The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 January 1918

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    15 49 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, JANUARY -24, 1918, No 1,591,
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    CONTENTS.
    127 49 LEAOER3. PAOE Russia's Mis government 49 Uie Fighting Frones 49 Labour Common Sense 50 Traffic Difficulties 60 Wf.fk end War News 60 Malaya'a Food Supply 50 War and fhe People 61 Ihe dia I'uited Slates ot Russia 51 POLICE AND COURT NEWB. The Arizes 54,66,61 SPORT. Penwng Races 54,68
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    148 49 Bubscrlberß to the "Singapore Free Press weekly returning from Europe to the Straits by any of the mall lines, are Invited to send to tho Manager the name of thoir steamer and date of arrival m Singapore. Copies will then be mailed to meet them at various ports of call.
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    EXCHANGE.
    58 49 Ousbogkbd nr «o Jan. 28 Baw* 4 fl M 2 49 16 dmnanfi 2-4 816 FV*-*«4* Btedilß 8 tt/l 2 4 1116 France demand Bank 818 \_WBlki T. T. 158 Hr.n.t !»<:<: <*, <Jamtiid 27l%Pteoi Yokohama, damani 107} -7.W K. li.r_iar.A 128 JiWIOK, linmand 66 H-O^EitftjftSi, Bank Boy ing
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    PRODUCE.
    151 49 Jan. 28. Tia (200 tons) M 1188.00 fc.ri* 16.60 C+MBbUs Owl* Ma, 1 VJB.OC tiftl Ci'^B ;>a. I 21.0 C N ffai E-lAck or iin 6 pore 81.00 Psfpes, tWbite lai*) 42.50 mtfß U*o lo fc^e Vfr I r*. nom Nmh_neg4 '.80 k lha it.> norn n IBandaJ norn
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      BIRTHS.
      129 49 Badham-Thornhill.— On November 16th, j at 89, Lower Baggot-street, Dublin, the wife of Major (Acting Li-ut.-Col.) G. BadHaM* j Thornhill, d.5.0., r.a., of a ?nu. PUCKLE— On 18tb November, at 96. Grosvenor square, the wife of Lieuß.-Colou^l V. K. t Puckle, Army Service Corps, of a daughter. Rennik.— On
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      MARRIAGES.
      91 49 Bagot— Harper.-— At St. Mary's Church, Kuala Lumpur, on Jan. 19th, 1918, by the Revd. A. B. Champion, kl. A., Edward Bagot, Assistant Commissioner ot Police, F.M.S. to Ena Gertrude Harper, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs J. Peascod Harper, Federal HIU, Kuala Lumpur. McGuire-Aeria. At the Church of
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    THE WEEK'S NEWS.
    191 49 The last outward mail arrived on Monday Jan 21 with dates to Dec 6th. Thia weekly leaves to day. There passed through Singapore last week, a Siamese Military Mission, fore runners ot an Expeditionary Force of our neighbouring ally, en route for the western front. At last
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    Russia's MiS-government.
    532 49 a«f-. ..J*.?. i\_» ?*#*>".-.'f 7 r ['Jll taAiaM&j ■3^* mmitx "n*.<_% fc*. I *M*V?ia w. 4rVjh '"•=*v*. imUi. Ie v. Lav*. The present government of Russia is m a *fair way to become one of the most stupendous jokes m history. Having started its benevolent scheme of peace
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    The Fighting Fronts.
    621 49 The fighting news m this morning's telegrams appears to be of more importance than the bare announcements indicate. The information from the Italian northern front continues to be extremely satisfactory. The official Italian statemGnt shows that useful work is being done m improving positions south of Col
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      51 49 INSIST ON i Cutler Palmer Go. I Madeira i Recognized as the Best Obtainable only at: SWEE LEE CO. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. 15, Cross Street, Telephone No. 1749. TQ fHOSE HOMLWARD BOUND j CAKPBELL LATHAM ft Co., Uarf Haul Htlitiri TtiUri ftr, COVDUIT BTKBETLONDOH Vt, tf 1 ti. O.
