The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 28 November 1917

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    Masthead
    22 1 The Straits Echo MAIL EDITION. 1 ***** Per Annum. Singh Copy 40 eta ■fol. 15. Penang, Wednesday, November 28, 1917. No. 48.
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      331 1 I I CONTENTS. Leaders: Miscellaneous (Cantinwed): The Italian Front 1,832 Tl r, i OJC Never Again 1,840 p he Ro L of Honour 1845 Teachers’ Salaries 1,846 l«n < i “War Nows 1 A Conceited lellow 1,851 i iqaq Local Rubber Market 1,863 German and Post-War Trade 1,868 Wild E
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      166 2 i' THE jRi “STRAITS ECHO" MAIL EDITION. Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the wr r/K daily issues, as well as all important news from various parts of the Far M East, including
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    BIRTH.
    18 1832 Kennedy —At Guh oq the 20. h iust, to Mr and Mrt. J. W. Kennedy, a eon.
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    THE ITALIAN FRONT.
    870 1832 The news from the Italian front is much more hopeful than it was a week or bo ago. The danger is not removed, it is true—is far from being removed, indeed but at least it is less menacing than during the first crashing onslaught by the enemy,
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    M. A. P.
    555 1832 MUor D b„ R me M h ,KD,l,Lo “P-.l>‘« p eckl, PP ainlf d to set at tho F.M a. 1 <ortb. Colony .nd fl’*** c mo’m‘r’’™» wox CB, v.m.ii,, M. B„ t fermrr p M 0 f R v Command.’ D DM 8 “I™* cfe'stm R
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      92 1832 Jjjjj Sff3W3 frfly («wept Sundays and public I hotifeya) 'i ittii OQTBBION PRESS, Ltd. h Beech Street, Penang. Fbicb 1 piflyLeenl per annua. Postage Extra. tfrl lite (Poet Free) 917.50 CAUL! ADDBISB I "BOHO—PENANG?’ Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586 Printing Department 343 y ,S,—AH businew communications should be addressed to THE
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1265 1833 Air Raid Reprisals. From tba Home papers to band we tied that the German authorities have been thrown into a fever of apprehension by the convinced determination of the Allies to carry out air raid reprisals. They are very carefully keeping the news secret from the civilian population
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    DEBATE IN THE COMMONS.
    469 1833 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Tk„ a 10 ,he Lobbj i, The difficu ty i 8 over 1 Premw’e Penonal Tbe p,per. re pr,o“ d b t 2O. jasterday’s debits was a yunilu I ,no ®i tbit for M r Lloyd George, who’b, Xb i" Ph •«ch p.r.uaiive power
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    ITALIAN FRONT.
    479 1834 rEwi»*’ 8 Tblsobams.] JIJBCE FIGHTING. Kass Attacks Bepulsod. London, November 20, n.lien official message states *W 9 drove back four mass attacks Monte Fenera spur and captured *o prisoners on Sund.y and Monday in the Uelett. region.” A stand on the Piave London, Nov. 20. The correspondent of
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    409 1834 [Reuter s Telegrams. l Fighting Near Passahendaele. q- n N l9. I e.st of Polygon Wood. M.chine-gune thi, o r “*other partiee approving WAra b im'!| o,^ o e >“ d majority J led 0 J ta > ben P rislnerB The enemy court tre ohe aBt n
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    RUSSIAN CHAOS.
    450 1834 [Rrutir’s Tiligrami] Extremists in ControlLondon, Noveabar 19. In the House of Commons. Mr A J wa Xl 8t h ed tbat the ,itQation Bl»* ExtrpJ it appeared tbs Md m",?o‘w.°“ P eWy Hed P< r d aZ eleg n Ph L ic com ®nmcatiou with Sir George Buchanin
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    CAMPAIGN IN PALESTINE.
    1173 1835 rR.UT.a'. TILBOBAm SOME STIPE FIGHTING. Turks’ Precipitate Flight L radon, November 19. Reuter’s correspordent at the Egyptian Headquarters wiring on November 18 and describing the capture of Jaffa and Bamleh says The former was occupied by the mounted troops who made three hundred prisoners at Lydda. Ramleh
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    German Version.
    260 1835 Violent ArtUtary I A i Novenbvan I I Houtbulet V”' 1 ’'<• I The Italian I •t4 a northern elope of Monte Toabe I London, Nv 21 I .«■j.."" 1 4. from Bapaums .nd P wonM Ur Co ,ntor eM lre weiehll France and the War. t P*ri?,Nov.2o.
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    Tin and Rubber.
    131 1835 Latest Quotations Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-diy »127.50, buyer, no sellers, m B°«P (refined) .t »129, d oe 5 odl t sold) and in London at *2/b £275.10a three month's. i Messrs. Boustead A Co> wfo Rubber the following were the q noto OD 9 J
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    "Our Day” Red Cross Fund.
    667 1836 v. a i.-TOlf. PENANG OUB DAY.” List of Subscriptions Ar t P »^-“<*-, *****363 flying »0. 39 F.M.9. pW Football Cup Fiud P PCC/CKC. 266.25 6 section A" Company c/a Snorts tickets taken 12.00 Kilties Anglo Swiss CondonsedMilkC». WEO. Turvill 25.00 Collecting box No. GO
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    Breach cf Motor Regulations.
