Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 11 July 1918

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 161. VOL. LXXVI THURSDAY, 11th JULY, 1918 PRICE IO CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 721 1 oapoßaa «■■■■■□□■■■■■■□□□□□□a g UP-TO-DATE PRINTING g d of «very description undertaken, a b from a visiting card to the largest size poiter, by The Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd., with care and promptitude. B M g Estimates given free and artistic J ;i display guaranteed. n D□□□ODDBBBBBBHQDBDDBBBBBBB IF_ YOU_ HAVE. NOT
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    • 14 1 OMWmOMBBoammoHMHIOBMMO RUNAYMEDĔI I HOTEL. 8 GARAGE I New Cars for Hire. m« i OBMOfIHIOBBCfIMOamio
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  • 1694 2 Mr and Mrs. A. S. Bailey have returned from the Far East. Col. Fox, Acting Commandant, M.S.V.R., is paying a visit to Penang. Mr. A. W. B. Hamilton is going to Mesopotamia with a labour battalion. Mr. Langham Carter, senior magistrate, is still in the General Hospital,
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  • 965 2 McKEE—MILLER. The wedding took place in St. Andrew’s Church, Parit Buntar, yesterday afternoon, of Mr. William Grant McKee, cotton broker, Bombay, second son of Mr. and Mrs. James McKee, Pollokshields, Glasgow, and Miss Dorothy Ethel Miller, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Miller, Caledonia Estate, P.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 439 2 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. At Ootacamund, South India. To sub-let Burnside,” folly famished, centrally situated, near Ooty Club, from Ist January to 30th June, 1919, containing 2 Reception. 4 Bedrooms, 5 Bathrooms Garage, Stabling with glass and crockery Rupees 200 per mensem. Apply “SYNTAX” Post Box No. 186, Madras, E. OOTACAMUND. NILGIRIS.
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    • 254 2 HAIG HAIG’S FIVE STAR SCOTS WHISKY BOMaliHle fraa: TEMPORARY LABEL PRITCHARD 4 ltd. TONG JOO Co. CHOHG KEE* «0. HOONG KEE Go. tfll All first class dealers. R! ft\ Sele lapartert: If Hnttenbach Kras., s M&kiixg Ohildren Eat Nothing is gained by forcing a child to eat when it refuses
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 111 2 TO-NIGHT THE TO-NiGHT EMPIRE THE PREMIER THEATRE OF THE COLONY. The Management are pleased to announce that Episodes ii and 12 will be screened Thursday to Monday. TT> TX A Episodes of the i 2 Marie Walcamp and Larry Peyton. More Amazing than ever in their Fearless Daring. It is
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  • AMERICAN CABLES.
    • 115 3 Washington, June 17—Provost-Marsha. General Crowder told the Senate Vlilitary Committee that 3,000.000 Americans will be in the Army by August 1. Further heavy calls into service are f recast for the remainder of this year and during the first six months of 1919. Major-General
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    • 68 3 Chicago, June 16.—The American Medical Association ending its national convention passed a resolution saying that u wonderful mental and physical benefit have been manifested in American young manhood through the English military training in Natio’ al Army camps. This training has ir culcated a wide knowledge
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    • 181 3 San Frsnci'co. June 16. —Pumice stone or lava ships are the latest experiment in the sbipbui ding line. A company with a capital of 525,000,900 is rep •'rted to be backing the venture The new plan is ba«ed on the discovery of a chemical compound bin ling
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    • 52 3 Washington, June 16. —The United States Fool Administration ha- asked the American people to reduce their beef ration tc one pound and a quarter for each person weekly nrtil September 15 in order to permit increased shipment overseas The people are urged to eat pork instead
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    • 29 3 Pemberton. Mass. June 17. Senator Weeks, of Massachusetts, speaking here, said th»t American ships had sunk 28 German submarines since Jar.nary 1.
