The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 30 January 1918

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    Masthead
    5 125 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION
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    BRITAIN’S FOOD PROBLEM.
    1338 125 Were Great Britain in a position to istiaty her own requirements in respect to food, the problem would be a com paratively simple one But wbea it is remembered that four-fifths of her food •uppliei are drawn from oversea sources—many of them thousands of miles distant, and
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    Tia and Rubber.
    153 125 Latest Quotations. I'm (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at 51 37.25, buys no sellers, in Singapore (•hud) at 5138. busin* d'mr, (200 tons Miln an.i m L >udon at .99 10?, spot and a £296 0 tnree moutts. M ?B*B. B >u»taad A Co inform us that
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      Page 125 Advertisements Column 1
      101 125 CDe straits echo. 8 A LW -PUBLISHED DAILY (Eicept Sundays ad pB, lic boliday at the CRITERION press, limited, 59, Beach Street, Penang, price: Dally Local $BO per annum. Qutetation Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) $lB per annum. Cable Address: «ECHO PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 588. Printing Department 3A3.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1271 126 TM T.C. tlu u ths prwwt jf'*r nuo-a b 3 M r«i f €/«•<> bat b** o CMflultbe F eU J < J d various toud« io r«H d Ixs *4 itar toe O did'w d 0... ul <’ ,v<i 01 h d*“W ,5 2» to protb< “**'7,
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    M.A.P.
    528 126 Mr. R. O-Wateo-, C.M.G., has goneog a ten days' tour in Upper Perak. a Mr. W. Linehan has been appointed m assistant collector of land revenue of Kioto, Mr. B. E. D’Aracjo, wbo was on a short holiday here, returned to Kuala Luaptr yovterday afternoon. Mr N. T. Gray,
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    THE PEACE MOVEMENT IN CENTRAL EUROPE.
    410 127 [Sntn** Tn»**»] tupoBTANE news from IMF BUDAPESTWjiterim still firn in fc r0B) Atn»te'd‘ ,n «t*»®’ ,b Tl)a V.leutioe, Chief re A° ,t, K.i o .er > C.»il C.bioft .odooly 0 the K‘ l,er J f tbe Chancellor in dislioot ot, a* mu'tic'tory owing to
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    AT BREST-LITOVSK.
    447 127 [Rivtib’s Tblbgbami] NEGOIIATION3 RESUMED. Littls Progress Made London, JauUAry 21, 6 p.m. A cable from Am&tardam states that tbe Brest.Litov-k deliberations were resumed on January 18. M. Trotsky reiterated the demand for a referendum of tbe p°oples of tbe occupied tdrritoiies on th l question of their destroy.
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    AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
    488 127 [Ruurea's Tiliobajss THE BOLSHEVIK TERROR. Ex-Ministers Murdered Loodoo, J«nuiry 21, 9 45 p m. A telegram from Petrogr*d f d *t-d Jan* uary 20, states that twelve armed persons t 'rend their w<y into a hospital seeking for M Shiigari ff, ex.Miuister of Finance, awd M. Kukosbkif’,
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    THE "GOEBEN" AND "BRESLAU."
    506 128 [Kama's TiLeesaiP An Unhcty Scrtte L odot*, J♦' T 21 Tbs »ts-s<b.t -b My Md iM Brui d ,rotu D J ||m Mrly ue IM wo-oing of Sotd-y a tftttk d oir f »'C"« ‘0 tbe Dor,b bt l bt> H vibib« raw to** »wu of
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    621 128 [BifTtu’» Tulkgbams j Patrol Snc:wters L Ldui, J LU, y 21, 12 p.m, Sir D uglas H-ig i -hi* de,, P tch 8tB 7“ that wb c»p.u-d i pusoners as the ;8 u.t cf pt ol encuU’t is. Carryin; CnLo.uu ,J.u. 22, 12 20 «.tn. S r D
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      FRENCH PREMIER AT THE
      71 128 Visit to the Trinchu, Paris, January fl M. Clpm<noeau hae sp nt two days ing two core of the F ench front, n, Satu d.y visited the first-line wbera he was visib>y impressed by ths hi#! spiri’s of the troops. Toe Premier 5* vetted a number
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      GERMANY’S ECONOMIC STRATEGY.
      69 128 A Chang» of Plan. The Rappel in an article wonders whether Germany mav not have to abandoo her B*rlin-Vionna-Coustautinople-Bagd»d sch Ida for a B Tlin-Pctrograd-China-Jipu one, Ir, reminds its readers of the Kaiser'i anxi» ty to enter the v.ifet markets of Indu Chin», Siberia and J «pan,
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      JAPAN AND THE WAR.
      45 128 A French Tribute. M. Jerques Flach, member oftheloiti* fute, has ju-t submit'fd to the Academy d Moral and Political Science an interestisf study on the part J-pan has plsy»d in tbi war, Japanese policy since 1914 andtbi mentality cf Japanese public.
