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Article1428 1918-03-20 420 Preiidat Wilno, in tn, war aims hoped wftoe establishmen t of a Ljague of Mvijai on the declaration of peace, and hu bin hopes arc shared not only by Wic*l» o the Arnold Bennett type but «J otaer kgs adnoMl but not less p pt unt1,428 words
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Advertisement96 1918-03-20 420 the straits Echo. B ./<?>*<• published daily (toepl S«toJ« d P“ blls h lldw,,) AT |THE criterion press, limited, 59, Beach Street, Penang. price: ntiiy Local <BO pep annum. Outstation Postage Extra. Mall Edition (Post Free) |lB per annum. Cable Address: ECHO PENANG.” Telephone Noe. (Eoho) 58®. Printing Department 343.96 words
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Article525 1918-03-20 421 Mr C W Harrison has arrived in Kuala lX.rto.ct.. of LadEi- na) Mr. B W, Bill. tuceetdi bi<n »t Bern 03 ban. Mr. E. C. H. Wolff, assistant Colonial Beeretarj, and Mrs. Woiff are taking a three months’ holiday in Japan, Mr, D, Beatty is acting for Mr. Wolff525 words
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Article1152 1918-03-20 421 The Price of Rice. When arc the various parties concerned going to give up talking and writing minutes ab?ut the measu.es they contemplate taking to keep prices of stap e foodstuff-! at a reasonable level, and actually do something P Inc state of affairs as regards the relative1,152 words
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Article345 1918-03-20 422 D*"dl a -nl Point’ Boabed' Much 12,2.40 o. «rail paint, c.aa.ng Xi* d g Another Goth» Downed. Landon. March 12. 4-10 i.m--i m Pirii state® that one of tbo a X <<• <’ Ued ia “T $jX-ry. .Ttoorow b.rabeen m.do P*"* hrtb» Dtlail»undo», Much 12.4 50D*"dl - 345 words
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Article493 1918-03-20 422 JAPAN, RUSSIA SIBERIA. [Rsiteb’s Telegrams.] QUESTIONS IN TOKIO, Statement in Parliament. Tokio, March 9. Ia the House cf Representatives, when asked whether a request had been receiv. d from ths Allies to send troops to Siberia, the Foreign Minister replied in tha negative. He stated that an exchange of views[Rsiteb’s Telegrams.] - 493 words
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Article546 1918-03-20 422 [Reuteb’s Telegeams,] FEEMIEB’S explanation. Statement In th. CommonsLondon, March 11, In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Chamberlain, the Premier disagreed with the contention that owners and directors of newspapers should not hold ministerial offices. Lord Northoliffj held no ministerial office while Lord Rothermare[Reuteb’s Telegeams,] - 546 words
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Article433 1918-03-20 423 [BbVT»»’’ T.LBSIAMB,] Aerl.l ActivityLondon, March 11.11-15 pmar Doagl*' Haig in hi de, P‘ tch on Im'irt.rf.red with airwork on B«od*y but nevertheless <OO bombs were ou CambJti and Sole.mes railway stations and Ot ”We*dwtroyed three bißoons and brought down fix aeroplane». We drove down seven. Four of oun[BbVT»»’’ T.LBSIAMB,] - 433 words
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Article687 1918-03-20 423 [Ruutib’s Tblibamb AMERICAN (SYMPATHY. Striking Message from the President. Lcndon, March 12, 4,40 a,m, A cable from Washington sulea that President Wilson has telegraphed to the American Consul in Moscow, as follows May I not take advantage of the meeting of Soviets to express the sincere sympathy[Ruutib’s Tblibamb ] - 687 words
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Article65 1918-03-20 423 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-diu 1151.50, buyers no sellers, in Biqir (n fined) at »*****, buyers nowllmik in Loudon at JC32O spot and at £317 thd months. Messrs, Boustead A Co inform oi i the following were the quotations for W on spot in65 words
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Article173 1918-03-20 423 (From Our Own CorreipnW I London, March 1 The prices in the London Rubber M to-day were: 9S Paie'Crcpe Diamond Smoked Shtet u A correspondent write» advprtispment h taken from tbs W urgently Irr Aircraft Are»® jJ send or deliver, 0. H Gilmore, Liberal Club. |i* It173 words
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Article8487 1918-03-20 424 TrtT Of JUDGMKMT. the text o* the ja** o0 Tbl follow^ 1 4 b r Jaßt-oa LM. fllCfiOfltf weraus Lm 5 <e w HiD C&oo*g R, fhafint defend»»! 18 0 90 I I !,lkiicue tb’Y' acc)nd nd third "it .one of Cboong Cbeng 'tKdJ-'. Wl6. in IM8,487 words
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Article935 1918-03-20 428 To T» Editob or Thh Straiti Timet. Sir,—l was much interested in the report of proceedings of the M.P.A. at their last meeting. It is much to be hoped that the chairman and his committee gain their on tbe question of the cessation of Sunday labour on estates.935 words
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Article96 1918-03-20 428 ip in PuxAjra Womujt Wobkim. Amount previously acknowledged 6.***** N. Byers 5.00 Mis. Oxenbam 9.00 ladies Bridge book Jan G, 0. 8140 Mrs. Simuel 400 Mrs. Sinclair 8.00 Mrs. Pritchard 1000 Mrs. Bouter 5 00 Mrs. Darke 5.00 Mrs. Connolly 5.00 M rs. Tennent 5.00 Collected96 words
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Article59 1918-03-20 428 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at 1152.50, buyers no sellers, in Singapore (n fined) at 1153. buyers no s»ll*rs and in London at £322 spot and at £B2O three months. From the Malay Mail of Tuesday i Mr. C. C. Brown has returned from Homo Mr.59 words
