The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 26 April 1917

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    15 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1917 No. 1,552
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    CONTENTS.
    276 1 LEADERS PAGE Kie!d Warfare at last 257 Flow America can aid 257 tiai jailing m Malaya 258 The ii^^ French attack 258 hoe? Hiudenburg look East.' 258 F M S Premium liondfl 258 Hems Education Problems 25 rermr.ny'g internal troubles 259 Rubber growing m Dutch Indies 259 Bad School
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    EXCHANGE.
    51 1 X'.tK "p.d v? to April 25. fcvi 24$ ♦r-t? 2 4} F».>»4. i 1 1 tn c 2 4 29-32 Ft*nc« aamand Bftr.k 819 lidia T. T. Hosai-;:<3 f.jxaU 2%Prero jJsro^r.d lOtt •'•a itMßi I** t>.Libcy faa Ned 85i BVfHatM, B*Bl Buytng |B.ft4 5. F.ate 5% Lji*(2'jn 87 a
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      BIRTHS.
      44 1 Landon.— At Koala Lump nr, on 17th April, the wife of J. M. P. Landon, Cluny Eatate, Blicu Kiver, of a daughter. Parker— On April 19th, at the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, to Mr. and Mrs P.R. Parker, of Bentong, Pahang, a daughter.
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      MARRIAGE.
      26 1 Farquharson- Miller. —On the 19th inst at St. Joseph's Churcib, HongkODg, GORDON Ewart FAfcyUHARBON of Aberdeen and Singapore, to Eleanor Frey Miller of New York.
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      DEATH.
      17 1 Logan.— At Shanghai, on 12th April, J. H. Logan, formerly of the Chinese Protectorate, Penang.and Singapore,
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    THE WEEK'S NEWS.
    273 1 An outward mail arrived on April 18 with dates to March 8. There hnve arrived m Singapore two Frenchmen from Malaya who have come frcm the front on leave. They are M Henri Fauconnier and M Jean Chaffanjon. His Excellency the Governor, m saying goodbye to the
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    PRODUCE
    137 1 April 25. Tin (100 tons' $104 00 &un»lwi 16.00 <*•:-*»** «<M No, 1 26.25 CJ«mkio» Ca*» Mo, 21.00 r»u :-j,».n fttftcl S uore 30.25 e-p*<. ••'•»*:u f»i*' 88.00 > r-it-s-a "*l9 10 tb« tl 42.00 tmt 80 lo lfc« It 52.C0 (fiandaJ 80.00 ■.v.v'n (Ambolnaj com. Oo9m U'V BteekJ
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    Field Warfare at Last.
    559 1 *~r" fi Pact* r. tmtiWMm "wiv. J— .!»-> iv: v.'i- fts"* V* f-<*.'' %w« m Mr s flrttw pnnpli i.*4*^. April 20. There is plenty of evidence that trench warfare m the west is to a very considerable extent over. The accounts of the fighting on
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    How America Can Aid.
    489 1 The American people themselves appear to have a much more sane idea of the measure of assistance they can afford the Allies m the prosecution of the war than have some enthusiastic writers m England, \?ho appear to regard the war as being won by the
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      135 1 sui.M riben to 11m SiMgapore Free Press" a««!;iv rctqmtag Iran Europe to the Straits hy any ot" the mail lines, are invited to send lo Ike Manager the name of their steamer an-J 4 arrival ii> Singapore. Copies will then by mailed to meet tin m at various ports of
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      32 1 H. S. KIRWAN Dairy- njan and Fodder Coctracior. Fresh MiU 20 ctn. per pint (cheaper than tinned milM. Pest quality HorBt> Food, Harness iepairs, Hiding lese*,ns etc. Temporary telephone Office, No. 377
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    Gardening in malaya.
    513 2 Gardening in Malaya. April 21. There is room, and we may say real need, for a popular manual of gardening for lfal :••'>• The artiele3 we from time to time publish on flower.l suitable for gardens here, have boon copied ex tenaivcly into almosl r-very paper m t'-is pan of
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    The New French Attack.
