The Straits Budget, 23 March 1917

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1 9 The Straits Budget
  • 28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.** VOL. LXXI No. 3084 Singapore, Friday, March 23. 1917. ISTAILISNEI OVU HALF A CCNTWY. Price 25 cents.
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  • 163 1 LEADERS— German Retreat 12 Bagdad and Victory 12 Russia's Uprising 12-13 Bapaume 18 Military People 13 Ending Enemy Business 13-14 Local and General Local and Personal 1-2 Baghdad City of Caliphs 2 The War 3-8 St. Anthony’s Bread 8 Singapore Choral Society 8 Crar of Russia Abdicates
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  • 3213 1 au j^. anaua l general meeting of the Straits ot,c Physical Cultnrists was held at their »i._ Kampong Bahru Road, and riffi owin g gentlemen were elected as Chan t y erB or year 1917 President, Tav i? iew (re-elected) vice-president, Thia^ 11 3 ,ow kon secretary,
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  • 1826 2  -  B! Muzunn Could Haroun-ar Rashid havo returned at any timo daring the past two hundred and seventy-nine years to walk about Baghdad in disguise, socking information as to the welfare of his people as was his wont, be wonld have returned to weep at home, for
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  • THE WAR.
    • 2336 3 Reuter's Telegrams. British Advance. STEADILY ENCIRCLING BAPAUME. Signs From Macedonia. Rkutkr’s Telegrams. London, March 14, 11.45 a.m. Field Marshal Haig reports: Our line advanced on a mile and a half frontage south- west and west of Bapaume. We prooressed on a two thousand yards frontage south of Achiet
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    • 862 3 Germans Still Retiring RAIDS IN THE FRENCH ARENA. British War Finance. London, March 15, 11.20 p.m. Field Marshal Haig reports The area of the enemy’s withdrawal has extended south(wards. We occupied trenches on a 2J miles front southward of St. Pierre Vaaat Wood, to the north of Saillisel.
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    • 3245 4 Bapaume Occupied. BRITISH ADVANCE STILL PROCEEDING. Peronne Reported in Our Hands. London, March 17, 12.5 a.m. Field-Marshal Haig roports Tho advance to tho north of tho Somme was continued and wo hold nearly tho wholo of St. Pierre Vaast Wood, also tho tronchos oxtending a thousand yards southward
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    • 1958 5 British Advance. SIXTY FRENCH VILLAGES OCCUPIED. Whole German Line Moving Back. London, March 18, 11.25 p.m. Field Marshal Haig reports We occupied Nesle, Chaulnes and Peronne. We have pressed back the Germau rearguard and advanced several miles, daring the twentyfour hours, to a maximum depth of ten miles,
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    • 3425 5 Where Will Enemy Stand? THE RETREAT STILL GOING ON Scores of Villages Recovered. London, March 20, 12.5 a.m. Field-Marshal Haig reports: Our pnrsuifc was continued. Our cavalry advanced guards are driving back the enemy rearguards. The ground gained is of a depth of two to eight miles. Forty
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    • 3296 7 German Outrages. WELLS POISONED GIRLS ENSLAVED. Imperial War Cabinet. London, March 21, 20 a.m. Field-Marshal Haig reports: Despite less favourable weather, considerable progress has teen made on the greater part of the front of nr advance southward of Arras, and a farther fourteen villages have been cleared of
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  • 178 8 The thirteenth annual report of tho Association of St. Antony de Padua at Singapore on tho Administration of the Fund of St. Anthony's Broad for the year 1916 states: Balance up to Decombor 31, 1915, 15,411.87 received up to December 81, 1916, 12,366.32-17,778.19; expondod in 1916, $2,081.38.