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    • 50 3 B an Francisco, June 17. —More that 1 Serbian volunteers h*ve entrained here for the Els’ enroute for Europe, wi'ere they will fight with the Allies. Mayor Rolph wished them Godspeed. They are part of a large Slav arm’ which is being raised in the United States.
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    • 80 3 San Francisco. June 18.—The Jugo-Slavs who just sent 2*» fighters to join the Allies, will organize further to promote the movement for the establishmer t of an independent Jugo Slav r ation. Croatia s. Slovaks and Serbians crowded big halls here, where speeches were made. The
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    • 64 3 Washington. June 18—The Railroad Ad-ministr-tio»" announce’ its policies as follow Winning the War. serving th- public, improving relations with the two million employes. eliminating waste, also paving higher wages, standardizing equipment and enforcing the straight routing of freight, all with a view to the highest possible efficiency.
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    • 36 3 Washington. June 18.—The registration of Gerrran alien women began yesterday and will continue until June 26 Th-y are required to appear in person with a photograph showing the full face without a hat.
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    • 71 3 San Francisco, Jane 17 —The German raider Seead’er, which was sunk in the Son th Seas, is to >r e floated. A steamer equipped for salvaging operations left s me time ago and will al-o try to raise anoth-r steamer sunk near where the Seeadler re ta
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    • 22 3 Washington June 2"—Pres lent W j’son has ordered mi itarv registration in Alaska on July 2 and September 3.
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  • 35 3 An Iri-hman—w unded. and ju-" h’ me from the front Did you sez did I -e- many dead Germann the gr and Beg rra. the fields were alive with them.
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  • 496 3 Batav a, July 3.—The railway companies have made an arrangement to pool their rolling stock. The Provincial States of South Holland are <1 seussiag plans for ’he improvement of the Amsterdam-Gou a-Rotterdam waterway The Governniint has saneti ned the export f potatoes, after making careful provision
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  • 571 3 »2>peraticns being f enemy initiative, the extent f the Italian vict ry can. best be measured by the terms of the m a>rn it Hide c-f the Austrian. failure. Aiui ibis is clearly seen when it is recalled that captured documents have proved that the Austrians expected
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 987 3 MANAGER, 12 years ex- TONGKAH COMPOUND perience rubber, coconuts, no liability. coffee &c., desires billet. Please PCKET, WEST SIAM. Box 159, c/o Pinang Gazette. 25-7 I 'HE above Company ia prepared to A purchase £or prompt cash or cash •nd shares any proved tin dredging areas. XX T ANTED, A
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    • 244 3 xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx PRITCHARD Company, Limited, (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) Food Stuffs. SINCE the exportation of Food Stuffs from Great Britain was prohibited, we have been obliged to go elsewhere for supplies. Shipments of the undemoted goods reached us recently; They have been selected with the same care which
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  • 18 4 Mann.—On the 9th July, at Taiping Rubber Plantations, Trong, the wife of Nugent Mann, of a son.
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  • 49 4 McKee —Miller.—At St. Andrew’s Church, Parit Bantar, on the 10th inst., by the Rev. H. C. Henham, Bata Gajah, William Grant, second son of Mr. and Mrs. James McKee, Pollokshields, Glasgow, to Dorothy Ethel, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William M. Miller, of Caledonia Estate, Province Wellesley.
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  • 1180 4 Russia, so prolific in problems and surprises, appears at length to be in the throes of a fresh revolutionary movement, which promises to have far-reaching results, and in the first place seriously to embarrass Germany, and e^entually perhaps to go far towards preventing the full fruition
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  • 1384 4 We understand that Mr. F. J. Halifax succeeds the late Mr. D. Mr. W. Peel’s Q e Campbell, C M.G., as AdX r O r‘t«l nf er to fche Johore Government, and that Mr. W. Peel, President of the Penang Municipality, goes to Singapore as Pres dent
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  • 14 4 quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was 1.00 per picul business done.
