Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 4 May 1918

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 104. VOL. LXXVI. SATURDAY, 4th MAY, 1918 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      18 1 o—BO—HIOfIBHOHBKOftBB IRLNNYMEDEI I HOTEL. GARAGE I I New Cars for Hire. I j ""k ***** HS, T j
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    KEDAH NOTES.
    995 2 MALAYAN POTTERY. [From Our Own Corrnspondnnt.] Alor Star, May 3 The prohibitive price of hardware brought about by the war his resuscitated the ancient Malayan p,t e>y wh ch had been languishing for years past, owing to the competition of cheap iron pots and pans from Britain and
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    THE "PINANG GAZETTE" PRESS, LIMITED.
    367 2 DIRECTORS’ REPORT. The report of the Directors to be submitted to the shareholders at the eighteenth annual general meeting of the Cojnpany to be held at No. 9, Union Street, Penang, on Monday next at 4 p.m., is as follows: Gentlemen, —Your Directors beg to
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    Y.M.C.A. Huts.
    237 2 MORE WANTED F OM PENANG. Penang is «-krd to subscribe for mo e Y. M C. A. Hu‘B for the so’diers nt the front Seme Huts were lost in the course <f the rt cent opentions in F arce and Flanders, and tie >pp?rl for fu r ’hfr
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    COMING EVENTS.
    49 2 May 4.—M.C.L. Entertainment Town Hall, d. 30 p m. May 6.—P.G.C. General Meeting, 6.45 p.m. May 9.—P.V.R C. Shoot, (Deliberate), 7a m. May 20.—P.V.R.C. Shoot, Rapids), 7 am. May 25 and 26. —Penang Bisley.” June 1,3, 8, 9 and 22.—Penang Bisley.” June 11, 13 and 15.—Singapore Races.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    904 2 Mr C H G Clarke, recently District Officer, Bindings, has returned to the F M S. Mr E A Snewin, of the Straits Times Staff, has returned from long leave at Home. 2nd Lieut C T Smith, late of Penang Volunteers, was invested with the Military Cross
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      438 2 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. BRITISHER. (ineligible), shortly disengaged, seeks p sition. 6 years «jomtnercisl experience in Straits and F.M.S. Good reasons for desiring change, and present employers’ satisfaction with services rendered guaranteed. Box No. 102, c/o Pinang Gazelle W A NTED. A QUALIFIED Chinese lady teacher to teach English the Pei Yn
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      320 2 SPECIAL SPECIAL SPECIAL I THE RED ACE\ Note the Opening Night May nth, 1918. i EMPIRE R We have no desire to be sensational in our announcement of B the above but THE RED ACE demands if J g Never in the History of Serials was anything to approach it.
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    REPORTS, DIVIDENDS AND NOTICES.
    554 3 Batu Rata. —Int. divd. p.c. Anglo-Java.—lnt. divd. 5 p.c. Sumatra Para.—lnt. divd 3d. per share. Harpenden.—Fourth ink divd. 25 p.c. Jong-Landor.—lnt. divd.s p.c. Last year same Malay Planters. —Final divd. 5 p.c. making 20 p.c. for year. Pegoh.—Final divd. 10 p.c., making 20 p.c. for year.
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    FRASER AND NEAVE, LTD.
    246 3 The directors’ report for the meeting on May 13 at noon states After making ample provision for depreciation and bad debts, the net profits amount to $132.062.24 which, with the balance of $8,478.07 brought forward from last account, gives a total of $140,540.31. From this has
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    SINGAPORE SHARE MARKET.
    200 3 Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Circular. Messrs. Fraser and Co., in their weekly bhare report, dated May 2, state: There was next to nothing doing in rubber shares during the week under review, the market being quiet and featureless with a tendency to go still lower. Most
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER SALES.
    154 3 Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Singapore, reported on Thursday, 2nd May, as follows: The rubber auction opened yesterday to a considerably weaker market, and prices for the leading grades show a substantial drop. The highest paid for fine pale crepe was $lO5 per picul, which is $7 below
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    PRICE OF RICE.
    173 3 1— “M.T.” What steps are the authorities taking to control the price of rice? One is prompted to ask the above question in view of the following facts (1) In March rice could be obtained at 35 cents per gantang of second quality, such as is used
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    EXPORT OF RICE.
    88 3 The following is sent for publication The Netherlands Consul-General informs the exporters of rice to the Dutch East Indies that, altfiough for the purpose of control and regulation the importation of rice in the Dutch East Indies is only allowed under license to be obtained by importers
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    CAPITAL ESSENTIAL TO LIFE OF NATIONS.
