The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 25 April 1917

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    5 577 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION
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    THE SAD CASE OF JOHN SMITH.
    942 577 p l °t our readers who remember the John Smith whose adventures in Malaya in «middle ages were voraciously chronicled Mr. Abraham Hale of the F.M.S Civil particularly those unQ ntlona l poiHtices with which the of Pahang cured his attack J 1 turn
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    M.A.P.
    613 577 -B.T. j. L“ d dii^d Captain G. L. Lvmbe, R.N.. who bi, iu»t d»strov r Ar a °o// 03ID,nlDd e<i the destroyer Otter and the despatch ship 10?n’^ 'u ,h k Chlna S'et'onfrcm Ju J 1910, to March, 1913. 7> G'eat sympathy wi!l he felt locally with Dr. and
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      88 577 ffaB swain ma* H iuh («Kept Sundeyi tad p«blio taSfere) > uni «rnaiox press, ltd. w Beech Street, Penang. z r piici.l z w P er munL Poirtßfc® Extra. j||b (Po«t Free) 117.50 w OAILI addiiis .JCHO-PENANG” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586 Printing Department 343 M B.~ All buiines communications should
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1156 578 -T.O.Jf, Overheard. The Hutband— Where have you been The Wife— Playing bridge. The Husband Did you win? The Wife No, I lost, 'lhe Husband— You ought to be ashamed of yourself. You should have been at home looking after your children. Spare The Rod. Corporal punishment, within reasonable
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    London Rubber Market.
    25 578 (/ro?/i Our Own Correspondent,) London, April 17. The prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were;— Tale Crepe 2/0Diamtnd Smoked .3 'o*
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    518 578 Reuter's Txlegr^k s .l Larte Booty Captured. Rautet’a Correspondent states that the news that the Qrl, p ,fe offensive had started this through our army like wildfire and L' 4 the greatest enthusiasm, 6 He states that the 6-in. nsvd m mentioned in the communique J’ is now
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    GREAT FRENCH OFFENSIVE>
    890 579 GREAT FRENCH OFFENSIVE> [Reuter's Telegrams.] '“T ry «bere 1 17 245 3 |Fr«el>^“ a Suo' «i tho Oi9o •Bet» 4 o ntinuBd. 6 bt ,n LX'em.de fresh proeast of the line Baree.e -3»'“ CJ B «rtillery preparation lasting attacked' in the tnornmg ifveraldays and Rhein)s the German 4O kilometres. JM
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    Affairs in Russia.
    506 579 [Rmutmb’b Teligrams.] Geaeral Kuropatkin. a London, Ap il 16. A (ebgram from Pet ograi b t*es that General Kuropatkin, thp G jv© nor-General of Turkestan and four other gemrds hive b a en arreted at Tashkent by the order ofthi local branch cf «h- Council of Workmen's
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    MESOPOTAMIAN CAMPAIGN
    483 580 [Rbutib’s Tbligbams.] GENERAL MAUDE’S REPORT. Official Aaaouaeemeat. London, April 16. An official announcement regarding operations in Mesopotamia states that General Maude continued to drive back tbe Turks on the 13th inst. and made eighty prisoners. It was reported on the 1 Sth inst. that the Turks were again
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    A GHASTLY STORY.
    1092 580 [Rbutkb’s Telegrams GERMANY’S DEAD SOLDIERS. Oil from Corpses. London, April 17It had been known for months that the Germans are burning their dead. It now transpires that the burning has developed into a regular industry for extracting oil ::rom the corpses which are afterwards crubhed and used
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    The "American Invasion."
    840 581 too high prices, —The Malayan Tin and Rubber Journal in* I Jeo 77nteTto the Financier «.dmg article eome;;i: M b»< h-- t American capita- huge tr cU jti ,re !m'-r whlch Wlll b j Bntiah taxation and mathod» .nd «.trie- ?.Ll tcui he io P JBltlon 8
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    The Bridge at Nibong Tebal.
    352 581 [To the Editor of the Straits Echo.] Sir, May I through the medium of your columns call attention to the shameful neglect of the pontoon bridge at Nibong Tebal by the Province P, W. D. For some years now this bridge although it is on
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    The Late Mrs. Voules.
    657 581 Largely Attended Funeral ton?® f MrB A B Vou,eB which took place yesterday evening, was verv uirgely at tended. Her remains were remoZ Pd from the General Hospital to the new Protestant cemetery i n Western load at the enhance of wh ch the cortije was
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    Supreme Court.
    2045 582 A Partnership Suit. Jq the Supreme Court before Mr, Justice L. M. Woodward yesterday afternoon the nearing whs resume 1 of th.> suit instituted oy Mrs.D.A.Donald, w dow of tbe lateMr.G.M. Donald againstMr.MalcolmDuocan, claiming (1) to have an account taken of tbe partnership dealings between the plaint’ff and
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    The War Tax.