    248 1836 lu the second Court, P-n*ng, to-day, before Mr. S H. Langs on. M L E Sic w* appeared on am > m n rs at the instance if Court C- H. Nico', lor driving mo*or car No. 653 without possessing a duvet’s licence end for allowing
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    Penang Chamber of Commerce.
    292 1836 Monthly Übscbiption Paisid. offlap? 1 r°7' 4 f '"tober, otlbM Je .n 8 C »n.i.r,f f n..„ held >t tue Co.mbsr of Comm.,,, y..t--d.', KulX“a J’’" p,p '’'--’‘J Kule d and subaiitute $10” f>r tft ”if ihe last Imp, a There were preset tbe Hen MAP
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    Johore Lottery.
    253 1836 The Winning Numbers. The total subscribed was $92,000 of which $27.600 goes to Our Day” Fund. Toe foPow ng sr-t tbe Dimes of tbe winners of th» li thrift priz-w: The firs', ticket No. *****, Ong Sun Ling, keep-r of Hv'<m chindu shop in Jobore Bharu. Vh U'
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    French Consular Telegrams.
    352 1837 Peril, Njv. 16, 6.20 p.m, Tua French Ministry his been formed ai followi: —Premier and MiointPr of War, George Clemenceau; Justice, Nail; Foreign Affaire, Stephen Pcbon; Interior, Pams; Finances, K oti; Navy» G u orge Leygues; Commerce, Ciementel; Public Works, Claveille Arma ment, Lacheur; Education, Lafferte; Colonies,
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    Aircraft Losses in Septembers
    237 1837 The Allies, according to the claims of German Headquarters, lost 42 machines, and the German aeroplanes and seaplanes which fell to British and French airmen and gunners numbered 462 The month’s air warfare was distinguished by several interesting features. British airmen set up a record in
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    A Deal in Tin Plates.
    455 1837 B.T. Judgment in favour f ibe plant fh was delivered by the Ch ef Justice at Singapore in the Supreme C >urt action brought by Chop Tye Heug, preserved pineapple dealers, agaiost Coop Kwong Jin H*ng, dealers in tin plate*, cla ming damages for breach
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    Belgian Relief Fund.
    27 1837 Nov. 2 By balance I 307.60 13 H. de Z Lancaster (motthly) 2500 Nov. 13 By balance 332.60 Amount previously acknowledged 32,429.23 Total ...132,761,83
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    The Britannia Opera Coy.
    125 1837 There was another crowded louse at the Kuala Kingsar Road Theatre Hall last night when the Britannia Opera Company si aged tbe most interesting play, entitled Berma Sbadsn.” Tbe front seats were mostly occupied by Europeans who no doubt were attracted by tbe clever dancing and
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    Currency Problem In F.M.S.
    262 1837 T. O. M. SMALL NOTES, I I Formal Bill Pa. md 1 At the aesiioo ot tbe F fde I t’T m Bi I Tbe Legal Tender Eo “’««ItM 1 make, formal provision to. th. 8 1 I value, ’i "ued by ment. being legal tender
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    London Rubber Market
    25 1837 (From Our Own London, November 19 The prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were: Pale Crepe J J Diamond Smoked Sheet
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    Singapore “Our Day" Auction
    145 1837 (From Our Own VorresponiM Singapore, Nov. 21. Tbe Our D.y .udi.n y.,terday by re lot.. Tbe gold b, nPr 3 8 “.bjt. Chin Hong, Bug.r M rebant of 8 o ,„d bj A diamond in it, L».| the Governor during bi, vr.lt t T.h.n io 1912
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    Federal Council.
    898 1838 Tha Federal Council resumed its Bitting i. Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. Supply Bill, The Supply Bill was passed, with additions totalling over a million and a half Llhrs 'rhe various items in the Bill as fended were as follow psmions, Retired Allowances, Gratuities, etc. 751,210 Interest on Advances
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    N. Y. K. Homeward Mail.
    66 1838 No Tract (irow Our Own Singapore, Nov. 21. There is no trace of the Jipanese Ho e ward Mail steamer bound for the Cape which left Singapore on S ptamber 15 an Colombo on September 24 It that she is a total loss. M ,r
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    The Late Rajah Charles Brooke.
    603 1838 Pboposid Mim bial. t 13 very Datum mat a iDuVement should b«. beeo .t. ltwlot Ocmo a| ‘‘““J wL? “> oo le B *i*“ 01 H. was not only toe ruler out the warm-oearted who 0 °d PMpl (b h UaQ,n < relations with oarawak,
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    Malaka Pinda Ltd.
    949 1839 Annual Report. The following report of the Malaka Pind* Rubber Estates (Ltd) will be submitted to the Shareholders at the General Meeting to be the held at Singapore on November 28: Gentlemen, Your Directors beg to submit their Seventh Annual Report and a duly audited Statement of
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    War Economy.
    361 1839 [To the Editor of th Malay Mail.] Sir, —It is stated in a pamphlet jut published on local administration that the political pulse of every nationality in the East is j net now beating with extraordinary vehemence, 1 cannot say that I should be prepared to go quite
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    NEVER AGAIN.
