The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 11 April 1913

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    21 317 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. $17.50 Per Annum. Single Copy, 40 eents. Vol. 11. Penang, Friday, 11th APRIL, 1913. No. 15.
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      282 317 i I ftr„"f""iff,",,"",,,,, 1 CONTENTS. 1 I I I 1 »»J s X X Leaders; page. Miscellaneous Page s X X X X X X i Yuan Shi Kai and The Republic 319 The Rise in Freights 3 9 x Wars Alarms 326 The Akers Commission 321 Recognition 330 M.
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      177 318 *1 THE I STS?All’S ECHO 1 MAIL EDITION. W 1 Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe,.and contains the latest local and States 5S news originally published in the daily issues, as well as fc all important news from various pans of the Far East,
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    YUAN SHI KAI AND THE REPUBLIC.
    706 319 An article entitled, Is China Drifting", reproduced in our outside pages on Tuesday from The China Republican, a contemporary published in the Foreign Settlement at Shanghai, contained a rather serious attack on President Yuan Shi Kai whom it practically accuses of aiming at the
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    The rainfall last night,
    16 319 as regis- tered by the gauge at Fort Cornwallis, was T7 inch.
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    It is estimated
    22 319 that each boy at the Malay Residential School, Kuala Kangsar, costs the F. M. S. Government $300 a year
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    From a private wire we learn that
    48 319 a football team from the Singapore Medical Recreation Club will arrive here to-morrow by the s.s Lami to play friendly matches with the Penang teams. They will first play the Central Union but the date has nut as yet been fixed.
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    A trophy presentation exhibition
    49 319 is to be held in London in 1914 called the Diamond Jubilee Co rmemoration of the Planters’ Association. Jubilee and other trophies will be presented by the Rubber World, the /ndia-Rubber Journal, Grenier's, the Gummixeitung, the India-Rubb r World, Tropical Life, and Sir Henry Blake.
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    A correspondent asks us to “ventilate a grievance.”
    135 319 He says that on March 28 a Chinese lady travelled second-class by the train from Ipoh to Prai The ticket, of course, entitled her to a second-class passage by the railway launch froia Prai to Penang. But at Prai, because the secondclass
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    THE RISE IN FREIGHTS.
    240 319 On making further inquiries with regard to the cau-es of the rise in fieight on rice between Penang and out ports, we are informed by a leading local shipping firm that one of the principal reasons that has led the companies to raine the rate on
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    “Eurasian.”
    208 319 To the Editor of tue Straits Echo. Sir, Asa Eurasian mys*lf, I am at a loss to understand the objection of the Eurasians of India—at least, that is what 1 gathered from a paragraph which appeared in your issue on Tuesday— to a word which is so happily descriptive
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    The arrival
    34 319 of the Osaka Shorn Kaisha’s steamer Saigon Marti on the 7th inst., wi 1 inaugurate a new service between J ipau and Bombay which shippers of goods and produce will doubtless welcome.
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    Hitherto
    123 319 it has been the practice of me*-- cautile firms in Singapore not to stamp Powers of Attorney received from abroad until they were a tually r< quired, thus rendering themselves liable to a penalty under the Stamp Ordinance. The Colonial Secretary, in a letter to the Singapore Chamber of
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    RUBBER SHARE MARKET.
    84 320 A BAD RELAPSE. AUCTION PRICES DOWN. (From Our Own Correspondent J London, April 2. T e following dividends are announced BukitH«jih 40 percent, interim. Sungei Kari 5 Sungei Way 37] final. Merton 14 Edinburgh 25 G ula Kai um pong 7] The Sua Betong Company is issuing
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    The “Sagetta” Ashore.
    56 320 From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, April 3. The yacht Sapdta, which was re’entljf in Penang, is ashore in the Rhio Straits. The Taujong Pagar tug Nunda went to her assistance yesterday evening. Later —The Sagetta is on a reef at Pulau Sau but it is expected that
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    “Governor-General Meyer.”
    74 320 Reported Loss. (F*om Our Own Correspondent?) Singapore, April 3. The Governor-Genera I Meyer is also ashore in the Bhio Straits on the Parn reef and it is reported that the captain and crew have abandoned her. 83 passengers and 11 mail bag» were taken off by the ss.
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    The Kaiser and His Tenant.
    35 320 (Reuter.) London, April 2. Sobst, the tenant of the Kaiser who was successful in a law suit against His Majesty, will receive £6,000 compensation for the termination of his lease.
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    The Kaiser’s Daughter’s Marriage.
    37 320 (Renter.) London, April 3. Th»* Kaiser hadnvited King George and Queen Mary to Berlin for the marri ige of hi> daughter in May. Their Majesties the King nd Queen have accepted the invitation.
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    The “Daily Mail” Aviation Prizes.
    70 320 (I'euter) L< ndon, April 2. A Britisher, Mr. Gordon England, and a German, Herr Runpier, have offered to compete for the X 10,000 pr.ze offered by the Daily Mail for a flight in a hydro-aeroplane across the Atlantic. The Bleriot Company and Col. Cody will
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    FRASER & CO.’S WEEKLY REPORT.
    254 320 FRASER CO.’S WEEKLY REPORT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 3. Messrs. Eraser Co., in their weekly report, states that a ta 1 in the p ice of rubber caused a further wea ening in sb Hing shares, while local shares varied slightly. The dealings in both sections were on
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    A Singapore Wedding.
    91 320 WALEN-DOMVILLE. (From Our Own Correspondent?) Singapore, April 8. The marriage took place at St. Andrew’s Cathedral between Mr J. P. J. Walen, manager of the Shipsagency, Ltd and Miss Evelyn Constance Domville. The Ven Archdeacon H. C Izard officiited. The bride was given away by her mother.
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    The Late King George.
    115 320 The La.t Rites. (Reuter.) Athens, April 2. The service at the Cathedral at the funeral of the late King George of the Hellenes was attended by a vast congiegation including many princes. Prince Alexander of Teck represented King George. Sixty archbishops and bishops officiated. Afterwards there
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    THE WAR.
    356 320 POWERS AND THE NAVAL DEMONSTRATION. (Reuter.) London, April 2. The question of a naval demonstration is pre-occupjing the attention of the Cabinets It seems certain that Montenegro, perceiving that she has nothing to lose, is making a furions effort to capture Scutari, with substantial success, according to Vienna
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    Liverpool Spring Cup.
    64 320 The Probables. (Reuter.) London, April 2The probable starters, with their jockeys, for the Liverpool Spring Cup, which will be run to-morrow, are Balscadden (Wheatley), Due de Dantzig (O’Connor), Wilfrid (Herbert), Cylleue More (Walter Griggs), Sydinonton (Clark), 8’co/s- Sa ul (M. Huxley), Ar//» (Price), Kenipnuugh (Donoghue), Seaton Delaval
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    The March output
    12 320 of The Rahman Tin Co Ltd., was 887 pikuls.
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    The output
    16 320 of the Rahman Hydraulic Tin Ltd. during the mouth of March was GOU pikuls.
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    THE AKERS COMMISSION.
    7518 321 orPOBTOX HIE .iUJBER INDU31’KY OF MAuAXA. An Ex auitive Account. (Continue I from p vje 3 7) n T of Open** 1 and Bringing into Bkabi^ 0 an LstiTB 3 G° 0J ES L y jjQJIPPED WITH PriRMV'ENT Bkildingl Fact rv and Machinery 'lean Weeding Through >ut
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    A Government Gazette Extraordinary,
    178 324 dated March 31, notifies that the following additional rules under The Liquors Revenue Ordinance 1909” will come into operation as from the beginning of this month Ruh* If (a). All Retail Shop Licences for premises situated within any area not distant more than two miles from
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    M. A. P.
