The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 30 May 1917

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  • 22 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. iM ftr Aonu® 1 Single Copy 40 cts oli 15* Penang, Wednesday, May 30, 1917. No. 22.
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    • 245 1 CONTENTS. Liadeeb: Miscellaneous (Continued) Ireland Again 778 Siam and the War 784 The Empire’s Hour 788 Queen Miry’s Needlework Guild 784 The King and the Constitution 796 791 The Situation 802 Hongkong University 786 Submarines and Peice 812 Farewell to Hon. Mr. W.G. Maxwell 787 Residency “At Home.” 788 Malayan
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    • 198 2 2| 9 THE I 1 STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. >,„.. i R«mwii i IQBBU.IIL. S KB 5v > Published the day prior to the departure of each mall for Europe, and contains the latest local and States .1 news originally published in the daily issues, as well as W all
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  • 1621 778 A.Lding to the suffrage reforms now in England as a result of Speaker’s Conference, the Gazette de Dutch newspaper of pro Ally ’ympathiej. was moved recently to cite the «tthon directed to the solution of domesprobemg by Great Britain during the an( l to contrast Sit by the
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    • 93 778 J 33 SUBaatfS 8323» —w fr-h («ic.pt Smdtji uri P«Ni« I teM*T«) I 4jni (BB BION PBE3B, Ltd. -5, Batch Street, Pen»n<. nm, y,>l'"-IM per umum. Postage Extra, NN* (Pod F l 117.50 h fIAJLI ADDBIIB -IOHO-PENANG” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586 Ponting Department 343 J. 8,- AU btiiineM communications should
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  • 601 779 H f Excellency the Governor, who intended to go to Pahang this week, has been obliged to remain in Penang for the present owing to knee-trouble. We (ST.) regret to announce the death, at the age of 73, of Seow Quee Neo, widow of the late Low
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  • 491 779 [Reuteb’s Telegbams,] SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS, Eaemy Cau(ht ia the Opes. London, May 21, S 25 p,m, Sir Douglas Haig reports "The operations between Bullecourt and and Fontaine lez Croiselles were successfully continued in the night. "We captured a support trench yesterday evening after fierce hand-to-hand fighting and heavily beat
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  • 497 779 [RivtW, Tn, MMUu administrate p Mbl Pr.ml.r-, Sduumt. Toe text of tha J"“ d ™-»‘Jll Lvoff (Premisr) (Foreign Minister) has now Prince Lvoff showed hnthe situation had been that the Socialist parties 4 Wo rkar8 and SoWieri’dE! with the idea of controlling tbs work dt ThJIT 90 a T
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  • 2770 780 [Reuter's Telegrams.] cnSI ON.NTHB COMMON K t «kg Co»v<*** o®’ 0 I London, May 21 H) of > iha Irish auction, Mr. I «X™»» tbo JTf ■fLsinn Feme» wauld all ba reP™ Convention. As far as possible the obown by the body whom Jiwented bat where that
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  • 297 781 SUBMARINISM NEUTRALS [Riutib’i Tili OUX! intense indignation, I Stroßg Proteiti, I L’ndM.M.jg I Tbe continued «nbmiri o i 0! ol I emb,tteri °8 Oerau,’, I with the remaining Eero/w I there is intense indigestion in I the sinking of the three large I the voyage from England. Th, l ment
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  • 171 781 Aa AppealA subscription list has been o under responsible auspices on bebaf o four little children of th. W. Frayne who died on t 18 lospsctor Frayne was an officer and respected by all classesi in th ment and we are sure tba many amon? our
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  • 600 782 ChmM UM I C gT; .B E «flmpore on Monday Attbe*’ ,IZ f\ ftc HBr John BuckmH, j,^tbeCbie f J e 0 Swee Hong, U)» cdMpe k£ in the employ of M* P cg^g° r aQd Oo &S I ,Cad Jhei counts with falsifying S OO °Emitting to
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  • 439 782 Local Company Fined. Before Mr. 8. H. Langst n in the Second Court th a morn.ng the Eastern Shipping Company, Ltd., was t urn mooed as owners for allowing the 8. s. Cornelia to pioceed to sea without the complement of officeis required by section 16
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  • 180 782 [To the Editou of the Straits Echo Sir, Wit lio the last few days two dear little i Hylams have been caught and prosecuted by the wicked police—the one for pinching” his pal’s money, and the for annexing his turn's wa f cb. Both these treasures
