The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 15 May 1918

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    5 776 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION
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    TWO PER CENT. PREM.
    1596 776 Tm itn.li cbicgi que tion does not uc i lo bi nt efaclonly settled yet, and tHirifi ido iir into lea cents notes cihts i t i 'iiio»t is it you send your tamoy, J-”■*•'7 a vary fi«j spinder of other I looey fbd Co*t o
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    Tin.
    23 776 Latest Quotatioat. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day al $179.50, business dona, in Singapore (refined) at >lBO, bu'ineas done, (175 tons sold)
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    M.A.P.
    531 777 Pr. and Mre. M*cGaskiH. cf K'ang, are shortly leaving for Hem*. Bro. James left this afternoon for Kaala Lemper to a business visit. A cadet oorpi of pupile of St. Franc'i Institution, Malacca, baa been formed inder Mr. A D. Livingstone. 1 1. R. D. Acton, District Jedgeand First
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    957 777 The Pot and the Kettle. Ins temper ot tbe House of Commons is fretful, and it is behaving like a school of overtired school-girls on the verge of hysterics. Read the telegrams despatched to-day with wasteful extravagance of the Mauries Sensation. What is tbe use of Lord Channing
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    Political News.
    131 777 [Rkutib’s Tilbgiamb-] Rumanian Peace. Landon M*y, 6.10 p.®« A Rumanian lUk* peace between Rumania, and Aui r Bucharest tb:a uoroiog. IM published shortly. Some of th* Landon, An Ameterd.m e,,, 8 treaty between Germany, Au» Biqgaria and Teik on MD j e i Rumania on th? other CO
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    THE LAND WAR.
    1835 778 77J I'T vn U7A UtSIERN FRONT. tyDougi* s Hables Despatches. London, M*y 8* line a between the the Aocre D P r "n •T],.. val active at night between .»< in ‘5 e 5iW I'*'*» 2J ll «,rfi ontl>« rO D B of the 8 h .uiMrtrreo-ieo®
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    The Share Market.
    26 779 Messrs A. A. Anthony A Co. reports— Ih* re are no changes to-day. Market execdiDgly qsiot, Robben neglected, Tina ID good ei qiiry,
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    Selangor Miners.
    837 779 Improving the Tim Pbudvctios. Iba Sbiaogtc M ne s .elation W‘t on May 2 t-> cons-der the beat means by which tua product.on of tin cou dta increasfd Blades tbe m ft mb’is, tbe B iiish Resident was present, tbe Warden of Mmes and oiberc interested in tic.
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    Kamuning (Perak.)
    336 779 M'Fsrs. Gulhne and Co., Seoretiry,ha issued the followicg letter to the Bi*r> I holders.— 5, WhiUicgton Amu London, IC, 26<b F-bruny, 1911. We are instructed to advise youthatb l reasons m'nlioned below tbe D octors bia I reluctantly come to tbe coDclsiios that* I wou'd not be wise
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    Food Prices.
    51 779 Tbe Pe»»n« Food hive fit d I” 9 O W D a Mi' l llt| 1,1 pr o;» to t.ke t® <ct 0,1 B o»l further p;rcl tty. sc.» r ««j. sr;’’“’5 r 8 7 9 Potstoe® 7, Sr, socordieg to bii’- b sllr*^ A small 1,1 stat
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    Chamber of Commerce.
    965 780 ot Me= rg Et ptf o* m I»’ Jc” 1 I.AI a'23oo> ‘tP® L... ?J n Ab E < CAa r T““' !>< “7 C E C'* V 1 r n Vice-j.s-o» 11-, M H?of’ r E 1 ’L s W. B «cks’oni E«q«> W. 8. Cj*
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    Straits Men at Home.
    197 780 .—s,rp. Mr, G. Brinkworth arrived home safely aftar an unpleasant time in the Mediterranean. Mr. S Ciair writes he had bean allowed out for a daily airing, March having proved kinder month than usual. Visited the Sports Club and fell in with Jock Anderson, Cildĕoott, Duff,
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    King George’s Fund For Sailors.
    633 780 Appeal fob Local Contributions. It is only logical and also fairly obvious tbit, as long as tbe war lasts, of tbe m»kiog of app°als for war cbam ei there can be no end, for tbe cni of one must ba contemporaneous with that of the
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    What Shall We Do?
    601 781 Tha appended letter, from l?xed, to the Editor of the Strath limet expresses the feelings of many r g ir> _Your le*der« have jerpexed me lately as they teem bo opposed to the gentrel position taken both by the Government and leading men of the place,
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    Rubber to America.
    88 781 The American Consul at this port has to-day received telegraphic instructions from the Secretary of Biate reading as follows: M Circular May eighth. As of this data, the imports of .crude rubber from overseas has ban restricted to a total of twenty-five thousand tons for the period
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    Johore Mystery Echo.