    1182 1840 There are mmy whi, considering that mUB t one day come, begin to refleet the possibility of keeping it when > P doea conn Some of them permit their iind< free P la 7 in P lannin < political binary for a co-operative society of floni shall establifill
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    M. A. P.
    541 1840 un“?e't7 ltte C t d?ffi 0a E i d f ed ,Bd Mr R. D. Alton, Di.trici Judge, left fo, P.ngkory-.u-.d.y to take up the Di.tro LteUrt there. M vndt Mh t«°’p h h ben 0 1 p ."‘"g. le.vn 'for Port Bwtttenbam this afternoon, F- Sams,
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1160 1841 A Dentist's Sign. Nj wonder people are afraid of the man who swears by the tooth, the whole tooth, and nothing but the tooth. A Chinese shop in Ohulia Street fl inrishes the following sign Dbchinesidinthst.” An Unsolicited Testimonial. Mr. A, Sarkies will be interested to know that
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    ITALIAN FRONT.
    481 1841 [Reuter's Telegrams.] TO I Sreat Struggle I The progress otthe gtev“ta’ 2L I Italian mountain, i. watched b ‘*u th I ly since the enemy’s ■torming Q wo and Monte < I the Austrc-German forces 3 I Tomba, on th. northern I terrifio struggle ie raging. I mile,
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    1015 1842 [Bictsr’B Telegrams the tanks in action. Thousands of Prisoners Captured. London, November 21, 3 p.m, Sir Doughs Haig reports s—- •< Between Sc. Quentin and the Scirpe oar t»nks broke through successive belts of wire of great depth and strength. The lefantry followed and stormed the first defensive
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    U.S.A. MISSION IN LONDON.
    846 1842 [RsVTIB’s TILEGaAMS 1 CONFBBINCS AT EOWNING STBMT Two Urgent Matters L November 20. Prut bureau iaononc fejence was fap d memberi of tbe War C b t° t f Gov. romsnt D-n7r7m; of th j s„f. —«....1 of this kind, two matt-ra atord out Fh Z
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    London Rubber Market
    26 1843 (TVww Out Own Correspondents London, November 20, The prices in the Loudon Rubber Market to-day were*. Pale Crepe 2/6 Diamond Smoked Sheet 2/5|
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    Singapore and the Spinsters
    140 1843 A loc4 gentleman has just receiv d the following from a fair friend who asks “Is it tint?”:— Where Women auk Scarce. [.To Tua Editor of the Daily Mail i —l° Singapore there is a great scarcity of ladies, and any average girl would ba no
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    THE WEEK’S SINKINGS.
    481 1843 [Reuter’s Tilegrams.] ADMIRALTY BETUBNS. A Slight Increase. Ljtdon, Nov, 21, Tbe Admiralty reports that the arrivals at Biitish ports during the week numbered 2,531 and the sailings 2.463 Total 4,994 Ten vessels over 1,600 tons were sank and seven under that tonnage, making a total of seventeen.
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    Singapore "Our Day" Auction.
    498 1843 Gold Hammbb Sblm Fo. i SM( I A host cf beautiful things had h I for the Our Day Au e 0D I auspices of the E. Ho Bsan I tluba, which was begun this Girdea I Uttar organisation’, Joow. I Of writing, says the S.T-
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    Penang Rubber Auction.
    65 1843 PCAaDg t realised The undermentioned prices WJ* Smoked Diamond |lO5 per pica l Sheet No. 1 Smoked Diamond gj do Sheet No. 2 W 5 do Crepe Fine pale thin 100 d, G°° d al 82 do Fine brown... 52 do 39 d So ".p Untreatedand Jg
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    The Federal Council.
    808 1844 -MM, T 0 oar roled local Haimrd we bare i te d during the past we«k tome thirty fniflinos of thQ deliborat on 9 of ou r F.M 8. uLialatore. Chief interest naturally centred 2 the debates on financial questions. Few, imagine, will cavil at the contributions
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    Malay Civil Service.
    378 1844 Furiher Particulars of Appointments, We (TO M.) are able to give some pirticuJars of the appointments to which it has been decided to promote Malays whose qualifications entitle them to take a more prominent place ip the administrative branch of the F. M. S. Government Service. The
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    Building Inspector’s Trial.
    416 1844 .-T.O M. Anotb.. »c.«aou W-Xl-do* h >b<«id Bo.rd, Po p 0 oj. Cuid.ojso OI T 'Q a 01 »1 J, B, ”P« commuted WM •‘g’-d t) turn OI »1 rue t'. f O 8 W lo .t-*d bou.e,* eC n l bo.M.uew u deface 3 A,b b
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    Queen Mary's Needlework Guild.
    76 1844 Pemang WuMbM VVokXB&S. Amount previously acknow.cdged $6,072.3$ Mrs. Penny 10.00 No. 13 5 00 Mrs. L sing 2.00 $6,983 38 Hospital garments for suidiers n-ady cut out for workers will b* g”eo out *t tb« T ,wa Hill eve y Friday at 9.15 till 10 30
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    The Coroner’s Court.
    799 1845 Alleged Docile Murbu, In the Coroner's Court, before Mr, 8, H. Langston, and a jury consisting of Messrs. W. H, Scully, G. B, Baptist and Ung Oheng San, an inquest was held into the circumstances attending the death of two Kheh Chinese—-Lee Ah Kong and Kong Seng—at
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    S. Smith & Son (Siam) Ltd.
