Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 12 June 1916

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    21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. N i 36 VOL. LXXIV. MONDAY, 12th JUNE, 1916 PRICE IO CENTS
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  • France and Belgium.
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      MEUSE FIGHTING.
      805 1 german efforts. iCvPYHIGHT TBLBGBAMS.] (By Submarine Telegraph). Paris, Jane 10. A communique says the Germans continued most violent attacks on the right of two-kilometre* front and .ucceeded in penetrating one trench. Everywhere else they were repulsed with heavy lots. Hill 304. London, June 10. A Paris communique s'ate»
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      Joffre in London.
      36 1 CONFERENCE ON MILITARY MATTERS. London, June 10. M. Briand, the Premier and the Ministers, General Roques, M., Ciementel and M Denys Cochin, and General Joflre arrived in London to confer on military questions.
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      Holland's Preparedness.
      78 1 SPECULATION AS TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT. London, June 10. The Dutch official announcement that the Army is ready to take the field, if or when necessary, has aroused considerable interest. There is some speculation as to whether it is more than a meie warning of Hands < ff Holland.”
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      Dutch Indies Loan.
      24 1 The Hague, June 10 Subscriptions to the new Du'ch East Indian loan of eighty million guilders are over 145 million guilders.
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  • Russian Campaign.
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      RUSSIA’S GREAT THRUST.
      825 1 COLOSSAL AUSTRIAN LOSSES. ADVANCE ON LEMBERG. Petrograd, Jane 10. Tbe Russian successes in Volhynia continue. The total number of prisoners taken since the offensive began is over 65,000. Russian Cavalry Charges. A communique confirms the Petrograd message and adds: The Germans are vainly trying to arrest the
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    Compulsion in New Zealand.
    23 1 Wellington, June 10. The House of Representatives read a third time the Compulsion Bill by 44 votes to 4.
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  • Italy's Campaign.
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      Attacks and Counter-Attacks.
      288 1 DESPERATE STRUGGLE ON ITALIAN FRONT. Rome, June 10. A communique says: The battle on the Sette Comuni Plateau continues with unabated violence. Oa Wednesday a desperate struggle around our positions east of Campo Malo continued till midnight, oar troops making hecatombs of assailants. 203 dead were counted
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      The Italian Chamber.
      163 1 VOTE OF CONFIDENCE REJECTED. Rome, June 11. The Chamber on ditcussing the votes account after a speech of Senor Salaudra, explaining the military position at Trentino, rejected the motion for a vote of confidence in the Government by 197 against 158. Coalition Cabinet Wanted. Speakers criticised the
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    Asiatic Labour.
    37 1 TRANSPORT WORKERS’ DEMAND. London, June 10. The Transport Workers’ Union at a conference at Glasgow passed a resolution demanding legislation to check the alarming increase of employment of Chinese and other Asiatics on British ships.
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    THE MAILS.
    42 1 The Mail despatched from Penang to London, by the P. and O. Packet, on the 13th ultimo, was delivered to-day. The Agents state that the Outward P. O. Packet Nellork is expected to arrive here from Colombo at noon to*morrow.
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  • Naval Operatoins.
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      "HAMPSHIRE" DISASTER.
      310 1 KITOHENER’B BOAT SWAMPED IN TERRIFIC SEAS. London, June 10, Vessels which have arrived at Aberdeen from the Orkneys state that Earl Kitchener embarked from the extreme north of Scotland at 7 o’c'ock on Monday evening. A gale was blowing on the rocky coast and islands. Sight From the
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      The Naval Battle.
      58 1 FIVE ENEMY SUBMARINES REPORTED LOST. London, June 10, It is reported from Kiel that five German submarines were lost in the naval battle. An Increasing List of Losses. Ymuiden, June IL A Dutch trawler, which has returned from Cuxhaven, heard that six large German warships, iucluding the
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      British Steamer’s Adventure.