    183 3 Sir Felix Schuster, Governor of the Union of London and Smith Bank, reviewing the British financial situation referred to the conscription of wealth. He said that were it true that capital was only a help-meet to the idle rich to pass their lives in
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      958 3 WANTED, Draughtsman with MUNRO AND BROWN'S PRACTICAL GUIDE experience in Mechanical TQ COCONUT PLANTING Details. Apply T A FRESH CONSIGNMENT of this Box NO. 96, C/O (jdZCttC, xx book has arrived from London, and 459 —4-5 can be obtained from Messrs, ‘Kelly Walsh, Singapore, Messrs Pritchard Co., ,T “sump 6
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      292 3 Pritcimrrs I A SPECIAL OFFER of I FAMOUS K’’ «nd I “BECTIVE 9 BRANDS OF I BOOTS and SHOES AT I PRE-WAR PRICES. I As our stocktaking season approaches I we are desirous of clearing at I Special Prices our remaining I stocks of the above brands of Boots I
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    BIRTH.
    21 4 Fleming.— In Penang, on 3 d inst, to Mr. and Mr?. R. H. B. Fleming of Sungei Patani, a son.
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    MARRIAGE.
    48 4 Rsdfearn —Lewis.—On 27iih April, 1918, at St. George’s Church, Penang, by Rev. Keppel Garnier, William Wyatt Redfearn, youngest son of Mrs. and the late James Redfearn. “Beverley,’’ Glenhuntly, Australia, to Euphemia (Pheme) Lewis, youngest daughter cf the la*e Mr. and Mrs T. Lewis, “Hunt Villa" Caulfield, Australia.
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    GERMANY’S SHAKY ALLIES.
    1176 4 The other day we laid emphasis on the obvious fact that one object which the Germane bad in pressing home the great offensive on the west was to accentuate the war weariness of the allied peoples and to create an atmosphere favcur&ble to the conclusion cf a
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1561 4 Reuter’s cor respondent at the French headquar ere, indicates e that the welding of the Allied Unity. F renc h an d British divisions has been effected in such a manner that there is now do point of junction” that offers the opporiuuity to the enemy of
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    TIN PRICES.
    15 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $175.25 per picul business done.
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    THE MAILS.
    166 4 The homeward mail ‘‘B’’ (route uncertain) closes at 12.30 p.m Da Wednesday; parcels till 11 a.m. We have received a bound volume of the Legislative Council proceedings, 1917., The Government of Pahang, by advertisement), calls for tenders for various mining machinery. If the Kaiser does not make haste
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    AFTER WAR-TRADE.
    581 4 MORE PROPOSALS. [Ruetbr’s Telhgkams]. London, May 3, Lord Balfour of Burleigh’s Committee has presented a further report on post-war trade, which states that any general prohibition of exports to enemy countries after the war is impracticable and inexpedient. But the Paris resolutions can be carried out, if the
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    America Speeding Up.
    72 4 Washington, May 3. The War Department’s programme presented by the War Secretary, Mr. Baker, to the Military Committee of the House of Representatives involves expediting the training of men, and increasing the army as rapidly as all conditions allow. Mr. Baker declined to discuss tbe numbers of
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    For War Services.
    50 4 London, May 1. The following are mentioned for valuable services daring the war The Legation Guard at Peking’ including some Indians and Captains E W Brett and A J Thomson, and Company Sergeant Major F W Deane, also Captain E J Barrett of the Shanghai Municipal Police.
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    Silver.
    21 4 London, May 1. The silver market is quiet. London, April 30. Cotton is unquoted. Rubbers are at 69 and 68.
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    THE IRISH PARTIES.
    369 4 THE IRISH PARTIES TROUBLE OVER BY-ELECTION London, M, 3 The alliance between the Si Qn F and Nationalists promise not to ba? o®* 0 lived. A quarrel broke out on the of the by-election in East Cavan J ct Sinn Fein persists in contesting ’Z h, ch Nationalist remonstrants. Thirty
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    Dutch Shipping.
    29 4 Amsterdam, May 2. The Minister for the Colonies has telegraphed to the Governor-General of the Dutch Indies that shipping to America cm be resumed on the Ist.
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    STRANGE NEUTRALITY.
    327 4 Dutch Detain British Naval Gear. Mr. A. J. Balfour addressed a strong let-» ter to the Dutch Government pretesting against the detention of valuable naval gear picked up off the Dutch coast from the cruisers Aboukir, Gressy, and Hogue, the destroyer Medusa, and from various seaplanes forced to
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    State and Liquor Trade.
