Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 November 1916

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 267 VOL. LXXIV. THURSDAY, 16th NOVEMBER. 9916. PRICE 10 CENTS
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    CONTEMPORARY OPINION.
    544 2 slump will not eventuate.—“ Ceylon Ob server.” THE FUTURE OF THE RUBBER MARKET. The future of the rubber market after the war is a question of considerable interest to planters and the investing public alike. The question of supply and demand is one of the most important factors
    slump will not eventuate.—“ Ceylon Ob server.”  -  544 words
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    Tricks of the Trade
    156 2 Learning From The Enemy The Press Bureau, from an authoritative source, explains the comparatively small casualties in the rrcen 1- Somme fighting. Experience,” it is stated, has taught the Britishers how to advance under artillery fire without rushing so fast as to dash into their own
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    President’s Words.
    112 2 The Times correspondent in New York telegraphs the following signed statement from President Wilson, which ha« been flashed upon the screens of those theatres which exhibit war pictures The nations of the world must unite in joint guarantees that whatever is done that is likely to disturb the
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    German Steel Output.
    55 2 Berlin, October 25.—The German Steel Syndicate repor's that the output of steel in Germany during the month of September, was 1.393,000 tons, against 1.414,000 tons in August. The daily output in September was 53,594, against 52,374 tom in August. During the 9 months of 1916, Germany produced
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    German Black Dye Secret Captured.
    200 2 Behind the announcement that the Ministry of Munitions has sanctioned the erection of large dyeworks at Basford, near Nottingham, m an interesting trade romance. For many years British hosiery manufacturers and shippers were beaten in the world’s markets by the Germans in the production of
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    Submarine Raised.
    154 2 Five Alive Out Of Six On Sunk Danish Boat. The Danish submarine Dykkeren, which was sunk by collision with a Norwegian steamer in the Sound, was salve! Of the s x members of the crew of nine who went down with the vessel five were found to be
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    German After-War Plans.
    132 2 German shipping interests seem to be making careful preparations for regaining the position held by them before the war. Reference has previously been made to the close working agreement, if not direct amalgamation, which has been arranged between the Hamburg-America line and the North German Lloyd, and
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    No More "Skyscrapers” for Paris.
    80 2 M. P<ul Escudier, Deputy, ha’ issued a report on the Bill introduced rec°ntly with the obj°ct of putting a stop to the construction of skycraver’ such as the Astoria Hotel. M. Escudier proposes stronger penalties for those breaking the more or less dead letter law
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    “De Tub.”
    61 2 A French lady who is playing her first vi’it to London has related to me, with infinite relish, her firat personal experience of “your adorable policemen.” She asked him the wav to the Tube (which, she gailv confessed, she pronounced "de Tub and he most courteously conducted her
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      1065 2 EMPLOYMENT WANTED? FALMOUTH HOUSE BY European (Britisher) age 28 as JUNIOR assistan r on Rubber On the sea front. Estate. Good knowledge of Tamil and other Indian languages. Board Residence. (Address) No. 303, c/o Pinang Gazette. Tennis. Terms moderate. 1152- 17-11 Mrs. TRENGOVE. WANTED APPOINTMENT. NOTICE. By a young planter
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      194 2 CLEAN YOUR BLOOD THE RIGHT WAY. You are not downright ill—but you certainly don’t feel well. Every day you are terribly tired, and sleep doesn’t refresh you You wake up with a headache that lasts all dav, your appetite is poor and you are depressed and bothered by trifles. Pimples
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      1119 2 f F M P I R f" THEATRE PHONE 628. The Premier Theatre of Penang. PENAN6 ROAD. N 7 THORS., FRI„ SAT., SDN. A SENSATIONAL CIRCUS DRAMA CHILDREN th". CIRCUS THREE REELS of thrilling moments mix-d with a highly entertaining circus show of performing animals ATT CAD UTC CAW Another
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    4725 3 REVIEW OF THE YEAR. MALAYA'S PART IN THE WAR. The Federal Council met in the Council Chamber, Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday. His Excellency the High Commissioner, Sir A H Young, g c.m.g addressed the meeting as follows Your Highness and Honourable Members of the Federal Council. Since my
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    Sipantas Co. Ltd.
