The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 9 April 1915

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    21 1 THE STRAITS ECHO, MAIL EDITION. 17.50 Per Annum. Single Copy, 40 eta. Vol. 13. Penang, Thursday, 9th APRIL, 1915. No. 14.
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      212 1 CONTENTS. LEADERS: PAGE. MISCELLANEOUS: The Siege of Germany 446 Constantinople in Dread 447 A Time for Action 452 The Straits Censor 450 In the Balkans46l The Censor Again 451 The Peace of the World47l Royal Asiatic Society 451 Notifications 457 AW: Japanese Demands Upon China 4 1 >7 Britain and
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      182 2 18-81 0 THE J STRAITS IX HO J MAIL EDITION. 1 9 Published the day prior to the departure of ?ach mail ifor Europe, and contains the latest local and States L news originally published in the daily issues, as well as V all important news from various parts of
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    THE SIEGE OF GERMANY.
    1070 446 In almost every estimate of the gains and losses of the first few months of the war it ft ill be put to the credit of the German armies that whereas they have laid waste certain provinces of France and Russia and the whole of Belgium,
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    M.A.P.
    586 446 Mr. A G J. Dmu'v, of the Malayan Contingent, is, we understand, at present a lieuti nmtin the 6lh Batt, of the Yorkshires.— M. T. Chimin Lal Setalvad has b»en elected to represent the Barnbay Presidency in the Viceroy’s Legislative Council in pl ice of the lite Mr. Gokhale
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1016 447 People who wish i < p th ir heatts sound nhoul 1 ep tv <r to.up :n. >ir' i is the advice of Dr. Btnck; 1:11 G ill. L of ternj <• i H < and, by being angry, th* work of the heal tis increased bv seventy-tw
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    Constantinople in Dread.
    343 447 A Constantinople correspondent sends tie following pirtieu is, under date February 7 “O ving ti Ind lo*al cul the Go ben n < n’v ma\> s IB knits and the Breslau -J kn t< Tao two after guns of the 6rod>n aiei.ut of action and the rudder
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    THE SUBMARINE WAR.
    485 447 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyri<i t Telegra-n. ELLERMAN LINER SUNK. London, March 31. The Ellerman liner Flaminian, which wag on a voyage from Glasgow to Cappfown, with a general cargo, was sunk off the Scilly Islands '1 he Danish steamer Finlandia rescued the crew of 3!) and landed them
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    THE WESTERN THEATRE.
    344 448 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. DESPIRATE fighti g. Paris, March 30. communique state* IjfberahM been cannouading from the to Champagne, with despera'e but indeC i,iva fighting at some points In Argonne, the enemy shelied I ort deDonaumont, north of Verdun, but were immediately silenced. •*We captured a line
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    SINKING OF THE "FALABA."
    333 448 SINKING OF THE FALABA." (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram EVIDENCE AT THE INQUEST. London, March 30. The latest particulars give 112 lives as having been lost through the sinking of the Fa’aba, At the inquest held oa the chief officer it was said that the submarine when sighted was Hying the
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    Balfour at the Admiralty.
    26 448 London, March 31. The Daily News states that the Right Hon. A. J. Balfour has bun given a room at the Admiralty.
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    Produce Prices.
    48 448 (Reuter.) London, March 31. The London mirket prices are as follows: Tdllow, 44, 43. Copper, 69}. Rubber, 2/s}. Linseed, Argentine 4S 3 and 48/6 MayJune paid, Bombay 53 sellers, 52 April-May buyers. Linseed oil, 3'i; paid. Tamarinds, 15 9. Coconut oil, Ceylon, all rat 45 4
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    THE EASTERN THEATRE.
    409 448 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. PROGRESS IN CARPATHIANS. Petrograd, March 31. Yesterday’s official statement says: German warships on ounday evening bombarded Libau. One civilian was killed. “The Russian movement in the Carpathians continues successfully. The Russians captured the fortified heights between Birtfeld and Uzsok, on Sunday, and took
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    THE BOSPHORUS FORTS.
    265 449 (Renter's Service.) O&gt;py itchi A GARRISON FLEES. Petrograd, March 31. An official statement «ays that the Russian fleet approached the outer forts of the JioMphorui on Monday morning, but. were unable to bombard theae owing to the fog which prevailed. A small Russian «hip exchanged a few
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    Royal Geographical Society. London, Marc 31.