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Article1382 1918-03-20 429 D H. Gnirr - By D H. Gnirr It la a matter of some difficulty to bring heaft to the Malays the work that 11 doae Hthe Agricultural Depart rent towards the improvement of local agriculture- The ordinary Malay. and the 8,, P 0 5 k c J f> kao* little1,382 words
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Article383 1918-03-20 429 Parii, Maroh 8, 6 p.m.—Tht whim Garros and Marohal (who have jut u caped from Germany) have been prsnoted, Garros to Officer of the Legion ot Hsesu and Marchal to Chevalier, A night air attack on Paris was sflsstsd with considerable forces, from 10 ts 11 air-squadrons,383 words
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Article1103 1918-03-20 430 r rhg verdict of the c e( j wdiiw p etty de“ M >l,cution by .Looting ,t V.ooenoe» to the ne.r •ill > lk P eooogb. nut.on 1 Bjlo ,0 J 1 ,eokC ’“b« fiction of bin appeil “'“'.'X» i io. muohmo.e thß A ff.iro Cu11.».tC' l01,103 words
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Article611 1918-03-20 430 Pxnawg Chimes® Ladies' Movememt. On Monday last, the Uth of March, at 4 p.m. a meeting of Chinese ladies, including the wives of most of the leading local Chinese was held at Holland House. North&m Road. 1 his was entirely a ladies’ movement. A mon those present611 words
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Article1344 1918-03-20 431 Fm the Rura.l Board» P.W. It U brgb time .nrboriti». m ProW.llr.»T .od K-d.h took in h.cd tb»°reg« *<ion’of tbe hired motor tr.ffio in d between tboee pl«e;- PJ«»‘ dnrer.ofo.r. wb.cb ply for Mr. between Butterworth end Ko im demend juet what tb.T like M f*rM. ere fnqoently1,344 words
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Article430 1918-03-20 431 (R>trr.B-. Tn, MUn THE EE JENT Cabinet Mirlsler'g Lotdon, V’ B rnP8 tb e L»bosr M of the W*r Cabinet, in ia X. regards Lout’s War-Aims stated that i c little difh j: rngard esßCttials CCBiandwth lUp** Minister's etatpmeut of war»aios, Colonisation and Mr. B.rne, reßrettei the(R>trr.B-. Tn,MUn. - 430 words
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Article957 1918-03-20 432 [Reuter's Telegrams.] KI.-,. Pari?, l4. I i iß)loP“h‘ cljied f(Br MoD Tbe trial otB J a g fero finale 00 of bi« brother C bR •<.QO* )> u 1 in hi» fi°*l f P ef cb P sbowad tbAt Bo btd 4,ba eviieti f tbe war, ana[Reuter's Telegrams.] - 957 words
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Article24 1918-03-20 432 (From Our Own L-»rdo»>, M»rch 14. -he prong m the London Rubber Marke' to-dav P*le Crepe 2/fii Diamond Smoked Sheet 2/4124 words
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Article456 1918-03-20 432 [Riutu's Tilugbams.J WAR CABINET’S REVIEW, A locument of Great ImportanceLondon, March 12. The War Cabinet's history of 1917 wd issued to-day, Itfoimsa most interesting and important historical record and also ■bows tte tremendous labours and achievements of the Government, It emphasise! toat tbe whole character of tbe war giadually[Riutu's Tilugbams.J - 456 words
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Article452 1918-03-20 433 rßitnua’i Tilibamu HOBBOBB AT THE CAPITAL. Th* Church wi the Bolsheviks London, March 12. An nnd.ted memge from Petrograd •Ute. tb»t in con.eqnence of the departure of the Government Commiasaries for Moeoow a military revolutionary committee bai been formed here prended over by i w An anathemarßitnua’i Tilibamu ] - 452 words
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Article994 1918-03-20 433 -«w law impossd essays in Bowdleustn,—Msk| Mail. A S')pp lc ment to the F. M. S. Government Ga*et*e (P w.tban eyetup-p-r TcXy without “leads” and with an attenuated margin and reminiscent, according tr a ruie p-reon, of an advertisement of Eio’s Fruit tUlt-) contains the tmof-«w – – law impossd essays in Bowdleustn,—Msk| Mail. - 994 words
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Article89 1918-03-20 433 The undermentioned prices wereresW for rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Deosn Co at their two Auction Sales held th week i Smoked Diamond Sheet. No 1 177t0 I 84 per pci Smoked Diamond Sheet No. 2 59 75 do Unemoked Sheet No. I 62 do Unetnoked No.89 words
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Article98 1918-03-20 433 The following »r« >b" I**"* in M un. A. A. Anthony end .here Ii.CM,. S' I 1 Rubber. 5 5 J I MV» Ayer Kuniug 080 1. .j,j 0 Ayer Pana. jjo «0! Malaka Piuda 2™ 5» 0 Nyalas Mining. _o 1900 19.W 1 Tougkah 18 w98 words
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Article467 1918-03-20 434 Tn Ha*» 14 TB iuib!eifor wUp* e,n n° D B aioDi »re interested Dd Therefore we t b nk tb r m ti in to be taken w.tb Import fi'“' bring 2* B X&> f b,g v of u r,CB tbeif UW Dnrrni It i* disobargM lok467 words
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Article1009 1918-03-20 434 [Io Tai Editor or tub Malay Mail] bir, —1 see in your leading article of March 6 that the P, A. M. consider 1200 a fair salary to bring a man out from Home. Will any of the members try, as an experiment, living on 1200 As to1,009 words