    177 3 Rubber v. Coconuts. The first extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders in the Sipantas Co, Ltd, took place on November 7th, at the company’s offices, Hongkong Bank Lane, Bangkok, Mr Alex H Donaldson, acting Chairman of the board of directors, presided, and there was a good attendance
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    Tanjong Malim
    126 3 M. M.” Shop House Accommodatinn. A number of shop-houses at Tanjong Malim, owing to their hopelessly dilapidated conditions, have recently been condemned by the Sanitary Board. The Government have in consequence issued temporary licences to the owners to erect wooden structures on State land in the town for
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      256 3 Home Remedy which works wonders in making Scrawny, Undeveloped Men and Women Plump and Attractive. Thin persons, particularly those from ten to thirty pounds under weight, will be interested to learn of a marvellous discovery which purs on flesh at the rate of a pound a day in many instances,
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    “OUR DAY.”
    1727 4 FINAL COMMITTEE MEETING. The Hon. Mr. A. T. Bryant, the Resident Councillor presided over a meeting of the members of the General and Executive Committees of the Penang Our Day” Red Cross Fund, held in the Chamber of Commence yesterday afternoon. The minutes of the previous meeting were
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    MALAYA AND THE WAD FUNDS
    666 4 We are asked by Mr. H. Marriott Acting Secretary to H E. the Higl Commissioner, to publish the following “Tn 1915, a Parliamentary Blue 800 l was issued containing particulars respecting gifts which had been then received fron His Majesty’s Dominions and Colonies ant it
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    QUEEN MARY’S NEEDLEWORK GUILD
    108 4 PENANG WOMEN WORKERS. Amount previously acknowledged $2,895 43 cents, Mrs Allen Dennys (4th dun) $3. Mrs Cleaver (Bth don) $lO, Mrs D C Macintyre (3rd don) $lO, Mrs Gorman, Kedah (3rd don) $5, Mrs F Dennys, Kedah jfSth don) $5, Mrs Hoops, Kedah (4th don) $5,
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      437 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A N T Ez D. I Qualified accountant for Tin Dredging Co., situated at Renong, Siam. Apply stating experience and salary required to I I GUTHRIE <fc Co., Ltd. FOR -S ALE. “A Mr. H. LAZARUS, ON or about Chinese New Year one STONELEIGH MOTOR CAR in Consulting-Optician,
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    TIN DREDGING.
    1704 5 MR. A. C. PERKINS’ VIEWS. Continuing his lecture on Tin Dredging •in the Federated Malay States” to the members of the. F.M.S Chamber of Mines, Mr. A. C. Perkins said In order to show what the dredge can do in handling material, as compared with the usual Chinese
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    RUGBY FOOTBALL.
    514 5 M.M.” SELANGOR V. SINGAPORE. The Rugby football match between teams representing Singapore and Selangor, played on the Padang on Saturday, was watched by a big crowd. Selangor won the toss, and kicked off from the Church end. Marshall returned cleverly into touch after a succession of scrums, and
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    Major Moraht’s Demands.
    300 5 Berlin, September 28, (via London) Major Moraht, the military expert of the Tageblatt,” discussing the latest development on the Somme front, contrasts the advance of the Anglo-French with the 1915, offensive against Russia. The French and British have gained about nine miles on the front of twenty-eight
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    A Settlement.
    75 5 Mr. Golden had a new office-boy. A few days after his arrival some money was missed from the cash drawer. Calling the new boy into the private office, Mr. Golden said, severely:— There is ten dollars gone from my cash drawer, Albert. Now you ana I are the
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    ROYAL SIAMESE STATE RAILWAYS.
    727 5 SOUTHERN LINE CONSTRUCTION. the annual report on the traffic and construction of the Southern Line, Royal State Railways of Siam, to the close of the year B.E. 2458 (March 31, 1916) by Mr. H. Gittins, the Controlling Engineer, among other matter contains several pages of statistics
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    Where to Stay.
