The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 29 August 1917

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    22 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. |l7 W Pef Annum. Single Copy 40 eta Vol. 15. Penang, Wednesday, August 29, 1917. No. 35.
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      295 1 xx 1 t I CON TEN T S. j I I t Leaders: Miscellaneous (Continued) The German Colonies 1,273 Over-Seas Club Tobacco Fund 1,286 The Problem of India 1,283 Queen Mary's Needlework Guild 1,286 Mesopotamia 1,291 Enemy Trade in Malaya 1,288 German Commercial Morality in Rev. L. M. Duvell 1,290
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      189 2 i t a thr I 1 STRAITS E<.RO I MAIL EDITION, I M Published the day prior to the departure of sach mail H for Europe, and contains the latest local and States i J news originally published in the daily issues, as well as H all important news from
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    THE GERMAN COLONIES.
    1448 1273 With the views expressed by Professor Mahafty on the future of the im colonies there will be compete agreement throughout the Dominions »ni particularly in Australia and South Africa where public opinion is absolutely determined not to tolerate the reinstatement of their former neighbours after the war.
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    Tin.
    35 1273 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at 1109.00, buyers no sellers, in Singapore efined) at 1109.50, buyers no sellers, and in London at £242 ss. spot and at £239 15s. thre; months.
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    London Rubber Market.
    25 1273 (From Our Own L indon, August 21. The prices in the Loadon Rubber Market to-day were: Pale Crepe 2/5 J Dianol J.
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    M. A. P.
    483 1274 Mr. R. J. Farrer, the British Adviser of Kelantan, is down in Singapore. Mr. J. M. Barron, Cadet, haa been appointed to act as Deputy Controller of Labour. Mr. A. Palmer has been appointed to be District Engineer, Grade 11, F.M S. RlilW&Yßs Mr, F. A. Worley,
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    The Price of Rice.
    50 1274 SATISFACTORY NEWS. It is very satisfactory to learn that in reply to an enquiry from the Colonial Secretary the Government of Burma reports that the present price of rice in Burma is below normal, that stocks are ample and that the prospects of the forthcoming harvest
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    951 1274 Funeral Fees. Rarely have wa known the Penang Chinese to be so disturbed by any action or proposal of the local authorities as they have been by the new scale of fees for funeral processions, etc. to which we referred in our leading article of Saturday, They feel
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    Aeroplanes Over Holland.
    176 1274 [Reuter’s Telegrams] Authoritative Explaaatioa. London, August 21. Riuter i« authoritatively informed in connection with the mysterious visitation of Gorman aeroplanes to Holland, cabled on August 18, that the explanation is that they intended raiding England but returned owing to bad weather. Ai bombing machine cannot alight before
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    1081 1275 [BWM»'» Tulkobams.] THE VERDUN BATTLE. London, August 21. tfjDty* ll7o, never E roa^ doJJ> August 21—Liter. All Objectives Carried. London, August 21. ta'B’.Oorrwpondent at French Headreport, that at dawn to-day the rt b another battle on the historic fc vX. For over a fortnight the tateiM on both
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    LABOUR AND THE WAR.
    1111 1275 [Rbutxb's Tblbgbamb.] the STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE. aad Coat. d.2:±S 9 t gat j 8 Stock h°lm means the transfer of IwTAh» thoD,ar d T »'esfrom Mr.Heode/ Onnfa h o PP o3 'tm to the Stockholm Conference. The transfer will not secure a lhA h agalQ A tho
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    994 1276 [Rkuteb'b Telegrams.] SIR DOUGLAS HAIG’S REPORT. Fi»e Aerial Aid. London, August 20, 11.30 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports:— Our artillery dispersed the enemy massing for a counter-attack to the southeast of Epehy. Our patrols made progress on the north-western outskirts of Lens. Hostile raiders entered our lines to
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    Russian Front.
    426 1277 rBiOTw’ 8 Twiwi»»-] L Lo»»e» G*** l, London, August 21. iw irelwßu«i«<> official .nnouncement Vnf (boa and Oaestchi and pressed to the eourb.weaern oa !.Tbtenemy°«*«tt»olt9 in the region of dnujtehi resulted in the capture of t“,Bt«klerie factory. The engagement ie unsuccessfully delivered an ofeasire to the west of
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    Zeppelin Destroyed.
    187 1277 [Reuter 8 Telegrams,] London, August 21, The Admiralty reports that oirlirhtforces, operating on the Jutland coast this moraine destroyed a Zrppelin. There were no survivors, British Front. Sir Douglas Haifs Report, London, August 21, 11.20 p.m, Sir Douglas Haig reports E*rly this morning ve attacked and captured the
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    Late War Items.
    352 1277 From Dutch Sources, The following special cables Lorn the Hague appear in the Sumatra Post o Saturday and Mon lay, August 18 and 20: Hollaad aid The War, Millions of e?gs are held up at the Dutch frontier because Germany refuses to pay for them in go
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    The Price of Rice.
    779 1277 Twenty Per Csnt Ikc&iasi. I he last few mon*bi, and part e* ulariy intbe pm month, the price cfic B beBa »P by li F P d bound of N n P 'i n R* a ,DtB f 8”> of No 1 Siam as 11 cents
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    A Chinese Grievance.
    404 1278 [To thi Editor of th Strait» Echo,] Pear Sir, Great and universal interest is at present being centred on your leading article of last Saturday under the caption “A Chinese Grievance" and complete surprise has been aroused among the Penang populace, chiefly the Asiatics, regarding the new
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    July Rubber Crops.