    421 2 The attention the German communiques pay to the great battle which is iereloping n\on?, tbe iiao from east of So; -sons to Auberive m Champagne, would m itselfbe sufficient evidence of tbe importance of the French, move without the additional information which is accorded by the
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    Does Hindenburg Look East?
    599 2 April 28. The Russian General Staff publishes the information that the Germans are collecting number! of ships, transports and men of war, with the supposed object of making a descent upon the coast of the Gulf of Finland and taking the Russian right m flank, intending
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    F M S Premium Bond.
    448 2 F M S Premium Bonds. If the Straits Government contemplates any scheme for issue of premium bonds, which it m<iy not after the recent public utterances against the spirit of gambling, it will find itself once more behind the Fair, for the Federated Maiay States have started a scheme m
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    Home Education Problems.
    805 2 Apri; 21. They are not waiting at Botne < c the dove to come back tackling the educatioa question ib( y well know that even i! been no setback owin- ti tbt there loomed up O ro tr«« i practical piob;ems m indu economics that *on!d I
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    GERMANY'S Internal Troubles
    870 3 April 25. The prominence given m recent tele grams to certain events m Germany calls for an 6ttim>tn of the general position before pi/icing any hopes on internal troubles m the enemy country doing more than slightly help the Allies m seeming victory. There are two aspects
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    Rubber Growing in Dutch Indies.
    359 3 An extract published m these columns recently on the growth of rubber cultivation iD the Dutch East Indies has led a reader to forward us figures showing very accurately the number of estates and their area which ware under development at the end of 1914.
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    Bad School Hours.
    737 3 April 26. Such a Urge question as the introduction of Summer Time m Europe could hardly have been expected to be settled without some differences of opinion. The old-fashioned and those who are born objectors naturally found fault. Some real cases of inconvenience arose, as for instance
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    The Arras Battle.
    369 3 The second battle of Arras is now raging on a line varying from seven miles east of Arras to fourteen miles east of Peronne, the action thus still conforming to the pivoting movement of the last German retreat. The length of tho lino is over twenty five
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    Thursday, April 26, 1917. MESOPOTAMIA'S PROBLEMS
    1400 4 Thursday, April 26, 1917. MESOPOTAMIA'S PROBLEMS la no other theatre of war are military operations bo completely at the mercy of the country's natural conditions, climatic aud physical, as m Mesopotamia. Here, we have a vast plain of alluvial clay, entirely unrelieved by a single natural eminence of any importance
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    BREACH OF PROMISE
    103 4 The Chief Justice, Sir J Bucknill, k c, gave judgment m favour of plaintiff m a case m which Miss C Cardoza sued Mr J R Buttery on Tuesday for breach of promise. The engagement only lasted from Feb ruarytoJune, 1916. A counterclaim for jewellery was dismissed.
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    BARLOW'S PRODUCE REPORT.
    127 4 Rubber. Singapore, April 25. The quantity catalogued for this week's auction amounted to 922 tons. The prices for most grades were lower, following weaker advices from London, but there was a good demand at the lower level. Ribbed Smoke Sheet and Fine Pale Crepe sold up to
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    FOOTBALL.
    57 4 The Sea Defences had an easy win m the League over the Wireleas on Tuesday evening, the match being played on the SCC ground. The first half saw fairly even play with only one goal Bcored, but m the second the Wireless fell off considerably. Tha Sea Defences at
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    THE WEEK'S WARKING.
    1151 4 THE WEEK'S WARRING. [The dates given are those of the despatch of the telegrams from London.] April 16 (continued). Germans describe Aiene battle as one of greatest inward m world's history. Admit their positions were levelled, rendering our obstinate defence no longer possible," and declaring their object to be, even
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    297 4 At the annual meeting of the Shanghai Stock Exchange the members unanimous ly decided to donate Tls. 1,000 to some of the war funds. At Manila, on April 4, the flag cf Admiral A G Winterhalter, U S N, wae hauled down on the flagship Brooklyn. Admiral Winterhaiter wae relieved
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    AMONG THE ANZACS.
    1087 5 By Flood and Field. Laet time I visited the island, not a r month ago, the river ran so low that tbe I pleasure steamer was unable to make her I c wa y up to the landing stage passengers j had perforce to be landed at
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    QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.
