Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 18 August 1916

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    Masthead
    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 192 VOL. LXXIV. FRIDAY, 18th AUGUST, 1916. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Russian Campaign.
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      THE AUSTRIAN RETREAT.
      101 2 VON BOTHMER’S ROUTES. Petrograd, Augmt 17. The military correspondents indicate three lines of enemy retreat in Galicia, namely, the left wing along the TarnopolLemberg road, the centre by Brzezany, and the right wing by Halicz. The Russians are only six miles from the latter. General von Boehm-Ermoli
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      Japanese Prince to Visit Russia,
      25 2 Tokio, August 17. Prince Tanin is proceeding to Petrograd to return the visit of the Russian Grand Duke to Japan.
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      General Russky’s Appointment.
      28 2 Petrograd, August 17. General Russky has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Armies in succession to General Kuropatkin, who was recently made GovernorGeneral of Turkestan.
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  • General News.
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      Berwick Bye-Election.
      32 2 COALITION VICTORY. London, August 17. The bye-election in Berwick, for a successor to Viscount Grey, resulted as follows: Sir Francis Blake (Coalition)... 3,794 Dr. Turnbull (Indeperdent).,. 621 Government majority 3,173
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      Indian Newspaper Case.
      60 2 London, August 17. In the House of Commons, in reply to Mr, Philip Snowden, Mr. Chamberlain said he was not prepared to interfere with the action of the Government of Madras regarding the paper New India.” He was not aware that evary Indian paper of standing had
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      Swedish Trade Prohibition.
      25 2 London, August 17. Reuter announces that the Government has decided to prohibit all exports to Sweden, except under the most stringent licence.
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      Plague at Bristol.
      31 2 London, August 17. Three cases of bubonic plague have occurred at Bristol. The medical officer of health has hinted at' the possibility of rats having been deliberately infected.
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      Earl Brassey’s Daughter Weds.
      27 2 London, August 16. Lady Helen Bra«sey, daughter of Earl Braasey, was married to Major John Murray, son of Mr. John Murray, the publisher.
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      New British Minister.
      16 2 London, August 17. Sir Ralph Paget has bten appt inted Minister to Denmark,
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    1548 2 Mr. and Mrs. W. E Macdonald are going up ti e Hill to “Richmon*.” Mr F W Oollens, General Manager of the Malacca Rubber Plantations, has left for India in six weeks’ holiday. Major H. Goujh, of the Scottish Horse, who went through the fighting at Suvla
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    TO-NIGHT’S BAND PROGRAMME.
    51 2 The Band will play the following pro gramme of music at the Esplanade from 6 till 7 this evening 1. Selection Bocaccio ...Suppe 2. Lancers Arry and Arriet Crook 3. Waltz Dearest Love ...Rose 4. Polka Chant du Cog ...Short 5. March Rebecca C o wander y
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    MALAYA AND THE WAR.
    286 2 Referring to the war loan raised by the Federated Malay States the “Colonial Journal observes that the Chinese in Malaya had expressed their strong desire to help in the war, and large sums were promised before the issue was decided on. The only objection made locally
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    The Malacca Volunteer Rifles
    24 2 have re- ceived a Royal Command for a photograph of the Corps. Queen Mary is much interested in the regiment.
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    The weather in Malacca
    33 2 is said to be abnormal for August Strong winds and torrential uowopours are of daily occurrence, and the tapping operations on the rubber estates has been seriously interfered with.
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    According to the “Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant”
    43 2 the Prussian casualty lists Nos. 560 to 569 inclusive show 33,640 dead, wounded and missing This brings the total number of dead, wounded, and missing in the Prussian Army up to List No. 569 inclusive to 2,773,836.
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    A football match was played on the Esplanade yesterday afternoon between the P.C.C. and P.R.C.