    249 1845 S. Smith Son (Siam) Ltd. New Bangkok Establishment, This company, the abridged prospectus of which appears in our Advertisement columns, has been started in Bangkok, primarily for the purpose of atquiting the goodwill of part of the business of S Smith A Son, Limited, which is recognised as one of
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    Taiping Cases.
    206 1845 sajiaw •-TO.M, (From Our Own Correspondent.') Arumugam was given the option to pay a fine of $3.58 or go to gaol for five days for travelling by train without paying the fare, from Teluk Anson to Pandok Tanjong. Hako and Sinda Singh were fined $3 and 17 respectively
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    The Roll of Honour.
    384 1845 s* ,1 »od formerly of Tuliyhlw h Y ,k| I killed io setiou on tbs 25*h < I on patrol duty somewhere onrh I root The first offioUl I the effect that he wa, mini,. 1?I quickly followed by toother llni I bed been killed in
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    Tin and Rubber.
    150 1845 stsnniaK S.FP. Latest Quotations Tin (confined) is quoted here to* JJ »131.50. buyer, no ,eller«, in 8 «V (r.fined)>.t »132 bn.we.. d»e gold) and in London at X283.10s three month’s. Meeeri. Boustead 4 Co info* the following were the futut on epot in London on the 21«
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    BIRTH.
    20 1846 Oa November 22nd at Rich- o »d*C into Dent B d t 0 Mr a d U "°l’a. <*>»“* IBon
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    TEACHERS’ SALARIES.
    1250 1846 w, hive been raiding whit Mr. Fiiher, J Minieter for Education. had to eaj U Jthe teaching profession during a vl’it to the North of England. Sarne of hie remark, apply with much force St here and we propoee to take notice ‘f them. We have been told,
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    M. A. P.
    566 1846 Mr. R F. Bradford baa been offered the appointment ot Treaaurer to the Penang Free School, B We reg-et to learn that Mr. V. G. ffavi, Assistant Superintendent of Poiie» is confined to bis bed with fever. Mr J. R N cholson, C. M. G„ of tbe
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    900 1847 The Ban on Cream. The Food Controller has placed his ban on oream. For four months, from December Bto ▲pril 30 the inhabitants of Great Britain will be unable to use oream for luxury purposes.” We have a suspicion that the ban will gradually spread to other luxuries
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    London Rubber Market.
    276 1847 Our Chun London, November 21 The prices in the London Rubber Maike* to-day were: Pale Crepe 2/6 Diamond Smokrd Sheet 2/5 The Ipoh Gymkhana Club has joined the Straits Racing Association, Says Wednesday’s Malay Mail: Mr. E. Chart has been wounded. Mr. G. G. Winter, of Semenyih,
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    HAIG’S BLOW.
    2455 1847 [RIUIW-, T effectivi OPIUMS. I Th, Toll of Prisoner, I Sir I thousand pnaoner, I including 180 efficer,. Ct “W. I Airmin’s DiffloulttM, I London, N ovember 22, 12 30. I Sir Douglas Haig report, i I ar aeroplane, attempted to wo,t .ii I day long on Tuesday
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    BATTLE OF THE BIGHT.
    466 1849 [Riutib’s Tilegbams] ADMIRALTY REPORT. Enemy Flight. London, November 21. The Admiralty gives the following details of Saturday’s action in Heligoland Bight “Towards eight we sighted four light cruisers on a northerly course, accompanied by destroyers and mine sweepers or patrol vessel?, The latter escaped to the
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    RUSSIAN CHAOS.
    433 1849 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Pacifist Terms. I A wire!.,, I announces:— 11 I *‘The All-Russian Congress nf w l I and Soldiers’ Delegates I Council ol th p“p le c tkt I »«.um. power .nd to offer .’“s'“"’ I *n immediate armiatioe f or tVia* 6 I opening pourparler, tor
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    Campaign in Palestine.
    535 1850 [Kbutik’s Tbligramb In the Judean Hills. London, Nov, 22» n 3n t flr ’s correspond pnt at the Egyptian JLuarter», wiring on Novambdr 19. t0P Welcome heavy rams are facing, The military situation is unchanged, except ~.f c our mounted patrole advanced to the nortb-eust into the
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    Penang Boy Scouts.
    916 1850 awards for gallantry. “"‘jTr B,rtic •ou.ls ot Boy Scoo, m d «ork t 1: f •••■d. i member of t h 0,2 n. 8 7° ft P7-«''d to scoot Lim T,'. On ß c Hw.mVwc mZiFW" 0 bj g dt C n*J 0 lacnfD» nnfr 1 B
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    Vital Statistics.
    73 1850 The following is the health statement of the Penang Municipality for the week ended November 17,1917 (Malo 51) Total Deaths < [73 (Female 13) Death rate 85.91 jer mills per annum compared with 3296 in the preceding week and with 23.35 in the corresponding week of lent year.
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    The Britannia Opera.
    140 1850 “Lohengrin” w<»e eucoe»s r ully »t»g*d by tbe JBritannia Op ra 0 mpany at th- Kuala K«ngaar E>ad In-Hre Hall last night, the large audi-nco cons-ting most y of Chinese ladies both in tbe f ont seats and in tbe gallery upstairs. Ibe acting of Abdullah as
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    "A Conceited Fellow."
