The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 9 April 1914

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  • 21 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. $17.50 Per Annu®. Single Copy, 40 cents. Vol. 12. Penang. Thursday, 9th APRIL, 1914. No. 15.
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    • 386 1 ///////Z// ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. 'ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ/ZZZZZ/ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzZZZZ. CONTENTS. Leaders page. Miscellaneous (Contd.): page. s X x Kelantan and the F.M.5.... 486 Railway Amenities 501 The Situation in China 495 Indian and Ceylon Convicts 502 The Dominions and the Empire 503 Marginal Notes 499 515 The Crown Agents 511 Registration of Servants 500 507 5
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    • 169 2 1 THE I 1 STRAITS ECHO I I MAIL EDITION. 3 Published the day prior to the departure of each mail jj for Europe, and contains the latest local and States 1* news originally published in the daily issues, as well as all important news from various parts of the
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  • 1099 486 Mr. W. Duff, of the Development Comply which bears his name, is an extremely Abie gentleman who, starting without any of the initial advantages which some pioneers have possessed and in the teeth of the •'congest opposition from the most powerful quarters, managed to carve out
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  • 174 486 More Cases in Kedah. The cholera epidemic in Kedah doesnot seem to be abating and seven fresh cases are reported in North Kedah and one in South Kedah. One fatal case is also reported on the Province side of Kuala Muda. Suspected Case in Penang. A suspected
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  • 368 486 A Disappointing Report. things do not seem to be going quite satisfactorily with the Rubber Auctions in Singapore, for we read in Messrs Guthrie Co’s latest weekly report d ited March 31 The sale held this morning could not be termed other than disappointing as in spite
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    • 72 486 f -July («“P‘ Sundaj d holiday») at t>» CRITERION PRESS, Dr». Xo 59« Beach Street, Penang. Pbiom jj-yal -.m ...per »MW«. Qg|itabi*«*« Postage Extra. jffciß (Poet Free) 11 7.50 CABLI ADD1I»» > "BOHO—PENANG.” T«bfkoic Noe. Echo 586 Priatiai Department 343 fl-AH wnißunicßtiOß* «bouM b» »4dr»«M» m XaiaQß*. intended for ppblwatwa
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  • 875 487 Hh Highness the Sultan of Kelantan has postponed bis visit to Singapore for a week. Tunku Mahmud arrived here this morning from A or Star by the Darulaman and is staying at Kedah House. The Baja Muda of Sarawak was a through passenger for Singapore by the B A
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  • 200 487 lbs. Gula Kalumpong Rubber Estates, Ltd. 59,281 Padang Jawa Rubber Estates, Ltd. 9,570 Karan Rubber Co Ltd. 56,10 The output of the Ulu Piah Mine for the month of March was 489 piculs. The output of Rahman Hydraulic Tin, Limited, during the month of March was 500
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  • 571 487 His many friends in Pe teD was tor a long time in charge of ,7’ branch of the < bartered Bank v J u that they would have an bidding a personal good bye K» Gilmour, who is shortly retiring c East. It was expected thal bf
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  • 508 488 isFEDE RAUSM POSSIBLE’ SI» JOHN FRINCKS SUCCESSOR. (Reuter.) London, April 2. The Daily the duties of staff fr,ui Briber PolHi»' ook Lo’don, April 3. Tbattbe political outlook is wucl. brighter J Jhv the King leaving for >V nd"•"'’TT bv the fact that the Unionist »r ui<l also
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  • 74 488 Malay Ma il Surmise. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 3. The Malay Mail surmises that H. E. the Governor’s visit to Kuala Lumpur is connected with the proposed loan regarding which a cable is awaited from the Secretary of State, upon the arrival of which
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  • 44 488 Proposed Reduetion. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 2. It is rumoured that the Government is considering the proposed reduction of the rate of the export duty on rubber, to take effect whenever rubber falls below a certain price.
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  • 32 488 (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, April 3. Messrs. Fraser Co’s weekly report states that rubber shares have advanced appreciably, though local shares have not participated in the rise.
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  • 22 488 (Reuter.) London, April 2. The Colony of Queensland is issuing a four per cent, loan of .£2,000,000 at 99.
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  • 82 488 Report of Commission of Enquiry. (Reuter.) London, April 2. The report of the Commission of Enquiry into the Rochette case, while not attacking the personal probity of M. Caillaux and the other Ministers, severely condemns Ministerial interference with the cov rse of the law for the purpose
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  • 27 488 (Reuter.) London, April 3. Bombardier Wells knocked out the French heavy weight champion, Lurio, in the seventh round at the Canterbury Music Hall.
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  • 24 488 Favourite's Price Shortening. (Reuter). London, April 3. The latest betting on the Derby is a to 2 against The Tetrarch.
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  • 155 488 A DECISIVE TEST. (Reuter.) London, April 3. An eagerly-expected golf match has been played at Sandy Lodge in order to test the respective merits of the modern rubber-cored golf-ball and the old-fashioned gutty. It has been generally held that the superior driving qualities of the modern ball
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  • 134 488 (Reuter.) London, April 3 The following was tha result of the race fot the Newbury Cup which was run yesterday. Thk Newbury Spring Cup, a handicap of 1,250 sovs. (a cup value 50 sovs or specie, at option of winner, and the remainder in specie), for three-years-old
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  • 80 488 Commander Suspended. (Reuter.) London, April 2. Commander H. S. Lecky, of the battleship Zelandia, who was suspended pending an inquiry into the sentence on the stokers who were alleged to have refused duty, has been relieved of his post. He i.s succeeded by Commander 11. Humphrey Smith.