    89 4 REPORTS OF COMMISSIONS. London, May 3. The Daily Chronicle /ays the reports of the three Commissi’ a P pointed to investigate the financial a?p e^ w of State acquisition of the liquor tra<-0 will be published to-day. The repo rt England and Wale? is unanimous tut
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      69 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for r>o-day «nd to-morrow, Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. To DAV 6.18 a m. (4fr. 4in.) 11.42 a.m. (3ft. 3in.) 5.42 p.m. (sft. lin.) TO MOfcKOW. 8.22 am. (4ft. 9in.) 18 am. (2ft. lin.) 7.58 p.m (sft. lin.) 152 p m
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    MINOR ATTACKS.
    185 5 EVENTS IN PALESTINE. GERMANY AND THE UKRAINE. POST-WAR TRADE Sir Douglas Haig reports the repulse of an enemy raid in the region of Hebuterne (north of Albert) and reciprocal gun-fire elsewhere. The British airmen successfully bombed Thionville station and sidings, and Cailshutte works, all the machines returning. Enemy
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      BRITISH FRONT.
      460 5 [Reuter Telegrams.] A RAID REPULSED. London, May 2. Field Marshal Haig reports: We repu'.aeJ a raid in the neighbourhood of H bnte ne, otherwise there w.-o only reciprocal artillery fire. The British Airmen. London, May 3. Fie! 1 Marshal Haig reports that unfavourable weather on May Ist only
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      Correspondent’s a Survey.
      616 5 UNIFYING THE ARMIES. London, May 2. Reu’ei’s corre»pondent at tie French Headquarters rn May 2nd says Under th** German blows, the Allied armies have been welded together as never before. There is n w no point of junction at which ihe Ge. mans can thrust. The proce
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      Zouaves’ Great Stand.
      362 5 [Havas Telegrams.] Paris, May 3.—The Petit Parisien gives a striking example of the close collaboration between the land troops and the airmen. A reconnoitring aerial squadron was attached to one of our African divisions. Four battalions of Zouaves of that division were opposed fcr six days by
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      A Long War.
      66 5 SIR W. ROBERTSON’S OPINION. [Reuter 'Telegram Louden, May 2 At the annual meeting of the Church Army, General Sir William Rober sou statMi that la r ge numbers <f 3 Idier? under 19 arrive at the front in the immediate future, all splendid boys. The war was
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      SIR W. ROBERTSON TO PEOPLE AT HOME.
      444 5 We have done great things already. We have every right to be of good courage—and be confident. This was the inspiring message which General Sir Wm. Robertson delivered in speeches at Lincoln. This was not a war between armies and navies, he pointed
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      War-Prisoners Agreement.
      70 5 Amsterdam, May 4. The Franco-German agreement negotiated at Bern** provides for the internment in Switzerland of officers who were msde prisoners in the last eighteen month?, and for the repatria ion of non-comm’saioned officers and men taken prisoners iu the same period. It is stated the ag’eement affects
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      Newfoundland and Conscription.
      21 5 St. Johns, May 3. The Newfound snd Legislative Council nnanimou-ly passed the second reading of the Conscription Bill.
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      THE UKRAINE.
      259 5 INTERESTING REVELATIONS. London, May 2. A German coinmuniquĕ affords an interesting sidelight on affairs in the Ukraine. It allege? a strong anli-German agita ion in Kit ff, supported by members of the Government, resulting, inter alia, in the distortion of the German decree regarding spring sowing, which produci
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      AN ORGY OF PILLAGE.
      264 5 Terrible Picture by Maxim Gorky. Thg Paris “Journal” publishes some letters from Petrograd which give interesting details in connection with the present course of Events in’ Russia. Maxim Gorky, it says, writes in his journal: In Russia conscience is dead. The Russian |S»<.pTe, in fact, have
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      In Palestine.
      134 5 HARD FIGHTING. London, May 2. An official report says operations were resumed to the east of the Jot dan ou the Ist May. While infantry attacked the enemy in the foothills to the south-west and south of Es -Salt, Australian mounted forces entered the village, taking prisoners 33
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    The German Colonies.
    41 5 Lindon, M?y 4. Tie Lower House of Coovoca'ion passed a resolution egainst the restitution of German rule io Africa, or in the South Sess, ard against exploitat on cf the German Cololi s iu B itish commercial interests.
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    GENERAL TRENCHARD AND LORD JELLICOE.