    238 449 Mr. Arthur Robert Hinks. ma, i rm, secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, and Gresham Lecturer in Astronomy, has resigned. He succeeded Mr. John Scott Kiltie, VK G H., FHH, KIA, 1.1. I», who W.. 8 secretary of the society from 1892. i Mr.
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    Perak Chamber of Commerce.
    87 449 Annual Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipob, April 1. At the annual meeting of the Perak Chimber of C immerce, held yesterday evening, Mr. E. T. C. Garland was re-elected President for the ensuing year. It was mentioned that there was a necessity f r a
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    Police Inspectors Differ.
    324 449 An unusual incident occurred this morning when two Inspectors of Police bad a difference in Court. Three Chinese named Baba, Kaki and Bong Saw were charged with causing obstruction with their motor lnspector AL-Lu non said that upon instructions fiom Court Inspector Nicol he wi-l el to
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    515 449 THE NEW COMMITTEE. At the Animal G neral Meeting of the Pmang Golt Club la t evening the f blowing were eke el members of committee for the ensu ng year. President, the Hou’ble Air. AT. Bryant, Car*ain Air. C. C. Rogers Hon Secretary. Air. V. G
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    159 449 Obituary. Anjlo-Indian Hiitorian. London, March 31. The de th is Announce! of Henry George the A* go-Tndsan historian. fThe late Henrv G- rge Keen#», CIE, Wi* born in 182-5. Ho was at RtK'bv and Oxford and entered the Indian Civil Service in 1817 «'Tve 1a a magistrate and judge in
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    The Straits Censor.
    551 450 A Strange Trade. The Singapore censor has hardened his heart again, and is once more holding up tbs mails, including those from Penang this time It may be for some wise reason, but, in the option of the Straits, wisdom has not always characterised his decisions. Certain
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    Singapore Mutiny.
    898 450 THE COURT MARTIAL. More Sepoys on Trial Evidence of Native Officers. The Court Martial, after au adjournment extending over practically the whole of last week, re-assembled yesterday morning (says Tuesday’s Straits Times) when a sepoy named Taj Mahomed Khan, of the sth Light Infantry, was placed on his
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    Ministering Children’s League, Penang.
    263 450 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Dear Sir, I enclose for your information copy of account showing proceeis of Concert under the duertion of Miss Case, given in aid of the Belgian Relief Fund on Bih and 10th ultimo,.which you might kindly note in your
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    The Censor Again.
    1452 451 SINGAPORE Sa RCA3M Perhaps th" in &lt;- l&gt;. to-day wrote quite r C •hip must prohibit n in; nut :i wi. h might help the enemy, but th ce :-o. p must not no far r p e 1 the r. v-; q&gt; ts to turn journili-cn
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    Royal Asatic Society.
    822 451 A l’al llep-j ci of the Struts Branch i ii it-g of the Straits branch “ly i- summoned &gt;r z\p H 12 wb i;:" annual report will ba u Uitc :&lt;i lor nd-p in, It ib also the int t. &gt;a cf tne r- iri/-g Council to
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    Rubber Crops for March.
    473 452 lbs. The Straits Rubber Co., Ltd. ...145,000 The Penang Rubber Estates Co 1()()000 The Rubana Rubber Estates, Ltd The Tali Ayer Rubber Estates. Ltd. 27,000 The Batak Rabit Rubber Estate, Ltd 14,000 Tbe Bagan Serai Co, Ltd 12,000 The Deli-Trading Society pays 20 per cent, dividend.
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    A TIME FOR ACTION.
    1230 452 Well-info)med people in London are now laying 5 to 1 that the war will be over by the end of August. And s j it may be, provided always—and it is an absolutely imperative proviso —that the whole of the population of the British Empire makes
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    M.A.P.