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  • 59 488 (Reuter.) St. John’s (Newfoundland), April 2. A sealing steamer, with a crew of 170, got adrift in icefloes in a blizzard and the bodies of fifty dead and dying men have already been recovered. St. John’s, April 3. Another steamer, returning with a full catch of 20,000
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  • 204 489 ACCUSED AGAIN ACQUITTED BUT DETAINED. Renter.) Calcutta, April 2. The re trial of Nirrnal Kanto Roy, charged with the abetment of murder of Inspector Nripendra Gbose and culpable homicide not amounting to murder in respect of Auanta Teli, was concluded at the High Court Criminal
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  • 39 489 President's Amendments Adopted. (Reuter.) Peking, April 3. The Convention, which is amending the Provisional Constitution, unanimously adopted President Yuan Shi Kai’s amendments and is now drafting a new Constitution giving the President practically dictatorial powers.
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  • 47 489 Collision with a Buffalo. (Reuter.) Batavia, April 2. A tram was derailed at a bridge by a collision with a buffalo. I' ivu vans fell into the river and twenty natives were killed and fifty injured. No Europeans wore involved in the accident.
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  • 43 489 (Reuter.) Simpheropol, April 3. An extinct volcano near Theodosia (a seaport on the S. E Coast of Crimea, 70 miles from Simpheropol) has liecome suddenly active. Within half an hoar twenty-five acres were covered with lava. No casualties are reported.
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  • 32 489 (Reuter). London, April 2. The trial at Bow Street of the sixteen defendants in connection with the Army Canteens Scan’.al has concluded, all the defendants l>eing committed for trial.
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  • 33 489 (Reuter.) London, April 2 The French Chamber has adopted the Budget, including the income tax. Then* is a deficit of X*,400,000 which will be covered chiefly by short period bunds.
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  • 640 489 In the Divorce Court, before Mr. Justice Bargrave Deane, the petition was heard on March 9 of Fanny Mills, whose maiden nime wa, Rixson, for a divorce from her husband, Charles Beresford Mills, on the grounds of his desertion and adultery. Ibe suit was undefended. The parties
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  • 346 489 Charge Against a Europe a n. Before Mr. R. L. Osborne in the Th Court this morning a European, named M* Campbell, was charged with beiny a n and disorderly opposite the Magazine BtS and refusing to pay riesha hire. 06 He pleaded guilty to the first charge inclaimed trial
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  • 302 489 This company reduced its all-in costs of production from 2s. lOd. per lb. in 1911 to 2s. 2d. in 1912, and now for 1913 it is able on a crop of 139,500 lbs. to report that the costs have been further reduced to Is. sd. per
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  • 329 490 sixteenth annual report to the Ap beg to submit herewith a ;2 .Utement of accounts of th» Ja:i3ut Dece ‘“IL-After making ample provi--11 /«orec.ation and bad debts, the "“‘r iXouot to 1137,629.90, which iu/tbe balance of «6.946.93 brought r.Ardfrom h*st ace Hint gives a total of
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  • 159 490 H Candour’’ eSP °T lent Wh Signs bim self ity B J Writla S to the Times of Malaya, d’t aQy y Ur readers tell i the Ipoh Cha b noting on Mr y Ur report of the •ut I stkkTliC £air record of test
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  • 809 490 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Dear Sir, An article from the Times on The English Moustache” which I read in vour paper recently leads me to hope that there will before long be a revolt among the Eng-lish-speaking race against the tyranny
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  • 127 490 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Dear Sir, It is very annoying to be told that the outward steamer s s Delta will arrive in Penang on Friday, the 3rd instant, at 4 or 6 p.m., our letters and parcels will be delivered to us most
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  • 301 490 .—Ereet 1/rctu; A Penang Innovation. The Penang '1 urf Club is going to try the experiment of three two day meetings, in the year instead of two thne day meetings. We confess we are a little doubtful about the holding of racesat the end and beginning of
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  • 1324 491 me gt —JOL The annual meeting of the above company was held on Monday at noon, in the Singapore Exchange, Mr. D. T. Boyd presiding. Amongst others present were Messrs J. L Montgomerie, Frank Adam, Hon. Mr. E. I>. Hewan, J. Sellar, C. Ji. Cherry, and W.
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  • 729 491 aliowautro J -Free Press. The fact that this Colony has t, annually to the Imperial' Gov P rr twenty per cent, of its revenue Military Contribution needs to "k f quently brought to the notice of r public, especially of those who have cently come here,
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  • 229 492 Ito be the largei t— China Mail. jtor AuM Hongkong. Theffo/W .VoA(Capt. Bainbridge), from Th rp arrived in port yesterday, (March Kb"’her flags at half-mast bad on board the remains of Mr Lim d h T P for interment at Amoy. LX? S WIS Mr
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  • 245 492 The full text is published of the statement of the First Lord of the Admiralty explanatory of the Navy Estimates for 1&14-15. In the course of it he stated Iwo battleships have been sent to the East: the Swiftture as flagship of the East Indies Squadron, and
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  • 736 492 The hearing of the case against a Malay named Mohamed who was charged with kidnapping a girl named Rahilla, a minor, from the lawful guardianship of her parents was resumed yesterday afternoon before Mr. W. C. Michell in the District Court. Mr. B. E Ross appeared for
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  • 1273 492 .Mil ty .M ul Under which King? Is it to the advantage of the F.M.S. th it Kelantan should become part and parcel of the Federation r Is it to the advantage of the Kelantan Malays themselves? We think not. Kelantan is a large and more
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  • 978 493 row Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 1. Among the aftermath of the Volunteer camp at Port Dickson is an unprecented requisition for new shirts; quite a number of those necessary articles of attire having been stolen from the tents. The reason for this is that, men
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  • 250 493 -MR List of the Successful Students. Dr. Keith, Principal of the King Edward VII. Governm nt Medical School, Singapore, supplies the following list of examination results for March: Final L M.S. A.M. Jenkins, Gurumuk Singh. Fourth Year. Pathology. Forensic Medicine, and Hygiene.— R. 8 Kannoo, E. E.