    73 1278 The outputs of the General Rubber Company’s three following Sumatia rubber estates were Holland American *****6 Ib, Netherlands Lingkit 20 678 lb., Si Pare Pire 27,823 lb. It is stated, says the Bangkok Tinies, that the Garman and Austrian L gation staffs are leaving Siam by the
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    Court of Appeal.
    1184 1278 Local Engineer’s Claim. The appeal of John Stoke®, an Engineer, against the decision of Mr. R. D Acton’ District Judge, who dismissed bis claim for $411.43, being second class passage to the United Kingdom by one of the P, &O. vessels and granted the defendant, The Eastern
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    H.M.S "Malaya."
    1020 1279 THS »403 y M,S LADIE3 JUSTES June 7, Sk< 1 BrockaiaD a« fol.ows fr rt? to La y letters, dated May 31 Wl T eDC 4 respectively, which I have Captain Boyle. I recked re»' ed tn tl{o £175 13s. Id., and Ibis Naev silk A*g® and oak
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    Vital Statistics.
    165 1279 The following is tbe health statement of the Penang Municipality for the week ended August 11,1917 r Male 46 T Total Deaths < >7O Female 24) Death rate 34.44 per mille per annum compared with 34 44 in the preceding week and with 25.34 in the corresponding week
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    How Straits Chinese Can Help the Chinese Cause.
    267 1279 The R Q pubhc of Ch na has war against Ge. u any and Austria, Ccina has h*d three years in wh ch to dpoide bet'- e n thojugnee of the c<u-of th? German, tbe Germanoid and tbe Germanising m l tary
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    K. L. War Loan Lottery.
    318 1279 [To the Editor of the Slraits Echo.'] Sir.—Regarding Kuala Lumpur Great War Loan Lottery, I shall feel obliged if you will kindly insert io your earliest issue the fallowing suggestion frm a humble subsc iber, for the information of the responsible officials, The system of
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    Houses for the People.
    1391 1280 We {Straits Times) have bad one or two very able letters recently on the Bill now before the legislative Council with reference to extortion in the matter of house rente. One of our correspondent! denied that the Bill is a war measure. He is wrong, We
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    F.M.S. Policy Can.
    577 1280 F. M S. Policy Can. the The D W. Malay Mail of Monday) b-f’S lit Chief Judicial Commii,io.e r Innes, ot the charge ot trust a. servant, p refe "J"* 1 Sinnaduri, Teen Ron F,h .nd ?hT"‘ 11 Silva, m «omiidi. Mr. C.H, Siniom, Assistant of Police and Adjutant, gave
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    Delicate Questions.
    1123 1281 rr.mes) were appealed to We r<nh Bay something about the of whit is kn iwu as the terrible r* the young men of joch* eV oe q t |]y among the Straits 8io?»P° re M n i recently there was sent to us Pion of the dreadful mischief
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    Court of Appeal.
    220 1281 Local Engineer's Claim, The appeal of John Stokes, an Engineer, against tbe dec «ion of Mr. R. D. Ac on, D.str'ct Judg", who dismiss d his cLim for $4ll 43, bei g the Uoited K rgdom by one of tte P 0 ▼easels and granted tne deferdan
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    Wedding in Ipoh.
    377 1281 .—TOM. Morrison —G raham Mr. Jam°s Nap -r Mo iisin, planter, of Perak, and ni son c f M and Mrs John Mo.ris. n, Motherwpp, Sc iLnd, was on Tuesday uh re 11 j Mi-s Margaret A freda Isberwood Graham, elder daughter cf Mr and Mr-. David
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    The Price of Rice.
    290 1281 In the yesterday’s artic e (reproduced in last night's Straits Echo) on tbe twenty per cent local rise in tbe price of rice, the cost if wbicb is said to be partly due to the rise in freights and largely to tbe absence of suffi'ient tonnage,
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    F.M.S. Police Case.
    816 1282 —MM. THE PROSECUTION CONTINUED. Further Proceedings, In the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court on Monday before Mr. Justice Innes, Acting Chief Judicial Commissioner, the hearing was resumed of the trial of M. Sinnadurai, Teen Kon Fah and Thomas de Silva, jointly charged with criminal breach of trust as
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    Bukit Mertajam News.
    277 1282 (From Our Own Correspondent,} Our Bukit Mertajam correspondent writes At about 3 p.m. on the 21st instant an old Chinaman aged between 50 and 60 years suddenly dropped and died on the overlead bridge at Bukit Mertajim Railway Station while be was crossing the bridge from one
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    Penang Rubber Auction.
    98 1282 The undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Dennys and Co. at their 309th Auction Sale to-day Smoked Diamond Sheet No. 1 $ll4 to 3118 per picul Smoked Diamond Sheet No. 2 96 108 do Unsmoked Sheet No, 2 102 103 do Crepe Fine
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    Do We Belief It?
    307 1282 The Straits sZtti^ lis/iman, 11» bu 6 io eaB llk ["J* ths ft. and it carries out it. > lr J!. '•'PWisan lit-manner. war contribution annually to k. sterling and to vowb-safe J aid which it might reason.hl?’! St,, "»l would be an excellent policy J
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    Unregistered Firearm.
    218 1282 CHARGE AGAIN ii' A EUROPEAN. Our Taiping corresp n dent writes Mr. E. L. Huson, M .nager cf the Hidden Stream E-tate, was charged on summon! teLreths Taiping Magistrate, Mr. Pryde, with having been found in pissession of an unregistered revolver at the Hidden Stream Estate. Mr. G.
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    THE PROBLEM OF INDIA.
