The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 16 May 1917

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    23 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. I H 1.50 Per Annum. Single Copy 40 eft ■Vol. 15. Penang, Wednesday, May 16, 1917. No. 20.
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      337 1 I I I CONTENTS. I Leaders: Miscellaneous (Continued) s B Peaep.Talk 697 Irst and Found 707 I B A Word in Season 703 Agriculture in the Straits 710 B The Case of the Ex-Icspector. 711 Malaya’s Foodstuffs 715 B The Situation 719 The War Tax 717 A 724 5 Germany
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      184 2 1 THE I 1 STRAITS ECHO 1 MAIL EDITION. A B Published the day prior to the departure of each mail a for Europe, and contains the latest local and States 1 news originally published in the daily issues, as well as a all important news from various parts of
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    Birth.
    21 697 I taopi.-0n the 7ch May 1917 at Eui Lampur, to Mr, and Mrs, E. S. SUtacpeof Kuala Lipis, a daughter,
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    PEACE-TALK.
    1486 697 ■isth! Rj 8 UCe i more mucb talk of peace league cables. We would warn our Wit attaching undue credence to li L W cb ar interesting—--I?^" “m ainly because they K tin? ““F? a eutral chanuel Peace KLud U 8 W off True, our IStaauidl'l 0U m gallant
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      87 697 f 3B dsih (wp* Sundays wd plblio i a» th ggjjBBION PBESB» Ltd. U 59, Beach Street, Penang. I PIICI-i > jaUbl’m.lN ...per annum. Postage Extra. jggn (port Free) 117.50 h niiT.i addmiss WHO—PENANG.” Telephone Noj. (Echo) 586 Porting Department 343 MB.—All bmineai communications should be addressed i THE MANAGER,
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    M.A.P.
    589 698 The Tan Jiak Kiam Scholarships at Baffin Institution for 1917 have been awarded to (1) Tan Chong Kew, and (2) Batnam Apparajoo. An FM.B. Government Gazette Extra» ordinary announces that the Hon. Mr. A. N. Kenion has been appointed Trustee of the Estate of the late Sultan Idris. The
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1240 698 The Men Who Stayed Behind. We make any of the padres in Penang a present of the following text for next Sunday’s sermon Shall your brethren go to war and shall ye sithere Numbers, chapter 32 t verse 6, Naval War Staff. For years past tha most progressive
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    THE BRITISH PUSH.
    312 699 [Reuter's Telegrams.] a iov<d »Md»rtroj«l hr riflJ and 0«. A'» '“PP°' tin ’"‘"’a “?Stbj 0« irtiller U a s e t d Na GirmitH raachad the “u"’,freag body of <ha enemy eurtt io the opan in tie vicinity i BaUeconrt by our urtille y and «kMgtai and
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    FRENCH OFFENSIVE.
    498 699 [Riuteb’s Telegarms.] THE CALIFORNIA PLATEAU. a/'> F ruitless Assaults. London, May 8, 1 a.m, A French communique states During the day the enemy did not renew his attempts north of Laffaux Mill and against Chemi a des Dames. “The artillery duel continued furiously in the direction of Hurtebise
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    U.S.A. AND THE WAR.
    504 699 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Army for Fraace. 8 vr- Washington, May 8. n 1D re B imon f 8 of Engineers have been ordered to be raised for duty for the communications in France as soon as possible, in addition to the forces contemplated by the Government’s army
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    MORE PEACE TALK.
    511 700 [RiUTBE’s TiLIGBAMS.] THE CHANCELLOR WAITING. Semi-official Veriioi. London, May 8, The Lokalanxeiger, which is the semiofficial piper, attributed the postponement of the Chancellor's speech to the possibility of the imminence of an agreeable po’itical event facilitating his task towards peace. Newspapers Impatieat* The German newspapers generally are
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    LATE WAR ITEMS.
    338 700 From Dutck Sources. The following cables from the Hague appeared in the Sumatra Post of Saturday and Monday, May 5 and 7 PEACE TALK. Opiaioa ia Hollaad. Dutch financial circles are convinced that the war will ba over before the month of August. Germa* Views* The President
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    London Rubber Market.
    28 700 (l-rowi Our Own Correspondent?) Lor din, May 8 The prices in the London Rubber Markit to-day were Pale Crepe tt< 3/0 1 Diamond Smoked 3/0*
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    Tin and Rubber.
    77 700 Latest Quotations, «!nr n J> U u rfSlled) T llted here tc-diy at ed> at »107 Tk d P 9 ea P ore («fi--61) at 1107,25, business done (100 tons sold) and in London at £232 ss. spot and £232 Los. three months’ eight. Bo “’te»d Co.
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    War Taxation.
    261 700 [Tu the Editor of this Free Dear Sir,-I wculd like to add w. test to those of the many corrianntu the local Press with re/ard "X by the Government Officials, wbniE?» salanea tor Income T., 10 f the.S money sent by parents n.idieg Bf r he maintenance and
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    Municipal Commission.