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  • 673 782 A correspondent writes to tbe T. 0. M:— The reminder given to tbe population of Malaya that they are much better iff in the matter cf food than tbe people of Europe is, at present, only a warning. It may not be for some months to
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  • 1045 783 We bad occasion the other day to go over a couple of local market price list, one for 1913, the other fortkepresent time. We found on aggregating prices on the two lists that there was an increase of twelve per cent, on the total for the present
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  • 703 783 [To the Editor of the Timet of Malaya.] Sir. —I read in your Saturday’s edition the tixt of the communique issued by the Hgh Commissioner of the Federated Malay States, and although my attention was only drawn to your previous leader on the subject in that
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  • 52 783 Latest Quotation»- tote Tin (unrefined) is quoted 3117, buyers no sellers, ana (refined) at »117.50. business don. sold). London Rubber Mark* (From Our Ou* Rondon. The prices in the London B®** to-day were 3,1 Pale Crepe 3,1 Diamond Smoked Wo have received from ’Sgt*’* Co, a wall calendar, known
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  • 551 784 RpITOB or TH> To hl> the Governor offood B "PP L e, t t I t <rfd W ID3 —in d no one in the |2*‘« pMS.blj Objsd t 0 "‘"h 1 I *mooiiit P other nutters the „d others is especially to to" 6» IMI BU n
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  • 5 784 U, Crops.
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  • 510 784 Taiping, May 23. Our Taiping correspondent writes On Monday last one Tan Kah Coeh appeared before M’. Pryd J charged by Inspector J, McCarthy at Taipiog with having applied a false trade ma’k to goods by applying labels to Stout purporting to be that of George
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  • 53 784 Penang Women Workers. Amount previously acknowledged 15,109 53 F. M. 10 00 K. S. 10.00 L. R. M 10 00 A. S. 10 00 15,149.53 Hospital garments for soldiers ready cut out for workers, will be given out at the Town Hall on Fridays from 9,45
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  • 678 784 Tbe position token by Siam as one of the sigoatoiies to Hague Convention has biiherto te n thoroughly correct. Immediately upon tbe outbreak of hostilities she proclaimed her complete neutrality and took the customary measures to prevent its breach by combatants, by the dismantling of a
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    • 45 784 Now Is the Time. For rheumatism you will find nothing better than Chimberlain’s Pain B»lm, Now is the time to get rid of it, Try this liniment and see how quickly it will relieve tbe pain and soieuess. For sale by all dispensaries and dealers,
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  • 1893 785 The Caldbeck, Macgregor Case. The trial of Teo Swee Hod?, formerly storekeeper employed by Mem?. Caldbeck, Macgr-’gor and Co., on cba r ges of falsifying books by omitting certain entries was continued at the Singapore Assizes on Monday and Tuesday bstore the Chief Justice (Sir John Bucknill, K.
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  • 1816 786 0' aAT IT Hi 3 Mk g «XVi luccessfal students, if*?, toX-ution P»P»'»/ tb lur siowbeea laid before the ««miner» and baa tbit one graduate has Sanded to receive drat class £X"d two other. have been honour‘nSlXrt on it! decrees i» a matter g ,Wb ths Hoackong ro
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  • 1013 787 A Kuala Kangsar correspondent writes to the T.O.lf:— It is probably without record that, in so short a time, any British Resident in the F.M.B. has gained the thorough goodwill and respect of the people of the State he has administered as has
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  • 217 787 —TO M. Police Coup Near Kampar. Information having been received by the local Police that a certain gang of Chinese robbers intend*d organising a hold-up on the Kampar-Temoh road on the afternoon of Thursday last, Mr. H. L. Hart, A. C. P.. and a number of defectives
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  • 36 787 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $ll6 75, buyers no sellers, in Singapore (refined) at $ll7 50. buyers no sellers, and in London at £255 ss. spot and £253 15». three months.