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  • 94 4 The following are the particulars of output of the Renong Tin Dredging Company, Limited’s tin ore for the second half of June:—No 1 Dredge piculs 231 07: No 2 Dredge piculs 143 39. Total 374.46 piculs. The output of the Ulu Piah Mine for the month of June
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  • 186 4 The following were the rubber quotations in London on July Bth, inst., received to-day Plantation Ist latex crepe 2s 3d Smoked Sheet 2s [By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead ho.] Indians in the Singora district have sub scribed Tea. 104 for the Viceroy of India fund. This sum
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 380 4 Worn out Men Should Take Dr. Cassell’s Tablets; They Cure all diseases due to Lost Strength There is nothing like Dr. Cassell’s Tablets for putting strength into weak people. They nourish all the nerves of your body, enrich your blood, and make you k splendidly strong and vigorous. You cannot
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    • 31 4 NOTICE. WE ARRANGE chairs and coolies for the Visitors to the Crag Hotel only. Visitors to other Bungalows are kindly requested not to approach us for chairs and coolies. SARKIES BROTHERS.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 57 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for to-day and to-morrow, Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. To-day. 2 7 a.m (6ft. siu.) 8.16 a.m. (Ift. Bin.) 2 54 p m (7ft. 2in 8.45 p.in. (Oft. 7in.) To-morrow. 2.39 a.m. (6ft. 4in.) 8.46 a m. (2ft. 2in.) 2 24
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  • 166 5 KUEHLMANN RESIGNS. EVENTS IN RUSSIA. NEW FOOD CONTROLLER. The French took 530 prisoners and 30 •machine guns, and advanced their line by an attack west of the Oise. Further attacks south of the Aisne also gave them enemy positions, with 367 prisoners. The British made some progress in
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  • France and Belgium
    • 611 5 [Reuter Telegrams] LONDON TROOPS’ RAID. London, July 9. Field Marshal Haig reports that the Londoners made a successful raid east of Arras, taking a few prisoners. The enemy’s artillery was active against the positions we recently eaptured soufch af the Somme. Minor Incidents. London, July 10. Field Marshal
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    • 163 5 [Havas Teugbaxs.} Paris, July 9.—An account which is now available of the achievement of the French division which cat up two German divisions at Cutry, west of Soissons, shows the important part it played in stopping a German offensive. The a'tack was begun by light tanks, which
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    • 150 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, July 9. The Air Ministry reports that our aeroplanes on July Bth successfully bombed an enemy aerodrome. Bombs were observed to burst on sheds and hangars. At night time on July Bth the enemy’s aerodromes were again attacked with good results. Two hangars were
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    • 120 5 LORD R. CECIL’S STATEMENT. London, July 9. In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil stated that nothing which bad occurred in connection with the Dutch convoy could be regarded as the abandonment or modification of the right of search, the vital importance of which the Government
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    • 167 5 A STATE OF SIEGE. Bale, July 9. A Berlin message says a state of siege was proclaimed in Moscow on July 7th. The railwaymen refused to strike, a* requested by the Socialists, on the eve of the revolt. The station, telegraphs and post office were re-captured from the Socialists
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    • 189 5 CZECHO-SLOVAKfAD VANCE. Vladivostok, July 9. The Czecho-Slovaks, under General Dietrichs, after disarming the Bolsheviks h»-ie, m r ved westward, «nd encountered in rear of Nikolaievak, a large force of Austrian and German prisoners and Bolshevik troops. The battle resulted in a heavy enemy" defeat, with big losses. General Dietrichsifoccupied
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    • 97 5 COMMITTEE’S RECOMMENDATIONS. London, July 8. The Premier’s Committee of six members of the House of Commons, who have been investigating the alien question, recommends Immediate internment of all male enemy aliens over 18, unless there is medical or other definite cause for exemption. Repatriation of women of enemy
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    • 81 5 AN APPEAL TO THE NATION. New York, July 10. The Catholic War Council has issued a call, Fight and Pray,” signed by the American Cardinals. It declares that all American Catholics are enthusiastically working for the prosecution of the war. If the nation fight like heroes and pray
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    • 56 5 DINNER AT THE PALACE. London, July 10. After a v'sit to the western front of all the Dominions’ representatives, the following dined with Their Majesties at Buckingham Palace to-night Sir Robert Borden, Messrs. Massey, Cook, Smith, Meighen and Calder, and the Maharaja of Patiala. The remainder will dine
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    • 44 5 ENEMY OFFENSIVE EXPECTED. London, July 9. A Turin message eajs General von Ludendorff recently visited the Trentiuo and ordered preparations for a new Austrian offensive to be hastened. Large Austrian reinforcements are concentrated at Innsbruck and Trent. The Swiss frontier is closed.