    455 453 Dr. W. N. Bright and Mr*. Bright left for Home via Rangoon v»'*»terd&lt;iy. Mr E K. 11. Wolff has been appoint»d Assistant Colonial Secretary at Singapore. Mr. G. A. Hereford, Registrar, Kuala Lumpur, has come to this Setliemeat for Easter. The Solicitor General and Mrs A. B. Voulea have
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1309 453 Usually quite trustworthy, the clock in the tow» r of ther F.M S Railways buildings on Weld tjuay has been all at sixes and at sevens” during the past few days, thus following the evil example of its ecc.'eriasticil contemporary at St. George’s Church which is a constant
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    FRENCH SUPERIORITY.
    446 454 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram Brilli- Description New York, April 1. Tna correspondent of the Associated T H- French Headquarters gives a nt description of tne French at the bfl 1 sivs that eleven thousand German Siere from the trenches won by Sr”.'* d I-" &lt;• inted with the
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    THE WESTERN THEATRE.
    429 454 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. MINOR ENGAGEMENTS. Paris, April 1, This afternoon’s communique states: “We continue successfully to wage a mine warfare in the regions of Peronne, Champagne, and Argonne. “We captured three officers and a hundred and forty men at Bois-le-Pietro and repulsed all counter-attacks. “We repulsed
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    THE EASTERN THEATRE.
    460 454 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. RUSSIAN PROGRESS CONTINUES. Petrograd, April 1. An (official communique says We defeated the Germans iu the region of Krasna, west of the Simuo, and are pursuing them Our offensive in the Carpathians shows substantial results. Our troops, wading through snow up to their
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    THE SUBMARINE WAR.
    487 455 Uenter’i Service.) Copyraft»*. Tel*&lt;r»m. THREE TRAWLERS SUNK. London, April 2, The Gormin submarine U 10 sank to-day the trawlers Joton and Glos,into, off Shields •and took their crews aboard. The lubmanne afterwards transferred them to another fishing boat Liter, the submarine tank the trawler Nellie, whose crew
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    THE DRINK PROBLEM.
    483 455 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. KING'S EXAMPIE MAKES DEEP IMPRESSION. London, April 1. His Majesty’s lead meets with great approval and has made the deepest impression on the workers. It is affirmed in many quarters that this has solved the whole liquor problem and created an almost universal
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    MAGNIFICENT GALLANTRY.
    449 455 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram REWARDED WITH MEDALS. London, April 2. The Gazette announces that 452 Distinguished Conduct Medals have been awarded to non-commissioned officers and men. The bulky record shows many instances of magnificent gallantry which in nuny cases would have won Victoria Crosses in previous campaigns, including
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    GERMAN RESOURCES USED UP.
    1922 456 (Reuter’s Service) Copyright Telegram. NO CENTRAL reserves w available. London, April 2. tawl—&lt;•*■; clloo,s &gt;t f"“eb tffeu.ive in the northern district of C ““K»t as a result of thirty-one days Afinstant pressure the enemy has lost a f f t.M area W h&gt;eb he ba. been
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    Bismarck Centenary.
    51 457 Great Celebrations ia Germany. Amsterdam, April 1. The*Bismarck Centenary was celebrated on a great scale in Berlin. Flags were flying everywhere. At the ceremonies around Bismarck’s statue the eldest son of the Crown Prince represented the Kaiser who sent a wreath inscribed “To the Iron Chancellor in Iron
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    Sumatra Petroleum.
    65 457 Exploitation Approved Of. The Hague, April 2. The Minister for the Colonies has submitted to the second chamber bills approving the contracts of the Batavia and South Perlak Petroleum Companies for the exploration and exploitation of petroleums in Jambi, Sumatra. The Batavia Company pays the Government fifty per
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    Produce Prices.
    35 457 (Reuter.) London, April 1. The London market prices are as follows: Copper, 69j. Linseed, Argentine 48/3 sellers. Lead, 23L Tin, 173. Iron, 69 Shellac, nominal, unchanged. Rubber, 2/3’. Coconut 0i1,,44j buyers, 45£ sellers.
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    The Singapore Mutiny.
    190 457 —Ex. More Heavy Sentences. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 3. The promulgation of sentences on the mutineers was carried out on Thursday, outside the prison, in the presence of a large crowd and a strong military guard. Nino sepoys were sentenced to transportations for life, four
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    Notifications.
    228 457 Regarding Deck Passengers from China. The following notifications are, by ccmmaud of His Excellency they Governor published for general limformation, and appeared in a Governmerit Gazette Extraordinary issued on Wednesday:— No. 324.—Regulation made by the Governor under Article 4 of the Order of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria in
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    Japanese Demands Upon China.
