Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 24 January 1917

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  • Title Section
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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 19 VOL. LXXV. WEDNESDAY, 24th JANUARY. 1917. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • WAR ITEMS.
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      The Capture of El Arish.
      451 2 London, December 27.—The Daily Chronicle’s” Cairo correspondent tele graphs that the evacuation of El Arish ends the Turco-German pretension to attack the Suez Canal. The Turks have quitted this most important and strategic point of Eastern Egypt and have relinquished a strong natural position offering
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      Activities in the Canal Zone.
      189 2 London, December 28. Mr. Massey, the war correspondent with the forces in Egypt, describing the defence works on the Suez Canal, emphasises their permanence as well as their enormous magnitude. The expense, he states, has been heavy and the work has been arduous but the
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      Extension of The British Line
      301 2 London December 28.—The war correspondent of the Paris “Journal” has given first-class news of the British extension of front on the Somme- It was a busy Christmas for the Tommies” who entered the French lines in the B‘illness of a cold night. Hundreds and hundreds
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      The Extended British Front.
      167 2 London, December 3 I.—The Scotsman’ says that the extension of the British front has been common knowledge in the Allied armies for some time. The course of events for the past three months has rendered the step inevitable, but a movement of such magnitude and importance
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      The War Council.
      150 2 London, January 12.—The formation of a Secretariat for the War Council is rapidly proceeding. Its headquarters will be a hut in the garden of 10, Downing Street. Practically the Council and its s’aff will absorb the functions of the Committee of Imperial Defence, leaving to the lat
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      Successes in the Riga Area.
      144 2 The Morning Post’s military correspondent does not consider the Riga advance can or was intended materially to influence the Rumanian operations. There are no such vital issues at stake on the Ri>a front as would justify the employment to the detriment of the principal operations
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      British Advance Near Serre.
      133 2 London, Jarutry 13. correspondent at the front explains that’the British minor advance, early on Thursday morning, gives us a position on the ridge dominating the German lines and renders the enemy’s occupation of Serre more precarious. Our infantry actually occupied the enemy’s communications and dugouts before
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    Taking a Chance.
    180 2 Andy Donaldson, a well-known character of Glasgow, lay on his dea'hbed. I canna’ leave ye thus, Nancy,’ the old Scotchman wailed. Ye’re ower auld to work, an’ ye couldn’t live in the workhouse. Gin I dee, ye mauu mar. y anither man, wha’ll keep ye in comfort
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    THE “DEUTSCHER KLUB.”
    246 2 SALE OF ENEMY PROPERTY. There was more tlun a sentimental interest in the sale which took place in Commissioner’s Road, Rangoon and which was held by Messrs. Balthazar and Son, auctioners; for the prosy announcement of the sale of Freehold land known as the eastern half of
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    New York and Munitions.
    117 2 By a Federal Court order, the shipment of explosives through Jersey City is probibi’ed. This means that all shipments of muni tions to the Allies will be diverted from New York to Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston or Canada. The ruling is the direct result of the munitions
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    American Scout Cruiser.
    111 2 Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the U. S. Navy has awarded a contract for the construction of one scout cruiser to the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company, at a contract price of $4,975,000, delivery guaranteed within thirty mouths. Four scout cruisers were provided for in the last
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    COMING EVENTS.
    135 2 Jan. 25.—Ceylon Association, Taiping, Annual General Meeting. 7 p.m. Jan. 23.—Penang Volunteers. Field Operations. Jan. 29.—Cantonese New Year Prayer Day. Jan. 30. Hokkien New Year Prayer Day. Feb. 2.—Malay College, Kuala Kangsar reopens. Penang Golf Club, Annual General Meeting, Feb. s.—Legislative Council Meeting, Singapore. Feb. G.—Chinese Feast of
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  • WAR NEWS.
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      German Hopes of Spain.
      180 3 AHEAD OF THE MAIL Madras, December 18.—The Minister of S’ate for Foreign Affairs, Don Atnalio Gimeno, referring guardedly yesterday to the peace proposition made by the Central Empires, only said that the King has received a letter “similar to the one addressed to the Pope But
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      Portugal Will Stand Firm.