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Article289 1918-03-20 434 The following is the health statement of the Penang Municipality for the week ending February 16,1918 CMale 36 Total Deaths >62 I Female 26 J Death rate 30-28 per mille per annum compared with 32.24 in the preceding week and with 41.82 in the corresponding week of last289 words
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Article736 1918-03-20 435 Mirriii or Adubobt Committee. The Ipoh paper hfc reo9iTed ,b iot detail® of a meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Department of Agncuitare which wu held in Kuala Lumpur on J.* Eaton occupied the chair and there was a fair attendance of members. The Chairman invited diecinion736 words
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Article556 1918-03-20 435 Accused Committed fob Tbial. In the Becond Court before Mr. 8. H, Langston yesterday afternoon the preliminary inquiry into the case against Lim Cbiau, who is charged with the murder of his mistress, was held. Assistant-Surgeon K, Mohamed Ariff, of the General Hospital, stated that the deceased woman556 words
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Article234 1918-03-20 435 [To The Editor of Tbs Dear Sir, I read with interest the tie meeting of the Straits N O ih/ IM view to a proposed appeal to theG to modify and adopt the Eor^ 1 marriage to the Straits born Chili?’* munity in this Colony “one man,234 words
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Article76 1918-03-20 435 (From Our Own Covretpondeil.) Singapore, March II The following prices were realised it t* Singapore auction sale: Smoked fine ribbed 83 to $9O perp.t. Good 70 82 do Fme plain 70 —8« Crepe fine pale thin 90 91 do Good 78 89 do Blanket 74 81 do76 words
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Article55 1918-03-20 435 At the Ea.tern Produce 6** 217ib Auction Sale the following pncee obtained Diamood Smoked Fair From Diamond Uosmoktd 46 to 4* Plain Unsmoked 4j B own Crepe jg Scrap Cri pe Fair L jcse and Vi gin Untreated ]2 to 68,212 lb. of rubber f" die .nd55 words
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Article52 1918-03-20 435 Latest Tin (unrefined) is q l >152.50, buyers no ,eher (r. fined) at >153, buyers no London <£32o months. M% L Ferrao bH sent wreaths and New Adit. .deerti.e. the munlb. J fo,f i ed P led f,i Cars: Mr. u n f UgiK 1 declaration U l> jeb52 words
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Article955 1918-03-20 436 [Baum’» TB ,oB^’ 1 1 -S.F.P. ad" 181 tn FIGUBE3. riftwn Bi? shl F 3 Lo Locdong, March 13. n Ad.ir.Hj report. th.t the .rnv.le din l tbe»« l! 2,046 sabered 2 062 w d the asiboga 1.600 ’«oeucocfuUj ?n. feltoUg i. the iiit of nuking, from[Baum’» TB‘,oB^’,11; -S.F.P. - 955 words
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Article98 1918-03-20 436 [R«utir’s a TelegramB.] Mission Rsceiwd by the King. London, March 13, His Maj received the Siimese Military Mission at Buckingham Paleca, H. M. The King to-day most cordially received the Siamese Military Mission, the chief of which was subsequently interviewed by Reuter and stated that the[R«utir’saTelegramB.] - 98 words
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Article109 1918-03-20 436 JAPAN AND SIBERIA. Agraemezt with ths Allies Paris, Ma'ch 18, The French pap e r L’ Oeuvre devotes an article to comment? on thr declaration of Mr, Ijuin, the Japanese Minister at Rome. It says Japanese intervention is simply directedatainstGerman violencejit threatens no Ruseiin 1 berty. Oi the109 words
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Article136 1918-03-20 436 Mr- N D Baker Interviewed. Mr. N. D Baker, the American Secretary for War, gave a reporter of the retii Paritien his impression of the recent air raid on Pari’, and said “The enemy makes no distino ion between war upon soldiers aud war upon women and children.136 words
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Article184 1918-03-20 436 An Ejridsmio of BurglariesThe lack of public safety in Berlin has reached alarming proportions, says the Berlin Gazelle, which publishes an interview with the diie-tors of an insurance company who says that there are a daily average of 300 burglaries reported to the company. The total number184 words
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Article1708 1918-03-20 437 Till Eiihop’B Rijoindeb To THB Kditob 0» THB Straits Echo. Q ir —My attention baa been drawn to Utter appearing in jour isaue of March 7 on the subject of Sunday l b Hr There are a tew misUkea in the letter which I should like to correct.1,708 words
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Article290 1918-03-20 437 Our Bukit Mertajam correspondent writes: At tbo Bukit Merbjim Police Court before Mr. G. A. Hereford, on Wednesday, a carter named Heng L e e Heng wai sentenced to p iy a fine of |lO or undergo rigorous imprisonment for two weeks on a cbirg! of causing290 words
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1138 1918-03-20 438 THt -ITbilo tbro 8 Hu iridiM’ in h ,‘.unsive ramfi'*‘ioni Jw“< st,pO !2ri, Abhorrent though torkut adapted D to d Americans, it u at Brins*, lericu! n .tag* ot the rtio Th ertifa» of i fluenc ,D wrid banigerent and neutral •rthe^’fa weapon1,138 words