    276 457 In the House of Commons on March 2 Mr. Outhwaite whether the demands presented by the Japanese Government to the Chinese Goveri ment in any way violated the principle of equality of economic opportunity in China in favour &lt; f Japan or infnnged upon the integrity
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    Singapore Mutiny.
    1631 458 IHE COURT 31 AR HAL. Further Proceedings. f sepoy who was seen to ■-n tTfiri»K atthe bar ki al '“7 1“1‘ J»'“ [te the first alarm concluded, Of the Court yesterday (says the attention Times) was next given Tp'ys who we/e called upon to wtwel JXnt of themselves
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    PROMULGATION OF MUTINY SENTENCES.
    289 458 i.-tf. K P. The Provost-Marshal communicates the following notice to the Singapore papers for publication 'The public are warned that the taking of photographs during the promulgation of sentences on mutineers is positively prohibited. Any offenders will be prosecuted and their cameras confiscated. The King wiU
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    Britain and China.
    2597 459 MIL MACF A DYEN’S Vi E WS. Farewell to Mr Beatty. A most successful function took place at tbe M iners’ Association building in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday evening, a farewi li dinner being given by the feelangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce to Mr. David B*atty, Protector
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    From the Front.
    1375 460 SINGAPORE FRIENDS MEET AT YI’RES. "Sammy" Woods in Cheery Vein. In Lieut. 8. H. L. Woods, A.V.G., 11th Hussars, Ist Cavalry Division, Expeditionary Force, will be recognised one “Sammy” Woods, late of Singapoie. His letters from the slushy, snowy plains of Belgium to friends here, sa\s the
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    SERVICE CHANGES.
    94 461 THE ADVISERSHIF OF KEDUI. WLei Mr. L. E I’ W dfer-Uu u on leave in the nwr fu'me it is probabls that he will Imj an Acting Adviser to the Government of K "Uh by Mr. G A. Hall, at present District Judge and First Magistrate, Penang. •In
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    M.P.A.A.
    147 461 Annual Gbnkbal Meeting. The fourteenth annual General Meeting of the Malay Peninsula Agricultural Association was held at the Chamber of Commerce at 11.30 this morning, when about twenty members attended. The report and accounts for the past year, which showed a loss due chiefly to the outbreak of war
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    Easter Services.
    333 461 At the Church of the Assumption the services during Easter week, which commenced on Wednesday, was held as usual, the Bev. L. M. Duvelle, Vicar of the Church of the Assumption, officiating at all the services. On Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. the “Tonebrae” was held and was
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    P.V.R.C.
    282 461 The following Club shoots took p'ace during (he holidays On Friday, at 7a m 200. 500 and 6‘ -0 yard-, a lighter and 7 count ng-hots at each range under N R. A Rules with b’cap. marie. Sergt Hogan *29 95 77 Motion Scr. 03 00 Pte format 00
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    Attap House Burnt.
    201 461 Shortly before 8 p.m. yesterday (v.ming an attap house in Pul) Tikus caught fin*. Although ilih lire was seen from the Fne Station at Penang Road it was thought that the lire was due to the burning of ref us*. Thesmokeengine at Penang Ro«&lt;l on rec»i|t of
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    IN THE BALKANS.
    602 461 People acquainted with the nicet.ei of Balkan politics will know just how much credence to attach to the Bulgarian Government’s disavowal of the irregulars who attacked a Serbian frontier post at the end of last week and succeeded, before they were driven away, in capturing a couple
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    M.A.P.
    489 462 rv Bro James returned fiom kuala ta «pur urDiDg Kl&lt;W n w S Sheppard is now in clnge of Dep-tmeut in P.ov.nee Wellesley* The Ke». Bro. MarcDn, Director of Bt. jJ 0 Institution. Kuila Lumpur, is on a visit to Penang. Dr. F. B. Croucher, who has been on
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    "MRS. DOT."
    735 462 Considerirg all things (cbifdly rain), a very good aulierce enjoyed Mrs H-rbert Cooper’s production of ‘‘Mrs. Dot” last night, and nothing could v meh more strongly for this talented lady’s high reputation as an amateur actress than for Penang people to have imperilled their comfortable existences and dry
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    Death of Mrs. Vaz.
