The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 17 January 1917

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  • 21 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. 117.50 Per Annum. Single Copy 40 eti Vol. 15. Penang, Wednesday, January 17, 1917. No. 8.
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    • 284 1 j z/zz/z/ 7 z //////z////////// zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz/zzzzzzz/zzzzzzzz/zzz,zzzz /zz,//zzz/,/zzz//z,zz/zzz,/zz//zzzzz/z/zzzz/z,z//,,zzzzi ~z,,,zzzz,z,zzz,,zz,z,zzzzzz^z^ ,zz^zzz CONTENTS. I T I Leaders Miscellaneous (Continued) J Germany »nd Pete»' 6 "49 Queen Mary’» Needlework Guild... 52 1 PreL and the War 57 Tbe Arabis Disaster 55 Colonel Adams and the Income Tax 63 News rom Egypt > C.rrvOu 71
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  • 1017 37 When Sir Charles was iu Penang recently be was veiy cartful in all ho said to make it clear that he spoke with deference of educational arrangements and organisation in toe Straits, that ho was anxious not to be regarded as suggesting ‘improvements and that the
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  • 564 37 ST. Dr. C J, Smith will be leaving Home in February on his return to Singapore. Mi. A. M. Goodman has arrived in Pawns to take up the post of Asaistwt Protector of Chinese Lt.-Col. the Hon, A. R. Adams returned from Singapore this morning also the Hon. Mr.
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  • 1112 38 Tilers ia Malaya. u A correspondent w .to; to the Malay Mailburiw the hat few moot I s between forty and fifty human beings have been kilhd by tiger» in the Sepiog district, and the Government have < ffer-d no reward. Is this not carrying economy rather far
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  • 458 38 [Reuter’s > elegrams POINTS OF VIEW. Ambissadori'l Obiter Dicta, Washington, January 9 t The U. 8. A. Government has cabled Mr. Gerard, American Ambassador at Berlin, requesting a statement oi his utterances at» banquet of the American Chamber of Commerce at Berlin at which he is reported
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  • 931 39 [Reuter’s d elegrams J German Report. London, J muary 8, A wireless Gorman official announcement l We pushed bank .he enemy between the Patna and Oitnz Valleys and drove on the Bu so-Bummi.n forces from the fortified mountain posi'ions of Odobesh towards We stormed the Mileova position
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  • 465 39 [Reuter’s Telegrams,] NEW ALLIED NO r E. Its Terms. Th m London, January 9. Aui tr imeB uud9r stands that a fresh Allied Noto, drafted at Rome, has been despatched to Athens. It is understood that it demands prompt compliance with all previous demands within forty-eight hours.
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  • 1442 40 trial of a trustee. In tie supreu)o (bare before Mr. Wind war! iod ipcial jay. comprising Mmri M. K. Whitlock (Foremno) J. L. Lome P. B. Tfler, A. B. W, Landon, A. J. numi), CL. Vermont and L. M. Evans the bearing wai commenced thia morning
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  • 274 40 [Reuters Telegrams.] SOUTH-EAST OF ARRAS, A Raid Described, London, January 9, 6 a.m. Correspondents with the British Headquarters state chat the daylight raid southeast of Arras was carried out by tho British and Scottish troops on a front of two thousand yards after a very severe bombard* ment.
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  • 1398 41 «r iiotA every reason to believe that the O f the Government’» scheme for preW’ ult °'n® ti e a for men in MeUya to take Tiding fact Empire’s ranks, will heir J thorough success as far as finding ffn is concerned. There is also no dantt whatever
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  • 440 41 Insanity or Loss of Memory The case in which R, Y. Pane, latelv aecou itant and cashier of tbe French Tekka Mmes, was charged with having forged a chi que for $B,OOO in the name of Mr J Boy, Managing Director, came up bafore Mr. Justice Farrer-Manby at
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  • 169 41 Ordinary Meeting. An ordii ary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held at the Municipal Office yesterday afternoon and there were present Messrs. W. Peel (President) A. K. Goodrich, Yeoh Guan Seok, Chse Wor Lok, and Quah Bang Kee with Mr. L. M. Bell (Municipal Engineer) and Mr.