    1813 1283 1 wl3 tactically wise of Wh^ r ra authorities to circummovements and literary scribe. Mrs Annie Besant at actintiei of rather doubt, P 7" there i. <™ thin thlt fof j ,f anH energetic old lady desire» publicity f "“twin else could possibly have ,lld w
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1266 1284 German Barbarity. The latest Hud outrage, the bombardment of French hospitals by German airmen, comes pat with the great to-do at the Labour Conference over the question of sending delegates to Stockholm. The majority for Stockholm, which will dwindle into a minority “when the boys come home,” have
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    Tin.
    35 1284 Latest Quotations. jiao" unr efined) is quoted here to-day at «109.50, buyers no sellers, in Singapore (refined) at $109.75, buyers no sellers, and in London at «£242 spot and at £239. ss. thiee months,
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    421 1284 1 „8« Dough. We west .nd north of the ATTACK of the IRISH Stirring story of Bravery, ft: captured Lingemarok, The Soathen ul b 7 thß iida of bj unnka their achievement it Wvtah* luck failed. The Dublin lush Eifles and the loniskilliag, parallel with the Roulsrs railway
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    484 1285 [Reuter's Telegrams.] 22,1.5..». *cti- Hgoißewbat g J ion o f y iU xaillon r ty took pl* ce Cerny and Craonne.. I ini the Piat9a firfl in Champagne against tmot l? o [Xni a the at H,laire ti'» B, i °X«pb"> nof B l ra 9r r <“
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    ITALIAN OFFENSIVE.
    523 1285 [Reuter’s Telegrams,] BRIDGING THE ISONZO, Eegteeers* Fiae Work. Rome, August 22 The Tribuna describes the splendid exploit of the engineers in bridging the Isonz\ mrth of Anhovo, The construction was carefully and silently carried out on the night preceding the first day of the battle. The enemy opened
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    RUSSIAN FRONT.
    486 1285 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Losses aid Gains. London, August 22, A wireless Russian official announcement states “We repulsed several enemy attacks on the Biatritz a River to the south-east of Krutche. The enemy slightly advanced in the direction of Ocna, Fighting at the Staklerie factory continued all day long with
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    THE MILITARY POSITION.
    502 1286 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] REVIEW OF THE SITUATION. At Verdua, London, August 21, 7 a.m. With the opening of the Verdun offensive the whole western front from the sea to the Swiss frontier, a distance of 440 miles is now ablaze with unprecedented gunfire and bombings which do not
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    ANOTHER AIR RAID.
    144 1286 [Reuter’s Telegrams The Yorkshire Coast, London, August 22. The Press Bureau reports that enemy airships appeared over the Yorkshire coist last night. One attacked the mouth of the Humbar, dropped bombs, and went eeiward, Our anti-aircraft guns opened fire. Sight damage was done a man was injured.
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    Local Wedding.
    229 1286 Moissinac—Chan, The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows was this morning the scene of a pretty wedding, the contracting parties being Mr. Emile Alphonse Moissinac, Assistant Teacher, StXavier's Institution, eldest son of the late Mr. Theodore Baptist Moissinac and Mary Josephine Moissinac, of Sumatra, and Miss Mary Chan
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    Queen Mary’s Needlework Guild.
    153 1286 Penang Women Workers. Amount previously acknowledged «5,603.03 Mrs. Penny 10.00 «5.613 03 Hospital garments for soldiers ready cat out for workers will be given out at the Town Hall on Fi i lay at 9.45 till 11 a.m. The following letter has been received from the
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    LABOUR AND THE WAR.
    239 1286 [Reuth’s IID in? QUXB A LIVELY Courtier I *ft«r tk. v.| U|< I The Lrtour Confer, 1 I by much rowdiness* At tor th Q I p ‘J*™ figaros tha -sprits 0 e "X« I Bed Flag”. Tha I JI.," 1 I Prokakle Goversmeat Affltafc, I
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    Singapore Sporting Club.
    220 1286 (Iro/n Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, August 23, The report of the Sporting Clubl shows that during the la t six months «15, JW had been contributed to chanties. T balance at the bunk w»s J 2 tb general receipts totalled 3 9,714 *ni stakes for the Spring
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    Selangor Police Case.
    1355 1287 .—MAf. A ccusto found guilty. Seateaee Pa»«ed([w 0» 0™ Ka»l» Lumpur, August 23. j 0 d g »ent b« been delnered m the f’K’Lr-ed wars found «“»‘7seotsnoed to tour ya»!. 3 D d^‘ iaonmeni fot bBtme nt Kou Fsb to seven years ngorous XmH»® 1 t 0
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    Selangor T.C. War Loan Lottery.
    571 1287 [To the Editor of the Slraitt EchoA Dear Sir, The letter which appeared in your issue of yesterday over the nom de plume “A Small Subscriber could not help but call for comment from me owing to theabsurdity of its contents. It is intended by
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    Enemy Trade in Malaya.
    1365 1288 [The following are extracts from the first of a series of articles on post-war trade problems specially written for ths Free Pre»» by one with expectional op partunities of going into the subject.] In attempitng to arrive at the reasons which account for much of the
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    Funeral Fees.
    564 1288 MEETING at THECBnusE ro» N I Among thou present if.V I Eeng Kea (Cbiirmsn) I w OtMtoc f Chit,rt I Boon, Liu Wau Sban Bo# Goh Teik Chee. YeobX* W Hun Chong. Ch.n t“"* Ho, Lim Boon Hor Loß™ a l Eng Hoe, Ui K«« Bm, ObLft* Lim
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    Air Raid Details.
