The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 27 March 1918

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    5 465 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION
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    WAR AND THE NEUTRALS.
    913 465 Fren the etatement nude by the Dutch Tomgs Minister io the Second Chamber J t0 a a9 *'ll be gathered that L Prictc lly ac< l aipBf d in the aid* to* J? 8 Government■ Mglry by whioh they Bd A r the daratio the war
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    M.A.P.
    524 465 Sir Edward and Lidy Brockman are going next mentb on a holiday to Japan. Mr. E. F. Taylor has been appointed to act as Secretary to Resident, Selangor, Lieut.-Col. Frank Mills has again been mentioned in Sir A, Murray’s despatches. Mr. F, R. Marsh is appointed a member of
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      95 465 cijc Straits €cbo. O' > I > published daily (Eitegt Suter» 4 P“ b, l c "•"<!«»■) AT THE yURRION PRESS, LIMITED, Beach Street, Penang. Price: DaOylxxml ISO per annum. Outstation Postage Extra. lUU Edition (Post Free) $lB per annum. Cabls Addftss: "ECHO PENANG.* Telephone Nos. (Eoho) 580. Printing Deportment
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1295 466 b D their knavish tricki a xr.iUh boat* reported io be cb.rging «d jj.® 1 1 8 “®[J then doable their legel fare while i .Is U that maoj who take pMsenger. to and from the .teamen in mid-channelarenotonly extortionate in their demand, but »h'«»‘«ing and po.itieely dangeroM
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    451 466 [R«vtib-, Tit MMw 7 OUR AERIAL Basalts on ArdH e:y London, March 18 9 y. Reuter’s Correspondent at states work. The meaning of our aerial drL* in relation to our artillery well demonstrated by the following “In twenty-two counter-bittervau? which 440 rounds were fired, the damaged four of
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    THE WAR CABINET.
    429 467 r-VTSnr fIO W ir WOBKS. w «tbg K klcsu London, Much 1». n rcDort on 1917, aheady C J U ««puXlisbed io eltenw. b«i/ tein-A lUtlD g in tortn»lion reg.rd. meeting begin. ->* bo °L ttaweTio»’ d»j; the Cabinet tih qoMtio° 9 .w.iting deci.ion, tM> deals ohc
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    483 467 [RiUTEB’S TeLEGBAMB,] ON THE MEUSE AGAIN. Forestalling The Enemy. A USEFUL PIECE OF WORKLondon, March 18, 12 5 p.m, Reuter’s correspondent at French Headquarter! states that the centre of activity has now shifted to the Meuse The big French raids mentioned in yesterday’s communiques were directed against the
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    JAPAN AND SIBERIA.
    378 467 [Reuters Telegrams] Watching the Germans. London, March 18. 7 15 p.m. A cable from Tokio says that the War Minister, speaking in the House of Representatives, stated that there were 94.000 German prisoners in Siberia east of Lake Baikal and 64 000 on the west. Those in
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    Restriction of Rubber Outputs.
    100 467 ACTION BY LOCAL COMPANIES. Invoking Legislation* Singapore, March 20. A meeting of representatives of Rubber Companies registered in Singapore, Malacca and Johore has been held at Messrs. Evatt and Co’s offices to discuss the question of restriction of output. It was resolved that restriction was desirable
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    THE HUES AND DUTCH SHIPPING.
    488 468 [Kuurua’a Tilugbajfs-] HOLLAND'S ATTIIUDI. gUtomnt In th* Chwnbe. London, March 18« A cable from the Hague itatea that at a sitting of the Second Chamber the Foreign Minister etated that, Germany haring declared that it was impossible for her to furnish Holland with 100,000 tone
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    THE RUSSIAN PEACE.
    533 468 I UIUTSB S T ILBOiLAMB. j Attitude of th! Entente. London, March 19. The Preai Bureau aaya that the Prime Ministers and Foreign Minietara of the Entente assembled in London feel bound to ttke note of the political Crimea which, under the name of a•• German peace,”
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    The Detention of Dutch Shipping.
    568 468 Sw<uro M (jn, lo> The detention ot the D.t-k ,L--hostile act and batoken, '«i Ho land. It haa been m, di proT.aiona ot international k. '*<•* point of fact, a meaiore protection of a .mall Btatelk^ 1 bo.nd.ry of the tyrant Sime time ago, whan
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    Education and Liberty of Straits Chinese Women.
    421 469 .-**»*-> IW oir -ith iotereit Mr. Khoo Kim ‘•‘"".tab PP**' ed *njour pap-G .‘Sy thereto. reg*r»iog edoMtion of Chinese Jolt deliciteqeeition, end in opinion the w»J*“ d means g b*«N® prominent memt»eS.S,nnd JoSX»* I e,hod Tlhl 1 •It B ',“J ffeet to impress
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    Penang Assizes.
    899 469 BINDINGS MURDER OABE. Accused Semtemcud to Diath. The hearing of the ease aginst Teh Ah Kim who was charged before Mr. Justice L. M. Woodward and a special jury comprising Messrs. J.M. Kidd (Foreman), F.N. Byer, J. Meldrum, H. E. Sparks, J. G. Brown. F. 0. Gregson and
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    Tanah Merah Robbery.
    150 469 A new and probably more correct account of the Tanah Merah gang robbery is now to hand. The facts as now reported are that the Towkay and two of his assistants were held up at a spot near the Kuala Lukut ferry where their oar had to
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    H.M.S. "Malaya."
    147 469 Exohangu or Mksbaqes. H. E. the High Commissioner received, on March 15, the following telegram from Captain Woolcombe, BN, commanding H.M.S. Malaga u On the second anniversary of commissioning of H M.S. Malaya we desire again to convey our gratitude to the Federated Malay States for their frequent
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    London Rubber Market.
    27 469 {From Our Own Carrupandant.) London, March 18. The prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were: Pale Crepe 2/6 j Diamond Bmoked Sheet 2/6
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    Chinese Marriage Law.
    1407 470 [To TH! Editob or TH! Siraxtt Echo above caption remind me of the fact that previous conflicting opinions on some other «bjwts relating to Cbmm affaire ended in a fiaaco and from time to time no material good haa been done by inch contributions to the newspapers.
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    Sunday Labour.
    407 470 [To thb Editob o» thb ilraife Ida j Dear Sir, Regarding the Sunday labour trouble ud the Bishop Cummins |t controversy, I do not think that the latter has expressed himself quite as he intended to, hut can it bi wondered at F Few busy planters can fisd
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    The Sea Affair.