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  • 975 42 P««nnO SlNTiNCID. Ten Tn. W«« ftlM intorwetion to L»” M Corporal 556 of Carnarvon Street Station and cauiing ST.Z of Lim O«n Chet whom the charge of gang robbery wae withdrawn) and impersonating a public on both count, and Court Inspector Nicol prosecuted, Cui toa th Pbobicution.
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  • 37 42 •Ascriptions have been recmed towards Mrs. Eoden’s list of subscnbirs to the Overseas Tobacco Fund, which is now with Mrs. Stephen Anthony Mrs. Ebden Sales of Toffee 112 Stephen Anthony 5 5 Total $27
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  • 31 42 Lateat Quotatioa», »86 di 8 ne q b re t3 da y at month,- eight fP Dd XlB3 k»o.» te »oX a,’wah.m d MIg h B J b 9 well
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  • 692 42 U.M. rTo the Editor of the btrait» if.—Peonle generally t e pent when it i, Ute to do so. H’s Excellency th, Governor .track the right chord whenh, deplored the neglect of cultivation of paddy. Nearly all the energies in F. M. B.are concentrated now in the production
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  • 5893 43 MONDAY’S DEBATE. A FULL RE O RT nf the Legislative ConnA fflo he^ye^e rdi y affcornoon ayS tb cil w*®J l0 y Tuesday. His Excellency Strait» r" ttM 0 L T A r tbu y r Younjr, G.C M G theG j 0 7 r °a l >
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  • 509 46 tbom dutch SOURCES. Tbs following ‘tb/’stb tb. S-m-rfra P„t of Monday, the lUlt ENEMY PEACE TERMS. O«at Statmaat. Well-informed circle, in Berlin declare tbattbe recent .tatement of Count Jnlra. Andrsssy (to tbe effect that tbe peace-term, of tbe Central Po r baw Sen communicated to President Wilmo)
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  • 471 46 P. L.R.C. 200 Yabm Dul. 28 Mn. V. Thomas Mtb. McLernon 3 Misa M. Pritchard 23 Mis. P‘k o 23 Miss Pritchard Mrs. Duiige Mrs. Liston Mrs. Frayne Mrs. Oxenham Mrs. Mathieu Mrs, Hunt Miss Dare 11 H’car Spoon. 150 yds. Del. Mrs. Pike 32.76 Mrs. Hunt *2.72 Mn. Durege
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  • 613 46 i" 4An F.M.S. Opinion. Without having a full report of the d,. bate in tbe Legislative Cvunci before u. at the moment of writing, we wi 1 not attempt either to praise or condemn the withdrawal nf tha alternative scheme and its substitution by an Income-tax
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  • 3631 47 TRIAL of a truster. In the Supreme Court before Mr. Just.ee “J’®,, ,nd epeoial J. oomprwing vy b t i oc k (Foreman) J. L. eM B Tiler A B. W. Landon. A. J. D? Dl6 h C L Vermont and L. M. Evan*. te.riM resumed
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  • 65 48 The undermentioned prices were realised r ™bber sold by Messrs. Allen Dennys ana Co. at their Auction Sale to-day:— Smoked Ribbed I aa. $1 43 p® r P‘ CU No. 2 Smoked Sheet 116 1112 Unsmoked Sheet 125 32 atSH" g" ;g~ Fine brown... 95” Dirk 76
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  • 1326 49 Tndwie of Bavaria may spe>k KID? nH.tohH Muocheners and talk Xcing upon the Allies the peace which Iv will not accept from Germany aa a gift, b y h on |v to turn to neutral aourbUt tn aee how largely such outbursts nutakeof the nature of ‘•bluff’’
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  • 585 49 ,-T.O.M. General Sarrail was among the delegate at the Rjme Conference. The funeral of the late Mr. Tan Guao Chamg will take place kt 9 a. m. on Sunday next., the 13th instant, when his remains will be removed from his residence in Bridge Street to the Batu Linebang