    1239 583 who has not £rerjtask is easy not wish to say it, est in the slightest tWOU f the manner in which egree cr^ Qev basset about his duties M 'Kof^ Tw ItiBto 3 f 3ia actlflg upOQ BO mesort of premm9<itna tb CQ r 4l u!ate him
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    Tin Outputs.
    40 583 Mr, Khaw Joo Tok adviues us that the outputs from the three following Companies f°r the first fortnight were: —Bingaon Valley No Liability 320 tons, Deebook Dredging No Liability 125 tons, and Katco D&ebook No Liability 120 tons.
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    Malayan Rubber Industry.
    809 583 The Malayan Tin and Rubber Journal, The Danoer of Disease. tiA^;T. here I" r Editoti l Notes we men. t on tb.t we look upon the menace of disease clear“ 8 h < t Lud Upo the °“>erwise clear horuon of the rubber outlook, aod whilst not
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    Fraser and Neave, Ltd.
    439 584 The Directors’ report for the year ended 31st December, 1916, for the meeting on April 24 reads After making ample provision for depreciation and bad debts, the net profits amount to 5124,265.70 which, with the balance of >6,662.37 brought forward from last account, gives a total
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    War Loan Lottery.
    850 584 I To the Editor of the Free Pres».'] Sir. —I Beo that the Bishop of Singapore and Mr. J. A- B. Cook join hands in denouncing the granting by the Government of India of permission to me Western Indian Turf Club to hold a lottery for the
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    A Shipping Dispute.
    480 584 Judgment for K. P. M. Aww McAlister and Co. Mr. Justice Sproule gave judgment io tks supreme Court in Singapore on Tuesdav morning in the action brought by the Koninklyke Paketvaart Maatscbappij agaimt the Eilerman and Bucknall S eim-h.p Lme and Messrs. McAlister and Co., Ltd, u
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    Supreme Court.
    3530 585 pABTKEB9 OIP SUIT. pmiH hsfore Mr» Justice I» tb> S»pr«“ e C afternoon the of the e uit instituted DA wldoW m Mr DaiX claims t 0 h V9 Ml ;eolm DaDC of the partnership »3 iccjuDv takea iff and tbe jetliog! w eD ha y 0 the
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    The P.A A. Meeting.
    207 586 A Correction. [To the Editor oe the Straits Echo.] Sir, In your ri p r’ of th'-» Annual General Meeting of the Malay Peninsula Agricultural Af-srelation in your issue of the 16th instant, while r-ferriug to the matter of Government Experimental Agricu'turil Farms lam credited with
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    Penang Rubber Auction.
    65 586 The uudermentioned P— es f»r rubber --old by Messrs. A J a r—and Co a’ their 273rd Auction r?a.c Smoked Ribbed «159 per Snswt __*do Plain bheet No. 2 Smoked Sheet Diamond pg Unsmoked Sheet 120 No, 2 Unsmoked jo Sheet I 1” do Crepe Fine brown
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    THE SITUATION.
    1217 587 tbe political Both io band this mor3Clc t»ol™' ttl re( i satisfactory. Tbe VXance of tbe British and y eg l continues and it >'*> ca “lull for» day or two in «'XVmnd rswasbut a breathing d Sir Dough» Haig brought up .Silent bis troops gathered J be,
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1305 587 Wait and Set. S’lotn a well-informed eojrca wj i,„n s h ck ß aro a l” eßao i" P-rang suffi 3 i flnt si.CcJs of whi-kpy to meet the mnnd demands of’he place for at two 1 l Clrfurnß it m l be cu i us o waMi
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    1106 588 [Rijjtrr’s Telttgp‘.ms.J ACTION EXTENDED. SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS. Enemy Positions Captured. London, April 18. 3.50 a.m. A French communique states We extended our <ccion e*st of Rheims and attacked the German lines between Prunay and the St. Hillaire—St. Soupplet road. Notwithstanding violent squalls and rain and snow our troops advanced
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    RUSSIA AND THE WAR.
    466 589 [BK T W R ahmica’S isTaNCE peeling in hc Army lfl Washington, April 18. 4 flutes Government is only The Ue, e J finite word from Eas.i* >»• whereupon it will giro 0 -di»gb« ■>«« fioanci and otber,„r, ~>»’»»» D 0“ t tbe Waited State» S
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    483 589 [Rbuter’s Telegrams.] PRESSING ON LENS. Sir Douglas Haig's Report. London, April 17, 3.40 a.m. Si- Douglas Haig reports:— We made further progress northward of Gouzoaucourt and near Havrincourt Wood. Encounters occurred throughout tbe day westward and north-westward of Lens where we continue to press the enemy, Hestile attempts
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    AMERICA AT WAR.
