The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 4 July 1917

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    20 962 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. 0ht Anft»»’ Single Copy 40 eta ol. 15. Penang, Wednesday, July 4, 1917. No. 27.
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      311 962 I I *f” CONTENTS. Leaders: Miscellaneous (Csniinuec?) > The Future of the Empire 964 Horace Goldin at the Empire 969 i Moddhng Through 970 War Leun Lottery 969 Mfeeopotamla-uiid After 976 A Labour Puzzle 975 Edowt'on in the F.M.8 982 Mr. Kh H y MDg Death 977 The Situation 986
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      189 963 I -iRhfl I fl THE I STRAITS ECHO 1 MAIL EDITION. 'jB •> fl Published the day prior to the departure of each mail d for Europe, and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the daily issues, as well as fl all important news from various
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    THE FUTURE OF THE EMPIRE.
    942 964 t The resolutions passed recently by the imperial Conference cannot but impress the ’Slier with the importance of the business huucted ani the readiness with which *now and complicated problems have wet The Conference had neither •Wti 7 e nor executive authority, and •«mout any
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    It is feared
    22 964 that a consignment of bocks far the Penang Library has been lost with the parcels mail of May 23,
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    M. A. P.
    556 964 Dr. R. M Connolly is, we are glad to bear progreasmg favouraoly toward. ?ecoverv. Mr, Lim Peng Siang of Singapore has Arre/ e ted f ll0W ,he R 7il 8oai6 U f The deith has occurred at Home of Mr, Hinry Da!la«, well-known in the East generally
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      81 964 (J3 mu» srJ3, (except Sunday. and poblio 4 holid*y«) XTTI1 «gHEBION PBESS, Ltd. Wi Beach Street. Penang. Pbicb' ...per annum. W^ti<»...Po't»8 eEltra(Port Free) H7.5O OJLBLI ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586 Printing Department 343 Ji-All bulnew communications should be addressed THE MANAGER, Matter intended for publication MKld bs addreaaed to
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1011 965 The Loss o! the Mails. Of course the loss of the mails despatched to the East from London st the end of May will cause serious inconvenience, and perhaps worse, both to business people and private individuals. But since the submarining became acute it has been customary to
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    To-morrow
    78 965 will be the third anniversary of the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, the Duchess of Hobenberg, at S'rajevo. The inner history of this deplorable crime had never been revealed, and it is scarcely surprising that in the light of subsequent events there are some who
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    With the extraordinary rise
    119 965 that is announced in homeward freights from the Ea t one is reminded of the laments that Sir Thop. Sutherland was wont at times to address to the shareholders of the P. and 0. Company. The days when the company’s steamers carried silk at =£40 per
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    Lieutenant James Lawrence Fowlie,
    95 965 Light Infatt r y, who was killed on April 24, wis the eldest son of r. and Mrs, Fowlr, of Singapore, and of wag borD in Singapore educated at Clifton Bank, Andrews, at St. Andrews’ Univero Bt fc m hroke Collegp, Cambridge, and Sandhurst. He gazetted
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    SITUATION IN SPAIN.
    376 965 Til, 01uo] Tbe Council of MioUtmVV"«uspend the ComUtaLJ 1di SsnorD.to, the Premier ta P» aoetouktbeKm 8 t 0 It i. offirielly .tated”th,t“h of guarantees i, more nece,„ r J’ S* »ny time .joce 1873 owV to 3"* person, provoking disorder, AdsI&I the Pres, attacking the order, exempting
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    Tin.
    32 965 Latest «“«‘‘‘jTr, to M Tin (unrefined) is q«o' e d b giog ,port d »108.37), bus ness done, jt $108.37). buyers no seller. “J, ol)S tU at .£243 15p. epot and
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    THE BRITISH THRUST.
    938 966 1 SWJTANriU PROGRESS. AttKk 01 I* M,l< FreB Lo=<l».J““ e2 5 12 2Op VT!‘«d*»p Digb T -Ws 1 nth west of L?ns and made 50,0 h Duress as’ride the Souchez P one aD d-a-half miks. jJpelelj repaid a raid to the a .'ht b t .b««n re
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    THE GREEK CRISIS.
    393 966 [Reuteb’s Ibligrams], triumph of M. VENIZELOS. Premier's Resigaatioa. r Athens, June 25. M, Zumis has resigned. Tbe King told M. Jonnart tbit he agreed to M. Vemz’los forming a C b.net. M. Ven zdos has arrived at Athens. Aid the Cause. M. Ziimis resigned because he refused
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    The following Officers of the Penang Volunteers
    99 966 passed an examination for pro- motion to Captain (Oral and Practical) equivalent to Examination B (Territorial F->fce Regulator) Lieut E. E C’Iman, 2/Li'ut. C D. D. Hnan, 2/L>ut, V. C. Ez>chiel, 2/Leut. C R A. Goatly, 2/L eut, D. A. M Brown, and
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    OUTWARD MAILS LOST.
    264 967 [Rbutbb’b Tblbgbams.J Official Aaaoaacemaat. London, June 26, An official announcement states that letter mails for India, Mesopotamia, Ceylon, the Straits Settlements, Malays a and beyond, despatched from London on May 31, and Krcel mails despatched on May 23 have en lost at sea. The Duration of the
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    Vital Statistics.
    75 967 The following is the health statement of the Penang Municipality for the week ended June 23,1917 (Male 53) Total Deaths < >82 Female 29 Death rate 40-34 per mille per annum compared with 34.93 in the preceding week and with 34.29 in the corresponding week of last year.
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    On Saturday morning
    16 967 murder was com- mitted inTwakow No. 1584, which was lying near Kampong Malacca.
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    The L. and C. Express of May 9, in its notice of the Academy says :
    60 967 The L. and C. Express of May 9, in its notice of the Academy says -Of pictures that specially appeal to Far Eastern readers the first will be found in Room VIII and is a portrait of Major g\ Clair (427), It is an excellent portrait of the erstwhile long
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    The Local Food Problem.
    633 967 The war news of the day being brief, and wire rews dealing largely with food and econom c questions, we are emboldened to wonder when our Food Control Committee is going to get to work. Something is bappaning, no d >ubt because a secretary has been
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    London Rubber Market.
    25 967 (from Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 26. The prices in the London Rubber Market tc«day were Pale Crepe 2/5) Diamond Smoked 2/4f
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    Trade in the F.M.S.
    278 967 Bupp K brisker than in tb bto* Ironmongery, bard».», j r lh ing material are, of course har^V 0^0 1 from Britain, but euppl^of" I have not .offered any P g reat Ju ba. to be remembered ft at ft surrounding estates .nd be well to
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    Church Army Recreation Tents.
    134 967 Subscription Lilt. Amount previously acknowledged 1934 Lira Thea tn, Esq $10, Mrs. Oog Teng Neoh 4P, Mrs Lee Oon Saik 20. Mrs Eow Yok Poh 10. Mrs, Sai Pang 20. Mrs. Gch Taik Chee 10, Mrs. Kboo Y-w B e 5, Mrs. Lsm Kam Thong 50,
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    From Dutch Sources.
    76 967 A Hagua cable to the Sumatra W th.t Bishop Heylen of Namur who the war ban been continue slyi inc« tiooe with the clergy in Aoetris. J," cert, in person, io bis W« j midde of July ud be concluded for that peace negotiators wffife J The
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    For being in possession
    21 967 ports tne war For being in possesion f° r ,hcpof f. lse "tTch-iiHO* keepers were fined 125
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    We are pleased to see
    43 967 keepers were y f We are pleased to s«> Jul .1« Chinese names in th <irfrf the Church AW B^jset we publish to-d»y- ,,,„e onr deterring one *nd oi tbsir I»* 1 readers that it i* -*’> 0,w supjrt-.
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    F. M. S. Legislation.