      382 3 Matin.” It is reported that Senbor Alfonso Costa has said that Portugal has no answer to give to such a vague and obscure document but will merely endorse whatever her allies may say—if they Fay anything. Portugal is linked to the end to France and England.
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      America’s Standing Army.
      398 3 Washington, December 20.—The reason given by General Scott, Chief of Staff of the Army General, why the United Stages should have an army of 1,500,000 trained and fully-equipped men at tl e outbreak of war is that “one of the European Powers whose territory extends the whole
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      German Steamship Lines Ready for Freight.
      135 3 New York, Dec. 18 —The high hopes of Germans from their macceuvres for peace are indicated by the announcements of the German steamship lines that they are prepared to make freight engagements* The Hamburg-America letter, dated Dec. 16, reads “We take pleasure in announcing
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      National Troops Take Trenches.
      133 3 London, December 16.—The Anglo-Hel-lenic League, Reuter’s Agency is informed, has received a telegram from Salonika stating that a number of Greek soldiers of the Army of National Defence who were wounded in a victorious attack on Bir Hanli, have arrived at Salonika. They express pride in
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    BRITISH MINISTER ANSWERS KAISER.
    530 3 London, December 16. —Speaking last night at a dinner at the Midland Ho el, Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Labour member of the Cabinet, made important statements regarding Germany’s “peace proposals.” He said We, of all people, must not forget that the Ger-many which proposes peace now
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    THE NEW WAR LOAN.
    716 3 Much praite was bestowed on Mr. McKenna, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he brought forward the Conversion War Loan a year ago. The praise was bestowed on account of the attractive prop; sds the Loan contained, and which achieved their object of getting a large
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    Why Waste Time Discussing German Peace Prattle?
    281 3 Will the Americans —the clear-minded and truthful Americans —continue to devote much of their time in discussing the so-called peace terms offered by the Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg to the Allies? asks an American. Which peace terms? Mr. von Bethmann-Hollweg has already offered peace
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    BIRTHS.
    37 4 Dewar.—On'December 22nd, at Hobart, Tasmania, to Mr. and Mrs John Dewar of Kalim, Kedah, a son. Bell.—On January 21, at the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, to the wife of Mr Herbert Haviland Bell, of Malacca, a daughter.
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    “PEACE WITHOUT VICTORY.”
    1203 4 S.T.” President Wilson is nothing if not persistent, and he clings most tenaciously to the self-constituted role of peace-maker. Honest no doubt he is, as the London press admits;but his honesty,humanitariaoism and sincere love of peace afford no justification for the Allies listening to his suggestions that
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1284 4 Lord Inchcape, who presided at the general meeting of the Lord Uehe.p. P O. Company last and the P. 8? O. month, gave a lengthy account of the past year’s working of the Company, as will be seen from the published reports of the proceedings. His lordship
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    PENANG POLO CLUB
    421 4 THE MATCH WITH SELANGOR A considerable amount of interest was taken in the polo match between Penang and Selangor, played yesterday evening, at Sepoy Lines Parade Ground, under tbe patronage of the Hon. The Resident Councillor. The conditions were idea, when the teams lined up as follows:
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      42 4 THE CRAG HOTEL PENANG HILLS. The Sanatorium of the Straits Settlements. Completely Renovated. Laundry on the Premises. Telegrams: “Crag,” Penang Hills. j Pinang Gazette Press, Z LIMITED. TELEPHONES. Printing Works Manager and 5 Cashier’s Office 498 Managing Editor 477 Editor’s Residence 221
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      28 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for today, Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. To DAY. 0 33. am.. 7.32 a m. 1.18. a.m. 7.39. p.m.
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    ATTACKS AT VERDUN
    178 5 THE SERETH AND DANUBE. LONDON EXPLOSION CASUALTIES. PRESIDENT WILSON AND PEACE. In Rumania, the enemy success west of the confluence of the Sereth and Danube is said to have weakened the Allied position, but the enemy have not crossed the Sereth. The Bulgarians in the Dobrudj» have
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  • France and Belgium.