    494 589 [Rkcteb’s Tbliobam.,] THE FIRST SHOT. Sukmariae Blockade Begua. Axi London, April 18. A telegram from Washington states that a German submarine fired on an American destroyer a hundred miles south of New Y rk the German submarine blockade of the American ports hag begun. Navy Departmeat's Aaaouaeemeat.
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    PEACE TALK.
    548 590 [Riutib’b Tulegbams.] K WARNING TO THE KAISER. Victory or Downfall. Amsterdam, April 18. Count Reventlow, writing in the DeuticKe Taqetieitung, warns the Kaiser not to need the appeals now appearing in many German ■ewspapers urging the German Government to renounce territorial expansion and declare» that without a German
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    America's Entry.
    1159 590 [Rbutek'h Tblkorams BRITAIN’S WELCOME. Speeches in Parliament. London, April 18. The House of Commons unanimously and amid cheers adopted the following resolution “That this House derir s to express to the Government and the people of the United States its profound appreciation of the action of the Government
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    Supreme Court.
    3844 591 A Pxbtnebship Suit. A Coart before Mr. Justice J,, the Suprem r(Jay afternoon the Woodward y it j nBtl tuted widow of the bf r, M Doo aid »2 alDBt r 2a Mr. r!aimlo 2 (1) to have M icolo Do»«»- q[ tho part e r B hip
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    P.C.C. Bowls Tournament
    139 592 The following were the reiulte of tb» played off yesterday Championship. R N Goodwin beat H Muir 21 Pro festion Pairs Owen and Henderson beat Sharpe and H Smith 21-6. Starr and J G Allw q Mitchell and W B Houston 2W- Not Indispensable Kelantan to the
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    Birth.
    14 593 t h e 17th instant in M K. Whitlock, of a M. po<
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    MORE GOOD NEWS.
    1125 593 c k3 am Fielu-M arsh11 H»>g P r tbit lometbiag »o«!<i occur in the a ,«do8 did not ea d the S It tot P°‘ TiCt ry beyond h tod no» have th0 b,gg88t J 'most extended battle of the is c mpiign being fought and both
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    Tin.
    34 593 Latest Quotations. Hl mq o Unf^ned i 8 Quoted here today at business done, in Bingipore (nfined) 1 5102.75, done (100 tons sold) in London £217 10a. spot and X‘2lB three months’ sight.
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    M.A.P.
    585 593 m’Mionk. f?' odw o hM obtain «<l oom- ssion Army Service Corps.—jf.jf. Ju9 lCo -P* Ebden who was laid up for a few days resumed duties this morning P Mr R. W Cbater, of Messr-. Kelly and Welsh, is returning to the Eist sometime next month.—S T. Mr. C.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1231 594 Looki»* Ahead. Before very long Penang will ba in direct railway communication both for passenger and goods traffic with Bangkok, the capital of a country whose potentialities are great and whose traditional friendship with Great Britain was made manifest quite recently when some foolish seditionists, egged on by
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    AMERICA AND THE WAR
    388 594 [Reuteb’s Tilig BjU|B; AIDING THE ALUt, Facilitatiag Reeraitiag. A telegram from WaahUvton Im 11 the Senate and the House o! have passed a Bdl permitting the IS** «emit their citizens from the Unite] Railway Expert» for R»»,,,. Arrangements are being made to\endSftK 3ft—French Minioa to U.S.A.
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    GREAT FRENCH OFFENSIVE>
    946 595 GREAT FRENCH OFFENSIVE> [Kw n»’» T»« aBAMS 1 nv;R 17 000 PRISONERS. ATF p M freu Every where Zdoo, April 19. 3.40 a.A F C J C s“ QjeX e 7 liv f 9 y thiaarmtn’ attacked east of M.t.rto?* th nr9 t attca) pt was stopped Gtocbr Th ir
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    AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
    555 595 [Rbdtbb a Telegrams. l A Semi-Official Denial. a 1 London, April 14. A telegram from Petrograd repjrts that the statement of the Times correspondent at Petrograi regarding foreign relation! is eemi-officially denied. The announcement declares that the executive of the Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Committee merely informed the
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    481 596 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] AIR SUPREMACY. Unfavourable Weather. London, April 19, 6.15 a.m. Correspondents with the British Headquarters state that the steady rain and thick mist are robbing the British of air supremacy and observation. Since the Battle of Arras began the British airmen made 400 daily crossings over the
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    THE BERLIN STRIKE.
