The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 16 January 1918

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  • 5 43 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION
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  • 889 43 People who talk of making war imposeipls are assuming a re f orm in politics and m average human character which at beet it may need centuries to accomplish. But t Should at least at any rate be possible to find some way of making violent
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  • 534 43 Mr, Frank Adam, of the Straits Trading Co,, Singapore, is in Penang on a visit of inspection. Mr. W. W. Forrest, of Salak North, has left for the Southern Settlement on a business trip. Mr. Wee Gim Keng, who recently arrived from England after finishing his studies,
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  • Page 43 Advertisements
    • 97 43 Che Straits €cbo. W.iH' W PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sundays and public holidays.) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 59, Beach Street, Penang. Price: Daily]Local $3O par annum. Outstation Postage Extra. Mall Edition (Post Free) $lB per annum. Cable Address: ECHO PENANG. Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586. Printing [Department 343. N.B.— ill buaineM
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  • 1096 44 A Riddkor a Trap! A correspondent propounds 11 W “\Vb?th it that lire* io the Province, is all covered with feathers, haj.t 8 cockatoo and the manner! of a monkey r We’ll boy it. Dragginginthe Deity, T rdlo the oMwUbihty of Neyapatam aa the port of embarkation for
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  • 467 44 [RrUTBB’s TILIGBAMB.] Mr. LLOYD GEORGE’S SPEECH. A Chorus of Praise. London, January 8, Every hour brings fresh commendation of Mr. Lloyd George’s statement of the Allies' war aims last Saturday from the Dominions and Allies. Nothing short of enthusiasm has been aroused in France. The American Prase
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  • 447 45 rß.rrrlß’l TbLWRAMS Aerial Activity. London, January 7, 11.30 n®. r ‘n d t 0 Li ioli’o at Passchendaele. Oar uLZon Sunday fired 12,000 machine. wt oplane«on »n»a y transport and other droppTihree too. of bomb, on ?L g,t > AhiAfltiTea We brought down six ii mining* Hortilt Artillery
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  • 977 45 [Reuter’s Telegrams] London, January 7, 8-25 p.m. Sir John Farley, Mr. J, A. Beddon, Member of the House of Commons and Mr. James Parker, President of the Trades Council, have been appointed Companions of Honour. [Sir John Furley c. b., late Captain of the East Kent Rifle
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  • 141 45 row Our Own. Correspondcid,') London, January 7. The prices in the London Bubbor Market to-day were: Pale Crepe 2/5} Diamond Smoked Sheet 2/5 [The Market R port of Messrs. Aidans' Successors Ltd., Dated London, November 15, says: Tne last week has shown a further shrinkage in value,
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  • 481 46 fßutrria's TItMWMj the Washington embassy. Lori Bwidla?» Appaln.men. Izjndoo, January 7, 9.30 p m. that Lord Reading hai IpMUted the Briti.b High Com- UoiUd State». He will “"’‘.T'X.» of the Briti.h W.r Mi..i-n. YoX *»d W..bi»gton. Lord w M «k.litfa ramoioiog tbo bead of the K mV. *0
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  • 20 46 Alor Pongsu 27.541, Bneh 19.868. Mertr* rth P,rtk 4 775 Ayer Anting 6,500, Temerloh 9.836 lb. 7
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  • 961 46 [Riutib’» MB DOUGLAS HAIG’S EEPOKT. ’A Comprehensive Review. London, January 8. «wtt-s-sftSiSs: ia November, I u tha last rear, comprising c flnl l w Inril was bsistrtfsrajs Ibß plan. BatU# rf ArrM He empbaaim the immense handicap upon the Briti.b at the Bittie of Arra.
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  • 872 47 f« COMM OT STOBT, 6MOUI »T Tom W.I.HT i.uni last Q-ieen of the Sandwich tib«ok»l»v, l«‘V H b NvTdmbtjr| lel hin nil» on r tore» doot W, J ,rom i A ll oo ll ,h 9 hMI Sliuted B»ier pre»»»™ deo»de or two ti o native» persisted
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  • 192 47 Exohaxci qv Culm, The following telegrams have been exchanged between His Excellency the Governor and the Secretary of State for the Colonies io connection with the Our Day movement throughout the Straits Settlements and the States of Johore, Kedah, Kelantan and Trengganu:— th* Gtvwr U tht of State,
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  • 99 47 For the period from the 11th to the 17th January, 1918 inclusive, the value of the highest grade of rubber is fixed at two shillings and six pence farthing per lb., and the duty on cultivated rubber on which export duty is leviable on an ad
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  • 930 47 Ax Ixspibiwo Abdbmi. In hie address at the Cathedral last evening, says the Free Frees of Monday, the Bishop, having read the King’e Latter to his People, drew attention to the main points in it. The King had indicated the faith which we had in
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  • 175 48 The rainfall returns for the Settlement of P oang, iootediog the Dindings, show a uia kod decrease from tbo previous month. T> o highest fall recorded in one day wu 100 m-m. in 3 hours in Pangkoroo the 11th, In Penang, the highest was 55 m.m. in B
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  • 178 48 Aecovra yon 1917, Messrs. Fraser A Co. inform us that they have to-day received a cable from the L indcß Ofiee of the Company advising that the Anneal Report and Aooonata wore to bo i»«ned in London on the tab imt. Toe not profit *****,931 which,
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  • 830 48 c nr Tie Sfruife 4 c Ao. J [TO XL X Ot w.dceid.y. m.«b> tb. front, Ct pr.pwing bv sending Mrnce or keeping to.“ iO Tb. Xy otoommoroo, ««>• “i±wfo“w trnpoXT Holland', wbjwt. Hnr leva correspondent mentioned tut ut mZX for th. Nether. I± Indi«.