    511 968 baT CH of NEW bills. Fighting Malaria. MntheF.M.S Gaxette COD 4* 8'*" ,bcut be tl0duC8d Ik’ F e is to amend the fueobj-ct j| provides for mr- o?the Registrars of txtecding tbs P q re|pect o f grant of of administration, to F”“ ...ted application», and
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    Over-seas Club Tobacco Fund.
    19 968 A i »obt’» 1KL 8DBN 8 Li&t.) H» ;m usly ack nowledged $543.50 5.00 548.50
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    Singapore Appeal Court.
    264 968 Decision of ths Chief Justice Reversed. In the Court of Appeal at Singapore on Tuesday morning judgment w s given in the case in which Lim K*ng Seng appealed aga'nst a decision of the Chief Justice in tbe action brought by appellant against Habib Ahmad, claiming $1,345
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    Queen Mary’s Needlework Guild.
    193 968 Penang Women Workers. Amount previously acknowledged $5,269 53 Mrs. Pritchard (further dor.) 10.00 Mrs. Mitford 10 00 Mrs. Penny 500 8. B 8. 5.00 $5,299.53 Hospital garments for soldiers reidy cut out for workers will be given out at the Town Hall every Fiidays from 9.45
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    The latest synthetic rubber proposition
    83 968 bus been launched io Tacoma, Washington, by Mr. Morton Gregory, who proposes to produce rubber from Pog t Sound products, Mr. Gregory who has been experimenting for several years, claims that the feasibility of bis precess has been demonstrated in a number of laboratories during
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    Training Notes.
    360 968 Some Useful Wore. 1Qtere8t in the early train ng of the horses m preparation for the forthcoming Summer Meeting is daily increasing and the attendance at the racecouise in the mornings is gradually augmenting. Moat of the horses were put through balf.pace work but we hope very soon
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    Tin and Rubber.
    70 968 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $150.50, business done, in Singapore (refined) at $110, business done, (225 tons sold), in London at X245 10$. spot and j£241 three months. Messrs. Boustead <t Co. inform us that tbe following are the quotations for Rubber on
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    Says a London message of May 25 :
    60 968 Says a London message of May 25 A correspondent of the Westminster Gazette asserts that the navy’s latest device for combat ing submarines is not that invented by Signor Marconi, but is an entirely British contrivanoe. It is remarkably simple, and is reputed to be infallible. When its operations are
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    Mr. H.W. Massingham,
    132 968 M r H.W. Massingham, thetwentieth century R bespfarre, continues in tbe Nation bis fierce attacks on the Dinton of Downing Street. His dislike for Mr L’oyi George is pu r e’y academic. Everything that Mr. Massingham does, cve’y'hing that he i«,is purely academic. If y< u did not know him
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    Horace Goldin at the Empire.
    265 969 Thii is an excellent show, but a bit too long and a few drastic cuts in the vaudeville section would be an improvement. Horace Goldin is a host in himself and bis claim to be the master magician” is no idle boast. Last night be
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    War Loan Lottery,
    406 969 Bo many Penang people have taken tickets in what is being called the “Bombay Sweep” that the following official description of the method of drawing to be followed, furnished by Mr. E. F. Lance, the Act ng Secretary of the Western India Turf Club, will be read
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    Parish Hall.
    298 969 Billiard Toubnambnt. We give below tbe handicaps and the result of tbe drawing in the Billiard Tournament at the Parish H*ll Championship. C E Ribless bye A M Ford j R«v. L M Duvelle P Domingo C C Stewart L de Souz* 5 A A Jeremiah R Te»j?n
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    Penang Rubber Auction.
    93 969 The undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Dennys and Co at their Auction Sale to-day and on Tuesday:— Smoked Ribbed Sheet $118 to $124 per picul No. 2 Smoked Sheet Diamond 106 >f H7 do Unsmoked Sheet Ho H5 do No. 2 Unsmoked
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    London Rubber Market.
    301 969 Our I Tbeprice.intheLMd^Enhh’* 1 I to-day were s Kubbw Pale Crepe Diamond Smoked 2 5 I [The Rubber Market Report cf‘2 I Aliens Successor Ltd May 17, states dlW The market daring the week u I moved to any considerable extent I ““’“'"e otCr.p.XuJ'l dem. 4 nrt
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    A Sad Tragedy.
    172 969 Death of Dr. Durraat. It is with deep regret that we acDOOoa the death of Dr. C. E. Durrant, of Dn Jamieson, Kirk and Sha r took p»« this morning at Rosslare,” Johore Dr. Durrant, who was formerly i practice in Port Dickson, tbe fnnt shortly after
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    The Mail
    16 969 The Mail despatched London, via M.dra. {i, K» 20th ultimo, was delivered instant. t
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    Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent
    23 969 instanr. r Oar Kuah Lumpur c rre of that c.ptain Daagl" K O S. B., lha kno *L P
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    Harry Lauder
    30 969 Kajang, nas Harry Lauder was to' speakers at the 8 re g a y 19. Rally at the Alb* t S.W* with the Madame Clara Butt was W
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    MUDDLING THROUGH.
    724 970 r W jHZiX the oa 6 Ue >*? d Georg* Hamilton which has J’jtadri if «<l ui 8 ’“‘ducted that it was ‘he >/•«?>“ Ljjjed excuse wer0 f 0U nd wanting r Ji m”m« >'de, ceniure being plainFwf]“°“. n ,«ordi to the cecreE’Tuu”' 1 d the V Mr0J
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    Captain R. S. Pentney
    15 970 retires from the Pilot Association at th« «nd of this month.
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    Mr. S. H Langston,
    39 970 iuo Coroner, returned a verdict of suicide by drowning as (be cause of the death of a Chinaman, name unknown, who jumped info the sea from the steam 1 lunch Tong Bee on Msv 30,
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    From Tuesday’s Malay Mail:
    42 970 Mr Cecil Rae, according to a letter dated May 3», is now a Lieutenant and Officer Commanding the IX Labour Corps attache! to the Mesopotamia Field Force- Mr. Rae is at the Army Nursing Sisters’ Quarters, Rawalpindi, Punjab.
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    Reuter's “grave polincal situation”
    49 970 b°i‘ tween Holland and Brit tin regarding the potato incident seems to have been based on information that was altogether it correct It repiesents a very bad blunder indeed on the part of the agency and one for which it owjs the Dutch an apology.
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    Che Meh,
    84 970 P.O. 357, was thiv mo oing coo- victed before Mr. R D Acton 01 two charges of receiving illegal gr*t fications of 34 cents and 27 cents from two Timil bandcart pullers and sentenced to three m< n h-»’ rigorous imprisonment oa each charge, the sentences to run
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    From Tuesday’s Straits Times:
    75 970 Mr. J. A. Webster, of Messrs. Ka'z Bros., and Mrs. Webster, have returned from a three months’ trip to China and Japan. Our Malacca correspondent writes that Rev. Father G. Auguin, wuo recently underwent an operation in Singapore, has nearly recovered. Dr. A. H. Wheatley, who
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    "P.D." writes to the Kuala Lumpur paper:
    152 970 Will you kindly allow me through the columns of your paper to express my hearty endorsement of all P. J. A. W. writes in his letter which appeared in your issue of June 20, on the present system of electing, or rather appointing,
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1016 970 A Genuine Grievance. For the current week the F.M.S. rubber ty 18 b M0d on Alling price of 1145-146 a picul, whereas the beat pricee Obuinable either here or in Singapore actually range only from $121 to $124, and scrap is fetching less than |60. Thus it is
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    Mr. Saw Swee Cheng and family
    28 971 ask us to thank those who attended the funeral of his wife and also those who sent wreaths and letters of condolence.
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    An interim dividend of 10 per cent
    36 971 (actual) in respect of the financial year ending June 30 1917, has been declared on the paid-up capital of Victoria (Malay») Rubbjr Estate, Ltd., payable on May 16, 1917.
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    A largely attended meeting of the P.A M.