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  • 500 787 A Partxbr Cation, In the D strict Court u Acton this morning s r.nv cbaraed with criminal breach J"?’• respect cf 11.763 97 b Mr. C. D. V. Hogan amrrM prosecution and Mr. SM ru r accused. X 8Utl fat, Mr. Hogan .aid that the and
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    • 45 787 For When you b»ve P ,,n k Cb»“ back bathe tbe F a w ,„gi«, J P.in Bdm twice a day, palm of tbe hand for t piece jjo* plication. Then dampen slightly with {hi 8 over the seat of pa n. saries and dealers,
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  • 1063 788 rur which is being officially Emp l for the second time, is a youth had to face the b Htoie who reprobated flat:that there wM.an 111 ud moral dignity m keeping riu of British power and civilisation tfVta the bushels of reticence, may formerly have been -to
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  • 276 788 F Dlvid Secretary to the Singapore mm 910ner ba «turned to th? TT^ Celle C j the a° vernor returned up PHv.u'sejXy.” bia Frlnnh Q lafco Ca pt»in Doumer, son of (he F encb Senator, Paul Doumer has been killed during an aerial engagement. The King of
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  • 267 788 Favoured by pleasant weather and attended by a large number of guests, the “At Home” at the Residency yesterday afternoon proved a very successful and enjoyable function. A Suecesaful Ride. The Hunt Club Ride which took place yesterday afternoon was also a successful function, everyone thoroughly enjoying
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  • 1705 789 Our Hackney Carriages. A correspondent writes t—•'lt was only lately that you referred to the hackney carriages in Penang becoming a thing of the past. Thia prediction may come true sooner than many of us expect. At present there are no more than a dozen of them plying
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  • 18 789 Our RQ hber The prices in the London to-day were Pale Crepe 01 Diamond Smoked
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  • 359 790 [Reuter's Telegrams.] •UCCESSFUL RAID. London. May 22, 2.45 P- ra to the north of ‘SX.u artillery “>«« d v Lt of Ballocourt. south of the of the destroyed l*n?e ammunition dump JU-Jt of Qa~t; ‘^P}, 0810 1 ni tilt to a Broat8 r0a t distance 1Q our ro
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  • 414 790 [Reuter’s Telegrams] ENEMY ATTACKS. A Thousand Prisoners Taken. London, May 22, 4.10 p.m. A French communiqud reports: “Enemy attacks on the positions we captured yesterday north of Mont Cirnillet, Casque and Teton were everywhere repulsed with losses. “Wa took a thousand unwounded prisoners on May 20, including twentyeight
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  • 376 790 [Reuteb’s Telegbams.] The Shippiag Problem. Washington, May 22. Mr. A. J. Bilfour discussed shipping problems with the United States Shipping Board. British experts have worked out the amount of the tonnage necessary to supply the Allies and the Board has drafted a programme accordingly, Arrival of
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    • 81 790 Croup. This disease is so d&n?erous and so rapid in its development that every mother of young children should be prepared for it. It is very risky to wait until the attack of croup appears and then send for medicine and let the child suff-r until it can be obtained.