    372 471 [Reuter's Telegrams.] ihe TRENEUTK OtE Threats. LoodiD, March fcwit' 11 E l i io <], we »re <f' ced t 0 B Ah win “>*“ a tha uk« eMßrel F ;nn rerv dangerous for tw»l J" I'"* 1 ff.difcl.i'Ji all r»=po»’ i except where the G m»n
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    The Military Situation.
    444 471 [Rkuter’s Telegrams.; WEEKLY AMERICAN REVIEW, The Threatened Offensive. L >ndon, M .rch 18 12 5 pm, A telegram from Washington states that Mr. N. B.ker, the Uaited States War Secretary, in his weekly review says that while hostile preparations for au offensive on the are not slackening
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    Egyptian Cotton Crop.
    502 471 [IiSUiHMS IM£.EGKAMa.j Taken Over by AlliesLondon, March 17, < 20 p,m. The Prees Bureau announces that Great Britain on behalf of the Allies is taking over the Egyptian cotton crop from August next and also the residue of the present crop, Commission of Control. London, March 17.
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    Food Supplies.
    699 472 Fouiti Miitimq 0» Advisobv COMMITTII, Tb*i deliberation, of the Committee *pißt!d u oo». t d.r tb. F.M.B. ®e”'»“'tbe production of rice and other J£E>,S, which met «or ‘he fourth time on »’r di».lg«i by the Ipoh paper. S twwfrerithet except m ere., prohibited to robber planting netbing could
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    Red Triangle Huts.
    600 472 Singapore Chinese MunificenceMr. B. D. Pringle, Secretary Y. M. C. A. wires that Messrs. Lee Choon Guan and Lim Peng Siang of Singapore have presented the Y. M. C, A. with a Red Triangle hut. An excellent example to the Penang Chinese. s A Chinese driver of
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    The Agricultural Conference.
    245 472 £om. It i. laid that there I<HM tbe programme ot tbe forthco»;'??’' tur.l Conference that do unanimous approval. One ii tbit Z’* ing cf piper, ibould not be cc.Sm/,'" 4 «dentist, a, this would be f,t? U; numerical aucceee of the CotfeL.'* planter, could hardly be MpeetedTj!
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    Daring Gang Robbery.
    254 472 Own Max Abbmtid. A daring gang robbery occurred it 1 o’clrck yesterday morning at Sungei Ten», R«lau District, when four Chinese nurd with axes, knives and st eke broke into tb* house of Chin Ah Spng, a plg-anddstk rearer, They succeed in removing i box which contained
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    A New Eldorardo?
    541 474 A few days th rd jn these columns tha report of rumour that a big Amwc.n synd.cate was to Bt mioiog operations on a particularly big scale in the Western Siamese States. Toe following extract from the complaint column of a contemporary seems to be in confirmation
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    Arc of Advertising.
    643 474 The art of advertising is the subject of some refreshing views in an American magazine. ”If there is one enterprise on earth that a quitter should leave entirely alone,” «ays one writter, “it is advertising. To make a success of advertising one must be prepared to «tick
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    St. Andrew's Medical Mission.
    485 474 ,-sf. Spe.kinj, ,t tion meeting, .«j.theSZp u‘V K D.r.e b.d. p of th, Bc. A .d Mission and of the great 1 M that women doctor. w, re d *7“ M their own p.,ii c m„ fi She .poke, of her «ratitud. f,',? 61 which wis
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    London Rubber Market.
    55 474 (From O.r The prices in the London Bsbi* to«day were: H Pale Crepe 1 Diamond Smoked Bb«e< A’wM"" It m.y be B1 P o ble .Jib! > u dent, but it ia not imp® ia for It CbemberUi.’. P‘>» «tu yond tny.ne'a P«r«*. d thia liniment yoe
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      90 474 ChimberUli’g Coigh Remedy. When you have a bad cold you want a remedy that will not on’y give relief, but effect a prompt and permanent cure, a remedy that is peasant to take, a remedy that connothing Injurious. Chamberlain’s Cough K-mvdy meets ail <b ?ie requirements. It acta on nature's
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    Chinese Marriages.
    1788 475 Ch 'foTf« ED TJ h (ba oiigiD* torB A-Iq j ts,guB r/c’ot inovdin o 1 n s L*®t lDaK TflruU Co’Dfl’ 8 Lh ?•'"•<" T., f/un> Cow»’ 0 i, or tbml bj i‘ id •xa 10 ia really horrible» 1 8 1T hoa P OIM ’,‘T”’ Sb*’, m
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      51 475 Middle-aged people are often afflicted with that distressing ailment, windy spasms, they seem to cut like a knife. Sufferers should get a battle of WOODS’ GREAT PEPPERMINT CURETbe vary first dose will bring relief and prov e its value. Bold by Dispensaries and 6M es everywhere at 80 n.s per
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    Supreme Court.
    607 476 PrriTioM ro* Alimomt* Ta the Supreme Coart this morning m! lattice P. J- Sprouls the petition wm°U d'ot Bl.ooM Elewor Perre.oi(rds Math pu) for ahaiony in H.vorcs 8 of 1918 th« parties being Alexander Perreau ?pLiooer)and Blanche Eleanor Perreae (Respondent) and Panl Stadelman (CoG?E. Wright Motion who appeared
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    Tin.
    36 476 Latest Quotations. J is ouoted here to-day at 1148 5v buyers, no fellers in Singapore (re* fined) at 1149, business done, (50 tens «®W) and in London et £321 <ro* end at *•l9 time Booths.
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    Singapore Volunteers.
    638 476 i looasiun i—MM. There is something rather cryptic about tbe following leaderette from the Free Preu, wb cb warlike carries its sting »n its tail: •‘Though very long delayed, it is satisfactory to find that the military author* itip 8 who are concerned in maintaining the efficiency of
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    Penang Rubber Auction.
    71 476 The undermentioned p-ic®. w for rubber sold by MeiXrs aA Co. at their two Auction Sale?Ju* 1 week i Smoked Diamond Sheet No 1 t 7« •aSmoked Diamond Papist Sheet No. 2 53 Unsmoked Sheet No. 1 5Q el Unsmoked Sheet No, 2 46 Crepe, Fine pale
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    Queen Mary’s Needlework Guild.
    86 476 Pknanq Womsn Wobxiii. Amount previously acknowleiged Kĕmh Messrs, Sandilands A Buttery a Co. 7 Mrs. Carmichael I Quiet Bridge 0?0 Mrs. Goatly ot tu Butte field (Alor Star) jqq Aitken do Dennys do JOO Dawar do JQO Fleury do |QO Gorman do 500 Hall do {Jo
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    February Rubber Crop.