    86 971 was held at Sungkai yesterday when several important questions were discussed The Secretary stated that the Madras Government had agreed to increase the number of adult immigrants from 50,000 to 70,000. Au official notification was read that within two years all dressers
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    The F M S. Government
    107 971 wiH shortly intro- duce a Bill to prevent the reckless destruction of coconut palms and a Government Gazette Extraordinary, dated June 26, publishes the provisions of the proposed enactment, prohibiting thtir unauthoiis d destruction and imposing a penalty not exceeding >20 for every palm unlawfully
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    Tin and Rubber.
    69 971 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to day at •150.50, burnees done, in Singapore (refined) at 1110, buiiness done, (225 tons ■old), in London at £245 10spot and £241 three month*. Messri. Boustead A Co, inform us that the following are the quotations for Rubber on
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    THE BRITISH THRUST.
    972 971 [Riutbb’s Tilbgbams.] FURTHER PROGRESS. Advaaciwt oa Leas. London, June 26. Reuter’s Correspondent at Headquarters, telegraphing to-night, bt des that fighting continued throughout the day in the neighbourhood of Lens where the Germans continue to yield ground under the pressure of British and Canadians. We cirried the village
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    432 972 ftft■* KI I A.o.k.r U«'«' T R London, June 26 I french m IDUD 'Si per'y^ 6 preparations b t eD g MlliJtl/ attack- J W XtM cwt to the north-west h da ii our objectives. <H«^ b,,elod t w0 C iptured the German f fD10 Oar fire
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    ITALIAN FRONT.
    482 972 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Fierce Fightiaf. London, June 26, 4-45 p.m. An Italian cffi.i*! communique siys; “Tne enemy is m<king desperate attempts to retake the posi ions he recently lost at and is suffering heavy losses. Attack! and counter-attacks are proceeding. ‘We advanced in tbe Carso to tha south of
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    THE WAR IN THE AIR.
    572 972 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] QUESTION OF REPRISALS. Statemeat ia the Lord, London, June 26. In tbe House of Lord», tne Earl of Darby, ceireta’y of State for War, dealing with the question of rep-isib, emphasised that our aircraft daily engaged in dropping bombs on the enemy's rear.
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    MESOPOTAMIA COMMISSION.
    1035 973 [RiUTH's T1LEGRAM8.J COMPREHENSIVE REPORT. Allotiag the Blame. London, Jnne 26. The report of the Mesopotamia Commisaion, constituting another historic document regarding the war, was issued to-night as a Blue Boek of 188 pages It deals comprehensively with the operations from tbe time of their origin through the various
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    POSITION OF NEUTRALS.
    476 973 [RBUTik-e T«,, 811U11i] the spanhh cum,. *•< Son, C.« M The po,it ion of becoo,irg daily more tope at the pre.ent moment Abe introduction of martial i. -M the first indication h r 8w the situation w„ 0 Mrio do «U ’how» the rigoronsne,, of the •or’hip
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    RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN.
    368 974 '•"“'’’TX June 27. C0,Dm U,<iae »k nf Bfzez 10 the enemy Io, f‘ «/into ,reDcbe but b Lv Impelled him to retire. ,m ietw” e y “I»’?? ;^tta" g io»’»' p totory B bn,k u ettick of the Kurd, to W A, tof Erxinpr»n »°d occupied 5 b0
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    Ministry of Munitions.
    1106 974 [Rbuthe’s Tilegbams STRIKING REVIEW. Steadily Growitf Output. Loudon, June 28. In the House of Commons, Dr. Addison, Minister of Muaitions, in a staking review of the work done by the Ministry of Munitions since it was started two years ago »a d that improvisations were gradually leading
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    MESOPOTAMIA REPORT.
    492 975 [Reutir's TELEGRAMS.] STATEMENT IN THE COMMONS. Aetioa to be Takeo. London, Jane 27, Io the House of Commons, replying to questions regarding Mesopotim a, Mr, Bonar Law suggested a postponement of discussion for a week in order to enable the House to consider the report. He stated that
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    A Labour Puzzle.
    842 975 THE WITHHOLDING OF WAGES. Interesting Case in Ipoh. Mr W D Scott. Senior Magistrate Ipoh. has just given his decision in an interesting and importa t lab iur case in which Mr H M. Sbepun, Manager of Ulu Pari Estate, was cha-ged with having failed or neglected
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    Church Army Recreation Tents.
    161 975 As the Bisbop of Singapore exolained ia his let *er to the press dated tbe I4h Juki Church Army wh ch can be aoni close in rear of the fighting lines in Trust costs 12.600 fully foroiebed. These tnti do splendid work among tbe troops and
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    90 975 (Prom Ow Own OnrispmdenL) Singapore, Jone 29; At tbe Singapore Rubber A»** the folowiog prices were' Smoked Sbett, I Good 108 116 do Fine plain 05 d o Good J5 IV- do Uosmoked 1 0 102 do Good plain °5 do Crepes j 27 do Good 10
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    P.C.C. Bowls Tournament.
    17 975 The following in th0 played eff yesterday J G Allan, J Sharp, H Sts
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    MESOPOTAMIA-AND AFTER.
    721 976 WbiW'! J a” D %uVa“d tt0^ sex Opinion. .quit* fail ,hr an exception should ’"S’ to to e.»e of >. Austen h h M culpability is partiWin to Report. Writnsr ago. aftor faring at first hand awful muddle in Mesoi we described the situation M l ff cf
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    Khu Lim Sang (Khu Tian San),
    36 976 alias Kboo Thian 8<ng who was banished from the Colony for life in 1908 returned to Penang on the 15th instant* He was committed for trial at the next Assizes.
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    There will be an “At Home”
    45 976 at the Penang Cricket Club on Wednesday next when the priz s won at the recent tcuroaments will be distributed. There will also be a t-aam tenia match on that date b< tween A’Company and the Veterans and Maxims.
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    Principal officers of Companies and Associations
    46 976 are reminded that on or before tomorrow, they must deliver to tie Collector of W it Tax a profit and loss statement of such Companies and Associations in resppct nf their Is st financial year prior to March 27. 1917.
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    Abdullah, P.O, 168,
    116 976 when charged thia morning before Mr. R. D. Acton on charges of being absent from duty, on the last, occasion for a period extending over a week, pleaded guilty to a 1 the charges preferred ageinst him. Inspector Bartels stated that the accused had 89 minor offences
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    F M.S. Men at the Front.
    63 976 Killed ie Aetioe. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 28. Captain J. R Hill, of the Royal Engineers, formerly Chemist in the Agricultural Department and a Sehngor Rugby three-quarter, has been killed in action. Meatioaed ia De.ptteke». Major-General A. B. Hubback, formerly F,
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    Tin and Rubber.
    66 976 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $109, buyers no sellers, in Singapore (refined) at $109-50, business done, (75 tons sold), and in London at .£245 spot and <£240.10s, three months. Messrs. Boustead Co, inform us that the foPowiiij are the quotations for Rubber on
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    M. A. P.
    648 976 H. E. the Governor, has left Penang Hill, and was in town this moinio?, e Wfl read in a Shanghai exchange Under the auspice» of the Nippon Yuseu Kaisha a, memorial service waa to be held al the Sojiji I ample at Tsurumi on June 7 for
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1010 977 East is East. A Malay policeman in full uniform could have been aeen dancing gravely but joyously in front of one of the police stations in Penang between 9 and 10 o’clock last evening. Now you might haunt the purlieus of Vine Street nightly for a year without
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    Mr. Khoo Hun Yeang’s Death.
    218 977 News has been received here from Medan, announcing the death in that town of Mr, Khco Hun Yeaug, a well-known merchant and a prominent member of the Chinese communi yof Penang. The deceased, wbo went to Medan recently for medical fr atment, wa«, it appears,
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    It is a year to-day
    26 977 since Sir Roger Case- ment was sentenced to d*ath at the Old B*ilev, and the capture of Kolomea by the Russians.