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  • 921 791 [Reuter's Telegrams. J LOID CURZON'S SPEECH. A F«rv«at Hope* London, May 22, Lord Curzon, in hii speech in the House of Lords on the question of Ireland, said that when the war ia over and we had commenced the taak of reconstructing which would not be less
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  • 658 791 Penang Women Workers. Amount previously acknowledged $5,109 53 F. M. 10 00 K. 8. 10.00 L. R* 10 00 A. 8 10 00 $5,149.53 Hospital garments for soldiers ready cut out for worker s, will be given out at the Town Hall on Fridays from 9,45
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    • 45 791 Now Is the Time. For rheumatism you will find nothing better than Chimberlain’s P-iin Bilm, Now is the time to get rid of it, Try this liniment and see how quickly it will relieve the pain and soreness. For sale by all dispensaries and dealers,
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  • 461 792 2,£ c -i' wa rnn« the people I o SEc»''“’. wlBl)OU <i t cerU.a S* flef I hnd stofTs OUI9 9teps ml;h ti k-n to increase local t<»3 t’ eu r jk' l!f0 1 to tip’C?a and sugar, P C,iCall l SVs.^^.,but to W! tbe cultivation ot
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  • 839 792 i.— Malay Mail, Tbe official injuccaon to the public of Malaya to observe the strictest economy not only in toe supplies imported from other countries but in all foodstuffs is no doubt what tbe sergeant would have called cautionary. Nobody believes that there is at present
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  • 282 792 A Gambling Raid. In consequence of a raid made by Inspector McLernon and a posse of Policemen eleven Chinese were this morning placed in the dock before Mr. R D. Acton in the District Court charged with playing in a common gaming house. They were all found
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  • 94 792 (From Our Own Correspondent,') Singapore, May 25. At tbe Singapore Rubber Auction the following prices were obtained Smoked Sheets 9145 to 9152 per picul Good J 23 144 do Plain 117 140 do Ribbed unsmoked 120 127 do Plain 119 133 do Crepes 148 152 do Good
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  • 1770 793 8 T. THE CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CASE. Accused in tai Box. The trial of Teo Bwee Hon?, formerly a storekeeper in the employ of Messrs. Caldbeck, Macgregor and Co., was continued at the Singapore Assizes before the Chief Justice (Sir John Bucknill, K.C.) and a special jury. Accused is
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  • 353 794 I of Perak for I b y Mr. W. George ft* 1919 X the SUta On y th M*l»y popol»* 100 bicb wa jji?rTo emphasis. Malays aid PhthisisISaw Metal Officer reports that >pp»ri to be on tbe increase. It is t' ,Z Ibero iofor “Ore pulmonary Kil
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  • 3 794 Latest Quotationsat
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  • 45 794 Own r L DdoD »May 24. eL don Rubbß r Market D? 0 1 3/0| 3/OJ SdT.toOcntra/nJ ln 3 ’ben the X s 1 thf ougb 1 r ‘>eP.CC. hjforatk a ic kson but tk .'‘44 rot beintervil rn, Dut tte ?d:-
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  • 820 794 into ones neighbours garden.—Malaya Tribune, The time-honoured principles and policies of the nations of the world have all been cast into the melting pot, and when this war is over and things cooled down, one wonders what refined truths and principles will be extracted.
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  • 396 794 The Taiping correspondent of the T.O.M, writing on Wednesday says :—From Saturday morning (the 19tb) to Sunday evening nearly 4| inches of rain fdl in Taiping, on the afternoon of Sunday, the Bruas road was flooded in two places (one of them being near Padang Gajib) to
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    • 64 794 For a Lame Baek. When you have pains or lameness in the hack bathe the parts with Cnamberlain’s P*in Balm twice a day, massaging with the palm of the hand for fi?e minu es at each application. Then dampen a p ece ot fltnnel slightly with this liniment and bind
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  • 363 795 Accused Convicted. The hearing was resumed yesterday afternoon in the District Court before Mr R. D. Acton of the case against Lim Soon Yong, a partner in chop Seng Hup Hoe, who was charged with criminal breach of trust of 11,763.97. Mr. C, D. D. Hogan
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  • 38 795 The following are the particulars of out* ?ut of the Rmong Tin Dredging Co. Ltd. or the first half of May No. 1 Dredge 48 Piculs. No. 2 Dredge 257 Piculs. No. 3 Dredge 352 Piculs.