    707 781 Thb Missing Towkays. Before the Chief Justice (Sir John Bucknill, K. c.) in B ngapore on Monday Mr. Swee Teow on bebalf of the wives and dspetd*Dts ef Towkays Tan Bee Jong and Wee Kay Chang, who mysteriously disappeared whilst on a visit to their rubber estate
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    Queen Mary's Needle Work Guilde.
    356 781 j riSIXG WoMU «Ml Mrs Premia Mrs. Monison 14 FM. 154 R.H, 1»4 K.B. 114 D.L. Utt HB. U Mrs. Jamieson h I Bridge 161 Hospital g Mlßeil t, fo twMUr Town r w o l| ke, H V gi to laso.m. WT P,,dv Wwfi
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    Thefts at Economic Gardes.
    122 781 Io bis report for I»>‘ Bar kill, Doctor of Settlements, sayei No P aDtfcr cl )arCrt! trod crop. witboot It is a curse common to th I B w Indies, which limi's the p ,ttesM and in the Economic Garden b to rod c trouble fnn>
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    April Rubber Crops.
    13 781 April Huboer, Aior Po»«« B1 LtV»A Perak lb. 5,400, Temerlob
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    THE LATE MR. JAMES MOTION.
    18 782 -Tu r W W. Motion W«» d Apl»“' e l ~a>p»tby H>d ,or
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    REPLACING LOST SHIPS.
    1110 782 f!lrtßo 'te«en/ oMhe P ro rog| f lenity ,tlte ed in the telegram con absolute pufrosasd °."nlicifli? the vesiela lost by the P a\tioDi theie can ba no To carry on the transport befo tba dtf lib b<d already become exadded to ae it was by the
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    M.A.P.
    449 782 Mr. Sarkies, who was away in Rangoon on business visit, returned to-day. A O r y* of Messrs. McAlister 4 Co., h.s retarned from S.og.pore, Court In.prctor O. H. Nioo) wbo ant to mo’raiSg? 7 retHr ed PaniD f? “>i« wS» e 4. .ft °p: a ng bß,,ne Ti,it
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    928 783 Inevitable First Step. _.j Sir Albert Stanley has introduced a Bi 1 providing tor tbe appointment, »t u salary £2 000 of a Secretary of tbe Department Onr.M. Tr.de. who .hell di.oh.rge the f.noUo". *t P.rli.ment.ry Secretary to the Board of Tr.de .nd P.rli.ment.ty Under-ieoretary to the Foreign
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    Forged 10-cent Notes.
    360 783 There must be a fair number of forged tm.cent notes in circulation locally at present, so tbe public would do well to examine every note that comrs into their possession carefully, before accepting it. The forgeries we have seen are all clumpy ores, but yet capable of
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    THE LAND WAR>
    1734 783 THE LAND WAR> [RivtiV. WESIERN FRONT.’ Sir Douglas Haigs Sir Dougin H.ig On the morning of May 8 the m., launched a strong local attack uiim? British and French between la Clytie Z After heavy fighting tbe *«7. of tbe attack entered the Allied front h at certain points. Fighting
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    The Maurice Affair.
    607 785 [Rucna'a Teligeamb] Mor* Dmlopmrrti* London, May 8 There is continued «peculation regarding to-morrow’s debate in the Commons, but with the absence ot the Iriih party and a doubt whether after nil the older Unionists will vcta against the Government, the feeling ii that the Mmiatry will probably
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    RUMANIAN PEACE TREATY
    963 785 [Riuteb’s Teligbamb.] Amsterdam, May 8. The Rumanian Peace Treaty says that all guns, machine-guns, small arms, parks of horses, and cars, and all ammunition avail* able owing to demobilisation, shall be held by the Central Powers until a general peace. They shall be guarded and superintended by
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    72 785 Good Price»* (From Our Biugspore. »‘J At the wrekly .notion th. folio’'** wero realised: Fine ribbed smoked >lO4 sheet 75 |7 Good 81 Fine plain 7 i 76 Good 65 Uosmoked good plain Crepa fine P»te tblß 100 Good gi Good bl.nket 7» Brown bl.nke» 0--Fine brown
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    Robber Market.
    506 786 'i»T Week’r Mvket C ,b 9 \ii ,ci A -Hat the exact mean og j F noo tao'OU! y with h9 p, ;L° j t n, tbe position of the 7ri P'^P ectl both 1D u b<s l 0d B d more distant fat b" 0 1 flbjClF
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    Guthrie’s Rubber Report.
    202 786 Singapore, May 9. For the weekly Rubber Auction which commenc'd yesterday the quantity catalogued was 1,000 tons. Prices for the highest grade Rubbers were fully up to those of last week, the top price for Fine Pale Crepe being inchanged at 1105, and that for Ribbed Smoked
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    Million Dollar Opium Case.
    343 786 JUDOMBWT VOB DaVBNDANTB. The Hongkong causa cebbre, the million dollar opium case, whloh occupied the attention ot the local Sup erne Court for over 120 days and created a local record in lengthy hearings, was concluded on April 23, judgment being awaided the defendants in all
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    Changkat Serdang.