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  • 1841 494 «r HON BEE HERBERT SAMUEL, ”Lp pnSIPENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT board flip I nited L ingdOJll tbo hrbml' No P oliticai sc entist !tr^cX’ without lence toh,scon--ould s "“77 aifvioe it under any recognisThe fiet "need not cause us any 8 Definitions mu tbe made to cover
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  • 592 495 To the Editor oi the Straits Times. Sir, —I read with interest the letter in your paper written about the lack of enthusiasm on the part of Chinese girls and their parents with regard to education in Singapore. I have lx*n hoping that someone cleverer than
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  • 1221 495 Vesterday Reuter told us that the Convention which is amending the Chinese Provisional Constitution unanimously adopted President Yuan Shi-kai’s amendments and is now drafting a new Constitution giving the President practically dictatorial powers.” When we consider how events have moved in China during the past two
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  • 493 496 M.A. P. h- the s.B. Katori wanted between Mr. J Toe marriage a •> Ramsay will take Trump and M>® B dof Apr il, in P enaD S V Wav Assistant legal adviser, r Tustice Siam and Mrs. AV ay Ministry o f JUS p 0 q Devanha this by
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  • 988 496 The following paragraph from an article in the Shanghai Mercury on the Municipal Health Officer’s report seems to indicate that the Model Settlement insists on living up to its reputation as the thirstiest place in the Far East: The total number of foreign deaths amongst the resident population
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  • 312 496 Question in the Commons. In the House of Commons, on March 3rd, Sir Herbert Roberts (L. —West Denbighshire) aiked the Secretary for the Colonies whether his attention had been called to the increase of the liquor traffic in British Malaya and to the fact that the quantity
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  • 578 497 EAST FIFE BY-ELECTION. DECISION OF THE UNIONISTS. (Reuter.) London, April 3. At at meriting at East Fife the Unionists decided not to oppose Mr. A-.quith and said that they did so because “they would te patriotic and support Mr. Asquith in the present crisis in defending
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  • 92 497 Sentence on A Spy. (Reuter.) London, April 2. Frederick Adolphus Gould, who, with his wife, was charged with espionage has been sent need to six years’ penal servitude. The charge against his wife was withdrawn. Two charts of Bergen and Spithead were said to have been found in
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  • 27 497 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 4. The newly-constituted Planters’ Loan Committee comprises Messrs Lewton Brain (Chairman), Burnside, Nutt, Skinner and Macfad yen.
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  • 17 497 (Reuter.) London, April 3. Owing to the strike in Yorkshire, 140,000 colliers are idle.
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  • 22 497 (Reuter.) London, April 3. The Queensland loan of £2,000,000 was over subscribed in an hour and a half.
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  • 25 497 (Reuter) London, April 3. Mr. H.A. Byatt, Commissioner of Somaliland, will repla -e Sir F. Evans as Colonial Secretary of Gibraltar.
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  • 159 497 HEAVY LOSSES. (Reuter.) rp, i- John’s April 2 The sealing disaster is the worst in, history of the Cdony. The fleet .v returning from a successful SHiK overtaken by a blizzard. The Bellaventure has thirty of the crew f* t f Newfoundland on board, badly frnet v
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  • 122 497 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 4. Mr. Diehn, who presided at the meeting at the Tapah Rubber Company, said that owing to the state of the market it was impossible for him to place the 7,000 unissued shares and consequently they had been deprived of the
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  • 30 497 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 4. Kleinmann beat Threlfall by 0— 3, o-l n the Lawn Tennis Championship and meet the holder Salzmann on W ednesday.