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    Traffic Difficulties.
    770 50 Now that the case m which a motor cyclist was charged with causing the death of a Japanese sailor has been concluded, it is competent to discuss the point involved without prejudicing either side. Much as the death of this unfortunate man is to he regretted, we cannot
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    Labour Common Sense.
    467 50 Jan 19. The speech of Mr G H Roberts, Minister of Labour, comes as a fresh wind to blow away a good deal of mawkish sentimentality and confusion of principles. Mr Roberts m very plain words has stated that as the Germans were instrumental m bringing about
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    Week-end War News.
    1008 50 Jan 21. The week-end land war news is not heavy as to incident, except that the revived power of the Italian armies, assisted materially and morally by their French and British Allies, is shown by the capture of about five hundred men The number is not large
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    Malaya's Food Supply.
    780 50 Malaya' s Food Supply. ottu The Straits Settlements is taking the food question very calmly outwardly, and as far as the public is concerned very casually, though from the report of a meeting of Province Wellesley planters, it would seem that the Government, through the Food Control Committee has the
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    War and the People. jan 23.
    886 51 War and the People. jan 23. •y of gentralt and field miraM and Sea Lords does I y lose them, and it may win them willy silly. It may even show the men the way to win them, but without the men and the j material furnished by other men
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    The dis United States of Russia.
    710 51 Tho Constituent Assembly of Russia has apparently for the present M petered out." The news that ccmcs through is as chaotic as tha state of political par ties m Russia, but ir seems now to be ccming out from all sources, although the Bolsheviki
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    THE FANTASTICS.
    68 51 The Fantaßticß' season at the Alhambra ended m a huge success on Saturday night when every seat m the theatre was sold and many were turned away. The management have however arranged for one rarowell performance to be given to-morrcw night when a special program will be presented,
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    RETIREMENT OF Mr. N. T. GRAY.
    185 51 Mr Norman Tempe6t Gray, Acting State Engineer, Perak, has retired from the Service and leaves Taiping for Australia and New Zealand, thanes tc America and then Heme to England, says th 9 Malay Mail. Mr Gray tnttrid Government service on August; 3rd, JBB9, and
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    110 51 Mr RGA Kerr, «ißsi**tant, Sungei Ctiiaoh Es'ate, Trola^, Perak, has left for Home to join the lmperiai Forces. Territorial troopa serving East of Suez have a very stress claim to t. i war chevron, and (here m some little cling amoug*-t th«m ou tht subject. Te torial troop-, have the
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    A UNANIMOUS OPINION.
    1614 52 The bouse committee of the swell club 'High Life m The East" met once a month m solemn conclave to di§cus§ many thing* pertaining to the earth beneath, bu?. ostensibly to tackle the de lica'e problems relative to tickling tbe palatp, or Makan and Minnm. The last
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    A CHILD WHO DISCLOSED SECRETS.
    166 52 Lye Ah Yok and Lim Sok Kinh, tbe former a Cantonese woman, and the latter her husband, were charged m the district court yesterday with house breaking and the theft of $3 850 m notes, and Jewellery, together valued at $4,908, from the house of
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    MORE ABOUT STRAITS MEN.
    252 52 Mr Vancouver Patterecn. formerly of the Borneo Co. Singapore, was gazatted second lieufc, m the RGA on Nov 18th. By this bo ie at the Front m a siege battery From what he Bays commissions are not now going straight to men giing Home. They have
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    A CIVIL CLAIM.
    129 52 Koh Kuan, a watch muker employed by Mes**ra John Little Co, waa yesterday Charged In the third police court wiih theft of a geld watch vaiued at BUO. Mr J E Cldnam, who is m charge of the watch department, stated accused had f .wo watches for
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    THE RED TRIANGLE.