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  • 329 48 A PPI AL TO MODBBATI OpIIIOK, Calcutta, December 25. The first Conference of Zemindars of Bengal was held yesterday. The Maharajs of Burd wan, as Chairman of the Reception Committee, in the course of his speech referred to the utility of such conferences and the need of
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  • 28 48 Lataat Quotationa. a Tin (unrefined) io quoted here to-day** 8127.75, in Singapore (refined) at IjM> r business done, and in London at /281 at 4174 three menthe.
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  • 246 49 [BlUTlB’s TELEGRAMS-] Allied Reprisals. Amsterdam, January 8. talMrMi from Krrlarube dated January reports? Allied air attacks on M.nnhe.m, *jSK. in Germany in the f ?nn of the Rhine and Neckar. The mrtant in the history of the German dram. Kgh Ifflsnd end Schiller, whose ttatnes
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  • 317 49 Thh Inquiry Concluded. The Maijoe Court of L quiry into the oollinir n between the Briti-h steamships Warrimoo and Laertes, at about 2 a.m on Dec. 15, near the Brothers Lights in the Straits of Mtlacca, and the subsequent foundering of the Laertes, was continued yesterday,
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  • 456 49 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Dr Tuck's Mission London, Jan. 6. A cable from Peking states that plague, which is believed to be pneumonic, has broken out on the Shansi-Mongoihn border and is spreading rapidly. Doctor Wa-Lien-Teh (Dr, Gooh Lean Tuck, of Penang) tbe plague specialist who distinguished himself in
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  • 686 49 SERIOUS OFFENCES ALLEGED. Chink?e-Firms Charged, The hearing was contmu-d in Kuala Lumpur Police Court last Friday, before Mr. A W, Just, of a casein winch Tan Pao Chai, cf Chop Ewmg Te i Sang, Chia Kwang Hu and Kee Chib K n of Cbop Kwcng E. Seng,
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  • 372 50 178,255 81 Aaont r~«»jd fro Bibool Tmol*» “d duldr 1145 Bdik Fite» 116 62 w« OoUMtiac Owl No. ll—Amo»nt «Mooted bj 0 0 M-J jo go ObiAbKooc 50 00 Bmm Hmm« Hoimlo W Sb.ltoM.tt. 8000 30 00 witt. JWBOlte Gm Km» Hoob K
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  • 1281 50 ihb labour factor, effect on prices. Tapping by Contract. ber GroW ui 2 0 ni r cent, below that of pß t f rubber to 20 per of alV’s dlte which jnrt hits the molt yeaterday i dete, wnic j eotioß imp r I“LmX the question of
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  • 1269 51 Tf there ever existed the slightest Jd for any other Allied n-i the 11 *nd dot the i s thi .tetomm* of the Allies 1 war L. made by Mr. Lloyd George klt'saturday, the President of the United States has certainly carried out the tuk with equal
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  • 632 51 The daughter of H. H. Tunku MsbkboU of Selangor wa. m n j ß d on Thursday last at the I.r.na Bi.ar, Bandar, Klang. 7 The rrgagement i, announced of M'.s Ad. Scully to Mr Andre Bohn, of the FM.B. Railway., Tb, wedding will take place after
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  • 780 52 n~ 0« ’»icb oor loctl Mn M,l*prop ta« delivered >• ‘“-I look, over the «11 “J *>”* .nd-woild you (where it f—be b me by! A enub, tbet'e «,trt wee. Itwee abeolutely fMablt!" "fftrate. Ak. Tb.ws.bu brought -rtrrf. mt. b it be~m« (1815), terll k”*?’ 0 Liu 1"
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  • 281 52 Latest Quotations Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at 1131, buyers no sellers, in Singapore (refined) at 5131.50, no business done, in London at X 289 and at <£293 three months Mr. Jesse Collings, who was eigbty-sevan years of age yesterday, continues to take a very keen interest in
