The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 6 March 1918

Total Pages: 42
834 875 The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)
  • 5 834 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION
    5 words
  • 1541 834 Al tbs Slraiit Echo can, we think, elun to hive pliyed some part in waking top Earopean planters up to the iniquity lyatem of aliening the flu nbber export duty, we naturally JJj le? it the resolution pined at the •AX meeting yut’rdiy, At the same «wit iMit
    1,541 words
  • Page 834 Advertisements
    • 92 834 cue straits €cbo. IO AxJPj PUBLISHED DAILY s ,Bi»y« ua P nblle MMw at the CtfTHnO* PRESS. LIMITED, BMC* P,na price* Da|]rloea i «80 per annum. OuUteUon Poetaje Extra. Mill Edition (Foot Free) |lB per annum. Cabls Address: 11 ECHO PENANG. T.l.phon, Noe. (Eoho) »8«. Printing Oopertment 343. JI fl
      92 words

  • 606 835 TnoU I-Mr. A. N. L 9 r.tu l 1 from I rdia. e Th, P E N Grefcau' w b- M Ip d w<« reea -fl by for beiemb.**. a** 7 uumcsr ot hit H f j (Jbapno* o has arrived in Ku&la Lumpur to »ct .t the Cbinert
    606 words
  • 492 835 [Eiuter's Tkligram».! FROM the INDIAN OCEAN.Leng Litt cf Sinkir.rs L nloi), F bru.ry 25. Tbe Ada>ir»ltf »t»te., reference to the German < fficUl report th .t tbe craiter Wolf b.ereturned ,ter tt month.’ crui.e, that it >< presumed .be »»nk !0 the Indian and Pacfic Oce»n« the
    [Eiuter's Tkligram».!  -  492 words
  • 1315 835 RUSSIA GERMANY LK»ui.»’ b THE TERMS OF PEx Ct SIIUAUON aT A Thr.ataning Loudon, F.bnixr, 24, 415. A cable from Petrograd staUi General Buff of Petrograd h M proclamation declaring martia!.'a W 1 city and announcing that all thieves revolutionary agitators, German others rising against the GoserzmZ ba shot, also
    LK»ui.»’b  -  1,315 words

  • 457 836 [Reuter’s Teleeams] Negotiations Open:cL i Lindon, F binary 24, Baron von Kuehlmann, Count Czsrnin and M. Radoslavcff began negotiations with General Averescu at Bukbaie t on Saturday. They demanded territorial acquisitions for Bulgaria and economic advantages for Aus-tria-Hungary. General Avaresou wn granted a few days’grace for
    [Reuter’s Teleeams]  -  457 words
  • 29 836 Obituary. London. February 24. The death is announced of E*rl Brassey. Obituary. Lindon, Feb 26, 5,10 p.m, The death is announced of Mr. Joseph Gundry Altxander, the retire! barrister,
    29 words

  • 1164 837 [KauTia’s T«l*g* amB J Inter- Ml ed C T?.« Final Eetclnticn L r: r, F i"» j 2k T 1..-A us < -•-C- or.no, con- n War-Aims id«tio«l lth the British P lf.a>< Z.ndam cabled from th" Dic, bir 17 m A"*' Aleace-T.orr.ioe »> SinJtbw*’ rn
    [KauTia’s T«l*g*amB J  -  1,164 words
  • 479 837 [Rbuteb’s BRIII V.rii Lsscriptha, London, February 25 e s.|a Router’s correspondent witb' tte R*' Army in Palestine wiring on 22 a a .<y 9 that the lull ia tho cpor.tioa, New Year, dao to cold wet weather Z 5 aeoeaaity ot strengthening the hnwUala lines of communication, has now
    [Rbuteb’s  -  479 words
  • 60 837 Latest u Tin (unrefined) 18 quoi*d h $146 bu.inpss done, in Biog*por® at 5146 75, buye sno Be,Lr J 3ll thr« London, at £3 14 spot and months. m qi tbd Meair,. Boasteid 4Co 10 g.Wff the following were the quota -o on spot in London on
    60 words

  • 5572 838 P.A. M. ,ETm •F**’ 7‘X Tbl (jirterly f eaera f Maliya held at pm’in A,,cCll Commerce yesterJpesssf ch b L the delegates of the ffl SW- d M a T* Tj' Too* P rtien p. dtD D. P. A;T. J. Al*4 B eD nett, Bstu Tiga D. CtfßHg» aa %7
    5,572 words



  • 565 841 PRELIMINARY ARRANGEMENTS. Pbofowid Pbogbammb Dbaftbd. Preliminary arrangements are now being made for bolding the second Agricultural Conference of Malaya, and a General Committee baa been formed representing the District Planting Associations, together with four members of the Agricultural Department, to discuss the various details in connection with
    565 words
  • 890 841 Accused Discharged. In tbe Kuala Lumpur Court on Friday ast H. D. Moffat, until recently a private in he M.8.V.8, was charged by Lieut-Col Tyte with cheating by falsely representing i;bat he wished to go to the front, but would settle bis liabibt ea to the M.B.V.R.
    890 words
  • 144 841 Thb Ourbint RathFor the period from the Ist Io th* M.rcb, 1918 inclusive, the v»lw highs »t gr.de of rubber 1. sbillicgs «nd three pence per lb, duty on cultivated rubber cn duty is leviable on an aa valor accordance with the Rules unde Duties Enactment will
    144 words