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    Penang "Oar Day" Red Cross Fund 1917.
    231 128 Amount previously acknowledged $180.***** Collecting Card 77 Penaog Hindu S*bha 400 Additional amount received </a Bindings Our Day 97.00 Addi'ionai amount received c/a Bindings Our Day 40.45 interest on 12 700 88. Government 6/1» War Loan B mds retuuded 7.00 Additi >nal amount
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    Agricultural Shows.
    928 129 T. Q. M, .mfiWl OOIIIDM we baVC already 01 a the fact that project is on foot to bold .n Agiioolt«r.l ,Is k next ..dtb.t the popular Ofc,rot Lo»« Perak io •‘‘P»t‘ ed S‘h»‘uk?og ibe ie.u in the m.tter of erouv Jo ,’ut.re.t »ud support with b step
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    Marriage Laws.
    197 129 [To ths Editob or thu Malaya Tribune,] Sir,—Many of yuur readers will not forget the Chinese bigamy case in Rex, on the prosecution of Lim Cheng Hal, versus Chew Chiat Kye and once a litigant asked how and why an enactment regarding the Registration of Chinese Marriages has
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    The Y.M.C.A. Huts.
    62 129 Tub» Club’s Gbnbboub Donatio*. [To THi Editor of thb Strait» KcAo.j Dear Sir, I am directed to inform you that my Committee have decided to defray the total cost of a T.M.C.A. Red Triangle Hut. A cheque for 15.200 is being forwarded to the Chartered Bank, Tours
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    K.L. Wedding.
    584 129 BAGOT-HAEPEB. A Pbbttx Function. The marriage of Mr. Edmond Bagot and Mies Ena Harper took place on Saturday, January 19, at St. Mary’s Church, Kuala Lumpur, by tbe Rev. A. B. Champion, m.a., when a very large congregation was present. The Church was beautifully decorated, a choral service
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    Police Court News.
    559 130 KITTX» bob Je»B»n.B T«i«». MjPl ,13 ...mH Chine'» boy, •n.’Xunr. I™ wm ■oorri to 'he jetty oppose Bt-Mt Gfi'Bt Toe w.tchm.o fell «tap 8 »od «be" be L P dd Z ■Bder tb» torpß.li. w H 1 !J‘ U'Malm end to. the boy who rtn out of
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    Malacca Rubber Exhibition.
    509 130 A meeting b ld i 0 be BUdt OB B»twi»T, “> W“" der IM r, Rubber Exhibition and Fe e, the s. rsvi:".:." Star .nd G.rter F« I!d ,nd St D Food, writ... b Straiti Timet corre.pondent. Th. following gentlemen "ere present Ur I W CBtnpb.ll. (to
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    Tin and Rubber.
    27 130 Latest Quotations. •*****" Dr l fin?d> q Oted here to'hy Bt (refined) at »W W, buX’n^.enTrT’’ o''’’ 0 OB ,he 220 d ‘•‘•X o«P.
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    Taipusam Festival.
    289 130 The Hindu f«btivsl of Taipusum will fa celebrated in Penang on the 26th and 27tk instant, the first day (Saturday) bavins as usufil, been proclaimed a public holiday The idol Supransanian will be Ukenfro® its shrine in Penang Street to the Cbetty Temple at Waterfall Road on Friday
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    Penang Rubber Auctions
    89 130 The undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Dennys Co. at their second Auction Sale held this week i Smoked Diamond Sheet No. 1 IBsto I 97 per picul Smoked Diamond Sheet No. 2 58 83 do Unsmoked Sheet No. 1 73 do Unemoked
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    Shares.
    175 130 The following are tbe alterations in Messrs. A. A. Anthony Go's. Share lilt tO'day Mandai Tekong (Singapore), etc. »0.87* bpl ler*; Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredgiofl N.L 117 buyers and $l7 50 sellers ex dir.'j Eastern Smelting Co Ltd 0rd.57.25 buyirt and $7 75 sellers ex div.; Eastern Bmelb D
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    Legislative Council.
    5778 131 RRSTBIOHOJB on eubbir iaE BE3lM nd maLEI BW oxs »o» Am.nmng Bill. jthfl Legislative Council wag A eetlD u™ihT H B, the Governor held MJ' G C.M.G.), was in tha (B ‘-^duJotbe*'member» P reBent W6 F e b fl eD er.l Officer Comm»ndiog > 3 1 flflflraUrr Ctha
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    Padi Harvesting in Kedah.
    1583 134 I pr.dd. K ’X O,,, B O, bl ‘J me "X l»T*olli.i do«. tb.cfclj eo<.red u pret.o»» B.biul‘o0 »"d cult.»*- Here m sheltered coroaif, tbe ctt.le d tl b. b.HOt tn. down<, .nd before XX tb. Mbd» B.«r V.U.J. Xti.l p l l h B K,t
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    London Rubber Market.