    19 5 Penang The E. <fc O. Hotel, The Crag, Runnymede Hotel. Singapore Raffia? Hotel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel.
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      186 5 WHOOPING COUGH and Babies’ Bronchitis Cured by VENO’S LIGHTNING COUGH CURE. No cough sufferer old or young can take Veno’s Lightning Cough Cure without benefit. In whooping Cough its quick, sure relief is truly startling. Mothers who do not know Veno’s often think that whooping cough must go on until
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    FOOD AND MUNITIONS.
    671 6 It may be safely assumed that the new internal measures which Germany is taking in regard to her food supplies and output of munitions are dictated chiefly by the necessities which the Allied pressure from every side is forcing upon the Fatherland. The knowledge that there can
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    THE MEN SUPPLY.
    550 6 There has been no attempt in recent months to under-estimate the possible needs ot the British Armies as regards men, a circumstance mainly due to the very great resources that Germany has hitherto possessed, and appears to have still available. There is just the possibility that the
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1413 6 The striking successes of the Serbians lately in the Monastir The Serbs. region are easily among the finest feats of the war: Nothing could better illustrate the courage and fighting qualities of this hardy people. The Army which, as Mr. Warner Allen (the special representative of the
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    TIN PRICES.
    42 6 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $91.75 per picul business done —an increase of 50 cents. Tin is quoted in London to-day at £lB9 10s spot, and £l9l three months. To-day’s quotation for ccpra is $8.75 per picul.
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    Tin Outputs.
    64 6 The output of The Ulu Piab Company, Limited, during October, was 380 pickuls. Approximate value, $20,000. The details of output from Kampong Kamunting Tin Dredging, Limited, for the half month ending 9th November, were No. 1 Dredge, hours run 272, cubic yards treated 52,000 No. 2 Dredge, hours
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      136 6 > H l l ll 11l Grand Hotel— Hersteliingsoord SINDANGLAJA,” i PREANCER— JAVA RAILWAYSTATION TJANDJOER. Health Resort 3,600 feet above the sea; within j sight of the vulcano Gedeh.” Private bungalows —5O rooms. U p-to-date accommodation. Electric light. Intern medical assistance. J. van REES, I Managing Director I XMAS. I
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      21 6 THE CRAG HOTEL PENANG HILLS. The Sanatorium of the Straits Settlements. Completely Renovated. Laundry on the Premises. Telegrams Crag,” Penang Hills.
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      46 6 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for today, Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. 2.45 a.m. 9 49 a.m. 3.44 p.m. 9.39 p.m. SUNSET AND SUNRISE. Sunrise. Sunset. Nov. 16th 6.104 a.m. 5 56| p.m. 17th do do 18th do do 19th do do
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  • Obituary
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    147 6 Obituary, ALEO PEERBUX. [From Our Own Correspondent]. Singapore, November 16. The death has occurred in hospital of Alec Peerbux, the jockey. The funeral was largely attended by sporting circles. No acting appointment as Planting Member of the Federal Council is* being made during the absence on leave of Mr Eric
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    ANCRE BATTLE.
    168 7 [Rbutrr’b Trlrgram.; HAIG ON THE SUCCESS. ADDITIONAL PRISONERS. RUMANIA’S NORTHERN FRONT. GERMANY’S SUPPLY MEASURES. General Haig’s forces have made farther progress north of the Ancre, and have now captured 5,678 prisoners in this area, The British losses are not high in comparison with the gains. The French advanced
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      THE BRITISH SUCCESSES.
      767 7 STRONG POSITIONS TAKEN. Paris, November 14. One of the foremost French correspondents, at the British Headquarters, telegraphing from Amiens, says the British Army showed yesterday that its offensive powers are undiminished by the protracted fighting in bad weather in the Thiepval salient, always an awkward point. The
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    Ireland’s Man Power.
    31 7 London, November 15. General Sir Bryan Mahon, the new Com-mander-in-Chief in Ireland, has arrived in Ireland. It is officially estimated that 161,000 Irishmen are available for military purposes.
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    NEW GERMAN MEASURES.
