The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 14 February 1917

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    21 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. 117.50 P<r Annum. Single Copy 40 cts. Vol. 15. Penang, Wednesday, January 14, 1917. No. 7.
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      304 1 i I CONTENTS. I I Liaderb: Miscellaneous (Cenfinned) Germany and the Neutrals 182 A Suggested War Tax 194 5 Reparation and Guarantees 190 Rule of the Road aM 195 J A General Survey 196 Belgian Relief Fund 200 x The Western Front 202 Embarkation of Passengers 201 j Frightfulness and
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      192 2 i i J STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION, fl Published the day prior to the departure of each mail h fl for Europe, and contains the latest local and States fl news originally published in the daily issues, as well as i all important news from various parts of the Far
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    Marriage.
    44 182 Misbo-Vandkrsmagt—At tba Church of the Aaaumptioa, Penang, on February 5, Mr. E. C. Misao. Private Secretary to Mr, Justice Woodward, Penang, to Miss Mildred Vandersmagt of Colombo, daughter of the hfe Mr. Justin Vandersmagt and Mrs, Vdodersmagt, of Colombo. Ceylon papers please copy.
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    GERMANY AND THE NEUTRALS.
    1524 182 •wTl 411 Qerman y «till not at the Doited Sl.t' the seizure by OVBrn n>™t of the Gerr’““iaed'or U Bouolit th f F,(crZai, ‘t ”bich Arbours at re J u ge in American EuU in A Utb e k f to ftl^ U8 y Bt 1914
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      98 182 stfsaw saa®» ftfrfrUl daily («cept Sunday! and public holiday B r AT TH! CBHEBION PRESS, Ltd. 5 g Beach Street, Penang. PbICB.; > Local ""m 124 per annum. OttoUtion... Postage Extra. Ifcl Edition (Post Free) 117.50 H CAB LI ADDBBBB -ECHO-PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586 Printing Department 343 O—All businen
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    32 182 Death, Phillips—At the Hospital, Batu Gaiab, Pkir Lilian, beloved wif 3 of R.H. loillipi, Nova Scotia Estate. Obituary. Lord Harilngtoa. London, Februa y 5. Tbe death has taken place if Lord Harrington.
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    M.A.P.
    506 183 uib uei --S.T. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Pinkney, of Deli, Samatra, hate gone home for a ihort hob- Mr H. 0. Maw, of Messrs. Boustead A Co, has been transferred from Singapore to Penang. e e Mr. Wn Ting Fang, Chinese Minister of Foreign Affaire, has had a severe
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1073 183 “bit” i« "Ot enough—one must do one’s all* T T Jn“*‘re U M«e tu make a good fight for it. Kut may fal’in the near future, but that i. doubtlee. not intended to be the expedition a objective and Bagdad is still a long way off. It ia
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    U.S.A. AND GERMANY.
    1374 184 [R<V «n'3 TKLBOnAM 8 INTERNED vessels. D, “£York, February 5. udiibliMg- t -three Austrian and Th 9 ’Sh tbe Philippines attempted 9 Wrov the machinery in the ships. Cued Sr. discovered that the engine rooms to®? toamflra were wrecked and that fires empty boilers in others. Stkm.rine
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    HOLLAND AND GERMANY.
    398 185 [Reuter’s Telegrams j SHIPPING problems. Dutch I»di«* Mail, Batavia, February 5. Tn new of the new German submanniim Dutch Indian port, and aw.it order, from jk)tSoik&gt; London, February 5. The Admiralty announces that the Dutch ■teamihip Gamma, bound from New York foT Amiterdam with a cargo of
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    WAR ON SHIPPING.
    960 185 [Rgum's admiralty announcement. City of Birmi.aha»" Di.a.tor. London, February 5. .Hmir.lt» announces that the City of Tbe Admiralty anno warnlDg BiminjWwa. torprioe f rO m L D nd No The crew numbered 145 and the land. The crew were passengers 170, ot wnoui ft women and childre
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    N. Kedah red Cross Fund.
    175 186 OF Festivities. 10 an» I&gt;.) 17« 4 18th B'Akhir, 1335, fabling p.m. to Mayoog 8 4V r 12 U M e Xloa.a&gt;.tolp.m.»n&lt;i 7 P m to n &gt;.tol2M; D ight. tok-fightiHg-VlVo Ball-fighting—lo to 11 am 17th R’Aihir. W-Bacing—ll a m to 12 Noon /Prize 50
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    LOTTERY WILL BE DRAWN AT 6 p.m.