    125 596 [Reuter's Telegrams] VORWAER i 3’ VERSION. Promises Extorted from Goverameat. London, April 19, A telegram from Amsterdam stat a s that the V&rwaertt reports that the great strike at Berlin was only ended after substantial concessions had been extorted from the Government. The Food Commission was forced
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    Counterfeit Coins.
    472 596 A RAID IN IPOH. Complete Apparatubt Unearthed, During the last few months there have been undoubted signs that a number of spurious ten, twenty, and fifty cent pieces have been in circulation in the Kinta District, and the police have been consequently on the lookout for a gang
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    The War Tax Ordinance.
    319 596 [To the Editor or the StraU, t dir,—l annex a hypothetic,! iljj 9 of an inequity which will arise in several cases where the tot.?” 1 1 of a tax-payer just exceed, T? amounts which regulate the rat«7r, paid under the above Ordinance' also point out
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    58 596 At the Eastern Produce Exchange Auction yesterday the following prices were obtained: Diamond Smoked Fair from $127 to $152 Plain Smoked 123 Diamond flnsmoked 125 to 13? Plain Unsmoked 113 to 1-4 Brown Crepe 1W 7 Pressed Scrap *5 64 Loose Scrap 42 to w 34,588 lb.
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    82 596 (From, Our Own Corr&>pondent t Singapore, April 20At the Singapore Rubber Auc tbe following prices were obtained Smoked Sheets »155 to »161 1 per P>«Good 144.. 5? Fine 138 44 d« Good plain 132 136 Unsmoked fine ribbed 140 Unsmoked plain 134 136 Good H 9 8«
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    Tin Output.
    38 596 _if t®* The following are the Coout put of the Rsnong Tin D for the first half of thia month. No. 1 Dredge 113 Pion No. 2 Dredge 219 XI V O X_/ IcQ K C
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    Supreme Court.
    819 597 A PlßTl'« SSHir VIT Court before Mr. Justice It lb" Supretn r(J afternoon the u tVood»*'’ 1 J o f the »*uit instituted n T m Don Jd of the f M n M Donald «eainat Mr. l Mr ntj claims <» t 0 h e ukea of
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    Premia as Perquisites.
    405 597 Judge on Dishonest Practice. In the Supreme Court, yesterday, says Wednesday’s Free Press, Mr. Justiceßproule delivered judgment in the case of Leong Chu San vs Shaik Ablulrahman bin Shaik Alkaff—a somewhat intricate suit involving certain leases relating to property in South Bridge-rd. Io the course of the
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    March Rubber Crops.
    16 597 Holland American 351,067 lb, Netherlands Langkat 21,480 lb, Si Pare Pare 16,548 lb.
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    The Shropshires.
    466 597 G. 0. C’s Farewell. Special orders by Major-General D H Settlement” Con, nt D Tru °P’. Stuiu Singapore. April 14, 1917. I.—-Complimentary— 1 /4t H K.8.L.1. The General Office Commanding i s com. ““Jed by His Excellency the Governor and Gommander-in.Chief lo express his Tho 81 R- 6
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    Belgian Relief Fund.
    48 597 Apl. 11 By Balance $1,630.96 17 Employees of the United Engineers Ltd (monthly) 35 00 Apl. 17 By balance $1,665 96 Amount previously acknowledged 30,727.73 ...$32,393,69 Reports from L ndon that Marshal Mackensen has arrived at Constantinople for the purpose of morganism; the Tuikisl} Army.
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    Penang (1917) Bisley.
    1323 598 Distribution ok Prizes. The distribution of the prizes won at the recent Bisley meeting under the auspices of the Penang Volunteers and the P. V. R. C. was held at the Drill Hall last night when there was a large attendance. The Hall was tastefully detorated with
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    Mr. Virgo’s Thanks.
    320 598 [To THE Editor op tbe Slraiti Sir, On the eve of my departure f rO m u after my fint visit thereto I crav your hospitable columns in which t my very deep appreciation of your country (far exceeding courtesy extended by the Press, the kA* 8
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    The War Tax Ordinance.
    283 598 [To the Editor of the Strait» Time».] Sir, —Your correspondent J. R. M. mifcei a very good point with regard to income which just exceed or amount to the sumi regulating the amount to be paid, In ths case of men whose contributions are deducted from
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    FOOD PRICES IN PENANG.
    1225 599 -jmiiihed purcbas g P hat mo re expenses than yjeaiover theW J beforo the war Itto r‘ l eXthilg b as gone Owtßmly» i nnw rate themselves a little s"“° foW C use! to do and even a? 1 *****1 ”similarly affected, though it the tetween
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    MESOPOTAMIA.