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  • 2053 52 [Reuter’s Tilegrams] PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TO CONGRESS. FEME CONDITIONS OUTLINED, AN EXHAUSTIVE EXPOSITION. DELICATE ISSUES FRANKLY FACED. Washington, January 8. President Wilson, in the course of an important message to Congress, said that, as repeatedly before, the spokesmen of the Central Powers have again indicated a desire to discuss
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  • 448 54 (Buctw’i Tilwwm LOCAL ENEMY ATTACK, A Tesponry Swceo L'odoo, Jan. 9, 12,10 a. os, Bir Dolgin Haig r ?P ort J, bat “*T2 local attack sepported sained a footing in our t™ ch of Bullacourt. Our counter-attack restored the line. Eighteen Germane were made pn« *°Oar saroplanes yesterday
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  • 29 54 z 4 Oxr Onn O» respondent.) tn. London, January 8. werT i# thi IXmd n Babbor Mark et Fale Crepe 9/1 D amond Susoked Sheet 2/5
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  • 403 54 rßmui’l COMJJEXr FBOM BUoSli. Abiurd 801-hevik View. London, J.nuvy 8, 6.25 p w. Th. fine. learn* from Petrogr.d th»t JJR pl*»” ke Eu,si Which would b. h I Allied Imperial by enabling the totter I to strike a bargain at the expense of Lil h I aoia,
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  • 554 54 [Biutib's Tsligbams.] n I ITS CREATION AND DIRECTION, Interesting Revelations. Washington, January 8 A series of secret instructions to the Garman newspapers, dated 19a 7, which have fallen into tbe bands of the State Department and are now published afford iliumin. ating evidence of the minute
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  • 532 55 rßsirris’s Tii*»g rams Governor of Jerusalem* London, January 9. a «able from Cairo states that Mr. Storrs has been appointed Bona d nf Jerusalem in succession to BoSPa-b* who hw retirad <m account of ill-bealth. Lord Beading s Position* The Tin" understands that Lord R?adi»7. who has
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  • 1316 55 At the junior Institution of Engineers, in L nduu, Dr, William Wi sou said that, altnough the subj -ct on which be was about to speak was announced as Sl Technical Education in China,” be thought that had he chosen the tule he would have expressed
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  • 725 56 Basach or Tausi Caii. The tritl ot T.k Tb.m Peoif, who tat week trted tor erim.».! brMcb ot tru.t M a fervent in r»»pect at 'l' 8 nft valued nt 1804, entrusted to him MUtmo February nod March, 7 delivered to certain B n3ei n WU and
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  • 95 56 The undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Dennys A Co. at their second Auction Sale held this week: Smoked Diamond Bluet No. 1 $BO to 1106 per picul Smoked Diamond Sheet No. 2 68 79 do Plain Smoked Sheet 72 do Unsmokod Sheet
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  • 246 56 PIXANG WOMBX WOBKIBS. Amount previously acknowledged. 16,284 58 Mrs. Pritchard 10 00 Ladies Bridge book G. O. D c:... 15.60 Mrs. Hyme 10.00 Mrs. Prentis 2 00 Mrs. J. Brown 2 00 Mrs. Da war 5 .00 Mrs. Armstrong 20 00 Hospital garments fjr suldiers r«adv
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  • 668 56 (From Our Oiun, Correspondent,) Taiping, January 8, The Taiping Assies began on the 7th imt before Mr. Justice Farrer Manby. Bagax Serai Murder The first case called was one of alleged murder at Bagan Serai, the accused being Liew Wing alias Liow Chook Son. The victim was a
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  • 656 57 Committm Mmtino Miirtriw. sx'Trs:.. 0 Cbimbero g aro f tr warded by °M«.« bVZ d Stewart. the F- GM<Jrich Ef Chairm 0. M. E>q J.O. Benson Esq > H A '“l’m Daxbury Esq,, E. U. Pennj E‘<b d W VbX E -The Hon’ble Lieut-Col. A. R.