  • 331 842 a raa Strato !■>*»•• J •Torfl*’ 110 tb B kf«l tojos il ■«.-lii» 11 b L) nil# cudgel», ’"'«•d *„f Tjur »alu»bl« u 0 cf t towards thia causa, ,oh D OOl l iD t '±le gjgiprt 63 fge p Really it puxile* Ji “nh ek lbe
    331 words
  • 91 842 ft O«r On CrrwpwUwt) London, February 25, Und<>n Babber Market r' 0 1 2/4 Sacked Sheet wbo k.- L hollo r of Mr. time 1 8n ,tatiol >ma»ter ib now Mt for 1?* la <PKtor d K’ m otionto tbe rank u < A '“r light refre,b.
    91 words
  • 518 842 [To tub Editor of the Straits Echo.] Mr, Editor. I have been much interested in Inquirer's letter which appeared in the Straits Echo yesterday on the subject of an appropriate name for the new road along tbe sea coast to Bagan Jermal. “Inquirer dof not like New Coast
    518 words
  • 101 842 The following »re ihs'htert quotaliona »hara e ‘ii r ’;3’ A AnthoB J and Company’, Yesterday. To-day. Rubber. I J 5* =2 =2 w 02 ffl 02 AlorGajah 3.60 3.75 3.50 3.65 HO 120 100 1.15 625 675 «25 6-50 Serdang 7.75 815 7.25 775 575 6
    101 words
  • 147 842 Pbnang Wombn Workers. Amount previously acknowledged $6,479 68 Feb. 19th: Night Bird 12.00 G.4M.P. 2 00 John G. Brown 10 00 Henry Syer 10.00 Mrs Blight 500 Mrs. Goodrich 5.00 Muka Merah 10.00 Total 6,531.68 Hospital garments for soldiers ready cut out for wokers will be
    147 words
  • 396 842 Our Taiping correspondent wiites Oa the 13th instant, Chei Fong charged one Ong Koon Mooi—a Chinese women—with theft of $260 in a dwelling and when put on oath by Inspector Lamerton stated that be was a weeding and pruning contractor on an Estate and that tbe accused
    396 words

  • 660 843 i txi Eoito* ■<» 1 11 U« «cured •«W°‘ T r H if tLe 14’h F« b fo***^* l a f fie V h i la., read with mtereet Ue letter of b AXbLm Cbin.H” eneut Cbiue.e "‘7 X’Ze.po-dent i. correct io hi, f ration that the
    660 words
  • 349 843 Under this caption, the Malaya 'lribune answer» its own query fi to what we are fighting for. We are fighting to ciuih the spirit of German militarism, for the sanctity of treaty rightsand for the cause of the small nations. In the abstract we may be
    349 words
  • 73 843 The undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Dennys Co. at their two Auction Sales held tlr’s week i Smoked Diamond Sheet No. 1 |76to I 82 pen picul Smoked Diamond Sheet No. 2 58 74 do Unimoked Sheet No, 2 50 51 do
    73 words
  • 139 843 Ths following are the reults of the tier played < fl yesterday Singles A—LI Waugh beat E H Everest by 6—3, 3-6. 6-2. S.nglps B-JTiyner beat E A Davies by 6-2, 6—l; A S Hall beat C D D Hogan by 5—7, 6—3, 6—l E Rdmann beat
    139 words
  • 397 843 [RkUTIk’3 fKLlB AX| l RAIDERS DRIVEN OFF Our Night-rUer, Buy. London, February 26 121 k. Sir Douglas Haig report» t ■•We drove eff raiders near and Passcbendaele and took a few on the northern front, pt ltn ‘‘Enemy artillery was active it (W m the Valley of the
    [RkUTIk’3 fKLlBAX|l  -  397 words

  • 1124 844 tor ion f-.MeT.j BE —TTnTeo be J ond ,b 9 fter« 8»d JJ>.g’< bl n« n g’« i‘» eet *p; ecb *£uC««»‘ B J" *Mr. Bontr L>w J JrtM* tb Aldwycb Club Jld U» B! b u| k w. fro‘>> th M F *Th. prob.bly h»d not
    tor ion f-.MeT.j  -  1,124 words
  • 617 844 Mr. and Mrs. Cneah K-.e celebrate their si v-»r wtd hrg o i M< ch 8, Nj Oi Much 1918, Consul George L L gio will take over charge of tbe American Consular Agency at Penang, succeeding Consular Agent J, N. Heim. From Tuesday’s Maliy Mail*. Mrs. McGregor leaves
    617 words

  • 984 845 JwtoL '•'“>" o. that tb» th J-h.nMr on the mnnUnd i< tarredl X T h. X b«h b B brotonr £pX f Fir. p« r L nd r B T m, imt”onei M tbe.r enje.t demand for innnlrinc tb«M* P 1 W« r«pe*‘ d o9 o,r re d6
    984 words
  • 236 845 [Riotib’i T.lmbxm».] Speech by Mr. Bonar Law* L indon, Febiua»y 26, 5 10 p.m. Mr. Bonar Law, Chancellor of the Excbiquer, in a sp®?ch at the Aldwyoh oub said that the National War Bonds wars an assured success. Not including the money giv j n direct bv
    [Riotib’i T.lmbxm».]  -  236 words
  • 667 845 RUSSIA GERMANY. [Bnorm*, THE INVADERS* ADVAS Ct Captor» of Bwaj. London, F.k u.ry w j. A wirelei. German ofloi.l **»o„ day. .ft.r croui.' Sound, our troops marching on R/,.• 4 tured the fortress after a battle. M ln many towns in Livonia hung out when wa entered. MwZj inhabitants who
    [Bnorm*,  -  667 words