    705 5 London, May 2. In the House of Commons, Maj >r Baird stated that Sir William Weir was considering the best way of utilising General Trenchard’s great qualities. Mr. Bonar Law stated that the Admiralty still hoped to utilise Lord Jellicoe’s s« rvices in an important
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    The Prussian Diet.
    86 5 Amsterdam, May 2. From Berlin ic is staged that peasant deputies threw over the old Ukrainian Rada and Government. The new Government immediately adhered to the BrestLvovsk peace. The Pru’sinn Diet by 235 vote? to 183 rej*cted a Social Democratic motion to restore the equal suffrage cLute
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    Italian Shipping.
    145 5 London, May 2. The T'alian arrivals were 334 a» d departures v 63. Oue small sailing vessel only was sunk. A Chinese was charged before Mr. Jarrett in Klang Police Court on Monday with being in possession of a bicycle, stolen property, and was sentenced to three months
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    THE DELHI CONFERENCE.
    161 5 IMPORTANT DECISIONS. Loudon, May 4. The Press Bureau says the Viceroy opened the Delhi Conference on the 27tti ultimo. It wss attended by 16 priuc*-s, nouofficial legislative councillors and about 100 representatives of all shades of opinion from the provinces. The Home Rule group protected against the
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    INDIA AND THE WAR.
    806 5 Simla, April 18. —The following official statement was issued at Simla With! i reference to the telegrams whicH have passed between the Prune Minig* j ter and the Viceroy His Excellency the Goy> ernor-General has decided to convene a meet}* ing representative of all India at
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    FOODSTUFFS.
    1529 6  -  INDIAN CORN OR MAIZE (ZEA MAYS.) By L. M. Berenger. Superintendent Government Gardens, Taiping, F.M.S. P. G. v Special.) (Continued from Saturday, April 27, 1918.) Selection of Seeds. The importance of this operation cannot be too strongly insisted upon. By careful selection over extended periods varying from 15 to
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    DYING HAMBURG.
    150 6 One of the most mournful documents published in Germany for a long time is the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce’s report for the year 1917. It begins with a sad explanation that for the fourth year in succession the Chamber is unable to deal with and ‘activities’ in the
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    AMERICAN OFFICERS IN FRANCE.
    785 6 SOMF FIRST IMPRESSIONS. (t’y Patrick Mac Gill, anther of “Ud Great Push Pte.) Yes, its pretty bad seeing churches deliberately shelled by the Germans,” said the young American Officer as he kt his cigarette and fixed his eyes on the men at the table. But how
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    THE AGRICULTURAL MINIMUM WAGE.
    276 6 The important inquiry into agricultural wages and conditions throughout England and Wales, which has just been started by the Board of Agriculture, is expected to take about six months to complete. It is being carried out by fourteen of the Board’s commissioners. who will prepare reports
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    FREE SCHOOL SCOUTS.
    368 7 annual inspection. Colonel Adams, V D, inspected the Penatig Fiee School Boy Scout* yesterday after■ aoo ion the School grounds. There was a large attendance of the public, including Capt J S R)s°, Mr and Mrs Durege, Messrs A B Voules. O G May, H T Clark
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    ST. GEORGE’S CHURCH, PENANG.
    49 7 sth Sunday after Easter.—(Rogation Sunday), sth May, 1918: 8 a.m. Matins no Holy Communion Service no Children’s Service 6 p.m. Evensong. Hymn 270, Responses: Roberts; Psalms XXVII Fester, XXVIII Foster, XXIX Lloyd. Magnificat 257, Nunc .Dirnittis 258. Hymns:—477, 540. On Friday 0.45 p.m. Choir Practice.
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    CHAPLAINCY OF NORTH PERAK.
    31 7 All Saints’ Church, Taiping.—sth May, sth Sunday after Easter, (Rogation Sunday). —7.45 a.m. Litany 8 a.m. Holy Communion 6.15 pm. Children’s Service; 6.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon.
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    ST. ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
    36 7 Northam Road. 9 a.m.—Children’s Service and Sacrament □f Baptism. 6 p.m.—Public Worship. Preacher: Rev. D. J. Ross m.a. Hymns :—672, 2, 157, 483, 516. Choir Practice on Friday evening at 7 o’clock.
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    METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
    34 7 Fitzgerald Memorial Methodist Church (corner of Anson and Burmah Roads) —Sunday May 5 th, Sunday School 8 am. Epworth League 7.15 pm., Evening Worship 8 p.m. Speaker—The Rev. B. J. Baughman.