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  • 129 8 The cobo of William Whyte Mathie, quarter* master in the A.S.G., who is charged with cheating the Straits Trading Co., Ltd., in March, 1914, by inducing them to issue a choquo for 94,544, came beforo the third police court on Monday and was transferred to the district
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  • 122 8 Thoro was a good attendance at the meeting hold in tho Victoria Hall on Wednesday afternoon to consider tho proposal to form a choral society for Singapore. Mr. E. A. Brown, tho convonor of the mooting, oxplainod tho proposal and invited suggestions. It waB unanimously deoidod to
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  • 39 8 (The Straits Timos is not responsible for tho opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters must be short and to the poiut. Long, rambling epistles are liable to be rejocted or ruthlessly cut dowu.j
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  • 254 8 To tbe Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—With reference to the important advice from the Crown AgentB published in yesterday’s papers, it is to be hoped that the Municipal official who is responsible for the issue of notices to house-owners requiring them to replaoe wooden bressummera with
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  • 253 8 To tho Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —A month or two ago there was usually to be seen in the streets of this town a man dressed in a khaki cassock giving away papers describing his visions and dreams. He has now been certifiod insane and
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  • 958 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. r —I take the liberty of writing the following few lines regarding this all-important question, and would ask you, should space pormit, to kindly insert it in your newspaper. I suppose scarcely a day passes but what one or another of
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  • 97 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—This morning at about 8 o’clock when cars Nos. 12 and 29 met beyond the Geylang village the former had to go astern in spite of a full load of office kranis and others who desired to reach their destinations
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  • 101 8 Chinese Empire.” To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—I notice in reading through your editorial of to-day that, in writing about tbe severance of diplomatic relations by China with Germany, you mentioned the Chinese I hope this is only'a slin of than intentionally.-lVours, etc P6D ratller Singapore, March 16,1917.
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  • 283 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Si r »—I shall be glad to know whether the Government would assist men to go anS work in the munition factories, or whethet there is a fund available for such a purpose? There are at present a large
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  • 168 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—On last Saturday night I happened to go to the Raffles Bakery in order to quench my thirst. When I bad seated myself a boy came up to me asking me to go to another room. When I asked him what he
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  • 200 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I notice that the Cinematograph Film “The Battle of Somme” will be exhibited at the Victoria Theatre on Monday next. It is stated to be His Majesty’s Govern* ment tonr in aid of war charities. As several questions have
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  • 8294 9 Telegrams. London, March 15, 10.5 a.m. The Tsar has abdicated and the Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch is appointed regentLondon, March 15, 8.35 a.m. Three days’ silence from Russia has been broken by the Petrograd correspondent on March 13, in describing the revolution
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  • 181 11 The Under Secretary, F.M.S., has forwarded the following information to the Malay Mail for publicationA telegram has been received from tbe Government of Madras, dated March 19, to the effect that tbe emigration of Indian labour to the F.M.S. is to be limited to the lowest possible minimum
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  • 162 11 The current issue of tbe Government Gazette contains a list of companies which have been struck off the register under section 253 of tho Companies’ Ordinance, 1915. Those struck off this year are Tho Singapore-Sumatra Timber Co„ Ltd the Pontian Kukub Syndicate, Ltd., Lfiiggeng Tin Prospecting Syndicate,
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  • 460 11 Tho following gentlemen constitute the undermentioned Advisory Boards for the Colony for the year 1917 Chinksk. Singapore.—Chairman The Protector of Chinese, S.S.; Hokkion—Hon. Dr. Lina Boon K«ug, J.P., Messrs. Lee Choon Guao, J.P, Lim PengSiang, J.P., Seet Tiong Wah, J P., Tan Kheam Hock,
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  • 91 11 (From Our Own Corrksi'ondknt Ipoh, March 19. The Times of Malaya is officially informed that the High Commissioner is in correspon denco with the Secretary of State for tho Colonies on the subject of the alienation of State land to foreigners and that until he receives further
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  • 97 11 Mr. 11. Rooser, Adelphi Hotel, baa received, through local Hoad(]uartera, a very graceful letter of thanks from tho War Oflioe, London, in acknowledgment of tho handaomo sum of 9393.50 which he waa instrumental in raiaing for tho benefit of British priaonera internod in (iermany. Cordial thanks are
