The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 10 January 1917

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    21 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. 117.50 Per Annum. Single Copy 40 eta Vol. 15. Penang, Wednesday, January 10, 1917. No. 2.
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      351 1 I 7 i CONTENTS. J 5 y. J Luabum: MnnaixAiraotni (Ctntinuri): Ration, 2227 I Eril Couo.el 2.235 Eduction in Malay» 2,232 5 ur P l“" D lty Hf! 1’l>« Hon. Mr. Maricar 2,232 I Hfi I Malayan Man Power 2.232 2,239 J J Sl o 0 1 “55 Queen Mary’,
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      201 2 rf i fl THE I I STRAITS ECHO I MAIL EDITION. fl Published the day prior to the departure of each mail B 1 for Europe, and contains the latest local and States b 1 news originally published in the daily issues, as jyell as B I all important news
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    RATIONS.
    1742 2227 Upto the present we in British MaLy» have seen but little nil •ctiou of the i fleets of the war on our breakfast and dinner tables. True, the careful luust keeper is fooling the pit h e>'en out here and ic is hard to understand why nothing has been
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      96 2227 ffiaa isos)» < I? pdliibtd daily (except Sundays and public > holidays) atthi CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. Ka 59» Beach Street, Penang. Paicis. Dlfly Local 124 per annum. Ontrtation.,, Postage Extra. Ifoil Edition (Port Free) 117.50 CAB LI ADDRESS «ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 588 Printing Department 343 N.8.~ A1l busineaa communications
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    M.A.P.
    575 2228 C*dL T. 8. Byers, ion ot the Ute Ctpt P Syers of Selangor, was quietly Xanied to Miu Mary Cicely Nevill on Nov. 18 at Christ Church, Martaivi. The marriage ot Miss SongNya Chee to Mr. lay K»m Bwee has been fixed to take place at the Methodist Episcopal
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1134 2228 Pries of Matches. Daspite the attempts of the Police som week.Lgo to .top iftiai-keeper. from selltag matche. it exhorb.tan pnce thfre are «till F°!*bly ‘A° h 8 that did not come under thenotice of the Police, who are selling match., at cent, more than the normal price. We
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    CAMPAIGN IN RUMANIA.
    408 2229 [Reuter's Telegrams.] ON THt MOLDAVIAN FRONTIER. Exay Off«»>« Diiperwd. London, January 2. A wiwlena Bum* official announcement Akat fha enemy offensive on the w frontier ba. Ixei diaper.ed, and Si enemy attacks north and south of thJo tuz Valley were aho repulsed. ARum»ni*“ counter- ittack regained the
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    CRISIS IN GREECE.
    403 2229 [Reuter’s Teligrami.] ENTENTE’S DEM \NDS. Italy’s Adherence. Athene, January 1. Italy has presented a Note to the Greek Government, endorsing the Triple Entente’s demands. British Agent at Salonika. London, January 1. An official announcement states that Earl Granville has been apponted the British Government’s representative to the
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    ALLIES’ REPLY.
    294 2229 LBbvteb’s Tblegbams.] AMERICAN OPINION. Press Comments. New York, January 2. Impartial American new papers generallyprauetbe Eitenta's reply as .traightforward and lucid. 6 The Herald is of opinion that the positiveness of the rejection will prove a step towards peace by revealing the truth to the German people and
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    Penang Volunteers.
    183 2229 Yisterdat’s Field Drill. The Volunteers fell in at the Rice Course yesterday evening to go through artillery formation and preparation to get into action. They were all formed into what is termed the mass formation” from which they prcceeded in column of route and then got into this
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    21 2229 Obituary. Sir Ch arlM Hobhouse. The death k a LondoD January 1. ®obhouse. 8 A k on plice of Sir Charles
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    EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN.
    415 2230 [RicTEfi’e Tilbgbams. TABOR* VICTORY. Farther Detail*. London, January 2. Router’, corre.ponlant atate, that the Belgian occupation of Tabora in East Africa facilitated by th* Kmg of Uganda a provision ot 15,000 porters. Tho column marched for month, through dcnet bu.b and iwampe from which thsi nolJier» were
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    Malakoff Golf Club.
    325 2230 Formal |ako£[ Golf Tbe formal O P 5D °y g Day. There Clubt..ok p!iee on N^. B tora p ware pr sent sev n Stothard, atdthe p 7 c<-. r/a., Manager of “>e Malakott n Mr. and Mrs. k I Tnnie Mr. and Benson, Mr. and Mrs.
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    F.M.S. War Contribution.
    203 2230 Offer GLdly Accepted. Ihe following telegraphic correapoi d ft nce between the Secietary of Stat and tho High Commissioner b.s been forw.rled for pubheat ion in tbe prets:— 1 T logram from Hi u h C mimhhioner to 1916 l y tiUte d del D^ e£ bb'‘r
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    Tin.
    418 2230 Latest Quota ions. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day three months’ sight. Tin and Tin Shares. Tin at one tin e latt wn k (says TrufA of November 29)touched an'w high level since the spring of nearly £192 per ton, so that a Cornish authority’s recent prediction that the
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    47 2230 At the Eastern Produce Exchange Auction y«s.eiday the following prices were obtained: Diamond Smoked Good from $126 to 129 Diamond Smoked Fair 5122 in I«8 to 77 L °2o e 7®2 r i P b <f .l IH.BMIb. 1 Xd rUbbor 60M OU o£
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    London Rubber Market.