    54 2 A good game resulted in a victory for the premier Club by one goal to nil, scored just at the call of time. The losers, however, did most of the attacking, but failed to score
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    A general meeting of the Malacca Planters’ Association will be held at the Malacca Club at 10.30 a.m, on 20th August:—
    61 2 A general meeting of the Malacca Planters’ Association will be held at the Malacca Club at 10.30 a.m, on 20th August Agenda 1. Minutes of previous meeting. 2. Correspondence. 3 Toddy. 4. Rubber dealers’ enactment 5. Roads, (a) State of main roads, (b) Silt from Estate drain. 6. Estate Hospitals.
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    Mr. Justice
    69 2 Innes delivered a lengthy judgment in the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court in favour of piaintifis in a case in which four Singapore Chinese firms c’aimed $8,707.57 for goods supplied to the defendants Png Keat Si»>, Kor Nee Chuan and Wan Wong of Kuala Lumpur. Messrs. Knowles and D.
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    Russia’s decision to extend her railroad system by 19,000 miles increases very considerably her lead in that respect over the remaining commercially undeveloped countries of the world.
    102 2 At present her total length of railways is just short of 38,000 miles. It is not much it works out at one mile
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    The Selangor races at Kuala Lumpur on Thursday and Saturday last were a success financially, and as a matter of public interest.
    204 2 The lotteries were well supported, and so were the totalisation and the sweeps. As regards the racing, special interest centred round a very fine batch of griffins brought
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    SIR DOUGLAS HAIG.
    443 2 Is Sir Douglas Haig to be the great soldier who will carry our cause to success asks a London correspondent. It is a curious fact, and yet hardly a surprising one, that in the majority of wars a real leader of men has not been discovered until
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    Germans Uneasy.
    323 2 Fears that Rumania will Intervene. The uneasiness in Germany over the attitude of Rumania continues to grow. It is now reflected in the Press, where writers are allowed to express strong hopes that Rumaria will remain neutral. Dr. Leo Lederer special correspondent of the Berliner Tageblatt,” is pessimistic
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    FULL COURT OF APPEAL.
    673 2 WILL OF CAPTAIN AH QUEE. This was an appeal of Tan Ah Loi secondary wife of Capt. Ah Quee deceased to the Full Court of Appeal now 8 itti in Penang, consisting of Sir John Buckuh? Chief Justice, Mr. Justice L. P. Ebden a D( j’
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    LOG BOOK.
    224 2 The BIuj Funn- 1 liner Alcinous fro® Durban, which was due to arrive here yesterday, is expected this afternoon or to-morrow* She has 350 tons of cargo. The Kenkon Maru is due here to-morrow, She has 4,500 tons of Hongay Anthracite consigned to the Straits Trading Co., L‘d.
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    LONDON LETTER.
    1286 3 BY AN ARTIST CORRESPONDENT.] July 21. Step by Step. Though the most sensational feature of the British advance has been the dashing exploit of British and Indian cavalry, it is hardly likely to be a freqeuent feature of the fighting for some time to come. The Allies are
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    Damaged Cargo Case.
    229 3 Judgment Against Paterson, Simons and Co. In the Civil District Court, Singapore, before Mr. Ralph Scott, the hearing was concluded of the action in which suit was brought by S. V. Pitchay and Co against Messrs. Paterson, Simons and Co., as agents for the Fushimi Maru, for
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    GENERAL’S BATTLE STORIES.
    890 3 WHAT PRISONERS SAY. A divisional commander, who bears a distinguished name, accompanied me on to a high ridge from which we command a panorama of places that have been historic with the past few days, wrote a Reuter’s correspondent. He indicated the tracery of chalky parapets with
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    ABSURD TAXATION CLAIM.