    68 186 On Sunday, Feb 11, 1917. Refreshments will be served from 9 a.m. till 12 Midnight. Tiffin will be served from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Tea will be served from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Trains will run from Arau to Anak Bukit
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    SPECIAL TRAINS.
    238 186 Saturday, thi 10th, From Pan.ng to A. Star 11.15 a.m. krom A. Star to S. Petani 11 p.m. Sunday, thb J Ith. p' om S- Petaoi to A. Star 7 a.m. s BUt to Penang 11 30 p.m. A. Btarto A"r o-l* a,B be arrutl K ed from
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    Local Wedding.
    699 186 Mia*o-V»kder»magt. A pretty wedding was solemnised at the Church of the Assumption on Monday morning by the Rev. L. M. Duvelle, the contracting parties being Mr. Eloy C. Misso, Private Secretary to Mr. Justice Woodward, and fourth son of the late Mr. J. B. Misso and Mrs. Misso,
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    Penang Volunteers.
    131 186 The following amendment to the Monthly orders relative to lectures and classes for this month had been issued from headquarters Monday sth, 12th, 19th and 26th. A Coy. and Veterans.—Lecture on Musketry at Drill Hall at 5-30 p.m. for N C O’s. and open to privates who wish
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    January Rubber Crops.
    46 186 January Total for 1917 1916 Ayer Kuning (F.M.S,) 71,641 724,457 Bradwall (F.M.S) 30,357 418,703 Chersonese (F.M.S.) 63,774 691,760 Dennistown (Krian F.M.S) 57,235 443,254 Highlands and Lowlands 116,427 1,350,479 Klabang 28,660 228,661 Krian 28.000 318,877 Sungei Krian 65,936 694,493 Sungei Way (Selangor) 50,011 511,305
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    78 186 At the Eastern Produce Exchange Auction held on Monday the following prices were obtained Diamond Smoked Good from 1138 to 1142 Diamond Smoked Fair 126 to 137 Plain Smoked }Jn Diamond Unsmoked 116 to 129 Plain Unsmoked 107 to 118 Brown Crepe 101 100 Sarap Crepe |5
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    Selangor Races.
    472 187 SCRATCHINGS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, February 6. Beam Brummett and Th. Owl have been scratched for all engagement!. Bki L— Taman, Moment lIL— Charily, Prilisher. IV—Tobigue, Glorify. VH —Xulto, Lady Paddington. Tbi following were hvourite. at the Lotteriee which were held at the Selangor Club on
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    P. V. R. C.
    276 187 Fortnightly Shoot. At 200, 500 and 600 yards, H. P. S. 105, A Class. with h’cap made Mr. Justice L. M. Woodward -73 95.01 Pte. J. Meldrum ‘7O 94.80 Quah Cbeow Kay *7O 92.40 Corpl. 8. A. T. Nicholas ‘6O 92 20 Mr. Justice L. P.
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    P. L. R. C.
    83 187 Ibe following were the scores made by 300 Yards Del. Mrs. V. Thomas 9/. Miss Mathieu 94 Mrs, Dmage 9 Miss Sellers Mrs. Frayne Mrs. McLernon 1Q 2'o yards Del. Miss Sellers Mrs. Durege Mi.. M»tbi eu M" V. Tb OmM 25 Mr! McLsrnon J}" V.
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    Malaya's Man-Power
    652 187 Malaya's Man-P o w er Am Absurd System, Persistent rumours in Singapore of n n satisfactory results of the Advisory q 0 mittea’s work, strong statements in Penang papers and the reply of the F. Government to the resolution recently for warded by the planters, miners and con«n er cial
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    The War Tax Bill.
    1659 188 A contributor writes as follows to the j““ ar y l2&gt; th f a prop T d L the collection ot income tax ■’’"‘“wished in a Gazette Extraordinary. a! P S iof iUI iln P orti UCa Tb at W. as the average man here has
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    Queen Mary’s Needlework Guild.
    242 188 Penang Women Workers. Amount previously acknowledged $4,002 88 Mrs. Trengrove (18rh Don) 10.00 Mrs. Jamieson (19th Don) 10.00 Mrs Pritchard (9th Don) 10.00 Mrs Allen Dennys (7rb Don) 3.00 Mrs. Wuibaoi (2nd Dun) 5 00 Goh Hooi E in 10.00 Mrs. G. 8. Evans 5.00 Mrs.
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    GERMANY AND THE NEUTRALS.