    920 1289 [Bjvtxb’B Tilbobams.] Hot Tim«. London August 22. ircinnt P"»* datails f la t ai r 4’JS tb»t ie.rebligbt. quickly picked ,d i Z'PP’H» J eiterd 7 k t" Jds ot t” ilB,and b J' 0, ed hor T?s« O«Mfi» ltor P ,do ada abole 'A. roidjoniy» few
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    Arab Movement.
    156 1289 [Reuteb’s Telegrams,] War Office Statemeaf. The W*r nra London, August 22. carried 7ut fl ?r ffi nnOttOCeB thit the Arftb ed Dart th o i° peratioD9 and degtro JMelim Th 9 rai fhe north of U Moren 7 the Turki h P 08 at Moren and on one
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    Health Statistics.
    343 1289 The following is the health statement of the Penang Municipality for the week ended August 18,1917: {Male 50") > 83 Female 33 j Death rate 40.83 per mills per annum compared with 34 44 in the preceding week and with 33.29 in the corresponding week of last year.
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    Selangor Races.
    462 1290 First Day’s Results* (/nwi Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, August 23. The attendance was fair and the weather fine but threatening on the opening day of the Selangor Races, The going was good. The following were the results 1. The Plantebs’ Stakes. Value 1300* A handicap for all
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    P.C.C. Lawa Tennis.
    98 1290 The following were the results of the ties played off yesterday Doubles Handicap A—M K Whitlock and E H Everest beat F G Penny and T E Winfield by 6—l, 4—6, 6—3. Doubles Handicap B—M D Rutley and S H Langston beat J C Cowap and J
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    The Rents Bill.
    414 1290 [To the Editob of the Straits Echo Dear Sir, I was interested in your leader on the above question in Monday’s issue and whilst I quite agree with most of what you said I think, like the drafters of the bill, which is in reality rather a
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    Rent. L. M. Duvelle.
    507 1290 Reo,piion P^BlBßloN n 8 NMIKT »T On the occasion of AM. Darelle, V lclr oAb. nt. A-'umpt.oMhßP, ri h b ’o the scene of a vm-. a IWMI MtdhZ l»rge number od a, tn ’“Mw. tender their good winha u to their pastor, he a ‘PPteciuiJ
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    MESOPOTAMIA.
    1110 1291 X?. official quirters regarding ulMd ti in that theatre, a however, ia ausceptible '““e perfectly simple explanation L owing to tie extreme heat both T? u™ been more or lew quies- and “nothing to report" ha. jeen the order of the day. Still, !*"1- o f the Russian debacle
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    M. A. P.
    363 1291 p Th Hon’ble Mr. W. Peel, Acting Resident Councillor, and Mrs. p e 4 have gone on a short visit to Kuala Lumpur. u^ r P. Simpson, cf M ssrs. Presgrava and Matthews, will be leaving for home in the near future. Mr. J. J. L Harvey
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    165 1291 .—S.FP, (From Our Own Correspondent,') Singapore, August 2L At the Singapore Rubber Auction tbe following prices were obtained Smoked fine ribbed 1119 to $122 cernicul Good HO 118 do P Fine plain 112 114 do Good 108 109 do Unsmoked fine plain 113 114 do Good 90
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    672 1292 Quia Custodiet Ai two of the teemed in the F.M.S. Police defalcations case have given notice of appeal against the sentences passed upon them, we refrain from comment upon the result of the trial which just concluded at Kuala Lumpur, We may say, however, that the public have
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    Japanese Troops in Russia.
    269 1292 Russia has had a troublous time at the front during the past few months owing to the ill advised relaxation of discipline which converted an army into a mob, menacing her very existence and involving in her ruin that of Rumania which is almost completely over-run
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    75 1292 At the Eastern Produce Exchange 161st Auction Sale the following prices were obtained per picul. Diamond Smoked Good from 119 Diamond Smoked Fair 104 to SI 15 Diamond Unsmoked 101 to 111 Plain Uusmoked 97 to 101 Pale Brown Crepe 101 Scrap Crepe 60 to 75 Birk
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    Tin and Rubber
    69 1292 Latest Quotations. Tin (uarefiued) is quoted to-day at $lO9 50, business done, in Singapore (refined) at $109.75, buyers no seller 6, and in London at <£241.101. spot and at <£239. 10s. thi ea months. Messrs. Boustead Co. inform us that the following were the quotations for Rubber
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    London Rubber Market.
    109 1292 (Jrowi Our Own Correspondent,") London, August 23. The prices in the Loudon Rubber Market to-day were: Pale Crepe 2/6| Diamond Smoked 2/4f A correspondent who noted the announcement of a forthcoming dis‘ribution of athletic prizes writes as follows to the Straits Times:— ‘ls it not time for
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    Health Statistics.
    44 1292 The following is the Penang Municipality for t August 18,1917:Total Deaths Femalo 33) Death 'Th sflfin the receding W year. M F. TotaL Nationality. European Eurasian 22 Chinese 3 6 J Malays “13 5 Indians 2 Others Unknown Total W 83 S
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    ITALIAN CAMPAIGN
    355 1292 [E,OTo BRILLIANT ASSAULTS, I BrisoaeriCaptweJ. I A battle ii raging on th» Ite,: I are overcoming the resistance to I ed 13.31 "’"we I great booty. Our aeroplane*, ’.ff I the mastery of the air, I and caused conflagrations along theli? I of communication! everywhere. 8 I “We
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    THE WEEK'S SINKINGS.