    230 476 Taiping 11,502 lb, The Court of Appeal was engaged yes* terday sfernoon (eays tbe Ipoh piper of Wednesday) in hearing the appeal resultant on a recent civil action in tbe Judicial Commissioner's Court, Ipob, in which two well-known Chinese firms of Perak wore it variance. In the
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      35 476 Why It MHChamberlain’s C°agk 1 largest selling cc»g* med t J what *1! to-day because it does exaxi y remedy ii supposed to oeigh by curing the cold, JM ily and effectwllj* pewariev asd daalßr*
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    BIRTH.
    20 477 BI p T ,ri, 03 2G:h in,t ,T ”’n K X'L. MB eb 0 Pet k i,B b?r _~rr
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    CAUSE AND EFFECT.
    1166 477 .Ltedto b,t rUin L «rrtoT ■»•<*<> >“ re a I. tbe« C0l«mn». ‘T uUw b d orl1 ••’“"i o f men sod »‘>“ en be,e "Lh wro ioMoW to dura hone t trust, ibst the teoobon. F i m. tire wd to empb.ene tbe the n r,
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    M.A.P.
    584 477 The death is announced of M•. Seines Manders, organiser of the London Rubber Exhibition, o Mr. E. W. Harvey, late of Klang, has now got a commission in a Cadet Battalion of the Essfx Regiment. Capt, H. O. Metcalfe, formerly of tbe Perak Sikhs, is now Lieut.-Colonel commanding a
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1209 478 The Almena h de Gotha. A well-known Lmdon bookseller is adver sisaas?!»» half a gain»* each. Tbfly Br o P*' 1 of a 1 r t3 Court sale. Inordinary circumstances we should be expecting our present copy of this Almanach for the present year. The Mt edition, when
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    London Rubber Market.
    27 478 (From Our Own Corretpondtni) London, March 19, The prices in the London Rubber Market to-dav were: Pale Crepi 2/6 J Diamond Smoked Bbee 2/6
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    Tin.
    38 478 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at 1148 50 buyers, no eelle a in Bing<yo e (refiord) at 1149, business don*, (50 tens ■old) and in London «t £32» »pot* and »t £319 three months
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    THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
    450 478 [Burr»»’, Tblio UMll DEBATE IN THE Log Di Pest War Intercoms Loodoo, M.rcb 19,9.59 In the House of Lord. io the dsbu, Lwl P.rmOH’i resolution ,2 principle of a League rf n Lonborn, .opportiog, urged affair, should be brought aader diJt n hamentiry control. N* bird
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    GERMANY AND RUSSIA.
    330 479 A’f’nnf W cine RESISTANCE. C *S?3 WUHDBAWN. Marco 20 1-25 a.m. ,b,t |ta*r* fn J ir;eg of the Left are L detachments against tbe Tb« Rusaiao 1 ifl tba F J k ««n fl mentioned on B isn w,r bill (JccUMTlOff OF PKTROGBAD. expected immediately. I,>0(101, March
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    WAR IN THE AIR.
    455 479 [Rauris's Tiligbaxs REVIEW OF BRITISH RAIDS, A Contrast in MethodLondon, March 19 7.30 p m. Intbfl House of Cjmmens, M'. J. Macpberson, Under-Secret ary of btate for War, f.titfd that since October hst we bad m«do 88 effect ve air-raids into Germany under ▼ary difficult conditions,
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    THE ALLIES AND DUTCH SHIPPING.
    483 479 [Ridtwb’s Tilugbafb HOLLAND’S VACILLATION. Allies’ Peremptory Note. Lindon, Much 19, 2 40 p.m. The British Government has sent a fresh fu lfa A°n- ,On the Dutch Government that the Allies will immediately proceed to requisition Dutch shipping un'eis Holland unequivocally accepts the last A lied
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    CHANCELLOR AND THE ALLIES.
    510 480 [Euutib’B TiLiaaaMa.] TIEiDE IN THE REICHSTAG. BuuUn Peasa DtfandidLondon, March 19. A cable Irene Copenhagen says that Court Herding, the German Imperial Chancellor, epeaking in the Rjichatag made a ▼itriolic attack on the Allies to whom, he laid, hypocrisy had become a second nature while their
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      ALLIED MINISTERS’ CONFERENCE.
      88 480 COMPLETE AGREEMENT REACHED. French and Italian Premleri ReturnParis, March 20, 8 pm. MM. Clemenceau and Picbon returned last night to Paris from London at the same time as Signors Orlando, Bissolatti, and Bianchi. M. Clemenceau interviewed simply declared t—’* lam glad, very glad, that an agreement has
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      FRENCH RADICAL SOCIALISTS.
      33 480 And Aliaca-Lorraiaa. The Executive Committee of the Radical Socialist Party approved yesterday of the application made by its cfficers to MPicbon with whom it entirely agrees concerning Alsace-Lorraine and Poland»
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      Feasible German Colonisation.
      40 480 Tbe Committee declared itself in favour of an active policy on the part of tbe Allies with the view of preventing a German colonisation of Russia and Rumania as these Eastern countries are threatened by its domination.
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      THE LIFT OF THE MEUSE.
      306 480 More French Attacks, Paris, March 20,4 a.m, On the evening of tbe 17th Match and morning of tbe 16th French troops executed three coups de mam, two of which of a certain importance, in Mai noourt Wood, Cheppy and Vauquois cn tbe left bank of
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      Entente and Russian Peace.
      149 480 The French Pr e B nponthe recent d c!arat 10n Allies’ Governments wtuie fi B precision b un«n>mou ly eachi i. M Le Petit Pwieien says; th? in London at ibe end of ths p kt N Governments of the Entente did B 0l 1 close
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    French Front.
    290 480 [Riutxb’s Tn.iewtt,] Activity In Lorralm. Londoi, March 19, A French communique states that iters were lively artillery actions od tbs right cf tbe Meuse, between Bares and Badofivibt'i iu Lnraine, and at some points in Upper Alsace. Fighting in ChaapapiLondon. March 20. A French communique states t—" Ibers
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    The Cost of Living.
    722 481 —Free Prett. SustfO»’ cl! < chKiCt eriBtics of ji co »y. lcd probab y J been, lor >< M J n <ioe price U c»sei ti>" ii,he f*. w e othecondnioo. re'" tolCt t a 8 o8«pore. Thß9 ’j,is P c t Bn it n.tur.Hy go
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    North Kedah "Our Day."