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    THE SUBMARINE WAR.
    498 977 [Biot»', the wrtK'j Admiralty <Hrt The Admiralty reports J*P° r t« during the 2,876 and the sailings 2 923 Twenty one vessels of ovrr 1 6001 attacked. MS e 28 O ingi,th,lirt Sunk. toul Mabch 28 18 7 25 April 4... 18 18 31 H 17 2
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    VENIZELOS PREMIER.
    318 978 —.o'fi no CUI I TH N«« T Athen», Jani 28 1_ Foreign Aff«r. J o** M Uioi,ter f I M»rine. 28 K2l« r*»lM that tbi> E»X«Hj">“ tod ,ot ‘n totbi fe'bi*" A 7 f a n> l J d hv m th rtiob».' «““T fffe0 9d fKw Ue
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    RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE.
    495 978 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, June 28. There is reason to believe that the Russians have begun an offensive at two points. Russia. The Doraovoi Affair. London, June 28. Since June, 24 there has been nothing more heard from Petrograd regarding the anarchists quartered at the villa of Count Dornovoi.
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    P. & O. Liner Sunk.
    296 978 P. O. Liner Sunk. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Mined Near Bombay. Lon Ion, June 27, A message fmm Bombiy states that the P. A 0. liner Mongolia was sunk on June 23 as the result of her striking a mine, Bsats containing a number of passengers and crew have arrived here. No
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    In his report for 1916, Mr. G. E Cator,
    104 978 ths British Resident, Brunei, says: The output from his Highness Sir Charles Brooke’s mines at Brooketon and Buang Tiw*r was 27,447 tons, the bulk of wffich was exported. Tbe small decrees) compared with 1915 when 30,413 tons were produced is due
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    Deaths from snake-bite are rare in Malaya but the Ipoh paper reports one in its issue of Wednesday : —
    183 978 Deaths from snake-bite are rare in Malaya but the Ipoh paper reports one in its issue of Wednesday There was a sensation at the Tanjong Rambutan market the other day when a poisonous cobra somehow found its away into the basket of a Chinese vegetable seller. The snake wriggled out
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    THE BRITISH THRUST.
    490 979 [RbUTIB’s TbLIOBAMS.] Raids Repulsed. London, Jane 27, 10*50 p.m. Sir Doughs Haig reports:— "We repulsed several raids to the north of Roeux where there was sharp fighting. We inflicted considerable loss on the enemy. M We brought down six aeroplanes and drove down two. None of our
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    451 979 [Rbutkb’s Tklxgrams,] Reciprocal Artillery Activity. London, June 27. A French communique states Greater reciprocal artillery tc’ivity has been displayed ii the Hurtebise, Craonne, and Avocourt sectors and on the heights to tbe south of Moronvillers.” Minor Operatioas. London, June 28, 4 15 p.m. A French communique reports: ‘•The
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    London Rubber Market.
    26 979 (.t'rom Our Own, Correspondent,') London, June 28. Tbe prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were t— Pale Crepe 2/54 Diamond Smoked 2/5
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    American Troops in France.
    266 979 [Riwn’, Tbe first United arrived i n France. fc, Enth«,h,t ic Welcwj, Lood arriva!. of the fir. t United on French .oil. Hog, tr.Z by dertroyer., were righted rtj’oEF the morning and great the .hip. were brought .lowly ,S* The troop, came to the and ra
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    Fire on Boardship.
    47 979 Myiteriowa Oitbroka tfrom Our Own Singapore, J®’ F A fire took p’ace yesterday board a Chinese-owned ship in > carrying 8 e 0ral r 0 M do* fore any serious damage was Several outbreaks have An oil steamer also took nr The causes are unknown.
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    We have received a copy
    36 979 We have received a CO PI of jjj rf J* ment to th tM of which reflect on k(d0| m aible for its issue. Wi that this number is now o
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    The Mail
    16 979 The Mail de8 P Bombay. London, via Madrastbs 6th ultimo, was debvereo isi-asAi?*- j
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    Brunei.
    979 980 71 stlteof Brund for the Tb« on It j 8 rg ned by r 1916 b‘ g be B itlsh Resident of toe J q.K for ’fa he late Mr. E. B. W b |i ibowM murder! on M*y 19 intoxicated S.kh constable. *tf‘ rb7 cerod of acme pro«amounted
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    Physique of Recruits.
    241 980 [To THi Ed it on of TUB Strait» Echo Dear Sir, Tbe following is an extract from a letter from the Wtr Office, which I should glad if you would publish for the information of y< ur readers “27/Gen No. 6007. (5. D. R.) War Office Annexe,
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    Roll of Honour
    407 980 F.M.S. men KILLID. Capt. D.C.?. Kindibslit. We greatiy regiet to ie<ra trut a cable ha# been received aonouoctag the death ii /n Jane 22 ot C*pt D.C P. K'“der,ley, K o/ s Own S oui.b Bwd.r.r., the well-known p|ao<gj. i Capt Kindermey was in Selangor n tbe
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    Penang Golf Club.
    63 980 TENNIS TOURNAMENT, Final Rksults. The following were the results of the ties played off yesterday Ladle» Single» Handicap (Final), Miss Hooker —15,1 beat Mrs Powell —4/6 6— b—3 Mixed Doublet Handicap (Final), Miss Hooker and Everest —30 4 beat Mrs Puwell and Threlfsll —30 7— 8-6 Men
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    C.R.C. Tennis Tournament.
    30 980 The following was tbe result of the tie played off yeste'diy:— Single Handicap A (Final), L r e Tiang L’*t (—15 2) beai Fook Soian 15 1)
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    Adversaria.
    1163 981  -  (By Tom Weight). Whatsoever a godly min sayeth from a pulpit cutteth more ice than the same saying said by a man like me in a newspaper Wherefor it gives me much pleasure to quote Dr. W. E Orchard the theologian. He says: "The modern mind has no objections
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    Late Inspector Frayne.
    64 981 8 by amount previous’y acknow" ledged 31,100; 11, Pritcba>d and Co. $W0; 19, amount co'lected by Court losiector C. H Nicol 375; 22 E, A. Manaseeh and Co. |25; 25, amount collected by Court Inspector C H. Nicol 320; 26, T. Isaac Tambvah 35; 27, anonymous 3100;
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    The George Town Dispensary Ltd.
    389 981 A Tin Pbb Cint n The Sixteenth Anon., I the members of the ibov« J I held at the registered officsT I Street, Penang yederdiy I were present A. Stephen I (Chairman) and Dr. J Shirr h I and Messrs. LM. Ball, J I and
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    We will submit the points
    27 981 We will submit ‘be point» Doubtful io h',tter t> ‘be of War Tax and let him knew the ruling iom as possible.
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    The Sumatra Post
    49 981 Tbe Sumatra Port describe, the wslUd Mr. Balfour’s mission to the Unit J»* a triumph of Bnti.h d>P regard, tbe appointment of Sim, to take lb. piece temp J i (I Admiral Bxyly M typtoal of Anglo-American relation wbict, r to grow more .nd more intimate.
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    The Agence Havas
    126 981 LJ glUW U1V.W J The Agence H.«<' Jft* tbe report for 1916 of t attention i> directed totbe P j,, me condition of thing, m ltrl advances have been m.de production, in industry Bd factories have been A Savoy, tbe Dauphine, hft d Central France. Theatre g
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    EDUCATION IN THE F.M.S.
    1315 982 i« M rto’bT»o” rD eIlt i batch every year, are ot c# i* documenta. The dry tTo prominently. They are I* o f statistics from which only can extract the 8* or a set of lean para*j* X» teqnence might be altered gj-L» without in any
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    Mr. Pease
    37 982 ‘xplaios that the figure 42,831 given recently as the number of British prisoners in Germany includes the number of prisoners in all enemy countries. The error bad given an exaggerated impression or recent Garman captures.