    465 1293 [BWT»»’’ Tnw«4“" apmibalty returns. u«! Lonrioo, August 22. u. renorts that the arrival. Ii *?“!rt for th, week were 2838 it British P’ rt 'J 0 2764 M d the swing’ Total 5,602 1a n f over 1,600 tone ware J three eerier that tonnage, making *T«ke
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    521 1293 [Reuter’s Tilegrams.] BRILLIANT COUNTER-OFFENSIVE. Further Gaias. London, August 22, 4,15 p.m, A French communique reports: ‘•The enemy at night time violently bombarded different points of our first line on the Aisne. The Germans made several strong attacks in the region of Mennejean Farm, to the east of Brayp,
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    RUMANIAN FRONT.
    488 1293 [RiUTlb’s TlLlaiAMa.] Official Aceouat. Lindon, August 23, 3 15 p.m. A Rumanian communique states “On August 11 enemy attacks north of Susita Valley slightly forced us back but very dashing counter attacks drove back the enemy as far as SusiU valley aid Satuinii to the south-east of Panciu.
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    1166 1294 [Rbutbb's Tilhgbams.] SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS. Line Advanced. London, August 23, 12.45 a m, Sir Douglas Haig reports: Successful operations took place this morning to the east and north-east of Ypres for the capture of a series of strong points and fortified farms astride the Ypres— Menin road and between
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    Attack on Hospitals.
    257 1294 [a»wn’ B H,. B. lk ti|J It iii eiUbli.hed th.Mh V* 8 now deliberately B91ectin? 3 k Qer la in C eanag .tatiou.for .Xft* 1 W attacks, leaving a one objective, near the vicinity Ohk'*"’ attack, on Augu.t 19 u *1 three women nurse. t e ll
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    P.C.C. Lawn Tennis.
    231 1294 The following ware the reeulti of the tiee 1 Doubles Handkip A—M K Whitlock_and E H Everest beat F G Penny end 1 W nfield by 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. Doubles Handicap B—M D Butley an S H Langston beat J 0 Cowap an Harrison by 6-3. 6-1;
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    Food Prices.
    387 1295 IS Th seaer»l P abll w;l1,1 b,l ve Si'.- Tb9 g e tbrt Food Committee ur« ,b rajt er vice to tbe good of tbe price of mUk fi« d tbepabhc by g t B they should extend toeir XndTo other mettere. I •e*'""?. noiot out end emph.sise
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    The Malayan Tank.
    170 1295 Imperial Government’s Thanks. A* 11 remembered tb»t tbe Hon. Mr I" 8e presented T.nk ”to the JS,He h.. now receiv-bn.-o. °L lr B b ‘l or fbaoke, showing S’“«’ b 'beeif t w. B .ppreoia to d g “Hoe.Mr EuTong 3m. M.F C. K.mpar, tbe honour to
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    The Tramways.
    621 1295 [To the Editor ov the Strait» Echo,] Sir, I forward you this article for publication in your much read journal and, would think you if you could find space for its publication, From what can be gleaned there a,ro e t present at the very least, a dozen
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    Court of Appeal.
    335 1295 DONALD vs DUNCAN. A Retrial Ordered. Juigm°nt wis del vered tb's morn ng in tbe app?il cf Mrs. D, A Donald Hga’n-t the deceion of Mr. Jusiice L. M Wo d-va-d m the bull D. A Dowd v*» M. Duncan wr o de <icd tbit the p
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    Company Meetings.
    266 1295 Kedah Rubber The annual general meeting of the Kedah Rubber Company, Limited, which was fix*ad for to-day had to be adjourned until next Satuiday as there was no quorum, but a final dividend of 25 per cent,, making 55 per cant, for the year was declared. Temerloh Coconut.
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    In Maoriland.
    994 1296  -  [By Tom Wright The min who bores you by insisting on giving all the details of his last horrible nightmare is no fit pattern for me, io I will now eease talking about Australia. Those who, because of a vague notion of geographical propinquity, would lump together New
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    Rifle Shooting Match.
    201 1296 A match will be shot to-morrow morning at the R’fle Range between Company Teams P, V. Tne Rest are allowed to ent«r one team also. The Teams that have eniertd are: Maxims A Company each team to Veterans I con6 j B t o f 8 o
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    F.M.S. Policy Case.
    2120 1296 PKOCEEDINgTco Noivi)Bi) The Jadgmeit. As already announced in our nd bar. lgw concluded Supreme Court R Uft u t. xtlurB 6 y m the Justice Innes, Acting CWe“ m> S9 ion, r of the criU. charge preferred against Mo- tro,t T Ko r* h n<i Th se
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    Shares.
    89 1297 The following am me alterations in Messrs. A. A. Anthony Co, ’a share list to-day RonpibonTinN L.6/6 buyers and 7/6 prem. spllers; Tin Beatong N. L. 25/6 buyers and 27/- sellers; Tronoh South 4/3 sellers Criterion Press $3 buyers; Eastern Smelting Co., Pref. 22/- buyers rnd 23/- sellers; Cbangkat
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    Tin.
    325 1297 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $lO9, business done, in Singapore (refined) $110.50, business done (125 tons sold) and in London at £240.155. spot and at <£239. three months. An inquest was held on Tuesday in Singapore by Dr. T. Murray Robertson, the Coroner, touching the
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    Kedah Notes.
    649 1298 (From Our Otvn Correspondent,') Alor Star, August 24. Wan Daud, D. 0., Bandar Baru, has applied for retiral owing to ill-health. He has been 23 years in the service and has been a capable and tactful officer. Mr. J. McDonough, Asst. Auditor-General, is now at Bandar Baru on
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    The Raid on Ramsgate.
    375 1298 [Rbwtbb’s Tblbgbams,] Further Details, London, August 24. The Daily Mail states that the hospital at Ramsgate which was bombed by the raiders was a Canadian military hospital, crowded wirh patients. Indications show that the Gotbas deliberately concentrated on the hospital, the huge Bed Cross signs of
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    GERMANY AND PEACE.