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      THE BRITISH FRONT.
      315 5 (Reuter’s Telegrams). SUCCESSFUL RAIDS. London, January 22. Field Marshal Haig reports We successfully raided trenches in the forenoon south-east of Loos. We bombed and destroyed dugouts full of Germans, inflicting many casualties. We entered the German lines last night ■orth of Neuve Chapelle. The enemy’s artillery was
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      PERMANENT PEACE.
      450 5 PRESIDENT WILSON’S SPEECH. Washington, January 23. President Wilson in his speech to the senate recalled his peace Note to the belligerents, and declared that progress bad been made in the direction of a cessation of hostilities. Dr. Wilson emphasised the necessity for permanent peace and would continued to
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      No Inconclusive Peace.
      69 5 TRADE UNIONISTS’ FIRM ATTITUDE. London, January 22. Mr Hodge at Rotherham, asserted unhesitatingly that the overwhelming majority of trade unionists were of opinion that a premature, inconclusive peace would be a greater disaster than the war itself. We must fight to a finish, however great the sacrifice.
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      War Cabinet’s Deliberations.
      43 5 INDIA’S REPRESENTATIVES. London, January 22. The Secretary of State for India has selected Sir James S. Meat on, Sir Satyendra Sinha and the Maharaja of Bikanir to assist him to represent India at the special sittings of the War Cabinet.
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      War Cabinet and Lads of Eighteen.
      55 5 London, January 22. The War Cabinet has instructed Lord Derby to call up all lads attaining the age of 18, and to train and employ them in Home Defence until 19, excepting lads apprenticed to a skilled engineering trade and fully engaged in war
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  • Russian Campaign
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      RUMANIAN FRONT.
      246 5 GERMAN ATTACK ON RUSSIAN POSITION. London, January 22. There is a lull on the Rumanian front, broken by a determined attack by von Mackensen on the Sereth. An impassable barrier was presented by the marshes of lower portions of the river, but 25 miles above the confluence with
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  • The Balkans.
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      GREECE.
      110 5 VENEZELOS MOBILISING CRETANS. Canea, January 22. The Greek National Government has issued mobilisation orders for untrained Cretans, born in 1884 and 1885. A general mobilisation of trained Cretans is expected immediately.. Entente and Greek Guns. Athens, January 22. The Entente has notified the Greek General Staff that a fortnight
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      Heavy Death-roll in Railway Accident.
      23 5 Jassy, January 22. 374 were killed and 756 injured in the railway accident at Cuirea on January 7th.
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  • Turkey and the Near East.
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      THE TRIPOLI REBELS.
      52 5 ANOTHER DEFEAT. London, January 22. An Italian communique reports that the Italian forces caught up the fleeing Tripolitan rebels and again defeated them, after a fierce three hours’ battle in a sandstorm. It is reckoned that the rebel losses in the two days are 820 killed, and
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      Bombs on Baghdad.
      25 5 Loi don, January 22. A Mesopotamia official message says Our aeroplanes dropped six 100 lb. bombs on a munition factory at Baghdad.
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      Atrocity Rewarded.
      26 5 Cairo, January 23. Fakhry Pasha, the Turkish commander at Medina, the author of the atrocities there, has been awarded the Turkish Gold War Medal.
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  • Naval Operations.
  • General News.
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      Events in Russia.
      56 5 PETITIONERS AND INTERNAL QUESTIONS. Petrograd, January 22. The Retch says seventeen highly placed personages presented a petition to the highest quarters on January 2 drawing a clear picture of the existing state of affairs in connection wi'h recent events and urging a radical change in the attitude
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      An Offer to Russia.
      27 5 Paris, January 23. M. Hanotaux, writing in the Figaro,” says Germany has offered Constantinople to Russia in order to obtain a separate peace.
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      Hongkong’s Contribution.
      40 5 Lnndon, January 22. Mr. Walter Long, the Colonial Secretary, gratefully acknowledges a contribution of five million dollara from Hongkong for war purposes, paid partly from revenue and partly the proceeds of a local loan of three million dollars.