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  • 1229 50 *Mw b.va b"™ Bo ftw “P ort ,n th, death of widwi U Blackwood’, Um. Carroll, that Mr. io tbe Fioress,” has secured immediate Xti*. “Ambled” baa the characteriatifof tbe true more B d ,to»’«oeee inventLondon papsrs. tbe position of the Hon b e Mr F 8, James
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  • 437 50 [Reut® b S Telegrams,] RESOLUTE ACTION, Swift Retiibut’oa Promised. London, January 10. That swifter action towards Greece wm u f tho recent conference at Rome the .tatement of M. Bri.nd on appear, fro tull aa tiefied ‘■•Mv? Strong resolution. He added W. nttit»de g was never
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  • 474 51 rjjjtrr.». 'J’islmbam».] TM t BLOSY IM THE NORTH. SlM t<«ie P« i,io London, J<<n. iv. island in tbs Dnoa captured by the BuX». aboat hU dred h ““The German communique speak, of Eus.TOJS. in the vicinity of Friedrich"‘Jt fi d tT mile, east of Mitau. Hence Udt «nnarent
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  • 475 51 [RBtrrßß’s Telegrams.] RELATIONS OF THE ALLIES. Issues Cleared Up. Rome, January 9. Mr. Lloyd George was the central figure of the War Conference at Rome. Tne Itali in papers etate that he suggested it at the end of December and the arrangements were completed in a few
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  • 218 51 [Reuter’s Telegrams] Steamers Susk. London, January, 11, The following steamers have been sunk, Norwegian, Laupar. H msi, also three sailing vessels. London, Januiry 10. The following steamers have been sunk British— Lesbian. Frbnch Alphonse Conseil, Japanese— (Shinto Afaru. Norwegian —Borqhohu. Markland. Captain Fry of the Lesbian war mad*
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  • 268 51 Latest Quotatioas, Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at >86.75, buyers no sellers; in Singapore (tefiaed) at >87.00, buyers no seller*, and in London at XlBl 15j spot and £lB3 ss. three months' sight. Messrs. Boustead A Co, inform us that the following are the quotations received
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  • 622 52 goMi I»th MTISG Gallops. thit all the horses entered for the How that a here a nd their < who were on SX “hi. e in fair condition The th. griffin race, «ill take rme fading but .hould come from a 01 (22). Singapore (13), IfJto (7) who
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  • 404 52 Sr,-Some of your correnpondent^ >n writing about “Man 'Wer itate that tbe number, of meir Home from here are so sm Tb lv worth While bothering about them. i y seem to forget that practically every m who goes Home from here is a P ot^ tia
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  • 233 52 Most of the scaffolding has been removed from the new F.M B.R. Central Offices, which look quite imp>sing, even in their unfinished state M. If. “Small holder” writes to our Kuala w^“ p r. r b c jjrhi“T ary: i,eD<i< t ,be week
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  • 217 52 Vsnano Women Wobkbrs, Amount prev»«»b k u jd B ed ,3,35 Mrs. Penny |.OO 2 d fi <>’“ »-“> Anonvmous »-W Mrs. Lindley Mrs. Pritchard Bth 10.00 Mrs. D. C. Macintyre 4th 7.50 Mrs Cleaver l 1 10-00 Mrs Evens Caledonia. 10.00 Mrs’ A. Dennys LOO
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  • 267 52 [To the Editor of the Straits Echo.'] Sir, In a Rindom Note yesterday you quote some one as saying that the General Medical Council intended to do away with Latin as a compulsory subject in the preliminary examination, I do not think he has got his
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  • 2754 53 A TRUSTEE convicted. a light sentence. Tn the Supreme Court before Mr. Justice Wnndwsrd end epeoml j" 7' comprising .1 M K. Whitlock (Foremau) J. L. r 1 P B Trier, A. R. W. Landon. A. J. p’umb C. L. Vermont and L. M. Evans, is.