    420 481 Gymkhana Programme. As part of tbe Rad Cross Sports to be held at Alor Star during tbe Easter Holidays there will be a Gymkhana, of which the following is tbe offic»! programme:— Saturday, 80th March. Firat event 430 p.m. Tent pegging. Second 5.00 p.m, Jumping compali»
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    Sunday Labour.
    784 481 [To the Editor or the Malay Mail S r, —As one of many p’anters in favour of cessation of Sunday wo k I wish to contravene a few of tbe wi d amnions made by Mr. Cummins on this sub let. He commences his letter of tbe 6th
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    Restriction of Rubber Outputs.
    355 482 Oar Ipoh ally publi.bei lome farther r jrre.pondenoe on the inbjeet of the re.’riction of rubber output!. The writer of ..M of the.e regreti that very few manager, hare a free hand. However ht hai.-agenti director!, lecretariei aa well the mycolol ist, the visiting agent and
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    Proposal Restriction By Locally Registered Companies.
    429 482 The following amplifioa our brief t legra I' c report i 1 meeting of representatives of comi aies registered in Singapore, Malacca 1 Johore, was held at tbe offices of > sirs. Kratt and Co. on Monday to dirts tbe (|U°stion of the restriction
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    Rifle Shooting.
    262 482 A Naval Tiam, v. Mb. Mu brat’s Tbam. A match took place this morning between tbe above mentioned teams. Conditions a lighter and 7 counting shots each at 200. 300 aud 500 yards at N R A, targets, opu sights, 10 a side but only 8 b?st scons
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    Our Day 1917.
    116 482 k W! a rer£qoSsteJbpabl hth!( The Order ot Bt. J,bn cf t».b JeiUMlem in Eog'nod. 88. P.ll g, D«ar Sir Arthur Toudj, I beg to acknowledge with gratef, the receipt of a further renitt,»!', U n on account of the "Our the Strait! Settlement,, J F d
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    96 482 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 21 The following prices were realised at th Singapore auction sale: Smoked fine ribbed 83 to >BB per pkt Good 70 82 do Fine plain »„76 —do Good 63 —do Unsmoked fine ribbed 65 do Fine plain 57 —do Crepe fine
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    184 482 At tbe Eastern Produce Ercbaor 219 b Auction Sale the following prices w obtained: Di*mond Smoked Fair From Diiirond Ussmoktd 4 Phin Unsmoktd Brown Crepe 41 w Lump <t Locso Untreated Scrap 57.227 lb. of rubber wire eatator»® and 17,008 lb. were sold inclading P sail. The
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    FIGHTING THE SUBMARINES.
    1226 483 /1; on the refr B °/rm’iO fio omar ne camp»»? o uof 0 G or f 1917 does not make pu IN of rda dme bat the facts P kli D d d leBl disquieting to expect, The British S”’“ db 2 0l nd h t 0
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    M.A.P.
    626 483 Mr, B. D. Pringle, of the Singapore Y. M, 0. A-, will giva a lantern lecture in the Aoglo Chinese School Hall to-night at 8 p.m. The subject will be Y. M. 0. A. Huts at the Front,” The following passengers arrived here to-day from Singapore:—Mr, E. P. Jones,
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1417 484 Th. Monty Changer Again. A'.r y »><•-* P uCI o( D0 tb, loe.l moneychanger «howa aigna of re„to bi. evil »V A d ‘P ot wo l«° tn mfotger of »100.1 firm «ent hn office 0,00 to one of the* people with the reque.t for five dollere’ worth
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    U.S.A. AND RUSSIA.
    435 484 [Enwnn’. Tn., o m] AMERICAN AMBASSar./ INTERVIEWID. B Not LttTing th, London, M.rch 21 >v A message from Mo.co. American Ambt.udor, .iked .utL 1 view ot the rat,fiction ot p«. c Ifc o«n oonaulate would I will not leave Boni, wuil.nf’* The America Government ud t«..a too
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    FIGHTING THE SUBMARINE>
    950 485 FIGHTING THE SUBMARINE> TU.O.IM. I VW e “’shtement. Wo.,M.rob 20,«10P.»; hid been sunk, The enemy k 600 000 ton h srfi Oowa-Wng Tonn.g»Loodoß, March 20, 6 40 p.m« if Its Geddes made an important state. 2 ’TC«.»0»« «d id ‘bet b X"oe«»-Ki«« Ub b gln ,Dg id U *****,000 tow.
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    THE WEEK'S SINKINGS.
    467 485 [liSUlKi's lULZaSAMd j ADMIRALTY figures. >l»ven Big Ship» Lestm. I* '“don, March 20, The Admiralty report, that the arrival, during the week numbered 2,098 and the sailings 2 317 Total 4415 Eleven vr.iel. over I,<oo ton. and aix under that tonnage were sunk. att«ked“ M,,el WWa •“•“‘’•••Wly
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    DUTCH SHIPPING.
    177 486 TILtOBAMS.J the neutrality question. DEBATE IN TriE CHAMBER, Xllitd Agreement Criticised. London, March 21. A to!ecrasi from the Hague states that in th. Second Chamber of the Status-General w London, the Foreign Minuter, stated that the placing of Dutch ships at the di.po.al of the Allie, was not
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    Increasing the Production of Rice.
    397 486 A memorandum from Mr, L H Clay* ton was read in which he sugge.tr d, infer alia, that For every 50 sores of padi land in his mukim the Penghulu might receive a reward in cash The Committee felt that this was impracticable and might
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      AGRICULTURE IN FRANCE.
      188 486 LABOURER i FOR COMING HARVEST. Rtcmited by the StatePans, March 21, 11*45 pm. The French Government has submitted to the Chamber of Deputies an important bill for the purpose of furnishing French agriculture with labourers in view of the harvest. An auxiliary agricultural corps will bi recruited
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      BREAD RATIONING IN GERMANY.
      382 486 A FURTHER REDUCTION. Mythical Ukrainian Supplier According to the Munchener Neuetie Nachrichten, the German Government Cuuucillor von Eynern declared that the lowering of the bread ration in the country from 8| kilogrammes to per month leads one to hope that the present ration in cities may
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    Chinese Marriage Law.
    266 486 [To ihb Editor op l. D.arBir, To« p-ra.,l of tbe m.n, ett L m your p.p«r from time to .abject of Cbine.e M.rri.™ me to write bow tome c0rr..7,?/' t ttr Oh *°l v Co| nie “>« barm' Cbioeea. ladi-i w.th the .ort of f 11 b
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    Profiteering.