    283 700 Ordinary Mheting. An ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held at tho Municipal Office yesterday afternoon and there were present Messrs W. Peel (President), Chee Wor Lick, A- M. Goodman, F. Duxbury, L. M. Bell (Municipal Engines’) andL.A. C. B'ggs (Secretary) The minutes of the last meeting
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    Officials and Their Posts.
    2835 701 THlC*St° r rx-HSP£CTO» rßt molyncaux. A Statemeat i* Defease* f*l ,b b h.E tbe Higb Commissioner j.hoM case has already b.en referred to Ttwnl occnions in this piper, has called to present his re mon of the Lt“.t iesee between himself and I lie ft" Oorernment.
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    Chinese & the Income-Tax.
    471 702 Chinese the Income-Tax. [To the Editor of the Straits Echo.] Dear Sir, I am at a loss to understand why the Government should have adopted such a complicated and harsh method of collecting the War Tax. The ordinance ii a puzzle to the mind of the natives. Supposing a Mr,
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    Belgian Relief Fund.
    37 702 May 2 By balance ...11,672 96 K. Kyves 20,00 H. de Z. Lancaster 8 I M“°n,. hly) 25 J. M, Gbista 5 QO May 8 By balance $1,722 96 Amount previously acknowledged 30,727.73 ...$32,450.69
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    Queen Mary’s Needier Guild.
    373 702 Penang Wo7JTwoh Bm m“ 0 7XL OUBIt koo «•<*« Mrs. Home-Sumatra Mrs. Ebden C. B. W. l J« Mrs. J. A. Brown ,7 Mrs, Samuel To q. m. n. a.Total $5,058.53 Hospital garments for soldiers, ready eat for workers, will be given out at the Ton
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    Over-Seas Club Tobacco Fund.
    116 702 (Mrs. Stephen Anthony’s and Ebden’s List.) Amount previously acknowledg Anonymous o An Arab Gentleman The following letter hM J** D goc. iii from J. E. Wrench Esq. B y. Organiser, Orer-seas Club T “We have received from th Bank of India a cbep? for A v»
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    A WORD IN SEASON.
    1116 703 by candidates for r ““X«»“ b tOT9 th l e^ dv i sory ia not unusual for firms ft"® 1 to retain their employees Ttereto represent that they have already mnj ae.istants to go to the Either hare already "lost'’ so ’'■“’n/tbeir st»®. No doubt in
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    M.A.P.
    538 703 Wa re l"‘ at9d ‘o >t»te thit J neral Offiier Commanding will ba unable o s i e candidates for military service between May 19 and June 2 (inclusive)—S T The Bishop of Singapore (Dr. Ferguson D*v.e) has reports to the Chief p„l iM Officer that on Monday he
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    Tin.
    36 703 Latest Quotations, Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $:O6 50, business done, in Singapore (refined) at $107.25, business done (75 tons sold) and in London at £232 15b. spot and £233 three months' sigh\
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1353 704 That Printer’» Devil! It was a Queensland paper that brought the blush of ahame tu the local cheek when it complained that the Railway Department had refused to attach sleeping cars to the trains returning from the Sydney Show, though the Show officials had promised to guarantee a
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    THE BRITISH PUSH.
    387 704 [Reuter's Telegrams.] FIGHT for frunoy. Heavy Eaemy CoasterLondon, Miy 8 435 FieM-M.r,b*l Sir Do«gl„ Hli £“.7 co “?»«-attack. e„ly ing m the neighbourhood of first obtained a foothold in on, JS., he north-east of the village. lost was shortly repulsed on our right with heavy JJJi and
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    428 705 fgr»'» J L»doo, M.J 9, 2.35 M»4 French e»®® o 9'J e w r j S P nac tiv 0 to the and Chemin de9 J hh «rtillery. which oun bombarded the Cerny, S^S“k^i be,,ook pl ‘u eMt f d elMßherB th6re Germ»» eerop’anee were aS, deitroyed in
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    U.S.A. AND THE WAR.
    518 705 [Rbutbr’s Tblbgrams.] TO OVERCOME SUBMARINISM. Shipping Board's Proposal. Washington, May 9. Congress will be asked to appropriate £200,000,000 to build. American merchant steame s inorder to overcome submarinism. The Shipping Board is proposing to Government to take over all steel mills and the cancellation of private
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    AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
    356 705 [Rbut.b'. Theorems 1 Better Outlook. London, May 9. evt 6 eBram flOai Pttrj rad states that ev.rything i 8 now very orderly and the No U ta io D t’h a An iDg fr m tho »n 4 Th tho 1 l 0“ a PP oar3lo h
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    Penang Rubber Auction.
    78 705 The undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Dennys and Co at their 279. h Auction Sale to-day Smoked Ribbed Sheet 1145 to 1153 per picul Plain Sheet 120 123 do No. 2 Smoked Sheet Diamond 128 >. 189 do Unsmoked Sheet 127 do
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    PEACE PROPOSALS.
