Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 November 1917

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 273. VOL. LXXV. SATURDAY, 17th NOVEMBER, 1917, PRICE 10 CENTS
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    THE PEACE PROPAGANDA.
    206 2 QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT. London, November 15. Tn the House of Commons, Mr Butcher asked: Is tbe Government taking step» to deal with the propaganda in favour of a premature peace Sir George Cave replied that the Government’s powers had been freely used. Many thousands of pacifist leaflets
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    Dominions and the War.
    106 2 London, November 15. In the Hou j e of Commons Cipt NortonGriffiths said In view of the fact that so many changes had occurred in the aspec" of the war since the last Imperial Conference, will the Prime Minister consider the advisability of summoning a conference
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    A Shipping Case.
    107 2 London, November 16 The King’s Bench Division granted the China Mutual Navigation Company a declarati m against the Shipping Controller that the v>y«ge of the BY’ish steamer Kerman, from Liverpool to the East, was at their risk and for their profit. Toe Shipping Coritnller had informed the
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    East Africa.
    42 2 BIG ENEMY LOSSES. Mahenge, November 16 Tbe total of the enemy killed or captured in East Africa in the fortnight ending November 10th was, whites -136, Askairis 661. Eighteen guns were captured, including tbe enemy’s last two 4 inch guns
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    BRITISH "STEAM ROLLER."
    325 2 London, October 12.—A high military authority, commenting on the present battle, states:—“The weather, as in August, interfered with the complete success of our attack. Nevertheless, we gained about two-thirds of our objectives. We gained the ridges, but we did not succeed in the low-lying ground, owing to
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    AHEAD OF THE MAIL.
    304 2 KERENSKY EXPRESSES A HOPE. London. October B.—ln a letter written to a friend by M. Kerensky, he states: My consumption is progressing better than Russian revolution.” He expresses the hope that Russia will be liberated before he dies, and will develop a real democracy from the
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    GERMANY’S COLONIES.
    227 2 New York. October 7.—Mr. Frank Simonds, associate editor of the New York “Tribune,” has published in the “Tribune” a lengthy review of the story of Germany’s colonies. Mr. Simonds head- the review with Mr. Holman’s statement that Australia would never allow Germany to regain a footing in New
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      RIVAL CLAIMS TO A FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP.
      328 2 [To THB EdiTOB or THK "PINANO Gizrm”] Sib, —Recently in Perak there existed a football league in which many teams were playing for a cup. This league has been dissolved as the majority of the teams have withdrawn owing to their resenting certain
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    P.C.C. TENNIS.
    430 2 THE CHAMPIONSHIP. The final of the Penang Cricket Club tennis championship was played yesterday afternoon on the Padang, Mr. .W. H. Tnrelfall, the holder, being opposed by M r. H. E. Mason. The court w»s in excellent condition, though the turf has suffered considerably from over-much usage, and
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    The Late Mr Charles Vandeleur Creagh, C.M.G.
    507 2 J. B. S„ writing to the M.M.,” says Referring to the passing of Mr Creagh, chronicled in your is»ue of yesterday, the sad news takes one’s memory back to the e rly days of Perak, of which State he was for many years
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      531 2 NOTICE. I BEG to notify the public that I resumed my duty as Consul for Siam on the Ist instant, and my Power of Attorney dated the 16th May, 1917, granted to Mr. G. Aurely to act as Consul for Siam is hereby revoked. H. A. NEUBRONNER, Consul for Siam.
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    SINGAPORE AND THE RAILWAY.
    684 3 —“S.T.” Certain information has been conveyed to us from various sources, oue specific being that the F.M.S. Budget will contain an item of $1,500,000 for the Fort Canning Railway Station, Singapore.” We find it very difficult indeed to believe that the serious intention of the railway
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    Divorce Reform Advocated.
    104 3 London, October 9, —In advocating divorce reform, including immediate legislation to convert conjugal separations over three years and upwards into divorces, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, speaking yesterday in the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, said there was evidence that Germany was going to a monstrous length tu
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    First German Tank.
    126 3 Their experience on the Somme and in Flanders has caused the Germans to revise their opinion as to the value of tanks. Thev are now experimenting with an armoured tank, moving on caterpillars, aod armed with one 77.millimetre gun aod two maebine-guos. The German tank is fitted
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    SUBMARINISM MASTERED.