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Article1311 1918-03-20 438 The Antiquity ef Kulirn. Arctm Hugical research tends to show that the country now generally described as Malaya was not unknown to the ancients. It has even asserted that Heliogabalus bad a pleasure-palace at Kulim and that tbe unenviable reputation of the picturesque little township in certain respect?1,311 words
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Article1033 1918-03-20 439 [Riutm’s Telegbamb] A TRUELEAGUEOFNATIONS GERMANY’S FALSE IDEALS. London, March 13. Mr, Lloyd George, addressing the Free Church Council at the City Temple, after referring to the present as a time of grave national emergency, reiterated that tbe issue at state iu this cotflict was Conscience against[Riutm’s Telegbamb] - 1,033 words
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Article322 1918-03-20 440 THE WAR AND THE FAR EAST> [w»'> T 7‘“ M 8 L TfcOtf® The only serious comin the ,b,,h Ttb‘ VM" ht ZeU^- v T dissolution of Bn»”* I t *f The FraMMer i' pol J ‘T wd that Qer n kS d S' BotwW’. g«M Ofeicloding m«ket' by b-e*kmg[w»'> T7‘“M 8 L - 322 words
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Article64 1918-03-20 440 I Bi, i, 1 1 I 1 ®OTernor ha, tp I ,3 "«c ie "J? 8 of I 1,1 ,hl K »/h th offset tb,t Hi, I ‘‘l l ’>X b been H'.o'ouHly I *?•'«'>! J,bo?’ C) “®‘oder— H, H xX s h. Mr64 words
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Article1061 1918-03-20 440 [Rbvtib’s Tblbgrams.] SIR DOUGL4B HAIG’S EEPORT, Many Baids Bepulstd. Lindon, M&ruh 13, 1 5 a.m, Sir Douglas H«ig states in bis despatch •«The Portuguese completely repulsed a raid on a 700 yards front to the south-east of Li Ventie. The Hostile infantry caught in machine-gun fire on its[Rbvtib’s Tblbgrams.] - 1,061 words
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Article524 1918-03-20 441 the boom in war bonds. Million Monthly. London, March 13. Io the Hou.e of C jamon, Mr. Boner Lew ennoonoed that e. the reiult of le.t weeh'e epeoial cmp-ig» oe»rly one hundred ud twenty-eight mllliene eterling in War Bondi bed been .old. In addition, nearly three Billione] - 524 words
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Article1308 1918-03-20 441 Ma W. DUNCAN S VIEW 3. [To thi Editor of thi Strait» Echo.] Sir, Restriction of Rubber outputs having r been agreed to by the Directors of a majort ity ®f Companies represented by tte I Rubber Growers’ Aseociat o, a consideration of some of the possible1,308 words
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Article503 1918-03-20 442 Tap®** —-jr7oi7 «•'•’’/’Li.iolth’ ,bO T e ri. ««“IS o« M.rcb 2510 £T V.E™. 8,,0M IJ lCT glAl« 1 1,D,,l r k IQlfi .nbmit herewith a duly tfag Account! of the F>»um»‘l Ye.r of tte toe 0 The net P rofit or he Vi w« d of 10503 words
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Article251 1918-03-20 442 Frasrr A Co.'s Circular, Messrs. Fraser A Co. in their weekly thare circular. dat:d March 14, state More confidence has been displayed in rubber shares this week and some shares are considerably stronger but orders of any magnitude either way quickly effect tbe price, Mining shares followed251 words
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Article145 1918-03-20 442 The cane in whicn N ai Louis, of tbe Krung Thep Daily Mail is being proiocut-d by tbe Krom Ayak*m for alleged criminal libel of Chao Phya Abhai R«ji Maha Yuditbamatbara, the Minister for Justice, was set down for hearing in Borispih Court No. 1, W M145 words
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Article588 1918-03-20 442 To THi Editob or THi Slraiti EcKt, D?ar Sir, I shall ba very thankful if you will kindly grant me space for the following:— Yesterday evening a crowded meeting of Chineie gentlemen was held at the Mata Han Lodge to protest against the iocalled marriage law588 words
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Article769 1918-03-20 443 Tna announcement tost f h J I I .MS. G> 1 nroDOses to taka further powers t 7S. P Xo t .o te car. eudtb.r wodeoi. on Bt J BCl b PP 7k fn bitter tb.o ibo.e de.l.eg wi'h •*>« bebenoar of hue c.r driteri M»oj of tbe.e769 words
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Article280 1918-03-20 443 Eipobt or TH! Dibectobs. The following is th« report of th° directors fnr th® period 28 h July to 31at D cember, 1917:Toe D rectors hava pleasure in presenting their First Report and Statement of Accounts to 3bt D cember, 1917. Capital—Th» authorised Capital of tbe280 words
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Article161 1918-03-20 443 Malakoff Plantations Report (From Our Own Correspondent) Sicgap re, March 14. Ibe directors' report of the Milaktff Rubber Plantations, Ltd., shows that the profit for tbe year w?<j 1381 638, Tbe din ctors recommend a final dividend ot 15 per cent, making 30 per cent, for the year,161 words
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Article770 1918-03-20 443 anoiheb Tbe b-»r.n« w„ Uke. Bo in tbe p..c„ct C.wt befj, Acton at thec*BPin which Man p‘n end I.mar, P.O. 548, were Voluntarily causing h art to chauffeur. i Mr, B. W, Al ea, Assistant Bn dent of Police, ptoiecnted ~1 Wrigbt-Motion appeared onbehulj two accused, «*ixi||770 words
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Article204 1918-03-20 444 Wi recently liked a eubioriber who need to ipeod his money on mixed drinks but who bu (several times) gone teetotal for the dilation of the war, what m thought was the attitude of the average Ear opsin on the subject of the oontrolliDg and the curtailing204 words