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  • 331 54 At tbe annual General Meeting of the Chinese Chamber of Commerse held on Saturday the 6th instant the following gentlemen were elected Office-bearers for the current year. President— Mr. Lim Cheng Teik. Vice-President— Mr. Goh Taik Chee. Hon, Secretary—Mr. Khoo Thay Jin. Hon. Treasurer— Mr Tho
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  • 330 54 No doubt it will be generally considered tb.t the accused in the K ngei ca.e which included at the Ajeuee yesterday b., got varv liffhtly. The very fact, however, that he has bow convicted and sent to gaol i. a severe penalty to a man in
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  • 87 54 (P'rom Our Own Singapore, January 12. At the Singapore Rubber Auctions 874,422 lb. were sold at the following prices:— Smoked Sheets |U2 to >152 per picul Go° d 130 142 130 132 Good plain 125 Good ribbed 109 Fine plain 1U ioq ood 102 106 Crepe. 145
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  • 77 54 vpfdPrrk o ®Produce Exchange Auction Diamond <? 8 i° i°^ IDg prices WGre obtained: D amend from 1134 to 137 amond bmoked Fair «100 t o 133 Diamond Smoked No 2 i«9 Plain Smoked ’t;? 1K Diamond Ummoked J Iw!’ ul PlemUnsmoked VlOB to 118 B-rap Ciepe
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  • 1890 55 MB. TALMA’S EXPERIENCES. Personal Narrative, fnllowiag account of the «inking of the T J r „m Mr E. L. ie kindly lent W for pubhoafon by the triend '"“web Monday 6th broke fine and calm <1 nlflfir’ the sea was smooth as f? laBB aod na w\
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    • 44 55 The Best Cough Medicine. Chainbt'i Inin's Cough r.msdy ui the largest cough medicine in e to-day because it dee. exactly -bat a cough medicine is supposed to do. I’ 8 p o J ]e and colds speedily and effectually. >or by all dispensaries and
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    • 71 55 Whoopieg Cough. When your cbi’d has whooping cough be careful to keep tbe cough loose and expectoration easy by giving Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as may be required. This remedy will abo Lquify the tough mucus and mak« ti easier to expectorate. It has been used success fully in many epidemics
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  • 1187 56 INCREASED duheT ON LIQUORS il,cb and tobacco. Bwbb F«« fbom Kobbkb Dutou. W« uke «rum ti>u btraih Tine» the »p “t iurther CuuocU meeuoK on Mond.y l Oa the motion of the Colonial Secretory fHoo Mr." ft Jerne.. C.M.0.). the Councl approved the «Mention k ro tr b
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  • 660 56 Turkish Atrocities. Al’ahabad, January 4. The Pionear Caiin correspondent write,; a nwe has been received here from to the eff- ct that Emir Faiaal 90n o( “e Sherif Commander of the Arabian F rcea near Medina, h-s telegraphed to Bay the Turks have redoubled their atrocihea. Thfv
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  • 636 57 Pnrmaov months in the earlier stages /X Vr >t tbe f Bb,o the nmfasional politicians and their henchmen E-jwj at the newspapers, and particularly g wh.t is known\s -the Northcbffe and to jeer at the very idea that 'who write for the public prints u
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  • 499 57 The death took place of Aral bishop Bentilli of Agra on December 30. Mr. W. S. Dunn, Assistant Municipal Engineer, has gone home on leave. Mr. E. W. F. Gilman, Deputy Controller of Labour, and Mr. Marjoribanks, of the Indian Labour Enquiry Commission, stayed at Caledonia, P.W., last night
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  • 1167 57 Utrm»y Holl.hd, al y m 8 baiDK felt >■ Holhnd at the eouetnnt arrival of G«m»n.. T > tbe s oady stream of deserters from tb.G rman Army for quite a long time bs. been added d f Od The nTT £r m th r»therland i self. Ihe
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  • 1026 58 r l?xrTKti's Ibleoi !AM3 PREMIER’S STIRRING SPEECH, j allies’ stern determination. I Reception London. January 11. The Guildhall MCro d ‘.ndX was&accorded a I great reception. Victory Dl«ie.lt ■>«• Mr. Lloyd George io bis speech declare that the Kaiser, in order tag ««JJ whom be could not dr.BOO
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  • 454 59 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] ADMIRALTY announcement. Small Lots of Life. London, January 11. -L admiralty announces that H.M.S. n Tbe «JK» was torpedoed by submarine ShS in the Mediterranean on Tuesday. to the Pun. L Hlasi These are vessels of UOOO tons displacement. 405 ft. in length engines of
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  • 500 59 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] RAFA STORMED. Another British Victory. London, January 11. An official announcement regarding the operations in Egypt states “Wa captured a strong position of six lines of entrenchments and six main redoubts of the central keep covering Rafa, north-east of El Arisb. “The Anne Mounted Troops and