    487 189 THE LATEST THREAT 9 Dutch Cable New». Naturally enough, our Sumatran co »Amnnrarie« take the situation created by report. tbaUh. German Connate at Batava ba. called upon all the German! in Java to furnish it with particulars of their names, calling and address. The journa m
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    Big Gambling Haul.
    592 189 NSMEBOVS CHIXEBE CHARGE®Tb b6M leX o re Chinese premieoe No. 103, last month for pl y g common Cint :XV h Tbe accused‘pwsons were gaming thev were placid iu ,0 numerous, that they were y tbe dock by batches of ten Pl °it mrf them) were dealt
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    Eastern Smelting Company.
    239 189 The following report of the director! presented at the general meetiur h»U London on December 29 11 Tbe Directors submit the Reports Accounts for the year ended 31at t 1916. w The net profit for the period under amounted to £21,395 19s. lid, Afteru ing provision for
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    Tin Outputs.
    59 189 Messrs. Lean Co., are officially info» ed that the output from Ipoh Tin Dredging) Ltd., during January was 265 piculs, The output and profits from the Kriffl® Pulai, Limited, for tho month of Jannaty 1917, were an follows Output. Estimated Dressed Ore. P ro From the Mine 512
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    Taiping Red Cross Fund.
    131 189 Collected by the New Club:— Mr Murks 825, Mr Sharpies 10. MrW 8««' son 25, Mr Q Souter 50. Mr Avery 25, Mr Gordon Brown 50, Mr C B Mi" B Mr A W Freeman 50, Mr B J er fl oi Mr E L Huson
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    REPARATION AND GUARANTEES.
    1167 190 nf sustained confidence and The not® perceptible throughout teioWon c 1 08 S BatiBtactory U&gt;’ Kl “Bj t expected. The speech io b9OS than an echo of that earlier M etll lg of His Majesty at the beginning d ±‘«r. Rep“«tion and restitution M ot of the
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    Tin and Rubber.
    52 190 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $94. buyers no sell rs. Messrs. Boustead Co. inform us that the following, received on the Bth instant, are the quotations for Rubber on Spot in London cn the 6 h inst.:— Plantation Ist latex crepe 3/1 Smoked
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    M. A. P.
    607 190 The manage of Mr. Lim Chin Kheng, headmaster of the Anglo-Chinese School, Klang, with Miss Wee Siew Inn (Dolly Wee) second daughter of Dr. and Mrs. K. u. Wee, of Kiang, is announced to take place at Singapore, on Saturday, February 24. J Amongst the list of
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1000 191 Tm Pria&lt;*&gt;l«® ot Peaet Tiord Esher has written a paper for the Garton Foundation in Paris on the principles on which peace should be based. “Reparation are the two pnnciples In France there is a tendency to divide the terms into two distinct portions and the first are
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    January Rubber Crops.
    72 191 Rnh .T A l 25(700 lb Alm 26,900 lb, klt T? h A1 “8 18 ‘191 lb, Shanghai Klebang *****1 b, Kota Bahroi 39,6!5 lb RlWtlh’ak 20 700 b Cbemor United 2 500 M Uj 21(040lb cl “»y Ken« «mT™” 8 22(358 lb K-nta ellas 46,L4 lb.
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    P.C.C. Tennis Tournament.
    17 191 results oftb 11 augh beat F 1) Hindier 6-2,6—0. BO Hargrave 6 j Bsnnett
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    Tin Output.
    10 191 r b Mine,, Piculs 25.14}, January 1917, was
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    WAR ON SHIPPING
    482 191 [Reuthr’s Telegrams.] AUSTRIA'S ATTITUDE. Important Proaouaeement. Amsterdam, February 7 A pronouncement on Austria’s attitude towards the new submarine policy was made by Count Tiszx in the Hungarian Parliament who justified the use of the oew weapon on the ground that the adversaries of the Central Powers were
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    OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
    1577 192 rlt.uT»'» TBLEURAM3] Uf SCENE IN THE COMMONS. London, February 7. P*rliamont was shorn ol The ops’» 0 nnr but was animated tbecwtomsry sple“ c d tioal Bpjrit appropriate by stern and P thrones were toWOTt"» 1 e doth9i and looked shrouded from beneat h which IBMt fortlmperial
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    GERMANY AND AMERICA.
    915 193 rßsuTEfis Telegramsj SURING A LOOPHOLE. A* la»pired Me»»age. London, February 7, 2 10 p.®. The Britiib Admiralty has iotercepled and ieeues a remarkable, admittedly inspired, wireless message from a Waßh D f respondent to the Koelnuche Zexlung for general dissemination. 8 The correspondent says that President Wilson's
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    Italian Naval Command.