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    • 88 5 THE ALLIED ADVANCE. London, July 9. An Italian official report says: The Albanian action continues. On the left wing, after artillery preparation, in which British monitors effectively participated, our infantry from the Lower Vcjussa carried, after a bitter struggle, heights between Levani and the Pojani Monastery Meanwhile our cavalry
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    • 77 5 London, July 9. The court-martial of Lance-Corporal Dowling has concluded in London. Ac cased did not give evidence, but his counsel addressed the Court. The findings will be promulgated in due course. Tbe charges were that while a war prisoner in a German camp at Limburg, he
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    • 35 5 NO RE-EMPLOYMENT. London, July 8. In the Reichstag, the War Minister, General von Stein, said Germaby had accepted the conditions whereby exchanged British, French and German war prisoners would not be re-employed.
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    • 29 5 MR. CLYNES PROMOTED. London, July 9. The Press Bureau states that Mr. J. R. Clynes ha? been appointed Food Controller, in succession to the late Viscount Rhondda.
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    • 76 5 REPLY TO IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. London, July 9. Replying to the address of congratulation from the Imperial War Conference on their Silver Wedding, testifying to the constant and increasing aff crion of the people at home and overseas, Their Majesties say no congratulations have been more warmly
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    • 60 5 IMPROVING RESULTS. London, July 9. In the House of Commons, Sir Leo Cbiozza Money said tbe results of ocean convoying of merchant ships continued to improve. Over 30,500,000 Allied and neutral gross tonnage had been convoyed homeward since June, 1917, with the loss of 1-31 per cent. The homeward
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    • 58 5 London July 10. Mr Lloyd George, speaking at a House of Commons’ dinner in honour of the Rev Doctor Jowett on his return from America, said he was more confident to-day than he had ever been in the issue of the war, one reason being the app< arance
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    • 25 5 Madrid, July 9. As the first application of the Espionage Law, tbe Ministry has prohibited the publication of news of movements of merchantmen.
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    • 20 5 London, July 8. Sir Basil Zaharoff has given £25,000 to establish a Professorship in Aviation in London.
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    • 17 5 London, July 6. The silver market is quiet. London, July 8. The silver market is steady.
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    • 189 5 HEROIC DEEDS. London, July 7. The London Gazette announces awards to tbe Indian Army as follows: Bar to Distinguished Service Order Lieutenanut-Colouel G A Beatty. When the regiment to which he was in support was held up in tbe attack, he led his regiment forward at the
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    • 77 5 “OBSERVER’S’ COMMENT. London, July 7. The Observer says the p licy of bold but balanced reform of Indian government now revealed is a great project of timely creative statesmanship, in true succession to our best achievements in harmonising the Empire and literty. Its adoption in its main lines
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    • 40 5 INVITATION TO ROOSEVELT. London, July 9. Colonel Arthur Lynch has written to Colonel Roosevelt inviting him to Ireland to help in recruiting. Lynch says he would like Marshal Joffre and a contingent of French herots to visit Ireland.