    275 5 Commercial and Industrial Policy. Sir J D Rees asked the Secretary of State for India whether he can give the House, orally or otherwise, any information regarding the action the Government of India id taking aa regards a post war trade poiicy, particularly as regards the participation
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    435 5 Hongkong L'oiversity benefits by two fine donations of 150,000 each from Chinese gentlemen, towards a School of Tropical Medicine, and a School of Pathology, to be built immediately and named after the donors, Mr Ho Kum Tong and Mr Chan Kai Ming. Mr CE Winter, the popular member of the
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    FROM THE FRONT.
    620 5 Two Frenchmen from Malaya have arrived from the front, on a well deserved holiday. One is M Henri Fauconnier, of the Plantations Fauconnier and Posth, Kuala Selangor, from which not less than ten employees are at the front, one of them haviug been killed, M Frank Posth,
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    250 5 Mr James McCulloch, a member of the reporting staff of the Hongkong Daily Press, died suddenly on April Bth. He was 53 years of age and bad only been m Hongkong for six mouths. Appealing unsuccessfully for exemption, a naturalised German hairdresser told the Law Society Tribunal that his staff
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    TRAPS FOR U B ATS.
    373 5 TRAPS FOR U B OATS. French Story of How They are Caught. The British have captured an importact number of email submarine craft m their nets," writes M Raymond Lbstonnai, m the Illustration," who is quoted by the Paris correspondent of the Daily Express." The writer explains that there are
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    FIGHT ON AN ENGINE.
    210 5 An Extraordinary Affair. An extraordinary affair occurred on Saturday morning at Seremban station. The 8 o'clock train for Port Dickeon had just left tbe platform, and had proceeded some fifty yards, when it wae pulled up. and passengers locking out saw a man lying on tho
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    251 5 Reports from London state that Marshal Mackensen haa arrived at Constanti nople for the purpose of reorganising the Turkish Army. Mr H P Clodd is going Home on leave shortly. Mr X C Kay, of Meaere Fraeer and Neave, is leaving for Home soon to join up. (M M.) An
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    Friday, April, 20, 1917. DEPARTURE OF THE SHROPSHIRES.
    391 6 On April 14 the following command order vrrro published. The General Officer Commanding ie coinm mded by H(i Excellency Jhe Co nor and Commander- in Chief press bit lure at having seen the I*4 rh 'the ropehire l*!;?h I itry) on 5
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    THINKS FROM THE SHROPSHIRES.
    201 6 Mr* Nicholson ha* received the follow ing vety charm icg letter addressed to The Committee of the Soldiers and Sailors' Recreation Club m cuaneetiou with the Ladies' Committee work on behalf of the Shropsbirei during their Bi:« m Singapore: D«3;ir Madam.— l have hee>i aaked hy
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    90 6 C ipt i! D. .1 late of Kelantan, i a m the Balkans, has been on i asl h > f ci beerfol and al- I in t the country being the L> birds,— woodCol v > duck, partridges, ipe, quail and plover. Captain A W. Torle^ee, who waa em
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    FRASER'S SHARE CIRCULAR
    261 6 Singapore, April 19. b. In r* general survey i>i quotations we Vmd i.r.'.y slight alterations are necessary r i bill our lust week's in-air, up to date. Quit t steady business has been ccdci'.ido. :i Hubber* but oa the wnole sellers an? ii v m evidence, hut,
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET.
    125 6 I auctinn of the Singapore v imbe of Jommtrce Rubber Apeocia- I.i f^-olv \»Cd on Vr»3\]uf»bday atui Yes I \\ien f i^Bre was offered fo<\ phlh •'1 pklfl or 1554,722 Ibi. i Tons 58). I BIOEfI RbAUZBD. The vex'; auction will he held on Wedueudiiy, April 25
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    BARLOW'S RUBBER REPORT.
    195 6 Rl 8888. Singapore, April 19. At tbi* week'n auction the quantity i offered amounted to 690 tous, of which 447 tons were buhl. Iv sympathy with advices from London prices u\l round show a decline, hut at the !o<sor level there was a fairly good demand for
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    GUTHRIE'S RUBBER REPORT.