    730 4 Mr. Arthur Pollen is an authority on naval matters who has never been open to the charge of using the language of exa?S®ration or of indulging in vndue optimism. While recognizing the seriousness of the submarine menace however, and on occasion severely criticising Admiralty methods and organization, he
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    TIN PRICES.
    29 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $128.00 per picul buyers. Tin was quoted in London yesterday at £276 15s spot, and £275 15s three months.
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    Tin Outputs.
    76 4 Mr Khaw Joo Tok advises us that the ou’puts from the following three companies for the first half of November, were Bangnon Valley (No Liability),l7o piculs. Deebook Dredging (No Liability), 140 piculs. Katoo Deebook (No Liability),l36 piculs Messrs Boustead A: Co., advise us that the output of Ratrut
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    THE MAILS.
    347 4 The homeward mail E”) close* at 9 a.m. on Monday. Letters posted in the Pillar-boxes before 8 a m. on Monday will be in time. Letters, e’e, may be posted at the Head Office up to 9-45 a.m. on payment of a late fee of 5 cents and
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1324 4 It is most unfortunate that while the Japanese press, publicists and statesmen are insisting China. upon the fact that Japan’s one great aim is to ensure the peace of the Far East, the Japanese Government’s agreement with America regarding China threatens to increase the hostility which is
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    Police Constable Attacked.
    256 4 Yesterday afternoon, Mahomed Minh, an Indian Mohamedan, was charged before Mr. Acton in the District Court, Penan’, with voluntarily causing grievous hurt by means of a knife to one P.C. Pathnaauabao at Kimberley Street, on or about l"ih October. He pleaded not guilty. The complainant stated that
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    ADULTERATED MILK.
    181 4 Veerappa Konar, a Tamil milk appeared this morning before Langston in the Second Cou Qr charged with selling adulterate m about the 24th August Street. He pleaded not gU J sale fr°® that he had bought the miK >° another milkseller, who a P peS j 0u denied
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      71 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for to day and to-inorrow, Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. To-day 1.11 a.in. (7ft. lin.) 7.48 a.m. Bin.) 1.45 p.m. (sft. 9in.) 7.47 p.m. (Ift. 7in.) To-morrow. 1.45 a.m. (6ft. 8io.) 8 26 a m. Tin.) 2.23 p.m. (sft. 9uj.) 8
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  • Obituary
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    28 4 DEATH. Knockkr—On 15th November at Leicester, suddenly, Elsie Maude (Queeuie) only child of Frederic Knceker, Manager of Krubong Estate. Alor Gajab, Malacca, age 10 years and 2 months.
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    IN FLANDERS.
    219 5 THE ITALIAN FRONTS. RUSSIAN SITUATION. THE WAR ON SUBMARINES The British lepulsed enemy attacks north of the Alenin road, and northeast of Passchendaele, in Flanders, where the enemy’s artillery is also active. The French also drove back an enemy attempt to advance on the left of the British
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  • France and Belgium.
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      FLANDERS.
      416 5 GREAT ARTILLERY STRUGGLE [Reuter’s Telegrams.! London, November 15. Reuter’s correspondent at Headquarters, wiring on November 15tb, sajs an extremely violent artillery battle rages in the Pas-civ ndaele area. The enemy has been shelling for two days with the utmost violence the advanced lines of the Canadians but if the
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      THE ALLIED WAR COUNCIL.
      176 5 LATEST VIEWS. London, November 15. The political excitement has subsided as the result of Mr Lloyd George’s statement of yesterday having satisfied the critics that no interference wiuh General Robertson and Field Marshal Haig is contemplated. It is now expected that Mr Asquith on November 19th
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      Prisoners and Guns.
      92 5 THE BRITISH CAPTURES. London. November 15. In the House of Commons, Mr. H. W. Forster stated that since the war tbe British Armies on all fronts had taken 166,000 prisoners and over 800 guns. Of these 101,534 prisoners and 519 guns were taken on the west front
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      Ireland.
      130 5 LORD WIMBORNE’S STATEMENT. London, November 14. In the House of Lords, in a debate on the Irish situation, Lord Wimborne, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, said we must not jump a‘ alarmist conclusions. Ireland was not out of hand. It was prosperous and orderly, excepting rowdyism in a few towns.
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      BIRTH OF A NEW IRELAND.
      360 5 Sir Horace Plunkett’s Hopeful View. Members of the Irish Convention held their first public sitting at Cork on September 26. Mr. John Redmond, when he arrived with Mr. Joseph Devlin, had an enthusiastic reception from the crowd. As the Irish leader left after the sitting
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      Kent Cricketer Killed.