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    • 59 5 London, July 9. The Admiralty reports that a Bri ish submarine patrolling off the East Coast was attacked in tbe afternoon of July 6th by five enemy seaplanes with bombs and machine gun fire. The submarine suffered only slight damage, and was towed back to harbour by
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    • 45 5 Melbourne, July 8. The Minister of Customs allows the importation of Java and China teas on the basis of 50 per cent, of the 1916 cargoes. Importation was prohibited 18 months ago with a view to promoting the consumption of Indian tea
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    • 33 5 New York. July 9. The island of Guam was swept by a typhoon on Joly 6th. The loss of life is small. Much property was destroyed and crops devastated.
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    • 276 5 [Havas Teleoramh.] Paris, July 9.—The “Times” correspondent at Tangier says a series of good crops in tbe French Protectorate of Morocco culminated this year in a superla tively fine harvest, from vast wheat, barley and bean fields. All this grain will increase the French supply. The correspondent
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    • 118 5 STATEMENTS IN REICHSTAG. Amsterdam, July 8. In the Reichstag,. the member of the Centre Party, Herr Matzinger, drew attention to tbe grave food situation. The Socialist, Herr Weaes, said certaia circles, including the Kaiser, had no idea of the misery of the masses, 47 per cent of
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    • 30 5 Copenhagen, July 9. The Wolf Bereau reports that the Kaiser has accepted Barun Kaehlmann'a resignation. H Baron Hintze, the Atnbassadar at Chris* tiania, is mentioned as bis successor.
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  • 37 5 RE-EXAMINATION. [Fbom On* Ovm EoaainrosDKNT. At. fa ,Singapore,[July 11. j Airmen > who iwerejplacedi in categories J “A.’’ •TB and “gD ißill, are required to]submit|themselves for re-examina-whenjtheyi must appear I the (Board.} ft**»--' Sj
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  • 154 5 The fourteenth annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Tanjong Pinang Ice Co Ltd. was held in the offices of the Company, No. 9 Beach Street, on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Cheah Tek Thye presided, and the others present were Messrs A Stephen Anthony, Jules
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  • 135 5 This evening the patrons of the above theatre will see two more episodes of that amazing film Red Ace in which Marie Walcamp surpasses herself for daring. Undoubtedly this actress takes her life in her hands in her effort to give effective chase of the German spy
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  • 81 5 An ordinary meeting of the Penang Municipal Commissioners was held in the Municipal Chambers on Tuesday afternoon. The President (Mr. W. Peel) presided and the others present were Messrs. C. E. Craig, A. M. Goodman (Protector of Chinese,) Quah Beng Kee, Che Wor Lok, L. M. Bell (Municipal
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  • 58 5 A farewell Hunt Glob tide will be given on Sunday 14th ins* in honour of Mr. W. Peel, who leaves for Singapore next week. Meet at the junction of Scotland and Western Roads at 7 a. m. and finish at Dilwara where Commander and Mrs. Macintyre will
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  • 40 5 Information has been received from the Postmaster-General, London, that letter mails containing letters, printed papers etc., which reached the General Post Office, London for despatch between 19th and 27th June have been lost at sea through enemy action.