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  • 81 795 At the Eastern Produce Exchange Auction yesterday the following prices were obtained. Diamond Smoked Good from >l4B to $149 Diamond Smoked Fair 136 to 147 Plain Smoked 125 to 127 Diamond Unsmoked 123 to 139 Plain Unsmoked 11 7to 124 Brown Crepe Fair 113 Scrap Crepe 86
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  • 1058 795 [Rkuter’b Tblbgrams.] BANQUET TO GEN. SMUTS. Post-War Questioas. London, May 23. A distinguished comoany including Lord Milner, General Sir William Robertson and other notable people formerly and at present associated with South Africa gubernatorially, financially and otherwise, were present at a dinner at the Savoy given in
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    • 53 795 Always Recommend It. In almost every community there is some one whose life his been saved by ChamberUin a Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Such persons seldom missan opportunity to recommend it, and these recommendations and its never failing qualities account for its great popularity. For sale by all dispenlanes
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    • 51 795 Croup. This disease is so dan?e rc oot nr> in it, development that young should be very risky 11 MO dfer*rJ croup appears and then clfl bt and let the child .08? tained. Chamberlain prompt and effectu. 11Wf 1 known to fail J» bottle in the home. For sariei and
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  • 12 795 Obituary. Ex-Queea Raaavalo, Algiers, May 24, d Ex-Queen Rinavalo of Madagascar i
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  • 1157 796 ‘LerfrtioM hare been more or less tSI Smuts and the Maharajah of S hare gravely pointed out tow S and ind*d bow necesaary the British -trcbr iiaatho link which unite, the it part, of the Empire and bind. •Xinjenonal loyalty to the Crown J,tei of
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  • 576 796 h fl l h W D Magill, we are sorry to learn, has been wounded.— M M. Mr. M. H, Graham, late of Kuala Selauger, is now a captain in the R. F A R L Edwar ds, of Lanadron Rubber Estate, Muar, arrived here this morning
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  • 1352 797 R,-C i Penang. His many friends in Penang will be sorry to hear that Mr. W. C- Michell was not in good health when the last mail left England. It seems a little doubtful now whether he will be able to come out to the Straits to take
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  • 380 797 [Rbctbb 1 reciprocal bombardmiht Raids aad Patrol Eaeuuafcn. Field-Mai he erman yesterday nistt* ?6re“ e Muntet tothe “orth Comparative Lull. o r. doD > M »J 23, 10,«., Sir Douglas Haig reports:— “There is nothing of special intemt te report to-day. “There is less aerial activity than vk».
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  • 217 798 rgrrt»»’ B T.t«otAMsJ jiitiih losses. Uair.ur ri««“ Lindol’, May 23. .it. .nnouneas that the British the sailing, ttlis’ol 1,600 tons were sunk f<ul than 1,603 tons. uo«K»e«fully attacked. U filing boat, were sunk. Italia* Fit«r««London, May 25. Paar hundred and sixty merchantmen JidltsFas ports during the week
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  • 473 798 [Renter’s Telegrams] Ab Abortive Affair, London, May 24. 1,30 p.m. It is officially reported that four or five airships approached the coast of East Anglia before midnight. A thick bank of rainclouds made observation difficult. Four of the airships penetrated the eastern counties. From their erratic
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  • 474 798 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] A BLOW TO GERMANY. Emperor’s Firm Staid. Amsterdam, May 24. A telegram from Budapest states it is offimally announced that the Emperor Charles has refused to give his assent to the Government’s franchise proposals. Count Tisza tendered the resignation of the entire Cabinet which was
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  • 1043 799 [Rxutxb’b Tiligbams.] FRENCH PREMIER 3 REVIEW. Words of War* E»eour»t«*«»t* Paris, May 23. The meeting of the French Chamber after a seven-weeks’ recess was chiefly remarkable for the speech of the Premier which dealt largely with the Russian crisis. There was a general feeling when M. Ribot
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  • 436 799 CFnm Our Own T l q Londoo »May 24 The pnoe,m the London Jtabi»? to-day were Pale Crepe Diamond Smoked g jj ‘is ment, was remanded until the ht Messrs. Boustead Co. i n f orm n lfto the Ratrut Bssin Tin Dfedgirg Co U output for
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  • 1441 800 „f the world has games and S« r 'P M f ’o hare the Malays o. Kedah >3®" d e history is entangled in wh Ch 3 ol<lest Q the above subject f 0 interest Owing to the g 1101 Ms Which would take up
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  • 373 800 Extraordinary General Meeting. An extraordinary general meeting of the members of the Wagon-Pacbaung Wolfram Mines, Limited, was held at the < fficcs of Messrs Bukir Co., to-day. There were present Messrs. W. H. .Toorn% in the chair, J. Boy, The Hon. Mr. J. Mitchell, A.