  • 1004 846 [Enurra’s Tblbgbams. CAPTURED SI EAM ER STRANDED Singapore Lawyer Rescued. London, February 26, 4 10 p.m. A cable from Copenhagen state* tbit the Spanish steamer looivnendi captured by the German raider Wo/ is stranded n«ar tbe Bast Shaw lightb u*h. There is a German prias crew and
    [Enurra’s Tblbgbams. |  -  1,004 words

  • 449 847 IBuuTin’e Tn»*****-] BUKHABI6T CONFERENCE D»bg*U* Arrive SX'"’. immediately from Con,t,ntmopli>. BolgtfU’i Term» Amsterdam, February 26 A table from B>fia .tatea that the Bu'oanan Fioanoe Minuter in the Sihraoje, reoaeatinr a war credit of a thou.-nd million trance, antloipated thC *he would not be borne by the Bulgarian..
    IBuuTin’e Tn»*****-]  -  449 words
  • 1050 847 [Reuter's Telegrams.] count heetlinos views. Sptwh in ReichstagL djo. F.t»“‘ r y 25, 150 »•“>• Ac..! fro Amsterd,m ,t*te, th.t in the Be 00.:-« lb Impe-i.l Ohonoellor, Hertiing, to Mr. Bancim»u ■peecb, ,eid tb.t it the lo'ter me.nt tbut p«oe would be brought nearer it repre.entitive. met io
    [Reuter's Telegrams.]  -  1,050 words

  • 395 848 rß”™'* ..Mrk M TL.4. *'^»W*r«ry 23 .tfiWth’ fir,t in lmS t TieT'—P 1 0D Germwy b J e 5?“ k ,flo tbi' tbe E Li<’d« r 9i ',‘L United SUM 10 A JL fl utive of b .inn. of theK*Ler |b|olate monarch;isd t* f J! rkW -|iaitrite
    rß”™'* ..Mrk  -  395 words
  • 70 848 'miV^T‘"a“i“.’ oU in S to obhin G (!a k M .Bitori.n R,ilw.y. k0 'Peedy •"huioM h. ,der to secure comT>, V e ‘7 th the Ukraine. »<« aii'in L ,X i both “ted the ~y hont (or help h,a ‘PP r ov.J* BeieiMtag ni,w “ember, IW’XlMtor rediatri.
    70 words
  • 497 848 [Biutib’s Tulkgbjlms Army’s Unconquerable Spirit' London, February 26. Benter’s correspondent at the French headquarters telegraphed on February 25 that as the season advances and the shadow of the expected German offensive looms larger, it is comfoting to know that the French are ready on every sector of their
    [Biutib’s Tulkgbjlms ]  -  497 words
  • 77 848 JONCESBION PROMISED. (Irotn Our Oivn Correspondent»') Kuala Lumpur, February 28. At a meeting of the Selangor bisnoh of the F.M.S. Chamber of Commerce the Hon. Mr. Hampshire annouoeed that he h*d interviewed Sir Edward Brockman cn the subject of the rubber export duty. Sir Edward Brcckman was
    77 words
  • 224 848 Baneful BernsdorfWashington, February 25. Private pipers belonging to the Gdrmanborn Captain Henkes which have been seized, revealed that Henkes had been corresponding with Count Bernsdorff, had contributed to German, Austrian and Turkish funds and was an active propagandist. [Our cable yesterday said that Henkes had been sentenced
    224 words
  • 61 848 Tbe particulars of outputs from the following companies for the month of February were: Kamunting Tin Dredging L’d, picul 500; hours run 500; yards treated 54.800; value of output $40,500: Cost of mining $10,500. Obenderiang Tin Dredging Ltd. f Dredge— Piculs 157; H )urs run 553; Yards treated
    61 words
  • 101 848 The above compiny which gave its first performance at the Town Hall last night deserved better support than it received. Tbe entertaiment was witnessed only by a handful of an audience. Billy Westen and Miss Violet Harley, who figured in tbe majority of tbe items on tbe programme,
    101 words

  • 1879 849 SIX HUNDRED DEAD' AND EIGHT HUNDRED injured. Thovsabds Rimdmw Homilim. The earthquake at Swatow, thoug r norUd by Beu ter u serious, has assumed P 0 0 orlinie anV Other *****010 dimensions wbmbechpse *ny u The itest information shows that the greater part of the city bai
    1,879 words
  • 19 849 i*****< et-a.l. 221,000. P 9n n i o B*”** Ay»r 66.500, Bab»na 7?W 26,500, Batak Babil »».«<»
    19 words

  • 1066 850 ..LaT Court ot Appwl I#< ra«i* of rt s e d it. sitting® in 2' for to di»P®l lhs kM d «moaglt l»y“ e -niiiM |tl l *F’ boUt Ju W* iß lt >i horie-rsco. U«M in civil cue» -l>ich It trU b BMMr is
    1,066 words
  • 488 850 The Preu Bureau announces that Mr. Rod well, Secretary to Lord Buxton, ha. been appointed Governor of Fiji. We are told that Mr. J. A. Ru.sell of the Malayan Collieries is about to start wolfram mining on a concession that ha ha. recently obtained in Kedah» Admit al Akiyam',
    488 words
  • 23 850 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at 1146.50, buyers no sellen, in Singapore (r fhr.d) al 1147.00, buyers bo sellers.
    23 words

  • 1359 851 T -J»»»» m te rat r tnq Wolf BQ oc-anion to a«x Wh*t it the Navy doing? bat thewon 1 er i. not that a single raider breaks through tba blockade every now and then but that to few manage to do so. From the German point of
    1,359 words
  • 383 851 rßtvT.B’, T lllt r~ Canaiiana’ Successful London, February 28 R t, Sir Doughs H»’g states thu J? diaus successfully raided U smtaining any loss, !Q Hostile amllery was active ltr Armentieres andYprei Our .rtillery eng.gtd iatutnm, port at St Quentin. V»ful Aerial Weft London, Febre,,, 23 n Sir
    rßtvT.B’, Tlllt r~  -  383 words

