London, March 14. At the adjourned general meeting of the National Ride Association Lord Cheylesmore said that £3,000 was required to finance Britain’s team for Melbourne. His Lordship sa d he had app-oached the King who had suoscrined £5O. .25 had been subscribed
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      SWIMMING.
      45 7 FINLAYSON SALVER TEAM COMPETITION. Prom Our Own Corr»spon<iant.' Singapore, March 16 The Swimming Team Competition for the Finlayson Salver, open to European Volnn eer Un rs was won by the E igineers, who beat the Artillery by six yards. The Maxim detachment wai third.
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      CRICKET.
      251 7 BUTTERWORTH R C. v STRUTS TRADING COY. A Cricket rna'ch w played on the Butterworth padang on Saturday afternoon between rhe Butterworth Recreation Club and a. team from the Straits Trading Company, Bagau Laar, resulting n a wiu for the former by 33 runs. The Tin men bat ed
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      CONCERT AT S. T. CLUB.
      96 7 A very successful smoking concert; was held in the evening at the S. T. Co’s, club, presided bv Mr. Me Ar hur There were songs, recitations and violin selections, and the tne ry party broke up in the early hoars of Sunday morning. The following
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      PENANG GOLF CLUB.
      117 7 The follow.ng was the result of the Presgrave Cup for March J C Cowap I down J Sellar 2 do H R Joynt 3 do Dr T Hill Jameson 4 do W N Masteitm 5 do C Canradi 6 do W R Armstrong 6 do Messrs C
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      P.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      28 7 The following ties have been fixed for to-day Mason (Runner u v. Haaiam (holder). Mr and Mrs l>uuu v Miss Bee*ent and Bennett (final unfinished).
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      BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
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