    410 706 [Biutsx’s TILIORAMB,] GERMAN SOCIALISTS’ OFFER. THE TERMS SET OUT. Early Dia««»»»oa Promised. Petrograd, May 8. At a meeting of the Executive of the Workmen’! and Socialists’ Delegates, M. Borgbjerg, representing the Labour parties of Scandinavia, transmitted the peace terms proposed by the German Socialist Party of the Majority
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    VOTE OF CREDIT.
    600 706 [Reuthr’b Telegrams,] MR. BONAR LAW’S SPEECH. Average Daily Expeaditure, London, May 9. Mr. Bonar Lxw will to-day ask the House of Commons to approve a Vote of Credit of X 500,000.000. This is a record. London, May 9 —Lit r. In the House of Commons, in introducing
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    Government Servants and Their Posts.
    213 706 The Case of Ei-hspeetor Mi| TUu D has bean suggested to u» High Commissioner for the States is known to be a fair.Jr? 1 and hardly likely to pen.li.e however incensed he might be J.™ twice for the same offence, itTZu that when His Excellency
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    F.M.S. COMMENT.
    541 706 Commenting on this case and anotor referred to in the same official notificaticx the Malay Mail says “The F.M.S. Government has printed a the Gazette for the information of the public particulars of the ci cumstances in which Police Inspector and a Railway official recently left its employ.
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    Lost and Found.
    223 707 Iron Towiat’s Lusky Experience. Towhy Au Swee Fang, resident in Brewd:r Rjd, Ipoh, nearly lost a large sum of on Sunday night. It appears that on tie afternoon of that day he went home with *wst 11,400 in notes and gave i« MM, to bi. W if
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    A Partnership Suit.
    5566 707 DONALD vs. DUNCAN. FULL TEXT OF JUDGMENT. Mr, Justice L. M. Woodward in the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon delivered judgment in 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
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      83 709 Croup. This disease is so dangerous and so rapid in its development that every mother of young children should be prepared for it. It is very risky to wait until tbe attack of croup appears and then send for medicine and let tbe child suff r until it can be
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    Tin Output.
    45 710 The following are the particulars of out put of the Renong Tin Dredging Co. Ltd. for the second half of April:— No. 1 Dredge 115.82 Piculs. No, 2 Dredge 233.10 Piculs. No. 3 Dredge 322 03 Piculs, Total for the month —1,297 piculs.
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    67 710 At the Eastern Produce Exchange Auction yesterday the following prices were obtained Diamond Smoked Good from 1149 to $l5O Ditmond Smoked F.ir 133 to 148 Diamond Un.moked 127 t 0 137 Plain Uoamoked n 7to 130 Presred Scrap 41 to fi4 0 r ‘P 50 to 75
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    "The War Tax Ordinance, 1917".
    654 710 [To the Editor of the Echo.'] Dear Sir, Since its introduction, the above Ordinance has been the subject of much discussion, and I hope a few nct?s in connection therewith may not be amiss. The tax has now been placed on the Statute Book of
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    Agriculture in the Straits.
    462 710 Ruß ßlE .c°co S B risoFi! and comp a’c.rgo^''‘M b certainty of. cmp°h&' ber- growing mto Hill i oct u i Established esta'ei have pro and estates which in 19U f*’ various undesirable econoniw i funds for the highest e o lti, al ',J“’£ new hnd
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    Birth.
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    THE CASE OF THE TH EX-INSPECTOR.
    1207 711 "J “ito'r Molyneaux, trusting that the °tSnS interested would see, now that *±X' a» been placed before them t hnth sides that the line adopted by KvernS has not been quite consent and act accordingly. A paragraph, however, which appears in the Sfrai/s limes
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    M.A.P.
    529 711 Mr, G. Hereford has returned after short eave in Europe, Mr. Kelway Bamber is on a visit to Penang from Colombo. M'. G. Copley has arrived here from Home to take up his old post in the Treasury. u JonklaBB Manager, Strathisla Rubber E tite, Ipoh, who went to
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    904 712 Fouror fire days ago the price of beef in the market rose suddenly by 33 per cent, and still maintains that level. Curry meat i B now selling at 24 cts and beef steak at 32 cts a catty as compared with 18 cents and 24 cts respectively
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    Tin.
    36 712 Latest Quotations, Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $110.50, business done, in Singapore (refined) at $111,25, business done (175 tons sold) and in London at £240 ss. spot and £240 10s. three months’ sight.
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    London Rubber Market.
    235 712 (From Our Own, Correspondent,) Lordon, May 9, The prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were Pale Crepe 3/0} Diamond Smoked 3/0} London, May 11. Unchanged. We read in a Lindon paper to hand by tin mail The underlying motive of the small opposition to the re-election
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    THE BRITISH THRUST.