    216 134 rough tbi —S.F.P, (From Our Own Correspondent,) London, January 22. The prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were: Pale Crepe 2/3} Diamond Smoked Sheet 2/3} Singapore, January 24. Pale Crepe 83—99 Ribbed Smoked 78—93 Plain 64-80 There has passed through Singapore Siamese Military Mission, forerunnsri of
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    THURSDAY, 24th JANUARY, 1918.
    1608 135 -S.F.P. THE german method. b tl mi itarv matter, do they pm Not °?Von the offensire defensive- But tbeir faith on described as the in other »phere ntwbich the Br i t ish T ««‘J stigmatised a. "the sign (choolooj long ago g effectiTe the ignorant
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    London Rubber Market.
    38 135 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, January 22, The prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were: Pale Crepe 2/3f Diamond Smoked Sheet 2/3| Singapore, January 24. Pale Crepe 83—99 Bibbed Smoked 78—91 Phi# m 64-80
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    M.A.P.
    567 136 want M. Mr. E-Jeff, of bcrtfflO* o 1« b hospital j e fl. E. the Governor will be in Paneng Sgalfl ID tbe DOaf f UlOfO. Mr. EJ. Bennett, ef Meisrs. A Co., ie away id tee southern sot Women t tor a fuungbl e e The Hon. Mr.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    974 136 A Labour" Birthday. W.Lu mt COlgltßs W.Htu J d.r at NuUingb.othoL but» P.rty att.iu. n/tweotr.mb birthday. 0 of the m. m •‘pi.Lk.” in th. pariy’i pl.lfo»® foLatton tn Ja—7. 1» 92 Control of the meutiu of production, a.a. but.on, and Meh.nge-* policy which n»i> tkeo .dop ed ondor
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      THE ALLIES AND HOLLAND.
      111 136 The Timet thinks that an agreeingbetween the Entente Powers and J N-’therlards is about to be concluded, object of which is to place Dutch tonnaf, at the disposal of the Allies in foodstuffs and raw materials which enable Dutch industries to keep running The Javanese Tuj
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      THE WAR COMMITTEE.
      16 136 On tbe Versailles War Committfifl th* United States and Greece will be represents.
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      INTER-ALLIED CONFERENCE.
      39 136 Paris, January 23. M. Clemenceau will preside at the Parli meeting of the Allied Prime Ministers and Ministers of War which is likely to be held next week, Mr. Lloyd George and Bign° r OJando will participate.
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    THE PEACE MOVEMENT IN CENTRAL EUROPE.
    854 137 [BIUTII’B TsL«G BAMS ATTITUDE OF AUSTRIAN LABOUR. AUTHORITIES’ IMPORTANT CONCESSIONS Th» Jmporor's Earnest DesireAmsterdam, J nu»ry 22. A telegcm from Vienna repoita tb.r Üboor delegation had a conference with th» Austrian Government at which th» Premier emphasised His Majesty s earnest desire for a
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    THE "GOEBEN" AND "BRESLAU."
    510 137 [Kbutbb’b Tblkgbams Further Details. Loudon, January 22, The Admiralty publishes further details regarding the Goeben and Bretlau engagement which show i bat our destroyer Lizard was patrolling the waters north-east of Imbroswhen she sighted the Bretlau and toe Goeben going north. The Lizard TO the alarm
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    392 138 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Embt Wi» Ixwdu., U3S P Tprw" jflccettfil Patrol Jnewaters* L<odon, Jd.au'7 23, 12.20 a.m. B r p-ughs tep-rr* ca P “ol -SS? Oassbraitfieftd Work in the Air. Oar aeroplanes hit night dropped over 200 bombi on enemy n ß *r Ganrtrni end on billot» at Boulere
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    LORD BRYCE ON THE WAR.
    455 138 [Rbtjtib’s Tbliobams] THE FALL of JERUSALEM, An Event of World Importance. Lond- o. Jai* 22. Lird Brjc a .p-.kwg .*’7’”®*,/’ L-tdoo, ..id tb.t the ..king o J.rUMlun w W i-.t c-eotie tbe bl.to.y of th, world. H.c.n/r.tul.t-d tbe Ar b wb b.d been decoded .nd
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    SIR E. CARSON AND THE CABINET.
    519 138 [Keuteb’b Telegbame.] REASONS FOR RESIGNATION. No Difference About the War. London, Jan. 22, 7-10 am. lu view of tbe critical state of the Irish Cjiivenhon Sir E- Carson’s resignation hu not caused suiprice. The terms of bii exchange of letters with Mr. Lloyd George
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    Local Legislative Work.
    1341 139 W>« iaprtMiM I®®°’ Co’iJmH on dtotb9 Bibber goodV wtl B tiia is to follow from tins pthoi'ti thßt B 8 Wfl fa ß d a j (njiineS oniioal fill was aho Kiff J’MSod, if «0. th. ±“«buitJof p.«>og a mm™ wbiob W tradr obligations reata with the
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    Magic Nights.