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  • 42 57 Dec. 3By balance 1369.60 31 interest for J year (a T 2% 702 Jan. 3 Teoh Cheow Cbeang (monthly) 2,00 7 H de Z Lancaster (monthly) 25.00 Jan. 7By balance 393.62 ,i Amount previously acknowledged 32,429 23 Total ...|32,8C2,85
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  • 357 57 BAGAN JERMAI'IANE TRAGEDY. Verdict and Sentence, After a trial lasting four days the case of what is krown as the Bagan Jermal Murder in which Lm Chai 8 og was charged wtb the murder of Tan Ah Bek, a hawker, w»« conclud»d vesterday afternoon before M r Justice
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  • 1292 57 ii a real lo’ -8.1 P LAND ALIENATION AND RESTRICTION OF OUTPUT. MORE SINGAPORE OPINION. J Q tbo co rB9 of a leading article headed Hoping Wise.y the Strait» Timet says pff nT; B*kllo 8 *k 110 fcw ratber bl questions eftticiing the rubber industry before the pub.io
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  • 607 58 BnWZT ******1111« Comment. C.P-B Mie.-. KUocD-ebook drwdge sx.'-.y; exchequer auffered, a* t while worth only 7.073 d. per cub. yard, while co.t. were 5.89 1-ke climbing a greaiy p°le to PV .teel flit. W.re .tending at 69 P’ r againat the pre-war price ot £9
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  • 543 58 In tbe ccu'se of a long b article on the traffic in Singipora the Malawi Tribune esya: Singapore would be a dull and uninteresting p ’co to 1 ve in w thout some excitement and we b%v* th*t fu oiahed n* in the local traffic and its
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  • 84 58 The output of Ipoh Tin Dredging» during December was 475 picul?. Tbe output of tin ore from Ngow propfijty of the Siamese Tin Syndicate, L mited» *of December was 1,166 piculs, The output of the Bandon Property of Siamese Tin Syndicate, Limited, f° r month of December was
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  • 1162 59 .from th® Str&iti 1 mff “on>‘ bber Grower.’ os ihi ig f or the reduction of ‘SXtf““’ l of n nJMnliih 1'1» tn intelligent .cnbe toHlf look when be .Urt. Siting on technical .übject. regardEffi he hai no puct.ad peniona taowledge. So long a. the btrait, Ti«®
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  • 608 59 M.M H. Pa wan Ten, late assistant master, Anglo-Chinese Schoo», has joined the stuff of the Penang Free School. Mn F. S. Gcodall, of Messrs. Goodhall ACo Siogaporp, arnvg 1 here tc-d»y from the sister settlement to attend the race meeting nrxt week Lieut, A. H. M.
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  • 1076 60 wteft ■atottlka Mtan*» M. ewtoM t Tb»t i hi» «P'J 10 •no4itton i» j ß bel |j. pMI which bu b "'r on J. .X» •h« bto ’‘tf: BHb<M «d.h.ace to U« gates at I***» veers ago since the Gown. JilbroMM io th. Bill for tb. Bogi.t»M M*»
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  • 635 60 [Einn'i Tiliobxm».] Tnrthor Detklli' London, January 9. On board th. Briti.h ho.pital-»hip, £mm, which wm torpedoed wd .unk in the Bristol Cb.onel »t mrdoight on Jenuer, 4 when coining from Glbr !,n r he were 550 .boerd including 850 wounded. She wm travelling at four knot, when
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  • 328 61 r ß .wu’« TttMWM’ APMIBALTT BE POST. London, J»nu»rj 9, An Admimlt, «port tha tbe 2 08J anmbered o 244 tt d th, wiling* Total 4329 «.Mil over 1,600 *o»> d Ih^nodw ft»*to»®»»’ wero Dk ak Dg JNwm «nwiacoenhDy .Hacked, m.BBi- 2 Unsuccst"oiJuS* Total, fully Attacked I.WO
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  • 493 61 [Eevter’s Tilegrams.] Far-Beaching Changes. London, January 10, It is authoritatively explained that while the oompjsition of tbe new Board of Admiralty does not indicate any great change, really a great change has been effected Moreover, seniority has not influenced the selection of tbe new directors. The Fi st
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  • 461 61 [Reuter’s Telegrams Bolshevik Claims. Petrograd, January 9, The Bolshevik News agency declares that the attempts to break the power of tbe Soviets are crumbling, General Datoff has been beaten and is flying, General Kaledin's troops were defeated and are retreating, the Soviet at Bostcff has been
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  • 440 62 rswr».'» Tw***—-! -MP 818 DOUGLAS HAIG’B KB POST, Artiltory irtW London, January 160 P’ m Bir DetfUu Haig reports that both ±r. x -s.%* rti w Mtivify »y tb. »ei»y the nortbeut of Ypr»« TheAttMk it Bulltootrt* London, January 9, 4,50 p.m. Irtter's correspondent at the British HeUtMrUra
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  • 349 62 [Rirr«*’« mxssagis or goodwillFrom Bug and PrtiidwlLondon, January 9Hi. M.iMtr th» A'"* hM ,ent w.- Tm.’. food wiibe. for yonr SiSa^' >D tb. f'»“ 0 d g ,id "pHiM- Th, are the «rest guarantee of the happy "XSEI "At thi« ,olemn red wrt^th. 1 o^A’^ 9 eg€,
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  • 19 62 'i O-a- (hen Cwrf.opoiidenL') London, January 9, tediv wZ Ix>ndon Rubbor CrvpA Diamond Smoked Sheet 2/3