    427 712 [Bittn'i Tm.i oUmil OUR POSITION, ABVARc, Sir Douflas Haifa R <m London, May 9 q Sir Douglas Haig reports*, “We advanced our positions lut to the north east of Hargicourt “Our barrage of fire and machines fire completely broke up an attack inS evening to the north-east
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    300 713 [Reuter's Telegrams.] LOCAL operation. Priwaer» London, May 10. a Freo ch unique states: ikAf the Oise we carried out a Jihrr firing against the GarSecobuo Forest. There UgMtutillerj .otintjat Chemin des Di#* -Wa repulsed i w*l counter-attacki in tv Charraoi region. Two hundred pri f6 re taken in
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    RUSSIAN FRONT.
    403 713 [ReUTEB’s TELEGRAMS.] IN THE WOODED CARPATHIANS. Eaemy Attack, London, May 10. A wireless Russian official announcement reports Intense enemy artillery firing took place at Lake Miadziol and Smorgon. u The enemy attacked in the Wooded Carpathians to the west of the Kapul mountain but our machine-gun fire compelled
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    SUBMARINE WAR.
    462 713 [Reuter's Telegbams.] THE WEEK'S SINKINGS, iaa Figures. Lindon, May 9. £u^ n P a V an o^°ia l announcement states that during the week endel May 6 the arrivals at Italian ports totalled 464 vessels and the d pii tares 430. Seven steamers and eight sailmg vessels were
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    64 713 Obituary. Baroa Grimtkorpe. London, May 10. The death has taken place at the age of 71 of Baron Grimthorpe. Obituary. Dr, Swete. London, May 11, The death has taken place of Dr. Swete, Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge, Mr. Fielding Hall. Mr. Harold Fielding Hall, the author, is dead.
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    SIR STANLEY MAUDE.
    213 714 [Eiutib’s Tblbgbams] Royal Coasratulatioa*. London, May 9. Hit Majesty the King has sant the following message to General Sir Stanley Maude, commanding the British forces in Mesopotamia. u The series of successes achieved in defeating the Turkish forces brought against you since the capture of Bagdad reflect
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    Alleged Assault on Policeman.
    310 714 Two Eubopbans Summoned. Mr. H. Thorne, appeared in the Ipoh Police Court, on behalf of Mr. J Touch, of Kuala Lumpur, and Mr. J. Whyte, of Ipoh, who were charged with having assaulted a policeman in Ipoh about a month ago, says yesterday's T.O M. Mr.
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    STOCKHOLM SOCIALIST CONFERENCE.
    538 714 [Rbutbr’s Telegrams.] ALLIED REPUDIATION. M. Borxbjerg D.aouaeed, London, May 10, 4-10 a.m, A telegram from Petrograd states that a Conference of Socialists and Extremists discussed M. Borgbjerg's invitation to Stockholm. A resolution was adopted to the effect that as Borgbjerg was acting in agreement with Scheidemann and
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    Alleged Malicious Prosecutios.
    493 714 Acini ease cX» morning before Mr. The plaintiff is a niannunM n a. man, of Teluk Ao,on,. od tte V. Vyramuthu, Tamil Teluk Aneon Court. Hope, of Mem,. G lb b nd for the plaintiff and Mr. H L oL T* defendant. m 1 V HIT 18
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    Malaya's Foodstuffs.
    1178 715 F. Spring- So far only Agriculturist, Mn P g hafj pu b |!UI fl khougb doubtless thia defect will iUbed /Sin the forthcoming issue> of be made goo Rubber Journal. The fcjone that concernsnot 5 T tt inters but the entire population. It only t fccauge we may
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    Education in the S.S.
    701 715 [To the Editor or the Straits Echo 1 Dear Sir, J Reveling to your Random Note of 10th instam on the question of the “Queen’s ocholar-bips which has bem teopened by a corresp mdent to the Singa/ ore Free Press f Ur n° p 0 tbat
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    Storekeeper Pleads Guilty.
    1403 716 Plea fob Leniency, In the District Court before Mr. R. D. Acton yesterday afterno n, Cheng Un Bu, storekeeper of Messrs Huttenhach Brothers Co. pleaded guilty to three charges of criminal breach of tru-st as a servant in respect of $155.05, $l6l 40 and $58.40. Mr. I.
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    Coroner’s Inquiry.
    567 716 Killed by a In the S cond Court bekw w Langston this mornio» fh begun into the cause of Kam Ah Lok who died wound on the head caused^,”" 111(1 bucket being thrown at him was present at the icquiry. De The first witness called wai D- j
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    The War Tax.
    718 717 r RK!« DIW I1 810 iT i 188 E v TnO rrttSlnU> Timet.] 'totalE tbe Cbinest > 3 otbr nationalities in Xt B lUinqoite understand ti,B taxation, buttbey strongly Li,,urial method ad >pted in Ortiaanoe as propounded by **!L“fla>er.loftbeWar Tar. meetl g Ot tbe Sn -T 0
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    WAR TAX ASSESSORS.
    492 717 [To tub Editor of thb Free Brest Sir,—For the purpose of the War Tax Ord: I hear that a number of J. Ps, have been appointed by Government to be Assessors. Now how these Assessors will be given access to the various information, and returns furnished to
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    Singapore Races.