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  • 61 5 The Band will play tbe following pro* gramme of music at the Golf Ciab from 5-45 p.m to-day:— 1. Selection Duchess of Dantzic ...Caryll 2. Two Step Merry Mitzi ...Anthony 3. Selection The Yeomen of the Guard ...Sullivan 4. Waltz Dreaming ...Joyce o. Polka Pliny Come Kiss
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  • 1320 6 “M.M OFFICIAL INQUIRY In the Senior Magistrate’s Court, Kuala Lumpur, the official inquiry concerning the death of Mr. J. W. C. Ellis, Acting Deputy Controller of Labour, F.M.S., Kuala Lumpux, was commenced before Mr. A. W. Just, Senior Magistrate, with Mr. J. McCabe Keay, D.P.P., Selangor,
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  • 229 6 H E, thej Governor, Sir Ar hur Young, writes to the Singapore papers You kindly inserted a letter of mine, dated June 6, with an impressive appeal from the DirectorGeneral of the British Committee of the French Red Cross asking for the support of the people of
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  • 180 6 The following are the Orders of t v e Day,” for the meeting of the Legislative Council < n Monday next July 15, at 2.30 p.m.:— 1. Motion by Mr. Darbishire That th s Council is of opinion that the publication of enemy communiques in the Press <
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  • 154 6 The first train of the new bi-weekly service Bangkok Noi to Padang Besar lef., Bangkok Noi on July Ist at 7 a.m., says the Bangkok Tinies.” Under happier circumstances probably the occasion of the formal jinking up of the F.M S, and Siamese systems would have been
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  • 406 6 MORE CHEERFUL ATMOSPHERE.” Messrs. Baker Morgan and Co., Ltd., reported on Saturday as follows Rubber has been dull during the week, though steady, and, at the commencement, there was an improvement in Tin, which, however, has been barely maintained during the last few days. The general
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  • 276 6 .—“M.M.” In the Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur, on Friday Air. Justice Earnshaw sat to hear criminal appeals, Air. McCabe Reay appearing to uphold the convictions. Before Mr. J. E. Kempe, Magistrate. Klang, some time last month, a Tamil named Sathaisvan, the owner of a small estate beween Klang
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  • 369 6 Ihe Burmese say this yeer’s mango crop promises to be a large one, a correspondent writes. A trader in fruit informed me that the market price in villages about a day’s journey from Rangoon for half ripe fruit is Rs. 5 per thousand, whilst from Rs.
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  • 713 6 Air. C. Alma Baker, Honorary Organiser Malayan Air Squadrons’ Fund, addressed the following appeal from Sydney on 31st M av 1918 y The Kaiser’s Dream of World Domination To the Non-Combatants of Malaya. We are contemporaries during the greatest crisis in our history, when the very
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  • 301 6 Shanghai papers bring the details of thd murder of Mr. John Wason Laidlaw at Wuhu in the early morning of June 17. The remains were brought to Shanghai for burial. Ali< Laidlaw’s death was tragic in the extreme. At two o’clock on Monday morning
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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    • 94 6 You and Everybody W SUFFER FROM Rheumatism,, Neuralgia, Gout, Soreness, Stiffness, Lumago, Pleurisy, Headache, Toothache, and all bodily aches and pains should use LITTLE’S ORIENTAL BALM Mr. J. Vince of No. 20, Nelson Square, Burnley, says; —Having suffered from Rheumatism in my knees for two years and Neuralgia in my
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  • AHEAD OF THE MAIL.
    • 109 7 A Decisive Rele. London, May 24. —The French Parliamentary aviation group has adopted a resolution expressing the belief that aerial operations will play a decisive role in obtaining victory, also that th Allies have sufficient machines, and are obtaining an overwhelming superiority in the air. It
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    • 138 7 At the annual meeting of the Overseas OJub a cheque for £13,500 was presented to the Air Minister, Sir William Weir, that sum having been subscribed by the Overseas Club and the Patriotic League for the purchase of aeroplanes. Sir William Weir, in accepting the gift,
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    • 131 7 London. May 25.—Madame Mort, a Frenchwoman, has been sentenced to death in Paris for espionage, and her son, aged 17, has been sent to an industrial school for five years. The mother tried to get the boy into the aviation service in order to convey information
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    • 120 7 Capetown, May 29.—1 n connection with the recruiting campaign, the Governorteener al telegraphed to the Imperial Government, asking whether, in view of the pressing need of men and the urgent requests from eligibles employed in the gold mines that they be allowed to enlist, the Government
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    • 108 7 London, May 28.—Reports from Zurich state that some German newspapers are violently attacking the military inactivity of Turkey and Bulgaria. They state that German military circles are seriously concerned that the latest inactivity hides- deeigwe afpffins the Central Powers, hence the negotiations for a closer