    1368 139 [Bt Tom Wbigmt.J Night, |and tbe fretful world asleep. Shadows mysterious, and a silence profound. A sense of tbe universe spinning on, with oneself tbe only spectator. NJght, and the great sea tossing beneath a nightmare of inquisitive stars. Night—and this Itch to express the awe of it
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    Straits Ppleeo at Home.
    1186 140 O-Al»i *l h’V a’laew.f/.tT 0 > Rn.aia and tUd Vr 8-H* p»'B- 0 v io r. X' .'opp'-/ r*t B'.P'V‘ b b 4 a.nrh fcurp acd there vas nmb curiouty as to Unmeaning of tbe Sunday M^KeJnetbSevens has gone to live at Putney, and is occasionally
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    Tin.
    38 140 Latest Quotation®. t Tin (unrefined) is quoted er o n ..porti 1137.75, bufcin o ss done, in 1 (refima)at $l3B 50, bus.neN^ tons k 1 j) and io L -ndon it dpuv r* at 4298 three months»
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    The Empire the War.
    530 141 [BMW»’* M I“ I X E Na .uh» C*D*d i *n C“b luncheon BPS, M g Bl< W« fd E P u' P e Canids, Lord M uster M’®*®J 9r for o iOa( j* hv Tutiog for I for W<n w‘ gaid tn tho Motherland: cooicnption
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    Malayan Matters.
    1143 141 Thera will be do cnticiim of “extraterritorial expenditure” in connection with the amounts voted at th* of ibe F?de'ai C u-cil for tbe relief of di-tress at Halifax, in NJrth China and in B<m It was a hippy thought of the authorities to supge-t ad( nation to all
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    100 141 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Tbe following ware the prices realis d in the Singapore Rubber Auction to day Singapore, January 25. Smoked fine ribbed 90 to I 94perj|jul G iod ribbed 66 89 do Fine plain 80 do Good 65 IQ do Crepe fine pale thin 95
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    London Rubber Market.
    91 141 (From Owr Own Correspondent.) London, January 28, Tbe prices in the London Rubber Market to day were: Pale Crepe 2/3} Diamond Smok'd Sheet 2/3 Ali bin Unku Muda, who was arrested by a Mihy detective, was on Monday charged in tbe Kuala Lumpur Police C urt, before
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    Penang "Our Day."
    450 142 FIXAL Ent»M»M 0> ACCOM”[To TO Eon®» or S,raU J 0 ,i|! P« h i,h ,b ’V e "Tbe hiwJ ,he blip Md eo-cp’ r ,l ,rom ,H qa *L ter, ;„‘?li tbetb.nk, ot tb. Committee »re do’ to oil tod ■>»«•. »"d to tboit >odi»id«l», bodie. tod
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    The Rubber Lands Bill.
    624 142 A SINGAPOKK CBITICIIM, nnikaire < t ice lj P Z L .h- Io a al.Vd C UOCII bat u ib»u.h lb 1 b 8 < M >od,y. njbioiog 1 it mu.tn.»» .ou.e ***** <f extrem a K «ocy in lnpen-1 polcytv b»w e«»«d tb. iwn lc
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    Russia’s Lesson for China.
    628 142 Tbe interest f>r this country in the p'Ogrees ot rhe Russ an lies i 0 rtif Joo that Ctuna b*B almoa by a miracle e-Ciped pecs* y such an iperience, Hj. only nfceasdiy to rec»ll D Sun Yat 8 3Q g eat programui<j for the compile
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    STICKING IT
    1173 143 should b? Bttach’d gow m«oh impor jn Aa tri4 od to •’’•“’tb" difficult to „y, but there Hwg‘7" h t it io by no ne,n it etidenoo tb»: new born anxiety Hjiigibte > n jA/botb in Budapest of the governing c gnd mo ify tho Cartoinly we have
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    M.A.P.
    483 143 General Hubback has now a command e* the east coast. Dr. and Mrs. Watson of Kuala Lumpur are on a visit to Penang. Mrs, T. E. Winfield arrived here from Singapore this morning. o Court luspeetor C. H. Nicol leaves tomorrow for the F.MiS, on a fornight’s holiday. During
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1009 144 The Red of a PaHtet Oar Day.” p. 0 o g hueferj io o Lg'atu.ato it. If oo «be rwelts of the 0«; Bay °<“* p.iga ntbh N duuht even Ue Ouloaial Semaury, whose w mt *t is to »lm at big thing.. is Fur Heir gr.o-fel references
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    Sir Douglas Haig.
    206 144 [Ruutub’s Tuliguams.] GowaminVi Full Confldenc®. London, J*n. 24, 12 45 p■, In the House of Commons in reply to Mr. Divid Davies, Labour member for M >ntgum» rysnire, Mr. J. D M.cpberson, Uuder-8-cretary of State for War, .aid that cruel charges have b*en made or imp'ied against
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    AUSTRIA'S CRY FOR PEACE.