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Article434 1918-03-20 444 [Euxttib’s Tiligbxmb.] THE MENACE TO PETROGRAD. Define* To So Organised Petrograd, March 18. All Governmental institutions, particularly the Council of Commissiaries and the Executive of the Soviets, having gone to Moscow, the special council mentioned yesterday and called the National Communist Council is charged with the maintenance[Euxttib’s Tiligbxmb.] - 434 words
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Article21 1918-03-20 444 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here today at 00, buyers no sellers, and at Singapore business done, (75 tons21 words
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352 1918-03-20 444 [To THi Edztob or thi Malays Tritans.] Dear Sir,—l have read with no little glee the correspondence of Mr. Khoo Kim Lian as published in yuur paper of the 11th instant. Mr. Khoo Kim Lian laid stress on the Chinese parents withdrawing their352 words
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Article262 1918-03-20 444 Messrs, Guthrie A 00, report under dated Match 14:— Influenced by early shipping opportunities for America, tbe weekly Rubber Auction opened yesterday with a good demand at prices up to >9O picul for Fine Pale Crepe and $B5 for Ribbed Smoked Sheet. In the latter part of262 words
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Article1542 1918-03-20 445 'Bt WwaiT.J 1 JUn Francisco is some city. It f r tydoey. K'pliog found it bard to Uftva it bit I overcame tbi« weakness, with STSirt L*taByd«yiti..e‘o»b.ll.,h.. •obto .rchit-oture, d •t' lk > B K If. barbcar >• ■»•'<> h r “?K M Jueiro it rtpwior, they nJ,1,542 words
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Article357 1918-03-20 445 ESTATE MANAGER BILD TO. Thies A busts A Chinese manager named Lee Tie, d Tanah E date, B*p»og, was rstsn ing from Ku da Lumpur in i motor car on March 8, with the sum of 120,000, accompanied by another Towksy, Cbu Kbeog, the money being intended357 words
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Article989 1918-03-20 446 ,Ld~ibe otter d.y tb» l M-l |^2^o ot b<”“ o,, P 0 ot,,De u Ix 4 s rtw fl-. f'» wbloh Bugge.t. Jojd Oiorge doss uo eiwrtb*» he is forced to jjjrtholiffs 1» st t h Hft-'-f f'L'.tva .nd rend him H.r»» mlbl W" batter man. Lord989 words
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Article54 1918-03-20 446 Singapore Price Adopted(/rom Oar Own Correspondent.') Kuila Lumpur, March 16. The F. M. S, Government Gatelle notifies that, the rubber axp-ot duty from March 15 to Mirch 21 will assessed on Hie of $9) p-r piku' for all giades, that is, tha top S n?apo r54 words
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Article25 1918-03-20 446 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, M«rch 13. The prices in the London Rubber Market to-dav were; Bale Crepe 2/gl Diamond Smoked Sheet25 words
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Article898 1918-03-20 446 The Rubber Duty. N wt atibr sybtemofc lleoting th a F M.S. rubber export du*y h*s been so far reformed that, instead of the London, the Singapore price is henc-f jrth to be adopted as tbe basis for assessment, we can on the other irjusticp, namely, tbe taxation898 words
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Article384 1918-03-20 447 TOTAL DIVIDEND 30 PER CENT, Cocouut Cultivation. The U'uhth report of the directors of the Malakoff Rubber Company, L mited, to the shareholders, for the year ended 31st December, 1917, states:— The nett profit for the year, after making full provision for th« depreciation, and for wax tux384 words
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Article475 1918-03-20 447 [Rivtib’s Tblegrams.] BRITISH COEKE H ON DENT’S BIOEY. Fritz is SulkyLmdor, March 14 5 p.m. E‘ uf( r’a correspondent st Heat quarters A German non-commissioned officer who wa. made prisoner in the recent attack north of Pas.cbendaele says that the failure of the attack wa. largely due to[Rivtib’s Tblegrams.] - 475 words
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Article569 1918-03-20 447 [Rrctir’s Meeting cf Midtlmo Tran nert c-J, L mdoo, Mi-cb 14 19♦f/** The Press Bureau BUt e t bM fo, po»e of obtaiDHg the no»t tonnage the Allied M rhim/ Council, with Lord Rjb.rt C«il met in London ou March 1 Ar* sitting, 'laikii A Butch Ccntrihtlcn.[Rrctir’s - 569 words
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Article1493 1918-03-20 448 nil Ct l »«4 Baku Oscupie 4 Mirc t, 14,9 30 L"' to H .t.te, tb.ttbe i»’" r ’aAtao»^ rchl2lDd are K lfdA pr l or to eootmue op“r«B«‘“‘ T e7 b 6 CC of Terrorism. via hoodoo. M.rcb 14. f roß Zarlob ropoit’t hlttbe 4 A.(»•«*”« nil Ct - 1,493 words
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Article576 1918-03-20 449 [BIWTB* 8 'IbCBOBAMs] WHAT CHINK WILL DO. Far-Eaitern Powers Policy. March 13, 7.15 p m. Under the title What China whl do” the IM MM GattU» P“ bli h >’”* irtio'e bv a Chinese writer, Mn 8. G. Oheog. He ,aja that ob oa lj J h[BIWTB*8 'IbCBOBAMs] - 576 words
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Article594 1918-03-20 449 [Ebutkr'b Tklegrams] AMERICAN ATTITUDE, In the French LinesLn don. M .rch 15, 5 25 a.m. A telegram f ora W Bhiogtoo eUtes that information has been rec iv,d that German agents a p e adive in Swrxerland and Sweden trying to create an atmosphere favoursb.e to peace cor[Ebutkr'b Tklegrams] - 594 words