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  • 81 497 Rebels Capture Torreon. (Reuter.) Juarez, April 3. After a battle lasting eleven Ja vs rebels finally captured Torreon. It i: mated that the casualties of the re 500 killed and 1,500 wounded and tna the Federals over a tbou-.and killedThere were great rejoicings at Juai much cheering for
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  • 61 497 Obituary. (Reuter.) London, April 3. The death has taken place, at the age of 84, of the German novelist Paul Johann Ludwig lleyes. Sir H. Jerningham. The death has taken place of Sir Hubert Jerningham who was Governor of Mauritius from 1893-97. Obituary. (Reuter.) Pasadena (California). The death has taken
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  • 223 498 fahbinz affair took place at A Market at 9-30 yestertbeCamP tel that while Mr. dav morning- Municipal Overseer, was DonaH P Dge \L\iinting of the market, the )I|m 1 C SdU i“ the bank with a knife. aO diUbbe< b Chinaman ha-l a where the painting tan<i
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  • 175 498 The Cricket Tournament, which is a yearly fixture, commences to-day when there will be three matches played, one on the Esplanade, the other at Butterworth and the third at Victoria Green. Six teams altogether have entered for the Competition. The Kulim Recreation Club is making its first
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  • 67 498 n. r. Js He aS p Ubber E Ute Ltd Ltd on 8 8u Rubber Estate, B lt u v". Plantations, Ltd. 14,019 LU 5 l!ubber Plantations, Tt ’-'.103 a ru Rubbe'r Estates T I'l 1 1,577 Paik PT T T L 1,271 Estates^ _<itB 1 ganda
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  • 631 498 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Dear Sir, Whenever I do come to Penang, people, shareholders, ask me, Well Hoogerwerf, what about Ayer Weng especially the last time I was in Penang. What is the reason that the shares of Ayer Weng are down at a quotation
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  • 407 498 To the editor of the Straits Echo. Dear Sir, Regarding the proposal that the Municipality should hand over a portion of Weld Quay (which, as you rightly point out is one of the principal thoroughfares of the town) to the Penang Harbour Board, I think
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  • 181 498 v- v J’> T. O. C. THE MARKET SINKING. Reported Failure of German Firms. The coconut industry of the island is today passing through a crisis owing, it is alleged, to the failure of two or three large German firms, the indirect result of which has been
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  • 34 498 The Malay min who took ill at York Road with symptoms of cholera and died shortly after being removed to the Quarantine Camp, is certified to Lave died of cholera.
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  • 2735 499  -  BY TOM WEIGHT.: Clear thinking has been and is at on- j the one absorbing interest and chief des pa. r of my life. Admit forthwith, therefor, th j mental excitement occasioned when at the beginning of March I received my Echo (dated Feb. 2nd) containing a leading
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  • 583 500 Outlook by a Player. The football season has again started with the Cup Tie Competition which, I hope, will prove as successful as the League. I notice that nine teams have entered which may be considered a record entry. It is .pleasing indeed to see that
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  • 1887 500 Digest of the New Law. On Friday last the Legislative Council passed the Third Reading of the Domestic Servants Ordinance but it will not come into operation unless and until the Governor notifies by Proclamation that it is His Majesty’s pleasure not to disallow the same and
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  • 750 501 ri oi guvuo b.—W.lf. The General M anager of th» r Malay States recently’ in enquiry by a representative of thh confirmed a statement made bv th r man of the Malacca Planters’ I*" to the effect that a new li Qe o f to be built from
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  • 368 502 (WAUTivn COST or Production. rerr interesting comparison between a. cost of production, the growth and the Lal quality of plantation rubber in Cey- ;.,1 ia the F.M.S. was given by Mr. taspb Fraser, the well-known Visiting i,.nt who has just completed extensive furs in the Straits
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  • 110 502 Indian and Ceyl on Convicts. -M.M. rs r Q becember 31, 1912, one lUVa l jd convicts Of SinSapOre >ead l nnmng t 0 twoat ir ‘bie-bodied convict JT 68 tbese tber e is The bo re eivea no subconvicts I °l ,nainte nance The tri WaS '“4o’ a a
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  • 1233 502 Substantial Decrease in the All-in Costs. The fourth annual general meeting of the Hagan Serai Company, Limited, was held on March 11 at Winchester House, Old Broad Street, E. C., Mr. E. L Hamilton (chairman of the company) presiding. The Secretary (Mr. Percy E. L. Taylor) having read
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  • 17 503 Rhook—On March 27th. at Mergui, L. Burmah, to Mr. and Mrs. H. S Rhodes, a daughter.
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  • 1162 503 Often, when people are discussing the position of the political parties in England, one hears the opinion expressed that the Unionists would never have got into the parlous plight where they find themselves today had Mr. Joseph Chamberlain not been stricken down bv the fell
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  • 475 503 Mr. G. E. Cator has been Registrar of the Supreme Court, Mr. Chesney Duncan assumed char» the editorial department of the it Tribune on the Ist instant Mr. W. Pryde arrived at Kota Bahr March 29th to succeed Mr. C. p, as Superintendent of Lands The Hon. Mr. R.
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  • 2491 504 GREAT SPEECH BY MR. ASQUITH. ARMY’S LOYALTY EMPHASIZED. pRP.ISE OF THE PREMIER. (Reuter.) u Asauith made an important speech at Ladybank and was given a great Bf He strongly denied the ridiculous legend that the Government had nlot to provoke Ulster'’. He paid a tribute to the
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  • 118 505 (Reuter.) London, April 5. Two editors have been sentenced to six weeks’ imprisonment in a fortress* for libelling t.he Crown Prince. The libel consisted of a letter supposed to have been written by a sentimental school girl of high birth on the occasion of his leaving
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  • 56 505 (Reuter). Perth, April 4. It is reported that blacks have destroyed Tire Drysdale River Mission and murdered two fathers, six lay brethren and a number half-castes. The Police are enquiring into the mattei. Ihe rainfall during the four hours last I night xras 2 2 inches as registered
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  • 387 505 TERRIBL" TALES OF SUFFERING (Reuter.) St John’s, April J The Bellaventure has arrived with tittv survivors and sixty-nine dead. The Newfoundland's crew who Keren board informed Reuter that Tuesday ing opened fair and the barometer did nf t indicate a storm. Four ships put out and a
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  • 76 505 (Reuter.) London, April 4. The Chamber, in a protracted debate on the report of the Rochette Commission, animously adopted a resolution the interference of the financiers with po 1 and of the executive power with the J ciary. It rejected the amendmen posing the prosecution of
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  • 22 506 rmirt to-da' Mr. f« M. i^.-^^ thecordiil cooperation -ji re pH e d, thanking The Hon- r D them-
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  • 69 506 (Reuter.) London, April 4. Football match between T b, Aisoaat 1*0 at O:aBgOTC SwtUad wl E g vic t o ry for the former J d wb ee -oa| s to one. The weather an4 the ground was soft and the witnessed by 15 .000 people. “I start
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  • 46 506 Messrs, Fraser Neave. (Fr»/H Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, April 6. At the annual general meeting of Messi s. F r i6er Neave, the report was adopted. The Chairman, Mr. MacGregor, referred to the continued extension and the possible increase of capital. Nothing has yet been decided.