    447 193 [Reuter’s Telegra M8 i “ome. Febtutov The Duke of Abruzzi has been rfl li. of the command of the Fleet at hii request for reasons of health. OWa Vice-Admiral Thaou Direvel, Chi«f «nt Naval Staff, succeeds him. 0 In Germany Now. Huager Demoastrations at &gt; ix-la-Cb» M
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    British Front.
    383 194 Tuleorams.] Lite Advaaeed. London, February 7. General in the neighbour- 2f Gr’autourt where a thousand yards cupied unopposed and a fX fortr eight P riBOuer9 taken east an enemy aerodrome down and two of the enemy’, were driven down damaged,” British Naval Air Raids. Bruges Bombed* London, February
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    A Suggested War Tax.
    684 194 ,—Fres Press, (By a Contributor). The absence of any practical sugges’ions, other than an income tax, or an export duty on certain classes of produce indigenous to the Colony and Federated Malay States, in order to assist the home Government by taking a share in the
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    District Court Cases.
    540 194 Three Chap Goh Meh Robberies. «•H? 0 Chap Goh Meh festival did not pass Thr h o« Ut rL aBOB t£ robbery bain 8 recorded, iw 6 M hl D Woro y oBterdft y arraigned before Mr. R, D. Acton in the District Court charged with rubbery
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    Penang Rubber Auction.
    82 194 The undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Dennys and Co. at their Auction Sale yesterday:— Smoked Ribbed Sheet 1143 to 1151 per picul Plain Sheet 117 124 No. 2 Smoked Sheet Diamond 126 142 Unsmoked Sheet 118 124 No. 2 Unsmoked Sheet HO
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    A Kidnapping Case.
    378 195 t„ the Diitrict Court botore Mr. K. D Aetoutbif morning Tamil named Moonoi»mv waa charged with kidnapping a minor ““L Muniandi from the lawful guardianihiD of one Malschee in Kimberley Street. h ?he'accuwd claimed trial and Court Insltd.' I M., .he had a child aged 2 year.,
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    Rule of the Road.
    276 195 A correspondent writes to the T.O M: With regard to tbe regrettable disability of tbe Police to regulate vehicular traffic in Ipob, it is interesting to learn that once before a serious attempt was mide to teach the Oriental constable exactly how to control vehicular and
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    Recurrence of Gambling.
    225 195 i'To the Editor or the Straits Echo.] Sir-I would like to call attention to a recurrence of gambling in low, which since the Cbmeee New Year ho been of daily occurrence. By mean, o nrirate circular the players, who are at present mostly young people, be |o
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    January Rubber Crops.
    25 195 Alor Pongsu 25,215 lb, Brieh 16 319 lb, Merbau 14,148 lb, North Perak 2,833 lb, Ayer Kuning 5,500 lb, Temerloh 9,968 lb.
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    Tin Outputs.
    43 195 The output of tin ore from tbe Ngow property of the Siamese Tin Syndicate, Limited for January was 1,361 piculs, The output of the Meglembu Lode Syndicate. Limited, for the month of January 1917, was Output gO2 piculs Estimated value &gt;9,800
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    P.C.C. Tennis Tournament.
    182 195 The following were the results of the ties played off yesterday Championship, M M Stewart beat M K Whitlock 6—4,6 —4. Doubles—B, H Jackson A A 8 Hall w o,from Dr J Sharp 4 C W Ballantyne A Chinese correspondent, while welcoming the appoiotment of inflnential and
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    412 195 Shcond Dai’s Rmults. (From Our Own Correspondent,) Kuala Lumpur, Feb, 8, There was a fair attendance on the second day of the Balangor Race?. Owing to ths wet weather the going was heavy, Appended are the results 1. Civil Service Stairs, Moment R Billet 10, 2 J Taman
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    A GENERAL SURVEY.
    1227 196 ii, the distinca which etill Qra U at many »nd America from war updates citizens of the United grows s llor- j on board either the States Eavestonei the line will Crf/1, rbare been crossed and direct certain ly tion j n the hostilities on itnarican p
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    M. A. P.
    528 196 Mr, Yeoh Paik Tatt leaves to-day for a visit to Pangkor. Mr. T. 8. Dumbreck is now with ths forces in East Africa. Mr. G B. Cargill, hte of Bungkai, went over to France in July last. Cbam or formerly Adjutant M. 8. v. R, has been
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1211 197 titiwitei aid Ad®* l The Kuala Dnmpur paper states that the total X&gt;? of tfe duty collected on frnm the F.M.B. during 1916 was an increase ot 1693,726,06 as M Unle« oar memor, playi ui false, this ia at lea.t million dollar» ow the estimate. Perbap* one of
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    GERMANY AND AMERICA.