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  • 24 800 May 8 By bilance >1,722 96 21 A Bet 5 00 May 21 By balance >1,727.96 Amount previously acknowledged 30,727.73 ...>32,455.69
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  • 666 801 Completion of the Contract work Oa the 26th of December, 1916, the Lidy Evelyn Young gave the signal for setting the last concrete block on the M*in WDart recon■traction of the Singapore Harbiur Board. That will be a notable date in the history of the great enterprise, but
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  • 1059 801 [Bv Tom Wright.] To tin almost coun’less sweetly pretty things that have been said of rivers, I have one to add. Rivers are to men home paths. As tbe well worn path that lea is to rest, to welcome Buries, t) meal», so is a river to
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  • 128 801 Ths following »re the Me?»rs. A. A. Anthony and Coi t 0 Aylr Kuning Rubber E»t»t« W buyers and $1321 filers Rubber Estate $6 00 buy er $5.40 sellers; Mergui B Qbl r Teluk buyers and $5.60 sellers, Rubber Estates $1175 buye sellers; Temor’oh Coco^ Ut sl 37X lellr*
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  • 701 802 iritis not a bad budget j t 3 p reg ent to our rin th v y bi T »I®’ nim will 1» <* ee P and I<le loss in the Mediterranean, -adrtgw at i ggj of the transport with so many gallant officers ouMriel is tinged with
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  • 416 802 CfVwn Our Own London, May 25. The prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were: Pale Crepe 3/01 Diamc nd Smoked 3/o| Reuter, cabling on the 24'h in st., reports that the silver ma r ket is featureh s*. Mr. Chin Leng’s team beat the Selangor Club
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  • 510 802 from Mr B WatSOn re,arned Mr. M. H. Graham, late of Kuala oelangor, is now a captain in the R F.A. Mr. J MacDonough, Assistant Auditor General, Alor Star, has returned from leave at home. Rjuter cables that H. M. the King has handed the la on
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  • 1172 803 Bad Business Methods, A tradesman who desires to advertise bis wares does not put a high price on his cats* logue but distributes it free gratis and for nothing as widely as possible among his potential customers. Whoever then arranged to sell the catalogue of the seeds for
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  • 427 803 [Riutbb’s Txliobami] 8.500 PRISONERS, Serious Eaemy Lo m BlDdoD, Mly A French communique says—“A German attack on Vauclen pu. ast evening was driven back, with J? losses. The prisoners we took here a 22 belong to six regiments of font a? ent divisions, “We have taken 8.600 unwoundedftw
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  • 407 804 [Reuter's Telegrams.] 9 000 Pri»o«er». London, May 24. annonncament states: r,’™ t’; were heavily engaging the *Mile w rtroop3 after carrying 00 Q he| j n the centre and on the SI t o the south of the «“rnalo road, passed i Xlo and captured Jaminano and five
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  • 548 804 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Heavy Los» of Life. London, May 24. The Admiralty announces that the British transport Transylvania was torpedoed in Mediterranean on May 4 with the following loss of life. Military: 29 officers and 373 other ranks. Crew The Captain, 1 officer, nine men Destroyers to the
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  • 537 804 [Reuter’s Telegrams]. IN THE STRAITS AND MEDITERRANEAN. Tribute ia the Commoa», London, May 24. Replying to a question in the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil, Minister for the Blockade, said that the activities of the Japanese Navy had not ended with the operations resulting with cooperation
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  • 1252 805 [Rbutir’s Tileorams.] FIRST LORD’S REVIEW. Fi(hti*( the Svbmariae. London, May 24, Sir Edward Carson, First Lord of the Admiralty, who was entertained at a lunche on of the Empire Producers Organisation, in a powerful speech dwelt ou the far-reaching result» of the war upon the