    799 3 MESSRS. BOUSTEAD AND CO.’S APPEAL. Questions of interest to City merchants having houses aboard, as to whether their annual value should be deducted in arriving at the total assessable for income-’ax under Schedule D, were raised before Mr. Justice Atkin, in the King’s Bench Division, when the
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      484 3 A PLANTER at present in India SEEKS RE-ENGAGEMET after August, ex* perience six years charge in the Straits and also Ceylon. Good knowledge of Tamil, working knowledge of Malay and has good command of Labour. Perak preferred. Apply No. 250, c/o Pinang Gazette. 821—31-8 WANTED. ASSISTANT (British), unmarried, for Estates
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      47 3 ORDERS are now being booked for Para Rubber Seeds from fine old trees, with a guarantee of 75% germination. Price $1.50 per 1,000 packed in bags and $2/- packed in boxes F.O.B. or F.G R. Teluk Anson. Book early to ensure delivery. Manager, Cicely Estate. 622—u c
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    STRATEGY AND MEN.
    1033 4 The latest succesees of the Allied forces on the Somme front have advanced their lines considerably at tlree different portions of the battle area. The French troops were responsible for the mspr proportion of the successes recorded to-day, the British share being in assisting their ally’s left
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    A proposal
    25 4 to requisition the while of the French mercantile marine for the duration of the war is to be considered by the French Chamber.
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    1,532 coolies arrived
    25 4 by the ss. Teesta last evening. 5-4 went to Palau Jerjak for Quarantine. The balance go ou to Port Swettenham to day.
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    Messrs. Guthrie & Co., Ltd.’s Eleven
    27 4 Messrs. Guthrie Co., Ltd.’s Eleven will meet Pritchard Co.’s Football Team on the M. F, A. ground this afternoon at 5.30 in a friendly match of soccer.
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    The “Matin”
    46 4 reports that a young Chinese lady, Mlle. Tcbeng, of Canton, has passed her examination before the French Faculty of Law. She is twenty-four, and took part in the Chinese Revolution of 1911. She is the first Chinese subject to appear before the French Faculty.
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    The subsidiary coinage of Hongkong—
    96 4 the 10-cent piece at least—has at length reached par. It is even a shade better than the silver dollar—the standard coin—which is .05 below par. It is many years now, says the China Mail,” since the Colony’s subsidiary coin stood at par. The discount in
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    A reader
    145 4 who enquires as to liability for service in the event of his going home on leave must be one of many similarly puzzled and a note on the subject may prove helpful. The Compulsory Service Bill is quite clear ou the point, says the 8. T. A British
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1714 4 A Home paper received by the mad publishes a remarkable “Taxing Crowe «tide from a correspondColooies.** ent in the nature or a protest against what he describes as recent departures in Britain’s Colonial policy, “without reference to Parliament and without any reference to the colonial territories concerned.”
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    The date
    19 4 of the Installation of the SJ of Perak is September 7, and not Septeni9, as previously reported.
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    It is said
    20 4 only 900 sets of British Borneo war stamps have been issued, lb® values are selling at 3s.
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    It is reported that
    37 4 the All IB rupuiieu UU»V VIIV r QOg Banca tin during April amounted to U> piculs and 3,809 piculs in the months of the working year, against and 4,939 piculs respectively in 1914.
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    The newly-formed Malay Company of Volunteers
    45 4 in Ipoh held their first co® VUlUUtrD'3 IU ipvu bined drill yesterday at Jalan Datoh, un the instructions of the Rajah Benda at who has been appointed officer in c r of the company, which is now 50 strong
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    A rubber planter
    73 4 who has been making trenches, somewhere in France, w rites it is rather like making draim on a rn estate—with this difference, that h case of the drain you spend all your ener Q on getting the water to run into it, n the case of the
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      30 4 E. O.” A rendezvous ivhere you meet anybody and everybody. The Latest Music BY THE “E. O.” Orchestra Every night during and after dinner AND Tiffins on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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    ALLIED GAINS.
    178 5 OFFENSIVE RESUMED ON THE SOMME. ENEMY’S RESISTANCE IN GALICIA. > The Allies renewed the offensive in the neighbourhood of the Somme and made considerable progress. The French, assisted by the British on their 1 ft, carried several trenches on a front of 2| miles west and south-west of
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  • France and Belgium.