    466 144 [Ruutub’s TuLiaßAMs] THE RE' ENT STRIKE, A Hugs Affair. L mdoo, January J| Later reports show th*t tbe strike mo» menc in Austria, wbicu in now reported t h<ve eod id, was even bigger than earlie? me-sagp. iodiotted. Th« V.ennA correspondent of the FomiicL Ztiiung states
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    THE BREST-LITOVSK NEGOTIATIONS.
    423 145 [Brttißß T»iw«a“ 8 KUSSIAN official summary. "Nothing Mere to he Expects! Petrograd, Ju*ry 22. «a?*»;*] itatement sumni'D? up the ?nnk pourparlers W that von Kimann o»™’ oaUal»ti»«r lb»t Ru3Sll K 7'“‘ O f peace the Ru«l*» delegate. JcclXlptownoetlfromthe people, the Ll meaning of the Oer a pelCe
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    THE WEEK’S SINKINGS.
    467 145 [Rictus's Tilbobams.] ADMIRALTY RETURNS. Six Big Ships Sunk* London, January 23. The Admiralty announces that tbe arrivals during the week were 2255 and the sailings 2242 Total 4497 Six vessels over 1,600 tons and two under that tonnage were sunk. Six vessels were unsuccessfully attacked. [Tbe following
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    The War on Shipping.
    448 145 [Reuter’s Telegrams] mediterranean losses. Heavy Loss of Life. London, January 23, 5.35 p.m. In the House of Commons Dr. Micnamara, Secretary to the Admiralty, stated that 708 persons were drowned owing to tbe torpedoing of two steamers in the Mediterranean about December 31. No names were
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    474 146 Keurt»’» TeLio»*** BAIOKM REPULSED. B.ta* th* Stets. 12 20 P."». «TpOroTuU: X-S»’ <J 7"^ Wedr I ratd to tba of k* b Qtflinl Emmy Activity* I London, January 24, 12 25 a.m. Sir Doaglas Hi>f reports i— I Ws a .«all P"* “t rfl?rt Ip approach air politico*
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    SELLING THE BEAR'S SKIN.
    521 146 [Kivtib’s Tiligbamb] gekman BKi» Extraordinary RevoiaticnaL .ndop, Jauuvy 24< TAe Tim-. N;» Y rk tb.l Auimc.o oe»*P‘P er P -hmh i. #»i<l from u brecnar*. tb«*u'bo< 0, ~ua ,i. to be A»<«.t Tojweo, > r«ku« ot ‘he w* koown G»rm*n ironmaster. Th* Ga ma» Government suppressed
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    LABOUR AND THE WAR.
    510 146 [Ruutrb’s TiIUGIAMS.] THE NOTTINGHAM CONFERENCE, PRESIDENTS ADDRESS* War to the End for a Clean Pem London, January 28. At the Labour Conference at Nottingbs» Mr. Purdy said that after Mr. Lloyd Geori’J and President Wiiaon’a declaration, Gi r many could no longer claim to be fighting
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    Scheidemann Unmasked.
    194 147 rBiuTSB gJUMAN OOVEENMENF AGENI. Politics and Profits. London, January 23. nxnilh Conservative newspaper at A iD jn reveal» Harr S heidemano, the Sooiahst leader, not as an but a. an .gent of the n l.n Q P T 3 roment organising a propaOe on oommercial footing molt S
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    F.M.S. Customs Duties.
    293 147 BIG CHOPS CHARGED. Some Heavy Penalties. (From Cir Own Correspondent,) Kuala Lumpur, January 25. Mr.lW. Just, Magistrate, j a tho Kuala Lumpur Police Court, delivered judgment yesteiday in the case against Tan P to Chiiof Coop Kwong Teo Swg, Chia K W:i ng B«! and Chib Kin
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    Penang Golf Club.
    675 147 Report for 1917« The number of active members on tbe books at 31st December was 158 as compared with 161 at 31at December, 1916, The corresponding figures for lady members arc 93 and 84, During the year 28 new members were elected and 13 new Ldy members
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    Rubber Output Restriction.
    246 147 Amended Proposal. (From, Out Own Correspondent,) Kuala Lumpur, January 24. ihe folow.ng cable addressed to the P. A. M has been received from the Rubber Growers’ Association in London: Circular dated December 20<h has met with an encouraging response. On further consideration the Council have unanimously agreed
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    More About Straits Men.
    271 147 »vw w S —Free Press. Mr, Vancouver Pitteison, formerly of the Birneo Co., Singapore, was gazetted second lieut. in the R G. A. on Nov. 18. By ti is be is at the Front in a si j ge battery. From what he says commissions are
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    Singapore Extortion charge.