    910 197 [Reuteb’s Telegrams] tremendous PREPARATIONS, Central Perahiag’a Foret. Washington, February 8 The outward calm of the nation co DI J.i tremendous secret preparation for war, Th’ soldiers are being drilled in the *l*2! European methods. It is stated tbit General Pershing’s force which has returned from Mexico is
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    1087 198 [Reuter’s Telegrams] PROGRESS ON THE ANCRE. Enemy’s Heavy Losses. I London, February 8, 1.15 a.m. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports I As the result of pressure on both banks I of the Ancre the enemy was forced to eva- I cuate Grandcourt, which is entirely in our
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    WAR ON SHIPPING.
    430 199 Tblbobamb.] •-r.o.’f, anchor lino torpedoed. Tbe C»»«ald«a. London, February 8, The Anchor hner Cahforw. bound from York to Glasgow has been torpedoea. o"|X WWI end thirty mjured. Tnd twenty injured. They etnte th*t two submarines attacked the steamer, Americas» oa Board, The .urvivori of the California include
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    INDIAN OFFICIALS AND WAR WORK.
    488 199 TRFtITER’s T FLEGRAM q b.-Jf.M, laterestiag Figures. London, February 7. UP to January 1, 916 Service officials retired or on leave offered their services for war to the Ind a Office, where a bureau has bem established for the purpose of putting app ican in
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    Agricultural Conference.
    128 199 (From Our Own, Corrcyonderrt,) Kuala Lumpur, February 8 At a meeting of the Agricultural Con ference of Malaya for 1917 the were appointed on the Committee Director of Agriculture, Messrs Kinderilm Munro and Mooijaart and the Secretary the P. A. M. with Mr. B. Bunting as Hon, Secretary.
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    London Rubber Market.
    25 199 (PYont Our Own Correspondent London, February 8. The prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were:— Pale Crepe 3/2| Diamond Smoked 3/2'
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    Tin and Rubber.
    401 199 Latest Quotation. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $93.75, business done, in Singapore (refined) at $95, business done (75 tons sold) and in London at £2OO ss. spot and £2Ol 5a three months' sight. Messrs. Boustead Co. inform us that the following, received on the Bth
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    National Mission.
    1497 200 1 meeting in connection with The P° b MiX which Wj»b held at the e Bterday evening, was fairly Town S a 1 7 j am ong those present, well attended, ]adiegt WQrO tho Hon. wbo ind° d9&lt;l t R f ident Councillor, in b V.H. Burne (the
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    Chinaman's Extraordinary Death.
    126 200 -T.O.M. An old Chinaman of Tronoh met with his death in a strange manner a few days ago. It appears that he was the owner of an unusually ferocious pig, and while taking this animal for a walk the animal became fractious and refused to move on.
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    96 200 (From Our Oren Singapore, February 10. At the Singapore Rubber Auction the following prices were obtained Smoked Sheets 1145 to 1154 per picul Good 134 144 M Fine 134 139 Good plain 127 131 Unsmoked 132 137 w Good libbed 120 Fine plain 115 122 Good 110
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    Belgian Relief Fund.
    147 200 Feb. 1 By Balance 927.10 Feb. 3 M. Maude “monthly 15.00 Teoh Cbeow Caeang monthly 2.00 Feb. 5 H. de Z. Lancia ter monthly 25.00 F y b 5 By Bilance 969.10 Amount previously ackowledged 30,727.73 ...131,***** We hear a great deal about sacrifice just now—and rightly
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    Perak River Valley Ltd.
    1112 201 Sixth Annual Meeting, The edioorned »ixth annual general meettog of the .barebolder. of the Perak Eirer Vtller Rubber Company, Limited, was held tttbt Chamber of Commerce at noon to-day. There were present Messrs, W. Deocao, in the chair, W. H. Thorne, R. P. Phillip*. F. Duxbury
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    Embarkation of Passengers.
    610 201 Amendments of the Passport Regulations, The following amended passport reg U i. tions are published in a Gazetto JfcL ordinary, 1.—(1) No women, or child under 1? years ot age, intending to proceed to an* place west of Suez as passenger shall embark at any port in
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    THE WESTERN FRONT.