    1160 1851  -  [Er thk Tom Wbioht.J Ne. This is net going to btf about Me, though I will admit, if it io please you, that it is improbable you hare had among your acquaintances any man more coneeited than I- Unless, it may be, you hare known one who
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    99 1851 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, November 24. The Rubber auction occupied three days* The following were the prices realised Fine smoked sheet... $lOO to $lO6 per picul Good 75 99 do Fine plain 78 90 do Unsmoked fine plain 90 do Crepe fine pale thin 100 105
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      A Visit to the Rest House at Lumut.
      660 1851 [To TH! XdITOB D.»r S.r, The boot retobed Uni.. J •nd Mcnetomed to bah,, n, tot I we. looking f.rw„d ith I the anticipated Dejeunner de Lux! T* ,lrB 10 •d to bare at the re.t bow.. J"’* •nd pet.rn.l Government b’
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    PALESTINE.
    1248 1852 r a letter to Lord Rothschild a H davs ago M r. A. J. Balfour disLd the Government policy as regaras future of Palestine Today D meg neWB that even the Germans have tesun to envisage the possibility of re capture of Jerusalem. General Allen- <1 "forces have dealt
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    M. A. P.
    541 1852 Of BJ co baiithis fefuinoon. 1 Snppore ®X’ o-K T 4 D iM this .tie P ;.cu on 8i -hoh.“ d b “;^,;L K 1! Lumpur by the fyok O ODB bo .P‘’ ngers 1 ..i, g f cr 3j u M ln ?.r" ei, t ‘b
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1215 1853 The Conscientious Objector. Few will sympathise with that queer bird the conscientious objector, and perhaps the following story, tild by a correspondent of the Manchester Guardian gives the correct popular estimate of bis dercerils i On my way to prison for the purpose of visiting a conscientious objector
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    HAIG'S BLOW.
    1404 1853 [Reuter's Telegrams.] official Bsmi I Southern Battle Front. I front in cYnSthg •’er w, advanced during the 'uh I thi« waa successfully canied S| Fontaine Notre Dame wbinh eiC9 Mit| retaken by a counter att.ci """"J I in the recent oper'thns,* 0 I broadgauge and light, were fajJS
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    432 1854 [RiHTans TiLiunaMs 1 Enemy Attad Bepn'.sed. a French oor fire .tonntfl** *°d Ju-iuoonrt ot the pomtmn v'“ k CB h puBU,OD we won on November 21." Artillery Duel®. ai? l London N u mber 23. tkAFu announcement reports b t t he tlHery doal wm g mewb|t reports
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    ITALIAN FRONT.
    488 1855 [Ki.tbr's Tblkobams Enemy Activity at the Tagliamento. L indon, Ncvembar 28. Italian aviators report great enemy activity at the Tagliamento, Tin prisoners declare that the objct is to establish a formidable defence theie in css; of defeat Attacks Repulsed London, November 23, An Italian official message states i—•'We
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    RUSSIAN CHAOS.
    411 1855 [Reuter’s Telegrams] Pacifist Measures* London, November 22, A wireless Russian official announcement states that the Council of tbe People’s Commissaries, in the name of the Govern, ment of the Russian Republic, depcs d General Dukhonin, owing to his refusal to offor an armistice, and appointed General Krylenko as
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    Tin and Rubber.
    73 1855 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $129 00, buyers no sellers, in Singapore (refined) at $130.50, business done, (125 tens sold) «nd in Loudon at .£282 ss. spot and at «£2Bl ss, three months. Messrs, Boustead Co inform us that tbe following were the
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    HUNANESE REVOLT.
    425 1855 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Chinese Premier Seslg M Pb« Premier ba. ea? P bi 8 N T 28 ,110 c °wplete revolt of th' 10 hue driven out the northern t OlB wbo tbe Province, aud &’go* nw troopB fron Governors of the Central p™*” B to tba the order,
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    London Rubber Market
    22 1855 r The prices in the London Bobber to-day were: t 2/5i Pale Crepe f 2/4| Diamond Smoked one 6
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    War Finance.
    262 1856 Tai World’s Debt. Charles the emin n French Irwist bis io an article in La S^’ attemptod ‘o d wrb fiaaa•l »BP'Ct of the war on the ba<is of tbe eot statement of lbe American Secretary leCWaI eC Wa- that th j Un.ted Stites was p-e--niring t° r
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    A Municipal Case.
    197 1856 Tbe case against Nonia Cheah Beng Yearn for failing to make certain alterations to her premises in Bishop Street as required by tbe Municipality, which was postponed from last Saturday in order that a sketch plan be submitted by the Municipality for the approval of both the
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    F.M.S. War Contribution.
    132 1856 tha n for gene al info’ma'ion that tir informed tbe SecretbZ f° r ttlo Colonies bv telegraph u J j FB Uiition was unanimously passed by 1917 9ral ounc on the 13th November, t a PP;°wiag a further war contiibutirn PfiAa. j Government from tbe and v
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    P. M. I. A.