    198 486 A gentleman of the bigbeit probity is not in the ’e«st given to <xsggeratingor n fights of fancy, relates the following a certain seaport town, not, thick goods* in Malay#, pre fleering is regarded not a an advanced but innocent branch sf tridi commerce as in Msbya, but ss
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    Singapore
    16 486 Jary Zxircis* N'* (J’ro»t Ovr Ou-n A common Assn-a .toppi* juries recently j returmog J
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    Police Court Cases.
    618 487 Cli rrr»' M u m jrn !ng be u J :d v Writm-Motio"'- Bt.ttd he j.^ 10 “'A "t on Monday »<&"• fixed for the ,ut 's.«tetri of his duty w»e to 8:1 p yL‘»’- 011 th V 9 i h »P he 9 r d 7
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    Chinese Marriage Law Reform.
    542 487 [To the Editoh of the Straits Echo Dear Sir, There is some sense, without doubt, in C. C« L’s letter which appealed in your isbue of yesterday’s datp, and undoubtedly the e are suppjft-rs of the Chinese Marti» age L«w R:turm. Bur, on the other hand,
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    Singapore Share Market.
    674 487 Fbaseb and Co's Cirular, Messrs. Fraser and Co. m thtir weekly share report, dated M uch 21, sMei—- 6 ct,on of our matk.t has been rifiicu tto operate io, mo e -p< cidly rubbers in which some* sb% p fijctuaiiots have taken place day by day. Tnere
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    Straits Chinese Women.
    653 488 'To t«« Editor of th» Malaya Tribune] y ir -Tbe correspondence eadiog artic.es myor paper ob ge me to emerge from my lecluibo (into wucb I have retired for lonn yeari coW 1 ,olic,t rbe faruor cf jour pubmbiog tb 8 latter in order that the other
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    Sungei Patani.
    864 488 Prospicti fob 1918. The first ordinary g n?r*l mating of the Sutigei Pitani Ruober Go., Ltd. was held yesterday at the Chamber of Commerce, pen*ng, Mr. Wm. Duncan presiding, Mr. F. H Grumitt, A. C. A., representing the Secretaries, (Messrs. McAuliffe, Davis and Hope), hav.ng read the notice
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    Bukit Mertajam Notes.
    381 488 Our Bukit Mertajtm correipocdiil Writes An in ueat was held on March 22 st th Bukit Meit»jim Court House toncbiogtee death of a railway coolie named Eiunbu Gu u, before Mr. G- A. Hereford sittißgu His M Coroner with Meiin.fi Pniliipi, uf Golden Grove Estite, H. Lupton,
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    The "Kaie Heng Bee" Fire.
    4109 489 FM i„ into tbe oh«« e JP.N* BeD r* F y L® Gn” l- T p o lM y* ataric .<• Mn 8 H 9 J*! eiterd ttf dal°°with interested o3d By S*’i "”«»<>« c< 9el ?T g d ‘7'l“ ,o b Voile'. Bolioitor-Oeoe r
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    Tin.
    75 491 Quotation!. •'«B® h H ere 11«, 8 !"8‘P o, (re•«U s 'PH «nd it £3lB toree Ud Coani!il "ill f ,t,01) 0 l00l d0 /"‘•’■•at) Bill 01 I>"e»ee ‘”1 P ».Mi T ,mend ‘be >»U>. fi ,t “‘X, Iv, ®'®miit»a j uiog, second l ltbird rea| i*»g. s't'V 1
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    An English Gentleman.
    1128 491  -  [By Tom Wbigbt.] If there be a handsomer description of a man, when fairly applied, I have yet to learn of it. Heaven knows, and my friends too, that I am no chauvinist. My soul is so dead that never to myself have I said with any
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    Havas Service.
    175 491 THE FRENCH FRONT. War Correapjndenfs lulogy. J P-fia, March 20. Mr. Henry Wood, ,p.oial <•orre.pond.at of tbe Halted Praas with tbe Franck armiaa writes» The French front has bpen perfected and deve'oped into the greatest defensive organisation in the history of the world During the four months that
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    THE GUILT OF THE WAR.
    1020 492 [KBUTUa’S IBLIGIAMB REVEEATIONM™CESM*NY Lichnowaky'» Memorandum. VICE-CHANCM LLOR 3 EX PLANaTION> London, March 21. 6 25 a.m. An Amsterdam teiegram from Bodin ■tatei that the Lichnowiky memorandum! cabled on the 15th in.tant, wao discussed by the Main Committee of the Rsicbitag on the K. The Vice-Chancellor
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    Prisoners of War.
    289 492 [Rixrrn’s T«l« 0Umi1 RECRIPBOCAL EXCHjsL Briton ind Replying to q.etlw°i. ui ‘g o Common., Mr. J. F. Hope mid i h bMuimpr.ciic.ble to M moot in neutral oonntry ot Brit n er. of war captured by the T.rk, l»ck of accommodation in l! neutr.l country .nd to
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    The Share Market
    131 492 The following are the latest qiotati»» in Messrs. A, A. Anthony and Coopw.’ share list: T Thnrsday. W Eg E Rubber. S i m oS A Bassett }jg J i J eram Kuantan 1-00 1Malakoff *OO 4.30 o7j Jj} Perak River Valley 220 -•> JJ. Pnoggor 0.0
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    A TRUTHFUL GERMAN.
    513 493 A enemies re n“ ,M 1». j«‘ IIX J OD ex mpi>fi J ,io 1 ‘/«rf «M dleoweure’ m«de ijereuj. >" d 00 w «it in ha 610b b*• P“°" ‘X «b*t the world wdl Mt, >*«• e J 0 |j ecohim r *W-< 0 Hon-e trutbmu»»
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    Tin.
    20 493 ll( t> I U tadh?? I I 10ftQ9d I Hd it 4|i3 lk and London j l3 Urei mentha.-
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    M.A.P.
    572 493 Mr. James Be lar, of Mosin Wreford and Thornton, who went to Shangnai on a holiday, is expected back on Monday from the Southern Settlement. The engagement is announced of Mr. Tan Lo Gee, brother of Mr, Tan Lo Heong, of Parit Buntar and Penang, to Miss fleah Siew
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    640 493 Messrs, Leak Co.’s Wiexlt Rbpobt. Mdssrs. L?an Co. says in their report dated Penang, 22ud March Markets throughout the week have again been quiet, but the outstanding feature in the Rubber-section is the passing of the final D vidend by Tapah which thus distributes 10 per cent,
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    AT LAST!