      15 5 London, November 15. Colin Blythe, the famous Kent bowler, is reported killed.
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      SITUATION IN RUSSIA.
      575 5 CONTRADICTORY TELEGRAMS London, November 15 The Russian situation is still most perplexing. Tbe latest Stockholm messages on Wednesday evening state that the news from Petrograd received by indirect channels is meagre and contradictory, some reports declaring that Kerensky is master of the situation and others that he
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    Boxing.
    22 5 MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP. New York, November 16. Mike O'Dowd knocked out Al McCoy in the sixth round, winning the World’s Middleweight Championship.
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    Silver.
    12 5 London, November 15. Silver is at 43|d. The market is dull.
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      ASIAGO PLATEAU.
      362 5 THE ITALIAN RESISTANCE. London, November 15 An Italian semi-official report says: After a lengthy resistance, enabling the troops on the Asiago plateau to complete their movements, Monte Longara was abandoned. The Italian rearguards stubbornly resisted furious onslaughts for four days, and on November 10th they pu“, out of
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      PRO-GERMAN PROPAGANDA.
      165 5 Nowhere is pro-German propaganda busier or acting in a subtler subterranean way than in Italy, says a London correspondent, writ ing on September 23. The efforts to stamp it out have never thoroughly succeeded, and the recent agitation against Signor Orlando, the Minister of the Interior, reflected the
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    The Situation.
    61 5 AUSTRIAN DEPUTY’S VIEWS. Zurich, November 16. Addressing a great Socialist peace demonstration in Vienna, Deputy Ellenbogen said “We have vanquished Serbia and Rumania and beaten Ru sia, and forced Italy to retreat, but England and France stand like an iron wall.” He declared that submarinism had not only
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    Brazil.
    73 5 ENEMY SUBJECTS. Rio de Janeiro, November 16. A Reprisal Bill has been adopted, authorising the Government to cancel contracts with enemy subjects, to intern suspects, and to revise concessions of land to colonists. Allied Missions to Brazil. Tbe House of Deputies passed the first reading of a bill authorising
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  • Naval Operations.
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      SUBMARINISM.
      141 5 “FINALLY BEATEJj." New York, November 16. Mr. Arthur Pollen, the naval writer, iu an interview, says Wednesday’s submarine figures constitute the most momentous news since the United States declared war, compared with which Germany’s successes in Russia and Italy were trivial. He declares that submarinism has been finally beaten.
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      GERMAN U-BOAT DREAM.
      347 5 In view of the decreasing losses of British tonnage, the following conclusions arrived at by Dr. August Kaegbein, and boomed by the Chief Press Agent of the Pirates, Captain Kuhw’etter are interesting: “1. England’s overthrow is a question of cargo tonnage. “2. If tonnage losses continue to
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      BRITISH MYSTERY SHIPS.
      389 5 Mr. Judson C. Welliver says unrestricted submarinings were started seven months ago. A great deal has been learned by the British in that period. A review of the life and death struggle which has been in progress suggests interesting questions. For instance: Mhy did the ratio of
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      Men and U-Boats Strained.
      367 5 Between the mystery ships, which are peen* liarly dangerous because any recklessness id dealing with them is likely to result fatally* and the flocks of destroyers that nowadays in* fest the areas where the submarines do most} of their work things are decidedly lively fol! the
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      Irish Steamer Sunk.
      51 5 London, November 16. The Irish steamer Ardmore (1,304 tons of Cork) was torpedoed off the coast. The engine room staff were killed by the explosion. Twenty-two of the crew were drowned. The captain and six others were picked up, after a terrible night, clinging to an upturned
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  • General News
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      LORD NORTHCLIFFE'S BOMBSHELL.
      179 5 BRITISH ADMINISTRATION PILLORIED. London, November 16. Lord Northclifl’e, in a letter to Mr. Lloyd George, declining an invitation to take charge of the new Air Ministry, says, on returning from tbe virile atmosphere of the United States and Canada, be finds holding office those who are dallying
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      China.
      158 5 THE JAPAN-AMERICAN AGREEMENT. Washington, November 14. Tbe Government regards the Chinese protest against the Japan-American agreement as of the nature of a declaration of principle, and not necessitating a reply from the United States, as China had merely declared drat she did not regard as binding upon herself agretments
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      PROMISE OF JAPANESE HELP.