    798 325 %n Alex Fairlie arrived here from fl* u kv the P- &O. s.s. Devanha. Colombo by in Weld who has been acting as Resi- in Pahang, is proceeding homeward n T C Mugliston, who has been here on visH left this morning by the s.s. Dev inha
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    The following have been chosen
    67 325 to repre- sent Penang and Province Wellesley in rhe tennis match which will take place this evening on the Esplanade Penang —Messrs. H. Waugh and W. S. Goldie, W. E. Cleaver and J. Sellar, and H. C. S‘lls and M K Whitlock. Province Wellesley Messrs.
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    One of the most interested and interesting
    220 325 observers of the opening of the new session of Parliament on the IOth Ma 1 ch (a Lobby correspondent writes) was Mr. Hain Jou Kia, one of the leaders of the Republican movement in China. Mr. Kia belongs to an ancient Chinese family,
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    Mr. Tom Wright.
    235 325 The following extracts from a letter from Mr. Tom Wright will interest his many friends in Penang I am hanging on here, for there is another chance offered me—and a better one—to do the work I came to do here. Meanwhile please correct the statement, or suggestion,
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    H. M. S. "Malaya."
    305 325 It will be remembered that after the oiler of the Malaya had been made to the Imperial Government, Sir Arthur Young conveyed to the Co onial Office the desire of the F M S. that this battleship should be additional to the B'itisb programme, anl it
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    M. F. A. Notes.
    136 325 The Mejlis II ha 1 a walk-over yesterday, the Central Police not turning up. Mr S. M 1 id, who is 1 aving for Kedah, was entertained by the members of the Mejsisal Intikad to a dinner at the Club hou-.e on Sunday last at which
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    872 326 This is a parable, or fable, or a legend Or a myth lie was a pour little scribe running an obscure little piper in a on -h »rse little town, and inordinately proud of his little essays in journalalese —which ne interlarded with tags of French, German and
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    WAR’S ALARMS.
    1080 326 We have not been by any means alone in the contention, which we have maintained since the beginning of hostilities in the Balkans, that so far as Europe is concerned the danger would first become acute from the diplomatic point of view when peace negotiations affecting the actual
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    A WINDFALL FOR FRANCE.
    106 327 A ZEPPE* 1N S mishap. (Reuter.) London, April 3. flvng over Luneville in the AZ’PP®, y eur the-et-Moselle, France, r m sha P and was cora P pllp(1 a®** 1 Thr p offi ‘ers were on board. t°| an(1, mpp 7 ?3} pelin is a new
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    Anglo-German Relations.
    64 327 (Reuter.) Berlin, April 3. 4t the meeting of the Budget committee in the Reichstag, Herr Bassermann, the National Liberal leader, welcomed tbe Anglo-German co-operation in the Balkans and the friendly tone of the recent speeches in tbe House of Commons. He concluded by saying that Germany’s attitude in
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    The Grand National.
    133 327 The Probables. (Reuter.) London, April 3. The probable starters, with their jockeys, for tbe Grand National which will be run to-morrow are: Bloodstone (Lyall), Dysart (Butler), Trianon III (O’Ceunor), Carney (Drake), Highbvdge (Williams), Ballyhacklc (Usher), Throwlpin (Isaac Morgan), Jamagata (Baxtowh), Regent (J. Anthony), The Miner (Brabazon), Covert
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    The S. S. “Vaterland.”
    42 327 (Better.) Hamburg, April 3. 8S afer^J,b h the largest vessel in the an c the siste- »hip of the Imperator, boat» Tn auue^r q She will carry 83 lifeii(ky’e?i°f w^’r, be launched on either wa W the ships
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    A SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    135 327 Lonsda’e —Van Cuy enberg* (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 4 At St. Andrew’s Cathedral yesterday, the marriage took place of Mr. G. Lonsdale Manager of Sendayan Estate, to Miss Ida Van Cuylenberg, second daughter of Mr. C M. Van Cuylenburg of the P. W. D Tbe
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    China and Mongolia.
    156 327 The Mongolian Reply. (Reuter.) St. Petersburg April 4. A telegram from Urga states that Yuan Shi Kat wrote to the Khutukhta, urging the Mongolians to renounce their independence and amicably to arrange the contentious question, intimating his willingness to assume the Mongolian debts to Russia and the
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    Militant Suffragists.
    119 327 Mr. McKenna*» Bill* (Better J London» April 3» The House of Commons passed the second reading of Mr. Reginald McKenna’s bill, giving the Home Secretary greater power to deal with the militant Suffragist prisoners. 296 of them have been released 43 are «till serving their time. Mrs. Pankhurst
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    THE WAR.
    298 327 THE NaVAL DEMONSTRATION. (Reuter.) London, April 3. Ihe Austrian squadron is anchored off the coast between Antivari and Dulcigno. Sofia, April 3. Tbe semi-official paper Mir says that the naval demonstration agiinst Montenegro proves tbe desire of the Powers to subject the Balkan States to a humiliating tutelage
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    The Late Mr. Pierpont Morgan.
    46 327 (Reuter.) Rome, April 3. The remains of Mr. Pierpont Morgan were entrained for Havre for embarkation to New York. Pour wreaths were on the coffin, including one from the Kaiser who telegraphed to Mr Morgan’s widow: “I will never forget him.”
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    The Chinese Republic.
    28 327 I*. S. Recognition. (Reuter.) Washing 4 on, April 4. There are numerous indications t hat the Government has decided to r< coguise the Chinas? Republic.
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  • Obituary
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    219 327 Ob tuary» —e (Beulen) London, April 3. The death has taken place, at the age of ’of Viscount Llandaff Henry Matthews) *dowm Home Secretary from 1886-92. Obituary. (Reuter.) London, April 7. The death is announced of the Earl of Belmore. [The 4th Earl of Belmore was born in 1835. He
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    Liverpool Spring Cup.
    153 328 1he Result. (Rev f er.) London, April k The race for the Liverpool Spring Cup, which was run yesterday, resulted as follows The (66fh) Liverpool Spring Cup (handicap) of I,COO Bovs. (59 movh in plate and the remainder in specie) second to receive 50 sows from the
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    The March output of the Ulu Piah Co., Ltd.,
    29 328 was No I ore Pls 387, vain $25,680, No. 3 and 4 Ph. 70, value Si,660. Estimated profit SI 3,060.
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    The relatives of the late Mr. Cheam Cheow Heng
    24 328 ask us to thank all those who attended bis funeral yesterd y or sent wreaths.
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    The Captain of the s.s. Clara Jebsen,
    34 328 on arrival here this morning, reported the death of a passenger caused by his falling down the hold and fracturing his skull. He was buried at sea.
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    A correspondent calls the attention
    71 328 of our Selangor contemporary to the large quaotjly of adulterated toddy now on sale in th' 1 told/ shops of the F. M. S. He suggests that the police should make some surprise visits tb these establishments, ♦‘specially in the poor quarters of Kuala Lumpur,
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    A special telegram dated,
    78 328 Shanghai, April 1, to the Singapore paper Chin. Nam Poe, stite* that President Yuan Shih Kii has formed a political pnty called the Progressive Party, the object of which is to maintain union in the Chinese Republic. Yuan has been appointed president of the pirty and
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    History repeats itself for Turkey in so far as the honours of war are concerned.