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      ANGLO-FRENCH OFFENSIVE.
      165 5 (Rrutrr’s Trlrgbams.] SPLENDID RESULTS. Paris, August 17. The French resumed the offensive on the Somme in the afternoon, after an intense cannonade, making important gains. They captured, north of the Somme, in conjunction with the British, a whole line of German trenches on a mile of front. Simultaneously,
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      THE FRENCH COMMANDER.
      158 5 The Somme offensive is the brilliant result of a careful study of all the previous offensives during the present war, in particular that of the French in Champagne in September last, and of the Germans against Verdun. General Fayelle commands the Army of the Somme, which is
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  • Italy’s Campaign
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      VENICE AGAIN BOMBED.
      63 5 Rome, August 17. There were only artillery actions, not marked special features. stile seaplanes bombed Venice and Grado Lagoon last night. The damage was slight and there was no casualty. Italy’s Aims. Rome, August 18. Signor Boselli, the Italan Premier, in a speech, said they must secure
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  • Baval Operations.
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      Steamers Sunk.
      22 5 London, August 17, The steamers sunk are the Pagasarri and San Giovanni Battista (Italian). Several sailing ships were also sunk.
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      THREATENED REVIVAL OF SUBMARINE WAR.
      302 5 Berlin, July 17.—It is quite possible—writes Emil Zimmermann in the Lokal Anzeiger ’’—that Britain may use its power over the smaller neutral States to force them to adopt an unfriendly, if pos-ible hostile, attitude towards the Central European States. This might find expression in closing
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    MESOPOTAMIA.
    16 5 London, August 17. It is officially announced that in Mesopotamia the situation is quite unchanged.
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    Extension of Parliament.
    26 5 London, August 17. In the House of Commons, the Extension of the Life of Parliament Bill, and the Registration Bill, received second readings.
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    British Envoy to Vatican.
    24 5 London, August 17. Count De Salis has been appointed Special Envoy to the Vatican, iu succession to Sir Henry Howard.
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    Mrs. Besant in India.
    182 5 The order of the Government of Bombay under the Defence of India Act, prohibiting Mrs. Annie Besant from entering the Bombay Presidency is a further step in the official proscription of the Home Rule f>r India League, of which Mrs. Besant is the founder and president.
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  • WAR NEWS.
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      AHEAD OF THE MAIL.
      470 5 The Situation Summarised. London, Augut 3.—The situation at the close of the second year of the war may be summarised. Germany had hoped to crush France in the fi st year but France recovered from the initial shock Germany then hoped to stiike Ru--ia to the
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      Germans’ Desperate Efforts.
      151 5 London, August 2.—M. Thomas, the French Minister of Munitions, sta'es that the French did not need to assault Hem, Curlu or the Monaca Farm, but simply walked through them. The army asked him to thank the workers in the factories for enabling them to advance so easily
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      No Rest for the Enemy.
      332 5 London, August 4.—Corre=pindents at the front refer to the lull in the Allied offensive. One explains that this is not due to our being held up by the enemy. He lost heavily, but is still able to fill up gaps in the ranks, to bring
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    Viscount Grey’s Farewall.
    377 5 Sir Francis Blake, who has succeeded Viscount Grey as M. P. for the Berwick Division, was President of the Liberal Executive in the constituency. In a letter of explanation and thanks which Vi-count Grey addressed to him occurred the following paessages, Surely there never was a more
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    Germany and Peace.
    158 5 From statements in the German Press it appears tha‘ for a year past an independent Committee has been at work in support of the demand for a German peace on annexationist lines. The President of the Com mittee is Profesior Dietrich Schatfer, who subscribed to the petition
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    THE CINEMAS.