    200 7 INTERNAL RE-ORGANISATION. Amsterdam, November 15. Inspired Berlin telegrams emphasise that tremendous re-organisation in Germany’s war industry is being carried out by General Groener, head of the new War Department. It is admitted that this is a direct result of the Somme battle, which showed the immensity of
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    BRITAIN’S FOOD PROBLEM.
    158 7 NEW MEASURES. Lisbon, November 15. In the House of Commons, in a debate on the food question, Mr. Runciman stated that the strain upon Britain in 1917 would be primarily as regards food, but the strain in this regard in Austria and Germany would be severer. He
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    THE BELGIAN DEPORTATIONS.
    99 7 AMERICAN APPEAL. Washingson, November 15. The State Department has instructed the American Charge d’Affaires in Berlin to inform Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg that the Belgian deportations are having a most unfortunate effect upon neutral opinion, particularly in the United States, which has the welfare of the Belgians so
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    British Determination.
    98 7 GERMANY’S APPRECIATION. Amsterdam, November 15. The Leipziger Neuste Nachrichten says it is British obstinacy which necessitates the conversion of Germany into a huge munitions factory. When Lord Kitchener in 1914 said the war would begin for England in 1916 we all smiled. We have since been compelled to
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    Officers Rewarded.
    76 7 London, November 14. The London Gazette announces that the Distinguished Service Order has been awarded to Major Gwyn-Thomas (Bengal Lancers) who advanced through a heavy barrage, and rallied and led forward troops with great skill and determination and splendid courage. Military-Cross—Lieutenant G. M. Fitzgerald (Lancers, Indian army) who
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  • The Balkans.
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      THE PRESSURE ON BUMANIA.
      156 7 RETIREMENTS ON NORTHERN FRONT. London, November 15. A Rumanian communique states Between the Uzul and Cafiu valleys, on the Moldavian frontier, incessant enemy attacks since October 29th have been sanguinarily repulsed. A enemy attack in the Dragos-la-Vele region, supported by heavy artillery, compelled the Rumanian left
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      The Dobrudja.
      72 7 RUMANIAN PROGRESS. London, November 15. A Romanian communique says We are pursuing the enemy beyond the frontier in the Slanic and Oituz valleys, and have taken 80 prisoners. Enemy attacks in the Dragos la Vele were repulsed. The enemy, reinforced, forced us back slightly in the Alt and
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      Macedonia.
      19 7 THE BRITISH GUNS. A British Salonika report says We shelled and dispersed an enemy concentration at Krastali yesterday.
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      Greece.
      28 7 FINANCIAL AID TO VENEZELOS. London, November 15. In the Hou=e of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil announced that the Allies had provisionally advanced the Venez°list Government £4OO 000.
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      THE GREEK ISLES FOR VENIZELOS.
      206 7 Island after island has rallied to M. Venizelos, who has swept the Aegean from big Crete to tiny Gyaros, smallest of the Cyclades with its population of four. The cause is complex. M. Venizelos being himself an islander counts for something, perhaps the fact that
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      Prussianising Poland.
      65 7 RUSSIAN PROTEST. Petrograd, November 15. Russia has protesed that the AustroGerman proclamation in Poland violates the international convention signed by the Central Powers and is therefore null and void. Russia re-affirms that Poland is still part of Russia. Polish members of the Council of Empire in the Duma
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  • Italy's Campaign.
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      Austrian Attacks.
      66 7 PROGRESS ON CARSO PLATEAU. London, November 15. An Italian official report says the Italians drove back five determined attacks on a salient at San Marco, east of Goriza, with heavy enemy loss. The Austrians heavily bombarded our lines, and we evacuated some exposed trenches. We advanced at several
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  • Turkey and the Near East.
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      EGYPT.
      45 7 ANOTHER AIR ATTACK. London, November 15. An official report from Egypt says a further air attack was made on Magsaba last night, 400 lbs of explosives being dropped on the enemy on camp and store bouses, doing considerable damage. All the machines returned safely.
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      Bombs on Cairo.