    637 148 Third P lit* C t. i.jrtba /r« P«»io« a,to to anotber eb*r<* of to k*« bcom ,te T d or,b otN Wl.it. by pttiog lob Tong in f>»r<fb.»in« hn cbind» .icince c»o nailed, 4»d to-reby d i.bone.ttj' lb, ii.pl.ia.»» to d hret to bin VU hid .“old
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    P.V.R.C.
    502 148 arJsWw: 7 •“‘J 300 and 500 J lld at K A g H. P. 8. 105. laa result wa. follow, Pte R N Goodwin •<>} Corp!JlMlCbalmer. 8 SergtE WFGitaM .39 Pt 3 L M Woodward *43 87. J Meldrum .43 87.03 „89 Parrett „W 8 Woolnough Bb.oo Ernest B-.nnett
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    The Coroner's Court.
    305 148 Carnavon Strbit Tragilt, Tbe enquiry into the ing tbe death of Li 81 K no, who u to bavo been attacked and killed by cue cf bis servants named Ng Tbyg Heng W concluded before Mr, Langner, Coronr in the Third Court to day, accusrd beinJ present,
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    Y.M.C.A. Huts.
    236 148 Tbe Penang Hut Committee gratefilly acknowledge the following subset ip ions i The Penang Turf Club (for one entire Hut) 15,200 W. 8. Gibfeoa A. B Voules 100 C. T. Johnson *>o Li-Col A. R. Adams 250 F. Duxbury A. F. Goodiich 100 W. Peel 40 Wm Duncan
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    THE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCE>
    1218 149 THE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCE> «a Uva been naked that W agreement? Is it the prevents P eice D I. i nter ests between the wide difference f That latent* and' &nd stron g one ii certain y j j nterejt j g no t an Bn hle euif given that negotiation»
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    M.A.P.
    459 149 Mrs. Buchanan, of Tronob, is seriously ill in Bitu Gajah Hospital. H, E. the Governor is again staying st Bel Retiro Penang Hill. Mr. W. H. Threlfall, Assistant Post-master-General, is going home in the neir future. Mr. J. Samuel, of the Medical Department, has left for India on six
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1001 150 Dean Hensley Henton. lot tact to*t H oiley H'iDß-o is once more tbe centre (rt a violent controversy wHI troub'.e bm very little- At fifty-four tbore is etill of tbs bjy in bun tad tboagb it it d'jublfal if he has any Iris n b.ood, be delight, io
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    The German Navy.
    173 150 [Riutkr’s Telegrams Deierter’s Story of a Mutiny. London, January 25, 7 15 a.m. A telegram from Amsterdam states tbit a German nival lieutenant who deserted from Kiel ban arrived in Holland. He says that three weeks ago the cr wi of the mine sweeping trawlers were badly
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    GERMANY'S REPLY.
    2269 150 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] CHANCELLOR’S TRUCULENT SPEECH. NOT A STEP NEARER PEACE.” President Wilsons Points Rejected. Amsterdam, January 24. Count Hertling, the Imperial Chancellor speaking in the Main Committee of the Reichstag stated that negotiations Wtre slowly progressing at Brest-Litovsk. They are extraordinarily difficult. The strange messages which the Russians
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    Enemy Peace-Offensive.
    438 152 f Kioto > lit*»*—*-] french MfhtLondon, Jaß«* r y 28, 10 c’r&i'-s;-»»-” tests hire been combinedin ?J 0 inspired by pan-Germanist lantiment SSKLtf** J*‘“. rary bit the foundation if the same. Popular Feeling in Germany. Bioting in BerlinLondon, January 27. A telegram from Amsterdam -tatei ‘hat an important
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    A TRAP FOR THE ALLIES.
    524 152 S iBLEUHAM 1 j SPEECH Bf COUNT CZERNIN. Austria's Moderate Tone. Lindon, J.ou.ry 25, 7.15 n>. C unt Crrnin, bfl Ao,tr %“X7cb" Fom in Mmi.tsr, m the Keichs r»th ..id th.t be h.d no intent.on of deendin? from Rasiia a single sqcare metre of territory
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    452 152 [Kkutbr’s Tilkbams Sir Douglas Haig’s ReportLondon, January 24, 11-20 p.m, Sir Douglas Hiig reports hostile aitilL fire to the south of the Scarpe and nJ, Passchendaele, w Our aeroplanes bombed the aerodromes near Courtrai and Ghent, the latter heist used by the enemy night fliers. We alio bombed
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    ANARCHY IN RUSSIA.
    1410 153 [RwT»’» TIWUMM».] fubtheb FIGHTING. A Census of Soviets* T nriJ Jaouvv 25, 2.10 a.m. Petrogrid itites that the AClb 0 /t r hTcoDgre g «i of tb9 Soviets at rtridi i« S« d t 0 Uk9 P ,,M to-night. More Plots and iConspiracier Pdtrogr.d, J.nu.ry 21, 745
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    Tin.