    54 5 At the E'ectric Polyscope to-night tht following will be shown: The Vulture of Gold” in four parts, “Where Genius Fails in 3 reels, official War "Gazstte" and several keystone com dies. The comedy Jaya Morna and Jaya Morni will be staged this evening by the Malay Opera Company
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    The German Government,
    72 5 according to the Berliner Lokalanzeiger,” has seized all bicycle tyrei and covers that are in use or intended for use. We noted some time since that no one may use bicycles unless they can satisfactorily show they require them for the purpose of going to work or
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    The Passenger Manager
    133 5 of the North Eastern Railway sends us a copy of the Directory of Manufacturers, Wholesale Importers and Exporters on the company’s system. The volume contains the names and addresses of the principal manufacturers and wholesale importers and exporters in North East England. The entries, which number over
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    FRANCE’S DAY.
    826 5 THROUGH THE GERMAN SECOND LINE. Mr Philip Gibbs, “The Daily Chorniole’s” special correspondent, writes on July 15. For a little wh le—yes, and even now—it has seemed something rather marvellous. We have broken through the enemy's second line; through, and beyond on a front of two and a
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    P.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    51 5 The following were the results of the •ies played yesterday Single Handicap A—R J Saunders —40.) beat F N Syer —.4) by 6—8, 6—1, 6—2; W H Threlfall (—60) beat C C Rogers (—.4) by 6—3, 6—2. Championship—R E Preotis beit A W Harries by 5—7, 6—3,
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    P.C.C. BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    21 5 Championship— W B Houston beat R N Goodwin by 21—17 W Houston beat R H Reid by 21—5.
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    A FIRE AT IPOH.
    218 5 The Danger of Lighted Cigarette Stump. Considerable excitement was caused in the business quarter of Ipoh at about 4 o’clock onWednesday afternoon when smoke and flames were aeon to be issuing from the rear of what seemed to be either the premises of Messrs Pritchard and
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    TIN PRICES.
    35 5 To-day's quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $82.25 per picul business done—an increase of 25 cents. Tin is quoted in London to day at £171 10s spot, and £172 5s three months.
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    48 5 The output of Kampong Kamunting Tin Dredging, Limited, had the following record for the half month ended 10th inst. No. J Dredge hours run 316; cubic yards treated 42,000 No. 2 Dredge hours run 228 cubic yards treated 48,000 total piculs 512 realised on sale $24,600.
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    61 5 The following are the latest quotations in our share list Yesterday. To day. EE EE Shares. fl "5 a o M U2 M CO Mining. Deebook 9/r 10/- 8/6 9/6 K. Kamunting 35/- 36/6 35/6 37/Menglembu 18c 23c 19c 23o Rubber (Dollar). Mergui $4 $4.15 $4.25 $4.35
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    A Belated Admission.
    101 5 In the battle of Heligoland Bight in August, 1914, a number of German ships went to the bottom. Among others the Koln was asserted by the victorious British fleet to have been sunk. But the German Admiralty would not have it. She still remained on those official
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    Punishment after the War.
    68 5 A large number i f French writers have signed a peti ion addreised to the Allied Governments demanding that the latter shall make a solemn declara'ion to discover after the conclusion of peace and punish al the authors, instigators, or accomplices of all the crimes of
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    Singapore Wedding.
    36 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, August 18. The wedding of Mr. O. R. S. Bateman, and Miss Pasea, sister, Mrs. Chancellor, took place at St. Andrew’s Cathedral yesterday. The wedding was a quiet one.
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    Betting at Tennis Results.
    37 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, August 18. A correspondent in the "Free Press’ protests against the amount betting going on at the Tennis Tournament, in which he believes large sums have btea lost.
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    THE MAILS.
    36 5 The P <k O. Royal Mail steamer Novara, having left Singapore to-day, is expected to arrive here to-morrow afternoon, 19th instant, and will leave for Colombo and Bombay at 10 p.m. the same day.