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  • 304 805 THE food PROBLEM, Novel Proposal, Washington, Mi, Stat., continue J methods in .seeling the Following upon a huge Kh employing hundreds of thounM f ec i Q the cultivation Tj the Secretary of Labour announce, 2? for a nation-wide holiday during the£ as a possible solution
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  • 21 805 r i]"22# May BBy balance 21 A Bet 11 727# May 21 By balance Amount previously acknowledged t
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    • 57 805 Tins disease is 9 in its development lb Jj fer jt young eb'Wren sbooldt P.| (|)e i, ve-y risky t 0 h .end «o' > croup appears and t cl o .nd let the child «‘“A t.ined. Chamberlain s C prompt and effectu.l W« known to fail in «O bottle
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  • 1033 806 [Reuter's Telegrams.] oTthe Friti.h ti B oocM*o“ o, l ho ited P B tatef. B say B that touched every phase TnLrica and the Allies and are future of the “5 the wMidathbl® ijmpitby. born of ”X 1 Luct between British end Ofioisls. cannot be Uncertainty
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  • 449 806 [Reutkr’s Telegrams] FRENCH MINISTER'S STATEMENT. I*tcrc*ti*g Figures. m. Paris May 26. Toe French Chamber discussed submarinism. The Minister of Marine agreed with Mr. Lloyd George and Lord Milner that submarines will not beat us. With the captured tonnage and the tonnage purchased and constructed the Allied tonnage at
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  • 1608 807 [Rzutbr’s Tblbgrams]. PREMIER’S SPEECH. VARIOUS TOPICS DISCUSSED. The Irish Questioa. London, May 25. In the House of Commons, on the motion for an adjournment for the Whitsuntide recess, Mr. Lloyd George said that he could hot at present definitely state the composition of the Irish Convention, but the
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  • 788 808 [Reuter's Telegrams.] H t»vr to” 0F L F E London, May 26, tfc d ’7ffl»my n, airerift. about «s' ’’’liX .tucked south-east Eagc«"“’ sis and 6.30 yesterday “Tmb. dr °P p? S ,1?« Nearly *ll the damage Intown where the bcmbs £ell :n c QB in<?
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  • 317 808 [Riutbr’s Tbligrams.] artillery activity. Successful Operatic*, London, May 25,4 50 p.m. A French communique reports t h There was great mutual aitillery activity at Chemin des Dames and in the region north west of Braye en-Lionnois, especially towards the Pantheon. To the east we carried out a completely
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    • 81 808 Cronp. 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 the child suffer until it can be obtained.
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  • 879 809 [Riutir’b Tilegramu.] OVER 20,000 PRISONERS. BATTLE STILL RAGING. Furtker G*ia>, London, May 25. An Italian official announcement itates A tattle is still raging from the sea to Flava. Oar troops fought through a labyrinth ct fortifications stubbornly defended by strong and well-trained forces. M The total number of
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  • 413 809 [Bbvtub’h Ttatoujj, emigration from india. i.diM S.pr. mlUlMv London, Xty H A Bluebook of a hundred andsabju. containing the proeeedimrf Imperial War Conference, XV* 88^, d Tt contains the resolutions iljj icabled and extract» from papers laid before tts cX? notably a Memorandum on Emigration Indra to
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    • 45 809 Now Is the Time. For rheumatism you will find nothing better than Cbimberlain’s Pain Brim. Now is the time to get rid of it. Try this liniment and see how quickly it will relieve the pain and soreness. For sale by all dispensaries and dealers,
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    • 41 809 For lammessh^ 1 When you have pains or back bathe the parts with Pain Balm twice a day, palm of the hand for five nsmow plication. Then dampen slightly with tb>. LW*»* over the seat of pam. for •aries and dealers.