    102 2230 (Fro,n Our Own Corr&pondenf.) Tbs prices in n, a T L ndo “> January 2. to-diy were:— !jn <lon Rubber Market n ale Crepn 1/ni Diamond Smoked gft ment oh" Rotterd?m r Trib UlSb l in i B j dg down that a prohibit; bn& baB laid
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    The Local Libel Law.
    891 2231 nf fhfi relations of tbo Law has been brought into local and the h proposal of the PT'- l D Offi to amend She Strait» Settle. of 1915 in eueb a meDt nflr L ‘a 8 to remove the protection to burnalist’ which that Ordinance afforded.
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    Tin Outputs.
    298 2231 The output of the Rihman Tin Co,, Ltl., during the month of December was 679 p's. (Pls. 305,05 Mill,) (Pls. 373 80 Tributes.) The (ipput of Rihman Hydraulic Tin, Ltd., during the month of December was 450 pikuls. The ou put of Ayer Weng Mine for the month
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    Coolies' Wages.
    502 2231 [To the Editor of the Malaya Tribune.] Dear Sir,-—Your paper has recently more than once dilated upon the hard lot of the poor coolies during these war times. Are you really speaking by the book If you will study all the Meetings of Miners and I A?Q r
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    Exports of Penang.
    52 2231 “The following were the exports of Petting for the Eecond half of last month: To United Kingdom. Tin 825 tori Tapioca ([earl) 123 Copra 75 Rubber 644 To U.S. America, Tin 265 tons T pioca(prarl) 108 Rubber 68 To Continent of Europe. Tin 110 tons Tapioca (pearl)
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    Education in Malaya.
    504 2232 y.uKK.g 10.11. ereo now Upon us.— Free 8n Chablis Eliot’s Visit. Tbe Vice-Chancellor Pr oci P!} f bb Hongkong University, Sir Ciarles Eliot, had bo iotereatiog meeting in Penang the other dar wi‘b a number of the leading Chinese, to d«U‘« th thom tbe W rk f
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    December Rubber Crops.
    63 2232 11. (PMtk) 110 lb B'»™ m ot k.t on ,be ibis tobacco which he Dt,oDe( l about DotcibX;;. hi. brl wae boarj that duty must be ID f orme<l obtained before tha t 1 licence. Nothing nmber C °uld ba 3o .14 x xk tobacco anrt tfhd
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    The Hon. Mr. Maricar.
    409 2232 Penang Moihroi»nd be t) tbe vied with each oth q. a hawed Tbatnby Maricar. the Übom y pX” ,0 H« -’Xouodated with iov.U5 Io garden and tea.part.ee, drnoer. and entertainments and b dt 53». ws&STg: entertained him st his residence on Saturday. Then followed receptions at
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    99 2232 TOterd. v «ĕ f *1? Pro<iuc9 Exchange Auolbn yesterday the following prices wore obtainedD amend Smoked Good from »126 to 129 Diamond Smoked Fair si 99 10Diamond Unsmoked 1 no Plain Unsmoked t 0 119 Pressed Scrap !5 to 77 '“ml, season I re ch rM ‘»r»tatietie7for
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    Petting Race Meeting.
    347 2232 Singapore Candidates. Training of the Singapore candidates for JZ'eUtin. which begins on Jan 6 th0 t W ed r Ch g rt S 8 little bit backward, uy. thentorningF*P’ r of ,be Southern SettTement. On Saturday fas work was only nos“ible along the back which was a
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    Malayan Man Power.
    159 2232 [Io the Editor of the Maby Mail Sir,—Advice and a Committee to advise is, so far as I make it, all we get from H. E. the Governor’s announcement on the above question. This after 2-, yeais of war. With all due respect, we do not and
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      49 2232 Tbe Children’s Colds. befwe^n,^ 6 cblld ren 8 col ds and cure them Chamberia?n’ fl X 6ake k tb vitality, Use perfectly safe It 0 L gh K9med y freel y. It is and pronounced freedom': 811 b chemi l' atances and J e trom ln junous subdi’peosarre. .ndttleT'
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    The Chiki Card Case.
    2943 2233 Ftti Tbxt ot Judgment. 4 ih« full text of tbe judgXf P M Ju’tic» L M Wo d ard in the me nt °t M Keulemans, as a i‘ !.“±of the firm »t Mewr*. Berm Chop Swee Hock Hup Keeiued Chop Tong Hong (Mt sirs. The
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    Perak Anti-Opium Society.
    313 2234 The Perak Anti-Opinm Society held its Annual General Meeting on Saturday, December 30, at the Tai Pak Kong’s Pavilion, Ipob, when the accounts for the past year were passed. The following officers and committee were elected for the coming year: Pair one.— Dr. R, M, Connolly and
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    Training Notes.
    528 2234 r-r.wir.TMfl MoiitiNfl’B Wok. There wa. a good attendance at the Race mere wb> wl t nfBB the tramfor the New Year Meeting, ing of the ho to-morrow. The th, entriw for whtch f rato before the meeting, the th the ground would no doubt rfhXierf the horse.. Some
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    December Rubber Crops.
    41 2234 (F.MBI «no ik Windsor under acornp..,, Handel Maatechapp i whh and in mniunn»- support of Trading Companv°hn Wlt i capital of 200 000 00o\^ n formed with a duct important guiders and conExst. P trad,D operations in |the
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    EVIL COUNSEL.