    43 52 Penang Turf Club Hut. From Our Own Correspondent Penang, Jau 38. The committee of the Penang Turf Club has decided to defray the cost of a YMCA Hut ond a cheque for $5,200 has been forwarded to the Chartered Bank.
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    BARLOWS PRODUCE REPORT.
    95 52 Rubber. The quantity catalogued for thia week's auction was about 1.3. 0 tons. The demand was only fair and prices show a further decline. Ribbed Smoked Sheet. This grade sold up to $94, a <*oc!ioe of $3. Tbe top price vas only psid early m th 3
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    220 52 _m In the district court yesterday, Tan Ah Boey was fiued $250 for concealing opium en board a British steamer. Abdulrahman was yesterday fined $25 by tbe third magistrate, for attempting to land m the Colony without a piespcit. The Rev R J Campbell was on Nov 25 inducted by
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    KUT AND COME-AGAIN.
    385 52 KUT AND COME -AGAIN. In a notice of a book with this title, by Black Tab, appears tbe following. Tbe military value of cheerfulness, one of the British soldier's greatest qualifies, is well illustrated iv thia book. Natbh g eau kill the author's humour so that hs oon trives to
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    DUTCH INDIGNATION.
    422 52 Government Laxity Criticised. Amsterdam. Nov 22. The announcement by tbe German Admiralty of a considerable narrowing of the free area along the Dutch coast has evoked r.ngry comment m the Hanselsblad, which says With astonishing laxity and eighteenth century indifference our Government has afforded its co operation m
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    THE ANZAC.
    1293 53 "The skies that arched his land were blue His bosh born winds were warm and sweet And yet, from earliest years he knew The tides of victory and defeat From fierce floods thundering at his birth To red droughts ravening while he played He learnt to fear no
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    EDUCATIONAL METAPHORS.
    1131 53 Young man," said the sage to an arrog ant youth who bad questioned his knowledge with an air of contempt, I have forgotten more than you are ever likely to learn." This was arrogance too, but venial. It is the fact that m the exploitation of knowledge we
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    SOAP FOR WOUNDS.
    256 53 Effective and Less Painful Than Antlseptlos. The results ot using common 6oap instead cf antiseptics m tbe dressing of wounds m 868 cases are described m the Lancet by two R A M 0 captains. The writers Bay that soap solution dressings clean a wound quickly and
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    DUFF DEVELOPMENT CO.
    632 53 The following was the report of the directors for the 15 montha ended BUt March, 1917, presented to the shareholders at the fifteenth ordinary general meeting of the Company, hell at Winchester House, Old Broad Street, Lonioa, on Dec lt. The directors baring decided to alter the
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    SIAMESE MILITARY MISSION IN SINGAPORE.
    198 53 There has passed through Singapore a Siamese Military Mission, forerunners of the Expeditionary Force of our neighbouring ally, en route for the western front. The Mist-ion comprised Major General Phya Bhijai Janriddh, Lieut Col. Prince Chatramongcl, Lieut Col. Phra Song Suradij, Capt Sai Punnabunn and
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    Friday, January. 18, 1918.
    790 54 Mr A X E Hampshire succeeds tfr Nutl as Unofficial Member of Federal Council. News printing paper at Home has risen 500 per cent m price since the outbreak of war. His Highness the Sultan of Perak has completed hia tour of the Kinta and Batang
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    PENANG RACES.
    294 54 SECOND DAY S RESULTS. From Our Oun Correspondent Penang, Jan 17. Stewards Vase (6 fur) Charles X, 10 5 (Billett) 1 Ma Belle, 10 5 (Kirwan) 2 Dara, 10 5 (Moncrieff) 8. Won by two lengths m 1 m 2 1 J- Dividends, $18; 6 and 16. Civil
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    RUBBER LANDS BILL.