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  • 427 59 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] REVIEW OF THE OPERATIONS. Rutsiaa Aeeouat. London, January 11. A wireless Russian official annoui. cement states Fighting continues south of Lake Babit We captured a village east of Kulncem. The enemy captured two heights north of the Mituz River. The Rumanians fell back south-east of
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  • 112 59 Obituary. Mr, J. E, O'Coaor. Th. J. a t kondon, January 10. Edward 0 n t >n haBtak^ n J pUcO f Mr JamM Finan. .Q^ 0001 C. I. E. formerly of the financial Department of India. Coloael Cody. n. a it. i Denver, January 10. Cody non*? i h&
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  • 420 60 [Burn»'» TtLioMM».] KMUIUir or INVASION. Tir«* Probable Route.. London, January 10. Thu Daily Newt correspondent at The despite German demals, Lausanne > ute ie with the possibility .three b> a laariring blow in the West. Three possibilities ere discussed firstly, to Italy from Austria throug t^wtSiy! > from
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  • 472 60 [RsOTBR’s London. January IV. Th, Pail, Mail 4 Q ™s* oe William Bobert.on. Gene al U. at B, r Francis Ejot, Brh Athens, and Earl Granvn w at Salonika, attended the recent Conference at Rome, Mo.t 5.ti.1..10r, of AHiU Cowell.. London, January 11. The -tates ,“> 4
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  • 673 60 [To the Editor or thT Straits Echo,] S1 I suppose it is only a legitimate part of the game on your part either to create or foster a spirit of resentment between the Unofficial members of Council and the Taxation Committee but I do not think you
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  • 709 61 Equeezino the Poor. Free Press) odiously 5® Jf ai/tbose gentlemen who have k talking lately about proposed J bX a grave hardship on the devote close attention to the f more grave hardship about which we far Si"? week namely the large number of X c ass rents that
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  • 432 61 Lumut was en fete on Saturday and Sunday, January 6 and 7as the Bindings Recreation Club was holding their sports in celebration of the New Year. The Club and its grounds were most tastefully decorated for the occasion, flags being kindly supplied by the Harbour Master and the
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  • 118 61 Members are reminded of the Club Shoot to take place to-morrow morning at 7 a.m. 300 yi de». Deliberate=A sighter and 7 counting. 300 yrd«. Ripid 8 shots in 45 seconds. 600 yrds. Deliberate= A sighter and 7 counting. 800 yrds. Deliberate— A sighter and 7
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  • 1219 61 Thn from Peaaag Chiaeae. lost a»nna? leel thafc fcho y ha ,*1 a good friend and an exceptionally able P r lip^“ P a,he,lC head cf local r nk h Ora Mr P T Allen who ha. juot been transferred to Singapore. Before JV 8 e R
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  • 376 62 Both Accused Comvicted. Syed Abdul Rahman »ud Abdullah, a chintone who were charged before the DiitrictJudge, Mr. RD. Acton, w> h crimp nal intimidation by threatening onei Chuah Chai Seng with injury to his person w th intent to cause alarm to him on Decembe 31. were both
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  • 52 62 following i, the health statement for the week ended January 6 1917 ino rn (Male 51 'l Total Deaths < >76 comNationality, M F ToUI European Eurasian 5 k Chinese w u ei Malay, If «I Indians 7 r Others *> 5 Unknown ChiefciL, of 51 76 Fever
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  • 532 62 (To the Editor of the Strait» Time»,) Sj.—l am glad to note the decision favour of a local income tax, but in th, annlication of it I hope acme dietmotion will be made in favour of married men with Mtnblishment, to keep up and children to maintain
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    • 70 62 Whooping Cough. When your child has whooping cough be careful to keep the cough loose and expectoration easy by giving Chamberlain’s Cough Kornedy a 8 may be required This rein edy will also liquify the tough mucus and e B,e J 0 expectorate. It has been used successfully in many
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  • 1238 63 So m»ny other matters claimed our attenHon yesterday that we were unable to find time or space to reply to Colonel Adams’ letter in that issue. We feel obliged, however, to return to the subject to-day in order to refer to ens or two
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  • 515 63 Mr. A. 0. M. Forrest, Accountant of the reaang Branch of the Chaptered Bank, will leave for Home in ihe near future on lung leave. Mr. D. M. Millar, Account mt of the Chartered Bank here, will be leavrng for the Batavia branch in the near future on transfer.