      35 7 39 CASUALTIES. Cairo, November 15. It is officially announced that 14 were killed and 25 injured by the air raid on Cairo, of whom eight were Europeans, four killed and four injured.
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      Prisoners of the Turks.
      105 7 London, November 15. In the House of Commons, it was stated that the Government bad obtained information regarding 1,923 of 12,530 Kut prisoners. News of 764 others bad been r ceived privately. The Turks strenuously opposed the visits of American officials to jhe prisoners. The Government
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  • Naval Operations.
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      British Shipping Losses.
      274 7 London, November 15. In the House of Commons, Dr. T. J. Macnamara stated that the net loss of British steamers of over a thousand ton« during the war from all causes to September 30th was only slightly over 2| per cent. |Several Steamers Sunk. London, November 15.
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      The S.S. Arabia.
      29 7 ONE AMERICAN PASSENGER. Malta, November 15. Mr. Paui Danner, who was the only American on board the Arabia, declares the ship was attacked absolutely without warning.
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      SUBMARINE INSURANCE.
      317 7 The marine insurance market here, writes a London correspondent is unduly excited as a result of the serious damage done by enemy submarines on the other side of the Atlantic, although according to all account American underwriters appear to be almost panic-stricken. As a protective measure, however, Lloyd’s
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  • General News.
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      Far Eastern Banks.
      71 7 STATEMENT IN COMMONS. London, November 15. In the House of Commons, Mr. McKenna stated that there whs no evidencethat the relations between the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and the Deutsche-Asiatische Bank prejudiced British interests and prestige in the Far East. The service of Chinese Government Loans
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      General Hughes Resigns.
      48 7 CANADIAN WAR MINISTER. Ottawa, November 15. Major-General Sir Sam Hughes, Canada’s Minister of Defence, has resigned. Recently, he made a statement accusing British officers who did not know their busine a B ”of scrapping Canadian equipment,, and complaining of the treatment of Canadians in hospitals.
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      Commonwealth Cabinet.
      18 7 MINISTRY RE CONSTRUCTED. Melbourne, November 15. Mr. Hughes has reconstituted the Federal Cabinet, retaining the Premiership.
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      Steamers Collide.
      40 7 GREEK VESSEL LOST. London, November 14. The British steamer City of Cairo, from Rangoon for London, put in at Brest in a sinking condition, after collision with the Greek steamer Empros, the crew of which were picked up.
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      Crown Colonies and Man Power.
      39 7 London, November 15. In the Hou eof Commons, Mr Bonar Law assured Commander Wedgwood that the Colonial Office influence was directed to securing the largest possible number of men from the Crown Colonies. nt
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      Chinese Labour Corps’ Commander.
      31 7 Loudon,‘November *l5. The London Gazette announces that temporary Lieut.-Colonel B. C. Fairfax (King’s Royal Liverpool Regiment) has been appointed to the command of the Chinesa Labour Corps.
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      Volunteers from India.
      27 7 London, November 15. Mr. Chamberlain stated he was communicating with the Viceroy regarding the possibility of farther developing the military resources of India voluntarily.
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      Natural Indigo.
      35 7 London, November 15, Mr. Chamberlain stated that the indigo investigation, if successful, would provide a remedy for the marketing of indigo in an unsuitable form, which was the Jmain reason of the investigation.
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      The Bed Cross Fund.
      29 7 London, November 15. A letter from H. R. H. the Duke of Connaught to Lord Lansdowne mentions that the British Red Cross Fund exceeds £5,000,000.
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      Indian Prince’s Will.
      31 7 London, November 14. The Probate Court has granted the Rani Haheba Badhwan letters of administration of the will of her father, the Maharaja Sir Goday Gajputurao of Vizagapatam.
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      Rhodes Scholarships.
      18 7 London, November 15. In the House of Commons, the > Rhodes Scholarships Bill received the third reading.
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    LOG BOOK.
    679 8 Recently a large number of Japanese steamships have met with accidents or been lost at sea. The N Y K 8 Hiroshima Mara met with disaster off Shumushu Island, the Miho Maru was disabled off Kamchatka, the 0 S K s Seattle Maru had an outbreak of fire
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    Reserve Force.