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      Holt’s and the War Loan.
      31 5 London. January 22. The British shipowners Holt Bros for the Ocean and China Mutual Steamship Companies have applied for two millions of the War l oan.
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      Italian War Loan.
      27 5 Rome, January 22. The issue has been authorised of a five per cent, loan, at 90, payments acceptable in foreign gold and Government securities.
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      Ship Construction.
      34 5 CARGO VESSELS FIRST. London, January 22. The Times understands that work on new liners in a number of shipyards wili be suspended and labour devoted to the cou struction of cargo boats.
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      Austrian Railway Disaster.
      26 5 Amsterdam, January 23. A landslide bisected a mail train between Trieste and Vienna. A rescue train collided with the debris. Forty were killed.
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      MUNITION FACTORY DISASTER
      580 5 INCIDENTS OF GREAT EXPLOSION. London, January 22. The explosion was heard at King’s Lynu, 96 miles distant. An eye-witness stated that it occurred half an hour after the fire started, followed by flame a thousand times more intense than anything he had ever seen. Almost immediately the
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      EAST AFRICA.
      62 5 ENCIRCLING THE ENEMY. London, January 22. An East African official report states tha« considerable progress has been made by all columns engaged in encircling the enemj on the lower Rufiji and the delta. We entered the delta at Pemburcohoro, and drove out the enemy southwaid of Kibamuawe. General
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      America’s Foreign Relations.
      21 5 Washington, January 22. President Wilson will address the Senate to-day on the foreign relations of the United States.
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  • STOP PRESS.
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      President Wilson's Speech.
      166 5 American Opinion. New York, January 23. While some interpret President Wilson s phrase peace without victory as favouring Germany, others declare the President meant peace without crushing either side, and point out that Dr. Wilson fully endorses peace based on the rights of nationalities, which is an
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      Explosion Inquiry Committee.
      32 5 London, January 23. Sir Ernley Blackwell, Major CooperKey, Chief Inspector of Explosives, and Sir Frederic Nathan form the Committee to enquire into the explosion and make any recommendations desirable.
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    CAPTURE OF POIVRE HILL.
    515 5 FURTHER DETAILS OF LIGHTNING STROKE. The following details extracted from a despatch to the Liberte,” amplify the accounts of the Verdun victory which have already been published From the information which is coming to hand a very clear impression is obtained. Surprise played a preponderating role.
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    WAR PRICES IN F.M.S.
    743 6 AN UPWARD TENDENCY. There are unmistakable signs of an upward tendency in ordinary articles of daily demand, says a correspondent of the T.0.M.” One of the latest indications of this is an announcement of a rise of one cent per standard loaf of bread. The reason
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    Woman Condemned To Death
    176 6 Mme Tichelly, a widow, was condemned to death as a spv in Pari’. She was boin in Paris in 1870, of German parents, bat acquired French nationality through failing to refuse it on arriving at majority. Marrying a Swiss, she retained, on becoming a widow, the
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    THE RANGOON RICE MARKET.
    383 6 From Messrs Morrison and Go’s weekly market report, dated Rangoon, January 12. Our last circular was dated the sth instant. Rice Crop for 1916.—With thia issue we give a detailed list of the comparative exports from Burma during the past 17 years. From this it will
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    THE CINEMA AND EYESIGHT.
    228 6 The Empire Theatre in Penang Road has installed a costly screen which has the effect of showing the pictures much more di-tinctly, and removing dangers to eye sight. In a review of the effects of the silent drama on the eves, Mr. Gordon L Berry, field
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    Lights to Pirates
    100 6 According to a Madrid despach to the “Figaro/’ the “Correspondencia reproduces extracts from the “Eco de Las Palmas” relating to the presence of German submarines in the waters of the Canary Isles. From these it transpires that six German steamers moored in the outer harbour of Kab
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    War Dogs Quarrel Over Bone.
    91 6 Further indications of dissension between Germany and Austria are reported. Recently a large number of Austrian journals announced that Archduke Charles Stephen was to be appointed Viceroy of Poland and, after the war, crowned king of that country. The Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zpitung publishes an official
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    To Limit Railroad Traffic.