    595 717 Training Notbs, The rain which fell on Tuesday morning ®t?PP*I the usual morning training. It was still dnzzhng when a few horses came out on the course at b3O a.m. Tbe rest worked at 3 p.m. None of the galloping was of brilliant nature, but the horses put
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    Rock Pictures, and Snakes.
    989 718  -  [Bt Tom Wright]. I have been rather lucky this week, discovering a set of aboriginal rock carvings unknown to the Australians themselves. The hill is well enough known to some of them, but it is easy to see why the pictures have been overlooked There is
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    Penang Library.
    378 718 New Books. The following new books have been received at the Penang Library Eleftherios Venizelos, by Dr.'C. Kercfi'as John Willis Clark, by A. E. Shipley. A Civil Servant in Burma, by Sir H. Thirkell White. Life of the Right Hon. Sir Alfred Cornyn Lyall, by Sir Mortimer Durand.
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    Claims of the State.
    246 718 [To THE Editoh or THE glriU, r«,l Sir,—As a friend of Mr Mo Inspector of Police in theF ft «“T; n think it would be riffit t> Lt> act M.y 5 go by certain facts, which I am sure M 6 ‘mi f Briti g le
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    Bukit Mertajam Cases.
    266 718 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bukit Mertajam, May 11At the Bukit Mertajim District Court before Mr. J. C. Su»a s on Thursday! Malay lad named Dahaman bin Mat Sabat was brought up and sentenced to rigoroui imprisonment for the term of one year, and thereafter to remrio under
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    THE SITUATION.
    1646 719 friut tie weekly list of To quite blilhed to day Bntub ,kI PP'“? f re d a nd expected. Ihe Zd Wiral. total 4773 and fortywing» J» Ln sunk. This represents m wueli tare tee nnumb))r as com lOT sidenble de j ust jfi ea the state-Chtm-Money in
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    F.M.S Government Service.
    241 719 Som> Coming As already reported, says the T. O. M. t Mr. M. D. Daly, Chief Assistant District Officer, Kinta, leaves for Home shortly on medical advice. His departure will cause a vacancy which, in the ordinary course cf things, would have been filled by another A.D
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    M.A.P.
    482 720 Mr. W. L. Conlay has gone on a trip to China, M.M. Mr. and Mrs- Ng Sang Scoi leave for Singapore to-day- Mr. W.S, Goldie leaves this evening for the Southern Settlement to attend the race meeting there. e e e Mr, G. A. Hereford goes this afternoon to
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    London Rubber Market.
    33 720 (From Our Own Onrr&ponfrnfJ London, May 12. The prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were: Pale Crepe 3/0| Diamond Smoked 3/0' Talephone wires on the Hill were dimiged m.rning.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    986 720 Hyper-Sensitive. A Chinese Raader writes to the Malaya Tribune It seems that the word “Chinaman” is still being frequently used instead of the word Chinese”. If I remember correctly its use had been the subject of some discussion in the local Press some years ago, and the trend
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    Singapore Rubber Aucton.
    168 720 (irowi Owr Own Correspondent.) Singapore May HAt the Singapore Rubber Auction the following pricas were obtained Smoked Sheets to 1155 Good 135 39 d 0 Fine plain J 33 4o Good 136 do Unsmoked do Good ribbed y 2 do Fine do Good "J 154 do Crepes
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    THE BRITISH THRUST.
    333 721 K-«*rfn.T aLOKG TH e scabpE ,i, p„,i.. London, March 1O« "fr TJb. their «>’ Hindenburg h fIT east Of Bullecourt but Further countertime near Freenoy were ~i«> trenches to titiooM of Yprei; a few of our men *aXe air fighting took place on WedMiiy. Six German machines
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    MACEDONIAN CAMPAIGN.
    386 721 [RntTTIS’s TblE<3BAMB,] ALLIED OPERATIONS. Freach Report. London, May 10. A French communique regarding the operations in Macedonia states:— “In the region of Vetrmitch, in the Upper Valley of the Moglenitza. the Serbians captured two points d'appui and made some prisoners. “In the Cerna bend the Russians captured some
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    April Rubber Crops.
    63 721 Alor Pongsu 19,456 lb, Brieh 11,449 lb, Merbau 10,894 lb. North Perak 2,323 lb, Ayer Kuning 5,000 lb, Temerloh 9,734 lb, Ayer Kuning 5,564 lb. The despatches by Admials Sir John de R »beck and Sir Rosalyn Wemyss on the naval operations conn p cted with the
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    THE QUESTION OF GREECE.
    457 721 [Rbcter’i Tilegrams SALONIKA AND CONSTANTINE. Statemeat ia the Commoai. London, May 10. In the House of Commons to-day Lord Kobert Cecil, Minister for the Blockade, promised to consider the suggestion that the Government should publicly state its policy in respect of Greece and the Salonika. Mr.
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    SUBMARINE WAR.