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  • 37 506 (Reuter). London, April 6. A bomb exploded at midnight iu St. Martin's Church, Trafalgar Square, and two etained glass windows and a pew were shattered. It is supposed to have been placed there by Suffragettes.
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  • 212 506 (Reuter.) London, April 6. The stock broker Fenner who was extradited will appear at the Mansion House court to-dav. Mr. R. B. Osborne, acting Third Magistrate, will be going on leave shortly. From the Malay Mail dn^?i hambftrs has pone to I P° h t 0 act
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  • 1112 506 FURTHER EVIDENCE. The further hearing of the case against a Malay named Mohamed, who was charged with kidnapping a minor, named Rahilla, from the lawful guardianship of her parents was resumed this morning before the District Judge in the District Court. Mr. B. E Ross appeared for
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  • 156 506 We regret to announce the death, which took place at Singapore suddenly, of Mr. W. J. Turnbull who was Manager of the Straits Echo for two years before he left for the Southern Settlement to become Managing Editor of The Weekly Sun and afterwards of
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  • 635 507 At last the time seems to be nigh when the much-vexed questions relative to the registration of servants will be settled in a manner that should prove at least fairly satisfactory to masters and servants generally. That such is the case appears evident from the fact that
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  • 818 507 The 1914 Cricket Tournament Season commenced on Saturday afternoon w en three fixtures were played. The first match was that on the Esplanade between the Penang Cricket Club and the lenang Recreation Club, the other match was played on V ictoria Green, the opposing teams being the St.
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  • 197 507 mination. 1.-MM. In pursuance of the idea of a federation between the planting associations of Malacca, Negri Seinbilan, Johore and Singapore, a meeting of delegates was held on SaturJaj in the offices of Messrs. Evatt and Co., Singapore. The Hon. F. W. Collins, of Malacca, presided, and
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  • 573 508 F cnckrt match between The I ffhich wiU te played the i; Easter, is creating a latent. We give below the ?i infesting teams: U4®«* °f tbC Df KMe c Lionel, N Grenier, F M 7 A Holmes Brown, U SGAM*arte y prentic6| C E Knights, E Ma’
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  • 399 508 an efficient administration for itself.—Bangkok Times. The cynical will have some reason to smile at the new development in Kelantan. Periodically indignation is expressed in the Straits at any statement or action which implies that the States in the F.M.S. are British colonies. When the Anglo-Siamese
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  • 253 508 I I 1 ME C —M. T. Muar Malay Killed: One European Wounded. A very serious shooting accident occurred on Friday, the 27th ult., at a place called Parit Pulai K near Tanjong Tohor in Muar, resulting in the death of a Malay youth and the
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  • 298 508 whose service began in the F.M.S.— Malay Mail. It is nearly yens ago since Sir Edward Brockman acted as Resident General of the F. M. S, and in the interval he has been Resident of Perak, Pahang and Negri Sembilan. He was also Colonial Secretary in Singapore
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  • 344 508 Last Saturday afternoon at 3.15 p.m- an interesting attempt was made to swim from the Fort Jetty to Bagan Tuan Kechil across the Channel. Three amateurs, Lira Joo Bang of the Central Union, Oh Kim Sin and Teh Thean Kee, of Green Hall, entered the water, about half-an-hour before
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  • 913 509 The "Milk God. Fined for Fortune Telling. Before Mr. R. B. Chboine in the Third Court this morning a Brahmin priest, named Palsamy, was charged with professing to tell fortunes. Inspector Cronin pro-ecutel and the accused, who claimed trial, was defended by Mr. Sharma. The first witness called was Sinnaya
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  • 298 509 The usual fortnightly handicap shoot took place on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. Conditions 7 shots and a sighter each at. 200, 500 and 600 yards at NRA 1913 targets. Scores made were as follows with a Pte Hogan h’cap’43 made 99.87 Sgt Westerhout '56 99
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  • 674 509 SUCCESS OF THE MOTOK SHIP oh-KV ICEo. Motor Sailing Vessel To Be R rtl The rep ,rt of the East Asiatic CwJ, Limited, states that the company shows a very satisfactory result for’the v to December 31, with consistent and development in its various spares activity. Notwithstanding
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  • 129 510 n n(T were the scores made by ,X"g iX RiHe club at Kampong Bahru yesterday iOO y 32 Mis Hilton Mrs Wnght-Motion Mrs Liston “L Mrs Hart *z. Mrs Webb Miss SB Smith Miss Cheeseman Miss Mathieu Mrs Wright-Motion 32 Mrs Liston Mrs Webb Miss Cheeseman oj Miss Mathieu
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  • 138 510 An inquiry was held at the Bukit Mortals® court House, before Mr. R. Scott, on Saturday last, into the cause of death of a Hindu bullock-cart driver, named Soka adiachi, who was alleged to have been struck and killed by a motor car at Cherok fokun
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  • 572 510 |Directors’ Report. Gentlemen, Your Directors beg to submit herewith a duly audited Statement of the Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st January, 1914 Accounts. —The net profit for the rear (subject to the amount to be voted* for Directors’ fees, amounted to $34,784.00 as