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    Official telegraphic communication
    45 982 from Teheran bai b?en received by the ConsulGeneral for Persia, now in Simla, that the Shah has appointed as Prime Minister Prince Ala-es-Sultaneb, who has formed a new Cibinet, himself taking the offices of Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs. 8
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    A Kuala Lumpur correspondent
    74 982 has addressed a let er to us complaining of the unbec mmg manner in which the Leagee Footbill match between the Sultan Suliaman Club and the Rovers ‘B’ was played on the Malay Settlement ground. He states that if fou's were allowad to pass without censure
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    For the period from the 6 h to 12th July, 1917,
    94 982 inclusive, the value of the highest grade of rubber is at two shillings and five pence per lb and the duty on cultivated rubber on which export duty is leviible on an ad valorem basil in accordance with the
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    Ulong,
    105 982 quartermaster of the s.s. Ben Whatt Soon, pbaded guilty before Mr. R. D. Acton this morning to a charge of removing tobicco from a vessel other than to the bonded warehouse. Accused stated that he bought the cheroots in Dali at 20 cents per hundred for bis own consumption
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    That there is never smoke without fire
    163 982 is a fairly reliable adage, says the TO.M. Tbore who thought that the now famous electric lighting scheme for Ipoh received a knockout blow long months ago may have a pleasant surprise sprung upon them shortly. What really was opposed was a wafer
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    Tin.
    38 982 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrf tio'd) i» quoad here to day at $IC8 37£, business done, in Singapore (rffiaed) at >109. buuiesB don*», (75 tons «did), and in London at A?244 spot and X >38 10j, three months.
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    M. A. P.
    588 983 Dr. E. E D. Ltu has returned to Penang and, we understand, intends to practise here. Capt. A. C. Anderson, I.M.S,, son of the Governor of Ceylon, has left the General Hospital, at Colombo. Mr. A* Hoogerwerf (Jr.) of Ayer Weng (Rahman) Tin Development and Prospect* ing,
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1002 983 Killing the Goose. Just about this time last year we dealt in these columns with the question of increased taxation, stating that it did not al* ways have the results expected by its authors. We even went so far as to venture a prophecy that the result of
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    Reuter’s Amsterdam correspondent states
    24 983 that the German Food Department ii offering farmers a bonus of £3 per ton for con threshed btfore August 16.
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    The wedding
    98 983 The wedding took place on M»y 10, ij St. Jude’s, Southses, of Maj >r G B, ton, Duke of Cornwall’s Light J" of the late T. H. M. Stratton, of Crwhjf ton, Northumberland, and Gladys daughter of tbe late James Frederick I les, of Birkdab*, Lancashire, aod of
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    The death
    107 983 The death occurred on n1 Mr. j. m. p*oi. oI y b miW 27 year.’ msdicsl the f.fiX and Str.i’1 Settlement., M-.Pant, who came with W 1(}li tbe Straits at the age of M hrd much professional skill his genial manner and k with whom he came into
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    THE BRITISH FRONT.
    426 984 [‘“.-.-.ii run rlGHT ro« AVION. 5» S“ ,tber P r .°8 re .M8o«be« iTer ,,ld ,b, '”»Mr of r h e Lioidnooed on* front of To« drove d"w» Ario* Eat««d. London, Jone 29, 2.55 p m. 5 W?»tUC^ Vnd captured last eT6D1D of two thousand yards to
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    CRISIS IN CHINA.
    462 984 [Reuter’s Telegrams BRIGHTER OUTLOOK. Cbaaf Haun’a Demandi Aeeepted, Peking, June 28. The President has accepted a number of Chang Hsun’a demands, including tte re* organisation of the Cabinet, with a reduction of the powers of the President, a re drafting of thelJonstitution, and a re-election of the
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    MESOPOTAMIA REPORT.
    446 984 [Riutbb’s Tiligiams No Roaifaatioaa At Yet, London, June 29. It is. understood that no resignation bai so far been tendered in connection with the Mesopotamia report. Cbaiged Cotditiont. London. June 29, The Military Correspondent of tbe Timet states that the Mesopotamia report refers to the past and not
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    33 984 Obituary. Brig-Gcacral Hollaad. London, June 28. Tbe death has t ken place of BtigadierGeneral G. E. Holland. Sir George Birdwood, The death has taken place suddenly from heart failure of Sir George Birdwoo$,
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    GREECE.
    497 985 [Reuth's Telegrams.] IMPORTANT DECLARATION. Recall of Diplomatic Rcprescatativea Immiaeat. Athens, June 29. Though war has not yet been declared the Government consider that a state of war ex’sts (with Germany) since their advent on June 28. The recall of the diplomatic representatives of the Central Powers and their allies
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    Court of Appeal.
    725 985 Alsagoff Estate—An Appeal Dismissed. The Court of Appeal delivered judgment yesterday afternoon on a point arising in connection with the litipa‘ion concerning the Aisagoff estate, says the Straits Times of Thursday. In the court below action was taken by Syed Hassan bin Mohamed Aisagoff (representing the beneficiaries
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    Late War Items,
    267 985 From Dutch Sourect HOLLAND AND THE WAI. Shippiag Problem. The Riouw, Boeroe, Banka sod Kaw» htve been commandeered by theGovernn« to bi icg rice from Burma, No*one sisgh vesstl of the N-d-rlsnd Company will be able to proceed to Netherlands India u il: have been chained by
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    Chia Ah Juan,
    54 985 Swiss lowas. s*" r Chia Ah Juan, who disorderly conduct by ,h 1 L for d* Dis.tr ict Court yesterday, was vation as be did not seem r The D strict Judge took t to reaa k tb.t looked Hter were compound with a crowd otp teem.
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    With reference
    43 985 LUC Ills With reference to tbe’ bee .risen, J risen, .bows tba ngfeoos if s-yled Ccm®itt«sofV J #oW rr* diire for ±1£ ,upplies wbicb the p Cs» 1 to tffec*. Membe.. o mitee were arrested W‘ fellows bid ministry then resig®
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    THE SITUATION.
    634 986 TS’tTMr. Lloyd George t0 be “”v“ 7 w ,P h 7the .pester who is m position egbed b/ tb P; to that of the person 5'W Sice on arrest that wbaterer ar b/taken down and used m evidthe Premier is opti- > the submarine menace he Jple X
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    Reuter,
    12 986 wiring on June 5, states that the Silver Market is quiet.
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    The output
    18 986 of the Tongkah Harbiur Tin, Dredging Co. for the week ended June 30 was twenty-two tons.
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    The members of the Parish Hall
    22 986 are reminded that the Social Evening for this month will take pl ice on Saturday next.
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    The output
    23 986 of The Rahman Tin Co., Ltd., during the month of June was 656 pikuls, (Mill Pls 364 34, Tributers Pls. 292,19
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    An amendment of the list of persons
    21 986 to whom articles m?y be consigned in China is published in the Government Gazette,
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    The Pheng Man Yet Sou Po She,
    28 986 Sings» porp, being used for purposes incompatible with the peace and goed order of the Colony is ordered to be dissolved.
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    At the expiration of three months
    31 986 the Batu Pahat Seamship Co., L‘d, will, unless cause is shown to the contrary, bs struck off the register of companies and will be dissolved.
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    The Singapore Hunting Party,
    33 986 Singapore, has been duly registered in Singapore, and the Cbuog Hua L’brary, Penang, has been duly registered in the Settlement of Penang, both under the Societies 0 dinanc®, 1909,
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    A registered letter
    35 986 was received here last week from Kuala Lumpur. The letter stated that a sum of $20 was enclosed but the money was not to be found. This my story,” is being investigated.
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    There are now over three hundred boys
    48 986 on the register of the Cmfuciin School in Kuala Lumpur, This is a Chinese school at Kampong Attap, carried on by private subscription. Al! the masters are Chines'The boys wear a sami-military grey uniform and have a bind of their own.