    70 54 From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur Jan 17, At Federal Council to day tbe Rubber Lauds Restriction (amendment) Bill was passed m a much amended form, tbe two unofflcials present, the Hon R Kindersley and A X E Hampshire voting against the measure as quite unnecessary. The
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    WAR LOANS INVESTMENT
    115 54 TRUST. The following are the subscriptions to the end of December. State Applio Sube: Amount Selangor 748 871 $2,179 SCO Perak 567 849 598,740 Pahang 159 97 91,820 Negri Sembilan 158 100 219,280 China 219 138 450,050 Straits Settlements 234 170 112,940 si am 297 94 145,990
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    MURDER OF A MISSIONARY.
    196 54 Aboriginal's Cool Admission. Brisbane, December 2.— At Normanton ou Friday M Burketcwn Peter, Dick and Myall Jimmy, the three aborigines who are charged with the Mornington Island murder.were committed for trial at Cairns for the murder of Rev Robert Hall When asked if he wished to
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    THE ASSIZES.
    772 54 BEVERE REMARKS ABOUT PROCESS SERVERS. Chief Justice's Indignation. At the Assizes, yesterday, summing up 1 m a case m which a Hylam named Goh 1 Kit Joe was tried ou two charges of uttering forged currency notes, tbe Chief < Justice (Sir John Bucknill, k c,' referred strongly
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    34 54 -a*The Australian Copper Producers' Asscciatioa has been formed entirely to control the shipping and selling of copper on aco operative basis. Before the war copper waa sold almost entirely through the German metal ring.
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    FRASER'S SHARE CIRCULAR.
    294 54 Although the commodity remains quiet with an easier tendency since last week's Auctions the demand for all the lerding popular issues has been active and business generally was on a larger scale since our last issue. A much firmer tone prevails iv Industrial Stocka, but there was
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    78 54 The usual auction of the Singapore Chamber of Commeroe Rubber Association was held on Wednesday and yesterday when there was offered for sale 14,155.05 pkls or 1,887,840 lbs (Tons 842.58.) Prices Realized. Sheet Sm. Fine Ribbed $93 to $97 n Good 70 92 Crepe Fine Pale Thin
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    BARLOW'S PRODUCE REPORT.
    159 54 Rubber. Singapore, Jan 17. At this week's sales the quantity offer* ed amounted to 843 tons, of which 4«9 tons were sold. There was a fair demand, but prices were easier m sympathy with the London and New York maikets. Ribbed Smoked Sheet sold up to $97,
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    GUTHRIE'S RUBBER REPORT.
    107 54 Singapore, Jar, 17. The weekly lubber auction cpaned yesterday with only a raod«ra*e demand al reduced prices. The Strongest feature was Fine Pale Crepe which sold up to $104 per picul, a decline of $2. Foe Rib bed Smoked Sheet the highest- paid waa $96 up till
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    79 54 There was great excitement m Tanjong Bungah on Sunday morning says a Penang paper when a huge wild boar, a tutker, suddenly emerged from the jungle on the bill and attacked four Tamil coolies who were working m a plantation. One of tbe men had a leg ripped open, the
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    JAVA NEWS.
    1439 55 Bitteb Tbade Conditions. From Owr Own Correspondent Soerabaya, Jan 10. Since last reporting, trade conditions generally indicate some improvement, anJ m tho last days of the past year and commencement ot the present there has been more activity all round. Kubbar The previous good demand for first grades
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    RAILWAY MISHAP.
    292 55 The Singapore mail train which left Kuala Lumpur on Monday night at 8.80 met with a mishap between Segamat and Genuang by meeting a goode train end on. Fortunately the drivers of both trains were on the alert, and were able to slow down considerably before the collision
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    LATE WAR NEWS.
    822 55 Arab Activity. A cable from Cairo 6ays Arabs attacked the Syrian railway from Diran to Attman between tbe Bth and lUtb November. The train and a bridg-e were destroyed, and tratfic interrupted for six days. On November llth the train m which Djemal Pash.» was travelling to
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    THE WEEK'S WARRING.
    682 55 [The dates given are those of tbe tele* grams from London] dan 8. Whole western front m grip of winter, aud blizzard now raging British artillery m Italy is doing splendid work, and ascendancy m air is maintained. French north of Seieheprey make fine raid, penetrating on
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    Saturday, January. 19, 1918.