  • 433 852 a TILB° bIMB 'R f rrr«» 8 J f J J REACHING designs, opportunity. b JAP* I*Jfgn 1 Jfgn agreement. AL Londoo Fab-ry 27 mtioe an article i° the Tse M K XdolP« blioi tB :n B rli who to ««“io» of I r op
    " .. a TILB°bIMB 'Rfrrr«»8 J f.  -  433 words
  • 984 852 [Rkuteb’s Tuligbams.] COUN C HERTLING’S SPEECH. British Press OpinionLondon, February 27. The newspapers are unanimous in duolaring that Count Hertling’s speech affords the most glaring example hitherto of the inconsistency of German words and deeds in view ot what is going on in Russia. The Daily News denounces
    [Rkuteb’s Tuligbams.]  -  984 words

  • 720 853 [KwuTaa’s Tnw ll!dB ADMIRALTY returns. Fourtm Big Ship» Doit Locdoa, February 27, 5-10 p m, Ad Admiralty r®?o rt u ei tha arrivals during the week numbered 2,274 and the sailings 2,398 Tutal 4,672 Fourteen reiwli over 1,600 tone and four ■oder that tonnage ware sunk, making
    [KwuTaa’s Tnwll!dB']  -  720 words
  • 47 853 Mr. F. B Rickett, nooorary secretary of the above towards which he will be glad to receive further donations, notifies the following recant subscriptions Previously acknowledged 11,075 Mr. Justice L. M- Woodward 20 Mr. Heah Bwee Lee Mr. Heah Seng Hye 10 Total 11,115
    47 words
  • 125 853 The total of the sums received from the date of the formation of the committee, in July 1917, up to last, amounts to 115.469 40, (francs 49 574 90,) which have been distributed as follows: I frs. Croix R uga 5,753 95i18.440.60 B>oours N*ti*i*l 2,803 76
    125 words
  • 152 853 The following are the results of the tes pUyod < ff yesterday Passion Piirs M K Wuitbok and F N Bypr beat R E Prentis and E H by 11—9, 6-4; T E Winfi id and r Watson bnt 8 H Lingaton and F R Boers by
    152 words
  • 559 853 I ANNUAL GENERAL Of Perak Branch Out Quit The annual meeting of the Perak k of the F.M.B. ChueLr of Co»fe I held yesterday» *9 iB tha Chair that 1917 had been a mtiif.ctorj merchant, bnt that theie bad bte Q .train and uncertainly wbilrt h
    559 words

  • 345 854 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Sack tO tbo u Ifif 1“’ Mr d K l t r fl iei edi" bethooo r 7 nfficitl communique d««troy fd hit ‘r fi e u«< lh 1 210 > 000 ro to S ltger c nat b bus, stayotw® time Bn d several
    [Reuter's Telegrams.]  -  345 words
  • 10 854 I f’-Cnp. Mirke I Mg# -kHBb W
    10 words
  • 255 854 Klimg Finbd. Before Mr. 8. H. Langston in the Second Court this morning a KHng named Sheik D*ud was placed in the dock on a charge of leaving Penang on or about October 27, 1917, to go to Setul without having his passport vifd J. The evidence
    255 words
  • 401 854 [To THi Editob of thi Sfratts 2?cAo.] Dear Sir, I do not want to appear pedantic but is a correspondent who writes on the subject of Chinrsi marriage laws quite correct when in mentioning the matter of adopted children, be uses the phra-e “if she has begotten' a
    401 words
  • 658 854 [To the Editob or tub Malay Mail Sir,—Some of your correspondents evidently wish to tetr moie of the actual working of the F. M. 8- Fund, and may care to know what I persorilly, as an outsider, have seen ot it over in England. The main thing
    658 words

  • 1094 855 REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR 1917. The following i. IroiTib. report of th. coalite, of m.Mg’»»» l ,or 1,171 M.MB.MorCoMMirrßii— Th. Hon’bl. W. C. M.CP.II, (/'rwui.’d). J P p l O.roier, ■>». D»«»M A 0 J?'®’,' R fl. p.nborn, C. B.8»moel, 0. V. Tbomai, .ad H. W.lh.m (Librarva ui
    1,094 words
  • 227 855 We ere eiked (eayi the Ka.l. paper) to publish the following With reference to the snDoiwe ttft msde by Government on the 22nd Dee iju regarding the sparing of more men fro’ tt m Federated Malay States to join Hu Brittle Majesty’s Force?, and to tbs eatabliahmtat in
    227 words
  • 196 855 Molluba” writes to ths Etr&xU Tiw. After three and a half years of war, we are now reading of what women can do to help to win the war and the trend si opinion is in favour of abolition of ill w* ixpense, l’u this end, a fcood
    196 words
  • 38 855 Latest <4 uo^‘i0 a t0 .daj Tin (unrefined) is q ttot SiDg*P° rt 1147 50 LO business does, |.'Si and in London at X 317 p° three m Oor Taipwi “"’’’"“‘L'"*, T.ipin» c ’P eo 4th instant.
    38 words