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  • 522 810 of rift "’"“r7utt"crs kii J e,r WlB t !j e PeMOg j ererT member of mobili.ed from Saturday tie F ?l tie ccoclvsion of the tight dnished up at w Lhilired Captain Wace aho Ulbe iff r»‘ lts duriDg th Jg debilitation and alao their arms “itelbrwiinon Saturday
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  • 484 810 There wrs a large gathering to witness the Y MC A. Sports wuich were held on Wbit Moodiy on the Y.M.G.A. ground. Gnod weather prevailed, and from start to finish there was no lack of enthusiam. Mrs. A. B. J. Dewar k.ndiy gave away the prizes and the
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  • 683 810 Eurasian Lad a Death, Availing tbemaoives ot the bohdiv yester. «’y school boya, miatly Eori.ians, went to Tanj mg for a swim They all got into the 89a T wo o f them, one of whom was Rilph Leeslar, a youth of sixteen, ewam out some distance
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  • 1428 811 Dnt we can never realise what we have I not experienced is, 80 far hi this Colony is concerned, an axiom which might well be applied. Here, since the very commencement of the war, lack of commodities has not been feit to any appreciable extent, and prices
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  • 501 811 —Free Press. We barn that rfo, I of perron, of their I body of persons at th“S" )O S| indi.idml, has circuited a Mt-t? 1 I pets that in future there will feuV I ships available for homswarf I niouth. Of these five, two J ,3? I banging
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  • 61 811 1 of lb* The following is the > Penang Municipality for May 19,1917 4 /•Male 56 j gg Total Deaths Death rate per pared with 37.3» m the «k rf with 27.83 in the correspond year. M p. Nationality. European o 1 J Eurasian og 16 Chinese g
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  • 1134 812 the hope of deBritain. mercantile marine tbe .übmarine war. and "Ttead. to make propoaa' B for peace character. Those Ltmootatanding items in thia morn‘’“newi the drat reachin i ue through Sir." the awoad commg by way of Kme and Sumatra. If subLabwe, they are of supreme im®L.„
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  • 527 812 Dr, Gilmore Ellie,' P. C. M. O ia in renang on inspection duty. U xwelli9 P»yi»« viait to H, E. the Governor on Penang Hill. His Excellency the Governor is now much better and will be able to leave Penang in the near future, Cantain Wace who
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  • 1364 813 Passing It On. We would direct the attention of the competent authority to the letter from “Tenant” which we publish on page 5 t j-diy, There has already been far too much of thia squeezing by wealthy landlords, but a 50 per cent increase in rent to meet
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  • 815 813 [Reuter’, IN CHAMPAGNE. Infantry Attack, and ArtUler, c Ma, 28,1. T. A French communique reporu, Io Ca.mpagnctbe eoea, |a„„rt.>. atticke on Teton and in the IZ> J* attacks, after penetrating omlhLV* completely ejected. A third Cabqui broke down. Champagne'^ 11 7 THE CALIFORNIA PLATEAU. Importance of the Position,
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  • 525 814 [Reuter’s Telegrams,] FURTHER ADVANCE. Captures of Men and Material. London, May 27, 5.40 p.m. An Italian offic al announcement states We extended the positions on the south part of the plateau on the fourth day of the furious Carso bittie and mlintaiued the positions captured in the other
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  • 503 814 [Reuter's Telegrams] VAGUE GERMAN COMMENTS. An Important Admission. Amsterdam, May 28, r The German Press, commenting on Mr. Lloyd George’s speech in the House of Commons on the subject of the submarine menace, abandons the idea of the complete destruction of Britain’s mercantile marine and speaks vaguely
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    • 63 814 u Croup. ‘fill 1? t dCTelo P®'nt da^ rOU &ad 80 ra P’<* J? ch,ldr en should bpn 6Very motherof lnik > to wair P^ paredf It tbpn UQtl he attack of c^®be r lai Q 8 r Cln be ohMd ha, ed J is ,Q UuJ "J! never been
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  • 454 815 [Reuter’s Telegrams M KERENSKY'S MESSAGE. Iron Discipline in the A»my. Madrid, May 27. M. Kereniky, Minister of War, in a striking message to the forces repeating bis de* mand for iron discipline, declared that if the soldiers and sailors do not defend the country their names will be cursed.
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  • 283 815 [Reuter’s Telegrams Demonstration in Hyde Park. London, May 28. A great and enthusiastic ation was organised by the British League of Workers in Hyde Park and addiessed by members of the House of Comm ms and the leading members of the Libour Party. The meeting adaptei by
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  • 196 815 [To the Editor of the Strait» Echo.'] Dear Sir, As an example of what is going to happen in the near future unless Government intends taking action to p'event it, I beg to state that the landlord of the bouse I occupy hai raised the rent 50
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  • 510 815 the QUESTION of PU Ct Austria's Attit«4«. A Hague cable to ths that, according to the Berlin of the Ducb clerical piper Central Powers are readme moderate peace terms, The J.' Austria intends to make peace nrS the Powers of the «‘Entente? The following cables appear
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