    139 6 Singapore, April 19. The weel Robber Auction held ye? terday and to day opened quietly, bidding being very Blow, and, thocgii demand improved un Ec went ou, prices show na all round redaction of about pee piku The bigiif s-: paid for Bibbed Sm< d 8b b
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    CONFERENCE OF CLERGY.
    948 6 All the lergy attending the Conference v^r*. present m the Cboir Stalls when Bfattins #a! *hH m tb« Cathedral at 7 40 ye- lay morning. That Service war immediate!] followed by tin* Holy Comma Dion which the Lord BiaLoD wa& the I brant, the Archdeacon of Sinaar
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    MR VIRGO AND THE Y. M. U. A.
    277 6 MR VIRGO AND THE Y. M. U. A. M i*g worl tronti i: 1 B plan i n tl I bM seeu them buildiog for IpcL ed for physical Ji;- I Mr L G t far: Ml tary at Associate of cur ttit anxious to 6ce a sij Singapore. Speaking
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    FOOTBALL.
    37 6 Two bw i fl ti on tht proved toe -0 altho and did wH I I ;u f» ITM Tho BBCwei il.\le llovtrß, n: Bcoring m the Oml naif prised niost t seemed ri^Lt ofl tfc
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      LOTTERIES.
      515 7 To the Editor. Si tt No ends, however just and honourable, can justify means that are wrong, aD d the various pleas and excuses put forth m favour of the War Lottery cannot but be eyed with suspicion. Such is the weakness of human nature that oae wrong often
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    TRADING WITH THE ENEMY.
    183 7 Iv the District Court, before Mr W 1 ir.qham Carter, yesterday, a Kheh named > uiong Tin Fa, of 20 North Bridge rd, was charged thnt on April 2 he did trade with rhe enemy by transmitting to Chop Kee Seng, of Kobe, a sura of
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    78 7 Monsieur J. Deecrequee, of the Tronoh •lines, Ltd., leaves for France this weeh on military duty, I :> Jr A M. Pountney, Collector General las. Straits Settlements, is expect txt week from Singapore. (S. Echo.) pursuance of the arrangement whereby the Supreme Court judges have idertaken seme of the work
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    Saturday, April 21, 1917.
    778 7 The name of Mr Norman Lidstone Lindon is added to the Commission of the Peace for Singapore. Mr H C Davies has been nominated as a person entitled to be examined for a licence as pilot, Pen* The King's Exequatui empowering Mr Heikichi Yamazaki to act
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    CONSULAR FUNCTIONS AND OVERSEAS TRADE.
    362 7 To the Editor of the Times. Sir, Amongst the suggested reforms m the promotion of British commercial in* tercets abroad, there have been strong recommendations made regarding the infusion of a more vital activity m the operations of British Consulates m foreign countries. By way
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    DISTRICT COURT.
    118 7 The Chief Justice (Sir John Bucfcnill, k a), sitting yesterday as district judge, heard the claim of Alex. Williamson, Ltd, against C M van Cuylenberg for *****5 for goods sold and delivered. Mr R Page appeared for the plaintiffs and the hon'ble Mr F M Elliot for the
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    CHAP JI-KEE CASES.
    219 7 THREE HEAVY FINES. Mr C H G Clarke, second magistrate, yesterday inflicted heavy penalties m chap ji koe lottery cases. Lee Kye Kwee was fined $50C, or three months, on a charge of writing lottery tickets on the five foot way at Emerald Hill rd. Half of
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    95 7 No evidence of a cocaine habit among the general population has been found by the Home Office Committee which has been inquiring into the ÜBe of cocaine. It is stated that the outbreak of disease was confined to a small section of Colocial troops and to a number of brokendown
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    CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CASE.
    435 7 The bearing of the case m which charges are made against Teo Swee Hong, a former store-keeper of Caldbick Macgregor and Co, with omission to make entries m an account book with intent to defraud. was continued m the third police court before Mr Mudie yesterday. The
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    A CHINCHEW'S OFFENCE.