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  • 401 62 [Eirrn’i Tuligbaju.) LABOUR’S ATTITUDE, The Recent Pronouncements* London, Jan, 10, A joint meeting of representative British Labour organisations has issued a manifesto warmly approving President Wilson's declaration. It states that Mr. Lloyd George’s speech, followed by President Wilson’s pronouncement, have transformed the whole international situation, It
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  • 68 62 T in and Rubber. Latent Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day si 1137 buyers no tellers, in Singapore at 1137.50, business done, (880 tons sold) snd in Lindon at 4300 spot and 4295 three months. Messrs. Boustead 4 Co inform trt the following were the quotations for B-tt* on
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  • 2026 63 For some ie«on or other tbe very imeint and interest n? speech delivered by P° r n n Mr W F Nc f t at the farewdl d“^mb>’bo“o urstKua L u “’P“ r haß p iS .d 0«r>0 «‘leoee D 0 r f trie country, even in the
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  • 1225 64 JO-DAf l Tte t»®r ng was r *oiaed 0 8 Supreme C.a t U I au'->' r 0?» before Mr Ju*t;c* LM. W, I’warJ, 8-nor Judge, sitting ora. Mr Al en D.nnys (for the P«n«ng H» b »r Board) and Mr. Chtah Ku £i (for Mr. (hi
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  • 17 64 A SuccßssruL Yiae SESUt! »«n.d fotw.td u“y.; b U ,3 20O OM
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  • 633 64 The following is tbe health statement of th® Penang Municipality for the week tndiup December 29, 1917 (Male 51) Total Deaths < f 72 (Female 21J Death rate 35-42 per mille per annum compared with 30.99 in the preceding week and with 29.32 in the corresponding week of
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  • 1265 65 (By Tom Wright.) r* 1 a n?d*Btrian a A o"o ‘Xwp—'y ll B, Dd to* tf’hikas ”so entouMasUoaiiy a* I coming U- Aiex.od.i.o d Jmd, »ud ..gb.og for more U.. 1. to r The other d.y 1 got out wy tn.p, .kJ n.rt. I h.ve explored inked
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  • 367 65 Usiful Morning’s Work. Taking advantage of tbe last opportunity of witnessing fast work, a good many members turned out early this morning tigetber with a few ladies and watched the training of the horsts in preparation for dk 8 races Some good work was done, Highgate. Linmeta, Nullo,
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  • 163 65 Sir William Taylor, KO.M.Q., writing from tbe M.lay State. Development Agenoy. on November 16. ba, aent tba following o tter tO Mr H< T > rk > Impeotor of Schools, Penang Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge the reoeint of your letter of the 22ud
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  • 65 65 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at 1134,25 business done,in Singapore (rthned) at 1135, business done, (250 tons eud) and in Lindon at £298 spot and at £292 three months. Messis, Boustead <fc Co inform us that thefjllowiag were tbe quotations for Rubber on spot
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  • 1214 66 Tb, t.tbrr ci tbi.boolr»|Mi quotation t m W.lUr B.g.bot t .«tai to te.d »■> ‘i” carraocy M.» ttadub of tb» nbj c« b»« h.d occmioo to echo B.g.bot'. grow. An eifxrt knowing. of e«b«oge problinn and banking ■Hboda don not gene ally go with iloe
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  • 136 66 QFrom Our Ozvn Correspondent') Taiping, January H On the 9± inst. five Cninese Wer| prosecuted by Mr. A.. B. Jordan, the Protector of Chinese, for having been membars of a Secret or Triad Society an a f 0 assisting iu its management. Several deenments of importance
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  • 441 66 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, January 11. The following were the prioee realised in the Singapore Rubber Auction to-day Smoked fine ribbed 98 to $lO5 per picul Good ribbed 75 97 do Ribbed unsnsoked 73 75 do Plain uosmoked 77 do Crepe fine pale 102 106 do
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  • 985 67 In the Home of Common» the ether d<y Welih member «uggeited that Britain ■hoald propose to the Allies a treaty for the total exclusion of all commerce, ehippiae and trade with the Central 1 owers until they abandoned all occupied terntoriee and made complete reparation for urimei
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  • 51 67 C/Own Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, January 11. Massrs W-Aarne Bros’ report shews a pn fit of >640,132. A final dividend of 30 p<r cont is n commended, making 50 per cent, for tho year and ako the payment of a bonus div (lend of < r o
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  • 133 67 (Prow Ovr Own Correspondent,) London, January 10. The prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were: Pale Crepe 2/4| Diamond Smokf-d Sheet 2/4| Messrs. Barlow and Co. report under Wednesday’s dtte Over 1,000 tons wire cafa'ogmd for week’*» auction. There was a sightly weaker tendency in sympathy