  • 817 856  -  (Br fOM Wbl° hT -.•zirtirV- >i:i'> fE el »t Eou-b" 1 the j rf preee»’-»t i»e• For whom 18 J*wb »P* k Ln ifld Asatrian ipokesM^ of,bB rt i“ others. It is impossible gea, b’t there h |hrink from tho difference %mi,” expressed by and those of America
    817 words
  • 314 856 In the Second Court yesterday afternoon before Mr. 8 H, Lingston the irquiry was opened into the collapse of premises N>s 2, 4 and 6 Victoria Street on February 20 as the result of which four women and one male child aged four years lost their
    314 words
  • 182 856 The Penang Hut, No 2, moves slowly towards completion but the end is in sight as the small sum of 1600 would finish it off. Wa hope our Chinese friends, whose generosity is never at fault, will supply this small balance without delay. Their contributions to this
    182 words
  • 79 856 The output of The Rahman Tin Co., Ltd., during the month of February was 407 pikuls. Mill Pls. 205.57. Tributes Pls. 201.31, Mr. Khaw Joo Tok advises us that the output from Ronpibon Extended No Liability for the month of February, was Cubic yards 48,000; Hours 404; Piculs
    79 words
  • 346 856 The following are the results of the ties played off yesterday Doubles A—T E Winfield and F R Sayers wo. from A V Perrin and 0 H Mackay. Singles C—CA Padday beat W A Fell by 8-6, o—6, 6-4 Lidies Singles—Mrs Powell beat Mrs Souter by 6—3,
    346 words

  • 840 857 (J-'mm Our Own Alor Sur, March 1. Tt mif be not without interest to give .«Jmiai.tr.liJ» 1» K* d h ,B lew b c tbittbe likelihood of hr, com.og b.ck i. Adriaar ii vary remote. When the DelpbVor.de decided toßocnte. that be wi. the wnert m« I» G
    840 words
  • 99 857 The “Court Cards,” who are old favourites in Peoang, appeared at the Empire Theatre last evening before a fair audience, They gave an excellent show, bright and pleasing from start to finish, and those of our readers who patronise their entertainment during the remainder of their shoit
    99 words
  • 306 857 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 1. The following prices were readied at the Singapore auction sale Smoked fine ribbed I 78 to 9 83 pp*- picul Good 67 77 do Plain 60 do Unsmoked fine plain 48 do Crepe fine pale thin 85 89 do Good
    306 words
  • 544 857 [Eiww, SHIPBUILDING Acti T M Anti-Sutmwla» A o.ble from “'ll: Allied .nd Ne.tr.l cX. neited the engineering ebityfL, troyere equipped with t lod k devices, being turned oat tut.. L 1 meny i. able to build ,ab» U j.. 5 hundred-ton submarine chx.eri built on slips
    [Eiww,  -  544 words

  • 3 858 aod m
    3 words
  • 1040 858 i,, that there heaM m on tmong the le ’Xti b i» thb conntr i to kM At the recent t* th? C »t»l P.hinc P. A. b«>WB L-tij. on the iebonr M’. Bl k X P “th»t a more equitable ’TS'Ttb! tonnage problem (than
    1,040 words
  • 661 858 ‘U.K Messrs. E. Maofadyen and T. G. Treadgold have both obtained their commission* and are serving in the same battery.— M, M. 9 At a meeting of the newly-elected committee of the Selangor Branch held immediately after the general meeting of the F. Chamber of Commerce Mr, H. P.
    ‘U.K  -  661 words

  • 1342 859 Daaolata Fan». 4.. i j T dnacriptioQ of Ptrn on thia day in 1.7. (Ik* °7"“’, h n*uw .“l,tbe re.poo.ibiW ol K bin “P on her p«W.I wmrt, »b«t >t lw<x»™ her not to add to tb« mretortune. ebe ha. dreadt.to bear other, more terrible that might be
    1,342 words
  • 300 859 [r«vt. b 9 TtlM r** FURTHER DEVELOPghn JAPAN READY FOR ACT J JOINT MILITARY OPEBino", The Daily .Wail cibhs that there are atron, eipecting an early Japan,, a m the increasing menses of the Austria 2 German prisoners of w*r in Bitark T international force
    [r«vt.b-9 TtlMr**  -  300 words
  • 123 859 Latest Quotation»- y Tin ie quoted hers 147.50, ro do l Jo* (nflied) »t SUB no b»W» rndic London »t -P° three mot'the. F'omhfrt niuht’i TOM Mr. W. Wallace Cook- w If* Btraits Trading Co., Ltd ,J 1 on a visit. This will be S* visit to Perak prior
    123 words

  • 335 860 rgjCT»’ 9 r,LH<3>i L a Aft k a al 17 A I M nSTHiiR^ CHSfAC ’S oFTHE KAISER. CRI EmXD RUMANIA. Ef F-bru»ry27. A < fpbitain the RsiobsUg Ijt'nw»"- o( Aj o,;ty 0 ,;ty Sochlijt lexhr, r J f or e.jiw that the «W. tied os Fcbruiry
    rgjCT»’9 r,LH<3>i* L a Aft k a al 17 A I M  -  335 words
  • 457 860 [Ruutm’s Tklbouams.] Further Details. London, February 28. Further details regarding the torpedoing of toe Glenart Castle state that the explosion ripped up the deck, destroyed the engines and wireless and put out the lights. Ono boat pushed off at the moment the Glenart Castle disappeared. Many of
    [Ruutm’s Tklbouams.]  -  457 words
  • 421 860 [BkVTIB’s TailßAM,.] SIR DOUGLAS HAIG’S REPORT, A SUCCESSFUL RAID. Useful CapturesLindon, February 28. 12.45 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports "We succvSbfully raided the enemy trenches at Greenland Hill, north of tbe Scarpa River, and positions in the southern portten of Houtbulst Forest, capturing twenty-four prisoners and four machineguns.”
    [BkVTIB’s TailßAM,.]  -  421 words