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    • 98 7 London, May 30. —A message from Athens states, upon credible information, that the present condition of affairs in Turkey is lamentable. Epidemics and famine have caused wholesale deaths, and the population is depressed in consequence of the British successes in Mesopotamia and Syria. The Turkish Minister
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    • 83 7 Washington.—Rear-Admiral Cleaver says The United States has a large number of first-class battleships preparing to take their place along side the British ships for a highseas engagement with the German fleet. Word reached the British navy chiefs a few days ago that the German battleships
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    • 69 7 London, June 4.—The Vienna correspondent of the Berliner Tageblatt states that there is extreme uneasiness in German political circles over the constant mutinies among the Slav troops behind the Austrian lines. Their victims are nearly always German officers. The mutineers entrench themselves in towns or in the
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    • 205 7 London, May 24.—The Pall Mall Gazettf? claims that it has the best authority for stating that astounding evidence exists concerning the pro-German plot of the Sinn Feiners, fully justifying the arrests that have been made, but the publication of the evidence, it is added, would affect the
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    • 76 7 London, June 3. —The Dublin correspondent of the Daily News states that all women in Ireland have been asked to sign a solemn pledge on Sunday next, the festival of Saint Columcille, that they will not fill the places of men deprived of work through refusing compulsory
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    • 202 7 Paris, May 24.—Captain Mathieu, formerly General Sarrail’s orderly officer at Salonika, and Sergeant Paixseilles are being tried by court-martial on a charge of having livulged confidential documents. The trial is proceeding in camera. The prosecution states that certain documents which were handed to ihe Bonnet Rouge”
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    • 215 7 New York, May 23.—Mr. W. R. Thayer, a leading American historian in a letter to the New York “Times” discloses, on authentic information, the fact that Prince Lichnowsky, the former German Ambassador to Great Britain when leaving England after the declaration of war against Germany, said
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    • 175 7 London, May 22. —The Petrograd corresponden of the “Daily Express” states that the Bolshevists celebrated Russian May day as a festival of victory over capitalism. The celebrations were of a very strange character. They included daubing the Marinsky Palace, the Winter Palace, and the Government officers
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    • 65 7 Washington, May 25. —Word has reached Washington by wireless from Russia that a German division at Dvinsk mutinied when ordered to France. The regiments held a meeting of protest against the continuance of the war and the inaction of their commanders. The mutiny was suppressed, an 80
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    • 156 7 A Twenty-Four Hours’ Rehearsal. London, May 30. —The War Office and the Ministry of Laboui' have conducted a 24-hour rehearsal of a dispersal scheme, whereby troops are to be brought not to their i-egimen-tal depots, but to a dispersal station nearest their future home, for the resumption of
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    • 172 7 Washington, May 23.—The War Department of the United States has announced that after Ist July all loafers and men between the ages of 21 and 31 years who are not engaged in useful occupations must engage in useful war work, or.be drafted into the army. The
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    • 166 7 London, May 23. —The newspapers accept the submarine statistics as definite evidence that piracy has failed. U-boats are being sunk faster than they are being built. The Daily News” points out that the sinkings for April, amounting to 305.102 tons, are hardly more than a third of
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    • 104 7 Mr. Cyril Brown, the correspondent of the New York World at Amsterdam, says the Berlin Local Anzeiger has published an interview with the Kaiser, who said We shall accomplish our task oq the West front. This is surer to-day than ever. We know the enemy to the
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    • 53 7 London, June 3. —Following the Government’s instructions, the banks are not allowing more than 3 per cent, interest on deposits, thus forcing many depositors to invest in the war loan. The scheme particularly affects dividends aggregating £50,000.000, which were paid out to 1.600,000 holders of war loan
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  • 26 7 The following undelivered cablegrams are lying at the office of the Eastern Extension Australasia <fc China Telegraph Co Ltd Hapwhat; Foshin Yeichipooh Coney Swekyin.
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  • 27 7 Mr. J. R. Clynes, Labour M.P. for North-East Manchester, who has ben appoin’ed Food Controller. He had been Parliamentary Secretary to the Foud Ministry.