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  • 544 67 The Rsv. M J*her of the Taiping Guhvent returned from Penang on the 10th instant, e TIIB Hon. Mr. Ea Tong Sen and Mr. Chong Toys Phin have returned to Ipoh from their trip to China. -D* Mortimer, of Messrs Harrisons and Crcsfiaffi, L*d., is having for
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  • 1265 68 Quick Travelhnt* o„. I» M<uo t Mad -t Mr. 0. V.m>u>g Tbomu now U Tb*D*be muit b»n returned on one of the nuit onrpete for wbion tboie region! ere he -e. .een in Pen.ng le.t night Confusion of Thought. A correspondent has noted that the Bdief Fund” mentioned
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  • 485 68 [Ubuter’b Tblegrams.] THE PREMIER'S SPEE.H, Feeling in Canada. Ottawa, Janua y 10. Tbe Duke of Devonshire, Governor. General of Canada, has sent tbe f jllowing cable to Mr. Walter Long Secretary of State for tbe Colonies, “M» Ministers have read with much gratification the report of
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  • 469 69 •RgcTiß’e Tklkgbams] THE breST-UTOVSK NEGOTIATIONS. Another Hitch Amsterdam, January 10. denary sitting of the German. Ld Russian peace delegations onk on J wSuy 1 Baron von flermin Foreign Minister K eh course of the negotiations, ”j 71 ?h\t shoe tbeir interruption much dhppcnecl doubted to ore»te doubt
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  • 461 69 [Reuter's Telegrams.] THREE SUCCESSFUL RAIDS. Renewed Aerial Activity. London, January 11, 1.20 a.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports that tbe London and Rifh regiments successfully raided three points m the trenches to the south-east of Ypres, itfl cting many casualties and making a few prisoners. Hostile artillery was active
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  • 519 69 [Rbutkr’b Telegrams Stories of Heroism London, Jin. 11, 3 05 p.m. The London Gazette announces the award ot eighteen Victoria Cossps, including Sevan Canadians, New Zsalandfrs, and Indians, Four of the recipients were killed. The following are among the most striking stories Second Lieutenant, Temporary L\-C( 1
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  • 138 70 [Ruma's Tiliobamf p, t og ad. J*nu<V 11, Biron von Kuvnun»" 0 ton U r ,^l,,!lM iOD cabled on Doeaber 27 lapses. Electoral Reform. LORDS AND WOMAN SUFFRAGE. largfi Majority London, Jan. 10. I, tb. Hoa*> of Lord, *»>• H»»*™ l Bill, with th* priecipl. of woman
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  • 344 70 F. M.S. Customs Duties. It is notified in tbe latest F MB, Governmint Gaaetle that for tbe period from tbe 18tb to tbe 24 h January, 1918, inclusive, tbe value of tbe highest grade of rubber io fixed at two shillings and five pence halfpenny per lb., and the duty
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  • 635 70 Official Vi-it to Ipoh. Jis ILalxi.iu Sulun of Paiik pud .bort ™t to Ipob je.t.rd.j mormog the commencement of toor lh making during the next three days in be Kmta and Batang Padang districts, Hia Highness tbe Sultan, accompanied bytbeßija Cbulan, Ei i* R |’fl Abdul
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  • 68 70 Latest Quotations Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $134.25, business done,in Singapore (refined) at $135, business done, (250 tons sold) and in London at JC29B spot and at X 292 three months. Messrs. Boustead A Co. inform us that the following were the quotations for Rubber
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  • 79 70 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, January 11. Tbe L llvwing were the prices realised In the Singapote Rubber Auction to day Smoked fine ribbed 98 to $lO5 per picul Good ribbed 75 97 do Ribbed unemoked 73 75 do Plain unemoked 77 do Crepe fine pale 102
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  • 261 70 The following is the health statement of th 1 Penang Municipality for the week ending December 29, 1917: CMalo 51) Total Deaths j >72 Female 21) Death rate 3542 per mille per annum compared with 30.99 in the preceding week and with 29,32 in the corresponding week of
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  • 669 71 has often been made (says Th J OBIP M«Z in the course of feeding the Malay Mart g tlc .n y non"Wfo the Federated Miley Sietee. existent in the t go m o f 0 T prominent citizen., with the oar most P f Malay race
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  • 683 71 Interesting Decision of Singapore Appeal Court. The judgment of the Court of Appeal on an important issue between landlord and tenant was delivered this morning, says the Straits Times of Saturday. The appeal was that of the Saltan of Siak and Lim Nee Soon against a decision
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  • 268 71 Officer. and N.C.O’s P.V. v. Tx« Rist of Penang. After a long rest cricket is being revived in Penang. The first game of the season took place on the Esplanade on Sa urday afternoon when the cfficers and N.C.O’s of the Penang Volunteers met The R?st of Penang. The
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  • 17 71 a i Serendah 34,572, Kamasan 16,413, Bukit K*pong 9,320, Utan S mpan 12,800 lb.