  • 857 861 rRIUTUU’f IULUOBAMS niohWnlww Capton Copenhagen, February 27. B ot the ld A 1 i aiiltd on a voyage from ac r'Xi ko «1 WM .topped on tr* MMropl.no and wot to the behind which the WW wm lytcg. The Fu*r” jy/ 1 hl h oontinued ’bipe. HMin,
    rRIUTUU’f IULUOBAMS ]  -  857 words
  • 260 861 The AlLpmaint HandeMxd i-tiM th it Holland and the United States hiv i arriv’d at a definite agreement as regards ib shipping question. The owners of thirty Dutch trawlers have declared their readiness to fish exclusively for the English mirket. It is reported from a trustworthy source
    260 words
  • 415 861 linn. Tttteum., Back te th» Lab. I Amibrdam, p The r *‘det Wf hei unvid ur I wh.cb was bt flagged inberhoaotr. L I Ixtravagant Olahu. I a i k cdon, Fobttpi w I A wireleia German official eonn&gt;* I Claims that the Wolf destroyed tSJT I
    linn. Tttteum.,  -  415 words
  • 51 861 (irornUui-vr 81DRip ore, At tbe annual et ia tio St» l Br.ocb of the R J» 1 in tb&lt;‘ r .ireraion -&lt;• 6 P p, Xb to enible the 8-O.rty 11 wO the asm* time■ t. di»tioctiou upon. &lt;it bo«t ‘“X objrcts to tbe socrery being eligible
    51 words

  • 449 862 To :HI Edi** ur the reasoDi ad-Sir.-T" ’’“S, .gainst the propoesls Jd Gosernment control, «‘«'’•rt. nat the Government highTW! Mk: hltr .n?” No, for it i« the (jorernment done for "O JcslreMf Dree it rv»‘ f Vt Jvi and .Chinese 10 kampong WfEfrLssss»»»»» to hospitals P 10 te
    449 words
  • 558 862 Chinese and Sikh Members, The Government Gatetie contains the following list of members of the various Advisory Boards. Chinese Advito.y Board, Singapore.— President, Protector of Chinese; Hokien, Hon. Dr. Lim Boon Kong, Messrs, Lee Cboon Guan, Lim Peng Siang, See Tiong Wab, TanKheam Hock, Tan Sian Cheng; CLntoneee,
    558 words
  • 639 862 Annual Meeting or Straits Branch. As briefly announced by telegram the fortieth annual general meeting of the Straits branch of the Royal Asiatic Society was held on Thursday evening at ILfflas m- The (Hon. President, the Hon. Mr. C, J. Saunders was in the chair, and the
    639 words

  • 683 863 How raw Ntanza was Sunk. Dr Middleton, Manic pal Health Officsr, who arrived back on Tuesday, h looking exceedingly well, despite being mined on ♦he Nyanxa and then having a long and trying voyage out, says the Free Preu of Friday It wai over twelve weeka ago
    683 words
  • 52 863 Mr. F. B. B ckett, honorary secretary of the ab.va Fond, notifua the following recent subscriptions i Previously acknowledged &gt;1,155 D. B S;a.k 25 G. Marshall 25 Selangor Polo team 100 Total 11,305 The donation made by the victorious Selangor playjrs is a particularly
    52 words
  • 147 863 A touching thing happened to the Editor yesterday (Feb. 1). Au envelope was placed in bis band with this inscription “In fond memory of a dearly loved brother who did his bit” and gave his life for our Father’s country. From a Eurasian.” The envelope contained one hundred dollars
    147 words
  • 362 863 The output of Rahman Hydraulic Tin Ltd., daring the month of February was 300 pikah. The output of the Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Company for the month of February wai eighty tonsand that for the wer-k ended March 2 was twenty.one tons The output of Kampong Kamunting Tin
    362 words
  • 545 863 The Free Pre.. authorities have not cob 6 „.7 credit out of the recent fa in a leaderette "Considered generally th u, doe. not show unitary iDtk ***&gt;&gt;. very satisfactory h ß bt. and tb e general opinion .brotd that.. A' .«bjected to an
    545 words

  • 498 864 fra February 28. I”’*/, iCo,&lt;i :d l 5.»« &lt;l”'P d d ,hs rke Xi&gt;:»« "‘"t.k M 0M nTdn prl |!y 11 1 1 „.rpa Tee price of tin sS&gt;* «&gt; d io ei P ea, io l ’L kuinee of tbese leuels sucka ba»a rt-emel? difficalt T”
    498 words
  • 198 864 Mb. Pbentis' XI vt Mb. Cavimdiib’s XI. The cricket match between the above teams which was played on tbe Esplanade on Saturday afternoon resulted in a victory for Mr. Prontis’ XI by 87 runs. Appended are tbe scores Mb. Pbentis’ XI. F. C. Gregson c Smith b Bu'ford I
    198 words
  • 326 864 The following are the alterations in Messrs. A. A. Anthony A Co. Share List to-day Alor G»jah Rubber Estate 13 buyers and 13 25 sellers; Ayer Molek Rubber Co. 51,70 buyers and S 2 Fellers; Bukit K»til Rubber Estates 10.60 buyers and 50.75 sellers; Sei dang Estates 15 buyers
    326 words
  • 647 864 Sblangob beat Pbwaxg There wise Urge attendance at the Polo match between Selangor and Pening played at the Sepoy Lines on Saturday evening when the members cf the Penang Polo Club weia “At Home” to those present when tea and other refreshments were kindly served, Among the interested
    647 words