    507 462 We regret to announce the death of Mary Martha, wife of Captain P. Vaz, which took place at 12-30 pm. on Easter Sunday at the age of 50, at her residence at No 6, Arratoon Road. The deceased lady, who had been ill for some months,
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    THE BRITISH BLOCKADE.
    624 463 (Reuter’x Service.) Copyr«ht Tel«&lt;ra AN AMERICAN NOTE. THE RIGHTS OF NEUTRALS. London, April 5. The Proa» Bureau to night the text of a Note presented to the Fore gn Ofiice by in.t d St U» U &gt;vernm mt subject of the British bl ckade of Germtuy and
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    A USEFUL RAID.
    541 463 (Outer's Service.) BRITISH AIRMEN'S ACHIEVEMENT. GERMAN SUJM WINES DESTROYED. Paris, April 5. The French military authorities have received precise information regarding t e damage done b- the British aircraft which raided German centres in Belgium on M trch 2G o The airship sheds at Bcrghen and Saint
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    THE WESTERN THEATRE.
    892 463 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED. General Joffre and the Belgians. Raris, A ptil 3. G -nuial .Jofire has pul a visit to the B -Igi m headqu o t ?rs (at Fumes). He was received by King Albert ami handed decorations to a number of
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    IN THE VOSGES.
    978 464 Ceutefs Service.) Copyright Telegram HEROIC FIGHTING. HOW HARTMANNSWEILERKOPF WAS WON. Paris, April 4. The French &lt; llicial Eye-Witness publishes a vivid account of the recent storming of Hartmaunsweilerkopf. He recalls how the French advanceguard were compelled in January to surrender there awing to hunger. Hasty counter-attacks were
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    THE EASTERN THEATRE.
    997 465 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyrgh' T&lt; &gt;-gr« i. SUCCESSFUL RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE BIG HAUL OF PRISONERS. IMrograd, April 3. An official communique says •‘The Russian offensive hi the Carpathian» continues to develop, particularly in the direction of the Uszok I’a'is, capturing prisoner*, machine guns and ammunition, despite stubborn Austrian counter-attacks.
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    THE SUBMARINE WAR.
    426 465 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. DUTCH jSTEAMER BLOWN UP. Loudon, April 3. The Dutch steamer Schieland was blown up in the North Sea. Iler crew was brought to Hull. Six were injured and one man was drowned. Another Steamer Torpedoed. London, April 3. The Middlesborough steamer Lockwood was
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    IN THE BALKANS.
    395 466 (Reuter’s Service Copyright Telegram. Bulgaria and Ssrbi a. Further Complication?. Nish, April 3. n irregulars numbing over a Ral ’tTu' X Serbian blockhouse at atU— cotnpe l| e d the Snbian retire. A Serbian regiment “‘Jaid many wonnded. The Bulgarians took two old guns. THc BALKAN INCIDENT.
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    In the Red Sea.
    58 466 Mowilah Bombarded. Amsterdam, April 3. A Tuikish communique states that on March 31 a British cruiser bombarded Mowilah, in th? Hedj .z. Mowilah, or Moilah, is a seaport and town in Arabia Petroea on the East side of the Red Sea, near the Gulf of Akaba
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    The King of Denmark.
    30 466 Copenhagen, April 3. The King of Denmark underwent an operation yesterday for intestinal fissure. His Majesty’s health is good and so further bulletins will be issued.
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    Famous Sportman's Sad End.
    31 466 London, April 5. Mr. A. E. Stoddart, the famous criketer, has been found shot. At the coronei’s inquest a verdict of Suicide was returned by the jury.
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    Mr. Balfour and the Government.
    35 466 London, April 6. Mr. A. .T. Balfour, the Conservative leader, has placed his services unreservedly at the disposal of the Government. He is constantly engaged on the Imperial Defence Committee.
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    Jack Johnson Beaten.
    143 466 A White Hope's Success. (Ueuter.) Havana, April 5. The white pugilist Jesse Willard beat Jack Johnson in a contest for the Heavyweight Championship of the World. The fight lasted to the 26th round. The sympathy of the public was evidently with Willard, who is a cowboy. The
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    The Mutiny Victims.