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  • 189 71 Empire Theatre, The Masked Rider a sensational five part Metro Quality production with Harold Lock wood and May Allison in the stellar roles, will be the feature attraction at the Empire Theatre to-night, tc-morrow night and Wednesday commencing at 10.15. This wonderplay is brimful of thrills. Mr. Lockwood
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  • 622 72 furnitora. to X b" tob’dari ,•>>' »640,133 76, tow» forth 9 preT oal WO 406 81. kio toUI th 0 f S /Aft d 10M »*****» .57. O.t of tbi. .'««>£'«» dl.ideod h.. ‘‘J?' I.,’L, 20 «r «nt *b,orbing »«5,900, Iwmg* b. .«.l.ble for »b« dind Bd
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  • 1259 72 -8. F. A pg Souza— Di Cbuz, Tbe Cbaicb ot the Ted d M Danil. ifioieUd. The ceremony w»« fully choral .nd Mr. Ben de Cru., uncle at tbe bride, who presided at the organ, rend.red ,ome .ppropriate musical selection.. The bride, who wa. given away by her
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  • 42 73 r ß n7 01 the 12*h t ’l9i8 D tDO Ohareh f n 9 Janai’y». iyi r v#L M. Duvelle, ABfU®P^n Messrs. Pritchard LoO i, Pb.hp e b AJoUne. eldest 4 °l': sad M-s. Ted <h C.M, K ’l l'’ PeclD?
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  • 1030 73 At first glwce the 0 1 Ad mir .t ty change, seem to promise well, and they my make for greater efficiency. It w, at any rate, something to be grateful for that mere seniority has not been the only test. Yet we confess that we do not
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  • 53 73 Latest Quotations Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at 1133, buyers no sellerr.in Singapore (refined) at $133.50, buyers no sdkrs. Messrs. Boustea-I Co inform us tint the following were the quotations for Rubber on spot in London on the 12th inst. received today:— Plantation Ist latex 2/5
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  • 37 73 U rorii Our Okti Correspondent,') London, January 11, The prices in the Loudon Rubber Market to day were; Pah Crepe 2/4| Diamond Smoked Sheot 2/4} Lohdon, January 12. Pale Urepe 2/k Diamond Smoked 2/4}
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  • 539 73 Mr, F. W, Mager goes to Pahang to act as State Engineer. The death in action is reported of Mr* G. H. Liwrie, the son of Captain Lawrie, of the Kinta Lieu\ W. B. Hawkes, of the F.M.S. Mini s D pt,, is proceeding to an eastern
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  • 1155 74 The Gift of Tongue*. Writioa on tbs recent Confererce, •itunce on toe necenity for British 6t men end diplo®>t.t. to extend tbeir hogulst.c attainments, which in many cam m to bs very limited VV J/ka that the one serious ditqua ificntion of the Prime Minister at tbe Conference
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  • 503 74 [Rkutkk’s Tilkgbamb,] An Unbridgeable Abyss. London, Januuy H, Mr. Winston Churchill, Ministar ofMuai. tions, in a speech at tbe American luncheon at tbe Savoy Hotel said that the abyss be* tween our war>aims and Prussia’s ambi. tions is unbridgeable at present. Germany still hoped for
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  • 428 75 rßwriß’. TiLiaßAMa] the brest-utovsk negotiations. Xumption of Hostilities Threatened. London, January 12. «ftsiHnn as regards tho BrestLi^kn P 8 g&»no W \that the Allie, ffiog responded to the proposal of Power, for general peace, the Mr.l Power, now propoee that pourpar. S .hould be resumed for eep.rete
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  • 474 75 [Reuter’s Telegrams] DEBATE IN TBE CHAMBER Socialists and the Government. Faris. January 12 The Frerch Chamber by 397 to 145 votes passed a vote of cotfilence in the Government following a debate regarding the diplomatic conduct of the war in which M. Pichon, Foreign
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  • 451 75 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] SIR DOUGLAS HAIG’S REPORT. Haiders Repulsed London, Jan. 12, 12-55 p.m. I Sir Douglas Haig reports We repulsed a raid to south of Armenfierce and dispersed working parties to the south-east of Moochy le Preux, Hostile artillery was more active to the north-east of Ypros. Our
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  • 1122 76 rKrtrri*’ l Tiliobams.] Nr* M-ab-rs London, Jaouiry UTb. Bo.rd .< Ad.imltJ Uraeoortitiud. T»« Be F m tle »-d x-i Sir Hear, Wnr.nd .ill retire. London. Jine.ry 12. There ii notb.M «•»'*‘i’“ l .bout the Admiralty change. wbiob »re regarded a. dutlhng tho tear,tb.t »«J »ioleo* change m tb
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  • 682 76 Coroner’s Enquiry. In the Third Court, to-day, Mr, 8. 0 LwgvtiD, in the capacity of for Penang Island, held an m quiry into the ciicumstanoes attending the death of a Chinese goldsmith, Bi Kim, as the remit of injuries received rom his coolie named Ah Heng on