    445 1298 [Kbuteb’s Tbt»a» If >MV speech, deprecated „1° 1 force .lone. P Ha b on justice Well (oro the importance of et ni i»iL phui 1 opinion in enemy countries 8 o th offer should not be or a sharp word uttered when a spirit was appearing co
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    Birth.
    19 1299 Dinn. Qim —At Graenhall on the Tw to Mr. and Mrs. Tan Cbye jsth inate» 1 r> Bun.»*’"-
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    GERMAN COMMERCIAL MORALITY IN CHINA.
    1075 1299 th» Intends of German and supremacy that hare tT/Wrored by the war are many S little relation to their touted system of military organic STand T ar. ,P«»< tte rf commerce. In their efforts to Mtabliah a great reputation as a wonderful commercial power, the
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    M. A. P.
    582 1299 Mr, and Mrs. Brunel-Norman have taken up tbeir residence in Malacca where the r mer has been appointed Secretary to the M theca Club. Sir John Buoknill, K.C., Chief Justice, leaves here to morrow for Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur. He will delivers lecture at each of these
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1268 1300 The Molyneaux Case. Mr. Ferrers* reference to the Molyneaux case in his very outspoken remarks on the position of Mr. W. W. Douglas in connection with the F. M. 8 Police frauds case is capable of more than one interpretation and we think that in justice both to
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    923 1300 f KKCI «m loc A l FIGHTIN Good Aerial Work, Lo °don, Augmt24,l2 Sir Douglas Haig reports Heavy local fighting too u r>k«. long for Greecrassier m 1 enemy stronghold to the We gained a foothold this ml? beat off several counter-attach kJheavy ene my losses, pierw continues.
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    519 1301 [Reuter’s Telegrams Comparative Lull. London, Aug. 23. A French communique states: “The day is generally quiet. Mutual artillery activity took p'ace on both banks of the Meuse.” ATTACK RESUMED. Importaat Ground Gaiaed. London, Angust 24, 4.25 pm. A French communique states: “We dashingly attacked this morning between Avocourt
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    THE WAR SITUATION.
    444 1301 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Genera] Maurice** Review. London, August 23. Gen«r»l Maurice, Director of Operation, to the General Stiff stys that the Germans are fighting very hard and with many guns at Lens, but wa are now right into the town from north-west to south-west. He declares that since
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    ITALIAN OFFENSIVE.
    427 1302 [Rbutsb's Telegbamp,] IMPORTANT CAPTURES. Progress Alosg All the Liao. London, August 24. The Italian offensive is progressing all along the line. The attacks are not slackening prisoners are still flowing in. The numbers given in the last bulletin do not include those in hospital who are numerous. Inpertaat
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    RUSSIAN FRONT.
    427 1302 [Reuteb’s Telegeams.] GERMAN OFFENSIVE. Ia Riga Regies. London, August 23, Besides driving back the Russian advanced cavalry posts in the region of Mukkum to Kemmern the Germans are attacking from Kalutsem, twenty miles to the west of Riga along the road to Riga via Shlok between the river
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    Australia and the War.
    409 1302 Australia an d the War. EmpText the rewrte from the Bio,l’ 1«. Widowers' T.r will k ‘he repatriation of ret n Freedom o! the Seu" A 1 its Mmhg. Rome, Augmt Vatin 6 A i Hed MinlBteri accredited to a Vatican have inquired into the raid mm? of the expression
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    Tin.
    23 1302 Latct to-W Tin (unrefined) >• $lO9, buiinew done 4(125 to"» J’ 10.50. bu.ine.. < 6 ip otu>d .nd in London at £239. three months.
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    Wagon-Pachaung Wolfram Mines.
    1416 1303 Annual General Meeting/ osner*’ me-r ng ot the Tbefi ftbor of b g 0 Wazoo— Pachauog ib^’hold 0 L'm t?d w<9 bfdd nn W lf 7 v afternoon the cffi-’es of Messrs. Saturday W. H. Thorne presided B*rker 01 e^nt Messrs. AB. td,ll, Hn Kia> A Berry,
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    A Tale of Malaya.
    637 1303 Jungle Man’s complaint Againbt His Wife. After being married 18 years Mr. Tbo' H*m Lon ledlie, mining engineer, sought to h<ve tbe marriage annulled alleging that during all those years his w fp, through her own disability, bad not b°«n a real wife to him She
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    Temerloh Coconut, and Rubber
    87 1304 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The seventh annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Temerloh Coconut and Rubber Estate, Limited, was held at the Chamber of Commerce on Saturday. In the absence of Mr. W-H. Thorue, who arrived late the Hon. Mr. A- F. Goodrich, took the
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    The Chairman’s Address.
    1234 1304 The Cbiirman stated that the meeting was adjourned from last week owing to there being no quorum. I he report and accounts had been in their hands longer than the prescribed time, and as it was a full report he did not think that much further explanation
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    503 1304 S« 0 .4 D lRew|tt w Th. .i K Ul, "“P' ''A»gWt2S The weather was s b oBet v »nee ecod O o tbe conJ„j J h,, W Selangor Kacee. Ibe in «I th. The remits were as tollowi:— e,,J I Klang Stakes, Value »300. A handicap for
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    A Local Film Censor.
    361 1305 It ii proposed to make the censorship of cinema films more effective by an amendment of the Theatres Ordinance. Details are published in the Gaxette, The haw measure forbids the showing of any film in public unkisfit has been passed by the Official Ceasor of Cinematographs.
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    F. M. S. Police Case.