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    It is curious to note that
    63 986 the wrappers of newspapers and periodicals arriving in Penang do not bear the date stamp of this place, so th it no one is able to say when they arrived here. It is the custom so to stamp letter*, postcards etc. and why this
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    91 986 from the consular cables, of the Anglo-Dutch potato incioent A serious Anglo-Dutch incident has occurred which threatens to assume large proportions. Holland had promised to export 25 per cent of her own potatoes to Germany and 25 per cent to Great Britain. But in contradiction
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    A correspondent writes to the Malay Mail
    94 986 How seldom the silver dollar is used here now. Where have all these silver dollars gone to? Can it be that they have been gradually withdrawn from circulation preparatory to some further alteration in our currency system. Toe one dollar note is far
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    M. A. P.
    612 986 Mr. A Sarkies has arrived in Singapore from Penang and will ba staying for some time at Riffles Hotel. The Rev, W. Drury, chaplain with the Seaforths, and formerly chaphin in Singapore, has been wounded in action. Mr. Bisil B. Rhodes, of Messrs. Allen Dennys Co., who
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    730 987 Incroy able. Before this it hss be in remarked that Governments acting in tbeir official capacity will do things for which ao individual would be hounded out of decent society. This wnamiable trait is not peculiar to Eastern administrations bet we heard recently a story of a police
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    Norway’s participation in the war
    42 987 is re- garded as imminent, says a New York message dated May 26. The Minister of Justice has resigned and the Chamber is debating, in secret session, whether or not war shall be immediately declared against Germany.
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    News has been received
    106 987 that Mr. Harry Tate, son of Mr. W. H. Tate of Taiping and Mr. Oswald Haines, son of Bev. F. W. Haines, who are both at Gray’s Ion Road Hospital, London, are getting on well towards recovery from their wounds received in France, Both these young
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    Following on the discussion on machinery and protective clutches,
    171 987 which took place at the P.A.M. meeting on Wednesday, the danger of allowing men to work on or near a machine with supeifluous clothing, or with head-cloths, was amply demonstrated by a death which recently occmred on Tali Ayer Estate, in
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    A civil suit,
    188 987 which threatens to beat the Perak Water Rights Case in intricacy and abatruseness of detail, was commenced this morning in the Judicial Commissioner’s Court, Ipoh says the Saturday’s T. 0, M I i the ordinary course of events the hearing would not have commenced for about a
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    June Rubber Crops.
    8 987 106,000 lb, Suugei Gettah Ip.
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    GREECE.
    334 987 ,MP O«TANT 0 (cniON A State of Toe Timet correwndeUh'Jl* 8 gropb, that th. The Greek Mmirter, Comtjntinopl. .nd Bob. A state of war virtually exiit. pectedth.tGerm.ny/nidXt"* Veaczolist Rcsiaaat at replaced by a Venizeliat regiment UaAaairabha Cleared Althens, Ju* a The Mini,ten hire taken dep.rtmente ,nl the cleamca of
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    THE BRITISH FRONT.
    443 988 i(!N iHCANT GAINS. '"‘""“dw.J-e 30.11.30 r .m. grW« prisowr» and twelve »tfe cpiuredav Pn operations «kk;®. u the nortb-eait of CroiiiUe» /’Stt of Armentiorei. We down one aeroplane* iBpertaa» AJvaaea. London, Jane 80,1.55 p,m. fir Dosglu Haig reporti: a 0 *ddtaU information confirm, the ~mi ii the
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    THE ADVANCE DESCRIBED.
    580 988 Reuter’s Correspondent s Story. London, June 30. Reuter’s special correspondent with the British Army in France, describing the operations around Lens, stjs that down to Thursday evening we had been systematically pushing the Germans in a north-easterly direction by which time our line roughly ran from the
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    Austria's Plight.
    400 988 [Rmrraa’s Tilighms.] Revolutioaary Troubles. XT London, June 29. News from Austria indicates that political and racial troubles have now become more acute. Toe Czeech and Slav deputies in tbe Reichsrath continue bitterly to attack the Government and condemn th, war. They demand the establishment of separate States in
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    C O. Campbell
    26 988 has arrived here with bis string of horses comprising St. Albano, Betting Bill, Mystic. Ampang, Idunno, Dara, Baba Kechit, Manhattan, Blighty and Sirocco.
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    The G. P. O., London,
    45 988 reports that parcels posted in Singapore between February 14 and March 17 last were lost at sea through enemy action. No corresponding letter mails wore lo»t. No compensation is paid by the Po»t Office for loss arising in such circumstances.
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    Tin.
    26 988 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to day at 1108.35, buyers no fellers, in Singapore (n fined) at 1109, bueioess done, (100 tone sold).
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    921 989 [RlUTia’s T1LIGEAM8.] IN THE CERNY REGIONVery Fieree Fiiktiag. London, June 29, 4-40 p.m. A French communique «tales The enemy was very active during the night on the Aisne front, following up a violent bombardment by very lively attacks in the region of Cerny, south-east of Corbiny, and north-east
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    London Rubber Market.
    44 989 (7 row Our Own Correspondent,) London, June 29, The prices in the London Rubber Market to-day >were Pale Crepe 2/5j Diamond Smoked 2/5| London, Juns 30. The prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were: Pale Crepe 2/5£ Diamond Smoked 2/5|
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    The following passengers arrived here
    64 989 this vi Oiiivuu uut u vmiw morning from Singapore: Mr. H. E. Somerville, Mr. J. S. Scott, M a. and Miss Scott, Mr. J. 3 MorriiDD, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Pinkney and Mr, L'tn Teck Seonp; From Port Swettenham: Mr. and Mrs. Chantier, Miss
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    America Means Business.
    252 989 Tn IWuii] n. c..k n Router’s correspondent' 0 J,M »i American contingent m F ra that our new Allie, felljws mostly reciuited from th J Ot Texas where the outbreak of war. *n X*** whom be bad a talk J? fellows beta are new to war bato'im?*
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    The War Tax.
    186 989 [To ths Editor of rw Strait» Echo] Sir» The Municipal Taxes Card w come out. Two of my regbbow were discussing about the war they had to pay to tbe Municipality- w* who used to pay 89.60 ot., far and whose income is »20 per no" J.
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    Sir William Adamson,
    35 989 (j Sir William Adamsoo. naan ot Messrs. dl Ltd., »ud for more th.» M of tbe Peninsular w dea tb gation Company. d Joe d »1 March 11 IbiL 19s, with net
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    BRITIAN'S WAR AIMS.
    1584 990 [8nt ft*J*• 1 p W ic«at<*“ gow A SiirriU 5 P <<eh T oft London, June 29. cit^ f a aig t ”sr’ Mr Llojl G0or 9 j ff.ll TM Jf mier o»«»“ “>« cianj from n munition worker», 11 G«r«MTr»w»tyo< Faet in Mr. Lloyd George said
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    PREMIER AT DUNDEE.
    587 991 [Bbuteb’b Telegbams.] A HEARTENING SPEECH, Oar Muaitioaa Reserve. London, June 30. Mr. L’oyd George, speaking at Dundee, said that we now possessed such a reserve of munitions that no matter wbat the German submarine did it could not deprive us of the necessary stocks for the successful
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    THE SUBMARINE WAR.
    447 991 [Rbutbb’s Telegeams.] THE WEEK’S SINKINGS. Frcach Figure», London June 29. A telegram from Paris states that the arrivals at French ports during the week ended June 24 were 1,088 and the sailings 969. Two steamers above 1,600 tons and three below that tonnage were sunk. Three steamers
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    The Cotton Market.
    415 991 [Rmn-, Til Miimb1 r.t.r., Jhe Liverpool Kingdom to corer aalee of bj importer, agsinst S; to spinners in the United K J o£ hedge, by importer, nd ,S«™ S purchase, of actual cotton to oh S Kingdom. No transferofcontractu lu position, permitted, eicept hed wh Porter,.gainst actual
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    Espionage in Norway.