    406 599 [Rkutbr’s Tblbgramb.] IMPORTANT SUCCESS, Eaemy Completely Routed. a i L d April 20, 6.25 p.m, aeB P*foa from MbbOLO.amia state, that General Maude on the night o( Shatl «1 forCß< l. 1 Pam e tha Bhatt-el-Adhaim which was held by a detachment of the 18th Turkish Army Corps. We
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    Dutch Cable Items.
    74 599 A Hague cable to rhe Sumatra Post states that the semi-official Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung has expressed sympathy with Austria’s efforts to conclude p a ace with Russia. The Austrian Reichsrath has been summoned to meet in May in connection with the peace offer to Russia. The military
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    GREAT FRENCH OFFENSIVE.
    1032 600 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Nivelle's Grand Sweep. FURTHER POSITIONS CAPTURED Prisoners Taken. Lindon. April 20, 1.55 a.m, A French communique states: Between the Somme and the Oise lively artillery firing took place. •‘The enemy north of the Aiste, under our vigorous pressure, continued to retreat towards the Chemin des
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    475 600 [Reuter’s Telegu Mgl more ground gain id Sir Dguil., H.i, g, Mtt Field.M»r B bal° D 3k ports: S MI» M We gained ground vested.. in the neighbourhood of Villi.,, The German Version Denials aa d Admi M 0M London, April 20 The wireless German official reD rt
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    AND THE WAR.
    465 601 •Riem' 8 Tblke"* 3 help FOR the ALLIES. The Shippi»! Lodon, April 20. 5 a.m. ruble from Washington states that Mr. Secretory of the Navy,announces W "b the temporary “Imdon of the construction of capital Snip, in order to concentrate on the Riding of merchantmen. CREATING AN
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    Adversaria.
    757 601  -  (By Tom Wright.) The Queensland Worker says, Capitalism must give way to a Co operative Commonwealth in which each man will not be handicapped in the race of life They needn’t worr v. Capitalism in Australia is “giving way fast enough. I can see Australia free of Capitalism all
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    Vital Statistics.
    76 601 pJ hofol M Wi g iB^ he health statement of the Apri”?. lfc* Pal tj tQt tha w k nded Total Deaths M e 70 1 «jq Female 20 J Death rate 44.28 per mill, per annum comth# preoedin «r weekend with 28.3- in the corresponding week of
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    Penang Tennis Championship.
    37 601 The teams tie played last evening between Mr. W. H Threlfall (holder) and Mr. R. J. Saunders resulted in favour of Mr. Threlfall by 7 5,6 2, 6—2. Mr, Threlfall thus retains tbe championship.
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    The Royal Italian Circus.
    90 601 This famous Show, which has been touring m India during the past four months having playadin Calcutta for seven weeks and Bombay nine weeks to phenomenal business, will open for a short reison to-night on Dito Kramat Gardeas. The whole enterprise—which is owned by Mr. E,
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    London Rubber Market.
    34 601 (From Our Own Corresjwndenh') London, April 19, The prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were Pale Crepe 3/0} Diamond Smoked 3/0} London, April 20. Pale Crepe 3/0} Diamond Smoked 3/0}
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    Tin.
    34 601 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $lO3, business done, in Singapore (refined) at $103.25, buyers no seller», and in London at £219 sput and £219 s s thrse montbi’ sight,
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    KUALA SIDIM RUBBER.
    1897 602 EIGHTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, The eighth annual general meeting of the Kuala Sidim Rubber Company, Limited, was held at the Chamber of Commerce at noon to-day. There were present Messis. William Duncan (chairman of directors) m the chair, G. Stothard, J. A. Thomson, G. J. M. Kaulemans,
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    Premium Bonds in the F.M.S.
    279 603 r SM^ 11 ABBFICM €i>. a of the Federated Malay The GoTer n nprm i SB ion for the issue of Tickets on the lines Wtf Loan PJP p ro Bpectus. It will Ot t D hat the U Syndicate makes no profit, beieen that
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    WAR LOAN PREMIUM TICKETS.
    579 603 Tie Anglo-Chinese Syndicate, Kuala Premium Tickets and invests e wl 7 0 amo ™t of the receipts in the War lovestment Trost of Malaya. The first series of 10,000 tickets at $lO/. S' 0 an^Cin be obtained through U\ T u,t 8 or from rh *4
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    Penang Swimming Club.
    180 603 The April Monthly Medal Competition viz., 440 yards handicap for A” Class and 50 yards for “B” Class was held at tie Swimming Club on Sunday morning with the following result:— A Class. Srart. Nett Time. Ist W. E. MacDonald 180 16 17* 2nd T. H. Stone
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    Malaya's Man-Power.