      86 5 At a dinner given at the Waldorf Hotel on October 1, Viscount Ishii declared for th< open door in China, co-operatinon with the United States, the patrol of the Pacific, and the defence of China against aggression. H< disavowed any intention of taking territory, from China,
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    KERENSKY & KORNILOFF.
    364 6 KERENSKY KORNILOFF. SENSATIONAL REVELATIONS. London, September 25.—The Petrograd correspondent of the Daily News states: The publication of documents concerning the Korniloft mutiny bas caused a sensation. They show that General Savinkoff apparently in M. Kernesky’s name offered for General Korniloft’a consideration three variants upon a dictatorship and discussed the participation
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    Spies in Russian Army.
    395 6 A C Roth, former U S Vice-Consul, Plauen, Saxony, says Upon the outbreak of the war the German general staff assembled all the younger commissioned and noncommissioned officers who were thoroughly conversant with the Russian tongue and trained them for service behind and with the Russian
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    Australian Political Busybodies.
    67 6 Ottawa, October 9 —The report that Mr Vaughan, ex-Premier of South Australia, and Mr Hall, the New South Wales Attorney-General, are coming to Canada at the request of Mr Holman to participate in the conscription fight leads the Canadian press to suggest that possibly the visitors will
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  • INDIA'S PROBLEM.
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      ENGLISH OPINION.
      301 6 Madras, October 26.—The Madras Mail’s” London correspondent telegraphed on the 23rd insiaot: Interest is developing rapidly in India aSairs since the public is beginning to understand the issues. Only Sir John Rees associates himself with the Government. The Evening Standard publishes a long article entitled “Mr Montagu and
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      MR. MONTAGU "INTERNED."
      219 6 London, October 26 A leader in the Morning Post, dealing with Lord Curzon’s objections to Mr Montagu being held reponsible in office for the speech he made prior to his appointment, hopes that Mr Montagu will be grateful for this tribute to bis insincerity and adds that,
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      INDIAN REFORMS.
      162 6 Madras, October 25.—The “Madras Mail in a leading article roughly outlines the constructive policy for future reforms as follows There is undoubtedly a need of a liberal modification of the control exercised by the Government of India over Provincial Governments. There is a case for making Provincial Legislative
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      CALCUTTA ANTI-HOME RULER.
      119 6 Calcutta, November I,—At a meeting of the Anjuman Islamia of Gaya held in the hou<e of Khan Bahadur Kazi Farzamel Ahmed, President of the Anjuman, resolutions were adopted protesting against the Home Rule agitation, disapproving of the conduct of the Moslem League for joining with the National
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    ST. GEORGE’S CHURCH.
    63 6 Services on Sunday next \r Matins 8 a.m.; Holy Cornr?° Vember 18 Holy Communion (Tamil) l<p ni<>n B 3,) a.i?. School 5 p.m Evensong 6 p rn 287 193 and 277, PsalL 46, Nunc Dimittis 61. t( Ma gnifica During the week.— Matins and Litany; Friday, 6
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    ST. ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
    85 6 Northam Road. 9 a.m.-— Children’s Service. 5-45 p.m —Organ Recital. 6 p.m.—Public Worship. Spe«ial Service Dedication of New o Mrs. H. T. Clark will sing 11 AbiJa me” (Liddle), Mr. J. P kle w ’th “It is Enough Elijah Organi? 5 A. E. Selby, Hymns 687,
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    METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
    36 6 Fitzgerald Memorial Methodist Church f Con? of Anson and Burmah Roads'—«undo November 18th, Sunday School 8 a 1 Epworth League 7.15 p n E en Worship 8 p.m. Speaker—The Rev. B. J. Baughman.
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    CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION.
    37 6 Sunday, November 18.—Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost Low Mass 6.15 a.mHigh Mass 8 a.m. Vespers, and Benedic’ tion 5 p.m. Every Friday evening, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and Service of Intercession at 5.30.
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    ST. FRANCIS XAVIER’S CHURCH.
    112 6 Sunday, November 18.—Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost Holy Communion 6.30 a.m High Mass, Sermon and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 8 a.m. Every Friday, Mass, 6.30 a.m. followed by Intercession Service and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Mac Alister Road.—High
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    NETHERLANDS NEWS.
    308 7 THE SAND AND GRAVEL QUESTION. The Hague, Nov 14 —A White Book was published on Tues lay which contains the c irrespondence between Holland and Great Britain, concerning the above question. The co'respoadence shows that toe Netherlands mt only maintained that ti e sand and granite transported to
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    BALIK PULAU "OUR DAY" FUND.