    3486 1305 MR. INNES’ JUDGMENT. The F ull Tbxt. The follow rg i 8 the fu l text (Hken from the Malay Mail) of the judgment detvered on Ihursd-iy in the Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur, by Mr. Justice Innps, Acting Chief Judicial Commissioner, in the ease in
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    F. M. S. Railways.
    455 1307 BMM COMMISSIONER’S TOUR. Visit to Malaya. Lieut. General H B. H. The Prince of Kunbsece Bejra, Commissioner General of tt.BoralBt.te Railways, Siam, is oomin? ban rarly in September to tour the F. M. 8. Railway says the Malay Mail, His HightMi will lew. P.daog Be.ar for
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    P. V. Inter-Company Team Shoot.
    614 1307 Yesterday morning a most interesting time was spent on the Penang R fie Rwge the occasion being tbe Inter-Company Tetm shoot P. V. The Range presented a lively appearance at 7a, m. when shooting commenced, there being 51 competitors present. The atmosphere was dull and
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    Rev. Father L. Perrichon.
    468 1307 Last Saturday evening the members of the St. Xavier’s Association held a reception in honour of the feast of the patron Saint of the Rev. Perrichon, their Pastor and Presi* dent. Mr. F Aeria, tbe Vice-President of the Parish Hall, was among those present. The gathering
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    Polo Match.
    624 1308 PINANG Vf S ILkNGOB. The match between Penang and Selangor Polo Clubs wai played on Friday, the 24 inst., at Kuala Lumpur, Despite the heavy rain, a few hours before, there was a large attendance of interested spectators including the Chief Secretary and Lady Brookman, the Hon’ble Mr»
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    The Chancellor Crisis.
    528 1308 [Rbutbr’s Tklxgbams,] Demiad of Alt&ee-Lorraiae. Amsterdam, August 25. The National Zeitung stites that the Imperial Chancellor, at the Reichstag, received eleven members representing AlsaceLorraine, who submitted wishes for transforming Alsace Lorraine into a Federal State. Dr. Michaelis has apparently succeeded for the moment in warding the disaster
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    Campaign in Palestine.
    395 1308 [RwtW, Raid on Tarkish Trenches. The War Office a™°n d D Au Olt 25. raids took place on the Turkish*? 6 in Palestine with good reanh desertions are frequent, Tllr tiah General Allenby’, General Allenby ha. that nobody will be allowed 4 on’ cowtot Egypt at night
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    THE THREAT TO HOLLAND.
    1173 1309 mat few weeks there ’’“b.ra marked recrudescence of b,! W between Holland and ncidenti p utc h are grel tly > eoniequence of German and aeroplanes contin”t lf ”nas.ing over the Netherlands bo“ b on the pro“J," P a Lj persons of peaceful Knders The Germans
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    M. A. P.
    486 1309 A E4rDBhaw will ba leaving ne F M.B. tn tbe near future on leave, Tbe le.ve of Mr. W. C. Michell ba, been extended for one month from Julv 27 Mr. John Robertson has been appointed a member of the committee of food control The Hon. W.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1351 1310 Lea* Majeste. We hasten to contradict the rumour that a Proclamation will shortly be issued by the High Commissioner of the F. M. S. under the Defence of the Realm Enactment prohibiting for the duration of the war the use in the State of Negri Sembilan of the
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    958 1310 [Rwm’s Tn,.,. ENEMY COU N TER. mAc T Fl «ceF, ghting u Vpre.-Memo ot* towed beck our advaS ““to fikhting at Inverness Conie inrf'ni Wood continue,. Our ertilU. 00 X? tratiOB,in 1 ,pBW advanced ,Hghtly l °t"’' til e e w St. Julien and drove down 7m a
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    1071 1311 [Reuter g Telegrams.] Lively Artillery DaeJ. London. Auaust 25,12.50 a m. A french communique ipports: lu Champagne there was a rather lively artillery dupl in the region of Le Teton. On the Verdun front the hostile artillery, which we energetically countered, bombardon? 1 0 I™* fi T 11De
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    AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
    527 1312 [Reuteb’b Tiligrxms.] THE MOSCOW CONFERENCE. Maximalist Protest. Moscow, August 26. The conference at Moscow opened with a speech from M. Kerensky. The thoroughfares were thronged. The Maximalists protested against the Conference and provoked a partial strike at many factories. The trams were idle; restaurants and hotels were
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    ITALIAN OFFENSIVE.
    860 1312 [Reuter’s Telegram?,] MONITORS AT WORK. Effective Firiag. London, August 25, 7 a m. Italian war correspondents, describing the monitors, state that they are monster vessels with guns of the largest calibre and made for long range which surprised the Austrians. While the British pounded Hermada, the Italians shelled
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    COURT of APPEAL
    7447 1313 DONALD vs. DUNCAN. FULL TEXT of JUDGMENT. Th» following is the full text of the Judgment delivered by the e f Justice on Saturday in the appeal of Mrs. D. A. Donald against j decision of Mr. Justice L. M. Woodward in the suit D. A. Donald
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    Plague.
    1329 1317 jdv T n little satisfaction that we jl j* with n° ab Q to BU pp Or t our Tr Xorary who has been bdld X»k pi»'» l 011 a q uest,on fl O ugb to ap bound to cause .’Til ion the world over. It Ar»** ‘*i£>n of
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    Indians and Exchange Question.
    611 1317 A crowded public meeting of Indian® was held at the Ptnsng Hindu Sabah Hall Mr w SU u rdßy tb 25 With Mr. r K, Nambyar io tbe chair, to consider tbe present cutlock as regard® the current rate cf exchange between Strait® and India, viz.