    1266 202 nf this yeAr’s offensive Ibe 4° r£ made by correspondent of the i»‘ beWM /.bed by Reuter yeeterday, jt’jerf» ,nd tur4 deductions from S r indicate the de9 p.tch published rf i p why tho for the offensive but it did not he ’alley of the Somme
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    M. A. P.
    615 202 Mr. Jimes Mears, of the Singapore Harbour Board, is leaving for Penang ©a trans- The death took place at Hongkong ox January 30 of Mr. Odo Kong S.ng, a wellknown sol oitor, who had practised in the Colony for fifteen years, e It is reported that th.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1127 203 are due to the sixteen J ladies who went up recently for P rfificates at an examination held by Doctor with the first-aid class of SA? ot tbe St. John AmbuLnrp Society. All were successful. And a of thanks must be tendered to Dr°P St- Liston, who instructed
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    GERMANY AND AMERICA
    910 203 [Reuter’s Telegrams] Mr. GERARD’S DETENTION. War Inevitable, Amsterdam, Fcbiuary 9 A telegram from Berliu rather discounts the strange story from Copenhagen regard, ing Mr. Gerard, the American Ambassador at Berlin, being held as a hostage for Count Bernstorff, It states that Mr. Gerard's departure has not been
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    WAR ON SHIPPING.
    1005 204 [Reuter’s Telegrams COMBATTING 3UBMARINISM. Lord Curzon in the Lords. i Loudon, February 8. I In the House of Lord?, Lord Uu zoa detailed the steps wo were taking to combat I submarinism. He said taat we were multi- I plying destroyers to escort ships aud act as
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    MESOPOTAMIAN CAMPAIGN
    487 205 rßiuT.»’. j OINWAL IMPROVtMtNT, Lo‘X* February 8. SStSMSQ exprewed Mti. treat Tk.Mt.aU. He wecielly P«i*d the a^ r ful endure Send cowtancy of the lod.au troope under the meet difficult condition». TbiT improvement wai r.fl ctod in the character ttd re.ult. of the recent mihtery operation, and the
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    381 205 TRIIUTFR’" Tfl-OS*’”.] FURTHER GAINS. Vl.orou. P"b Forward. London, February 9. Sir Douglas Haig &gt;»P®'*J' important «We attacked this morning a p position on th. .high.of the Ssilliiel HiU and prisoners, objectives, making seventy-e g P &gt;• We followed this “P *J capture. of Grandcourt and f Anote further
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    NEW WAR LOAN.
    151 205 [Reuter’s Telegrams,] Further Big Subscription, London, February 8. The following subscriptions have been made towards the New War Loan: Cardiff Corporation £6,000,000 Swansea 3,100,000 Glasgow 2,000,000 Suu Insurance Co. 3,200,000 Bengal-Nagpur Railway 200,000 Great Indian Peninsula Railway 604,500 Belgian Relief Paralysed. London, Ftbruary 8, Belgian relief has
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    Tin and Rubber.
    343 205 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at 893.50, business done, and in Loudon at £199 ss. spot and £2OO ss. three months' sight. Messrs. Boustead A Co, inform us that the following, received on the 9 h instant, are the quotations for Rubber on Spot
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    Philosophers and Humour.
    1315 206  -  [By Pom Wright.] t-1-.zvir UQPM. L n have their uses, L daro say gpectroscop uot for tho T TrtteA mankind happigeneral. gems, rather than IJ 0 /masses of gases, points of light analysed m jfrnnom ical evidences, r tars rather tnan as r tljig I;lstg S X
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    Cricket.
    378 206 P. V. Officers Defeat. The return fixture betwean tbe Officers of the Penang Volunteers and Other Ranks which was played on the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon, resulted in a defeat for the Officers, On the last occasion the game could not be decided. Tne O:ber Ranks batted first and
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    New Serendah Rubber.
    165 206 Directors’ Report. (From Owr Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 12. The directors’ report of the New Sdinmdih Rubber Co, Ltd shows a net profit of $151,724 making a total profit of $176,312 with the balance last year. The directors have recommended the de* chrali w of a
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    North Kedah "Our Day."
    1331 207 Very Faaatfaa* Atwj iatmatinr M»l»y ntherißg and Qnakhaaa was held last week end at Alor Star ii aid of the British Red Cross Society. Kseept tor the Hone Sports the entire Mthsritg wm ran by the Malays themselves ind at the island gardens and m iMtaaeei
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    Official Changes in Kinta.