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  • 109 510 .s ram is iu —TOM. r Alor Star, April 6. lunku usuf with his wife, a European ady, arrived on Saturday evening by the Darulaman. A number of people crowded <>n the jetty to witness arrival with curiosity and interest. Mr. Maxwell, the Adviser, left for Penang
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  • 157 510 —M D. C. There are joyous days for the Malays of Kuala Kangsar, who have gaily decorated the town, and are busy hoi ing festivities in honour of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Sultan, who has been the recipient of a very large number of congratulatory
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  • 209 510 Much interest has been aroused in Sumatra regarding the development of a port for sea-going vessels in North Sumatra. The Javabode, in the course of an article on the respective claims of Sabang and Belawen and their possibilities in connection with Penang, expresses the fear that neither
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  • Page 510 Advertisements
    • 68 510 The Forty Year Test. public in 1872 p aB rst °ffered to «row Q in f aV cr Small y attamed t Popularity until iid "t fi d “Othiog X B 'fcr repUtat ion Try it and you wII ,/> a cou K h or ton 4 a v°rite after
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  • 1392 511 All kinds of rumours are in circulation with regard to the forthcoming F. M. 8. loan the date of issue, the amount, the rate of interest, the price and the medium through which it will be placed on the money-market. We cannot pretend to possess any direct
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  • 578 511 Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Brown arr j ved this morning from Deli bv the s s ,1, p A Batavia telegram of the 4th the suicide of Heer A. F. de Neve cfa* Land Office, Buitenzorg. Mr. Mitford, manager of Bertam (SS Rubber Co. Ltd., is going on leave
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  • 931 512 h bearing of case in his Court purinz toe 8 uged ..jnfernal ,u r 'on tbe bench— *'an infernal this judicial language n telegrams get queerly mutilated R LiXn and decoding occasionally. N ot our Rangoon exchanges is a 10 i induce of what havoc an error of
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  • 80 512 We are glad to hear that Mr. A. B. Voules, who was laid up with a chill, is himself again and will be able to accept the invitation to represent the Colony against the F.M S. The team is now complete and is as follows -R. T. Reid,
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  • 176 512 The Selection Committee have done a great deal of hard work, and with one exception, Ridin, of Bahrol Alam, Stamper in the Treasury, being unable to get the necessary leave the whole of the fourteen representatives, originally requisitioned will embark on board the Klang this afternoon. The absence of
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  • 284 512 AN UNEXPECTED MOVE. PROTEST TO THE COLONIAL OFFICE. QUESTION IN THE COMMONS. (Reuter.) London, April 7. In the House of Commons, Mr. L. Amery, Unionist member for Birmingham South, asked whether a petition from the Regent of Kedah had been received complaining that the High Commissioner
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  • 80 512 (Reuter.) Toronto, April 7. The Chinese Consul-General for Canada has objected to the clause in the Ontario Factories Act Amendment Bill forbidding Orientals to employ white g.rls on the ground that it is unconstitutional and opposed to the principles of the treaty with China. A case involving
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  • 63 512 Anxious Political Situation. (Reuter.) Durazzo, April 6. In consequence of the political situation in South Albania the Government hasordered a list of the forces available in the eventual formation of a militia. Proclamations were posted throughout the country ordering the muster of all ex-Redif-» between the ages of
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  • 834 513 SECOND READING IN THE COMMONS. RESULT OF THE DIVI :lON. Debate in the Commons. (Reuter.) London, April 6. In the House of Commons Mr. .John Redmond. on the resumption of the Horne Rule debate, dwelt on the great criticalness of the controversy. The time had gone
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  • 31 513 (Reuter.} London, April 6. Mr. Fenner, the stock broker, appeared at tho Mansion House Police Court under the Larceny Act There are altogether twenf veight charges against him.
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  • 54 513 (Reuter.) London, April 7. Mrs Patrick Campbell, the well-known actress who made a great reputation by her acting in the “Second Mrs. Tanqueray", was married yesterday afternoon at the Registry Office to Mr. George Cornwallis\\est, who was divorced by his wife, Lady Randolph Churchill, the decree
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  • 21 513 lbs. K.M.S (Malay States) Rubber and Coconut Plantations, Ltd. 3,750 The Straits Settlements (Bertam) Rubber Company, Ltd. 28,812
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  • 202 513 AYER PANAS. (f' iOTn Our The report ol the Company .tetes that the profit fol,l* up to January 31 was 164 687.15 .J? the total sum avajable is 86- 24R w lu which it is propo-ed to nav a/b* J UU l tiDg I” 3 W Th’» 34
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  • 35 513 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 7. The Federated Malay States Rubber Company declare an interim dividend of 25 per cent, on the six months’ working from June to November 1913.