    135 328 Just as the defence of Plevna by Osman Pasha bttnd' 'Ut in history as the gnat feat of ttiH lis?/ r.impugn, so the upholding of the Ottoman 11 ig at Adrianople and Scutari r d-i*m>
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    M. A. P.
    891 328 There are renewed rumours in Kuala Lumpur that Sir E Brockman is going to Singapore to relieve Sir Arthur A oung. Mr Robert Young, Editor of the Japan Chronicle of Kobe, passed through Penang by the ou* ward-bound Japanese mail this morning. H. E. B. de Blokland
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    Collision in the Harbour.
    121 328 Early this morning a collision took place between the Church Street Ghaut wharf and Victoiia Pier. The steam launch Thye Seng belonging to the Eastern Shipping Company, and plving between Penang and Hagan Tuan Kechil, ran into the steam launch belonging to the Prye River Dock.
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    March Rubber Crops.
    48 328 lbs. rhe Straits Rubber Co., Ltd. ...148,000 Hie Rul ana Rubber Estates, Ltd..., 1.9, 00 The Ta i Ayer Rubber Fstates, Ltd. 30,000 1he Ragan Seiai Co Ltd. 10/00 lhe Batak Rabit Rubber Estate, L1 'l. 10,000 Tl.e Ay r Kuning Rubber Estates, Ud. 8,100
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    We read in the Free Press :
    39 328 We read in the Free Press A\ aldermaiin. the Danish boxer, having led n > reply to his challenge wishes to state he i< prepared to box either Artie Tully or J luistje J" ruuuds for a substantial side stake,
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    THE DEAL IN DIAMONDS.
    3297 329 BEHR C®' va N* SILVA. full text of judgment. ffi. Lordship Mr. Justice S.L. Thornton, in lament this, morning m the d Bohr Co. N. W. de Silva. Smentwas Si el 1Q fa t V0U r f the P Th‘ f ff/for $14,316 with costs of
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    RECOGNITION.
    584 330 On the 8th April, the date when the Chinese National Assembly is to meet at Peking, the oldest and greatest of the existing Republics will welcome her youngest sister into the comity of nations. That the other Powers will delay much longer to follow the example of the United
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    THE FALL IN RUBBER
    348 331 shl reboUers in plantation rubber coin- have no occasion to follow the p* 0108 nf the share market and exhibit examP 10 depression. The fall which has aDQeC ?lorded in our special cables during b* fl T week or so has been due to a th0
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    We hear that Mr. Lim Cheng Law
    28 331 has started a rice-milling business of his own inner the style of Lim Clung Liw Co at 49, Prangin R jad
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    A big swarm of locusts,
    28 331 all fully develop- ed, were seen in full flight by a correspondent travelling along the old Petaling Road a few days ago.— M.M.
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    In connection with the M.F.A. League
    40 331 competition the match between Stia Tanjong Tokong v. Rooshdiah resulted in a draw of one goal each. This evening the I. C. F. C. meets Sabral Ismail and a good game is expect ion.
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    Our Singapore correspondent wires that
    39 331 while Captain E 1 wards, Boarding Officer, was driving in a gharry the pony bolted. The captain jumped out and received a shaking and some injuries to his head which, fortunately, are not serious.
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    The Third Presidency Magistrate
    123 331 in Bombay has disposed of a case in which the olice charged Upendranath Neogec, a Bengalee mechanical engineer of the engalee, who had been specially brought r °m Calcutta to set inorder the printing of the Bombay Chronicle, with respasa. The case was heard in camera
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    M. A. P.
    867 331 Mr. A A. Surin, clerk, Land Office, has been transferred to the Bindings and will take up his appointment some time next week. Mr. J. Hodson Walter, who arrived at Singapore last I hursday by the s. s. Tanga Maru, is joining the Straits Times as Assistant
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    The tiger
    74 331 which has been doing so much depredation on Carey Island lately, including the deaths of two coolies working in the jungle, has been found dead near Deep Water Point. A poisoned carcise was placed at the spot where the tiger made its last kill, and it is presumed
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    A telegram from the resident of Menado
    83 331 states that about 5 p.m. on March 11, a heavy seismic wave, accompanied by shocks and lasting for about three minutes, passed over the place from to northeast. Private advices state that at Amoerang, the same day, a great porti on of the
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    SERAMBAN RACES.
    222 332 [From Our Own Correspondent] Se rem ban, April 4. The weather was fine on the opening day of the Seremban Races and the racing was excellent, but fields ruled rather small. The Miners’ Cup. Lady Athlone, Mr. Cooper 1 Wreck, Mr. Mills Dev.n, Mr. Maurice 3 Won by
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    The Grand National.
    177 332 Aft Outsider’» Win. (Reuter.) London, April 5. The result of the Grand National Steeplechase, which was run yesterday, was as follows The Grand National Steeplechase (Handicap) <>f 3,500 ►ova., including a trophy value 125 sovs.; the second to receive 200 sovs., the third 100 sovs and the
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    177 332 THE ACCOMMODATION AT ST. JOHN'S. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 4. At the meeting of the Legislative Council to-dav the Colonial Secretary, answering the question of the Hon 1) T. Boyd, said that he was aware of the Yat Shiny incident but he was not prepared to
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    Dissensions in the Cabinet.
    207 332 e An Official Denial. (Reuter.) London, April 4. The Government Whips announce that there is not the slightest foundation for the rumours of dissensions in the Cabinet as the result of the Marconi Enquiry. Mr. H. Terrell, K.C., M.P, the Unionist member who has been most
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    Mrs. Pankhurst’s Conviction.
    102 332 Suffragists Revenge. Reuter.) London, April 4. The anger of the Suffragists at the sentence of three years’ penal servitude passed on Mrs. Pank hurst at the Old Bailey was displayed at various meetings yesterday evening when the speakers predicted a reign of terror and declared that human
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    THE POWERS AND THE WAR.
    361 332 RECALCITRANT MONTENEGRO A PFACEFUL blockade. (Reuter.) London, April 4. It is announced in Berlin that the demonstration against Montenegro will be limited to a peaceful blockade of the coast and the closing of the Austrian frontier. It is hoped that the consequent scarcity of food
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    U. S. Tariff.
    85 332 (Reuter.) Washington, April 5. President Wilson has decided that sugar shall be admitted into the United States at the lowest rate and eventually free. The consequent loss of $80,000,000 of tariff revenue will he made up by a Federal income tar of 1 per cent, on incomes
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    The "Zeppelin" in France.
    157 333 (Reuter.) London, April 4. Th0 new “Zepelin” airship which 1110 i at Luneville and was seized by descenae» authorities is identical Prince of Wales “.'orindricbsbaten. Th' capture bas caused a sensation in “.nr especially in view of an article ®y? .nneared in the official Norddmfscke I
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    A West River Piracy.
    48 333 (Reuter.) Hongkong, April 4. The British West River steamer Tai-Ou, which has just returned here, reports that she bas been looted by pirates who went on board at Hongkong disguised as passengers. They killed and wounded’ live Chinese passengers and then escaped in boats.
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    Britain’s Gold Reserves.
    38 333 (Reuter.) London, April 4. A committee of bankers has been formed to consider the best means of increasing the national gold reserves. Viscount St. Aldwyn, formerly Chancellor of the Exchequer, is chairman of the committee.
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    The Chinese Republic.
    120 333 Forthcoming Recognition. (Reuter Washington, April 4. Mr. W. J. Bryan, Secretary of State, has informed the diplomatists accredited to the United States, that it is the intention of the United States to recognise The Chinese Republic on the 8th April when the National Assembly will meet at
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    Canada and Japan.