    1182 2235 fimH sgo mentioned tl ft° m tb6 TOC,JorOUa of th r that v Q raisin? a war oontn’h° n Sd Tom d tli» Cohny by means “n income-tax were not prepaid 01 hv the recommendations of KhX which sat recently in fcbo n will ba remembered ’r’UU the
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    M.A.P.
    548 2235 Mr. D. A. M. Brcwu is laid up with a poisoned kg, F A son was born to L ut. aid Mrs. G. Venning on Nov. 20 in London, A firewell dinner to Regt. S.-Major Latter was held m the Selangor Club last evenirg. Mr. J. Liwrence Holl,, of
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1141 2236 A TUugbt for IM Day. M Praooe-and her cause is happily far from dwperate-ii now fighting not only for her national independence but for the free dom of Germany and of the red of Europe”—Karl Marx, January 1871. A Tip. X a Perhaps the Straits Government-whose spokesmen hare
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    ALLIES’ REPLY,
    444 2236 [Rbutsb’s Tilegrams.] german comments. Blood-Curdliax Threats. London, January 1. «The Peace dream is over for the present” is the keynote of the German Press comment on tbe Allies’ reply. The papers complain of the Allies ••brutal rejection of Ge many’» effort, toward, peace” and then trake blood-curdl-ing threats
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    CAMPAIGN IN RUMANIA.
    473 2237 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] THE situation unr welled. Russia* Aeeouit. London, January 1. t. i. evident from the Ruseian com- the German claim to have BM ,U Unk the Allie* to the Br.ila ;n. inaccurate. The composite n nfte Army during the later phaaes of .rtmS h” Wp b
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    CRISIS IN GREECE.
    382 2237 [Reuter’s Telegrams] Uacertain Athens, Jan. 3. Thd situation in Athens is one of the utmost uncertainty, King Constantine is hading much difficulty in replying to the Allies’ demands owing to the attitude of the populace. Allegiaace Throws Off. London, January 2, Reuter announces that the islands of
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    FIELD-MARSHAL HAIG’S APPEAL.
    457 2237 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] The Beat Christmas Preseat." London, January 8. Ben Mn nrnJnJL LaboUr at thebest Christmas present they can make to their comrade, in the field is that nothing in 1917 «hall hinder the regular, constant, and increasing output of munitions and material. If the munition workers
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    Alleged Theft of Rubber.
    196 2238 A Klamg CiB«. Oat Kl»n? eorre.p»>deot write, no w, N R Jarrett heM Oo December 29 M jn(t preliminary inquiry theft 0 feirecca-d m with be t robber «lued »t UOOb AC o f •nd J (Homo .end Yueope) are the pohce «Utim dt b Donovan
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    Queen Mary’s Needlework Guild.
    178 2238 I’INANO WOMKN WOBKXM. Amount previ >usly ackcowljdged 13,236 73 Bella Vue” 1.30 Mrs. Yeip Kong Teng (2od D< n 10 CO M'S. Looie 5,00 Mrs. Wilson (Caledonia) (Bth Don.) 10.00 Mrs, Cleaver (10 h D o.) 1.00 Mrs. Cama 25.00 Mrs. H B. Kaka (9ingspor<>) 500
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    The Chartered Bank.
    164 2238 N,w Pb«mi«> Swbmbah. Tbe new premises of the Swem b ia oftb.Ch.rtere; for“ll and China we for y K honours when Mr. i. E. Todd did m to a larze comply. “Z. commandTuesday. The e S Jk It in the i n([ poß.tioo in Birch R lonic
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    Tin and Rubber.
    68 2238 Latest Quotation, Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at 186,15, business done, in Singapore (refined) at 186 50, buyers no sellers, and in London at XlBl 151. spot and XlB3 10s. three months' sight. Messrs. Boustead Co. inform us that tbe following were the quotations for Rubber
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    Lunas Rubber Estate.
    228 2238 (Hv»n Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, January 4. The directors of Lunas Rubber Estate have decided to raise the capital to •4 0,000. The new buildings and new clearings will entail a capital expenditure during thn current financial year and sh irkholders are invited to tender for shares
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    Training Notes.
    527 2238 Intbbestino MoßNttra’a Wobk. There B° cd tle da Ca th inere mnrn ing to witness the tram. Year Meeting, u furies for which clot e to-morrow. The the entr-o tfae 81de an< j fhereVno rain before the meeting, the tUOl r f tho er ound would no doubt
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    December Rubber Crops.
    66 2238 Gula Kalumpong 132 648 lb New Ja^2oß4^ 94 D Krian43 000lb adaD g 13 04Mh 84 i b PadaD!! 29 0001 b, Karan 4 962 h a a IW 16.500 lb, Nellmay <£.» S-UkneM l R ll, I Wltakotf 50,300 lb Bttlt la (ftl CO®J M 1,2
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      53 2238 W. i, CEiMr<o s C ’W». before 'they 6 'weaken' 8 tl° ldB SBd CUr th Chnnberlain’. c'2h a T talitj UaB perfectly safe Tt k ßemed y freely. It is and pronounced b chemie a atinee. and costa but J a ,r JW»ou, sub»ll di.p M Miej p ®f
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    Malaya Man's-Power.