    1614 494 THE GREAT OFFENSIVE PARIS THE OBJECT 1 L> at British Front Germans’ Slight Gains and Heavy Losses CONFIDENCE IN ENGLAND. [Ebbtib’» Tbibubamb] Loudon. M.roh 11,12 p.m. Mr Douglfti Haig reports ienemy opened a heavy bombtrlment towards dawn on the whole front in the neighbourhood of Vendeuil to the
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    THE ALLIES AND DUTCH SHIPPING.
    546 495 [RuuTiu’e TutienxMe.] BRITAIN S ATTITUDE. Statement in ParliamentLondon, March 21, In the House of Commons Lord Robert Cecil, Minister for the Blockade, made a statement regarding Dutch «hipping. He «aid that the Allies deeply regretted that any Government ehould have appeared to assist the object!
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    SHIPPING POSITION.
    475 495 [RIUTUB’e TILUGBXMB.] An Official Summary* London, Mir ah 21, 6.50 a.m> Ths Press Bureau announdss that an Admiralty statement summarises as follows the shipping position to the end of last year British losses were 7,079,000 tons and foreign losses 4,750.000 tons. British gains (F) from new construction are
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    THE SEA AFFAIR.
    430 496 rRIUTII’. TkLIGRAMR. A CHANNEL SCRIP. DHtroyen Sunk. London, March 21, 2.10 p.m. Th, Admiralty «noouooe. that two Briti.h three French destroyers off Dunkirk fo«r and i» ..«Xd .otne Ger»»» destroyer, which h.d f Xlr bonded the tow». In ten misatM two enemy de.troyere and two “r£do boat,
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    505 496 [Rirriß’s Telegrams] 6ERIOU3 FIGHTING. Gernans Beaten Back. London, March 21, 5 5 p.m. A French official communique state.: Towards the end of last night there was an intense and prolonged bombardment in the sector, north and south-west of Rheim. and al.o at variou. point, in Champagne where the
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    Man-Power Problem
    465 496 LKnuran'a THE MINERS' COMBour Uafvrcunbl» V,ang. L indon. Mank The National Miners’ ballot m. m.j.rity ot 28.756 OOmbwg.ont of fifty Army as demanded by ths Premier’i DedMcnLondon, Ma-eb Mr. Lloyd George yesterday LW a. executive of the Miner. Federate presented to him the figures of tbv ks! on
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    New Volunteer Bill.
    412 497 r l ;.r‘”^’*" d,ub itltlßg ”*,?rfX‘pri»« i ff l Ordi«»»<*J* °,,wb.«ii»» (4)“ d b ,OOhOB tM (oi,oW< i’?f„“di7i'Botio« or h :di,g 00 P“' J J T. ta the qt«rW« ot V >lw "‘“ootXi b to “T 0« 'h’ VjlBnteer o, ‘ris r r 1 JLw. .MO* tb.
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    Malayan Topics.
    899 497 Afclay Mail, Mention baa been made by Ministers in t e past of tbe rtspouse made to the call to arms by other co ernes and protectorates, but until yesterday we bad seen no (ffioial tribute to the Federated Malay States' contribution in m»n*power. The delay was probably
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    Chinese School-girls and Footwear.
    445 497 B F. ffi. HsruW. Tun Editob of Tun Sfmtfs FeAe As I passed one of the local girl schools, yesterday evening. I was much surprised to find that all tbe Chinese girls in Nonla*’ fashion wore shoes instead of slippers. led to the fact that some
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    Crop Restriction.
    2003 498 iscce the Two VIIWS FbOM 6INGiPOBS, When tb, Babb -r Grower»’ Attention m d prop >ul» to' draatic redaction of the M* ay»n Buhb r BU’pat we gate our reasons fur bo dng that bo good ca«»e w ‘< lbew for suoh a poliay. The Association quoted no
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    Education and Liberty of Straits Chinese women.
    424 499 JIHW n '\A l»t ligM of thepnn. >^ b “X« d •P-b”‘,e- a.l’rd tl»t» »«>• oth T 11 •’Mt*"* hlt tlmoat entirely -*,"T.7m edeoa'io» Dd bringing d,f ,hey t °.s‘ •K 'l’rtiM to prop” 1? ed d «•>« l d h< 5 'T
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    F.M.S. Chamber of Mines.
    1265 499 Amml M-’ttiog at Ipsh. (J’Vomi Otw* Own Correspondent»') Ipob, March 24. At Ibe annual general meeting of tho Fm 8 Chamber of Mines Mr. F- E. Mair reviewed at length the position of the mining industry from every standpoint. J&pg&rding the latest gsßetted amendment to the
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    The Assizes.
    250 500 CABIABVOir Stbbit MtTBMB. Io the Supreme Court thio morning the htanag was begun of th e,ie u Ab Ke»M cbarflr,d w,th th of L e Bee K«m at Carnarvon Street os Dto»mber 25, 1017* Mr A. B» Tool® 1 Belimtor-Geuera), •toting the facts of the case briefly, said
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    F.M.S. Rubber Duties.
    104 500 TuuCubbuxt Ratus. For the period from the 22nd to the 28th March, 1918, inclusive, the duty an eultivated rubber on which export duty ie leviable on an adsNilorem basis in aooordsno with Notification No. 764, published in the Federat'd Ma teg Stoles GcvernmeiU Gattii* of the 15
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    The Share Market.
    204 500 tuwwic tan —MM- The following are ths latest qu'ita ion’ in Messrs. A, A. Anthony and Ucmp.ny’. share list i Thursday. Today. Bab Ur. t S 11 a 3 £3 Malacaa Pinda Ifij 2.00 1.90 2.10 Mining. Doabook 13/- 13/6 12/9 13/3 Taipiog I*3o 150 1.20 )X)5
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      FRENCH FRONT.
      176 500 Triii Opinion Parsft MvcbM Tba French press comments on the sVacks huiched by the Germane yesterday oi the western ftnot. The Mutto remarks that the Gsrmtns used vory powerful means without obtaining any result that they anticipated. This paper thinks it encouraging as past experience in this war
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      THE BRITISH RESISTANCE.
      110 500 freaoh Chimbefi CoafltaofiParis, March 28, 8 40 pm. The German offensive on the British front was the subject of conversation in the Chamber of D pu’ies and the Senate. M. 0 emsneeau, tho Premier and Minister of War, questioned by numerous deputies in the lobbies of tho
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    F.M.S. Chamber of Commerce.