    63 333 (Reuter.) Ottawa, April 4. The Canadian House of Commons has Passed the Bill providing for Canada’s nesion to the Anglo Japanese Treaty of and Navigation, 1911. The r eaty is accepted in its entirety with the of article 8, regarding reciprocal •iff for certain commodities in Canada.
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    TAIPING TOPICS.
    844 333 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, April 5, 1913. Nobody shall accuse the members of the M S. V. R Rifle Club of being pot-hunters so long as 1 am able to record the fact that only a dozen turned up for the monthly tankard handicap, which is what
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    March Rubber Crops.
    32 333 lbs. Sungei Matang Rubber Co, Ltd. 3,529 Lower Perak Estate, Ltd 2 8 0 Benitr Rubber Estate 800 Bujong Rubber Estate, Ltd. 4,900 Trafalgar, Ltd. 1,424 (and 17,000 Coconuts.)
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    914 334 The Selangor Police evidently got more ferocity than they bargained for in the Airedale Terrier which was recently purchased from Major Richardson for Police work. The animal regards with suspicion even his keepers and refuses to be handled by anyone with whom he is not w*dl acquainted. He
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    Sequel to Beach St. Fire.
    398 334 In the Second Court this morning, before Mr. E. E. Colman, the proprietor of Chop Ban Swee Joo was summoned at the instance of Mr. A. W. B Hamilton, Superintendent of the Penang Municipal Fire Brigade, for storing matches and darnar in an unlicensed shop.
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    Birth.
    20 334 Turner. At35 Anson Road, Penang, on the 4th April, the wife of R. Rennie Turner of a daughter. 6r
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    FRANCE AND GERMANY.
    1114 334 Continental Correspondence, a semi-official weekly sheet published in Berlin and distributed, free, gratis, and for nothing throughout the East, is often worth studying because it tells us from time to time what the German authorities would like us to believe about the latest developments in international politics.
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    A Federated Malay States Railway
    24 335 En- xiAaiaj utawa ruxiivro-j piry Office is now installed in the north lua g of Johnston’s Pier at Singapore.
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    M. A. P.
    870 335 Notwithstanding all that has happened of late, the Hongkong Daily Press understands that Sir F. Piggott, late Chief Justice of Hongkong, will be engaged to draw up a Constitution for the Republic of China. From Saturday’s Free Press: Mr. W. Clarke, who has a long and faithful
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    The Chinese of Ipoh
    16 335 displayed Republican flags on Saturday, being the election-day of the Chinese President.
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    The output
    18 335 of the Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Company for the week ended April 5 was thirty-three tons.
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    In connection
    39 335 with the M. F. A League Competition the Mejlisel Intikad met the Stia Persenagan yest* rday, the match ending in a draw of 1 goal each. his evening the Ayer Raja will be meeting the Haji Kassim.
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    The rainfall last night
    45 335 as registered by the gauge at Fort Cornwallis was 31 inch. The duration of the downpour, which was of an intermittent nature, was 5 hours 20 mioutes but there was a continuous downpour from 7 o’clock last night to about midnight.
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    Preparations
    50 335 are now being made for the bazaar in aid of the Malacca Medical Mission which is to be held at the Residency in June. Several well-known ladies have consented to take charge of stalls and it is hoped that the funds of this most excellent institution will benefit materially.
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    Sia Hoot Seng,
    61 335 the owner editor and manager of the Chino-Siam Warasap, has been found guilty of publishing an article grossly defamatory of H. R. H. Piiice Svaiti, Chief Judge of the Dika Court, and sentenced to one month’s imprisonment and a fine of 1,000 ticals. Notice of appeal has
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    The football match
    70 335 between the Singapore l.L Medical School R. C. and the Central Union A. C. has been postponed to to-morrow as the Victoria Green is not available this evening. A good game is anticipated. The Singapore team will play the Penang Free •chool on Friday on the School
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    SEREMBAN RACES.
    256 336 SECOND DAY’S RESULTS. {From. Our Own Correspondent.) Serem ban, April 5. There was a larger attendance on the second day of the Seremban races. Appended are the results: Negri Sembilan Cup. Peanut, Mr. Walker 1 Brown Pearl, Mr. Mills 2 Won by a neck. Time, 1 min. 24
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    The Yacht “Sagetta."
    79 336 Still on the Rocks. (E~om (hir Own Correspondent,) Singapore, April 7. The yacht Sagetta, which ran on the rocks in the dangerous >t rails of Rhio on Tuesday night, i. still ashore in the cleft of a rock near the spot where the French mail L<t .S'*
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    THE WAR.
    569 336 THE NAVAL DEMONSTRATION. (Reuter.) Vienna, April 5. The six Austrian and two Italian warbhips which htve lieen cruising four miles off Antivari since Wednesday, were joined on Thursday by British warships. A Greek ship arrived at Antivari on Tuesday with 36,000 chests of ammunition and 23 Russian guns.
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    The American Tarriff.
    62 336 A SWEEPING REDUCTION. (Reuter.) Washington, April 5. The long-expected Tariff Revision Bill will be introduced in the House of Representatives on Mon lay, the 7th instant. The repoit of the Ways and Means Committee recommends a reduction of 50 per cent, throughout. The new duties will be
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    Suffragist Outrages.
    80 336 (Reuter.) London, April 6. There are reports from various sources of widespread activity on the part of the militant suffragists. At Ayr race course the grand stand was set on fire at midnight and gutted in a gale. The damage ia estimated at j£3,000. Two suffragettes were caught
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    The "Zeppelin" Incident.
    43 336 The Zeppelin" Incident. A Satisfactory Conclusion. Reuter J Berlin, April 6. The Imperial German Government has thanked the French Government for its sourtesy towards the German officers who were on board the new Zeppelin which descended by mistake at Luncville, in French territory.
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    Association Football.
    23 336 (Reuter.) London, April 6. In the international Association football match at Chelsea yesterday England beat Scotland by 1 goal to 0.
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    The Late War in Tripoli.
    32 336 (Reuter.) Rome, April 5. A revised official list published here gives the number of Italians killed in the operations in Tripoli as 92 officers and 1391 men.
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    Mr. R. H. Young.
    53 336 (brom Our Own. Correspondent.) Singapore, April 7. Mr. R. II. Young, Chief Surveyor, Singapore, is going home by the German mail lord*. It is undeistoo'l that he will retire from the service on pension. On Saturday the oilice stall’ presented him with a farewell address ano
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    H. E. THE GOVERNOR.
    170 337 The rumours, emanating from Kuala mour to the effect that Sir E Brockman II be transferred to Singapore in the near Mure to act for Sir Arthur Young as Governor and High Commissioner, appear f be based on the supposition that Sir Arthur will either go
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    A Riding Accident.
    129 337 When Captain D. C. Macintyre, accompanied by Mr. W. Peel, was riding through the plantation at the bottom of Scotland Road early yesterday morning, his mount, a recently imported Irish hunter, became restive and bolted. After a short but exciting career the pair collided with a coconut
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    Homer Nods.
    117 337 Of course, we all do these things sometimes and perhaps the Echo will be the next to slip; but the phrase in a contemporary’s leader of Saturday which speaks of the "peaceful bombardment” of the coast of Albania, must not be allowed to pass unrecorded. It deserves to
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    We understand that
    21 337 three Malays in the Kedah Government Civil Service have won prize of 89,000 marks in the Hamburg Lottery.
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    Under the superintendence of Mr. J. Dewar,
    37 337 of the Alor Star Survey Department, and Captain Hunter, of the Eistern Shipping Co.’s steamer Kedah, a tile gauge has bsen put up at the bar of the Kedah River.