    366 2239 the apv»ory committees. tn tbe Government With r nt on the eubi'.Jt of M «.-Power wnounoemen .onth J December ’“SW Advisory Comittea. have teen SS by H,. Excellency the GoverBor: SiNOArosn. Sir J. A. 8. Buoknil', K. C., Chief lattice, Chairman. A. Agnew, Esqn. A. Hood Begg. E-qr,
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    A SINGAPORE OPINION.
    1125 2239 together r tbrw Brß Sphered dwui.ion th Vl üb ieot of Wednesday "In' he S(ra Zl Timet ol •ome naw >“>pre.eion in abroad that «risen wd that emer 8< “°y ba. rt. and it calls for an abnormal of Genera) T m810 UB that tbe B P
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    Tobacco for our Troops.
    155 2239 Mrs, P. St. L. Liston, who is collecting subscriptions to supply our troops with tobacco, and solicits further subscriptions from our readers, has sent us the following letter for publication: Orer Beas Club, General Buildings, Aldwjeh, Lmdon, W.C. Mrs. B. M, Liston Kensey, Penang. Dear Madam,
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    83 2239 At tbe Eastern Produce Exchange Auction yesterday tbe following prices were obtained: Diamond Smoked Good from $127 to 129 Diamond Smoked Fair $l2l to 126 Diamond Unsmoked $lO7 to 118 Plain Unsmoked $lOl to 108 Diamond Smoked No. 2 $llB Brown Crepe $92 to 96 Scrap Crepe
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    Tin Outputs.
    83 2239 The following was the result of the Larut Tin Dredging Co.’s operations during December, viz. dredge worked 516 hours, treating 60,000 yards fora return of 400 piculs tin concentrate. Tha d>edge face is now opened for a width of eight chains and a depth of forty feet. Tha
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    Local War Taxation.
    695 2240 [To thi Editor of thb Malaya Tribune.} 1 Bir,—The local War Taxation Committee bate certainly found several BiterMtive forma of tsxaion; buttbey haved9^ rt t J failed to devise abetter mean' ot taxabon than by means of an income Ur 1 ne r g thing would be
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    "A Sea Affair."
    500 2240 Cook seat for Observation. In the Third Court before Mr. V G. Ezechiel this morning L. Diae, secon on board a steamer in harbour was charged with voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon to one Mustan, third cook on board the same ship. When charged, the
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    December Rubber Crops.
    46 2240 B.kap 28.900 lb. Batu Matau e Ifiovq iu J°Dg Lrndor s“* r >9Q iu v■> ’-b, Parit Perak ***** lb Kc<Jah Sl -540 lb. 55,000 lb Bukit M 8 “o'?* Cunaol >dat,)d 6-.069 Ta ip .n g (F.M.S 13.0U4 lb. ,s b buDgei
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    The Tin Industry.
    499 2240 .-M.T. From reports, it seems well u 4 Akut the Home authorities have e 8t VhW the export Of tin plates to thi. prohibited P ruB( it wjn ba a 9erious blotto the canning industry in the Strait, DIOW to VUO M g g omQ timo ago
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    Penang Swimming Club.
    120 2240 Medat Competi. the Swim!! 0 7 p ds band,ea P will be held at It 111r^’” 8 P u b on Su nda r- 7 b the St rrof* Eotnes will be received by CASE'S M». will be presented d f .k d h andlca P P"
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    OUR PLAIN DUTY.
    1207 2241 The composition «f the iUn-Power .S’ Committee for Penang was A Sk known a few day» ago, though was not given to the names m 7“ b J R as it wae anticipated that the Xl announcement would be made in io the Government Gatette ,od the
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    M.A.P.
    556 2241 The wife of Sir Charles Addis, London BanHn 6r tb a B kon g and Shanghai Banking Corporation, gave birth to a son on ist met,, at his residence at Hampstead. Among those who recently visited Kandy and saw the historic tooth relic which nude Ceylon the centre of
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1167 2242 "J r °’“u* t “m’tor headlightx by .hading tbeM vehicle» being apparently anaw o tkZT are liable to prosecution. The new order ha» we underitaod, already been en-tore-1 in 0i»g»po« a^, PeD g ip Cl into linn U once before a mnUp caul attention to our dilatorineee. A
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    WAR OFFICE SCANDAL.
    477 2242 [■Reuter’» Telegrams.] The Lady the Case. COURT OF INQUIRY’S REPORT. Spr.tw Ini»"» Tor—’ London, January 3. The report of the Military Court of t T v mpntioned on December 12, gives Inqui y, Second Lieutenant P tn ’k Barrett, of the Weleh Fusilier., and we 'kat when
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    BRITAIN'S HUGE ARMY.
    458 2243 [Rbutbr’s Tei.e<’R* ms '-I IMPORTANT FIGURES. the new front. London, January 4. nArrPsnoudent with the British Reuters corre p British front Headquarter 8 s d |on (H 1 :e 3WO troopl Eaemy Gubs Active. London, Jznu.ry 3, 11 25 p.tn. Piald-M.r.hal H»ig reports that the .rHllerr in
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    CAMPAIGN IN RUMANIA.
    484 2243 [Reuter’s Telegrams,] THE SERETH LINE. Important Battle Impending, London, January 3 After long and stubborn fighting the Russian retreat to the Sereth line, stretching across the lowlands on the threshold of Moldavia, is now virtually over. Von Falkeubayen’s army is approaching the Focsany-Fundeny bridgehead positions, the two
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    PRESIDENT WILSON'S NOTE.