    459 7 Previously acknowledged $435.73 Per B.P. 1 Government servants, Balik Pulau, 2 months’ War Bonus from J. B. Lok $2B, from S. K. Md. Ismail $29, 1 month’s War Bonus from Hussein $7, Ismail $6. Yeng voon Nyen $5, V. Krishnasamy $4, R. Ignatius $B, P.
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    COMING EVENTS.
    98 7 Nov. 17.—A. C. S. Union Variety-show, Town Hall 9 p.m. Nov. 18.—Penang Swimming Club, October Handicap Races. Nov. 20.—Penang Chamber of Commerce, special general meeting, 3 p.m. Nov. 20.—Rural Board Meeting, Land Office, Penang, 3 p.m. Nov 21.—Residency “At Home,’’ 5 p.m. Nov. 22.—Lodge Scotia, Regular Meeting, 6
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    FAR EAST.
    124 7 BANKING DIFFICULTIES. Peking, October 25. —Wang Ko-ming, the Governor of the Bank of China, has resigned owing to a disagreement with the provincial authorities of Honan. It appears that some time ago the Honan authorities borrowed $400,000 from the Kaifeng branch and during the restoration of the monarchy
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    THE ARMS QUESTION.
    134 7 Peking, October 26.—The arms alliance deal between the Peking Government and Japan apparently is rapidly progressing towards a successful consummation. Japan is reported to be pressing for an immediate settlement on slightly modified terms, but the Japanese Tai-Hei arms plant insists that its representative shall supervise the
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    INDEPENDENCE OF KIRIN.
    337 7 Mukden. October 25.—General Meng Enyuan, the Tuchun of Kirin, the three days grace of his ultimatum having expired on the 22nd October, has taken free action against the Central Government and sent an artillery corps with guns to Changchun and appointed General Fei Chi-hsun. the Commissioner of
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    THE SIBERIAN RAILWAY.
    112 7 The Seoul Press learns from a Japanese paper published at Harbin that many American engineers have lately been arriving in Siberia to serve on the Siberian railway. By way of experiment, some of them operated trains at Tomsk with a remarkable result. Russian engineers thought that, at
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    LOVE OF ENGLAND.
    144 7  -  —Michael Field in Counte the Great.” This speech of Canute’s, in which the Viking thinks of England. not as a child, but as a lover.” reminds us of a speech of one of Michael Field’s heroines, in which she says. Our country is not merely the people
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    2615 7 “MM. 35 QUESTIONS AND MOTIONS. Following H. E. the High Commissioner’s annual address at the meeting of the Federal Council meeting at Kuala Lumpur, The Hon. Mr. W. F. Nutt asked Will the Government consider the question of compensating officers at present drawing pensions, and those who may
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    TO-NIGHT'S BAND PROGRAMME.
    118 7 The Band will play th® following programme of music at the Golf Club from 5-45 p.m. 1. Overture To the Ballet Joko ...Lindpaintner 2. Song Zt’s A Long, long, way to Tipperary ...William 3. Selection Bocaccio ...Suppe 4. Waltz Wedding q/ the Winds ..Hall 5. Three Dances
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    THE BEST SAUCE!
    302 7 There is no sauce like appetite,” says an old proverb, and the statement is altogether true. With a keen appetite you can relish the plainest food, while without it, the daintiest morsel fails to tempt you. Loss of appetite is a sure sign that something is wrong
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    387 7 Messrs Kennedy Co., Penang, report a-* follows In spite of holidays intervening business in the Share Market during the week under review has been well up to the average. Dollar Rubbers continue to attract investors, some of the more recent flotations in particular having been in good
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    Rubber Crops.
    14 7 The following is an additional rubber output for Oct:— Taipiog lbs 14,500
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 7 Penang, November 17, 1917 (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank', London Demand Bank 2/4 1/4 4 months’eight Bank ...2/4 11/16 3 Credit ...2/4 27/32 h 3 i> Documentary ...2/4 7/8 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. > s 3 days' sight Private Bombay Demand Bank Moulmein Demand Bank 3 days' sight
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    PRODUCE.
    150 7 Penang, November 17, 1917. 8. P. Tapioca ...$12.30 sales M. P. Tapioca ...$12.40 sellers. Gold leaf $72. Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. 5 oz) $l6 j buyers. Black Pepper $25 buyers." White Pepper $4O nom Trang Pepper $32.00 season over Mace $llO nom. Mace Pickings $4B sellers. Cloves season
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