Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 10 November 1917

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 267. VOL. LXXV. SATURDAY, 10th NOVEMBER, 1917. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • THE WAR.
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      IN PALESTINE.
      559 1 RAPID AbD IMPORTANT RESULTS London, November 8. Reuter’s coriespondent at Egyptian Headquarters, wiring on November 6tb, says: The r chievementa were again txcellent to-day. We attacked enemy pt sitions B t dawn north and north-west of Beersheba, attaining all our objectives with a goodly bag of prisoners, guns
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      Success on the Tigris.
      117 1 TEKRIT OCCUPIEDLondon, November 8 A Mesopotamia official report says Descending the Tigris on November sth our troops with great eallautry cressed 1,200 yards of open country and attacked a strongly entrenched position covering Tekrit. Indian Sikh and Rifle Regiments captured the first two lines of enemy
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      Palestine for the Jews.
      119 1 BRITISH GOVERNMENT AMD ZIONISM. London, November 8 Mr A. J. Balfour, Foreign Secretary, has communicated to Lord Rothschild, on behalf of the Government, an important declaration cf sympathy with Zionist aspirations He states that the Government view favourably the establishment in Palestine of a national home
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      WESTERN FRONT.
      330 1 ARTILLERY ACTIONS. London, November 8. A French communiquĕ reports lively artillery action’ on the whole front, north of the Aisna, in the sector south of Corbeny and in Upper Alsace. German Attacks. London, November 9. A French communique reports that a f t*er a violent bombardment the Germans
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      Russia.
      513 1 THE SOL DEL’S PROGRAMME Petrograd, November 8. A Russian wireless message says the Petrogtad Couicil cf the Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Delegates considers as the piogramme if the new authority, firstly, the offer of an immediate demccratic peace, secondly, immediate handing over of large proprietorial lands to the peasants, thirdly,
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      Italy.
      82 1 ANGLO-FRENCH SUPPORT. Rome, November 9. Mr Lloyd Georgp, M. Painleve and other Allied Ministers and Generals went to the front and conferred with the King of Italy for two hours on met-sures with a view to allied co-operation. The party afteiwards visited the British and French troops going to
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      Italians' New Positions.
      32 1 Loudon, November 9. An Italian official wireless message says Oar troops continue to arrive and establish themselves iu positions chosen for resistance. Our reargaurds still hold up the enemy
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      An Air Force.
      41 1 AND AIR COUNCIL. London, November 9. A Bill has been introduced in the House of Comnlons providing for the establishment of an “Air Foice,” and an Air Council, over which one of the Secretaries of State will preside.
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      Espionage.
      444 1 London, November 9. An official message says the Belgian court-martialled in London in the charge of coming to England for espionage was sentenced to death and had the sentence commuted to penal servitude. Mr B J P Joaqaim is shortly leaving Kuala Lumpur for India to join up. The
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    THE GAZETTE.
    469 1 SHIPPING REGULATIONS. In a Straits Gazette Extraordinary appear Regulations mate by H. E. the Governor, under the provisions of the Imperial Order in Council providing therefor, requiring the notification of the arrivals and departures of ships, as follows: 1. The master, owner or agent of any ship departing
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    M.F.A.
    188 1 On Sunday, in the League, 3tia Tanjong Tokong meet Muthibol Ahzan. The name of the lucky Hylam coffeeshop employee who won the first prize in the Selangor Lottery is Heng Ah Soon. He has two brothers in or nea»- Ipoh, and an aged fatl er in Chica, He states
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    Singapore Sporting Club's Donations to War Funds.
    275 2 As tbe result of the Gymkhana held at tbe Race Course on Saturday, the 26th ult, the Singapore Sporting Club has been able to forward bo the hon treasurer of Our Day Fund a cheque of $7,888. The i» the full amount of
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    "OUR DAY" IN MALACCA.
    232 2 ‘B. T On the evening of Our October 27, the ladies of Malacca and District gave a cold dinner at the Club on behalf of the Red Cross Fund under the organisation of Mts Hulme-Sharp and Mrs R C Gould, ass sted by a committee consisting
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    Rubber Crops.
    133 2 The following are additional rubber outputs for October Alma Ibg. 34.400 Atbara 12,628 Ayer Tawah 28,922 Alor Pongsu 24,826 Ayer Kuning 6,300 Brith 13,957 Batang Btnar 23,537 Batu Auam 20,988 Bata Lintnng 3,957 Baiu Village 2,094 Bukit Tub Alang 15,912 Bute 16,091 Chemor tt> n 20,136 Chong 17,847
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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