    489 2243 [Reuter’s Telegrams ALLIES' REPLY. Still Being Drafted." r, London, January 3. Reuter states that the A Hies’ reply to President Wilson is still being drafted. Where#s the reply to Germany is purposely negative regarding the terms, rehearsing only the conditions of peace which are inacceptable, it is
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    TRANSPORT TORPEDOED.
    337 2244 Riots*’» Tilsgbams (NfcMrt aa4 M«« Missial. London, January I. Th* Admir.lty report" that the trsn.port rmnia w*e torpedoed by lubmanne m iTth. Mediterranean on Hander leet. Poor military officer" and IM M nre mining. The •hip’. c ualt e are not yet known bnt it u hoped that
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    Tin and Rubber.
    47 2244 Latest OsotaitMa, .1 1»ot«d here towlay .&lt; u, Singapore (refined) !b£2X X ,pot d xlbo,s ametead 4 Co, mtorm u, that Wlowrng «re th. quotation, for OO th 6 3,d crepe 3/ otVu member. oMkJpoh Club "dopted the following •olun, wto Sfiv' ,k fit 10
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    CRISIS IN GREECE.
    85 2244 rßsrrtn'" TiU aBAM! 2 RgSERVISTS AND THE ENTENTE. RUI.S F.' r London, January o. The Greek League of Reservists is J*, tailing .gai»" l be EllteDte tewnTof Old Greece for the probation of King Con.tantine from bombardment y the Allied fleet. Rabid Rsyalist Press. The Royalist papers
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    Penang Rubber Auction.
    79 2244 The undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Dennys and Co. at their Auction Sale yesterday Smoked Ribbed Sheet 1133 to 1138 per picul Smoked Plain Sheet $ll6 No. 2 Smoked Sheet &gt;125 9131 Unsmoked Sheet... 1114 9115 No. 2 Unsmoked Sheet &gt;lO5 9107
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    London Rubber Market.
    37 2244 (From Owr Own Correspondent) London, January 3 The prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were Pale Crepe 3/0 Diamond Smoked 3/0 London, January 4. The prices in the London Rubber Market are unchanged.
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    195 2244 (From Owr Own Correspondent) Singapore, January 5. lhe rubber auctions ate unfinished. There is an improvement in the nricns, fine ribbed smoked sheet fetching 9147, tb« average P r, !»’ng &gt;144. Plain smuked sheet sold at &gt;127, unsmoked at 9110 to 9128 and fine pale crepe at
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    Extortionate Landlords.
    382 2244 —Free Prett, When diwueeing war taxation the Chief Sectary of the F.M.S. said Government not approve of extra aeeea.ment, to be paid by land-lord and tenant in equal proportion,, becauee it would end m the St having to pay the whole of the extra aaeeaament and eometbing over.
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    Belgian Relief Fund.
    138 2244 Dec, 19 By Balance 464.33 27 H. de Z. Lancaster oa "“onthly” 25.00 30 Penang Club 7,30 31 lot. for half Tear 15*04 Jan, 8 M. Maude monthly 15.00 Teoh Cbeow Cheang monthly g.OO "Anonymous” n,O thl y” 20.00 4 "Employees of The United Engineers Ltd, monthly
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    H.M.S. "Malaya."
    2628 2245 Uifterfrom Sir Ernest Birch, for [Thu letter Mal ha 3 the approvand is published S to sanction of the Lords of tho Admiralty.] h account f wrote of 2^“« X giving to the friendswill doubtless be glad tn hear of the presentation of the Bell. tO I h
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    Taxation.
    947 2246 [To diX’ returned by a m.j.nty of H to »■■&gt;» "A* SS th. committee did not hare the nlnck to recommend wbat they thought best t P ?th. bSi" Council. Thoa?h etorn by m.ioriiy of It to 9 fo’ounng an income-tai, .till an «•‘•«‘‘j” X treated and from this
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    Mortality Returns.
    90 2246 Ths following is the health statement for the wssk ended December 30 (Male 38') Total Diaths &lt; &gt;59 Female 21J Death rate 29.32 per mills per annum compared with 34.29 in the preceding week and with 33.45 in the corresponding week of last year. Nationality. M. F. Total.
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    Tin Outputs.
    112 2246 d J be «‘P«‘ of the Menglembu Lode SynwTwm”- 3, Ot the month of December, j* l 204 Approx Value 19,700.00 Southern Extension Pl B 54.0$ Tri. 1,171,70 thJnolirA^ 111^0 k° w Chok Sang, who in to theft nna° Urt thlB mornin K pleaded guilty the re ult
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    Birth.
    9 2247 v., rs stfs.’- 8 £rai, Perak, a daughter.
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    AFTER RUMANIA.
    1248 2247 The defence o£ the Dobrudja hae ended ■nd with it, W» ma 7 '“’P*’ lO oT °f' ruoDl R Rumania, an episode which, galling ae i hi been to the pride of all the Allie,. must not be accorded an exaggerated importance, w of all, the idea that
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    M.A.P.