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Article457 1918-03-20 449 [Ricrw’, BIEAIT3 Mir.UAEY, y olr ll AMD POLICE L u-lor. M.,ch 13,7],' Among m.ntun. lo vdatbu. U reJboD.ni sot H.H. the M*j r Amu H*mid, lc a Mohammed Sod, both these |S?I J rbore muita»y forces. Also TwJ/ 1 Hoo.A R. Adams of the t??ra and L[Ricrw’, - 457 words
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711 1918-03-20 450 a ,.rtien»e bJß|{ s ,t« »ted "i ,h >eoi>m»ot«of a (onrard to a» in thaE.it to K ,‘L, .fflieoco at home-an •“‘••'"TdXd from rubber. Any ,|WI "j b reliction either ai regard! w» 058 °L. ii therefore abhorrent to you, K'Ja'wd toe reduction711 words
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Article489 1918-03-20 450 More Expirt” Vnws, The Malayan Tin and Rubber Journal in its issue dated March 15 gives the gist of a conversation that one of its representative has been having with M*. A. B. Milne. The latter is reported as saying that the country was very short of489 words
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Article648 1918-03-20 450 Important Fiatubis or Last Tbab’s Won. Tbe annual general meeting of the Singapoie Diocesan Association was held on Friday in tbe Hall of St. Andrew's School. Singapore. Tbe business before the meeting was tbe passing of the repots and accounts and biUnMiheet for 1917. Tbe Pre.ident, th. Bishop648 words
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Article642 1918-03-20 451 [To TH« <©ITOB or thi Straits Echo Dear Sir, I have retd with much interest Ghayth Bulan's article in your Saturday's issue con. corning a meeting to proteat against the •ocalled marriage law reform movement in Qlb D In the course of his philosophic speech, the642 words
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Article342 1918-03-20 451 I (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, March 15, The prices in the London Rubber Market I to-day were: Pale Crepe 2/6 Diamond Smoked Sheet 2/5} I Rubber Siring. London, March 16. 1 Pale Crepe 2/6 Diamond Smoked Sheet 2/5| The following are the Market Reports of Messrs,342 words
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Article130 1918-03-20 451 Mr. Knaw Joo Tok intoi ms us that the ou'put of the ToQgk*h Hirbcur Tin Dredging Co for one wetk from 10. h to the 16 n instant was sixteen tons. The output of the Kampcng Kamunliog Tin Dredging, Ltd. for the fi st fortnight of March, were130 words
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Article18 1918-03-20 451 Seundah 30,622, 18,330, Bukit K-pwg 8,740. Uuu Bmpn 10 070 D.usbury 9 230 it. ,v18 words
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Article146 1918-03-20 451 AUSTBU’3 inpermu EIRi vehemencejnthb A telegram from Zurichi tuous teen’s occurred last A»»tri. n Chamber on tb. o Z** cueeion on tbe food «tuition such scenes been witnessed, at Im.?* many years. They ware J**.**b Garman, who .cowed th, Ci-K* Id p‘ r e A C, “l> ed146 words
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Article66 1918-03-20 451 Franco Italian Co-opcratica Paris, Marek H, A f ranco-Italian Ministerial Cobbinci on air-questions has met in Borne to dueu the problem of a post a 1 air*«ervice bttviet Laly, France £nd the Balkans. Thiutik ishment is assured of rapid oomtnsaicitici in the near future between the66 words
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Article236 1918-03-20 451 DISAPPOINTMENT IN GIBMIIL Cereals DiminishingParis, Mirob 17. After having announced that tbs stake! cereals to be found in Uarainia sorpaasad ail expectations, the German Press is to-iij obliged to admit that tbe ro'ouroei vW will be at tbe dieponl of the Central Po»w jtve been exaggerated. The str«shrp236 words
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782 1918-03-20 452 -o', J 1 Stoc j>d<u>,M‘' ch I’.®*-"- .York correopondent. »tateK»otor < M*- J L.-a ho?an ft° ibtm‘l' certain woollen j* to deUraJ 0 t corner the of aer T!S^ 0 e a semi-official jst.®-*— 4 Binitrf AgainuTk. iKU Witneei at that trme be.«j bi-o', J 1 . Stoc - 782 words
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Article537 1918-03-20 452 [IiIBIJBBB iMLAaMAMS.j French Socialist's Impressions. London, March 14. M. Albert Thomas, writing to tbe Daily Chronicle regarding the impressions of his visit to Great Britain, states that he was overjoyed to witness tbe strength and greatness of industrial Britain. Toe whole of the extended activities testified that[IiIBIJBBB iMLAaMAMS.j - 537 words
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Article501 1918-03-20 453 rBWTIB’, T«LIOaAM..| Th, Dutch Tonn»g» Ay*ll*t>l»London, March lb The tot»l D«tcb toning, in Allied port, i. inoroiiontelj a miU>o“ of wbieb 70 ii in the United Btatea and 15 per cant, mob in Britiih end other Allied port,. ITS USE JUSTIFIED. By Lord Robert CeoilLondon, MarchrBWTIB’, T«LIOaAM..| - 501 words
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Article221 1918-03-20 453 SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS. LIADINU Towiat Chargbd. Aa a seauel to the outbreak of fire at the Khiu Heng Bee Rce and Oil Mills which entailed considerable loss of property and in connection with which Karim, u Bengali, and Koh Bin Ho, a Chinese, have teen charged221 words