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    Malayan Matters.
    691 1318 —Malay Mail. The F, M. S. 6 par cent. War Loan is repayable on May 1. 1912. It has therefore the best part of four years st II to run. Judging from the brokers’ weekly statements there is steady buying and shelling of these geourities. As the price
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    Malayan Air Squadrons.
    218 1318 We have received the following letter from Mr. Alma Baker:— To The Residents of Malata, of All Nationalities and Creeds. On the comp’etien of Malaya’s publicly subscribed second Squadron of Aeroplanes, I wish as Honorary Organiser of the Malayan Air Squadrons’ Fund,” to offer you my most
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    243 1318 At the Eastern Produce Exchange 162nd Auction Sale the following prices were obtained: per picul. Diamond Smoked Fair from $lOO 114 Plain Smoked 101 to Diamond Unsmoked 102 to 105 Plain Uosmoked 9ft to 103 Scrap Crepe 67 Bark Crepe 63 Virgin Scrap 60 Scrap 32 to
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    P.V.R.C. Shoot.
    245 1318 Tbe detailed ww,*,Tr„u were: 8m ««J i A Clan, Pl® AM Forrest h b md, Mr H Hoeden 63R) Pte QoahCheowKay 'l2 9295 nGN Siye ?2 60 CA Padday Mre A E Murray ,2 9 l«0 Pte Tap Swee Lin Corpl 8A T Nicholas ~?2 Sergt FT Kinder
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    Penang Swimming Club.
    183 1318 Pritchard Cup Race. With a view to encouraging lon^. ,itaDC swimming in the Club Mr. h»s kind 1V < fibred to give a Cap inn” J fOr b D"eW.r:S 5 50 J Oijlt' er declaration of P*«"' h,lf mile handicap race. This arrangement has' been by the
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    THE BRITISH "EMPIRE.”
    1140 1319 T HE BRITISH "EMPIRE.” a n outcry in «on* o T uar H<®e-’“ d 'no‘ all of t hese Miter. over t 0 cr k, tbe q lor word or a new phrase, ta T the place of -The Sih Empire” B P’fadox, told to describe that as Fmnire which,
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    M. A. P.
    684 1319 Mr and Mrs Mmrbead will telexing for India in tbe rair futu e ou a holiday. Mr F > J. M >rteo, Di-irict o®eer, J.bih, will shortly be leaving forborne oolong leave, Mr. Sheik Ismail, of the of Deeds i- now acting as Chief Clerk of the
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    896 1320 Blighty. Of war words Blighty has, perhaps, obtained the widest vogue. Rather it was antecedent to the war, an exotic which was imported into Flanders by our troops from India and speedily gained universal currency. The genesis of the word according to the Australasian, is from the Arabic
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    Tin.
    364 1320 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $lO9 25, business done, in Singapore (refined) $110.25, business done, (50 tons sold), and in London at £249 spot and at £238 10s. three months. Mr. H. W Moxoo, of Messrs. Adamson Gilfillan Co., will be proceeding to Siam in
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    FRENCH SUCCESS
    377 1320 [Reuter's Telegrams.] I» CHAMPAGNE Lonaon, August 27 uir oaptured all our obbetisa ate resistance, on a 8 •depth of one kiloma Bota das Fosses and Boi, da iu k| •re in our hand, w! 88 «outhern outskirts ’of ths'X Beaumont. Our artillery omJ back with heavy losses a
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    1032 1321 rßicri»' 8 T»l«ob 4 mB.] A FunrHER advance, strong points captured. Sir Hail S eP London, August 27, 12.25 a.m. M Marshal Sir Djughs Haig reports Fl4d«Mars enemy’s positions on a ff 7‘ p, r. e al ileto tbe\.Bt of Hargi. front of over a depth of half
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    THE MOSCOW CONFERENCE.
    447 1321 [RIVT.B’g TILIOBAM.,] representation of parties, Policy Outlined. London, August 27. tfc MfBCOW Wa by 2,500 delegates, 488 representing the four Dumas, 100 representing tbe pedants, 220 representing the Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Delegates of All Russia, 147 the Municipalities, 118 the Zemstvos towns, 150 tbe industrial organisations and
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    ITALIAN OFFENSIVE.
    700 1322 [Reuteb’s Telegbams,] GENERAL CADORNA'S VICTORY. Hard Taak Fulfilled. Udini, Aug. 27. It is reported that the Austrian Imperor personally witnessed the retreat of his troops from Monte-Santo. I A visit to the captured position will enable one to grasp the terrible task with which General Cadorna was faced,
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    London Rubber Market.
    416 1322 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, August 27. The prices in the Loudon Rubber Market to-day were: Pale Crepe 2/7} Diamond Smoked 2/5} The Market Report of Messrs. A’dea’s Successors Ltd, dated, London, July 12, states: The market has remained remarkably steady during the week, with narrow fluctuations,
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    THE SUKHOMLINOFF TRIAL.
    413 1322 [Riem', revelations or »d Mia s 1, The trial of IuTY??' 2 Ex-Minister of War, on including gross B .glect ot duti 'fe was Minister of. War i* wblle l» the first jury empanelled L W A Wit.... fertk. the terrible plight of the’ ArVo'S? the almost
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    SHARES.
    1859 1325 t S Dindead. C J N’lix wr 3* > a. j j-J CijraL Saarw 3 y I 1 jmuhx 3 last £aaa- for jorrwnt J shi year. year il*. 5U >3 2-DOLL A* SHARES, 1 1 5 cfe. ID'H S l’<VWO 120 ”0 1 1 65 1 A»or Rahbar
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