    751 603 b s evident that in many essentials the Mraifs Tynes shares the views expressed in the Straits Echo on this subject for it says in the course of a leading article “We believe that, at a time like the present there is a great moral value m making
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    Cricket.
    403 604 Tn Rist Biat ‘B’ AND ‘D’ Companies. The cricket match between ‘B’ and ‘D’ Companies combined against the Rest of the Volunteers which was played on the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon ended in a victory for the Best by a broad margin. ‘B’ and ‘D’ Companies batted first and
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    Vital Statistics.
    82 604 The following is the health statement of the Penang Municipality for the week ended April 14,1917;—. Male 62 'J Total Deaths t 81 Female 19 y Death rate 39.85 per mills per annum compared with 44-28 in the preceding week and with 34 29 in the corresponding week
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    More War Tax Puzzles.
    896 604 [<To the Editor of the Straits Echo.] Sir, I have noticed an advertisement appearing printed in large bold typo headed; War-Tox Ordinance, 1917.” According to what 1 can understand from the advertisement, a person’s income must be $3,000 or more yearly, before he can be compelled
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    Sungei Glugor Gang Robbery.
    315 604 A daring gang robbery was enacted eari’ on Saturday morning on a shop in Sung l Glugor, which resulted in four wen beiw arrested. One of the gang was killed by th Police. There are still five more men tote arrested. Atabout midnight on Friday, that
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    PLANTING MATTERS.
    1212 605 ttars( >r^u^ in im p. ortanc ia attention of .bonld ‘Ttbe wX «I P A th M r.Untere at < h J in K u ala Lumpur this •bictii’f 01 t the question of the 6 Department of the F.M.S. second is the labour l rablem inters who
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    M.A.P.
    504 605 Inspector F.Mann has assumed charge of Magazine Station. 8 Mr. E. V. C. Thompson, of Messrs. Eratt Co,, will be preceding Home on leave in tne near future. The name of Mr. Norm in Lidstone Lindon is added to the Commission ef the Peace for Singapore, —TA®, 8 Exrquator
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1334 606 Entlaad’t Owa. The papers, in the usual way. Remind tis yet that England’s Day Is April 23rd And every man, wherever found. Who first drew breath on English ground With gratitude is stirred, For we for long have meekly felt Though Welsh, and Scotch, and Irish Celt Direct
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    435 606 [Ruutku’, Tilb oMmbl A LULL, Sir D. Hait’g Report. Field Mar B ha“3ir Hot 5 that there was only mutual artillerf at a number of places on the front. 7 Coasolidalint the Gain», London, April 22 9 Sir Douglas Haig reports Last night we secured the ground to
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    FRENCH OFFENSIVE.
    979 607 rBWTW’» FURTHER Capture» Mouatiaf Up. London, April 21, 2 a.m, P-’Oiße there .Bitreeo St. Q activity partiw««» tr “‘P f G a( ,j«; Sjuth of tbe A’dv-q&' thof h9Ai e "‘rtS’ wr progrew m the direcWe occupied arery violent artillery preparation aormana in the evening attacked with in
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    RAIDERS SUNK.
    531 607 [Rbutbr’s Telegrams.] A NIGHT ATTACK. Gallaat Destroyer Work, j i. London, April 21. ni^tfi Ad T a tj aDn °unces that yesterday raH t/ 6 drma destroyers attempted to nnna? 0 T a of frnm d n Ploughed field a few miles from Dover and then steered in
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    EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN.
    429 608 [Ebutbr’B Telegrams.] London, April 22. An official announcement regarding the operation in Egypt says We consolidated the ground gained and are now in contact with the main position covering Gizi, This extends to the aea coast near Sheik Ahmed through Alimuntar and to the east of the town,
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    NEUTRALS' TROUBLES.
    358 608 [Reuter’s Telegrams,] Another Relief Ship 3u»k. Ymuideo, April 21. The Norw gian relief-ship Kongde t bound for .Rotterdam with a cargo of eight thousand tons of wheat, was sunk in the so-called “safe zone”. The second mate is missing, the remaining 34 of the crew, including 19 Americans,
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    London Rubber Market.
    24 608 Our Own Correspondent.) London, April 21, The prices in the Loudon Rubber Market tv«day wore Pale Crepe 3/0| Diamond Smoked 3/0|
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    Tin and Rubber.
    58 608 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $101.50, business done, and in Singapore (r< fined) at $102.50, business done (275 tons sold), Messrs. Boustead Co. inform us that the following are the quotations for Rubber on Spit in London on the 21st inet. received yesterday
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    German Version.
    207 608 [Rbutbb’, A wireless German annowi 4 “The gradual increase of rt between Loos and the a, railway line continues. Our tror^ mg all German peoples heroic deeds hourly P under fire and with faithful the death on the mighty bstthfi Aisne and m Champagne 08 th formerly a
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    The Royal Italian Circus.