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    Kubang (Malacca) Rubber Plantations Ltd.,
    21 5 Kubang (Malacca) Rubber Plantations Lt d., output for July, 13.228 lbs. A five per cent interim dividend has been de* dared.
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    TRUTH ABOUT THE GERMAN PLIGHT.
    1417 6 UNCENSORED STORIES OF THE FIGHT FOR DAILY BREAD. With her Press and Parliament stifled, her police ready to pounce at the first protest, her censors putting our own to shame in severity, Germany of to-day must needs be a terra incognita to the nations that
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    Trouble in Germany.
    82 6 Disturbances have taken place at Neukolln, by Berlin. The “Deutsche Fageszeitung reports that a number of women penerated into the house of the Burgomaster and uttered threats. The Burgomaster was absent, but his servants were for some time exposed to great danger. An 18 year-old locksmith who
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    KLANG D.P.A.
    954 7 PORT SWETTENHAM CAMP. A general meeting of the Klang District Planters' Association was held in the Klang Club with Mr. E. B. Prior in the Chair. The attendance was composed of Messrs. H. R. Quarterly S C. Yeomans. R. D. Greenhill C. 8. Lumsden, R. N. Hendrie, C.
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    PERAK PLANTATIONS.
    981 7 Satisfactory Year’s Work. The tenth annual ordinary general meeting of the Perak Rubber Plantations, Ltd., was held on July 12, at 4 Lloyd’s-avenue, E. Mr. Montagu J. Battye, (chairman of the company) presiding. The Chairman said: I hope you will accept the report as a satisfactory record of
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    MALACCA CLUB.
    375 7 The report < f the Committee of Malacca Club for the year ending 30ch June states The gross profit for the year was $5,585.79 as compared with $4,473.88 for the previous year from this amount 1,000 has been for redemption of Debentures and $1,428 for interest on Debentures,
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    Champion Wrestler Killed in His Sleep.
    334 7 A murder of savage brutality was perpetrated outside of the Straits Times offices in Cecil Street Si gapore in the early hours of Wednesday morning when San’a Singh, the office watchman, was hacked to death while asleep on his trestle bed in front of
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    PRODUCE.
    109 7 Penang, August 18, 1916. S P. Tapioca $7.55 sellers. M. P. Tapioca $8.10 sellers. Gold leaf $6«. 40 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 n Z $16 1/2 buyer» Black Pepper $25.00 buyers. White Peppo- $38.00 sellers. Trang Peppar no stock. .'dace 51 10 Qota Mace Picking* $50 buyers
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    COMING EVENTS.
    76 7 August 18.—The New Cirque 9.30, Dato Kramat Gardens. August 19.—The New Cirque, Matinee, 5.30 p.m. Dato Kramat Gardens. August 19th and 20ih. —Penang Golf Club, Men’s Monthly Medal. August 23rd and 24th. —Penang Golf Club, Ladies’ Spoon. August 26.—“ Blue Cross Gymkhana Race Course, 3 p.m. August 30.—P.A
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    KEDAH AEROPLANE FUND.
    247 7 Mrs Hall, Alor Star, writes: In addition to $19,172.42 the cost of a Fighter Aeroplane given by the people of Kedah and remitted to the War Office on 2nd August 1916, I have the following further sums in hand. Already acknowledged $1,270.63 Poh Yam Heng (Sungei Lallang)
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    The Economic War.
    330 7 German Standpoint. The German standpoint in regard to the economic war ”is dealt with by the Berlin correspondent of the Vaderlaud” in a letter to his paper. He writes:— It cannot be denied that Germany needs all sjrts of important raw materials from other countries. And if
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    PASSENGERS FOR THE STRAITS.
    259 7 Per P and 0 Karmala; London, July 21. —To Singapore :Mr Wydler, Miss Turney, Mr van der Wai, Mr C Ward-Jackson, Mr A Baker, Mr K M Garth, Capt Wingate Soul. To Penang Mr W N Walter, Mr W A Peters, Miss L Webber. Per P
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