    575 2247 Captain W. Hamilton leavea by the mail tor Home on long leave. Mr. D A. M. Brown is still indisposed and unable to attend office. Mr. A. B. Vouhs is due here oi Monday from Singapore after a holiday at Home Mr. T. H. Martyn, lay, th. Mining Journal,
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1130 2248 A SU Ckritem* to* Serbia Tbii is Christmas Day in Serbia, which idbare. to the old date of the «reformed calender Mill retained by the J*rtern Orthodo, Cburcb. Notwith.'aoding the r eautare of Mometir &gt;t can hardly be ■■£ry" thio year, though m the piping timocf peace it
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    GERMANY CLIMBS DOWN.
    528 2248 [Reuter’» Telegrams J peace teems communicated. SECRECY AT WASHINGTON. The Spectre of Ecoaotnie Ruia. London, January, 4. The impression is growing that Germany has so far climbed down that she has communicated to President Wilson at least the outlines of the peace terms which orginally she iatly
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    CAMPAIGN IN RUMANIA.
    469 2249 [Rbutee's Tslsobams.] OOSRUDM DEFENCE ENDED. BritilhArmoored C.o.t Wor London, January 4 ;”"Ui ..j enemy' Russia® Tactics. With the capture ot Macin the flf of the Dobrudja is virtually v9f The Russians, bavin? evacuated X rest of that territory, had held on the Mwin bridgehead in order to
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    THE "IVERNIA" DISASTER.
    437 2249 [Reuter’s Telegrams] Further Detail®, London, January 4. The Admiralty, in giving detii’s of the sinking oi the trwnsport Ivernia, statas that 120 men are missing and 33 seamen. Sinking of the “North Wales." Callous Germa® Behaviour, London, January 4. The Admiralty announces that besides the oases of
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    CRISIS IN GREECE.
    566 2249 [Reutbr's Tblbgbam».] SERIOUS INTERNAL SITUATION. Effect® of the Blockade. London, January 4. The blockade is pinching Greece and fights are a muter of daily occurrence outside the bakeries, The stocks ot grain and •141 ar T baroly efficient to last till the middle of January. i- Go&lt;
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    New Year Race Meeting-
    562 2250 A Eicobd Emtit, Shortly after the introduction by the Turf Club her. of the Two-C.r. Meebog. three timM year imteftd of the Th rec-Day. Meeting* twice*year, intereit in recing anemed to wane, but *ince the Committee have reverted to the old system interest has greatly increased
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    A "Pehbin" Case.
    276 2250 I Elevon Cantonese worn Q E zec “charged&gt; ”reXNo.49,TohAka Lane,«h&gt;cb wa, 10. McLernon, in hi* md thjvpsterday afternoon he proceeded to W™ U a po- of Po execute a gandbbn? .earch warranty He 3‘o P fX%ouVbe‘ accused .iUing round a mat. On bis arnval there was a
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    Penang Relief Fund.
    35 2250 Dec 15 By Balance 4075 92 27 Ca’ef Post Office, Penang 24th instalment 50.80 31 Int. for half year 32 62 Jan, 4 R. Scott monthly 25.00 Jan. 5 By Balance 4,184.34
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    Tin.
    155 2250 Latest Quotations, Tin (unrefiued) is quoted here to-day at 186 50, business don», in Singapore (-e--fined) at 187.25, business done (100 tons 9 ““V® b9ndooat spot and AlB2 15s. three moths’ sight. ■d mreting of the Committee of the P-V.R.C. Batt.Q.M.S. A.E.T. Mu™ unanimously re-elected Hon.fecrßt.rj, 9outf r marrite
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    Wagon-Pachaung Wolfram Ltd.
    212 2250 Extraordinary General Meeting. An extraordinary ge Qeral meetl knr a of Wagon-Pachaung Wolfram Min“s Limited, was held at the offices of Messrl F W. Barker and Co. this after, “on There were present M‘ M rs. W. H. Thorne in the Chair. A. W. Harries. ?R A
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    Shipping Movements.
    402 2250 THE PUBLIC AND INFORMATION. I Importaat Notifieatioa. We are requested to publish the following for general information: I M lt is notified that cables containing information of the movements of ships will not bo accepted if they contain in one and the same message the name of the
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    Foolish Philosophies.
    2475 2251 derlred from eiEmpiric, (a gomĕ ono elso g it Mtefsbame to deprive the student of reading in that es-ay the th P Tnt on aensa'ion and reflection, argument obscure. Spinosa s rf T i“ m VBtery LoCke B a" «a bright beacon to the mind amongst ideas. It
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    Wagon-Pachaung Wolfram Ltd.
    1413 2252 I Extbaordinaky General Meeting An extraordinary general meeting of ths members of Wagon-Pachaur.g Wolfram Mmes, L mited, was held at tbe offices of Messrs. Barker and Co. on afternoon, There were present Messrs. W.H. Thorne, in the Chair, A. W. Harries, A, R, A. R. S. M.
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    P.V.R.C.
    266 2253 POITNIGHTLT HANDICAP SHOOT. Ranges 200, 500 and 600 yards. H. P. 8. 105. A Class. with h’cnp. made. Mr. H. Hoeden .29 95.06 Pte. C. A. Padday .60 94.60 G. C* McGuire .65 93.45 Corpl. I H Everest .40 92.40 Pte. A. M. Forrest 60 92 20 GN. Saye
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    Tin Outputs.