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Article365 1918-03-20 453 The following are the lateet quotations in Messrs. A, A. Anthony and Company's ebare li.t i Saturday. To-day. 2 f 5 2 B Rubber. *5 e 3 a =2 CQ Ayer Molok 200 2.20 1.85 2.10 Ayer Panes 7.75 8.50 7.75 8.25 Bukit Katil 0.70 0.85 0.70365 words
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Article552 1918-03-20 453 A corrnpond-nt wduV.. reoovk ih.t th ß Ba <F.| endeo ly hotel or c.r,„ o i not.rn-y b.e J*t e ly b.. (t itsgodjwca waere rats have well, far the housing of > this home from home therefore Vu'U 1 residents now Lave as fellow tiger.,552 words
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Article489 1918-03-20 454 u“»| Jo llier OT "!l, OrU «r rttf" l !°,b’ l i e t ber tb«t mor.l llr ”*d g Mtioi i »l regeneration J^for®* tIOD 1 kerned io bright in the prosp- c conflict. Without S stages may doubt whether piiiih ooniider that the S Sketch489 words
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Article559 1918-03-20 454 Mr. Justice P, J. Sproule reported his return from March 5. Mr. E. C. H. Wolff, F.M.S- Civil Service, is granted three montbe* privilege leave from March 9. Mr. D Beatty is appointed to act as assistant colonial secretary and clerk of councils from March 9. Mr. P. T,559 words
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Article1235 1918-03-20 454 Honour*," Perhaps the best that can be said of the recent honours list for the Straits Settlements is that it might easily have been longer, Wa venture to predict tlat in ten years’ time democracy will have abolished all these relics of a barbarous age. As it is,1,235 words
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Article429 1918-03-20 455 fUauT/eak 1 Swaden and the Aaland Islands. Lmdoo, Match 15, A menage from Stockholm it is officially stated th .t tha Bw. dish detachmeat despatched to superintend the Ruasianevacuationof the AUaod Islands has b>gun to withdraw, but the withdrawal in nowise the Swedish position regarding political questionsfUauT/eak 1 - 429 words
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Article406 1918-03-20 455 [H.UTXB-. the coming OP? g!III Obicurt E-eay London, March 15 ii. R uter’s corre?p icd&ot Headquarter, say. J U the din. Ont Bk i?^ tO uT Den tbe 100 will break he is st)l| accumuinJ, material on ourfrcit with to inuJ?* w seeminglv admits of only 088 He[H.UTXB-. - 406 words
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Article368 1918-03-20 456 TH.SGBAM3 J rpirrß» B CHINESE EXTBENCHINJ. Tininart IfltsnticM» i e ’6ls n M Hail teieg[*P dl Q f jraP d th*t three J p*- d Xn wounded while xx*p^ t Y: inrtß,lBh9 Bb, ""'^p’ k entrenching <***.XS .nd 7 Manchurian bca e Conflicting Bumonra. IM W Tok®~ TH.SGBAM3 J rpirrß»B - 368 words
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Article1037 1918-03-20 456 [Rkuthr’s Telkgrams.] SIR DOUGLAS HAIG’B REPORT. Reciprocal Artillery Activity. London, March 15, 11 35 a.m. Sir Douglas Haig in bis despatch states i “We entered the enemy’s lines to the west of Villersguislain and brought back prisoners, We repulsed raids in the neighbourhocds of Passchendaele and Poslcappelle. “There[Rkuthr’s Telkgrams.] - 1,037 words
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Article495 1918-03-20 457 aVTSS' jXLt'jIiAMJ j TH« BKEiT-LITOVSK PEACE. Mr. Aiqulth’a Viiw. Lo idon, March 15. Mr A»qaitb, in a at the Women’s LHnral Federation, -nd th ho alleged Raiio-German p< ace w*i an objectle.aon of the kind of peace Germany would seek to impose on the Alliee. V| ctory waa' aVTSS' jXLt'jIiAMJ j - 495 words
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Article555 1918-03-20 457 [Riurta’s Telebams GERMANY AND NEUTRALS. Campaign of Threats. Lindon, Mirch 15, 3.35 p.m. L’ght is thrown on t r ie Al led action with resa d to Dutch shipping by a s a ament of the United S't’es War Trade Boud that tie cumulative evidence shows that[Riurta’s Telebams ] - 555 words
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Article277 1918-03-20 457 [i-KJTXK’a Destroyers Taw Bathh. London, Mirebii The London and Nirtb w»it* ra p steamer Rathmore collide w to* t in the Irish chvinel. Tbs badly damaged, and 26 are mum, Ji’L' injured. 6 1 Further Detail». The London and Norths Railway says there were do fatalitis,[i-KJTXK’a - 277 words
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Article126 1918-03-20 457 Latest Quotation»Tin (unnfined) i» her 5149, business done, Singapore huvers no sf Iler?, Meaer*. Boustead Co 10 the following were tbe quotati f on spot in London on Us <»» received yesterdav Plantation Ist latex crepe Smoked shr-et The P car? 4” M P Wocd»'" l before Mr126 words
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Article1104 1918-03-20 458 nW TH® ha «‘Hed < as tkit against f®« s,tC V bl i Matßmt who was b B ..otanly gnejous 1;; W> g" •J^LTwl*.BoHoitor-Gener*l. lUted “'“.’’.L.ld call etidenoe to K,|B t amoiat of puniohmeot accused l“? ita? o«eoc. Ha farther “7 IW the ascend admitted hitting tfXwi with1,104 words
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Article252 1918-03-20 458 JUDJE AND MONEY LENDERS. An Important Ruling, Tho Chief Judicial Commissioner, Mr. Justice Inuee, returned yesterday from Kuala Li pis, where a special Assisa took place, (ays the Malay Mail of Sunday. The criminal work cor sisted of two murder trials and a case of criminal breach of252 words