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  • THE Straits Budget
    • 1122 12 —Straits Times, March 16. We cannot fiod aoy trace of evidence that the last retreat of the Germans on the Sommo was strategic. It seems to have been forced upon tho enemy by the British pressure, which is kept up with splendid persistency considering tho obstacles that have
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    • 1082 12 Straitfl Tim a, March 17. It has rather surprised us to see the depth of tbe impression created by the British success at Bagdad. We remember when Kut surrendered making a remark that of course it would not affect the result—we should got to Bagdad all the
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    • 1088 12 Straits Times, March 19. There are two K reat dao K e„ with autocracy-the one that the M may be a tyrant, the other that be mart" weakling. If be it a tyrant be will certainly be erne! and ambition,, people into desperate adventures with callo" indifference to
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    • 1085 13 Straits Ximts, March 20. The capture of Bapaume produces a renewal of the uneasy feeling with which we Lave viewed the whole of the operations in the West during the past fortnight. It is a precious gain, but it has come so easily that it is hard to believe
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    • 1040 13 serfs of a militarist autocrat. —Straits Times, March 21. Sir Walter Raleigh, the distinguished University Professor, speaking some time ago at a meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute, declared that the Germans aro not a warlike people. He quoted with appreciation the story of an English private who
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    • 1133 13 the pant two and a lialf yi ura. StraitH TiiucB, March 22. The Attorney-General referred on Tuesday with suave good temper to some reoent comments we made on the delay there baa been in winding up the principal German, businesses in Singapore. He referred to our error
      the pant two and a lialf yi ura. — StraitH TiiucB, March 22.  -  1,133 words


  • 664 14 Mr. II. Kobinson, chairman, signs the tenth report of the directors of Kanabni, Ltd to be presented at the annual meeting next week. Tho report says: Your directors beg to submit a duly audited statement of accounts for the year ended December
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  • 136 14 Eire broke out in the upper storey of 54, Middle Hoad, on Wednesday night, and the brigade received a call at 9.43. The ground floor is occupied as a liquor shop aud this was not touched, the outbreak being confined to tbe rooms above, which wero burnt
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  • 295 14 Reuter's Telegram. London, March 14, 10 25 p ui. The Duchoss of Connaught is dead. London, March 19, 6.35 p.tn. The funeral of the late Duchess of Connaught took place in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor. It was a dignifltd and simple ceremony and one feature was the
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  • 917 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, March 19. On Wednesday last the members of No. 2 Company of tbe Malacca Volunteer Rifles entertained 2nd Lieutenants Tan Soo Hock and Tan Chong Lek to dinner at the Malacca Chinese Club, the nse of which
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  • 271 14 Mr. Hoo Wei Yen, Chinese Consul-Genera’, forwards to us the following copy a telegram which he has received from the Foreign Office at Peking. China has been maintaining strict neutrality since outbreak war. Chinese citizens serving on board foreign merchantmen have
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  • 110 14 Mrs. C. I. Carver has kindly presented to the F.M.S. Hospital at home a sum of X10 to bo used for the purchase of a wheeled chair, in memory of he r late son, Lieut. Alec lirayant CummiDg, killed in Mesopotamia 'j 1 connection with the relief
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  • 606 16 The Hon. Mr. C. W. Darbishiro was reelected to represent the Singapore Chamber of Commerce on the Legislative Council at a special meeting of members of the Chamber called on March 15 for the purpose of making a nomination. As the
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  • 29 16 Kkctkk’s Tklkoram. London, March 19, 7.30 p.m. Batavia A representative of the Commonwealth of Australia is proceeding to India on a mission of closer Indo-Australian trade relations.
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  • 911 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, March 19. Saturday, the 17th inst, was a red-letter day at the Police Club on account of the final of the championship and the distribution of prizes. Jupiter Pluvius behaved extremely well, and the weather could not
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  • 516 16 Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Circular. w In K^ ir w SinKap^re hare cir cular, dated March 14, Messrs. Fraser and Co. state Our market advioe can differ only slightH from many of our previous n-poJts J2 current year. Market fluctuations are scar* ly discernible and share
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  • 185 16 An interesting story was told at the Southern Polioe Court, Calcutta, in connection with an ingenious opium smuggling device adopted by two Chinese named Long Fong and Ah Chong, who were charged with being in unlawful possession of about twelve seers of opium. The accused wero on
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  • 31 16 Tho Acting Treasurer, Straits Settlemeu kindly informs us that the subscriptions the Straits Settlements 0 per cent, war >-o< now exceed 12J million dollars.