    319 207 The recent efforts to send more men to I the front from Government Department! have made many changes of officials io I Kinta necessary, says tbe Ipcb paper, I Government is known to be busy icvestigah I ing the cases of various officials but no I
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    FRIGHTFULNESS AND THE NEUTRALS.
    1293 208 an tha d’nger and importance T r gU» submarine c.wp.ugn of tb u fLish and imprt’P 9r It is '"’a ld ubtedly heavy and contmued undoubte J mercantile marine us.»-edo“ S shortage of oertaro d MPS in Great Britain and the commodn e f jt bfl
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    M. A. P.
    549 208 Dr. C. L. Sansom has returned from H Dngkong, Mr. ALc Anthony, of Messrs. Hottenbach Bros., Singapore, paying a visit to Penang, The Hon. Mr. F. Seton James, C.M G, (C denial Secretary) and Mrs. James were at the Kuala Lumpur races on Thursday. Mr. Ludwig, or
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1177 209 thequesbonasked Mto why, inorder to meet the German ntairine campaign again* merchant vesseli,submarine merchantmen are not built. No doubt for certain classes ofcar^ o ffi tey would do ail right but some of the difficulties in the way of carrying f khe ld a large scale are given
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    GERMANY AND AMERICA
    1564 209 [Rbuter’s Telegrams] BERNSTORFF’S DEPARTURE Date Fixed. Amsterdam, February lo It is announced in Berlin that Co Bernstortf will sail from New York February 13 on board the VedenkuM, D MR GERARD’S DETENTION, A' Important Interview. Mr. Gerard will leave B-rlm within a ei davs Recent despatchesjrom Berlin
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    MESOPOTAMIAN CAMPAIGN
    449 210 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Further Details. London, February 10. Au official announcement regarding the op3ra&lt;i(jns in Mesopotamia states that the positions gained on February 5 have bam consolidated. Our artillery on several occasions bombarded the liquorice factory which was strongly held by the enemy. Despite two counter-attacks we secured and
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    WAR ON SHIPPING.
    1439 211 [ReUTKR’s TILBORAMB.J THE GERMAN NOTE. CbiU't ProU»t». London, February 10 ChiU in reply to the German submarine w .cqoie.ce io the German mmiurei became they are opposed to the .orient privilege, of Mn.oomb»t»nU ,od weald meu deri.bon from Cbi e. Unct ■ratrolity. Chile accordingly hold, herself at
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    419 212 lßbutbb’ 8 Tkl«gra- ms&lt; IM the grandcourt region. 1.. W r«M* B k in London, February 10. u/. oorreepondent with the B.K.bK L. states that the hard-pressed Wien b“k bBhind Grandhwe are seriously mensc.ng 8 -rre “”ff. refers to the heavy outpost fighting H and Lashing on Saturday
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    LINCOLN ANNIVERSARY.
    381 212 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Mr. Lloyd George's Message London, February 10. Mr. Lloyd George, in a massage to the New York Times on the Lincoln anniversary welcomed the latest proof that Americans realise that we are fighting the sime battle as did Abraham Lincoln in 1816. We only realised in
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    Gopeng Gymkhana Club.
    116 212 (From Our Own Correspondent,') Ipoh, February 12. The Monthly Clay Pigeon Shoot under the auspices of the above Club was won by Mr. H. Richards and the Double Rise Competition by Mr. A. E. Kershaw. The At Home was followed by the the presentation of tbe prizes
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    An Engineer's Claim.
    2066 212 Further Proceedings. In tbe District Court before Mr. R. D Acton yesterday afternoon the hearing was reeumed of th« ult in which John Stoke,’ an Engineer, sued the Eastern Shipping Company Ltd., claiming the sum of 1411.43 equivalent to a second class pisssge by a P O
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    A Charge that Failed.
    238 213 Insufhcunt Evidikci. Mohamed Ibrahim, a chinteng, when charged before Mr. V. G. Esecbiel in tbe Tbitd Court thio morning with obtaining aa illegal gratification ot |3 from a Kling whoso name was unknown and who was notin Court t) give evidence, claimed trial. Mr. A Wert,
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    Eastern Produce Exchange
    69 213 At the Eastern Produce Exchange Auction yettirday the following prices wort Diamond Smoked Good from &gt;l3B to SU9 Diamond Smoked Fair 127 to 13J Plain Smoked t 113 to H» Diamond Unsmoked 118 to rlain Unsmoked 108 to 1» P»le Crepe Fair 135 Bro wn Crepe 103
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    WAR AND DISEASEPREVENTION.