    292 608 A Crowded Tent and a First-Clan Show. How is it that the population of a place lib Penang almost invariably manages to fid out in advance something of the merits ot otherwise of any circus or similar sb:» which visits this Settlement? The Roy*. Italian Circus
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    U.S>A. AND THE WAR.
    371 609 U.S>A. AND THE WAR. [BiCT»*’’ Tnro»A«’ pBACTICAL MEASURES. Food and Shipping Wni>ingtw>> April du. ..a qi.tes CAbioat diicusaed the r U "'f hee Nuribaru "'""l oX to Pievant food teaching S B *Un -I* P~ he nineef the seized will be ready for sea in *.lll empowering the Shipping Board
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    German Labour Trouble
    484 609 [Reuter’s Telegrams,] CHANCELLOR AND STRIKERS. Hiadeaburg's Appeal, Amsterd •im, April 21. According to the Lokalanzeiger of Berlin the Imperial Chancellor, Herr von mann-Hollwpg, refused to listen to a deputation of Berlin strikers, who decided not to resume work. The Food Problem, Marshal von Hindenburg has written to
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    British Trade in China.
    503 609 Rbotbr s Telborams.] USEFUL SUGGESTIONS. Aadr.. sl lEe u do cu okerof c t Addressing the London Com morceonthe pr Osp ot6 oE e st “d /g B 4 ”h h±' QCh naMr Archibl,d R ’«pS of creat,D 1 'nd tor our Chinese consumers s. e
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    20 609 Obituary. Sir F. Baraand. London, April 22 The death has taken pkeo of Sir Fiancia Burnand, formerly Editor of Lunch.
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    Hospital Ship Campaign.
    1095 610 [Riutib’s Tblegbams.] Torpedoed Without Warning. The Admiralty announces that the ateamers Donegal and Lanfranc were torpedoed without warning on the evening of April 17 while transporting wounded to British ports. Owing to the German practice of linking hospital ships it is no longer possible to distinguish hospital
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    Caldbeck, Macgregor Case.
    420 610 The hearing of the case in which are made against Teo Swee Hon/. store-keeper of Caldbeck, Macgrefor with omission to make entries in dCobook with intent to defraud was in the third police court before yesterday, says Saturday’s Fr„ i Mr. F. M. Elliott and Mr. Q.
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    Change of Employment.
    197 610 [The Editob of the Malay Mail-] Sir,—With reference to the paragraph'» your issue of April 16 regarding ®»n power and changing of employment, broug I up by the Penang Chamber of Cjd® o I I should like to point out that there i manv who disagree with
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    The War-Zone.
    1279 611 p ir i» e»rly oce morning last U lr Droned with e P eoial Ju» I d ,“La>*d by Major-—-’A, t „«,led in two lt r l,y >A returning to the fighting pasted with 00 ftg w j) o were eagerly ’“‘“ioX» tsfrom the v uT“ “i Xmerable
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    Kedah Notes.
    488 611 April 21. Che Shuib, Third Judge, retires on pension this month. He is a capable officer of the o'd school. The Sinitary Board contemplate erecting a motor-car stand in a convenient place in the town. Alor Star will be lighted by electricity after the war. This should be
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    Cannas.
    701 612 ’JU»’ k U -M M. It is only within the last 20 to 25 years that the Canna has been appreciated for its brightly coloured fbwers a< well as for its handsome foliage. Before this its chief attractions were the broad bladed leaves which made it so ornamental a
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    After The War.
    635 612 Underthecaption ‘Last we Forget” a correspondent writes In wishing the German Off*l Company a successful year, it mpy have escaped your notice that Englishrrin, Scotchmen, Irishmen, Australians, Canadians, Indians and even men from the F. M .8. have died that we might live, and that their bodies
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    The Late Mr. Millay
    323 612 We (Free Press) regret to hear that U Donaldson and Butkinshaw hav o telegram from Sir Hugh Forthas informed Millard’s relative, k his life fighting in France.” No t* are of course available. He wag y the 7th Northamptonshire Rggt h l second member of this
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    A Warning.
    127 612 [To the Editor of the Slraili Sir,—l have to call the attention Municipal Authorities through tbs of your journal to the negligent drinef some of these night soil van driven endanger the lives of pedestrians. I This morning at about a little while turning at an unjustified spj
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    57 612 At the Eastern Produce to-day the following P rice f 0 Diamond Smoked Fair Plain Smoked 113» 3 Diamond Unsmoked Plain Unsmoked 75F 1 Scrap Crepe ti J Bark Crepe J- J Virgin Scrap ir 4 Pressed Scrap H *1 J Loose Scrap 63,827 lb. of rubbe
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    ON LAND AND SEA.