    814 56 A n sting of the 8 tral ta Rasing A=?o d*' '.eld m lha Chamber cf Com meres Ponaug, on Tuesday. Tb built In all tho dockyards lo .1 n 1917 which are over I.COO tooa with a U tai fconni i. of B 0( Ie
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    THE ASSIZES.
    1851 56 Gang Robbbsv Charge Dropped. At ths A?.-iz:-s, yesterday, before Mr Justice Ebee:., the pros .cuti :n m thn case of Lee A Tck, ft Caatoneeei on a charge of r*ii.<g robbery near ChatSWOfth rd, broke down, and Mr W H Dioamoro a appearing for tha DP P, j>
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    RUBBER LANDS BILL.
    99 56 Diverse Viewa. From Our Own Correspondent f, Jan 17, The Chamber of Cr 1 a special meeting 'ot II to view of the cable sent tc tl of State for tbe Colonies on the R L\nds Restriction. It resolved thae m view of the extreme importance of
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    Rubber Lands (Restriction) Amendment Ordinance 1917.
    121 56 To the Editor, Dear Sir, —We i booloss era with copy cf a telegram despatched to day to the Secretary of the P If S Chamber ol Com mcrce regarding the f-boveOrd ii oee, and shall be glad if yon c.n bob yom way
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    DUTCH WIRE NEWS.
    115 56 Hague (via Batavia, Nipa service) Jan 17. TLe Datoh steamers Kangsan Riouw, D] ember, Ovarstratsn, Ronggevssn, Ombilen. are to be used for the export Of surar to Briti^i India, 90,000 tons going to Karachi T- a services of the Dutch shipping is heirg scoepted m ex change
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      PROCESS SERVERS.
      205 56 To the Editgr. Sr,—l am glad to BBS thai; the Chief Justice hi»s commeoted, public y ond pointedly, or. a .;tate of affairs which truly calls for sericu en tion—the shortcomings, or worse, of process Bervci-D. I had reason me ago, for ihe Or et and I hops
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    185 56 Inspector C Dyes has been i from the Central Police Station to ths Orchard rd station, rmievir^ I Millar, vvho comes to ths Centi S Mon. Tbe *s3i*.tauce cf the Psoas m ar_y cHU.se Ib so ofc<n accepted i oi course necessitating no express a nf thanks en a.-.y-joe's part
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    THE VOLUNTEER ORDINANCE, 1888.
    515 57 THE VOLUNTEER ORDINANCE, 1888. g B ia ria^e by tho 'ing the Troops, leooy the 0 and 12 of the 1888, :.ce publiahed af a 'iteer rents, ia order shall IB of Training, i follow ing I six >re and Ponang) Parades, I of MusI quarters 80th Sep resp i
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    LATE WAR NEWS.
    774 57 Held up ifl Italy. London, Jan 8.-— it fr ported that eomc enemy forces on tbe i »fao front bays been withdrawn. The .men I was antic:; ated, aa resting t oimunloationfl were Insufficient supply during thfl wint» «=uch bodies o. coops as have boen tt Bern
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1454 57 Quicquid agunt homines nostri est farrago libelli Juvenal Tbe following two little stories from Home are amusing. M When Bottomley came back from France he went to p 6 p lots of people, amongst others Locu G hoi mon deley and he asked it Lord Ch
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    233 57 An emending bill to the Straits Ports Ordinance is publish- din the Giselle. Ib mmke. two trifling .lte,«Uo M. The litt cf Medic il Practitioners under tbs Medical Registration Ordinance is published m the Gazette. Telagremfl from Peking repcrfc tbat no progress ba.c« been made towards a pnace ful settlement
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    Monday, January. 21. 1918.
    778 58 A new office called the War time Ship ping Board bas been established by the Government of Japan as an incident of the operation of the Law for tbe Control of Shipping. The marriage was to be solemnised at St Mary's Church, Kuala Lumpur, on Satur
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    Correspondence.