    92 153 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is q ioted here tc.day at $137.65, busings* done, in Singiporo, (refined) at $l3B 40, business done, (175 tons fccli). Th? following arrived hire to-d*y f'tm Bing> pore Mr. H. F. Elliot, Mr. Coop-r, Mr. A. H. Todd, Mr. and Mrs, H* H. R.mssy, Mr,
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    AIR-RAIDS ON GERMANY.
    552 154 [Bitnus’s Tu-iobamb wuy Cntrw B»»’ 1 ~1 15»diZ 2 6 b t h Z Si, D,v,!m H..g I» d.-P*tch .3 on 'be “■’L ,h n I W droeto 800 h bl 00 Cj rt front- Wearoppw rtatioos,an »«<lD (h we t< wnsbin.. Do..L Wabr nght crU- c
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    THE FOOD PROBLEM
    1141 154 r Kioto’s Tilw«am«] ..2 nnnßl I? STATEMENT BY lord RHONDDA. No Likelihcod of Famin o* '“Cd r Bhoadd» ..id tb.t there wu no f.mine nor »oy likelibcoi of famine, but defioite lh.rt.ge of meat, better Jtoon ted m.rg.rine, Loc.l icbemee will nitrm.tel, ba welded into e natron»!
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    THE BREST-LITOVSKY NEGOTIATIONS.
    963 155 rfiiwiB's Tblkobams QEBMANT’S FIKM ATIHUDE, Politico of the Ukraine. London, January 25. A cable from Petrograd states that when the Bqmho delegates at Brest-Lityosk asked t o e German delegatee to specify the cotditioDß regarding occspitd territories, General Htffmaon spread out bis war map and drew with
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    The Central Powers and Peace.
    136 155 [Ekutib’i Tilkqrams,] Biting Allied Comment. London, January 25, The Hortlir g and Czsrnin speeches have evoked considerable biting comment in the Allied capitals. A telegram from Piris states that thy Echode Paris snys that the Allies are exchanging views in order jointly t) reply. Other
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    London Rubber Market.
    425 155 (From Our Own Correspondent-) London, January 26. The prices in the Loudon Rubber Market to-day were: Pale Crepe 2/3} Ribbed Smoked 2/3} Messrs. Boustead Co. inform us that the following ware the qu itations for Rubber on spot in London on the 26th inst. receivtd yesterday:— Plantation
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      THE ITALIAN FRONT.
      209 156 AUSTRIAN WITHDRAWAL Frsua'i Service to Her AllyFaria, January 25. Oa the Italian front, tbe evacuati nof the Meant Tcmba sector by the Austrians if a oonaequ'oee of thy b lUiiut v c o-y lately von by French troops which rendered the Many a petitions too precarious. A
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      FRANCE'S FINANCES.
      127 156 Stupendous Figures* Paris, January 26, The report of the Commiltee on the French Budget estimate» gives eg civil expendituree for 1918, including interest on national debt, a total cf 7,769,000 000. This total ii covered up to 7,580,000,000 by the Budget income. To make up for the d.fferfnce
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      FRENCH AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT.
      55 156 T January 25. ine French Commissioner for Agiicultuie stat»» that on JanuH y. 1, ]‘J 7 *****99 we 1 .40 bte'v.. on J.nui.T 1 1918 b iua an merest) of 824 750 hectares Fiance is tberrf t certain to bare a largo Hup o w lher permitting,
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      THE MILITARY SITUATION.
      56 156 th o 1 rr< w»mme. ths military m nation at lha k ‘S» <« ».m o <t Bot cl tb. rt OT(f ,u fes*: Entente Power» poi.ee. «O J'mericw D e. o to enable them to •’»*> American b> Uene?ai JlXterre concludes by »rjio* that thia (oom
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      THE ALLIES IN FRANCE.
      54 156 Paiis, January 26. A epw detachment cf Portugu°»9 soldiers baa ju«t arrived in France to fight beside the At the aims trmw cornea news from Washington that President Wilson has predicted that in June there will ba an American Expeditionary Force in France twice as large
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      JAPAN AND VLADIVOSTOK.
      132 156 The Journal, commenting on the statements made by tbe Japanese Minister» Count Terauchi and Baron Motone says: Japanese intervention is amply justified by tbe activity of the Bolshevik» who after being severely repressed by the Chinese troops at Hvbin atrmpted to capture Vladivostok, The Japio°se have laid
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      ALLIED WAR COUNCIL.
      27 156 The Intsr-Allied Supreme War Council nrets next week at Versailles. Mr, Lloyd George and Signor O Undo will attend and M. Clemenceau will preside.
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      THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.
      263 156 The Tempt, the moat influential French newspaper, in an article on the Russian situation, declare» that beside military problems other economic questions arise from the pro. sent situation in Russia. It Bays that Russia has not sufficient nw materials nor Lbtur to treat *bem. Th° Russian peasants
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    Malacca Chinese Volunteers
    157 156 A general meeting of the Malaga Chin*. Volunteer» was held at Mr. Tan Bco He? res decce recently and was attended bv 9c volunteers, A report by the org»ni. conimirtee on tbe question of foia- n c'lib for the Malacca Cointae Vjin teera was read and the
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    F.M.S. Rubber Export Duty.