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  • 1155 64 folia* Metlm» Tk* War. Th onenine the All-lodia Moslem WoMtSConference nt Aligyb the Hon. Mr Mian Muhammad Shafi made a specially pointed reference to the «abject which domiSe. th. horixon. and gave an inspiring had to Mahomedan opinion. He demanded that German militarism should be so completely crushed
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  • 2472 64 The Prospectus. FULL TEXT. INVKTMBNTS AN» CONVIISIONS. London, January 12. Issue of X 5 par cent. War Loan 1929 1947 in stock or bonds. Interest payable Ist June and Ist December. First dividend as follows -.—payable Ist June, 1917, on fully-paid allotments “£lB-9 per cent.” instalment allotments
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  • 1602 66 [Ritrria's Tilio»amB«] AIMS DEFINED, Frsak Avowsl. London, January 12. Tho Allies’ reply to President Whsoo is M an impressive and a historic dnenment The papers are of opinion that etoM I» reMOOing, d American bound to be approved by the American Mopte «bo oontrut the trank avowal of
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  • 468 67 T®LRG** MS L Na Adtoiral Jellieoe’B Review. London, January, 12. towdom of the Fishmongers Company 0» Admiral Sir Joh J 0 bi* "P« e< Ib> 1 b > dwe t on of naval warfare th was effective at 10,000 wral Wond which visibility wi. bad
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  • 465 67 [Reuter’s Telegrams maty Dup! tty. Athens, January 12. The Greek reply to the ultimatum makes all tbe concessions, accompanied by conditions, including tbe raising of the blockade. Reply to the Eoteate. London, January 12—Later, The Greek reply to the Allied ultimatum evades tbe demand for apologies
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  • 897 67 MEN FOR THE FRONT. The Course to be Followed. From the Colonial Secretary we have received the following publication With reference to the Notice recently issued in the Press regarding the appoim. meat of Man-power Advisory Committees in the various Settlements, it has been decided that every man
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  • 116 68 [Bbutbb's Tiligbams.] St«»n«ri Saak. London, January 12, The following steamers have been sunk Bbittsb Hudworth. Kelvindale. Gianan Pbksb Attach on Amibica The Wolff Bureau has received a wireless communication from New York, reproducing a message from Washington to the Associated Press on the subject of Germany’s submarine war.
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  • 30 68 rp- e La,<d Quotation »««n. he at 189.40, bu.inet. n V’ 0 6 ÜBdoß iiw r 7 n<l a- teo».b,riubt ,pcl nd xiBc infor u« that ftp*
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  • 1249 68 As every Wea is derived from a p dent impression, had haTe substance of our ind is Tery difficult, an impression of it, 1 For how if not impossible, to be Bub stance can an impression p h]i z j t t>” The Freeotherwise than by re mb
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  • 668 69 FTo THB E" rI0B 0F THE ,C 1,-Tbe gentleman who wrote the S n,r head of the population is v’her than the revenue per head of tho Stion elsewhere” is not eo tar wrong Ke leader writer in jour contemporary M imagine. The revenue per head K °Xn
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  • 605 69 Most readers, and in fact many plantation directors, will be surprised to learn that the market has actually bid just short of 2s. Gd. per lb, for rubber to be delivered over the first part of 1918. This cartainly indicates either sheer speculation or a very
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  • 634 69 [To the Editor of the straits Times,] Sir, Is there not a good deal of cant ana humbug in the outcry about the proposed taxation of the so-called poor” in this country The poor are the backbone of every taxation system in the world, just as the
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  • 558 70 WriXd' w” S mSthe lengthy corretpondence nde l r j d e "to *< Man Power,” I >bould like w add Mtermay. B.‘ n B daring the 6™t J“ r ol ir 1 A.Z.t privilege nnd opportunity to »ee the fir>t £,b ot volunteer; to the colour.. Even
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  • 412 70 JSSSIW-*"* 40. A Cum. with h’cap. ml e 20 35.20 Mr. H. Haden 8 o 35.20 Pte. W. P. V.oone. 35.17 T.S. NMh 9 3454 SergtJ. McNeill 34.50 Pte. Qaab Cheow Key 73 34,33 Mr. Jnrtice L iBo 34.00 Pte. Heck s eng “ye 33,75 .80 33.60 Pt®< 7“
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  • 387 70 ’-riSJ-.P. Championship, 1916. The following is the draw G. A. Carmichael ®ye B. D. Acton C. G. May W. 8. Goldie A, B. Voules G. B, Fitzgerald "J 8. F, B. Martin j D. A. M. Brown Bye C. C. Rogers J. Sellar Ist Round to be
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  • 1172 71 mih} of the “Entente have The diplont t MTere criticißm of oomemjof 80 9 it doubt e99 n»s. lite, Much o of it wag patently informed dg the handling of childish, thong diplomacy does tb. painfully weak l T« it9Blftobe bluffed whieb made th tnifeBt in the weeks