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  • 540 77 Th»' t,ffoft tioDol a handsome ni.de P p> G6org6 p enny in direr oW b uj, ...ooiation with them memento of their appreciation of them «nt» h 0r a nd Mr. E. H, AooS. ked Mr ‘jT y the gift on beh.lf of the st.ff who, were
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  • 634 77 The first shoot of the new Season took place yesterday morning at 7 a.m. in dull weather, there being a moderate attendance. The conditions were a sighter and 7 counting shots each at 200. 300 and 500 yards at N. R. A, targets. The shoot resulted
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  • 1323 77 Ninth Annual Meeting The ninth annuil general meeting of the Penang Volunteer R fla Club was held at the Penang Cricket Club last evening. There ware present Col. A. R Adams (President) Captain C. D. D, Hogan, Captain V. G. Ezeohiel, Ciptain J. G. Allan, Lieutenants
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  • 1053 78 (Bi Tom Wbight,) In an article quoted from the Agricultural BiMin {Echo. page 1380) Dr. Lucy makes an odd misuse of the word tabu As he uses it, it defeats his intention. For practical purposes,” he says, all anophelines must be taboo,” As I was in one of the
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  • 1229 79 ii paragraph from tbs financial > H «'of a London paper which seems 1U M strengthen the case in favour the Rubber Linds < alienatlon) di S to an alien of British-held securities in oil companies and m cTriain of the base-metal mines have Sen prohibited by an
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  • 651 79 H, E. the Governor, accompanied by his Private Secretary, came down from the Hill to-day. T> C aptaiia 81 Rose Officer Commanding B Company, Penang Volunteers, is acting as ad] utant of the Corps. The following passengers leave for Singapore this afternoon:- Mr, A. M BitchaD, Rav
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  • 908 80 A Single 'omrnand. If we bare not baen told, live in tbe oit g wr.l term», -b-t «>• dec ,b Pan, Cootereoea, there u no uocertunty »s to what we .bo«ld deilre them to h»v» been in the interest» of «peedy Hctory for the Allied mum. An Alli.nca
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  • 198 80 [Rkuter’s Tileqrams] Milan, Jan. 14, 6.5 1 a m Two earthquake shccks, tbe first f-r yea's. were felt here on Sunday. No damage w s done. The War and Aft r AN ALLIED CONFERENCE Mr. Hughes to Attend Th. > T- Sydney, J»nu.ry 13. ine Sunday Time,
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  • 941 80 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] THE BOLSHEVIK TERROR. Naval Officers Murdered. Londcn, January 14, 6 50 a.m, The Times learns from Odessa that Bolshevik Bailors for two days butchered the naval officers at Sepastopol, killing sixty of them, including four admirals and one general. In consequence of these outrages Admiral
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  • 17 80 Obituary. London, Jtnuvy 14 The death is announced of Djcto- Montogu Butler, Master of Triply College, Cambridge.
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  • 475 81 [Reuter s Telegrams.] BREST-LITOVSK NEGOTIATIONS. Another Prussian Protest, Amsterdam, January 13. A telegram from Brcst-Litovsk via Berlin states that on the 12th instant at the plenary sitting of the peace delegations General Hoffmann again protested against the Russian wirelees propaganda because it transgressed tbe terms of the
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  • 512 81 [Reuter’s Telegrams] Sir Douglas Haig's Heport. London, January 14 12 10 a.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports that we repulsed an attempted raid to the east of Moncby. Oar aeroplanes on Saturday bombed tbe enemy’s billets and hutments and fired several thousand rounds at his trenches, Two of our
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  • 1822 82 SIMMER MaCMILLAK» EmHBK LIBRARY] Th, psbn«b«'» blc h K °,7 h tb» book .«ord. 11UI. t b, “i C b to"y C of'oiin“, V Ĕo7.lll>«t th« < uter world »od Hwe» 1» th. beckweter of > little remote New Eonleod Tillage, I North He bu fit. of drinking
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  • 198 82 Toe first meeting of the Municipal Comm si >u for 1918 was held in the Municipal Officj®, yesterday afternoon, there being piHgfnt Meors W. Peel (President), A.M, Goodman, Q iah Bang Kee, Chee Wor Lok, wrh Mr. L.A.O Biggs (Secretary) and Mr. L« M Bell (Engineer) in attendance.
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