    1071 722 [Reutkb’s Teligbams.J THE WEEK’S SINKINGS. Admiralty Figwrst. London, May 9. The Admiralty announces that arrivals at porta in Great Britain during the week totalled 2 374 and sailings 2,499. Twenty-four vessels of over 1,600 tons were sunk and twenty-two under 1,600, making a total of foity-iix. Thirty-four vessels
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    DUTCH CABLE NEWS.
    209 722 The following u appeared in the Sumatra and Wednesday, May 8 and 9 It is stated that Prince ill. of Queen Wilhelmina of Jia. D.U S.„ A Dutch Waite Book h M be» containing correspondence re&lt;mii u queition of the adL,iou of autman t &gt; Dutch porta.
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    A Towkay's Bribe.
    268 722 TOM. Fine of 1100 Imposid, Mr. W. D. Scott, Police Magistrate, Ipoi heard a case in which a Chinese towkay o! Cfyemor, named Thoi Cheong, was cbirpc with having offered an illegal gratification $l5 to Sanitary Inspector Mohamad on the afternoon of May 9, at Cbpmon Mr.
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    Tin.
    17 722 Latest to-d»// Tin (utftefined) is $lll 75, business done, el) st $112,50, buiioess d° Do i
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    Penang Harbour Board.
    851 723 B XToort of the Pe» a »K Be*"»» the half year ended forbear thebooourto submit for g ig Excellency the Accounts for the 9cfP DC r 1 3ht Dumber, 1916. attention to the fact that Si» b« u r d forinthe ®gSKSi K’.'.Qa.b Bang Kee, Mr. J.
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    Indian Immigration.
    753 723 Committee Meeting at Kuala Lumpur. A meeting of the Indian Immigration Ccmmttte, held at Kuala Lumpur on There were presenti-Ibe Controller of Libour (Mr. J. R o. Aldwnrtb), Chairin” i o T r he P''“'P»l Medical Offl w, F M.S (Dr. S. L Sansom, C. M. G Messrs.
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    The War Tax.
    550 724 [To tub Editor or the Straits Times.] Sir. —The revelations made by Mr. Cbeah Kee Ee as to the misinterpretation of an important section of the War Tax Ordinance by the high, in fact the highest, authority concerned with the working of the law came as a
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    The F.M.S. in 1916.
    1199 724 We are always prepared to learn that official estimates of revenue have been exceeded and official estimates of expenditure not realised, but the figures published in the Chief Sjcretary’a report on the Federated Malay States for the year 1916, which reached us on Saturday, are abnormal.
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    The Molyneaux Case.
    1892 725 SiMOir-' 8 Comm”' 1of a leading article the t, tfae coorie ,Te P et Ji\ot academical inter eat *A| &lt;!ol se of the person who, by a 10 0 decree, bas been banishGoternmeo t States, Bn(J el no sympathy with the m and circumstances, the action exceptional
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    Education in the Straits.
    1246 726 [To THi Editor of the Straits Echo.] Bib, I notice that in your of the 12th instant, •‘Y.C.H.” made some very terse suggestions concerning matters of education in the Straits. While agreeing with him in most of his suggestions, there are some points and one or
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    Singapore Races.
    563 726 Training Notes It was cool in the early Dar t me ruing, says Saturday’s the going is still heavy, There 185 siderable amount of galloping Ju* t 6 mist made the early goieg A large number of sportsmen hid on tbe course to take note of tbTproeSdiS? Si-fajxm,
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    GERMANY AND PEACE.
    495 727 «Uprrvon Bethmann- Hollweg To-morrow H war a i mB )n the he will make the terms on Central Powers are prepared to Once again we would warn :l e K.. M init indulging false hopes retreat to the ‘'HindenburgSan leaders do not consider themselves capable of securing
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    M.A.P.
    497 727 Mr. Claud Severn has been compelled to cancel bis proposed visit to Malaya. Mr. B. S. Walton is granted leave of absence for six months, commencing on April 28. r Mr. C. D. Ahearne is to officiate as assistant Supei intended, Government Monopolies, Singapore. Temp. Major H. J. Nutter
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    ZEEBRUGGE BOMBARDED.
    472 727 [Reutbr’s Telegrams] ATTACK BY WARSHIPS AND AIRCRAFT. Reports from Frontier. L-md n, May 13. A telegram from Flushing states that the noise of heavy firing and bombing was heard for hours this moroing in the direction of Zeebrugge. Repoits fiom the frontier state that warships and aircraft attacked
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    THE BRITISH THRUST.
    460 728 [Riutib’s Teliobamb.] ENEMY NIGHT ATTACKS. Germa** S**|«i**rily Repulsed. London, May 11, 4 35 p m. Reuter's correspondent with the British Headquarters states that artillery and machine guns broke up many enemy attacks last night, notably two formidable attacks south of the Souchez River in which flamethrowers and
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    483 728 [Rioter’s Telegrams.] STEADY PROGRESS, Per»isfe*t Coaster-Attaek*. London, May 11, 2.5 a,m. A French communique reports Cannonading took place to the northeast of Soissons and Chemin das Dames, By local operations we carried a system of trenches north of Sancy. "Fresh enemy attacks to expel us from the trenches
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    MACEDONIAN CAMPAIGN.