    1374 214 ,-sr. .k. firuf pbaseof the campaign AWr t we b (ard pei baps a I in M?'f oo much of the temporary F**?,. of the medical organisation l **u' d »”rt«atre It w:ia Dot tbe fau s ‘J“ S’ but of those in high oI the hn
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    M. A. P.
    702 214 -TO.M. Mr. St. Clair Morford, of Kamuning Estate, Sungei Si put, has received a commission in the Indian Army Reserve of Officers. He left Ipoh last week en route to Amballa for training, says the T.O.M, Sunday saw ihe final round of the 1916 Medallists’ Competition. Ipoh,
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    966 215 -BF.I Admiralty Dsaial. The Admiralty have again been goadec into denying the lies repeatedly circulatec from Berlin with regard to British hospita ships, “No hospital ship,” (runs the statement, “has carried other than sick and wounded, nurses, and medical staff, and medical stores. Great Britain has strictly adhered
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    Penang Golf Club
    46 215 Penang G ol f Club Mbdal, Coi&lt;PßT ITtOS, W,oner 1917 Mr L C. Robin. Son f. Mr. A. Car +s 100-20=80 lowing X +B c 9 r 7; *=B2 return g 1,1,0 Ptyed. but made no Alien benny,, 8 nett 36 lre the Ball B weep
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    480 215 [Reuter’s Telegra M8 i grandcourt. °A Masterly Ratiremut.” Amsterdam, Febmr. u The British capture of Graudeourt i, L not mentioned in the German eotnmn. but the papers aie beginning to bre.p'?' news. ‘b The Lokal Anzeiger describes the nu tion of Grandcourt as a masterly retired THE BRITISH
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    WAR ON SHIPPING.
    1048 216 rRWTW’ B Telwrams.] BOLIVIA'S REPLY. A Stroal Proteat. L» P»g® B February 12. „&gt;• Wnreien Minister has handed T n B M Foreign M.ni’ter the Bolivian tb G f 2d to unrestricted submarining Vit denounces very .trough, describing which d den o QU t belligerency, because it
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    GERMANY AND AMERICA.
    294 216 [Reuter’s Telegrams,] Mr, Gerard at Berae. ivr n Berne, Feb. 12. Mr. Gerard and his party have arrived here. Alleged Germa» Negotiatioaa, New York, Feb. 12. s inere has b?en no announcement in nference to the German communication that Garmany was opening negotiations in order to avoid
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    Pantai, Limited.
    104 216 (Front Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Feb. 13. At the annual meeting of the Pantai, Limited, Mr. Watkins pointed out that tbe shortage in tbe output was due to tbe heavy wintering, one of the youngest fields failed to reach expectations. The estimate for the present year is 148,000
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    Big Gopeng Fire.
    40 216 Our Ipoh correspondent wires that a disastrous fire took place at Gopeng, 380 houses in the poorest oriental quarters being wiped out within thirty minutes amidst indescribable scenes of excitement. Nearly 800 persons have been rendered homeless.
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    Tin.
    34 216 Latest Quotatio»». Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $93,30, buyers no selieis, in Singapore (refined) at $93.80, business done (75 tons suld) and in London at £2OO ss. spot three months’ sight.
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    VOTE OF CREDIT.
    505 217 (Ritrriß’s Tiligams] statement in the commons. Ovr betumi ExHadltar*. London, February 12. Mr Bonar Law, in introducing the Vote of Credit for 4550,000,000 to cover the war expenditure up to May 81, laid that the total Votes of Credit for the current financial year would be 41,950,000,000.
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    ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.
    545 217 [Rbutbr’s Telegrams.] ROSS SEA PARTY'S TRIALS, Sir E. Shaeklstoa’s Story. London, February 11. Sir Ernest Shackleton, in the Daily Chronicle, gives an account of the terrib e experiences of the Ross Sea party of his expedition, who were absent from the Aurora laying the food depots when tbe
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    322 217 Third Dav’s Rbsults. (From Our Own Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 10 Splendid weather favoured the alosin. day of the Selangor Races, The attendiJ was good, likewise the going and there wen some exciting finishes. Appended are the results The Tanjong Stabis Myttic Norman 10.7 1 Tocein Parsons 8. 2
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    St. John's Ambulance.
    76 217 Ladies Class. At the recent examination held by Dl Uray, sixteen ladies presented themselves *0“ all pas»ed, and obtained certificates Mrs. Stye 97/G Miss Mahler 92 Mrs. Pike 91 Mrs. Hoefield 89., Mrs. Martin 88 Miss Heim 88 Mrs. Goatley 87 Mrs. L ston 86 Miss G,
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