    245 500 boh Bnaeh Annul MeetingCMwn Our Own Ipob, Match 23 At the annual meeting of the Ipoh br»r cb of the F.M.B, Chamber of Oom mere* this afternoon M-, F. 8 Pbyslck Cbairmm of the Ipoh branch, pleaded for the appointment of a representative on the F-d--eral
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    THE IRISH QUESTION.
    328 500 [Hew,,-, Sum th, 1 Irtodw, Th. Pr.u Barn, «t.i., tk n O.nTeotic. bu c.acl.d.d th *l* oa.sion. A b„ kZ*** Irom tb. grand ctaaitti, th" b»»e b»en re«ch«d on »11 aHuli*** Ut. .greed th.t the Cb.lrmea lk /J dr.fe rajwrf. Tb. C. mention i, on April 4
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    ARMAGGEDON.
    1161 501 to?" situation very peiumiitictliy." s»js t^P®, m"‘i« dtb ‘V 9 eA‘ tec *I’ d wO ble l«“ 3 o d lb J tbi news U toe nil b.s been ra8>“K I* 1 b i i,i.h boot >“ France d rl!!,! th! V. du«- No doubt, to the the G"™
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    M.A.P.
    580 501 Mr. G. R. Sykes has tuan appointed to act as Assistant Protector of Chinese, Singaporean addition to his other duties. Mr. Lim Eu Toh has bean duly elected President of the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce, vice Mr, Quah Beng Kee, resigned. Lieut,«Col. Adsms has been appointed a lumber
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1284 502 Ju.t for a Riband to Stick in hit Coat. Tterai.uidto ba terrible henrtburning a nrar the recent honour! hot. So-Xpleb’.ochiMi.hl The day is band trbeo i» England, a. m France, >t Will bs dieting™ not to ba ''ecore. Back to the Classics. We rather wonder coat none of
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    THE ALLIES AND DUTCH SHIPPING.
    473 502 (Bwm*. Mlappnhttdcu Lon ion, March 21 n7k f r^ ird ,0 the lA. Dutch Foreign M-ni.t.r t the proposed action of the Alim Dutch Shipping would render s,K? the Dutch Colonir. impoe.ible R t( !1 i n ß r mc b th i hi byn
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    World’s Greatest Battle
    4677 503 terrific fighting GRAPHIC descriptions immense forces engaged CONFIDENCE IN ENGLAND ENEMY’S BIG CLAIMS. [RaUTIB’B TniOBAMS.] SIB DOUGLAS HAIG’S REPORT. Severe Fighting AnticipatedLondon, M*rch 23,1 20 a,m. gbD njlii H*iu rsporti!— “Tie fl -my tbii morning renewed his ituek,witu f.'eat strength on practically the who'i Wt’e front. Fierce
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    564 506 [RIUTia B 7 KLVQBAH-1 Xatay Ccapi d« Main Rtra’ssi. L d >r, Micb 22 435 p.m. A Fr-rch c-xbiduo q Wh ong en-my c< ups d? main s< nt 1 <f th* Juvincoirt B‘Cfo', at God< o'r hof Cou cv and north of the A soe. A f
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    THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM.
    409 506 J**™* Sp»:h by Jfe 1 N-'o’-l Lb-,?, F-d.„„ on ,p, ‘2 «X. E g .nd „.d J dv;d w<| in- ioten.t ot tr.e 411,. d fo »re of 'b, World r.porr. bn refund t 0 b,',., e »b>« .olßtioo OO.Id not b, t 0,,/ u R
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    Death of Sir John Anderson.
    14 506 At I a’nwa O-r Bn<-po M i” SirJ'ba Aod”HB
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    37 506 ot>i u '7' q I L ndoo, M c b ‘?y,4» s Thp d a'l'i’ Dnl> M d I w u. M u nw»* 4 121 radmiral Moore will J author ot Coamo. I similar works I
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    Police Court Cases.
    456 507 4 *pp ei y ed nsi”'*- flicol stited th,t thB O< loipsct.f on p e b r u*ry 5, P h. «M driver to Mr. IMS’ AtihH" b|d told him «0 1fc68 8 8 «t bis ho'*'” reDewed snd Utter tor “>** P^P o*®- 0 r® S
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    Sunday Labour.
    907 507 [To tmi Editor or thb Malay Mail.] g IB shoit time ego I wrote a letter on the subject of Sunday labour (which you very kindly inserted io your columns) with the obj a ct of opening up a discussion on the feuoj et. My own opinion I
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    1917 Padi Harvest.
    217 507 [To Tnn Enrron or Tn« Straito KcUl Dear Sir, J Iho D. O-, to whose report you have given so much attention, states that a million gantangs of padi wero lost owing to the refusal of planters to allow coolies to have leave to help reap the
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    Tin Output.
    152 507 Messrs. Guthrie ACo Ltd., h eal agents of the Reaong Tia Dredging Co. Ltd,, send us the following particulars of the output of tin ore for the first half of tho current month No. 1 Diedge 67 piculs; No. 2 Dredge 137 picul*; No. 8 Dredge 484 picu
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    Chinese Marriage Law Reform.
    576 508 [To w, !»«<>■ glr Bcl *l lndeed regrettable that many ot tour co rr.. pondent. iboald think it .dn.able to write to the pre»! not with the object ot uie nz and opinion on the matter of Obinem Marriage* but with a view to oritb.M one
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    Chinese Law Of Succession.
    559 508 adoption after death. IMPORTANT DECISION. Appeal Cgubt Upholds "Filius POBTHUMUB.” The Full Court of Appaal, which has just concluded its session in Ipob, decided a very important and interesting appeal from the Taipiog Assisai of September last, says the Tinti of Mcdotyoc. In that case, Mr.
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    Heredity.
    457 508 A correspondent writes- T l msch int.reited in tre.tiu been reading on berrdn, TJ* > M gather tb.t pr.cticily handed down from t.’her tnent, fetturei,complexion, t,. eye. .nd h.ir.the l o ,e ot iwj,*"? in fact every qn.dtj or in, poMible exception ot t.lw ban m •rtifioml limb, .nd
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    Penang Free School.
    116 508 THE REACHING OF CHINE» B Local Towi*«’ m We »re —yplwied Mr. TyeKee Y on has premM “pilaf .urn of »5.000 to the Penang Free the -|ir bi used towards <be h.irfi» 1 o t tbe teacher of CbiM-e,’ 8 arrived from Amoy. Tee j|e ,f* 1«
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    Thundering Legions.