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    According to the Times of Malaya Messrs’
    75 337 -■-wvxuiug lo tne urn Bsborne and Chappel have disassociated hnmselves entirely from the Perak Chamber °t Mines, and at their request the following names have been removed from the list of members; —Messrs. F. Douglas Osborne, R H. Chappel, H. W. Metcalfe, F.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    710 337 ACCOMMODATION FOR CONTACTS ON ST. JOHN S. HOW INFECTIOUS DIS’ASE IS SPREAD. A meeting of the Legislative Council was held on Friday afternoon. His Excellency the Governor (Sir A H Young, K CM G) presided and the other members present were the Officer Commanding the Troops (Lt.-Col A
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    A Chinese Wedding.
    324 337 THE REFORMED STYLE. Interesting Ceremony. A Chinese wedding in what is supposed bo be the reformed style, took place at the Hokien Kongsi Hall, Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday afternoon. The contracting parties were Mr. Ban Hoon, proprietor of chop Hock Bee, Klang, and Miss Saw Ah Lan,
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    An Ordinance Disallowed.
    75 337 The following rather unusual notice appears in the latest Government Gazelle It is hereby notified that His Majesty the King has signified through the Right Hon'ble the Secretary of State for the Colonies that it is his pleasure to exercise his powers of disallowance in respect of
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    The Penang Police
    63 337 have imported another Airedale Terrier to take the place of “Jack”, whose untimely demise shortly aft* r his arrival in Penang some six months ago, was chronicled in these columns. The newly-imported animal is said to be a verv playful creature. Let us hope he Kvill have
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    The Harbour Works Bill.
    449 338 On the third readirg of this measure in Sept. 1912, the whole of the Unoffi *ial Members of Council recorded a protest to the bill on the ground that in the measure no sufficient regard has been had to individual rights, nor sufficient safeguards to prevent
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    The annual report
    146 338 on the R ill‘s Museum nn<l Library tor 1912 was laid before the Legislative Council on Friday. In connection with the stall it is stated that to relieve the director somewhat of library routine work, the committee decided in Janmrv to appoint an assistant librarian. Mr. C
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    Cricket Tournament.
    512 338 St. Xavi ei ’s ?.< C. R. C. The first match of this season’s Cricket Tournament D-tween r e St. Xavier’s R. C. and the C. R ’which was played on Victoria Green on Saturday afternoon, resulted in a win for the Xavierians by six wickets and 20
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    The proprietors of the E. & O. Hotel building
    25 338 The proprietors of the E. O. Hotel building have purchased the site of the present St George's Girls’School from the Colon til Government for $30,900.
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    The M. F. A.
    251 338 MR. COLMAN'S RESIGNATION. Mr. E E Colman desires us to state that he is no longer a vice-president of the local MFA, and that he will have no further connection with the Mahomedan football clubs or competitions of Penang. Air. Colman was not desirous of making
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    March Rubber Crops.
    52 338 lbs. Bakap Rubber Plantations, Ltd. 13,405 Batu Matang Rubber Plantations, Ltd 4,736 Jong Landor Rubber Estates, Ltd. 14,331 Kedah Rubber Co., Ltd. 11,700 Prye Estate 5,122 Taiping Rubber Plantations, Ltd.,.. 18,648 Sungei Siput Rubber Plantations, Ltd. 2,924 Bukit Mertajam Rubber Co., Ltd.... 12,685 Sumatra Consolidated Rubber Estates,
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    Our Taiping correspondent writes :
    92 338 Our Taiping correspondent writes 1 do not like to complain, too often, of the railway but somebody ought to be pilloried for the shocking condition of that disgrace to the line—the gentlemen’» waiting room at Taiping Station. Not only is it in such a state that a Covent Garden porter
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    A pretty wedding
    146 338 took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, on Wednesday afternoon when Mr. Spearman Sydney Hepponstall, of Pahang, was married to Miss Beatrice Elizabeth Gauder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Gauder. The Archdeacon Izard officiated, the service being fully choral. 1he Misses F. Adams and M. Veriara
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    Those who have heard
    56 339 Zho have beard the playing of the T hose <p r i 0 in India and elsewhere Cb3 i Q -Vtbe highest terms of the musical spea V f the three brothers in trios, duets, tal« nt T v are due here towards the and solo’-
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    Says Saturday's Fress Press:
    95 339 a o qfl.turday’8 Free Press as we can get the hang of the position b is within its little radius, master '!".Sation, and the Concert of the Powers ittag into a position that is verging on a lidicroai humiliation. While the Ma/a?/ Mali declares Tt. naval
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    Marriage.
    34 339 Pereira-Haslam —This morning at the Church of the Assumption, by the Rev. L M. Duvelle, Edward Lawrence Pereira, of the Government Telegraph Department, to Eugenie Mary Haslam, daughter of the late Mr. Haslam.
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    CAUSE AND EFFECT.
    1317 339 We have often wondered how and where the Suffragist leaders recruit their followers and we have recently had a revelation heie in Penang We rather imprudently allowed ourselves to be drawn into a discussion on the Suffrage question with two ladies who declared their approval of the
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    The “ Court Cards”,
    36 339 The Court Cards”, who met with such a favourable reception when they last visited Penang and have since had a most successful tour further East, have booked the Town Hall for the 17th and 18th instant.
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    There will be a paperchase on Monday next,
    55 339 the 14th iust., starting at the bridge over the Sungei Pinang in t erak Road at 5 p.m ,and finishing at “fhornliebank,” where the members of the mess will be “At Home” to the Hunt Club and their friends and also to
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    The February number of the Anglo- Chinese Scholars' Own,
    63 339 a copy of which has just come to hand, contains some very readable articles. This is the last number edited by Mr. Ung Bin Hoe, who left for England a few days ago. His successor will have done very w »11
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    Our Singapore correspondent wires that
    61 339 a dinner was given to Mr. Harry Muir* Acting Survey or-General of Ships, by his many engineering riends at the Hotel de’l Europe last night, piior to his going Horae on leave. There were many speeches expret-sing appieciation of Mr. Muir’s sterling qualities. Mr. J.
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    There is a great demand for shop-houses
    71 339 in the business quaiter of the town. We understand that the whole block of houses, belonging to the estate of the late Mr. Mahomed A riff, recently put up in Pitt Street were engaged long before they were completed. Another block of shop-houses,
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1020 340 Some weird and wonderful items of “news” have been served up lor Mo.-lem consumption during the Balkan War. Thus we read in an Indian contemporary The Calcutta Moslems everywhere are jubilating owing to the Con-tantinople tekgiani that the Bulgarians have suffered a severe defeat and that King Ferdinand
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    Failures in the Bazaar.
    139 340 For some considerable time the’e have been no failures of importance in the bazaar. The market was however, disturbed by the report of two last week Chop Ban Kent A fo, piece goods dealers, of Beach Street, have failed with total liabilities of $142,000 and A
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    PENANG HUNT CLUB.
    401 340 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The Annual General Meeting of the Penang Hunt Club was held yesterday evening at the Chamber of Commerce. There were present Mr W. Peel (President), Mr. H. Starr (Hon. Secretary), Mr. R. B. Osborne, Capt. M Webber, Mr. W. T. Chapman, Mr. J. Pickenpack,
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    Local Wedding.