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  • 289 513 In a lengthy article on the Homs Bule problem the N. Rotterdamsche Courad (Liberal) writes The opposition do not want concessions. They want a conflict. That is self •evident The Liberal Government must fall. Tte Parliament Act must be rendered inoperative. The Conservatives, to whose
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  • 517 514 s the report of the The folio» 1 1 lllP Penang Nursing Committee übmitts d at the Annual which will be held at Caotonment Road, on Apnl 15 n mmittee submit the following reTb’C’"’"'* of th» Association for the P°rt 00 he 7 fi r th February.
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  • 2506 514 Verdict and Sentence. The further hearing of the case against a Malay named Mohamed, who was charged with kidnapping a minor, named Kahilla, from the lawful guardianship of oer parents, was resumed this morning before Mr. W. U. Michell in the District Court. Mr. B. E. Ross
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  • Page 514 Advertisements
    • 60 514 A Parent’s Duty. our Iwiv 1« w braised. fe Bcratched or “«sled nil r j e k. 9 aUk e thes wounds have Get bottle of C 1 B n t > l ey always will. r^ rlaias ’’-"Balm “■Mutely. y„„ “l ur y cared for im‘“'l blood poison K
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  • 1264 515  -  BY TOM WRIGHT In a Random Note” are ladies ,by the author of ,?”i woman’s Daughter (a book I in the re in 1911 or 1912) the to pick out for premier honour the ui i the husband who realizes for the 7 time the life of horses
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  • Page 515 Advertisements
    • 50 515 Muddy Complexion. When yuu see a woman with a muddy or sallow complexion and dull eyes, you may know that her liver is out of order. A few doses of Chamberlain’s Tablets will correct it and make her look better and feel better. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 38 515 Chamberlain’s Tablets. These Tablets are intended especially for disorders of the stomach, liver and bowels. If you are troubled with heartburn, indigestion or constipation they will do you good. Try them. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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  • 231 516 Meeting of Sub-Committee. A meeting of the Sub Committee of the Concert and Dance of ‘B’ Company to be held on May 1, was held at the Drill Hall at 6.30 pm. yesterday. In the absence of Capt J. G. Cheney, Officer Commanding B’ Company,
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  • 223 516 Penang Te/m’s Departure. The Penang M. F. A. team received a* rousing send-off yesterday evening, and a large number of people gathered at Swettenham Pier to wish the team success in the football matches at Johore Bahru and Singapore. The team left by the ss. Klang. Mr. Kader Mahomed,
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  • 906 516 Reuter s message yesterday regarding the little hitch—we must decline to regard it as anything more tragic—which has arisen in Kedah, came not only as a bolt from the blue but at a most inconvenient time just when a respectable newspaper was being put to bed.”
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  • 300 517 To thr RbiTOR or the Straits Echo. Dear Str, As a reader of books I have often been puzzled to discover the motives of those individuals who will persist in disfiguring our Library books by underlining words or sentences or writing generally foolish comment* in the margin
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  • 564 517 Dr. and Mrs. Gerrard have returned from Home. Mr. P. A. Daniels, of the Ipoh branch of the Chartered Bank, has been transferred to Seremban. Mr. G. L. Jones-Parry has returned from leave. He will be stationed in Kuala Lumpur for a few months. Mr. H. T. Martin, of
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  • 1005 517 Various attempts have been made f ro time to time to get certain minor f"-k privileges in Penang extended to iadJ. but they have always failed owin- L’ the opposition of a selfish section*' J disgruntled males who regard their club, as refuges from domesticity.” E ven mild
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  • 152 518 Another Succeisful Year. Tbe report of The Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd., for the year ended December 81, shows that the net profits, after providing for bad and doubtful debts, and including .£30,105. Os. 6d. brought forward from last account, amount to £141,604. Bs. Prom BUm
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  • 45 518 al merchT t rec J this morning by a Wok ,tates tbat the Mill and the Tel- IHs the Cbin Seng Proved bv fire Tn K Ce Mlll have Chin Seng ri£atfiL the a P 1 bin^a P° re bas gone
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  • 237 518 MR. BONAR LAW'S OFFER. PRESS OPINION. (Reuter.) London, April 7. The Unionists think that Mr. Bonar Law’s offer esterday, to the effect that tbe House of Lords will pass the Home Rule Bill without a fresh application of the Paliament Act on the question of Home
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  • 131 518 Big Surplus Anticipated. (Reuter.) Ottawa, April 7. Mr. W. T. White, Minister of Finance, in introducing the Budget, estimated that there would be a surplus of $36,500,000 in 1914. Referring to the financial crisis of 1913 he said that most of the British criticism of Canadian borrowing
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  • 48 518 Proposed Memorial t® General Botha. (Reuter.) London, April 7. A special Labour conference has appointed Mr. Ramsay Macdonald and Mr. Seddon to proceed to South Africa and interview General Botha and present a memorial, embodying the views of the British Labour movement against the deportations.
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  • 158 518 SINGAPORE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 8. At the Singapore Rubber auction 126,827 lb. were offered for sale and 108,605 lb. were sold at the following prices Smoked fine ribbed 8130—5135 per pl. Smoked good ribbed 3120—5127 fine plain $126—5129 good $122—8124 Block fine good ...$128—8130 Unsmoked
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  • 119 518 Coagestioa oa the Railway®. (Reuter). London, April 7. In the House of Commons Mr. L. V. Harcourt moved the second reading of the Loan Bill of $3,000,000 for East Africa, Uganda and Nyasaland. Arrangements will be made for the repayment of the loan and consequently nothing
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  • 42 518 The Direct Route. (Reuter.) London, April 7. In consequence of the recommendations of the High Commissioner for New Zealand in London, the Hon. Thomas Mackenzie, a direct steamship service between Southampton and New Zealand is about to be inaugurated.