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  • 551 71 Mr. G. C. Valpy is appointed an assistant Superintendent of Immigrants, H. T. Martin, of the F.M.S. Government Service, has gone on transfer to East Africa. Mr. H. S. Morgan has been appointed to act temporarily as a Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court, Singapore. Our Singapore correspondent wires
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  • 1153 72 ‘S.F.P. 7Singspora contemporary of Siturd Before Mr. Clarke, Second Magistrate, this morning, Lee Chua, a fortune teller, was charged with telling falsehoods with the aid > birdsand papers in Rochor Road. He’wa sent to the house of detention as he has no risible means of support, whilst 6
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  • 484 72 [Beutbr’s Telegrams.] BRITISH DISINTERESTEDNESS. Press Commeats. London, January 13, The Daily Chronicle comments on tbo significant absence of any British deminj in the Allies’ reply. The British are eve Q silent regarding the conquered colonies. This self-effacement is bound to impress public opinion in the United States as
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  • 518 73 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Germaay's Defeaee. Amsterdam, January 12. The German Note to neutrals reiterates that Germany took up arms to defend her existence and' says that this arm has now X attained. It alleges that the Allies hare departed more and more from their original expressed aims, which
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  • 428 73 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Russia* Report, London, January 12. A wireless Russian announcement states The enemy pressed back detachments from a height northwards of the Saloniki River, “The Rumanians attacked westward of Monestirka, threw back the enemy and succeeded in occupying the trenches, capturing three machine-guns.” London, January 13.
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  • 440 73 [Reuter’s Telegra.ms.l Operations Around Riga. Aerial Activity, t London, January 12. etatPß irG 698 announcement beattnbaT 7 Kilno#l b mbed tb Our aeroplanes used their machine-guns from a height of 5.560 ft. on a battery near Kmkov, twenty versts east of Zolotchev,” GENERAL TO HIS TftOOPS. Fiae New
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  • 468 74 [RiUTll’s Tiligbams.] Free Press. H«i*y L««« ot L,f< 10 Romp, January !•>« An Italian official announcement «fates that the battleship Regina Marker struck two mine» in the open sea on the night o December 11 and sank in a few minutes Two hundred and seventy were saved
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  • 455 74 [Beuter’s Telegrams.] applications pouring IN. £100,000,000 ia a few Hours. London, January 12. Application» t°‘Ne" W« Loan are ,r om the b n kß imurance companies and Munlcip c h 'J t ”i Thefir.t hundred million was reached at an early hour. Parliamentary System Developed. laterestiag Statemeat.
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  • 670 74 Aaaual Geavral Meetiag. (BYom Our Oicn Corresponded Singapore, January 15, At the meeting of the Lunas Rubber Company Mr. Robinson, who presided, said that the Estate had recovered completely from its difficulties of the previous year and had entered the dividend stage, the profit equalling 31% of
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  • 940 75 matter from all points of view,— Malaya Tribune. mgtheetei K accounts has assumed t> ai C0 ti n9 Every one seems agreed grea P h B extent of the evil, and anxious to “P on A legislative measures to cope with h e n“*extting g rouble. The planters
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  • 353 75 At the Eastern Produce Exchange Auction yesterday the following prices were obtained: Diamond Smoked Good from 1128 to 1132 Diamond Smoked Fair 126 to 127 Plain Smoked 114 Diamond Unsmoked 119 to 120 Plain Unsmoked 107 to 112 Bark Crepe 54 Vngin Scrap 74 Loose Scrap 41
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  • 455 75 Result of the Concert. [Io the Editor of the Straits Echo.] Sir, J BfJtnmAH? 8 obl ged y° u ’ill publish thii 11 recei Pt’ and expense, of b«r?RTV»’" held hare on Novel. Cha teJd% thanks are due to tbe Char orod Bank for keeping the accounts
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  • 1238 76 Malay an Man Power. —TO. if. The general intereit taken in the question Of M»l»yw> man-power both in the .olooy ind the F.M.B. i« exemplified by the result of the referendum organised by the Free Preu and by the numerous letters which we oureelm have received for publication, Our Singapore
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  • 173 76 [To th® Editor of th® Free Press,] Si r —l quite agree with Maxim’s’’ point of view. There should certainly be a distinc. tion drawn between married men ana bachelors with respect to their contribution to the tax. Evidence of the ability of tbe bachelors to spend their
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  • 406 76 .—■Free Press. The output of Kampong Kamunting Tin Dredging Ltd. for tbe half-month ended 10th January, 1917 was: No, 1. No. 2. Dredge. Dredge, Hours run 306 304 Cubic Yards treated 48,000 45.000 Total Piculs 634.11 Realised on sale $31,417.39 The new First Sea Lord was obviously given
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  • 9 77 TcuTT.-Dec. 7, at Surbiton, wife of K ,Tobutt(F.M.S.),sou.