    112 340 Pereira —Haslam. The marriage of Mr. E. Pereira, of the Government Telegraph Department, to Miss Eugenie Hashim was solemnised at the Church of the Assumption this morning when the Rev. L. M. Duvelle officiated. The bride, who was given away by Mr. G. Nonis» was attended by Miss
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    There are now some 124 students
    48 340 at the Straits and F.M.S. Medical School at Singapoie. Recently several students from Penang, among them Mr. Eric Jumeaux of the Anglo-Chinese School, joined the School. Several more pupils of the Anglo-Chinese School will join during the course of the present year.
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    RASH DRIVING.
    102 341 qHXUFFEUR FINED. (From Our Own Correspondent.} Singapore, April 8. The chauffeur of Mr. D. J. Wijngaarden rhareed at Singapore yesterday with drieioR f ilin S t0 Produce bis 148 He ran into a carriage in which 106 Mrs J D Sa >in<lers at the corn0r of an d
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    A Singapore Wedding.
    71 341 Macdonald-Whitefield-(From 0u r Own Correspondent) Singapore, April 8. At the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, Mr A C. Macdonald, broker, was married to Miss Dorothy Whitefield, who was attended by her sister Miss Queenie Whitefield as bridesmaid. Mr. Walter Makepeace me away the bride. The best man was Mr.
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    Royal Johore Tin Co.
    72 341 (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, April 8. The Royal Johore Tin Company’s report shows that the ore received was 480 piculs, against 739 piculs during the preceding year. The net profit was $3,483-10 ct 3 out of which it is] proposed to pay a dividend of
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    Mr. Justice Braddell.
    56 341 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 8. According to advices received here the specialists at Home report that Mr. T. de M. L.Braddell, Chief Judicial Commissioner °f the F M.S., is suffering from the effects of overwork. He will probably take the cure at one of the
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    A Rector and Welsh Disestablishment.
    72 341 RtfiUrkabk Scene in Flintshire Village. (Reuter.) London, April 7. A remarkable scene took place at the village of Newmarket, in Flintshire. The th ur i^ 10 ev J° nes publicly burned 6 Welsh Disestablishment Bill before a assemblage from all parts of the untry. He
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    Suffragette Disorders.
    33 341 Scenes in the Parks. (Reuter) g a London, April 7. lesterd^ 8^0 ni9e^ia 9 n th 0 London parks Disord OCCis ioned renewed scenes of Pol’ n0Ce9Sl^tlu th 0 intervention of
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    THE WAR.
    211 341 MONTENEGRO AND THE POWERS. (ReWer.) London, April 7. Montenegro has replied to the telegram of the British Vice-Admiral commanding the naval demonstration begging her to respect the unanimous decision of the Powers. The Montenegrin Government declares that the Powers are violating neutrality and that Montenegro cannot meet their
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    British Trade Returns.
    91 341 Important Increases. (Reuter.) London, April 8. The British trade returns show an increase of <£ 180,531 in the imports and an increase of <£975,970 in the exports of March, as compared with a corresponding period last year. The increases in the imports were due principally to raw
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    U. S. Tariff.
    295 341 The New Bill. (Reuter.) Washington, April 8. Congress has opened. The Democratic Tariff Bill was presented to the House of Representatives The striking features of the Bill are the removal of all tariffs on many articles of food and clothing, the reduction of the duties on all
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    March Rubber Crops.
    40 341 lbs. K M.S. (Malay States) Rubber and Coconut Plantations. Ltd. 3,093 Temerloh Coconut and Rubber Estate, Ltd. 841 The Brieh Rubber Estate, Ltd. 9,640 The Alor Pongsu Rubber Estate, Ltd. 8,420 The Merbau Rubber Estate, Ltd. 700
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    Our Singapore correspondent wires
    41 341 that the following scopes were made on Sunday morning at the p* act ice for the annual interport rifle match: Tan Chow Kim, 97 Neuhronner, 96; Galistan, 94; Covenev, 90 Elliott, 90 McVittie, 90 and Cuthbert, 81.
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    There are rumours of several changes
    69 341 in the P.W.D. It is stated that Mr. A. Poulier, who is at present the Overseer in charge at the Bindings, will be transferred to Singapore shortly on promotion. Mr. F. J. G. Aeria takes the place of Mr. Poulier and will be succeeded
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    Mr. J. Hosey,
    170 341 Chief Engineer of the s s. Kedih, met with a riesha accident in Light Street last Sunday. He was in a riesha with Mrs. Hosey and their little daughter when a bicycle ridden by a Chinese lad, evidently a novice, dashed out of Green Hall and ran
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    THE COUNCIL VACANCY.
    814 342 10 THE Editor OP THE STRAIT* ECHO Penang, April 7, 1913. Dear Mr. Editor, On behalf of two members of the Martin clan (myself and “M. J. Mant” planter) I beg that yon will in future spare yourself the mental and physical agitation and strain which must
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    Alleged Attempted Murder.
    283 342 ACCUSED DISCHARGED. The preliminary enquiry into the case against a Malay, named Alohamed Hassan, who was alleged to have attempted the murder of a Malay woman, named Fatimah binti Mat Akit, was commenced yesterday afternoon before Mr. E. E. Colman. Inspector R. Caldwell prosecuted and Mr. A.
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    The Menglembu Lode Syndicate, Ltd.
    290 342 An Extraordinary General Meeting of the Menglembu Lode Syndicate, Ltd. was held at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon for the purpose of confirming the following resolution, which was passed at the last meeting as a special resolution: “That each of the existing $10 shares
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    Mr. E. Geoffrey Lee,
    26 342 A. R. S. M., Adviser to the Commissioner for Mining Matters of Alonthon Puket, is at present on a visit to Penang.
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    There has been launched
    46 342 from the yards of the Rickmers Shipbuilding Company the steamer Pehr Rickmer#, 8,000 tons, which has bean built for tho company’s Far Eastern service It is anticipated that the vessel will leave Hamburg on her first voyage before the end of August.
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    Mr. F. A. Palmer,
    80 342 chief clerk of the Stamp Office, is retiring on pension at the end of this month, after having served the Government five years short of the halfcentury. He joined the Service so long back as 1868. Mr. Palmer, we understand, intends to spend his retirement in
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    Birth.
    18 343 .««nv- Oil the 8th inst., at Bukit toMr. and Mrs. F anklyn RobinOfficer, Nibong Tebal, a son.
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    THE SITUATION IN CHINA.
    985 343 Tt is a matter for regret that more of the great Powers, and especially those which like France and Great Britain have always stood for liberal institutions, have not come forward on the occasion of the meeting of the National Assembly in Peking to” join the
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    Mr. F. L. Robinson
    26 343 has resigned from the service of Messrs. Paterson, Simons Co Ltd., and will probably join the staff of another local firm. S,T.
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    Capt. Graham,
    44 343 of the F. M. 8. Police, is leaving Seremban on transfer to Ipoh, where he acts for Mr. Conlay, who is going on leave. He will be much missed in Seremban, where he has been the promoter of sport of all kinds.
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    Lt -Col. A. B Hubback
    55 343 is circularising the members of the M. S. V. R. suggesting that the Corps should present a piece of plate to the Ward Room of H M. S. Malaya on commissioning. A gift of this description coming from the auxiliary force of the couiUrv would
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    The Mr. Underwood
    47 343 who presented the U. S. Democratic '1,’ariff Bill, is Mr. Oscar W. Underwood who has been a member of the Congress since 1895. He is a barrister by profession and was Chairman of the Democratic Campaign Committee that adopted the present constitution of Mabaina.
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    THE “SOYO MARU” CASE.