    476 1856 meot 8 X™ d bJ 8 th“°°p Bt M° T th enl9rt Chine,, ByS.leofAdafeYeket. -u Flag, Rats 16.5U.50 •> Programmes Refreshments qq Paymeat from children admitted ni Donation from Mr,. Loire Yew?: 500 W Cheek Li i!BS:‘*-: W p„ To, »l 19.008 20 rn n PAYMENTS.
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    Penang Volunteers.
    405 1856 T n fI,LD Op I*4TIONS Ca.tet’c’rp’XyX I nd P fi-Id opeut.oo, on’s.'urd»/ Jr, fore* nnt i fflr noon tbs quarry nuth cf Hill 54 T 6 TL lt .V of a Peoaog Volunteers and rp,t at the junction cf e’otlaod Md’V’" v ble<l road, from tbe nrioue nl.c"?
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    Tin.
    159 1856 Latest Quotations. T n (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $l3OOO, bu?P r < nn r», o fe n.aport (refined) at 5130.50, buyers m >'B, aod in London on Sstorday at £282 10s. spot and at £2Bl 10s. lb ree mouths. There baa been some rather vague talk about
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    Church Army.
    652 1857 THE MALAYAN TENTS. Position Described, Mr. Cyril Baxendale writes as follows to Mr. H. C. E. Zacharias, Kuala Lumpur Barclay's Bank advises two further remittances of .£9OO from Kuala Lumpur, Prebendary Carlile asks me to thank you again and says Malaya must be a great place when such
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    Floods in China.
    957 1857 [To the Editor of the Straits Timet.'] Sir, Isb ill bo muon obliged if you will kindly pub ish the following appeal of the Cnintso Rad Cross Society at Shanghai which I have translated into English fur the information of your readers who may ba interested in
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    The Red Triangle.
    124 1857 The famous Mildmay centre in North London is now in fu’l swing as a Y.M.C-A, Training School at d Bible Study centre, Twenty man (all physically unfit for active service) are its first group of students, INse will be polished up for a hw weeks and then
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    London Rubber Market.
    94 1857 (M-om Our Own OnresponMJ London, Nowmber» The prices in the London Rubber Mar to-day were: Pale Crepe Diamond Smoked Sheet London, Number 24. Diamond P Smoke(i Sheet 2 5 At a meeting of tbe Coloni.l Institute held W werB .tatted; fol'cwing non-Kestdf nt b g eß bilw),
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    BIRTH.
    15 1858 jg h Not mbar, to Mr. and Mr?. A. j*kk? r a 6&u«?b ur
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    “WAR NEWS”
    1148 1858 Some curious bits of news are allowed to come over the wires at times, for reasons known to the censor and to the censor alone. Not the least curious that hs come for some time is this: “The Daily Telegraph military correspondent denies that Mr. Lloyd George attempted
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    M. A. P.
    506 1858 bX w;Jd e d. 6,J u 9 BF a., b., n R Ad mB bl d duties as Officer Trco.-,P Dan? I&t of Seremban, nas obtained a commisB;on in tie R F,A 8 wel .kn wo Ht.t is around Koala Lumpur have reduced their hppin <u® 4l
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1010 1859 Bombay Milk Supply. It is claimed by toe Bombay Health Officer that the public of that city baa benefited by the system of licensing the sale of milk. The system has not, of course, given it a pure supply by any means, that is to say, it has
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    "The Struggle for Peace.”
    182 1859 [Rbutek’s Tilkgbams.] London, November 25. The Petrograd Maximalist Nows Agency states that M. Trolzky, in notifying neutral diplomats in Petrograd of the measures t«ken to obtain armistice, says that “immediate peace is demanded by all countries, both belligerent and neutra’. The Ruesiin Gove’nm mt counts on
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    HAIG’S BLOW.
    1924 1859 T«.miu, 9l Later Development s f D ’Ugl.. Hi g rep'dft, l w M. Against thX/ay. 2 C‘«brai. I neighbourhood cf PMichendMl^ h tl Gum Captured. London, November 24 3.1 U Sir Douglas Haig reports that w# c iptured over a hundred guns lom? I’* 1 November 20.
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    ITALIAN FRONT.
    361 1861 [Reuter’s Telegrams] ITALIAN COUNTEB-ATTACK3. Enemy's Severe Losses. London, Not. 24, An Italian semi-official announcement, describing the enemy attempts to break through between the B-enta and the Piave on November 21 and 22, says Most of the enemy masses on Thursday exerted pressure on the Mount Gomba-Monte-Monfenera sector. Six
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    H.H. the Sultan of Perak.
    63 1861 (From Oar Om Correspondent.) Investiture Ceremony. Ipob, November 24. the 01 learns that H. E. the High Commissioner will invent PT W kcm q u rrv: th the ‘he ix.L.M.tt. at the Astana Napara Rn 1. K.ug«ar. The Chief Secretary, dent of Perak and other
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    RUSSIAN CHAOS.
    877 1861 [Reuter’s Telegrams] THE BOLSHEVIK PEACE MOVE. American Opinion. Washington, November 24, Officials regard the Bolshov,k move for an armistice with a view to p ace negotiations as an act that places Russia almost ou the list of unfriendly nations, owing to the advmtage the new course might give
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    Tin.