    349 728 [Reuter's Telegrams.] FRENCH COMMUNION Pritoaers C*&gt;t lre4 London, M»v 11 n A French communique 7 operation, in M.cedoni, report? l 14 “Wert of the Vardar oto m ground we brilliantly captured attack,.* repU, ing "S Lively artillery firing took ,Uc. l, Cerna bend end the lector of Mom*
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    RUSSIAN FRONT.
    447 729 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Oflia.l «•”j j oJoI &gt; Ml y 12. a noU,,Mllie t mu]a a vas attack on h Ike Ca«ea»ua. -Thrae CJipd* of Tarkfl Urd Thursday night on both 81des o£ Sprite, o tb fsouth-west of Erzingan of th, Kelerkami P««. ftaroffemiw was arrested. -fa captured oo
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    Tin.
    23 729 Q otltiQns »l)«|i^’'"’' do ll e’i t D i here to h J at MiaL m O, tineas dan ?f apore (refiu.
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    Persecution of Jews.
    517 729 Exodus from Jaffa. London, May 13. Reuter learns that all Jews were expelled from Jaffa during the Passover and compelled to flee northward, They were robbed during the flight and their homes were looted and destroyed. Those resisting ws e banged. Thousands wandered on the roads, helpless,
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    GERMANY’S WAR AIMS.
    491 729 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Chancellor’* Forthcomiag Speech. adv London, Miy 12. tFu T t Benai "°fficial announcement slates that the Imperial Chancellor will speak on the war aims of Germany on Tuesday. Chancellor aad Count Cz rala. Amsterdam, Miy 13 A telegram from Berlin reports th it the Imperial
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    RUSSIA.
    502 730 [Ritrriß’a Telegrams.] DUMA ANNIVERSARY. Extraordinary Sittiag. London, May 11, A telegram from Petrograd states that the anniversary of the opening of the First Duma was celebrated by an extraordinary sitting. All the membei s of the Government and the diplomatists attended. Duma President's Speeek. M. Rodxianko, President of the
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    SECRET SESSION.
    524 730 [Reuter’s* Telegrams.] Col. Ckurekili's Exhaustive Review. London, May 11. The Press Bureau announces that at the Secret Session of the House of Commons Colonel Winston Churchill dealt with the general naval and military situation, especially Russia’s position, the development of the struggle on the Western Front, America’s strength,
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    Great Engineering Strike.
    559 730 [Rwm-, T n WB Zr-'- UNAUTHORISED BY Tim The Government b»s effected by the strike (of following noire: 8 aS€ri th A serious stoppage of work engaged in vital munition, has ct CU moment when in view of the 1 sive on all the front, there is
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    U.S.A. and the War.
    433 731 rwauMs.] U Mission to Russia. Mtn ff.ibington, M»y 12, Vf iasion to Russia includes ctof o£ staff antl Bill Debate. t,p Washington, May 13. Amite after an acrimonious debate, ft® Sinate, 3g thg pro?181 ons of modified J! w ’'i)Ts«uii«' m 13 New York, May 13
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    Great Engineering Strike.
    634 731 [Reuter’b Telegrams.] UNAUTHORISED BY TRADE UNIONS. Government Notification, London, May 11. The Government has exhibited in centres affected by the strike (of engineer?.) the following notice: “A serious stoppige of work by engineers engaged in vital munitions has occurred at a moment when in view of the
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    German Version.
    199 731 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] la The West* London, May 12. A telegram from Amsterdam states that a Belin official announcement reports “Strong British attacks on the western iront last night were mostly lepulsed bv our curtain of fire. Our counterattacks threw back the enemy where he succeeded in penetratirg The
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    London Rubber Market.
    239 731 (From Our Own Correspondent,') London, May 12. The prices in the London Rubber Market tc«day were Pale Crepe 3/0| Diamond Smoked 3/0| According to a French Consular cable Mr. J. Van Voile ihoven,—who was acting Governor-General of lodo-China at the beginning of the war, and has been
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    Penang Assizes.
    919 732 Gang Eobbket Cash. The Assizes opened this morning before Mr. Justice L. M. Woodward in the Supreme Court. There was only one case for trial that against two Chinese, Yeoh Loh and Tan Hin, who were charged with gang robbery, and with being armed at the time of
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    The Molyneaux Case.
    322 732 Thanks, we believe, to th? publicity given to it by the Straits Echo, the case of exInspector Molyneaux is attracting a good deal of attention, The Straits Times, it will be noted, defends the Government’s action in every particular. All we can say is that we have
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    P.V.R.C.