      89 1 London, June 10. The Daily Mail Copenhagen correspondent says the steamer Dunrobin, of Newcastle, passed the Sound bound for England. She has been in a Swedish port since the beginning of the war. Twenty German armed trawlers chased her, bat a Swedish torpedo boat destroyer, Prince Wilhelm
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      Enemy Destroyers Engaged
      43 1 OFF ZEEBRUGGE. London, June 10, An official message says: A patrol of monitors and destroyers yesterday morning engaged the enemy’s destroyers off Zeebrugge. On being fired at, the latter returned to port. We had no casualties and suffered no damage.
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  • Turkey and the Near East
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      Greece and the Allies.
      33 2 Paris, June 11. Greece has denied the suggestion of complicity with the Bulgarian’. Another Island Occupied. Athens, June 11. The French have occupied the island of Thasos opposite Kavalla.
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      "No Blockade."
      32 2 Salonika, June 10. It is explaiuel that what the Allies have effected is not a blockade, but a restriction of commerce. Coasting trade and fishing are s’ ill carried on.
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      German East Africa.
      92 2 WORK OF FIVE BRITISH COLUMNS London June 11. General Smuts reports that General Hannington’s column advancing along the railway occupied the important station cf Mombo, dislodging an enemy force. A machinegun was captured. Fr General Hoskin’s column captu-ed Mkalamo, 14 miles southwest of Mombo driving a considerable
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      Irish Home Rule.
      60 2 NATIONALIST CONFERENCE London, June 11. A private conference of Nationabsts aheld at Dublin, yesterday, presided over by Mr. Redmond. It is understood the Connference agreed to a scheme of Home Rule, excluding the six Ulster countries, but it is believed the action of the part; depends on
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      Shooting of a Journalist.
      30 2 AN INSANE OFFICER. London, June 11. Captain Collhurst was found guilty of shooting Mr. Skiffington, the Dublin journalist, and two others, but was brough' in insane.
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      SKEFFINGTON'S DEATH.
      112 2 Two hundred corps- s were found in ruins, in rooms, in chimneys, yards, and lanes of Dublin refused to b blindfolded when he was placed befo the firing party. He remarked t< the officers You will find you are making a mistake He put bis hands bef. re
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  • General News.
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      AMERICA.
      406 2 REPUBLIC \N SI ARTERS.” Chicago, June 10. The nominations of Mr. Elibu Root and Judge Hughes were also proposed at th© Republican Convention. The name of Judge Hughes was cheered for twenty minutes. First Republican Ballot. The first ballot of the Republicans resulted Hughes 253, Weeks 105, Root 103,
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      School of Oriental Studies.
      109 2 London, June 10. The School of Oriental Studies is in corporatcd by Riyal Charter. The Governors include Sir John Hewett, Chairman, Sir Charles Lyall and Lord Reay, representing the India Office and Asiatic Society respectively, and r-prrsen Utives of the Foreign Office, War Office, Universities, the
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    Rubber Companies Dividends.
    31 2 HARPENDEN, KUALA KLANG, MALAY PLANTERS. 'P. G. Special). London, Jure 10. The following interim dividends are annom ced Harpenden 20 per cent. Kuala K'ang 7| Malay Planters 5
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    TENNIS.
    23 2 the Tenn s Match a' the Golf Club on Saturday Mr. Threlfail beat Mr. Saiz mann (Champion of Singapore) 26 6—3 6—l.
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    CRICKET.
    220 2 PENANG v. PERAK. This match was commenced on Saturday on the Esplanade and should be resumed this morning. The first day’s p'ay resulted as follows PERAK. Ist Innings. M. D. Rutley c Perkins b Ezechiel 6 F. S. Physick c May b Ezechiel 3 C. 8. Hewitt c May
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    59 2 Memorial Service to Lord Kitchener and the Officers and Men who fell in the Recent Naval Victory. The Protestants and any other Members of the Battalion who so wish will a tend the Memorial Service in St. George’s Church, Penang, on Tuesday evening. Fall in at 5-30 p.m.
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    PENANG’S HEALTH.
    247 2 In the Penang Municipality for the week ended June 3, there were 62 deaths —47 males and 15 females, equal to a death-rate of 30.81 per mille per annum compared with 39.76 in the preceding week, and with 39.4 4 in the correspon ling week of last year.
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