    31 1861 Latest Quotations Tin (unrefined) is q*®‘*“ Sieg-P 01 »130.00, buyer, no D 0 M llir«. (refined) at »130 L £292 i®*‘ in London on Saturday and .U *****.. three mon»»'-
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    Boloism.
    396 1862 [Bivtib’» Tiliobams,] Question in Parliament. London, November 22. I Ta the House of Commons Msjor W. I ter asked whether in view of the I jMb of Boloism in Russia and Italy and .tflDi which were being taken by France 1 d America to deal therewith, the Governmentwai taking
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    H.H. the Sultan of Perak.
    58 1862 (From Our Own Correspondent,) Investiture CeremonyIpob, November 24. Malay learns that H, E* Th a Commissioner will invest H. H. Vnu Do Perak with the Insignia of the at the Astana Nagata, Kuah The Chief Secretary, the Perak and other officiate will attend. 0* r
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    Employers and Employed.
    496 1862 [Rbuteb’s TILEaiAMS.] A UNIQUE DEPUTATION. Britain’s Deadly Grip- t London, November 25. a reprasanUtiva deputation Q f trad Th? Dd the snipbmlding a view to IDt BU£^eBtlOßf "ith nut of rpw C tjfr B re *t«Bt possible out?‘Thi is Lt PB Mr L oyd GOOr «id, we'l
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    Campaign in Palestine.
    374 1862 (Baotn-, T.houm, 1 Bushing Onward. bombarded amo oun lhe cne ®y The weather is bright and cold. Mob. dav g Bucc p s-lul action to tbe j 0 K-y.'. 91 n b I J'gim’nta Wi,t,hir> d Reuter’s Correspondent’s Story. Lindon N v, 24. Reuter’s correspondent at the
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    Subcriptions for War Purposes.
    839 1863 Official List. To the Editor of the IS trait t Echo.] Sir, I have the honour to to ward a list which shows in alphabetic*! order the various private subscriptions that have been raised in the Colony and the Malay Statei for purposes connected with the
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    Local Rubber Market
    502 1863 The local rubber m w ui i. i 0« ,hln but prosperous at auctions bavin, shown drcididMii the top price f or bee »> against »120 four w ee k. B U'""* l too many expert, in the b.zird any explanations for tb Lu*’ able drop o
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    Gambling Prosecutions
    343 1864 Gaming at Poh, Two Chines» were chtrged by Inspector ir/nmon with gaming in public at Street GbiUt last night. hBP J otor McLernon said that about half tieven laet D bt he receiVtld information C big gamble wm going on at eaian S'reel Geaut, He proceeded to th,“cane,
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    “Our Day” Tennis.
    99 1864 Spowers v. Threlfall. (/rom Our Own Correspondent,) Ipoh, November 25. The ‘’Our Div Tennis match between J. H. Spowers (Ipoh) and W. H. Threlfall (Penang) which w s to have been played yesterday afternoon was postponed owing to very heavy rain. It was played off this morning.
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    The Britannia Opera Company.
    123 1864 wJV 1 an ex< gg*ration to say that the 5 MORBar Roid Theatre Hall was .I ed on Saturday night so much so that ind 9 8 Dob even t E, ding room available doied Tk boobin offi 39 had to b 9 mu»/*- Aba P
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    Wild Elephant Slain.
    670 1864 Mh“c M H C Yo T”sk«. b.s iu.t h UC BSI8 S1 K am. E.t.t, 01 wZh EsUtp > U V8 tbe T -0 M Mack located tbe beast, and dropped it dead ltB ck wub a single bullet mth brain from his heavy elephant rfl 9
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    A Plan To Avert Civil War In China.
    655 1864  -  Bt T. R. JiiMiGo I a tn e China Pr*u to w.iter •bcut ber doX;® <*.. and believe that 1 -II be t b b ,d P nd tbl <n aw ,tte.coo,ti(, 11Jn T '“J 1 ,b a ment which drove 109
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    The Edmond a Murder.
    803 1865 V* Wl .—T.O M. Final Act of a Local Sensation. The curtain has fal’en ovor the sensational Edmonds murder case by the banishment to China of the five Chinese who were arrested by the Police in connectoa with Ng Kam, the man who was charged with
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    Sultan of Perak.
    548 1865 K C. M. G. INSIGNIA. Programme of Forthcoming Ceremony. We (TO.Af,) learn officially that the following is the proposed programme of the presentation of the Insignia of the Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Biiut Michael and Saint George to His Highness the Sultan of
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    Shares.
    335 1865 The following are the alterations of Messrs. A. A. Anthony A Co.’s Share List to-day Ayer Kuning Rubber Estate 1145 sellers; Bukit Jelotong Rubber Estates 10.82} sellers Cbauekat Serdang Estates 1940 buyers and 19.70 sellers; Hay tor Rubber Estates 110 50 buyers and 111 sellers; J tram Kuantan Rubber
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    Court of Appeal.
    684 1866 0.-S.T. QvfSTioN or Local Tbnancih, Tn the Court of Appeal Singapore on ukonday the Chief Justice (Sir John Buck- K 0.)» Mr. J us,t i°® Woodward and Mr. XiicdEbden began the hearing of the *noe»l of the Sultan of Siak and Lim Nee gjja against a decision
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    Raja Musa Rubber.