    118 343 (From Oar Own Correspondent) Singapore, April 8. The case in which the owners of the s. s. Penang are suing the owners of the s s. Soyo Maru for damages for salvage was continued in the Supreme Court yesterday. Mr. Graham Hutchinson, the naval architect, who
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    Rubber Auctions.
    117 343 Singapore. (From Oar Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 8. 41,503 piculs of rubber were offered for sale at the Singapore auction and 43,523 piculs were sold at the following prices: Smoked Sheet ...SI66 to SI83 per picul. Unsmoked ...SI60 $181 First Cn j pe ...SI76 SI85 Second ...S165 »173
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    The Singapore Railway.
    76 343 Purchase by the F.M S. t. (From Ou* Own Coirenpondtnl) Singapore, April 9. At the meeting of the Legislative Council on Friday the Colonial Secretary will movo the approval of the sale of the Singapore Railway to the Federated Malay States for 14,136,000. The Colonial Treasurer will
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    Governor’s East Coast Visit.
    108 343 The Itinerary. (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, April 9. H. E. the Govern r, who proposes to visit the East Coast, will leave Singapore on the 19th inst and will arrive at Kelantan on the 21st. In the afternoon of the latter date he will present
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    Alleged Breach of Trust.
    44 344 (From Our Oum Singapore, April 8. Mr. Sb rens, late Secretary of the Hotel van Wijk, was charged with criminal breach of trust in the District Court. Mr. J. G. Campbell, who prosecuted, described the circumstances leading to the charge.
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    The Powers and the War.
    65 344 An Obscure Situation. (Reuter.) London, April 8. Reuter’s Agency states that diplomatists consider the situation in the Balkans most obscure. They anticipate a settlement, but express no opinion as to how it is to bi reached except through the blockade. A Servian Success. The Servians
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    Canada and the Navy.
    136 344 (Keuler) Ottawa, April 8. The Canadian House of Commons resumed the debate on the Naval Hill The Opposition rejected the overtures of the Government as’ to the cessation of obstruction, and Mr. 11. L. Borden, the Premier, suggested the fixing of a date for the vote.
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    Suffragist Finance.
    41 344 (Reuter.) London, April 8. The report of the Militant Women’s Social and Political Union that the expenditure last year was £25,731, including £6,321 in salaries. London, April 8. Miss Annie Kenny has been arrested and charged with inciting Suffragettes.
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    Illness of the Pope.
    32 344 A Se iou» Relapse. Reuter.) Rome, April 8. JI is Holiness the Pope, who has been indisposed, hat- had a serious relapse. He his been ordered complete repose.
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    Politics at Home.
    22 344 Reuter London, April 8. I The Bill aUthshing plural voting passed lU first reading by 3'13 votes tu 177.
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    RUBBER NEWS.
    54 344 FINAL DIVIDENDS. (Reuter.) London, April 8. The following final dividends have been paid by the undermentioned companies: Glenshiel 15 per cent. Anglo-Malay ...15 Seafield 35 Kajang London Asiatic 35 The London Asiatic Rubber and Produce Company also carried forward £9,000 and put to the reserve 15,000. 'I here
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    The Chinese Republic.
    239 344 (Reuter.) London, April 8. In the House of Commons Sir J. 1) Itees, Unionist member for East Nottingham, asked when Great Britain would recognise the new Chinese Government and whether recognition would depend on a prior settlement of the controversial questions between China and Britain including the
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    Politics in America.
    65 344 (Reuter.) Washington, April 8. President Wilson has delivered his message to Congress. He demonstrated how monopolies had gr >wn up through high tariffs, killingall competition, and said that they must abolish even the semblance of an artificial advantage to bu Id up a foreign trade. While avoiding
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    Polar Exploration.
    51 344 (Reuter.) Christiana, April 9. F< ur members of the Schrbler-Strauz North Polar expedition htive reached Advent Bay. They report that two others are safe. Lieutenant Schrb ler-Strauz left in August on a sledging expedition; he never returned. The aviator of the expedition and the cook are also de
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    SEOH YEOH KONGSI CASE.
    592 344 THIS MORNING’S PROCEEDINGS. In the Supreme Court this morning before Mr. Justice L. P. Ebden the hearing was resumed of the suit, Attorney-General and Yeoh Paik Tatt (relator) vs. the Trustees of the Seh Yeoh Kongsi. Mr. W. H. Thorne and Mr. G. N. Saye appeared
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    The marriage
    18 344 of Mr. Russell Grey is to take place in Kuala Lumpur about the end of April,
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    TAIPING TOPICS.
    897 345 ifr,m Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, April 7, 1913. mothine like a scandal is brewing with Sa to the swearing of litigants in the fl” 1 00 n temple at Taiping. Tamils in KXn ha« P the right to challenge each or offer themselves, to swear in the 0
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    The Vacancy.
    231 345 Dear Mr. Editor, The admirable restraint displayed in your reply to my outburst has filled me with admiration. Accept my congratulations upon one of the most skilful things I have seen for many a long day. I have endeavoured in the very limited time at any disposal to
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    A Calcutta wires states that the outlaw,
    50 345 Rozi, a Patlian deserter from the Zoub L°vy Corps, wh) took away a large number of rifles from Lahore, and being pursued, killed a European officer and fled to Kabul, has just been arrested in Hyderabad, while interviewing a Patkan prisoner in jail.
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    MR. F. A. PALMER.
    467 345 A RECORD OF 45 YEARS’ SERVICE. A representative of the Straits Echo was fortunate enough to get a few minutes’ chat with Mr F. A. Palmer, Chief Clerk of the Stamp Office, whose retirement on pension after having served the Government for 45 years we announced
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    The famous Prefect of the Paris Police,
    18 345 M. Lepine, is retiring, He will be succeeded by M. Henion.
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    Mr. Ezechiel,
    16 345 ci the Indian Immigration Department, goes Horne on long leave by the Nankin to-morrow.
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    We hear that Mr. J. R. Gordon,
    21 345 Manager of Vai d’Or Estate, P \V has been appointed Manager of Jong-Landor, Perak.
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    Dr. Hanitsch,
    31 345 Director of the Raffles Museum, is leaving this week on a collecting tour in Sarawak, and will not ba back till the end of the month. S. F. P.
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    We regret to announce
    35 345 the death of Mrs. Tye Kee Yoon (Khoo I,ye Neoh) which occurred at her residence 50, Gladstone Road, on Sunday night. The funeral will take place on Saturday, the lUth umL
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    993 346 In Georgia they tell of a prisoner who had been convicted a dozen times of stealing, who, when placed at the bir for his latest offence, displayed a singular curioJty. “You Honour,” said he “I should like to have nay case postponed for a week. My lawyer is
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    As expert witnesses
    37 346 in all matters per- tainmg to scissors and paste, the Echo utaff can honestly testify to the excellent qualities of Cloy,” the clean adhesive sold ly the Criterion Press at 8) cents a bottle.
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    The issue of shares
    48 346 in the Wagon IU l;UO wagon mnS Wolfram Min with a capital of (of which 35,000 shares of 81 each were offered to the public) has been fully subscribed, and the Directors -Messrs. Boy Schonberg, Jessen Thorne and Cheng Soo Oon—proceeded to allotment yesterday.