    495 58 THE TRAFFIC PERIL. lo the Editor, Sir, The remarks made by the Chief Justice, Mr Justice Ebden and Mr Dinsmore at the Assizes, by jourself m yonr leading article to day, and by the public generally for a loDg time past, justify me, I think. m returning to this
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    PENANG RACES.
    251 58 from Our Own Correspondent Penang, Jan 19. There was fine weather and a good attendance on Saturday. Scurry Plate.—Highgate (Redfearn) Walkover. Visitors' Purse RC.—Floradora (Billett) 7.6, 1 Blaok Prince (Southall) 9.4, 2 Royal Plume (Moncrieff) 8.7 and Oh La La (Parsons) 9.12 dead heat. Won by a length
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    61 58 Secretaries Gattey and Bateman. Titi Tin Tribute 313 Battery and Plant 188; total 601 picula. Ng Ah Cheng had a fight with another man and both were arrested. At the station five |1 forged currency notes were found m his possessicn. The fighting case was discharged by Mr Sugars on
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    THE RUBBER(RESTRICTION) BILL.
    850 58 THE FEDERAL COUNCIL DISCUSSION. In the debate m Federal Council on this bill tbe following statement of action taken an the results of the action, v r <~ made. "The Rubber Lands (Restriction) Enactment, 1917, Ameni. neut Bill was reamed m the Committee stage. H E the
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    THE RAILWAY COLLISION.
    389 58 A Passenger's Eiperlencei A passenger, who together with his wif e and child was a p^stenger on Moad-* night's mail train when tha BOllisicn se cu».red, m giving bia experijuces to the Malay Mail growls at tbe lack of food and drink, consequent upon the dining ealooo
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    GERMANY'S REGIMENTS OF SPIES.
    160 58 Another trouble has been the regiments of spies which have been scattered by Germany through tbe northern countries and the explosives which have beeu smuggled into these same countries. For some time the governments of the different States, when a spy was caught, contented themselves with
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    GAS EXPLOSION AT CALCUTTA.
    104 58 Calcutta, Jan 10. A serious gas explosion occurred last evening at 145, Harrison Road, resulting m five persons being badly burnt. The house was occupied by a Marwari merchant, tbe front portion being used as offices and godowns. A little after eight it was discovered tbat
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    106 58 A Vienna newspaper Bays tbat tbe Kaiser intends sending to tbe Pope at Christmas a rare copy of the Old Testa ment produced by German monks m tbe Middle Ages. The death took place on Dec 80 of heart failure, at his residence m Godwinroad, Rangoon, of Mr O M
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    Tuesday, January. 22, 1918.
    783 59 Three weeks' mails arived yesterday, th date cf last lott«ra being Dec Oth. pta u A R Chancellor, Inspector Gen rri l f f Police, S S arrived m Penang ou lay. Xh° Hon Mr Ka Tong Sen did not re* to Kioto With Mr Chung
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    4407 59 Ordinary Meeting, Monday, Jin. 21. Present. H.E. the Governor (Sir Arthur Young g.C.m.0.) H.E. the Genera. Officer Commanding the troops (Major Gen. D H. Ridout, c.m.g.) The Hon the Col. Sec. (Mr F. 8. James, CM o.) Tho Hoa. Att. General (G. A. Goodman.) ii m Act. Treasurer
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    Wednesday, Jan. 23, 1918.
    818 60 There seem to have been at least thirty pieces of German silver waiting for every Judas Iscariot m the world for tbe pat dozen years or more.-- The Ocolo Star, of Georgia, U S A.) Dr Abel Jo^e Fernandes b a*, arrived from Mozambique and ia
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    STRAITS PEOPLE AT HOME.
    748 60 Of Admiral Groome, who has just di is an old reminiscence of the S V a. came out with the Spartan and Aqq1 Q3 a time when there was some likelihood friction with Russia and the vessels pag-,1 throngh Singapore without stopping. SV A were drilling
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      RIKISHA LIGHTS.