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  • 35 518 (Reuter.) Simla, April 7. It has been decided to reduce the Indian garrison in China and the 24th Mountain Battery and the 25th and 26th regiments of Punjabis will return shortly.
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  • 28 518 F M.S tA»m tuliXr compl te Atk,n- Vm piro Mr Stonor -f-. hrthsCoUn, t W P MS., but the UIQQ y has not as yet been
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  • 86 519 Women and the S«ffra<e. (/ieu/er.) New York, April 8. Several State election» are in progress f h-y are mainly concerned with local question*. The most interesting is that at New Jersey because it is supposed that the result will give the measure of the Presidents popularity
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  • 61 519 (Reuter.) London, April 8. The trade returns show an increase in the imports of £5,592,784 and in the exports of £2,828,714. The increase in the imports is principally on food (£1,867,548) and raw cotton (£3,622,535). Wool showed a decrease of £615,593. The increases in the exports were
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  • 39 519 (Reuter.) London, April 7. Mary Richardson, the Suffragette who mutilated the Rokeby Venus and was committed for trial, bail being refused, has been released from prison for six weeks to undergo an operation for appendicitis.
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  • 249 519 To ihe Editor of the Straits Echo. Dear Sir, Ido not know whether Mr. Sarkies is counting on public support to assist him should it come to a tussle between the E. A 0. and an F. M. S. Railway Hotel in Penang, but I can
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  • 218 519 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. )ear Sir, I see in your issue of yesterday that three amateurs made a gallant effort to swim the channel on Saturday and that one of them, who covered moie than three-quarters of the distance, was only beaten by the
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  • 221 519 Says Tuesday’s T.0.M.-. Interesting ceremonies took Kuala Kangsar yesterday to mark tCL 41 jubilee of His Highness the SuluT* Homage was rendered by the chiefs afu the traditional custom of the Malay natir and eight loyal addresses from the MrX were read at the foot of the
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  • 48 519 And Rate* la th« Couatry Districts. (Reuter.) London, April 8. Lord Lucas, President of the Board of Agriculture, speaking at Hitchin, said that th« Government will, in the coming Budget, make considerable grants out of Imperial taxation to assist the rates in the country districts
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  • 29 519 Their Commercial Possibilities. (Reuter.) London, Apiil 8. The Imperial Government is despatching *|>ecial commissioners to Siberia and China to make prolonged investigations into their commercial possibilities.
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  • 24 519 Reuter.) London, April 8. King Gustav V of Sweden will shortly undergo .tn operation for ulcer of the stomach.
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  • 17 519 (Reuter). London, April 8. The new Austrian Treasury Loan is over•ubicribed many times over.
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  • 127 519 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Dear Sir, The advertisement of the George Town Kinema in your issue of yesterday says that they will exhibit the Cheng Beng scene taken at Batu Lanchang and Mt. Erskine on the 9th instant. I would ask for public opinion
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  • 304 519 Mr. Otto Schiile, director of Katz Bros and a well-known and popular figure in the commercial life of Penang, is going home to Switzerland, on retirement from business, by the German mail this evening. He has resolutely declined anything in the nature of a formal farewell function,
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  • 733 520 T? C vs. E. A L. T Tie rraUb between the GovernTbe^P 1 pJreation Club and the P' a veJ ff ijstero At* l vejter dav evening before a •he E9pll a of iuteXf spectators. After irg Cr nlle the game, which was a oneiblrd tussle t K
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  • 398 520 At the conclusion of a leading article on the new Labour Law the M.alaya Tribune of Singapore says Seeing, then, that three months hence all contracts with Chinese labourers will become null and void and that employers will then and thereafter be prohibited from entering into
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  • 192 520 Gold Leaf ...$64.40 Black Pepper 16.50 buyers White Pepper 28.75 buyers Trang Pepper 19. Cloves 46, sales 110 nominal. NutmPickings 88.— buyers Mace egs 110 s. 24. sellers f No. 1 6.10 sales Sugar < 2 5,50 sales (.Basket 5.15 buyers Copra (mixed) 10.50 buyers <Tahbun... 190.— sellers n
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    • 51 520 Yow hov J arent S &uty< "4 or bruised getting scratched or «3 St CaUBe tb6se woundB have tattle of a i y 8 wilt that even. b<!rla ns I>al Balm ■•d'atelv. Y..,. D)ur 18 oared for im«‘’bloojl “OthlnBn 8 better, L™ 1 K A, r ro,ii a 111 B'speusaries
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    • 92 520 The Forty Year Test. An article must have exceptional merit to survive for a period of forty years. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy was first offered to the public in 1872. From a small beginning it has grown in favor and popularity until it has attained a world wide reputation. You will
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    • 191 520 OA A Expel Your Eczema J Impure blood is responsible for m re than half the ills of mankind—it is the primary cause of your Eczema. Therefore to cure your Eczema you must attack it, not outwardly with ointments or salves, but by internal treatment, through the blood. Not purgative,
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  • Page 521 Advertisements
    • 223 521 I CRITERION PRESS, Id. I No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. fl fl fl I ESTABLISHED 1883. g fl PRINTERS PUBLISHERS. Proprietors of the “STRAITS ECHO” and “PENANG SIN POE.” I The most enterprising and up-to-date printers and I lithographers in the Orient. M I Our plant is of the very
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