    131 7 A CHINCH EW'S OFFENCE. The senior magistrate, Mr W Langham Carter, yesterday imposed a heavy penalty on C L Kwan, the chinchew of the b.s. Hopsang, fining him ISOC and costs, with the alternative of four months' rigorous imprisonment, on a charge of making a false declaration as to the
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    RUBBER IN DUTCH COLONIES.
    146 7 Some Interesting Statistics. A report of the international Association for Rubber Cultivation m the Netherlands Indies estimates tha total area under rubber m the islands of Sumatra and Java at 57,000 acres, about half of the total capital involved being English, the Dutch interest coming next,
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    81 7 The total amount realised by the supertax on tin up to the end of March was $112,586.60. March contributing 548.853.26. At Stonecutters, Hongkong, on Saturday April 7, Lance- Corporal Goodman of the Hongkong Volunteer Reservee. proved himeelf the winner of the open champion shoot for the Governor's cup. with a
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1221 8 Quicquid agunt homines nostri es farrago libelli Juvenal. The opic of the Week has been the tbundtriog blowe struck by the French on the Ai*ne Front. We have to look np the old war mapa to recognise what ie being done and then it can only
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      CHESS RULES.
      281 8 To the Editor. Sir, Can you inform me as to the following rule. 1. In castling the King, is the King placed against the castle or vice versa. 2. Should the King have previously been m check, does this invalidate castling. 8. Should the King or Castle have
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    COAST DEFENCE VOLUNTEERS.
    44 8 COAST DEFENCE VOLUNTEERS. A Gazette Extraordinary issued yesterday authorises the immediate raising of Coast Defence Volunteers "for special services m connection with submarine mines or the management of .steamers, launches boats or other vessels which may be required for the defence of the Colony."
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    161 8 On the morning of April 8, Mr J B Johnson, an officer on the Laishing, was found dead on the floor of a room m the King Edward Hotel, Hongkong, with severe wounds on the throat. The deaths m Singapore during the week ending April 14 numbered 250, giving a
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    CANNAS.
    547 8 It is only within the last 20 to 25 years that the Canna has been appreciated for its brightly coloured flowers as well as for its handsome foliage. Before this its chief attractions were the broad bladed leaves which made it co ornamental a plant m the sub tropical
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    THE LATE Mr MILLARD.
    344 8 We regret to hear that Messrs Donaldson and Burkinehaw have received a telegram from Sir Hugh Fort: "War Office has informed Millard's relatives he has lost his life fighting m France." No particulars are of course available. He was a Major m the 7th Northamptonshire Regt.
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    GERMANS IN U. S.
    155 8 Plot to Destroy Navy Yard London, March 13th— The ,rr several men m Philadelphia. cv ling charge. Bays a New York faj!£ to the Daily News, hue led to the covery of a German plot to attempt th destruction of League Island Kawj y a There
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    KAHPONG KAMUNTING TIN.
    110 8 The report of the directors of this com pany to Dec 81 1916, states that the Company was incorporated oti Nov 24 1916, and entered into possession of the property on Nov 26 1916. After deducting the bums of £1,202. 13s 7d and £938. 15s 7d, the
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    106 8 [Saundera and Macphail'e Daily Kepcrt Fridays Business. Rubber Shares. The market far the commodity is dull with sellers at $160, and generally the share market is also dull with sellers of Tapahs at $20.50, Mer guis 55.20 Lunae *7.80 JeramB*2.ls. Teluk Aneocs at f 12. 80. Malaka
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    457 8 The Lord Mayor of Liverpool suggests Chinese labour for farms so look oat for real China shepherdesses m the meadows and China eggs at breakfast. News was received m Penang on Wednesday morning by I)r and Mrs P St L Lieton, of the death, at the front, of their eldest
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    London Financial Letter.
    1680 9 Kubber Market's Strength Favourite -hnres advances Patalings 800 > dividend Gedong's Progress Johore Robber ;.iLdd Prospects Pegoli Slowing Down. Much 1, 1917. The rubber market hit- developed renewei strength. This is partly due to the etronger commodity market, standard :repe and smoked sbeet being now around 2$J
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    10 9 Col. A. R. Adams left Penang on Thursday for home.