    42 2253 pj. 9 profi fron &gt; the Eramat 1916. wer” aUono r w t h 8 Dth f Daoomber Output. E.tim.ted Prom the Mine Profit 8 860 3 Total 633 piculs. $lO,BOO "pPronoh MinZ,~M., 2.119 month of December. 1916, wa ĕ picul.
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    The Cost of Living.
    1350 2253 A Singapoke View. Notwithstanding the apparent verdict of tre Singapore Market reports there are few householders in Singapore who will not have found some increase m the local cost of living, si»ys the Free Press O i some article it is considerable on others less considerable
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    Loke Yew, C.M.G., LL.D.
    486 2254 Kuala Lumpub Towiat Honoubed By Homobong. What we (Malay Mail) believe to be a unique ceremony in the hiatory of Bntieh MeUyatook place in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday afternoon when Sir Charles Eliot, K. c. M. G., Vice-Chancellor of Honkong University, invested Mr. Loke Yew, C.M
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    Criminal Assizes.
    779 2254 The Assises opened in the u P’ e e t.°M this morning before Mr. Justice L. M. W.,«lward There are altogether tour cases for trial, two of returning from baoi.hment, one of forgery an of forgery and the fourth, a case of interest to the Chinese community in'
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    Ipoh Cricket.
    389 2254 The first match of the year was played on the Ipoh Club Padang on Saturday last between the Ipoh Club, captained by Towers, and tbe Perak Chinese Recreation Club skippered by Dr. K. T. Khong. Chung Ah Leng is quite a promising bat and made some well-timed and
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    GROSSLY PERSONAL.
    1254 2255 the Straits Times of Saturday: S j Gbosslt Offsnsitk. i orrn a. letter appeared in the About ee^ h iniJal. ••A.W.S,” the Strati* 3V»« wnr taxation- The .abject being l (&gt; in a leading Editor of toe writer of that letter “S Of th. W rimes. He wm
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    M.A.P.
    475 2255 Dr. J. D. Gimlet be has been promoted to Major. Mr. A. Martin, jr. of Taking, Im loft for the front. The S ilicitor-Ge neral and Mrs. AB.VonleS have returned to Penang. Mr. A, H. Dickinson has been appokted a Commissioner of the Peace for Penang. Syed Omar Alsagoff
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1236 2256 °Ttewmu&gt;uider of the commerce-raider tiid trOdrich has stated to an American interviewer that when be sank a Bntibh ship which bad pigs on board, “We rescued the Jig. first, then the English. The swine first, mind you; they are important Of course. Blood is thicker than water. Ehewherem
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    CAMPAIGN IN RUMANIA.
    944 2256 [RbUTIBS TbUtEGRAMS.J Russian Aeeovat. London, January 5. A wireless Russian official announcement We bayonetted many Austrians and made prisoners of the remainder of reconnoitring party northward of Zo otov. We repulsed five strong t nomy attacks on the heights to the south of the Chebomcha River and
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    CRISIS IN GREECE.
    468 2257 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] OMINOUS SIGNS. Reservist* Giving Trouble, London, January 6. The Times correspondent at Syra reports that Greek Reservists have blown up the bridge at Larissa in order to impede the transport of Royalist troops to Peloponnesus and the Piiasus. U, S. A, Demand. The United States
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    PRISONERS CAPTURED.
    411 2257 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] IMS BAG. Interesting Figure*. London, January 5. Reuter s correspondent with the French headquarters states that the Allies in 1916 captured 582,423 prisoners, exclusive of the captures by the Rumanians in Transylvania and the British Egypt and Erst Africa. The French took 78,500 of whom 26,660
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    SUBMARINE WAR.
    394 2258 [Rbutbb’s Tilbgbams.] Steaßtr» Sok» London, Januuy 5. The following itsamen bite bean sunk Fawcn— Leon, Nobwioiax Odda, Spanish —San Leandro» Geibk Dimitrioe Goulandrai. Arutotelii. C.lon Nao*. London, January 6, The following steamers have been sunk: Hobwigum.— Hdgoy. [Odda (Norwegian) steel screw steamer of 1,101 tons, built in 1912
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    PRESIDENT WILSON'S NOTE.
    371 2258 [Reuter's Teleoka' 19 Offi.i.l A»»o«.«oie»&lt;. Washington, January Senate rejected motion W adop t e d a thB President’s request for peace terms. Germany P« aee Terms. Ametardan, January, 4 SUfilnt Amsterdam, January 6. It is officially announced that the Kaiser in an order to the Army and
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    NEW WAR LOAN.
    491 2258 [Bbstßß’ 9 Timgbam».] ATTRACTIVE features. F.+o«r»M. Receptio. A.sured, London. January 5. Th d f °o?°a o ver/ Sable ”'y by financiers but by the public gene, rally Ths term, have not yet been announced but the P™P‘’ C,U&gt; 18 picted within the next few day. Sufficient is
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    WAR TAXATION.
    1278 2259 ba a t»»k of BU P erlatl V’fX to pieces yesterdays facihty 1° the Legislative Council, to debate iha oetit’on presented at the d rT hour to the P Governor as a eteventh n the wbole proooe dings P L Certainly the treatment accorded t*e’ rtxatio^! Umittoe is
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1266 2259 At a Piach. One well-known rubber expert consider, that on a well-managed estate in a district an assistant, by working long hours and -putting hi. back into it, ought to be able to supervise a thousand acres including, say, 800 acres in b lanng. That seems to us
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    ROME CONFERENCE.