    717 1866 Raj a Musa Rubber. AN INCREASE OF CAPITAL. Inn» o> 5,000 Sham, 8t- Helens Place, q Mi R w’ Harrison (chairman presiding f lhe 00 ®P»»y) af r er deilin 8 ’i'h the mad. to'tfe Tr^?'u teeentlj bajanc. of o ur X£d Tn°t h r’ “'ly la "nd‘ 5 000
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    Tennis Test Match.
    1236 1866 “OUR DAY'' EXHIBITION. Excmiro Puan-PaMASo Cohtmt, Says Monday’» TOM..— Lovers of tennis in the Ststes have been keenly interested in a series of exciting contests that have bteo in progress between the two leading exponents of the game intha upper part of the Peninsula during the past
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    Viscount Ishii on China.
    995 1867 Japan's Straight forward Policy. Popular Demonstration in New York, New York, Sept. 30. The festivities in connection with the reception of the Imperial Japanese Mission reached their culmination at a great banquet given at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel yesterday evening, when Viscount Ishii delivered a speech
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    Indian Reform.
    108 1867 Anglo-Indian Views. Calcutta, Oct- a7 It is understood thafc subjects to be submitte y Indian Deputation 'f the 24th decided on at the fer L o .lndi»n J* instant, will be: (1) represented presentation by election m all rep pro bodies in India, such vincial Legislative Co tro(
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    GERMANY AND POST-WAR TRADE.
    1203 1868 Tn the trade war that is to follow the i«h of arms—the trade war that is to Germany that her highest interest, J7he had but known it. was peace and not L-Malaya ma I P la T a notable part Srminy’s stock of raw materia must
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    M. A. P.
    459 1868 joined «S-VdiSSyrjatai-Mrs. B. D.ly, who ba. r, SB on T 1 Penang, returns to Kuala Lumpur to-day Mr. Yeoh P.ik T.tt i, p. jiotr hort noon"" K Laß, P" ">>• Dr. G. W. Park, Municip.l Heakb Offloer wbour. inngwdlbe having fo r the near futme. The Hon
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1121 1869 Nablus. The British in Palestine a;e nearing the Jerusalem —Nablus N*blus corrupted from the Greek, Ntapolit, the ancient Bhtehtm, stands on the highest part ot the pass, between Mounts Ebal and Geiiiim, that leads from the Mediterranean to the Jordan. In the same valley or gap are Jacob’s
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    Canadian Elections.
    32 1869 [EnuTin’a Tuleqbams] Premier Shouted DownOttawa, November 26. a r W y° UD B Germans shouted down oir M.L. Borden at an election meeting of Mr. Kitebener, formerly of Berlin and
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    HAIG'S BLOW.
    992 1869 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Toll of Priwairs. I Sir Dough. H.ig I *-•*>». I .trongly attacked the neiSJb™ I Bourlon end pressed a. I ofthevilhger Oar poX. I Wooded the high ground, I ng took place in the Hmdenb. I line to the west ot Moeanei ,h‘ k S I
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    French Front.
    204 1870 [Rurrii's TnueiAMs.] Mmwi Captured. London, November 25, A Frenoh communique states *‘J h r WM reci P roo »l artillery firing “orth of Chemin-des-Dames and north-west of Rbeims and at Autre there was a short artillery preparation, rried out lm *ll operation north of Hill 344 on the
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    Penang “Our Day” Red Cross Fund.
    134 1870 Amount previously acknowkdg...>122,***** Collecting Boi No. 22 MJ Dicing. Collection, 2 360. Chung Thye Chong Col. AB. Ade®, 8 Collecting Card Mee Din T»mbi HBO Athletic Sport, Free Sahool Cona. 537 80 tribution aa aa Athletic Sports Proceeeds of tea~ >126,318.26 From an autboriUt
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    ITALIAN FRONT.
    405 1870 [Rtwrsas Tklbobamb l Emmy AtUmpti Tolled London, November, 26, A wire from Rome on November 25 deal, ing with ths fortnight’s bard fitting on the Pur, 1 W( ay thil htl B d m 8 °m‘ ‘.'’"'d' I ,root 01 tto Mont Fanera—Monte Pertica-Ban Marino line, weis repulsed
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    RUSSIAN CHAOS.
    418 1871 [Rkutkr’s Tilrgrams] AT THE FRONT. Interesting Developments Expected. London, Nor, 26, Interesting developments are expected on the Russian front, General Dukhonin, has refused to hand over the supreme command to General Krylenko, declaring that he would arrest him if he arrived at Headquarters. Nevertheless General Krylenko has left
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    U.S.A. AND THE WAR.
    510 1871 [Riutix’s Telegrams,] Bomb ia A Church. London, November 26. A telegram frem New York states that an anarchist bomb was found in a church at Milwaukee where a meeting was being held. It exploded in the Police Station, killing seven detectives and wounding three. Sentries have
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    F.M.S. Civil Service.
    472 1871 F. M.S. Civil Service. SOM, Likily C HU g Deputy Public P/cecutof, to be appointed A.siataot 'A 0 1 »nd that Mr. W. T Ch.nt. Chinese, Perak, will aclaaD not yet known who will succeednT man, but it is likely that his .aZI come from Singapore. CCE ot Up to
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