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    Monday. April 23, 1917. JAVA NEWS
    474 9 From Our Own Correspondent The Produce Market. Soerabaya, April 12. Business during the past week has been rather disturbed, and transactions few and far between. Rates generally however remained at about previous week's level. The Rubber Market was somewhat firmer and ready lots were
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    RUBBER FACTORY FIRE.
    136 9 A serious fire occurred on Friday night at a rubber factory belonging to Mr Tan Kah Kee m Sumbaward. The Fire Brigade received the call at 8.23 p.m., and were quickly on the scene with three engines at work. They found the fire well alight over the
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    RESTRICTION OF ALIENS.
    98 9 A Gazette Extraordinary of Saturday contains an amending Imperial Order I dated March 2 let dealing with restrictions on or internment of persons of hostile origin, associations or behaviour. Any naval or military officer may recommend, and the Governor, if he approve, may restrict or intern any
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    COIN EXPORTATION.
    52 9 An Order m Council is contained m the Gazette prohibiting the exportation of S. S. silver coin to the F M S, Johore, Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan, Trengganu, Brunei and Sarawak. But the prohibition ceaEes when the above mentioned countries impose prohibition of export of the ■aid coins from
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    340 9 The following is the report of tne Committee for the year ending January 31st to be presented at the annual meeting on April 27, at 9 p.m., at the SVC Drill Hall The Working Account for the year under review chews a loss of 942.15 ac compared
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    Correspondence.
    80 9 SIR PERCY SYKE'S MARCH. To the Editor. Referring to your ieeue of 16th ia6t, giving Lord Curzon's speech m the House of Lords on Feb 20, could th-3 Library Committee rje influenced to give us bia Persia,' so constantly quoted by M Lieut Colonal Sykes (A 8127 8; comp
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    398 9 Anybody who doubts the energy of the troops m Mesopotamia will surely be utterly confounded by the news, which is taken from an advertisement m the Basrah Times, that it is proposed to start a football league. And this with the hot weather coming on According Mr C W Law,
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    Scottish Letter.
    1652 10 From Our Own Correspondent Edinburgh, March 7. Electoral Reform. Broadly speaking, the report of the Speaker's Committee on Electoral Reform has now received the general assent of all Scottish politicians connected with the Unionist and Liberal parties. Oar leaders m this, as iv other matters, are a good
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    78 10 The Straits Echo regrets to learn that Mr R. Webb, father cf Sergeant Major J, H. Webb, Penang Volunteers, died on March H m Bq(lmmL Me Webb, who was 94 years of a*e, was one of the Crimean Veterans, for services iii which campaign he received theer medals. After leaving
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    CHANGKAT SERDANG RUBBER.
    945 10 PLANTED AREA PROBLEMS. The annual general meeting of the Changkat Serdang Estates, Ltd, was held on Saturday, at the registered offices, French Bank Buildings, Singapore. There were present Mr C Everitt (the Chairman), the Rev N J Couvreur and Meters W H Macgregor aud J Orner (directors-),
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    POSTAGE STAMPS IN CHINA.
    382 10 Writing m tbe Daily Telegraph Mr Fred J Melville, alluding to tbe fact that the British Post Office agencies m Ch«ca (ex cept Wei-hai wei) have for some tirae past withdrawn from the Imperial penny PoB t. age arrangement, points out that they now charge the
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    418 10 Major H. A, Thewles, who served with The Buff* m Singapore and Hongkong, has been given field rank m his regiment, m which he is a temporary lieutenant colonel. He originally joined the army as a private, and served four and a half years m The Buffs before getting his
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    S. L. R A.
    430 11 S. L. R. A. Th>: Apr:! Spoon was bf Mm M^af. don with a nctt sjore of 6^. \.*t .1 r were as follow 150 yds 10IK1B Tot^ 1 with h'c w from Ai'ir star have bot co far oniy Mr 1 received his next month. ol -.'-on vV CO3
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      OUR SAILORS AND SOLDIERS.
      539 11 tOPOSBD !LUI "i THE ;[TOR i > :ar It boa h >me i" 'in f ii tup-.? nppd m m Col a ar.d Soldiers. A place vrhere j be pro ided with indoor com fj: i and ruriiiFgraeots as well as outdoor recreation 8"d no re
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      WAR (INCOME) TAX PROBLEMS.