    234 8 Established in Kuala Lumpur. The following notice by the Resident of Selangor appears in the Gazette Whereas by "The Reserve Foice and Civil Guard Enactment, 1915,” it is enacted that every male British subject of pure European descent between the ages of 18 and 40 years in any
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    SHIPPING.
    118 8 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE CLEARANCES. To-day. Koenaai for Deli and Asahan. Ban Whatt Soon «or Deli. Sappho for Tongah. Cornelia for Port Swettenham, Malacca and Port PieksoD. Kaloma for and'Langsa. Padang for S. Opis and Trang. Kedah for Dindings Bagan Datoh and Teluk Anson. Trang for Trang. MAILS.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    809 9 Mr H C Rindle is expected out in the F.M.S. early in the New Year. Mr J F Hodgins hag been appointed a director of Messrs John Little and Co., Limited. Mr P M Daubeny, formerly of Castlefield Estate and now planting in Ceylon, is to be
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    SEH YEOH KONGSI CASE.
    780 9 FURTHER EVIDENCE. Further evidence was taken yesterday in the preliminary enquiry into the alleged charge of breach of trust preferred against Yion Bun Tian. The Solicitor-General, Mr. R. D. Acton, and the Hon Hon. A. R. Adams appeared for the prosecution and Mr. S. F. Brereton
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    Two of the Emden's Guns.
    140 9 Captain W. H. Angel, of Dartmouth, has received the following letter from Captain Partridge, of the motor schooner yacht Rainbow, which was formerly the German racing yacht Hamburg, and is now the property of Mr. Cluny Ross, of Cocos Keeling Island We have now been
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    KEDAH NOTES.
    902 9 OUR DAY AT BUNGEI PATANI. [From Our Own Correspondent.'] Alor Star, November 15. A Malay woman recently gave birth, in Baling, to a girl with four arms and four legs. When last heard of the child was doing well and expected to live. Tuan Teh, who has been
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    GERMANY’S FOOD CRISIS.
    1104 9 ANXIETY FOR THE FUTURE. It is evident said a writer in a home paper some six weeks ago that Germany has successfully weathered the dangerous interval between the exhaustion of last year’s stocks and the incoming of this year’s harvest, but her organisation has been so battered
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    The Federal Council.
    329 9 War Contribution. At the Federal Council, on Tuesday, the Hon. Mr. Oliver Marks, replying to the Hon. Mr. A. N. Kenioo, who asked whether the Government, if it will not take in hand a scheme for the electric lighting of Ipoh, will give support to a private
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    Co-operation in India.
    89 9 LORD ISLINGTON’S VIEWS. [Reuter’s Telegram.] London, November 14. Presiding at a meeting of the East India Association, at Caxton Hall, at which Mr. B. A. Collins read a paper on Co-operation in India Lord Islington said the application of co-operation to industry is of supreme importance to
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    The Commercial Rubber Company.
    36 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, November 16 At the statutory meeting of the Commercial Rubber Company, it was stated that business had been increasing daily since September 8,000 pikuls had been sold.
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 9 Penang, November 16, 1916. (By Courtesy ot the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/4 3/16 4 months* sight Bank ...2/4 5/8 3 Credit ...2/4 13/16 3 Documentary ...2/4 27/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rb. 174 3 days* sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174 Moulmein Demand Bank 173} 3 days’sight
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    THE PHOSPHORUS FIRE.
    250 9 YESTERDAY’S RECURRENCE. On Tuesday we reported the outbreak of fire among some cases of phosphorus on board the Blue Funnel liner Peleus, which h»d arrived in port that morning, in consequence of which the burning cases were dumped into the sea and others put into lighters. For
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    COMMERCIAL LIBRARY.
    214 9 The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements, requests us to publish the following Corporation of Glasgow. Glasgow, Oct. 9tb, 1916. Dear Sir, —The Corporation of Glasgow have decided to establish and maintain, as a department of the Public Libraries service of the city, a Commercial Library for business
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    MINISTERING CHILDRENS LEAGUE BAZAAR.