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    Miss Staley,
    55 346 the senior medical niission- I*****IUIIury of th e Church of England in Malacca, has been compelled (says the Malania Memagt) to take a trip to New Zealand tor the sake of her health. Dr Warren continues the good work single-handed. We trust that Dr. Staley will be greatly
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    We read in The Ceylonese:-
    64 346 m xceIlen(, ies Sir Henry and Lady alluin have presented gold Watches to Dr <r. VV. Van I west. Dr. Frank Grenier and Dr. 1 hornton. I he watches were sent to Lieut Col. Gordon Frazer. Extra A.D.C.. who distributed them I he initials of
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      582 346 I Medical School ft. C. vs. Central Union A. C. Some members of the Medical School Recreation Club, who are at present in Penang for their vacation, played a friendly game of football with the Central Union Athletic Club on Victoria Green yesterday evening. In spite of the inclement
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    Birth.
    23 347 Kttr. «mans. -On the 9th inst., at No. 1 pLkor Road, Penane. to Mr. and Mrs. 0 J M. Keulemans, a daughter.
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    EXCESS OF ZEAL.
    977 347 There was an old-fashioned Yorkshire doctor of our acquaintance who was wont to declare that provided they left him laudanum and calomel he didn’t care if the rest of the pharm icopoe a were abolished, When one of these two drugs failed to meet the rt quirements
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    31 347 that Reventeen bodies have been recovered from the Kong Seng mine accident. The mine is situated by the roadside at the junction of the Ipob-Gopeng and Batu-Gopeng Roads.
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    It has been duly notified
    36 347 that Major F. G. Guggisberg, formerly Director of Surveys, Southern Nigeria, who married Miss Decima Moore, the actress, and is wellknown in Malaya has been appointed to act as Surveyor-General, Nigeria.
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    The advent of a new paper
    134 347 in a smal community is not infrequently attended with mutual recriminations. Thus in the weekly issue of the Times of Ceylon of April 2 we find on the same page an editorial entitled Slander in Excelsis aimed at a particular section of native press
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    M. A. P.
    453 347 Mr. and Mrs. Dundas Mouat arrived here yesterd iy from Singapore by the s.s. Yorck. Mr. T. L Evans, of the United Engineers Ltd, Ipob, went Home ou leave this morning by the s.s. Yorck. Mr. and Mrs, L Hoefeld and Mr. and Mrs. A Schonberg left
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    An apparently sudden
    90 347 but evidently premeditated suicide was committed on the homeward bound German mail steamer yorc/fas she approached Singapore from Manila, on Sunday night. '1 he ship’s barber had been working up till nine o’chck but shortly after that time he disappeared, having presumably thrown himself overboard. In a
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    POSSESSION OF COCAINE.
    549 348 ACCUSED FINED «500. Li n Yean, a Chinese sampan wallah, was this morning charged before Mr. A. VV. B. Hamilton with importing 75 packages of cocaine hydrochloride and with possession of the same. Mr. West, Chief Revenue Officer of the Government Monopolies, prosecuted and Mr. 8. F.
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    The rainfall last night,
    16 348 as registered by the rain gauge at Fort Cornwallis, was 01 meh.
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    RUBBER NEWS.
    122 348 DIVIDENDS. NEW OUTLETS FOR RU3BER. (From Our Otvn Correspondent.} London, April 9. The Bikam Rubber Estate Ltd., pays a dividend of 12^>, and puts X 3,009 to the reserve. A proposal is on foot to supply certain manufacturers with a percentage of tne plantation output at half a
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    Politics at Home.
    76 348 London, April 5. Lord Haldane and Lord Crewe were the guests at the Eighty Club dinner last night. In their speeches they dealt with the Government’! education policy. Lord Crewe foreshadowed that the school age will be raised and physical education improved. Lord Haldane said he dreaded
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    Explosives in Calcutta.
    55 348 Calcutta, March 26. A phial containing explosives was thrown into the house of the Hon. Dr. Sircar on Monday night. A series of explosions followed. Luckily no oue was hurt. Dr. Sircar is well known as a quaint philanthropist, and recently proposed that Government should erect sanitaria
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    The "Tai-on" Piracy.
    70 348 The Tai-on" Piracy. Fuither Details. Hongkong, April 4. According to details, in the looting of the steamer Talon the pirates first killed the Chinese steersman, seized and bound Captain Holmes and the British chief officer and the engineer. They robbed a lady missionary, who, however, succeeded in persuading the pirates
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    The Australian Squadron.
    103 348 Unseaworthy Ships. (Reuter.) London, April 9. Commander Carver, formerly in command of H MS. Torch, in a letter to the papers, alleges th it the authorities are suppressing the facts concerning the dangerous condition of the ships in the Australia Station. He declares that of the nine
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    THE POWERS AND THE WAR.
    253 348 THE NAVAL DEMONSTRATION. (Reuter.} Malta, April 9. ll.M S. Dale of Edinburgh and H M.S. Medea have been ordered eastward. Other ships have been ordered to be in readiness. London, April 9. Reuter is informed that the international blockade will be limited from Antivari to
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    His Holiness the Pope.
    88 348 Symptoms of Nephritis. (Reuter.) Rome, April 9. While it is officially declared that His Holiness the Pope is suffering from a relapse of influenza, persistent reports of heart weakness and albuminuria, which are symptoms of nephritis, occasion anxiety. Rome, April 10. The sisters of the Pope
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    Recognition of China.
    38 348 U. S. Decision, (Reuter.) London, April 9. Following the Conference between President Wilson and the Cabinet it was decided that the United States should defer the recognition of China until the Assembly is completely organised.
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    THE AMERICA CUP.
    338 349 ANOTHER challenge. (Reuter.) London, April 9. Sir Thomas Lipton has withdrawn all jtipulations to the size of the defender of ,‘J; America Cup. He anticipates a good yacht in 1914 The Royal TTlatar club has accordingly forwarded a formal challenge. Sir Thomas Lipton, interviewed, said that he
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    Secret Hunger-Striker.
    46 349 (Reuter.) London, April 9. The Suffragette, Olive Wharry, who was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment on March 8, has been released. The officials of Women’s Political Union declare that she went on a hunger strike secretly for 30 ttys and was not forcibly fed
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    Demerara News.
    91 349 Serious Labour Troubles. London, April 3. A message from George Town, (Deiner*ra») says that a serious disturbp Qce occurred on a plantation in Berbice last mouth, in which fourteen Bist Indian immigrants and one policeman *ere killed. Hitherto the details are obscure, but it app »ars that owing
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    Football.
    464 349 P. C. C. vs. G. R. c. The P.C.C. yesterday evening achieved a victory over the C.R C. on the Esplanade by three goals to two. It must be ascribed firstly, to the addition of five new plavers, all acquisitions to the P.C.C. team,” and secondly, to the absonceof
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    We are authoritatively informed
    35 349 that Mr. R. H. Young, Senior Surveyor, Singapore, will not retire on pension at the expiration of bis leave, as wired to us by our Singapore correspondent a few days ago.
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    In connection with the M. F. A. League competition
    44 349 the Pranakan Prye defeated the Rooshdia Football Club yesterday by 4 goals to nil. This evening the Amaniah Football Club will meet the Jamatol Korea and to-morrow the Central Police plays the Mubabatol Islam Club.
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 349 PiNANG, April 10. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2 Z 4 months* sight Bank 2 3 Credit 2 4J4 3 Documentary.. 2 4 5 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs 1741 3 days’ sight Private 175} Bombay, Demand Bans 174j Moul mein, Demand Bank 173* 8 days’
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    PRODUCE.
    232 349 Gold Leaf o $64.6<i Black Pepoer White Pepper 3[ 25, nomin d J rang Pepper 18 75 nommd Clove. ...'M out of season 12 nominal Pickings 95 buyers Nutmegs 110s 22 50 sales (No. 1 8.20 sale Sugar 2 2 8.10 sales Basket 5.15 buyers Copra (mixed) 10.6J buyers
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