    1206 613 A fhA week end the war news has been b Our gallant French Allies have excellent- i a ble successes at a *I"“ red f -X and now that the British ,umt»rofpomb rage 9 e T and in our favour, along a hue far-flung’ in a
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1015 613 Thea aad Now. y ar ’u ag tO di 7 BiDC “>« ftl k b W “X There Hog against Russia than in Euuland To.day she is our ally and we are fifh7„ T-,.„ b, b„ .1™ Sir French Bur&and. Sir F.aocia Burnand. whose death Reuter knuounctd yesterday,
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    Britain and America.
    241 614 [Reuter’s Telegrams,] Eatkusiastie Reception of Balfour Mitsioa London, April 23. A telegram from W ishington states that the British Com nission to the United Stites, at the head of which is Mr. A. J. Balfour, has arrived in that town and was receive 1 by Mr. Lansing,
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    MESOPOTAMIAN CAMPAIGN
    451 614 Tetjccrams.] OPERATIONS DEVELOPING. Prisoners CapturedLoudon, April 23. Au official announcement regarding the operations in Mesopotamia states “We stormed portions of the Istabulat pisition on April 21 the enemy evacuated the remainder during the night. We continued the pursuit at day break on the 22nd inst, capturing prisoners and
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    FRENCH OFFENSIVE.
    402 614 [RmuTEß’e Tulioums] ARTILLERY ACTIVITY Rheims Violently Bonkarded. London, Aoril 91 i A French communique reports•’ P Between the Somme and than art-llery duel wa. very active Quentin and north of Urvillers 8 •■Between Soieeone and mittent artillery actions took place enemy violently bombarded Eheim' cularly the Cathedral quarter.
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    London Rubber Market.
    22 614 (Tvoot Our Oim Loudon. AF Tbe prices in tbe London EoW*" to-day were: 3/. Pale Crepe j/» Diamond Smoked
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    445 615 TBLBaB M 9 J offensive RE3V« ED Loadon, April -3. 8r»”8' a! H t L r progress to the east of ‘»-“twXS-'- dtbeBoUtherD OrjUDdwl9g nd prisoners were t* aer j a ac ;jvity. fire enemy machines were d ;;r dow yX ourm^nesarem 19 smg FIGHTING on the SCARPE.
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    THE RAID ON DOVER.
    1017 615 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] GERMAN VERSION. A Garbled Story. London, April 23. The Garman official version of the raid on Dover staffs We advanced towards the mouth of the Thames. Our light forces effectively fired 650 shots at short range at the fortresses of Dover and Calais. Calais
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    SUPREME COURT.
    1527 616 A Partnership Suit. In the Supreme Court before Mr, Justice L. M- Woodward this morning the hearing was resumed of the suit instituted by Mrs. D. A. Donald, widow of the late Mr. G, M. Donald against Mr. Malcolm Duncan, claiming (1) to have an account taken of
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    Penang Golf Club.
    180 616 Calcutta Medal Competition. Result. Winner. W. 8. Goldie... 424-41= 83— 6=77 lett F. A. Pledger 494-53=102—24=78 J. Gray 544-47 101—20=81 8. H. Langston 524-47= 99—18=81 M. D. Rutley 414-43= 84 Scr =B4 G. B, Fitzgerald 47-4-50= 97 9=BB The following also played, but made no return Messrs,
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    Ayer Kuning Rubber.
    177 616 Special Resolution Confirmed An extraordinary general meet ,D g °t shareholders of the Ayer Kuting Rubber E-tite, Limited, was held at the register* offices of the Company, Messrs A. A. Anttoo A Co., afternoon. There wer present Messrs. A. F. Goodrich on the <?. W. BirneH, A.
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    Tin
    18 616 Latest u .d.! Tin (unrefined) is quoted $lO2 75, busire < >« dune, oun, (nfined) at $102.75, buyers no
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    St. George's Day Football.
    815 617 fob Chinb-e Team W fSt George’» I»iy this nec> lebrawn of ma(cb whlcb esterd 7 0i pl»J ed 0D Mr Sver’s team and. nefl'»? Li.“ r 'te»m e du.iog which a Mr.Le«Ti»Dg tbo ground tbe proJltctiW b devoted to buying fighting 8 front ,»tkei f or
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    Chinese J.P's.
    534 617 Tribute to Government’s Choice. A most successful and enjoyable function was held on Sunday in tbe spacious Kinta Chinese Club Rot ms, when tbe members of that Club met to do honour to tbe five Perak members of their community who have so recently been honoured hy the
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