    187 9 We understand that it is proposed to hold the Annual Bazaar in connection with the Ministering Children’s League which was postponed from 26th ultimo, at the request of the Committee of Our Day on December 7. It is therefore an opportune moment to remind our readers
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    51 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy and Co.’s share list Yesterday. To-day. Shares B, 2 CQ m M 02 Mining. T. Compound 8/6 9/3 8/9 9/6 R »60er (Sterling.) A. -Java 5/- 6/- 5/3 6/3 Rubber (Dollar). Mergui $4.50 s4f $4.75 $4.90 Scudai s6}
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    Rubber Crops.
    35 9 The following are additional rubber outputs for October Central Kelantan lbs 5,457 Hevea (Johore) 21,238 Kuala Pergau Plant 26,800 Majedie 12,438 Permas 23,100 Sekong 14,285 Taiping Plantations 15,000 Trafalgar 3,503 United Malacca 11,201
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      THE MEN FROM s. s. CHINA.
      335 10 Washington. September 22.—The British Government has ordered the release of the thirty-eight German*, Austrians, and Turks who were taken from the American steamship China, by the cruiser Laurentic in the Orient on February 18, 1916. Since then they have been held at Hongkong, and
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      TERAUCHI WILL STOP TRADING WITH ENEMY.
      173 10 Tokio, October 26.—1 t is understood that the Government is preparing a rigid Enemy Trading Act and a black-list, which will include a number of firms hitherto unaffec’ed by the British lists and measures restricting the ac’ivity of German ag> nts, who, up to
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      U.S. AND JAPAN AND CHINA.
      125 10 A New York telegram reports: —Mr. Gary, the steel magnate, upon his return from the Far East, has published his observations on Japan and China in the New York Herald.” The gist of the same is as follows “The financiers and the business men of
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      CITY OF NANKING.
      78 10 Word is received from Peking that the government has decided to develop Nanking into an industrial city and also to establish a number of schools on the American system. The city wall will be razed and tramways will ba built tunning throughout the city. Roads will also
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      WU KI-JEN SLAIN.
      24 10 Cheng’u, October 25,—Yuunanese troops have surrounded Mienchow. The robber-chief Wu Ki-jen was killed while directing his men on the city wall.
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      FILIPINO NATIONAL ARMY.
      36 10 New York, October 18—Three Bills will be introduced in the new Philippine House of Representatives for the formation of a Filipino National Army, compulsory military training, and the abolishment of the c onstabulary.
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      JAPAN’S PREMIER.
      418 10 Terauchi’s General Policy. Tokio, October 28.—The conference of the governors of the prefectures and the present Cabinet was held for the first time at the official residence of the Premier from 10 a m. of October 28. Count Terauchi, the Premier, with all the Ministers, attended and he
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      GEISHA TRUST FORMED.
      200 10 Tokio, October 22.—The geisha, known in every corner of the world, an institution as old as Japan herself, is now threatened by that octopus of modern industry, the trust. At least such a calamity is hinted in a report from Nagoya, the sixth city of Japan, which
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      OSAKA MILLIONAIRE’S ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
      86 10 Tokio. October 24.—Losses in the stock market are believed to have led Mr. Yeinosuke Iwamoto, an O-aka millionaire to make an attempt upon his like last Sunday. Some years ago, Mr. Iwamoto gave 1,000,000 yen for the construction of a big public hall in Osaka. Reports
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      WUSIH CHURCH BURNED.
      93 10 Wusih, October 25.—The Church of the Holy Cross, completed only last May, was completely burned cut last night. Fire was discovert d in the vestry at 9 o’clock already well along. The small engines available in Wusih, though equipped with willing crews, were unable to reach the
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    PERAK KONGSI COCONUT Co.
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    General’s Advice
    327 11 The German Menace. General Sir Hjorace Smith-Dorrien, in a speech in London, said that when he was Commander-in-Chief at Aidershot, he, in 1910 or 1911, urged the Cabinet Ministers to exert their influence to get a better equipment for the army, and told the responsible Minister that the
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