    359 992 1 NorW IV® 1 .00 Loodon, Jone nsriatunia states that in sUtemeot in ?£ei«» M ’T*‘ 2d tha wont atones of expire. lu T g «d an Fof0lg Q OffiC**» S has returned to Germany Government presumed u ta oroiwated criminally because in ir^a%r»‘‘i° Ml law ,tip
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    Sir William Adamson,
    43 992 i V,““' 0D c G.. cb.ir. Bnd 0°-. hta n 1 ,al .nd n 21 r director C.S»! wh n 2 e0UI S 8 N«ieJtl d Blh occurred on nl 710 V, C20 345 r *20.36 9 0|, 9d t
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    RUSSIA.
    455 992 [Reuter's Tilegrams Duma sad Soldel.’’ Petrogrid, June 29. At a private meet-ng the Duma declined to comp y with the icquestof the Soldiers’ and Workers’ Delegates demanding its dissoluton. Croastadt aad Helsiaffors. Petrograd, June 29. The Helsingfors Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Executive, by 17 votes to 13, adopted a resolution
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    The N.Y.K.
    19 992 are booking a few women and children from Far Eastern ports to England, says the Malay Mail,
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    Polo Club Sports.
    557 992 An Unqualified Succiss. mounted ’PM* 8 which were held at the Polo G ound on Saturday afternoon the au^pic? 8 of the Pensng Polo Club proved a distinct success. Long before the appointed time a fairly Urge cot course of sje-tatorf had assembled, including a sprinkling of
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    A Japanese kongsi
    21 992 which bought tbeSoeko redjo suxar factory for two millions intend buying further 16 sugar faatcries, says < Batavia wire,
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    Other People’s Money.
    337 993 Municipal Generosity.” When Mr. Peirce, the hie Munic pa Engineer, retired a lump sum, of £500 was ▼oted to him by the Municipal com* minioneri. There was some public feeling about the matter, at the time as while everybody recognised the excellent work the Engineer had done,
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    Church Army Recreation Tents.
    130 993 As the Bishop of biegapore explained in bin letter to th? press dated the 14th June a Church Army Tent which can be moved close in rear of the fighting lines in France Ousts 12 600 fully furnished. These tents do splendid work among the troops
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    Penang Swimming Club.
    85 993 Gibbons Cup Competition. The second race of this Compati'ioo 100 yards handicap, was swum at Tanjong Bungah yesterday morning, and was very keenly contested, the first three to arrive at the finishing post being separated only by inches. The winners of points were h’cap. Time, secs. «fcs.
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    Singapore Court of Appeal.
    350 993 Judgment by Majorities, Judgment was given yesterday (says the Straits Times of Friday) with regard to an appeal arsing out of an action entered by I. Ellison against the Rangoon firm of Lim Soo Hean and Co. and Lim Chin Tsong. The case in the lower
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    Our Day Fund, 1917.
    100 993 The (Singapore) committee acknowledge with thanks the following subscriptions to the above fund Previously acknowledged >10,746.98 Contributed by the Sikh community of Kelantan 2,326.50 Victoria Bridge School B >ys 100.00 Half of the proceeds of the entertainments held by the Adelphi Hotel on June 9, 13
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    The rate of mortality
    90 993 in the Settlement of Singapore for the week ended June 23 was 43 08 per rnille of the population, The total number of d< atbs was 297, of which 212 were male subjects acd 85 female. Convulsions claimed 38, phthisis 43, malaria fever 46, ber-h- ri
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    Saturday's Cricket.
    196 993 P. c. c., battiog first 4 259 ruop tow.rf, LM** ‘W* Played»fine inning, Ot‘ h 0D, rT 8m Oienbam (40) 0 («Jji Morgan, XI replied withZlAJk J 110 «cored 34 w„ the topX faufe Lynbitn wa, most ancoentgi wilhuSS butM 8 ’*1’’ ca P turin 8 foa '»ick*{Jk
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    The Hongkong University.
    62 993 The new University of Hoogkosg lw completed its first five yean. It buwj five residential hostels for students, w these the first to be opened was Hall of the Church Missionary W This Hall has taken a leading part wUJ athletic and scholastic iuocesi?i o University, and
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    The winner
    28 993 The winner of the first prir Club War Loan Sweep, was Mr. U n Deputy •Inspector-General of mje. value of the priz s is roughly Muw.
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    A London cable
    32 993 A London c»bL .UtM tM ttjj* plantation imports for May 4,465 tone, and deliwies to The total stocks of P **J rubber amounted to 9,7b7 to 1 8,568 tons.
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    The people of this Colony,
    106 993 >5,000 suuo. The people of this Colony, Free Press, are not sufficiently the permanent official»— 1 -jjfost who have not been allowed to g —for carrying on busines Home the common comply d new department*. »»5 e (b ,j|l« old departments are mat ittgt w
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    Malayan Rubber Exports.
    662 994 interest; to pUn» e as l» ,ttsr to( robber .bipnoen'» <">“ (,.,1'!»«' n_ tbe (U bj ct of du*K”"jr‘Xir?of ‘ba *>“’ Mr' I be"> b,,n k ,<*•/ nededreforiofora»'' 0^* 8 t*" 1 ..,a«nie »°d tbe meeting r’’ flch, \nl if the following tbe Government be to good
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    Alleged Cheating.
    286 994 Question of Jurisdiction, Tbe hearing of tbe case against a woman named Periaoaigam who is charged with cheating at Klang in respect of >850, the property of one Sami, came up before Mr. 3. H- Langston io tbe Second Court this morning. There was an application at the
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    Church Army Recreation Tents.
    122 994 Church A r my Recreation Tents. As the Bishop of Singapore explained in his letter to tbe press dated the 14th June, a Church Army Tent which can be moved clcsein rear of tbe fighting lines in France costs $2,600 fuily furnished, These tents do splendid work among tbe troops
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    The Chinese Socialist Party
    50 994 has be a n re-organised, under tbe lead-rabip of Mr, Kiang Kong-ho, its former President, with beadquliters at Tao Yuan Fang, No-th Kiangsi Road, Shanghai, Mr. Zia Ym*peh, an aideut advocate of Socialism and graduate of an American Socialistic college, has been elected its provincial president,
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    The English Turf.
    612 994 The “guineas” In these da s of reitiicted and all but entirely p ohmited racing it i 3 mo8t 8atiafactory that the winners of tbe above races lined by stxuncb supporters of racing and both home bred Minton under Old Alec Taylor and his sons has frequently
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    P.C.C. Bowls Tournament.
    22 994 The following was tbe result of the tit played (ff yesterday Ckaifipiontktp, W B Houston beat H Start 21—17
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    THE MOLYNEAUX CASE.
    1085 995 [To the Editor of the Straits Echo Dear Sir, Will you please allow me to again refer to my case in your valuable paper ■o that I may inform those interested of one or two th'ngs which hive happened as a result of the publicity which you
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    P. C. C. “at Home.”
    122 995 The Pdnang Cricket Club will be At Home” to members and their friends tomorrow afternoon when the prizes for the Tennis and Bowls Tournaments will be presented by Mrs. Pt eh The following six tennis matches have bein arranged between* A” Company and the combined
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    Lange,
    63 995 a former employee of the American «««V Consu'ate at Vladivostock, who, some time ago, disappeared with Rbs. 40.000. has been arrested at Nikolsk Ussurisk. It fppeari that he stayed previously for a at Harbin, in the native city of Fuchi&tien, in a J ipanese hotel, passing as an American
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    Penang Turf Club.
    211 995 SUMMER E1CEM EEII!|1 A Good Octlooe, The sheets for the Imk. opened only on Motd “'•lie, >*p:dly, ,o4 ln Mt» Shee:a nave ahe.dy beenoXd’"’ «nenes, of the meetiog j, *tlj Bace-goer, will h.v, th Beeing six new arriv.l, >t of whom were winner, at tb, j meeiing.