    434 156 For the period from February 1 to 7 1918, inclusive, tbe value of tbe highest grade of ruboer is fix°d at two ehillinga and three pence farthings per lb., sod the duty on cultivated rubber on which export du<y is leviable on six ad valorem basis
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    IN AUSTRIA AND GERMANY.
    1156 157 w.tur»llr, r eiparieec.-.R in the ..2 we .re cbvy of .ccepUng at tbe.r full fl’Xe .tones wbicb depict tbeoondd.one k enemy couatrle. in colours all too favour.ble to the Allies. We have been told that ”«holepopulation is war-rve.ry ®,dtbe .rmy ready to desert at the first
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    M.A.P.
    551 157 iiieuiury Mr». W. E. Cleaver leaves for Singapore this afternooa on a short visit before proceeding to Japan. Inspector McQuarrie of Pitt! Street Shtiou leaves for Malacca tc-day if attend the Assizes there, Mr. Thomas Sibary, Manager, Dunlop Rubber Co. (Far East) L‘d., and H. I W. Greer, Ltd.,
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1224 158 A Judge on Treating- n have never been afr*id Mf| d «<* tbo I »Ld Ind i«di“ ted a cl S wmi. >■>• tb.t the drink reitrietiow b»d b» d X.nt..l effect redocloK cr.m». ib, iad g to t /oademn the tM J UJ He laid down abolition
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    AUSTRIA AND HER ALLY.
    481 158 [Rbutib’s Tiligrams AN INTERESTING SITUATION. Growing Estrangement London, January 28,5.50 a,«. A cable from Amsterdam states tbit the Vienna correspondent of the Cologne Gauf. says that Count Czernin told the Antrim Delegation that hie Reichsrath spiecbwu communicated to President Wilson before its delivery. The announcement was
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    AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
    498 159 J DEMOTING the NIVY. Offlcers to ho Elected. London, January 27, 3.15 p.m. t«m Petrograd states that C 'h 9 issu'd providing that the decree has b h u conBlB t of ll°h.X the «me right,, Every ‘T'. 1 be entitled to belong to .ny iLJoirtv end
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    RUSSIA AND PEACE.
    538 159 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] A Bolshevik Split. London, January 28, 7.10 a.m. The Daily Newt has received a cable from Petrograd stating that a split has occurred among the Bolsheviks, The minority consider that Russia's weakness and isolation compel her to seek a separate peace. The majority with the
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    THE COMING BLOW.
    220 159 [Reuter’s Telegrams,] BY LAND AND SEA. American Official Opinion. Washington, January 28, 10.50 a.m, Mr. N. D. Biker, United States Secretary for War, in his weekly review says As the time approaches when the enemy will endeavour to strike a decisive blow in the West, it must
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    Taipusam Festival.
    167 159 The Hindu festival of Taipusum came to an end last night with the usual pyrotechnic display at the Rci Course, which was better than those of previous years—certainly of the last three years. It began at a little past seven o’clock and lasted until well after nine. The
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    Vital Statistics.
    80 159 The following is the health statement of the Penang Municipality for the week ending January 5, 1918: TMale 46") Total Deaths < >63 Female 17 J Death rate 30-99 per mille per annum compared with 35.42 in the preceding week and with 37.77 in the corresponding week of
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    COUNT HERTLING'S SPEECH
    371 160 [Reuter's Telegrams.] DEBATE IX THE REICHsTAG. pan-German DenouncementLondon, Jinuiry 27, 7.10 am. irsa&FF vi.ible 'feet of B bmrio..m b.d beeo the entry of America into the war- Now there were marvellous .tones circuiting about the coming meat offensive, but sup* poiing Pari, and Calais were taken we
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    Havas Service.
    147 160 COUNT HEBTLING’B SPEECH, Trench Press OpinionParis, Jmua*y 26. The Matin writes that Count Healing in his spech mentions the territories and points of vantage held by Germany but says not a word about those in possession of the Allies, tbua misrepresenting ao U4 facts. Tbs Matin adds that
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    SINGAPORE SENSATION.
    878 160 JAPANESE HEAVILY BENIENCED. (/•row Ow Own arre-spondent.) Singapore, January 29. The cm ag,io.t the four J.p.uMe Cbirged With bou.e trej P »-e with mteut to rnorder iu the bouse of Mobimed Ah w»s co S?bt^-».««‘»n tothr :d ,e.r.' pen.l .erritude, while the fi-rt accused receired ,ix months «nd
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    P.V. Field Operations.
    333 160 Some Interesting Wobk. The Penang Volunteers and the P. VCadet Corps took part in interesting field operations this morning but the majority of them did not actually come in contact with the enemy force. Tbe idea wis that a Bed Force, comprising the Veterans and the Cadets,
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