      92 11 THE EDITOB Q r«pr yoot Bxpla itioDß on il.m V ix m sii Bed Of thP i i r B '.:j!uut MO bfi Will iaV6 11 0 p >..', from Iba md do hi 'of'ai t.:&t thf) rat ftflietsed ted i x v ;ir!: bftt to
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    341 11 .kjjljh Tho Nieuwi \au den Dag is uaea&y rfgarding Germany's scheme with respect to the partition of Belgium, which, the paper holds, is a matter of much concern to the Netherlands, I cause the country to the south of Holland would come under stroug Gtormau inline; c Bbou.i the plans
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    JAVA NEWS.
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    74 11 V 1,780,000 ha< I m J ipan to aid wo laded, f I oiher ib? war i be Aliitd v on* I Ifti t: QDCr Of Mess ol Lodi h buoa v.i d |400 If Mt fan and s. J s >anced m tbe Loll si t ill oh eta
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    Wednesday, April 25, 1917, FRASER & NEAVE Ltd.
    1025 12 Wednesday, April 25, 1917, FRASER NEAVE Ltd. The 20th annual general meeting was held yesterday at noon, under the chair manehip of Mr W H Macgregor, there being present Directors, hon'ble A Hood Begg, J Denniston, hon'ble F M Elliot shareholders, F Adam, H R Llewellyn, J Somerville, W Makepeace,
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    INDO-CHINA NEWS.
    334 12 luame Sarraut, tb9 wife of the Governor General of Indo Chiua, bus sent to Madame la Presidents Poincarw a cheque for 4, G00 francs, handed over to her by M Cuong, m tbo name of Annamite mothers and fathers, to be distributed to the orphans of the War.
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    ACCIDENT IN ORCHARD-RD.
    130 12 An alarming mishap took place m Orchard rd last evening. A horse pulling a victoria took fright near the Asiatic Motor Garage and dashed away at a great speed, ultimately coming to grief m the ditch at the corner of Grange -rd. The horse was so badly
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    LAMENT FOR LOST LUXURIES.
    173 12 Doubts assail the Germans, too, whether the war is worth all the sacrifices it en taile. There is even an undercurrent of Reriousness m this lament from the Vossische Zeitung Oh! ye ancient cake glories whither have ye flown Whore oh where are those sweet objects
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    52 12 Information has been received that His Majesty* Government Lave sanctioned the appointment of a reprefientative of the British Indian Community to be a member of the Legislative Council of Fiji. Badri Mahraj, the gentleman selected, m an ex indentured Indian who went to the Colony m 1890 and acquired considerable
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    BRITISH MAN-POWER.
    243 12 Tbe Gazette contains an Army Council instruction on Classification of men by categories," to take eifect from June let. A. Fit for general service A i for despatch overseas A ii recruits who should be fl *s as soon as trained A iii returned B F men when
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    PERSONALS.
    193 12 Colonel ELK Thackwell, aid, who was formerly stationed m Singapore, has lost his wife, who died At Checter last month Colonel Hanbam, r a A, formerly CRA at Singapore, died at Camberley from illness contracted m the fcervice of his country Lieut. Col. S E Hollond, Rifle Brigade, has
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    MASONIC.
    153 12 The installation for Bro HKW Lobb as Master of Lodge St George, No 1152, took place on Monday, St George's Day, at the Freemason's Hall. The ceremony of installation was carried out by the District Grand Master, R W Bro the hon'ble F M Elliot, m the presence of
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    GERMAN PLOTS.
    91 12 Washington March 10. The Germans sought to involve officers and men of the Peruvian Navy m plots to raid Allied commerce m the Pacific Ocean* British warships seized a German Agent on the high seas m January. They discovered that Peruvian officers were preparing to utilise two submarices
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    101 12 Tbe admirable suggestion that the huge Radical Partr Fund should be invested m War Loan is warmly supported m every quarter except 11, Abingdon street, where the curious excuse is proffered that the aeeets must be kept m a fluid state. Why? The name of Major Jobn Murray Reddie, of
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    TRAINING NOTES.