    503 2260 [Rbutur’s Telegrams THE ALLIES’ BESOLVE. I VICTORY DEFINITE AND COMPLETE. Imports*! Declarations. Rome, January 7, Signor Boselli, the Italian Premier, gave a luncheon in honour of the delegates at the Allied Conference. Proposing the toast ot The Allies he proposed definite and complete victory which would result from
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    WHY GERMANY WANTS PEACE.
    460 2260 [Reuter’s Telegrams SERIOUS FOOD SHORTAGE. I RATIONS FURTHER REDUCED. Effects of British Blockade, Amsterdam, January 7. I The German newspapers testify to the I growing scarcity in Germany, The Frankfurter Zeitung says that GerI many is now practically dependent upon her I own resources for milk
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    PRESIDENT WILSON’S NOTE.
    423 2261 [Rbutsk’s TsbEORXMS Allie»’ Rep’r* London, January 8. l onnmioces that comments on tho Reuter ann idenfc Gilson have been drift reply to P 6Tir ous Allie a Government The reply will not be despatched to Washington for several days. Pc&cc Talk» I Dtsiiive Gsrmaa Defeat Neeaaaary. London,
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    London Rubber Market.
    25 2261 (frow O«r Own’ Correspondent.) Ths Prices in r L ndon January 8. were 9 Londoa Rubber Market Pale Crepe D '*mond Smoked
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    932 2261 WAR TAXATION. Extraordinary Decision. COMPLETE UNANIMITY. {From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, January 9. In the Legislative Council yesterday the Hon. Mr. G. A Goodman, Attorney-General moved the War Duties Bill, incorporating the recommendations of the War Taxation Committee to raise contributions other than by income-tux and, secondly, by
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    Taiping "Our Day" Fund
    171 2261 The following was the result of the drawiug in connection with the Taiping Our Day Fund.” Nos. Names Address Prises 2685 Maham at Main Road, Overland Car Taiping 4567 H. Mun Piano 925 Mrs. Montieu Taiping 2nd Hand Car 3087 P. Jamel R. 8. O- Gramophone
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    Training Notes.
    604 2262 UiIFUL Mobmi«»’« Wobx. There w&lt;s b larger attendance of membet. at the r»ce course this watch the early exercise given to the canai X in predion for the&gt; -"d m&lt;-etin2. The rain during the week ena btd improved the condition oL the tur the going wu very much
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    December Rubber Crops.
    24 2262 Alor Pong.u 26,318 |b, Brieh IRkko ii M«b.u 2.000 lb, North Perik Mta ?ef K,u 6 -«&lt;X&gt; lb, Temerlob 8,577 lb.
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    A Tragedy 1911.
    336 2262 T a filler Court was crowded The Ipoh S pr when an interest, on Thursday afte rder fflB beeun by ing case of allege with Messrs. Mr. Justice Asse.ors JB8 t r b%“o“ The crime, with which says the 1. v was alleged two M.l.ys are be,l
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    Two Prisoners’ Escape
    267 2262 Cheok Peng Choo, who was on Saturday sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment for criminal breach of trust of 1395-02, the property of Chop Lye Hin, and Li Soon, who was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment for the theft of a pair of slipperi», both effected an
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    A Sea Tragedy.
    272 2262 Caplai* Jump. Ov.'rko.rd. The s 8. Anjou, which was running between PeLng and the Dutch Ports under charter 5 the Eastern Shipping Company, ¥l=. X’;».: Channel the Pilot flag kol ted Cantain S R. P«&gt;ri“- boarded her and k pt hi her into the harbour. The Gunfer
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    Local Wedding.
    150 2262 Siea-Edwards. At the Church of the Assumption by the Bev. L. M.Duvelle this morning the marriage was solemmised of Mr. L. C, Sier, of Messrs Boelen Co., and Miss Cottie Annie Edwards, second daughter of Mr. J.R.B. Edwards of the Medical Department. The bride, who was garbed in
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    Holland and Britain.
    141 2262 According to the Sumatra Post, a semiofficial Dutxffi communique states that the cord'al relatione between Great Britain and unimpaired. In well-in-form d circlee, however, it ie considered that Holl.™t'- IC t situation of is hardly likely to improve just yet. of Steal™ f “°ri alit J &gt;n
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    Penang Swimming Club.
    163 2263 Tbe Monthly Medal Compete 1 d.n cards h»ndic»r. w B held at s'ZX ciub on Sunday morn.ng w.tb the following result; secs, iv. secs, on 7 59 latG. M. Terzmo yy MoA.de C. Maubrsy 120 9 40 3rd s. A Ye” 52 84 g th W. H.
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    Penang Golf Club.
    244 2263 Competition January 1917. Championship of Penang.—Entries close Wednesday lOtb. Limited to handicaps of 10 and under. Monthly Medal.—Men, Saturday and Sunday, the 13»h and 14th. Gold Medal 1916. Siturday only, 13th. The following members have qualified J. R. Bennett, E. R. H-mdersou. G. B. Fitzgerald,G. A. Carmichael,
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      591 2265 B /\gHr I I The Modern Scourge I and How to Meet it I g! Jhc pare at which we live, the hustle now so ncccssarv lor /V I Eg ucecss have unfortunately a cry adverse effect on the nervous -&gt; I M nd digestive systems, and the bane'ul results,
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