  • 36 865 (From Our Ovn Correipvndent) London, February 27, The pricei in the London Rebber Market 10-day were: Pale Crep* t Diamond Smoked Sheet 2/3| London, February 28. Pale Crepe 2 5 Diamond Smoked Sbiet 2/4|
    36 words
  • 512 865 Latest Quotation*. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at lUB 50, buyeri no sellers, in Singapore (pfioed) at 1149, buyer* no lellera. Meaira. Bouitead A Co. inform ua that the following were the quotations for Rubber on ipot in London on the 28th ultimo received yeiterdayi— Plantation
    512 words
  • 1248 865 Wtde-ipreid inbrett has b?en excited in both Ked&lt;h and P-nang, by the report that several sinkeht ructb murdered on this Batata which is far from Lunas, a K Jah vilitga near the Province Wdles’ey bo d r. Ti.eca-owis beard in Ku' no, on the 18 h
    1,248 words
  • Page 865 Advertisements

  • 511 866 .'Twb ««&gt;“ Toki M J ‘P‘“ ‘“.‘ihTtv’” cnb ..pjtreme ausceptibih J he ti B ube -"rfW. i" Biberi» wd Mm&gt;ib« 0«'““ ,flM v i? f rt,n4 Tk»« li of courie, a® .biolute Bi*&gt;. ft’ f or granted that tbn I*», 10 ‘‘"ctlT depicted for on more ■ni^
    511 words
  • 547 866 Mr. Charlton Maxwell is on a visit to Penang. e Mr. T. S. Bogers has returned frcm his trip to India. —M M, Major-General Trotter, of the Siamese Police, io visiting Kuala Lumpur, A party of Kuala Lumpur residents is leaving to-day on a train trip to Bangkok. Mr.
    547 words
  • 1317 866 Cataatropke At Hongkong, OjD.id.ring that wa re &gt;o to tneak X »7 De Khbo ,r 9 Ho-Rkong, it U&gt; r,.’ »IJy extraordinary that we ahoald h... that brf.?r 0 K"’"‘ J o,the '-‘««‘rophe The b X 6 p h •'•“‘’—Colony J,„ w P k&lt; d.,in. ?a/ r&lt;M L
    1,317 words

  • 415 867 [Rsutsb’s Tilighamb.] [BitrrW, T.I MMIO] Cuuiit Czirnin’i DemandAmsterdam, February 28. Berlin telegrams state that Count Cumin has demanded that the K'ng of Rumania abdicate in favour of hie brother, Prince William of HohenxollernSignaringen or take a referendum in Rumania regarding the succession to the throne. Difficult
    [Rsutsb’s Tilighamb.]; [BitrrW, T.IMMIO]  -  415 words
  • 429 867 PLAGUE IN CHINA&gt; heavy mortality OUTBREAK AT PEKIHg B»ri9M Position. A Peking otbl. rep 1? broken out at Fengy.ug new h*' 1 important point on the TieohiST'" Rulway. Four death, at Pekin, h 'Jr" grave concern pltgu, j, oa.ee are attributed to pl, eue fa.. by .oldrer. from tbe pl.gu,
    429 words

  • 1394 868 [Reuter's Telegrams.] iiTjSf developments. JPIIESE ATTITUDE. WjirlND FOB A MANDATE. Tokio, February 26. tr .Motion here ii concentrated on safeguarding thfl P ea JJ ot miniUl* intrusion of GerApprehen.ioni, LTr«u iibauioe* Mid .eropl.nei FMivortock. There i. -LffTrflvfri" oa ‘he neoewity ot t”?””, iomdiite itepe
    [Reuter's Telegrams.]  -  1,394 words

  • 961 869 [Ruutub’s Tuibobamb.] UNBENDING ATTITUDE, SoatUltlM Continue* London, M*rch 1, 5.35 pm. A wireleu Rusaian official communique, tbsit the Rusiian peace delegation at Brest-Litovsk reporta that the Central Power,. r.plyiog to tar he oeaiation of hostilities, declared that they would cease only when the Peace Treaty waa
    [Ruutub’s Tuibobamb.]  -  961 words
  • 385 869 [Kiotib'. T WMUmI AN ECHO OF AUGUST in GERMANY'S INFAMOVB p’J Importiat k p,rt M-tu The ,nni,»r»,ry o f the prol(l reproient.trve, of AlucLir,,;' Bordeaux Assembly in 1871 u»L 4 G-rm,n Annexation of tho.e celebrated throughout Franc». M a p"" y? h 11 o l Por
    [Kiotib'. TWMUmI  -  385 words
  • 58 869 Tbe ou pu' ot R,bm»o n, LM., during tbe month ot f ’°T^ont’ P ulof the TongW week ended March 2 w«® v.mnntiM The output of Kampoog Dredging, Limited, or Fdbruaiy, were: Hours run 1,093; geoi 143,000 Total Piculs 845 sale 108 864.46 r The Seltlemenit joins for
    58 words

  • 1359 870 [Reuter's Telegrams.] m vf FIGHTINGa* Xnny Points Mt«» U- S P-“’ F,eE 2/J."w ,t,!lted ,M A 6 own -fto ese®y Wiß The W ere thrown I inalll! ,«l&gt;* M, l ßb X If mot»» 1 -rtillery »oti•ft*"" M etts M&gt;&lt;i tl&gt;« Aisne»» d .&lt; gbeiai ’bere the oitil
    [Reuter's Telegrams.]  -  1,359 words