    132 466 Impressive Memorial Service. (From Owr Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 5. On Saturday afternoon a most impressive military funeral service was held at Bidadari Cemetery over the graves of the officers and men who fell in the recent mutiny. There was a great gathering of all classes, including
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    Singapore Mutiny.
    1912 466 The Court Martial Promulgation of Sentences, Another Six Men Execute?. The sentences on yet another baud of men of the sth Light Infantry, found guilty, by the Court Martial, of being concerned, to a lesser or greater extent, in the mutiny, were (as already briefly reported by telegram)
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    CAMBRIDGE LOCAL RESULTS.
    479 467 The following candidate&gt; for tbe recent Cambridge Local Examinations have satis* tied the examiners Senior Boys. St. XAVIER’S INStITUTION. Honours List. Class IL Maurice J. Mathews, Khoo Kboon Huat. Class 111. Victor Chan Fook Tet, E. A. Moissinac, Oh Eng Chew, Wong Peng Swee, V.’Singh. Pass List,
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    ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL.
    196 468 Honours Lift. Class HI. B. Singh (g)Y&lt;wb Cheaog Hoe Choo B on W G h r C T 3OUg Koay Teik Hock, Kim Gm Cheng W; &gt;7 Hio HoCk VW Kim n tt K u±i«ye- (r HbKeng Kwai. Koh Hong Chee. V. Krisbuasamy, Pah Soo Bang, Tong Teow
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    Collision in the Harbour.
    324 468 h-S. F. p. In the harbour on Saturday morning the Straits Steimship Company’s s.s. Calypso collided with the Eastern Shipping Coinpiny’siss Avagyee. The latter vessel had two of her boats on the port side smashed. It appears that both vessels were entering the harbour from the
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    The Straits and F.M.S. Golt Championship.
    2265 468 A SUCCESSFUL MEETING. Penang Successes. Once more the S rails aud F M.S. Golf Championship has come aud gone aud with it a successful Eister Meeting. The executive of the Golf Club were rather handicapped by the state of the course a fortnight or
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    Malay Peninsula Agricultural Association.
    1933 469 Fourteenth Annual Meet in 'I he fourteenth annual gen *ral meeting of t;e Malay Peninsula Agricu tura. tion was held at theChamtci of Commerce on at 11.30 am. for the purpose of receiving the Ceiumittee’s report and accounts for the year ended December 31, 1914, the
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    Kuala Lumpur D.P.A.
    519 470 /nnunl Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) ICuala Lumpur, April 3. At the annual meeting of the Kuala Lumpur District Planters Association Mr, F. G. Harvey was elected chairman and Mr. W. Leggatt secretary. The following gentlemen were elected members of the committee:—Messrs. H. Armstrong, C. J. Arnold,
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    THE PEACE OF THE WORLD.
    1300 471 Io the Much number of the English fallen Mr. H. G Well- his an article underfill* caption iu which he throws out Certain sugg* sti »m for so organising public opinion as to ru&gt;ke war impossible m the future, lb* trace» the present mooetrou* catastrophe
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    M.A.P.
    572 471 M s. Ralph ScAt is returning to the Str tits in the near future. Mr. 11. M Boelen, of Messrs. Boelen &lt;fc Co, has returned to Penang from Holland. Mr. W. P. Harragin, Manager of Merbau Ru .her Estates, Ltd Semibng, Kedah, will be leaving shortly for the front.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1257 472 e P riDt Ue fjll iDg C «i l n l^rt 'i b y 4i bhinc Hosjamde) ser il)ere versiculos solliciWo/nbus. A well known Italian resident of Penang JS letters from compatriots living bM v nt in the highest terms ot Conduct of the operations on the British
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    A "Prohibitive Duty."
    212 472 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Sir, It was with the gieatest surprise to the inhabitants of the KM.B. that the news came of the excessive duties levied on Spirits and Tobacco, and it is time that the Chambers of Commerce take immediate steps to protest
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    The Price of Milk.
    398 472 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Dear Siu, At the outbreak of the war last August the price of condensed milk rose up to such an abnormal height that it became necessary for Government interference to bring it down to its normal price. Now the
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    THE BATTLE OF NEUVE CHAPELLE.