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  • 597 7 MANY NEW GERMAN TRICKS. With the American Army in Fnance, May 6. —Th-’ Germans introduced gas warfare, forcing modem soldiers to wear gas masks. Now after the use of masks has proved an effective weapon against gas he is using a new weapon to force the
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  • 205 7 In connection with the recent Reuter telegram the following, dated Amsterdam, April 28, is explanatory: Every effort is being made in Berlin to minimise the disastrous effects of the PanGerman allegations against the Foreign Minister Baron von Kuehlmann. The latest version of the scandal denies
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  • 220 7 B. D. Mail A cise is reported from the Hua Lampong district of Siam on the 29th ult, of a man being killed through swallowing a fish. The man, a Chinese rikisha coolie, was, with others, engaged in catching the fish of the pereh variety, known
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  • 60 7 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list:— Yesterday. To-day. s 2 F SHARES. -2 S SQ vi M ao Mining. AmpangK $9.50 $9.75 Asani K. 28/6 29/6 Bangnon V 4/6 3/6 3/6 3/- dis Deebook 17/- 17/6 17/6 18/- cum K. Kamunting
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  • 166 7 The following are additional rubber outputs for June Bandar Sumatra lbs 37.887 Bukit Jelotong 8,132 Consolidated Malay 61,470 Chulsa (Selangor) 12,000 Eastern Sumatra 30,828 FM S Rubber 28,100 Glen Bervie 20,779 Henrietta 28,100 Johore t 79,519 Jelebu Syndicate 22,047 Kapayang 15,854 Laras (Sumatra) 26,212 Langkat Sumatra 29,000 Lankat
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  • 266 7 What can only be characterised as a most daring attempt at daylight robbery was perpetrated on an European lady on Eowen Road, Hongkong. The lady was walking along Bowen Road, and had reached a portion of the road where house construction is in progress, near the
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  • 317 7 s.—“ M.M.” In the Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur, on Friday last, the July Criminal Assizes were concluded before Mr. Justice Innes, Acting Chief Judicial Commissioner, with the D.P.P, Mr. McCabe Reay for the prosecution. The last case on the list was that of Tan Choon
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  • 23 7 The second race viz.—loo yards handicap in the Gibbons Cup Competition, will be held on Sunday morning, the 14th instant.
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  • 220 7 The result of the Club Shoot held yesterday was as follows Deliberate at 200, 300 and 500 yards at Cla s Firing targets. H.P.B 105. Sgt EW F Gilman H’cap .37 made 94.29 F N Syer .65 94.15 Pte R A Hunt .43 93.60 L/Cpl G
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  • 83 7 The Tokyo Aldermanic Council recently decided to present to His Royal Highness, Prince Arthur of Connaught, two swords of ancient make. The bigger one will be a rare sword made by the famous swordsmith Gassan and decorated with gold. The smaller sword is also of
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  • 61 7 A Peking telegram states that the Chinese Government is demanding $16,000 per case for the opium it proposed to re-sell, and in addition a royalty of 12,000,0(0, but the Medicine Manufacturing Co. will not agree to these terms. The Government therefore proposes to establish an
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  • 333 7 Commerce.” July 14. Penang Swimming Club, Gibbons Cup Competition. July 21.—P.V.R.C. Shoot (Rapids). July 23, 25 and 27.—Penang Races. Our soldiers in India have adopted a remarkable method of catching fish for the pot.” An ordinary marble-necked empty bottle (such as is universally used for lemonade and kindred
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  • 128 7 PBWANt*. July 11, 1918 (By Courtesy of the Chartered London Demand Bank 2 4 3/32 4 month» 1 sight Bank „2/4 13 32 f 3 Credit ...2 4 5/8 3 Documentary ...2/4 21/32 Oalcutta Demana Bank Rs. 3 days’ sight Private Bombay Demand Bank I Moulmein Demand Bank o
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