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    CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION.
    27 7 Sunday, May s.—Fifth Sunday after Easter, Low Mass 6.15 a.m., High Mass 8 am, Vespers, and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament 5 p.m.
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    ST. FRANCIS XAVIER’S CHURCH.
    67 7 Sunday, May s.—Fifth Sunday after Easter, Holy Communion 6 30 a m. High Mass Sermon, and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament 8 a.m. Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, McAlister Road.—High Mass, Sermon, and Bene- diction of the Blessed Sacrament 8 a.m. ■Church of the Immaculate
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    PUGGRIS UNIVERSAL.
    73 7 Allahabad, April 13.—1 t has been decided until further orders that puggris will be Issued in lieu of the present headress to all Gurkhas and regiments entitled to wear Gurkhas head-dress, excluding Bengalis and Indian units nf the Indian Defence Force. Russian bear looks more like a dachshund
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    DROWNING ACCIDENT.
    354 7 M.M.’) News reach d Kuala Lumpur on Wednesof the death by drowning of Mr. Harrj Andre, Timber Inspector, F. M. S. Railways, stationed at Kuala Pilah. Up to last night there was no information of the body being found. A regrettable coincidence is that deceased’s father, the lare
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    PRODUCE.
    150 7 Penang, May 4, 1918. 8. P. Tapioca ...$8.85 sales. M. P. Tapioca ...$9.35 sellers. Gold leaf $72 sellers. Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. 5 oz) sl6} buyers Black Pepper $25 buyers. White Pepper $4O nom: Trang Pepper $32.00 season coming Mace $BO nom. Mace Pickings $49 sellers. Cloves season
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    369 7 Messrs. Kennedy and Company, Penang, report as follows: Markets during the past week have been irregular, Rubbers, owing to lack of support shewing declines all down the list but Tin Shares, assisted by the further advance in the price of the Metal, continue in good demand with
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    Tin Outputs.
    47 7 The output of Tongkah Compound for April, was 46 tots. The cutput of the Ratrut Basin Tin Dredgirg Co: (N I.) for the month of April wns 430 picul*, hours worked 571, yards treated 63,000. Estimated value of month’s output $34,000. Estimated working costs 11,000
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    Rubber Crops.
    96 7 The following are additional rubber outputs for April Bassett lbs 13.860 Foothills Malaya 7,000 Gula Kalumpong 68 800 Kurau 16,300 Karan 7,687 Kuala Sidim 22,900 K M S 13.026 Malakoff 34,000 Merchiston 11,360 Mayfield Plant. 18,000 Muda Syndicate 9,320 Nellmay 6,578 New Columbia 28,096 Padang Jawa 9,691 Padang
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 7 Pbnang, May 4, 1918 (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank) London Demand Bank 2/4 5/32 4 month*’ eight Bank ...2/4 716 3 Credit ...2 4 11/16 3 Documentary ...2/4 23/3 Calcutta Demand Bank R». 1 3 days’ sight Priv&tc Bombay Demand Bank Moulmein Demand Bank c 3 days' eight
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    GUNONG TAHAN.
    629 7 Sakit Hati writes to the “Straits Times” Hope deferred maketh the heart sick and leave deferred is having an equally disastrous effect on the health of many in our midst, most of whom (at any rate among middle-class Europeans) cannot even hope to go on furlough “when the
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    PENANG MUSLIM MERCHANTS' SOCIETY.
    204 7 A special general meeting of the Penang Muslim Merchants’ Society was held last evening at the Society premises No: 1, Transfer Road, when Mr. K. P. M. Aminsahib presided. The minutes of the last annual general meeting were then read and confirmed. The Chairman said that,
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    INCREASED TO THREEPENCE.
    97 7 A drastic reduction in the output of paper used by “The Times” is about to be enforced. The daily sale will be limited to 120,000 copies, and to make up for the serious loss of revenue the price will be restored to threepence, at which “The Times”
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    AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE.
    458 7 Fine Type of Fighting Mefi. Pans, February 23.—Th« advance guard of the American army is taking its first experience of war in Lorraine, where patrol encounters have already occurred with Bava» rian troops. The Germans have long sought to deride the American efforts, but they are
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      36 7 WAR CARTOONS. (Reproduced ‘Jrom the Worlds Press C HIS PLAOE IN THE SUN.— “Louisville Times.” AVI Hans: “What’s the idea?” Fritz: “While they think I have got my hands up I can shoot.” —“Pele "Mele,” Paris.
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