    1265 509  -  [Bt Tom Wai®« T -orhios. a »P [fit 1« W T .poo°'o* d J harb 4 r °PP*l °.t w*B that water. |4 clear- ‘Reloaded it, ltated then you pre observation. 1« P» u>j F Bt 1 chioged your mind, and l( J, 3 J s o de*t»nd
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    North Kedah Red Cross Fund.
    46 509 flwßSCßiprioir List. J- A. Russel, liq. $5,000,00 Leopold es Obasseriau, Esq. 100.00 W. Duncan, Esq. 100 00 Towkay Bo?n Ng Hee 200,00 Towkay Loke Chow Thye 200.00 Kedah Club Billiard H’cap 154,15 Collections per District Officer, K- Muda 181.00 Total $5,885.15
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    61 509 At the Eastern Produce Exchange 220th Auction Sale the following prices were obtained Diamond Smoked Fair From $6O to $B4 Diamond Uosmoktd SO to 69 Pl*in Uosmoked 47 to 54 Sort p Crepe Fair p gg to Loras Untreated Scrap 14 to 26 74 367 lb of
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    London Rubber Market.
    159 509 (From Onr Own CerraspoudsiU.) London, March 22. The prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were: Pale Crepe 2/5 j Diamond Smoked Sheet 2/4| London, March 25. Pale Crepe 2/5} Diamond Smoke 1 Sheet 2/5 Saturday’s Straitt Btlllemcnlc Chgettc (Extraordinary) published the news that a new Bill
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    Central Perak P.A.
    351 510 annual meeting. Impobtant Dilisibations. C/Vwi Ow 0*» Ipoh. March 25. At the annul general meeting of the Central Perak Plantera’ Ateooiation, Mr. P. G. Lairford was elected Chairman and Mr. A. B. Milne, Vice-Chairman. Mr. J. 8. Ferguson reported that there was a ebeck in the negotiation!
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    Dunlop Tyres.
    207 510 [To Tun Editob or Thu Sirailt Echo] Sir. It has brought to our notice by users of Dunlop" Tyras that tevpral motor garages in view of the acute shortage of e‘rtain sis**! of motor tyns and tubf s are demanding heavy premums tn the prices started in the
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    Havas Service.
    196 510 FRENCH PUBLIC OPINION. GEEMAN ATTACK A FAILURE. En«ny G»ina NegligibleParis, March 25. All reliable information shows that the enormous effort attempted by the Germans against the British front in France is resulting in a real failure. Le Matin writes on this matter, 11 la order to meet the
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    A MILLION GERMANS.
    356 510 Flung Into the Furnace. Ls Ma<in added Also, hour by hour, fresh enemy troops were brought up and the adversary was thus constrained since the beginning of the offensive to engage hie reserve. It would be slightly understating it to estimate at a million the number of
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    Japan and Siberia
    182 510 [Biwia-, Tn MUMI Interrwitlon AntWuua. Voodoo, M.rch g tt ‘“a tXv’ th»t de.prte toe political w wh'ch id likely to^... the re.igo.tion of th. there i. indi.put.ble evidence tit h**’ preparing to enter Siberia after < a 7* 4 Md Seminoff and Bolihtvim. London, March 25,8.25 A.
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    F.M.S. Chamber of Commerce.
    240 510 Meeting at Ipoh* (From Our Own Corretpondetl) Ipob, March U At the F.M.9 Chamber uf Comisea annual meeting oi Saturday a resoliM was p protesting against tbe systemH which the local Government indents on Hi Crown agents for supplies and the g'noral Committee to taks scti-s
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    A WORLD AT STAKE.
    592 511 A »VV” the great battle flgl fsl as enabling the 0 poiition in it> true XeXi t°°> the to of Dl Io reviewing the later operations is cheerful and OJIBI o! M* J f in aD y rel poDBible tbit tbe deci i ion" in tb.
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    SIR JOHN ANDERSON.
    529 511 History, we believe, will assign to our late Governor, who has just died in Ceylon, a high plica among the great British Proconsuls. That he was popular when he wss here, either with the public or the Civil Service, no one would contend He was strongwilled to
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    M.A.P.
    458 511 Captain AH. Chalmers, of the Marin Depirtment, has returned from Home.— B.T Inspector Limerton has returned tc Taiping, Inspector Farrant having relieved him at Began Serai, Mr. C.F. Scott Blaoklaw, Assistant Traffic Manager, F.M.B. Railways, is in Penang on a visit of inspection, Phya Maha Amatya, Viceroy of Nakorn,
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    Tin.
    73 511 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at 1148.25 business done, in Singapore (refined) at 1149 business done, (125 tons sold), Tbe amendment to the Rubber Daalers Enactment has cartainly had sums effect in minimising the long standing evil, says the annual report of the C P P.A.,
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    847 512 Smut Work *t 3e Oar heart leap, np-not like Word worth When we behold a r.iobow io the rky.though that would be welcome enough »°w»<lay'. but when we reed of each a fine oldfeehioned natal acrap that which took place off Dunkirk l»t week. much like the Broke
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    Rubber in 1917.
    172 512 In their annual review of the rubber market, Messrs, 8. Figgis and Co. estimate that in 1917 the plantations produced 1.90,000 tons, Brazil producing 41,500 tons and other sources of supply of wild rubber about 9,000 tons, Although the supply Irom the plantations has increased more than
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    Vital Statistics.
    130 512 The following is the health statement of the Penang Municipality for the week ending March 2,1918: (Male 54) Total Deaths < >66 Female 12 Death rate 32-24 per mille per annum compared with 38.59 in the preceding week and with 31.98 in the corresponding week of last year.
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    PARIS SHELLED.
    412 512 [R,DTis, DA DR tnr.T? 1 long EANO&ouj'j L ndcn, March 21 &k A Paris official m?.ssg M enemy is shelling Piril long-range 240 millimetre gon 4 quarter cf an hour. A d</!n and fifteen wounded. Count?* 1 1 are being taken. An Unexplained MyiUry London, March 24,7201 5
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    The GREAT BATTLE
    2832 513 cheeringreports TALES of HEROISM enemy everywhere held message from the: king. [Riuriß’s Tiliobam® L,r on, M.roh 25, 4.10 p m. n. PrMi Birs»u wnounoes that H. M. fclbfbi» telegraphed to Sir Douglas Hiig,-"! Miara J oa th fc f rtl L U l o i tad solf-iacnfioe
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