    576 473 (keuter’i Service.) &lt;&gt;&gt;l»yn«ht T« an» COMBATANT S VIVID STORY. DASHING ASSAULT BY I HE BRITISH. L ,tdon, April G. The mir/atu; of the battle of Neuve Chapelle t*y combatant, which has just been pubhsntd, stat ‘•The Lmcjluehires and Berkshire» mide the primary assault with very
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    SIR JOHN FRENCH’S BULLETIN.
    689 473 (Reute ’s Service) Copyr.gbt Telegram. OUR MARKER INDIVIDUAL SUBERIORI I Y. London, April 6. Eield M ifflhd Sir John French in his bulletin states: I'he -ti:l and Quiet weather has limited the activities of our airmen. We successfully exploded a mine in the region of Lilms.-cj.
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    Terrific Storm.
    40 473 Damage to Rubber E tales. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpuor, April G. A terrific sform burst over Klang district on Monday and tho dam «ge done to the rubber estates was enoruuus. Tho details are jet lacking
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    Tin Outputs.
    315 473 T ’he output of the R dim in Tin Co., Ltd, duiing the month of March w is Hl9 pikuls: (pikuls 500 18 mill, pikuls 318 G 5 tributes.) '1 ho output of Rahman Hydraulic Tin, Limited, during thu month of March was 700 pikuls. The output of
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    WAR NOTES.
    1209 474 the new armies. Mo* rtbo S U ’AVcTTaZ ”&gt;!' .X’S but it is ast.uHb.ng bow of them ar« fit to do We -d tosunle at the sneers ot the cosS.rd 1 wluell Jo uut kuow X their facts, as their Proand merely £rouj their luuer ftSi r dl
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    SELANGOR FARM SUITS.
    687 474 RESULT OF PROCEEDINGS. Ju Igment was delivered last Thursday by Mr. Justice T. deicombe Smith in the suit brought by Khaw Joo Tock and several otheis against Ng 800 Bee and several others for (1) an account of the partnership dealings between the pl lintiffs and defendants
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    MARGINAL NOTES.
    1628 475  -  By Tom Wniom. 'j he i' i' to riew•pip tr* within tbe I r &gt; 9 I. n/ hij, and the probability i- R iter will not inflict upon you my &gt; r incite J- re n‘ gratuitous adv rt In-nt of the n* v r!l-t Li Qieux
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    The Prince of Wales’ War Relief Fund.
    121 475 Mar. 31 By Balance «7,544 98 April 1 Mr. and Mrs. O. M monthly subscription 10.00 Tan Chiu Hoe Neoh 600 K Ii o o Kongsi for March 100.00 K h o o K o n g s i for April 100.00 Staff
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    Belgian Relief Fund.
    32 475 Mar.3o By Balance $3,855.74 Ap il 1 Mr. and Mrs. O. M monthly 5.00 William Dell, monthly 10.00 Balance April 1. $3,870.74 Amount previously acknowledged 8,323 80 Total ...$12,*****
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    Rubber Crops for March.
    117 475 lbs. The A lor Pungsu Rubber Estate, Ltd. 16.540 The Brieh Rubber Estate, Ltd. 10,131 The Merbau Rubber Estate, Ltd. 4,300 Consolidated Rubber Estates, Ltd. 14,232 Nellmiy Rubber Co., Ltd. 1.-06 The Suugei Batu (Malava) Rubber Estates, Ltd. 8,200 Vai D’or Rubber Estates, Ltd. 9,500 The
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    The Memorial Service.
    1189 476 FEtt B befor» b»’ thera b fc s cb a congre “I- JXred together in Smgapore as SiTwbfoh assembled at Bidadari Cemetery SrLurdav «hen a special military serv.ee onSataraay, r wa y of of commemoration was n y ft mvink in corporate manner, a final tribu e
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    TURKEY AND THE WAR.
    646 476 LIFE IN CONSTANTINOPLE. GERMAN EFFORTS TO HOODWINK THE TURKS. The following letter, which reaches a contemporary indirectly, has been sent by a correspondent in Constantinople: Constantinopele, February 24. If you get this letter at all you will be fortunate, for the censorship, which is now under
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