    89 6 London, January 20 —Mr. George Roberts, Parliamentary Secretary of the Board of Trade, says that it is absolutely necessary to reduce the number of travellers in order to allow the railway to meet the traffic crisis. In consequence it is proposed to restrain the service of
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    Spanish Love Tragedy.
    290 6 Madrid, December 20—A great senution has just been caused in Madrid by drama of jealousy, the details of which are as follows General Barrera, the Chief of the Police, was surprised to receive the visit yesterday of Dr’ Ramon Santos Narachy, a prominent physician and dentist, who,
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    INTERESTING WEDDING.
    1157 7 S.T.” HON MR SETON JAMES, c.m a. AND MISS BASEVI. St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, has never been the scene of a prettier and more interesting wedding than that which was celebrated there on Saturday afternoon, when Miss Doris Frances Basevi, daughter of LieutColonel W H Basevi, Army Pay
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    Tea Labour in Ceylon
    383 7 An interesting contribuion to the controversy regarding Ceylon labour problems and Coast advances, which bulks so largely in the planting politics of the i-land ha been made by Mr H K Rutherford in a leaflet entitled “The Financial Aspect of the Ceylon System of Coaly Advances
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    America’s Food Prices.
    211 7 Mr. George H. Anderson, United States Attorney at Boston, has been designated by Mr. Thomas W. Gregory, Attorney-General to take complete charge of the Government’s investigation into the high cost of living, on which United States attorneys all over the country and special investigators are working. Mr.
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    A Deported Chinaman.
    109 7 The Rangoon police, acting under the orders of the Local Government, have just lately deported a Chinaman named Aung Bun Hien alias Tan Kong Hien, a Hokkien. This man was formerly in Singapore, where he was found to be the head of an unlawful gang known as
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    A MIRACLE TOWN.
    1304 7 PEAT BOG BECOMES A MUNITIONS CENTRE. One of the miracles of present-day Britain is a place which we will call Moorside, writes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Perhaps it is the most remarkable place in the world. Only a little more I than a year ago—say September, 1915
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    How the Hausa Accounts for the War.
    450 7 M.M.” A correspondent in West Africa writes to the Morning Post The Hausa tribe has settled once and for all the cause of the war. I should explain that at about the time the war broke out there was a famine in the
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    F.M.S. MAN POWER.
    697 7 With reference to the announcement made by the Government on the 22nd December last, regarding the possibility of sparing more men from the Federated Malay States to join His Britannic Majesty’s Forces, the following advisory committees have now been constituted says the Gazette For Perak, The Hon’ble
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    Revolutionary Movement Suppressed in Portugal.
    149 7 A Lisbon despatch to the Radio Agency of Dec. 17 gives an exact account of recent incidents in Portugal, of which sensational and grossly exaggerated reports have been spread by the Germanophile press in Spain. On Wednesday, says the despatch, disturbances occurred in various parts
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    PENANG VOLUNTEER RIFLE CLUB.
    585 7 INTER-CLUB SHOOT RESULTThe rifle match between Penang, Ipoh, Taiping and Kuala Lumpur, was shob off yesterday morning, resulting ia a win for Ipoh. Penang’s shcot was run concurrently with a P V R C Shoot. Rapid Firing at 200 yards, 8 Shots in 45 Seconds. H
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    TO-NIGHT’S BAND PROGRAMME.
    48 7 The Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade from 6 till 7 pm. this evening:— 1. Selection Zone Petrella 2. Galop IFings of Love Meyder 3. Waltz Hansel and Qretel Short 4. Mazurka Jenny Godfreyi 5. March Our New Commander Latun
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    Rush for Whisky in Glasgow.
    105 7 London, Dec 19.—There w«8 an extraordinary ruih in Glasgow to obtain supplies of whiskj, a belief in coming prohibition being prevalent. As soon as the premises of the wholesale and retail wine merchants were opened they were invaded by waiting queues, and large travelling hampers
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