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  • 167 17 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipob, March 16. lon prominent Kinta towkays, headed by r Won (iiek have banded to the Editor of ,c Times of Malaya ten subscriptions of thousand dollars each to start a fund to festnt Britain with a Tank from
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  • 495 17 I At the Assizes on Tuesday the jury returned ft unanimous verdict of gnilty in the case of ian Choon, a Teochew, who was charged Kith the attempted mnrder of Sim Koon thin. Accused had been a cook at a spirit Lop and
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  • 136 17 I staff fl f 8 P 1! )all, a popular member of I i' nr 16 ot, gkong and Shanghai I raff*?* 1 1 waH “arried at St. I Mar dan«ft e<3ra1 00 March 14 to I and "\t tcr *he late Mr. John I Gilipq f8,
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  • 778 17 List of League Fixtures. Matches in the Singapore Football Association League wore to have been started on Thursday, but for various reasons the meetings of S.R.C. and Sea Defence! and Wireless and Y.M.C.A. and Hhropshiros and S.C.C. have had tobe postponed, and new dates will be arranged later. Appended
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  • 320 17 The report of tho honorary secretary of the Singapore Family Benefit Society for February, 1917, states that the membership at the end of February, 1917, stood at 718 members, of whom 483 members had completed their one year’s membership and therefore
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  • 74 17 Reuter’s Telegrams, London, March 21, 1.25 a.m. Washington: A United States note to Carranza, President of Mexico, is published declining a proposal for neutral action with a view to forcing a European peace by cutting off the exports to belligerents. Tho Bishop of Singapore concluded his
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  • 48 17 Crowthbr. On March 13, at Bukit Tiruab Estate, to Mr. and Mrs. C. C. F. Crowtber, a son. Andre. —On March 19, tho wife of Mr- H. D. Andre, Timber Inspector, Kuala Pilab (F.M.S. Railways) of a daughter. Mother and child doing well. (Ceylon papers please copy).
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  • 42 17 Aspinall—Gillies.— On March 14,1917, at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore, by tho Ven. Archdeacon Swindell, H. C. Aspinall, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, to Marie Lyndhurst Gillies, oldest daughter of tho late Mr. John Gillies and Mrs. Gillies, of Ilford, Essox.
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  • 166 17 SiMOAPoaa, March 22, 1917. EXCHANGE. Louise* h ..Bank 4 m/s 2/4| Demand 2/44 Private 8 m/a 2/4f9 On Franor Bank T. T, 826 On India Bank T. T. On HoNOEONo...Bank d/d 4% pm On Shanghai ...Bank d/d 694 On Java Bank T. T. 1884 Oa Japan Bank
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  • 336 17 Singapore, March 22, 1017. MINING. yj[ja! Boyers Sellers. 10 10 Ampang 5.60 0.60 1 1 Ayer Wong 1.15 1.25 xd 10 10 Kanaboi 1.10 1.26 10 10 Kinta Association 9.00 10.00 41 41 Kinta Tin 1.10.0 1.17.0 41 41 Lahat Mines 4.00 5.00 10 10. Malayan Collieries
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 132 17 NOTICE. The pint tree price of the Straits Times to the United Kingdom and foreign countries is Ms a year. Toe post fre price of the Straits Budget is $14 ft yet r to any part of the world. It is not necessary to subscribe for a year. The subscriptions
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  • 32 17 DEATHS. Tozkr.— On Sunday, March 18, at the General Hospital, Capt. Arthur Gerald Tozer, late 5th Northumberland Fusiliers. Lrb Chim Bock. —On March 21, at his residence, No. 84, Amoy Street, Singapore,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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