      48 60 To thb Editor. Sir,—Courtesy does not appear to be 'Motorist's" strong point. The rule recent ly adopted concerning ricksha lights is the outcome of representations made to tbe Authorities by the Automobile Club ot Singapore long before "Motorist" came on the scene. Yours, One Who Kmowi
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    64 60 The Hongkong and South China War Savings Association announces that all future payments by members will be m vested m sterling m 6 per cent National War Bonds. Arrangements have been made whereby tbe interest accruing on thi m vestments already made m Straits Settle ments War Loan will, until
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    Thursday January 24, 1918.
    580 61 death bas occurred at Home of Mr cb, formerly cf Kinta. Kra Roland Praddell are back thaif toliday tn Hongkong, ri Btn cf Ku\la Kubu is eaid ro*k a very rii i lode m his tin X ching, Itiot the recent c record m the gTnrl
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    JAPANESE CHARGED.
    2184 61 SERIOUS CASE AT fHE AS3IZES. Political Activitieb. At the Assizes yesterday, before Mr Justice Ebden, a case was continued of which we were unablr, through official restraint, to publish tb firet day's pro ceed tog. The story f btt takeQ for the information of „< from yesterday. Four
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    AMERICA AND NETHERLANDS INDIES TRADE.
    151 61 In a compilation by the National City Bank of New York, some surprising figures were recently given showing the expansion of irade between the United States and the Dutch Indies. A record was achieved m the fiscal year of 1917, which showed bigger results than
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    PEEK'S JAVA PRODUCE REPORT.
    355 61 Batavia, Jan 19. Ruhher —First Labex Crepe per half kilo F I.ll*l. Ribbed Smoked Sheet per half kilo F 1. 12}. Outputs (76% Firsts) per half kilo .95. Coffee Robusta ready per pikul Fll, Robusta new crop per piknl F 24. Sugar— 1917 Crop Java Superior
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    TELEGRAMS.
    814 62 [By hut manne C*b!< Rootsr'i S^ry London, Jan 1( a Daily Chronicle any a thot thii w< Convention m reg rcl cri I all Remarl au j groamen ri trcu* aon but I oow en co.: ni fjv the m Tb Daily Now i at at Dal lays that
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    WESTERN FRONT
    892 62 id on, Jan 15. Fiell Mai.-, bai says r rs wa-- tho a a artillery Hre. I jht dropped ol mbs 00 loi •I I■ n idway d od •■■•ix, and a too d two large ons m tbs neighbourhood of Metz. 1 1 considerable anti aii I
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    EASTERN FRONT
    560 62 Londoo, Jan 15. Italian Offi. I. In order to notify our line from n rth ward of Oitaria Illepre to the hei- fl cf tho Oaiillo valley we advanced and gained considerable advantages i<nd dieted heavy Joshes. Wo took prisoner 291, Wl entered enemy treoohei m ihe M*.
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    WAR NEWS.
    5426 62 London, Jan 16.— The Par committee of the Trade Cuion C and the National Executive of our Party iv the course of a mil the .-iussian p9opU doolan a ac j i I al thou 4 ri ditty ti the wai i it til lit! ing tl m
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    WAR ON THE SEA.
    1202 64 London, Jan 16. The Admiralty re ports Arrivals last week 2,1C6 sailings 2,184 six over and two under 1,600 tons Buuk. Five unsuccessfully attacked. Two fishing vessels sunk. London, Jan 16. Tbe Italian report on tanking* is 294 arrivals, 209 departed, Two steamers of cvur 1,500
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    LENIN'S BANK MOVE.
    410 64 £207,000,000 Seized at Moscow, Petrograd. While the political storm continues to rage the apathy of the man m the street grows. The elections for the Constituent Assembly (which is to draw up a Con stitution) begin with 19 parties, includ ing the Universal Association of Internationalist Socialists,*'
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