    417 732 P.V.R. C. Club Shoot tenlw Rapid at 200 yard,, 8 shot, i, «N. R. A. 3rd class Figure Corp! 8 A T Nicholas S' Mrs A E Murray Pte H Smith jj g Corpl J M Chalmers (C S) 7* 2nd/Lt V G Ezechiel .77 Corpl C C Rogers ,71
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    THE RUSSIAN CRISIS.
    1023 733 tha "hidden hand has had Waether with the most ill-timed rtbi f .trikes which has just broken weXotsay/ But we do «tinman 1 work of the liiak W 0 can l the conditions «X o« anarchy Which SrUJu in Bussia. The Eusstan which he was bound to
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    Tin.
    36 733 Latest Quotations, D u °refiaed) is quoted here to-day at vU4, buyers no sellers in Singapore (refined) at $ll4 50, business don* (150 tons sob 1 and in Lmdjnat X 246 15-», three moutls’ sight.
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    M.A.P.
    607 733 joyao e nm T.O.M, Mr. D. Campbel), of Messrs. Paterson Simons Co. Ltd., has left for home to jm n m’ Phil, ’P 8» Assistant Inspector on have?’ TUk ADB D haB kft for hom Mr. 8. F. Brere'oi Marlin has left for heme on long bav Mrs. Martin
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1344 734 Everv Man a Motorist. Fo7d Touring Car., ready for the road with regular standard equipment, are now being sold in Shanghai at Tls 875. The time is certainly coming when it wl.l ce possible to buy a reliable two-seater, new and complete, for £5O after the war. The
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    THE BRITISH THRUST.
    385 734 [Reuter's Telegrams.] VALUABLE ADVANCE OPERATIONS AROUND BU Ulcw Nearly 1000 Priacme,,. Correspondents nd °at’ that we bombed the enefei? court and drove him out of side defences around the BoenioJJ A cratered field German fort tlv/ Caval, y Farm near the Road, was easily captured. Desperate Coeater-Atfcd,
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    ADMIRALTY CHANGES.
    467 735 gwri»’» T**”** 8 orrlCUt STATEMENT. London, May 14n ua of Commons Sir Edward la the H JUS o{ t t e Admiralty, antie foLing changes in the Board Ad^r l Johrjellicoe. S L r X& ti,1,0,Cb19 0 ‘lt title of Deputy Chief of the Duff, at present in
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    RUSSIA.
    444 735 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] DISQUIETING SIIU.TION. Houses Commandeered. Petrograd, May 14, The anarchists who seized the Duke of Leuchtenberg’s house have evacuated it and proceeded to the villa of the ex-Minister M. Durnovo which had been commandeered by other anarchists. 1914 Reserve Officers. M, Gutchkoff, War Minister, has ordered the sending
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    LABOUR UNREST.
    331 735 [Rectbk’s Tblbobams.] Omaibus Drivers* Threat. London, May 14. The Labour unrest continues. While the Engineers in several areas are resuming the extremists are remaining out. London is almost without omnibus. A mass meeting of d ivers and conductors, by an overwhelming m jority, adopted a resolution in favour
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    97 735 At the Eastern Produce Exchange Auction yesteday tbe following prices were obtained Diamond Smoked Good from $l5O to $l5l Diamond Smoked Fair 137 to 149 Plain Smoked 124 to 133 Diamond Unsmoked 129 to 182 Plain Unsmoked 119 to 124 Brown Crepe Fair 102 Scrap Crepe 74
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    The Case of Inspector Molyneaux.
    1621 736 [To thi Editor of the Straits Echo.] Dear Sir, One or two friends have called my attention to the fact that the Government states in the Notification that an officer who leaves his post without permission is guilty of disloyalty to the Government.” Will you
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    The Assizes.
    142 736 Sungei Glugor Gang Robbebt. The hearing of the case against Y.oh Lob and Tan Kin, who were charged at ths Assizes before a common jury, with conmitting gang robbery and with being arnw with deadly weapons at the time of tM robbery, was concluded yesterday afteroooi when they
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    Vital Statistics.
    57 736 The following is the Penang Municipality f° r May 5,1917.Total Deaths 23 Death rate 32.47 per par-d with 43-78 in the p of with 25.34 in the corresponding year. f foul Nationality. European Eurasian 07 14 Chinese 1 6 I Malays 2 1" I Indians 1 1 ffs
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    EDUCATION IN THE S.S.
    891 737 UL**'**’ 8 sir fMav 12thon the above tj B r letterof M J to the mcom- f the loca J "fX’ Since* day has P assed &lt;3ib .lKve become more matured. ,B emoted to write ag*m as I iir»s”to ,ba,ishouiti more ■g’SmnSSrad to appears to me
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    SHARES.
    2174 739 i i Dividend. Vnulvrof a. Name. i e 'i •5 C piUI X" 1 2 last Scan- foronrrant (S S S ei»Iye»r. year. g —j--- RUBBER—DOLLAR SHARES. cts. cts 1 1 65 20i A lor Gajah Rubber Estate, Ltd. 4 .00 4.15 ex. 1909 1 n.AOO 12 &gt;i Ayer
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