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  • 1754 77 Wo have been afforded an opportunity of perusing the prospectus of the Kerling Tin Mines, Ltd. and we honestly believe that but seldom has the public been invited to subscribe money on more meagre and less definite information than that disclosed by the document in
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  • 461 78 A son has been born to Mr. and Mri. Auto Chamberlain, wires Banter. Dr. 0. F. Nicholas had just returned to the front in France from leave in London when the mail left England, Mr. B, G. Watson, 0.M.G., British Eeiiof Perak, baa arrived in London on leave, and
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  • 920 78 Mtiopotamis Agaia. Private letters from Mesopotamia speak in very hopeful terms of the situation a prospects in that theatre. There can be J doubt that fundamentally it was sound strategy for Great Britain to undertake this campaign; the mistake was in underestimating its magnitude and trying to do
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  • 190 78 [Reutbr’B Teligbams.l I Have the Courage Amsterdam, January 15. kr 6 u or ddeutscher Allgemeine Zeitung publi.be. a letter from the Kaiser addressed 0 Dr. yon Bethmann«Hollweg on October I enemy peoples were kept m the war by lies and frauds because (?ir v rU were moral
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  • 414 79 [Reuter's Telegrams MILITARY situation reviewed. CoaNot of Victory. London, January 15. On the Russian New Year’s Day the 0 r were full of military and politigreetio.. to the Allies. The note i. confident anticip.t.on of d *he?rankneHand dignity of the Allies’ ranlT to President Wilson is contrasted
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  • 332 79 [Reuter’s Telegrams,] la Dutch Territorial Waters. Flushing, January 15. A Dutch warship brought in a German submarine which was found in Dutch territorial waters. The submarine will be interned. Aad Released. Flushing. January, 15—Later. The German submarine has been released after investigation and conducted outside territorial waters.
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  • 389 79 [Reuter’s Telegrams 1 Russia* Versioa, London, January 15, A wireless Russian official announcement states that the Rumanians attacked the bights in the region of Kasino River. Violent bayonet fighting threw back the enemy a verst to the south. The Russo-Rumanian forces repulsed an offensive in the same
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  • 922 80 [To the Editor of the Straits Echo.'] ’"in your note in your issue of the 13th imt,. you do well to describe the Address of the Kuala Lumpur Indians to the Indian Labour Enquiry Commission as “mendacious nonsense.” If you had gone further and described it as wantonly
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  • 52 80 At the h-istern Produce Exchange Auction yesterday the following prices were obtained: Diamond Smoked Good from SL2B to $132 Diamond Smoked Fair 126 to 127 Plain Smoked 114 Diamond Unsmcked 119 to 120 Plain Unsmoked 107 Birk Crepe 112 Virgin Scrap 74 38^'lb 1 Xed. rUbbor Sold
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  • 32 80 Drying L'd “for The’".' I amuntin Ti 10th January,’ 1917 wa B hi lt moDtb «ded No. 1. No. 2. Hours run Dr Dred e e Cubi TX‘r«s B»li»edon„l e
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  • 315 80 Result or the Concbbt. [To the Editor or the Straits Ecfio.] Sir. I shall be obliged if you will publish thii statement giving receipt» and expenses ot the Concert that was held hereon Novem. bar 18 last. Many thanks are due to th» Chartered Bank for keeping
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  • 22 80 (from Our Q m Correspondent.-) London, January 15. to-day werfa 8 London Rubber Market BMeCrepu Diamond Smoked 2/ lli
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