  • 456 871 [BurTia’a Tulugbams GETTING BUST. A SuocMiffll Bild Lmdon, March 2. 2 20 a.m, Sir Douglas Haig reports "We made a successful raid north of the Ypres-Btaden Railway. There was reciprocal artillery firing in the oeighboarhoode of Vacquarie and eait of Yprts?’ Oar February Capture* Sir Douglas Haig reporti
    [BurTia’a Tulugbams ]  -  456 words
  • 549 871 [Riutxb’s Txligbxms.] PLOTTING WITH HINDUS. A WIDE-SPREAD CONSPIRACY. Extraordinary Dccumints. New York, February 28. A Ban Francisco telegram states that counsel for the prosecution in the trial of thirty-one alleged Indian conspirators contended that connection had been established between a well-known Indian writer and high officials of
    [Riutxb’s Txligbxms.]  -  549 words
  • 500 871 [Rivtub’s TilxguS^ ss SPEECH BY THE PBEMl Ei Some ConoMrioai London, March 2 a e» K ut3t B a ydQ6y corre«p s .a e j t u 6 lplre 11 *B»a entertained Mr*»* Hugbe. to a luncheon. Mr n 5’H that, subject to limitation which of
    [Rivtub’s TilxguS^ss  -  500 words

  • 1093 872 doio? to bo'P wiß be r ‘V.*XO by‘b’ 10 4 “Jeb the Alli»'. ot oldie r act ?tr t‘V‘»o e h bB nm tai Urgelji" doubt, ot rut k a nd munition» supplied hM ?f O pr B r n «.btingon th* word of Pret**Jhimult. But tha mninithing
    1,093 words
  • 1339 872 Tampua Fugit. Hindenburg will have to hurry up if he is going to keep his promise to the German editors to be “in Paris by April.” Seeing that this is the fourth year of the war and he has not yet got past Verdun the old general’s pledge
    1,339 words

  • 441 873 [Riutib’b Tilxgramb GERMANY PERTURBED. Inspired Press Comment. London, March 4, 415 pm. A message from the Hagu°i states that German political circles are greatly agitated at the reports regarding Japan’s move in Siberia. An inspired press comment states that Germany will not fight in
    [Riutib’b Tilxgramb ]  -  441 words
  • 474 873 [Riutsb’b Tui« Ulf Hug» Borty C lptslLondon, M,rcb 8 ?»&lt; (tote.: ‘W Afttr hard fijzhtinff v. I tlao Pokzk, Bonsioff and w*th the Polish dl vi„ 0M The Austrian, *nd Germm .‘’H rink,. We have 0 f.‘ c M «'u officer,, 57,000 men, 2«0 maohine-gnna, 1,000
    [Riutsb’b Tui«Ulf ,  -  474 words

  • 1631 874 -gnrO* jHF UTE’T BAIDS. London, March a, feature ef the rude JaiitT of the enemy bsrrages end end volsine of r own tn !a ß u tbe elmoet exclusive use JmJUTS p"p° m of r(, p al e d a«m.n hoop, to P T occurred J***? 0 “front
    -gnrO*  -  1,631 words

  • 53 875 At the Eastern Produce Exchange 214th Auction Bale the following prices were obtained Diamond Smoked Fair From &gt;57 to &gt;72 Diamond U ismok d 47 to 53 Plain Unamok* d 43 to 54 *****4 1b of rubber wera put up for sale and 41,382 lb. were acid
    53 words
  • 65 875 (From Our Own Corretprndmt) Loudon, M.rch 1, The pnoei in the London Rubber Market to-day were: Pale Crepe 2/51 Diamond Smoked Sheet 2/5 R«». A. D H.icu. who i. on a vi.it here will return to tbe Feder.l C.plttl on Thursday. The Hon. Mr. F?M E hot who
    65 words
  • 207 875 FRENCH FRONT. London, March 4, 2.45 p,m. During tbe winter ia spite of tbe inclement season there was relative calm on tbe front. French aviation has been extremely tbe period from December 1, 1917 to February 15, 1918. that is 77 days, French aeroplanes effected in air fights,
    207 words
  • 46 875 A telegram from Athens states that a elegram received from the military authorities of the mobilised provinces reports the complete success of tbe mobilisation. The number of reservists who responded ;o the call is in excess of the number mobilised during the Balkan War,
    46 words
  • 22 875 The papers still comment sympathetically on the possibility of Japanese intervention or defending Eastern Rmsia against the German threat.
    22 words
  • 61 875 Sungei Batu (Malaya) 24.500, Vai D’&lt; r 17,400, Kurau 22.300, Malak&lt; ff 39,300, Straits Settlements (Bertam) 75.500, Windsor (F.M.B 51,000, Mayfield (S.S.) 25/ 00 Mercbiston 14,100, Foothills (Malaya) 10,000, Muda Syndicate 7,931, Kuala Sidim 19.600, Bassett 16.256, Sungei Pafani 13,500, Knan 22,500, Padang J*wa 11,868, 2 1
    61 words
  • 115 875 The ou put of toe Ratrut Basil Tin Dredging Co,, N.L. for tbe month of wntein ‘V utf u 361 P iollB l If d J 6O Yards treated 50,000. Mr. Khaw Joo Tok advises us that the for February w/re^’™ 8 C ffipi ll5 ..SALP'S’**"* 1,0 Liability—Oubie
    115 words
  • 448 875 1 of j? Autrali.ll pct who ttud, Adam Lmd«ay Gordon aod W u’ P m fro bi. P« t.V’ 3 Saturday’, polo match giro, It knd‘n°f“ eW^ r 9 P the land of reck and scrub Tbit they formed an inatitutin. the Geebung Polo Ciub They
    448 words