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Article275 1918-03-20 458 Oar Taiping correspondent writes i Mr, Vincent Fernando, of the PWD., Taiping, and ciptain of tbe Taiping Rioreation Club, was entertained by the members of the Club to a sumptuous dinner on 8m turd ay list at the Club premises on tho eve cf bis departure to Kuala275 words
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Article641 1918-03-20 459 ***M.M. Fun Qoabt»»>-t Mbbtuo. a the Peaana Rural Board ™h"" ue t‘»- °®“j:x d 7 afternoon. There were prr.e.t M...r., A. C.«ndi«h C G. M»y,O Mailer, Ooeab 9, T O Bd ChM Koli tb.la.k mteting-blob had been circulated were taken as read and eclflrmtd Motor Cab Bt-Laws.***M.M. - 641 words
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Article779 1918-03-20 459 A Planter writes i I The current iseue of the Afaioya* Tin and I Rubhtr Journal earned distinction for itself by raring that the last meeting of the P. A. M. in Penang wss very disappointing for ths reason that owing to the pretence of the Bishop779 words
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Article380 1918-03-20 459 Anmcil Bufom. ,eoood troth.. the above company will b, h(ld 1 rrgi.tared office, ot tha 8-oreUriee i I 4at 3 p,m. Fcllowlog the Di»»/ report for the year ended Docembtr f The Directors have plmurs In their Second R port and luteßvetTk counts for the ended 3lst380 words
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Article965 1918-03-20 460 i W.rniTll tblD htl OTOr great German pd I» d materialised. True, w I! iiUl* from th N( y? SlTfU%•*- Fr,noh MoaUoegrim and even a remW j Bunns- the eo om y BB B d the strength of our line. Ltoily considerable extent he is965 words
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Article526 1918-03-20 460 Mr, and Mrs. E W, F. Gilman left for Port 8 wet ten bam ted ay, Dr. and Mrs. Handy who ware on a short visit to Penang returned to-day to the southern settlement. Me^rUDa Medical Officer, 2 e I’U ha k* o “ppoinfed to act as Health Officer,526 words
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Article1353 1918-03-20 461 The Iri.h Eeifroe. N w d ▼*lop® ot< Bre ea d tob focd •iJh'rtffard to P the admioiatration of!L.sh .«Ur We «i«b them .uccen, but. fr.okWe"..not outlook wh.t b.« r...0n to Mier. >< the feet tb.t tbe pre.ent condition rflrel.nd i. .nob n to o.ate «non. duou,,tod. to1,353 words
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Article454 1918-03-20 461 lin iu MORE ERITIBH EUCCEs-n Anrthtt Tcwn L -Ld ;D, au Cb 17 111. Sir Djugik, H*ig si»tss r.pori We dro.e < fl d r T enemy arti le yfc of the B.p um -C.mbr.i roj’7* against cur rear def-oces a ®th off* 4 the areaslin iu .* - 454 words
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Article325 1918-03-20 462 [Reuter's Telegrams.] 1 dubonouring' It urg> b o .\n their etreogth to S”' l !,''!i 1 3 Xo« oJEa p 0 lh A Tu’ «d oid. -hoold b. ILUnI! Wt I*nia Advtai- >Meb «»id n>»‘ the P“ M .yjVrffle «*P ito P ,D ‘be be the Eoropeea prolet»n*t[Reuter's Telegrams.] - 325 words
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Article514 1918-03-20 462 [Rivtub’s Tiliurxiis.] A QUESTION OF MORALE. Hindenburg Pretexts Too Much* London, March 17, 11-45 p.m. A Reuter's telegram from British Head, quarters, commenting on the latest von Hindenburg interview, states that reciprocal raiding and artiilerying are keeping the front active and thunderous, but German newspapers are questioning[Rivtub’s Tiliurxiis.] - 514 words
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Article393 1918-03-20 462 [Eivt.b’. Tilioum,.] TELEGRAPH LINES CUT. Between Finland and Sweden. London, March 17. A Stockholm message says that telegraphic oommunicaiion between Stockholm and Helsingfors and South Finland was interrupted suddenly on Saturday evening. Probably the Germans at the Aaland Islands cut the line. Nicolaief Ooonpied. Loudon, March 18,[Eivt.b’. Tilioum,.] - 393 words
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Article492 1918-03-20 463 [Ruuiaae TutiaaMe ADMIB4LIY RK-OBOANIBATION. Control of Sh'.p talldtag. London, March 18 7 45 a.m. Politic»! inwrMt oentrM in ,he d,!bß the M»H Wedneedey when 8k rie nnnonnce mee.ure, of ™LiXn within the Admiralty .nd XfSritioi.mr. The chief chtnga it ijexPKted will be the appointment of Lord Ptaieto[Ruuiaae TutiaaMe ] - 492 words
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Article766 1918-03-20 463 EXTRAORDINARY general meeting. An extraordinary general meetia? of the •b.rsbolder, of tbe Ko.l. 8-dim Bobber Conp.ny, L mited, hold it the Cn.mbir ol Cumm.rM tbn T c we e pre.ent Menu. G. N. 8*»». G. J. M. Keilomio., BE. Preoti, »«>d E- H E’ere.t «-presenting the Secretaries,766 words
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Article82 1918-03-20 463 A YEAR’S SUBMARINING, FIGURES FOR THE FOUR QUAITIfc Prowrticn Bemiiu Ccaitat Paris, M 15,10 25 pn. A comparison of German siburm activity during the four qusrters cf 1917, re veals that the number of sh'tx sttscH by gun fi e was respectively 579, 674, M end 114, tbe82 words
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Article212 1918-03-20 463 GOTHA BROUGHT DOWN, Intense Barngi-Hri-The Gotha that took part is h! Monday’s raid on Paris, says the letoi oorreppondent at the Prenon front, brought down near Boi-eoo», a et e I putting its motor out of actios. Tn three occupants, two machine-gunner, were not killed, though212 words