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    A wireless message
    85 995 states that Herr Hsis, leader of the Agrarian Party in the Bmriu Chamber, declared inaspeechatNeuitadtttet 70 per cent of the male population of 2,837 Bavarian villages, above the age of 17 year», were serving in the German army, and tbit 37 per rent, of the farms were
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    Mr. James Thomas,
    92 995 of the British Labour Commisuon, has appealed to Amencu employees and employers to gire up thought of material gain and to work for tM peac j of common democracy. “It woo suicide,” he says, -to have a labour w internally while fighting a coinowJJ externally. Women must
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    General Pershing
    104 995 General Pershing was French Chamber on June 14 sw speeches made by M. B«bo tan* The former defended. th Powers h restoringthe Greer tion, praised M. Vemzejos M. Jonnart’s action in QeraH ‘that the best way of can insolence and baulking was to act decisively- M. y paid
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    THE WAR AND THE GERMAN COLONIES.
    1105 996 iiBclMlj*' 1 e o e nnan colonies. I of tte«' n8 80 as, it -V 4 ujd l,D JP‘ 0 an d certainly not to suggested by Duke ot Mecklenburg and the W"»»; 2=Sf.S'.’I Ess kj.™ fff* .ten they enterei into competr m. Frwcs
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    The renewed hot weather
    18 996 seems to be causing a good deal of sickness of one kind ard another.
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    Sit Sit Sang
    53 996 was this morning charged bafore Mr. R. D. Acton with rescuing a person from lawful cmtody. It appears that the accused rescued a person, who hai been arrested for voluntarily causing hurt. The lit t r escaped together With a pair of handcuffs, The case was adjourned
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    M. A. P.
    410 996 Mr. W. H. Taft’s son, aged 19 years, has rnhstel as a private in the field artilleiy. Mr. J. J. Pereira, Municipal Surveyor, haves to-day for Singapore where he will be married this week to Miss. Rose d’Rczario. Mr. W. C. Michell has been granted a further
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    To-day is the anniversary
    27 996 of the battles of Grttyeburg (1863) and Sidowt (1866). This d«y last year the British and French took 12,300 prisoners on the Somme.
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    The Taiping Assizes,
    37 996 write s our corres- pendent in that town, open on Joly 6. Throe cases are listed, one of murder, cne of giDg robbery and one of rape in which a European is the accused.
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    Isar Singh P. C. 243, Maga Singh P. C. 157, and Karam Singh P. C. 146
    45 996 were this ox rniog placed in the dock before M R.D. Acton charged with cheating in respect of three bottles of toddy. They were arrested yesterday on a warrant.
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    It will be seen from our advertisement columns
    75 996 that the Bodega is to be sold as a going concern on Wednesday, the 11th inst. The p'ace h»s been so L ng-established that it should be a good investment, and aft°r the conclusion of the war wten the abippng business increases
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    984 997 The Molyneaux Case. It would stem to be io the interests of Mr. W. Uonlay, C jmmissioner of Police, F. M. 8. just a* much as in those of the ex-IoHpoctor, that H E. the H'gh Commissioner should order the whole of this matter to ba re-opened and
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    Says the Calcutta Statesman:
    126 997 The Government of Madras are satisfied that it is desirable to restrain the activities of Mrs. Besant. That they had ample reason for their decision we do not doubt. The stream of wild and misleading pamphlets which pours from the Press at Adyar comes from a
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    We read in the China Critic :
    150 997 We read in the China Critic The arrogant—and practically military dictator of North China—General Chang Shun is 'till tafe in his castle within the precincts of tbe ex-Germhun Concession and messengers and messages pass day aad night without seemingly any intermission between Peking, T. City, and the general’s quarters. Advices
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    Tin.
    35 997 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to day at $107, business done, in Singapore (refined) at 1108, business done, (100 tons sold), and m London at £213 10s, spot and £287 three months.
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    THE BRITISH FRONT.
    422 997 [Biww, T, lw INVESTING UN, F....S View. Ot London, July 2,1 aa It is the First Army UQde n F Henry Sinclair Horne that wiping out tbe Lens W iwt as a brevet-colonel was present Grove and the Z .nd Biver action’' F.H et lk« Tow, iMriau,.
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    485 998 0W *T A«ntu«* ACTIVITY. r ir »y-Aill«« Sector. »^theCaf D y t re 4 0tt bled in inten- I the night. Shortly en enemy i^ dl .*<» Jof Cerny on a front metre! on both sides of the rwd. The enemy occupied by shells, W teen evacuated by
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    RUSSIAN FRONT.
    533 998 [Riuteb’s Telegrams.] sustained activity. Fiahtikf Near Staaislau. Copenhagen, Ju’y 2, I The correspondent of tbe Lokalanzeiger reports that the Russian atUcks near 8 anislau were much more violent than was officially reported. Tbe artillery activity was even more violent than before the revolution. He is convinced that the
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    FUTURE OF POLAND.
    285 998 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Debate it Austrias Parliameat. Zurich, July 2. During a debate in the Austrian parliament a speaker declared that the new Kingdom of Poland must be a monarchy incorporated in Galicia under the sceptre of tbe Austrian Emperor. Another dwelt on the efforts of the Central
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    72 998 At tbe Eastern Produce Exchange Auction Sale tbe following 'prices were obtained: per picul. Diamond Smoked Fair from 103 to 121 Pliin Sm-WFair 101 Diamond Unsmoked 101 to 108 Plain Unsmoked 95 to 98 Pale Crape 125, Brown Crepe to 110 Scrap Crepe Fair 72 Birk Crepe
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    CRISIS IN CHINA.
    163 999 [Rbutbb’s Tblbgbamb.] STARTLING DEVELOPMENT. A ISvaarehieal Mora. Shanghai, Joly 2. The young Emperor Hau tn Tung haa announced hie re-succession to the throne. Aa Oatiniitic View. London, Ju’y 2. Prominent member! of the Chinese Colony in London are of opinion that the accession of the Emperor Hsutn
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    Golf.
    150 999 Pbnanu Biat Malakovv. The golf match between the Penang Golf Club and Malakoff which was played on the Malakoff links on Sunday rcsuited in an easy win for Penang. Out of the five doub’es arranged four ware played off. Penang winning three while the fourth finished all squire. The
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    June Rubber Crops.
    56 999 Stiawan 8,750, K.M.S. 20.280, Straits 256,000, Penang 217 000, Tali Ayer 87,500, Bubana 61,000, Bigan Serai 87,500, Bitak Rabit 36,000, Semanggol 9,555, Perak River Valley 14,272, Juru 14,500, Kong Lee (Perak) 1,000, Gula Kalumpong 110,816, Samagaga 16,600, Padang 26.500, Karan 9.949, Krian 89,500, Padang Jews 20.705, Banta
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    Milk Prices.
    583 999 [To the Editor of the Straite Echo,] Daar Sir, Certain letters have appeared in the daily press concerning the price of milk to-day compared with the pre-war days and as there has been a certain amount of speculation on the market on the part of the distributors of
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    Tin Outputs.
    181 999 The particulars of the outputs fa a. following companies for the month of JoZ Kamunting Tin Dbidgihg Ltd Piculs n Hours run <60 j Yards treated 84,000 Value of output... 143,000 C )8t of mining $10,500 Chenderiang Tin Bridging Ltd, Dredge —Picuh Hours run 617 Yards treated 85.000
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    London Rubber Market.
    21 999 (j’wn Our Own London. W* The prices in the London Rsbbtf to-day were: Pale Crepe S Diamond Smoked
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    A passenger
    56 999 A TX beX b7 W»k recounts that, oerww» Java, a prouw wm met from tbe one island to to reach java. In ten to a doaen were masquerading gi, mans know very weU travel on any atwm stopp’d shortly aftrr mation having been rece a German on bo»
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