    474 12 It was fine and pleasant on Tuesday morning, and a fair number of spectators were present to watch the training which included some interesting gallops. J Flynn (trainer and jockey) arrived on Saturday from Western Australia, W j t h the following horses owned by Mr Nicbo las,
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    Y. M. C. A. DEVELOPMENTS.
    117 12 The Hon. Mr Eii Todr Sen has cent a cheque for $5,000 to the Hon Treasurer of the Ipoh YMC A, Building Fond. Thie money will be invested m the F M S War Loan Trust as no building operatic^ will take place until after
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    UNION JACK CLUB.
    43 12 The Hoa Treasurer, Mr A W Vick, Chartered Bank, begs to acknowledge with many thanks receipt of the following contributions to the above Foods Adamsoa Gilfillaa and Co, Ltd *50( E Anderson 10C W P W Ket FJBenton n 56«5
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    31 12 Result of men's monthly rctfdai is follows TMLeitch 93 16 GCullen 82 14 F Trade well 9i 4 H Irving Jones 81 J D Morrison 97 I s
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    104 12 The Italian Government b -.s jus-t al lowed publication of the fact that some months apo three Austrian eubmam the t 7, 8, and fr, which left Po!a wi German crewe, were sunk, says the Milan correependent cf the Telegraph. It is stated that a corporation, w«tb capital of V.6,000,000,
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    TELEGRAMS.
    1612 13 [By Babmmoa Cablt] London, Ar»ril 19. In the House of Commons Mr Bonai Law announced that there would be a secret session and stated that there had recently been loseee of hospital phipa which would be published. Lord Cecil Etatcd that he had no official information showing that the
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    WESTERN FRONT
    5217 13 London, April 18.— The extension of the French attack to Champagne recorded m the midnight communique illustrates afresh the new tactical method already practised by the British at Arras, namely the constant enlargement of the front aB the attack progresses, with great strength on the wings, so that
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    44 15 Songef Ml A Vi if i,.ii UfaMl, AS r, A A i RjOI Kil g, ADi a kled to the icei ta i l .or, cf b •'< li ol pD.'ice. fiie for tbc robben >mpoao onteii i mtd with Urn doof oar others wen
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    42 15 I v < id 0 Mai!, ia well kuown iraki v on of ■.•d to do I :> mmfmion and led iaion oo t miog f i M Jom ai 1 1 h I J:.- i. ?oeali»t, M v rtiI ibalrkiag 11m Kj-,t and
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    WAR NEWS
    3259 15 nrdam, April 18. Count Reventlom rit n the 0 Ziitucg vavns t^i 11. .ir- ;o kiL'ed linj appeals no*/ npearii iv many C?-r>ian newspapers I > i« rri'.orial <• mci 'man victory tht German :rchy r or to a .''gram :i Vi i m lie te^ tbat the
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    WAR ON THE SEA
    1817 16 Washington, April 18. The Navy Department announces the destroyer sighted the submarine running submerged. The latter fired a torpedo, missing the destroyer n.. thirty yards, and then disappeared. This is Germany's first recognition of the exUteur-1 of a Btate of war though it was reported lest
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    P. A. M.
    198 16 From Our Oun Corr upon dent Kuala Lumpor. April 2T Ac the meeting of the Planters Aasocii tion of Malaya, Mr Duncan presiding, thtt was a large attendance. The war' relit* fund at the end of the financial year wa f 73,0C0, and several thousands had beer
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    UNION JACK CULB.
    229 16 We commend to our readers the I oioc Jack Club Scheme, which is m the hudi of a competent local Committee lion Mr W J Mayson Hon Treae. Mr A I VickK The work before the Committee is the conversion of tbe red brick building which stands
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    163 16 Messrs Kennedy Co, (Penanr received advice from Australia by I that the Ratrnt Basin Tin I>r dtfing N L have declared a first interim divide of one shilling per share. The funeral of the late ComrneDdedot Luis Leopoldo Flares, Charge d'Affairs < Portugal, at Bangkok, took plact Windmill Road cemetery,
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