    463 786 Tbe Directors' report to the Shareholders says i Tne net profit for the year as shown by the Profit and Loss Account amount to 181,223.16 to wb ch nmt be added tbe balance of 310,795.10 brought forward from last Account mik ng a total of 392 018 36.
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    Chinese Wedding.
    144 786 —TOM. A pretty Chinese wedding was solemnised in Ipoh on Wednesday, tbe contracting parties being Mr. Lee Pak Yin, of Malacca, and Miss Liew Yoon Yin, daughter of Mr. Liew Sau i*an the well known Batu Gajah miner, and sister in law of Lim Seng Chew, manager of
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    More Tin.
    307 787 bursßßUs in Malay Mail, EIITIICTIOMi OVKK BOABD. [At a recent meeting, in Ipoh the High Couomiuioner listen'd to the grievances of the mning community, and promised that as many restriction! as possible wou.d be removed J, H. E. The High Commissioner Has visited the Hub. And listened to
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    Yam Seng Rubber.
    220 787 The report of the Yam Sang Rubber Company, Limited, states that the profit for the year amounted to X 18.707 add balaroe from last account, JC2.540; total, £2l 247; deduct the interim dividends paid oa the preference shares at 2| per cent, ('ess tax) and ordinary shares
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    Short Steps Further Bast.
    801 787 (Special to the Strait» Echo}. 11. A first e ght of 8 ngspore, town and city, tramping a long long tramp at dusk and in the rain, will be no one’s fault but your own. With only one Straits gharry and one r kisba (an old
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    The Tin Market
    248 787 ,-T.OM. Big Jump in London Pmci, The news received in Jpo| u cablegram from London that the pnnesf on the London market bad jumped by M that is from £360 to £3BO, indicates tm urgent need at Home for this imports meta’, and the anxiety of home
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    Rubber Growers’ Association.
    93 787 Thu Nbw Council. Sir Edw.id Bo.'i’f P re,id AXl» eitraordiovy S 8 ““A'J’oio»»»* G .w.'.’ Ansoci.tion waI M.W Hotel, London. lb» L?.,,.mi»k« the purpose of el' etiog tec with th. bf' of the Council ia accord» BBB Uwe. Toe follo<i»g B Bl udU eleoe), tb.yhMing been dj'y
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    BIRTH.
    24 788 T v 7th M*y, 1918, it H:*»' 31 h T tl P 'K»»l» Lamp»’, tba H H.»o, d "B k jr (M -X—_
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    LLOYD GEROGE'S VICTORY.
    1123 788 «ho tike politics seriously will, r n, »b. ‘»’y h d e,,h6 1 k /(.tlj u»t the Premier hll defeated ;U. ‘i» <d ,he o Brn e r ia tbi »er4« o( ,lw Stored Book -I-j»bod" th» glory b«lh de P‘ r But .‘fcioa.pirtiHii the feeling will
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    996 788 London Price o! Tin. A telegram this mid week states that the price of tin on the London market bad jumped X2O, from £360 to £3BO, the rise in tbe last three w eks being £SO. Au optimisto dealer erpeots that the local price would be I2UO witbin
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    9 788 a o Killioey Ro*d p^°^’7,eo,th el toM j9ha nrnTH.
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    M.A.P.
    326 789 Mr, and Mrs, V.G. A. have arrived back from India, The death is announced from Berlin of Major Moraht; the German military critic. Mr. J. Heywood, of Messrs. Kits Bros., leaves for home shortly to joij the army. The friends of Mr. D, B. Duo, of the Straits Steamship
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    THE LAND WAR.
    926 789 [Bkutib’b Tilkgbams] WESTERN FRONT. Sir Douglas Haig’s Despatches. London, May 9. Sir Douglas Haig reports i—- Successful British and French counter-attacks in the La Clytte—Voormtseele sector drove out the enemy from portions of the front line in which he had mured a footing and reestablished tbe original
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    THE ALSACE LETTER.
    65 790 Tbs French Commission for Foreign Affun met yesterday and the following resoluri uas *t the conclusion of its tnaiMtios of Court Ciarnin’s alleged offers tfpMSS. “This commission after examining documents and hearing evidence regarding ths p*we conversations begun and carried on hy liitria-Hungary in 1917 and 1918,
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    ROOSEVELT THINKS IN MILLIONS.
    63 790 from New York it io reported that Mr. Eooeevolt at a meeting io celebration of the anniversary of the sinking of the Lutiiania aid" I hope to see the United States furnish isasdiitily for the Army five million men. it the mid? time to let the
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    "Chukup Bawang."
    86 790 [Tons Editoi or m Siraiit ffdb.] Dm Sir, Perhaps your irata lady of yesterday’s Hindoo Notes did really mean “Chukup hiving’ when «be lost her temper with the tie, mining to imply that she scouted the tifgettion that there was a scarcity of Ue incrilent and healthy vegetable
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    A Siamese Prince.
    124 790 H.R H. P tlnee Krom Pnnce P Ur J!:: fr m °&ul in Ham n ?L- 8 cbief railway as a'return h Tl t doubtless p a f? ®°“Pl«ment to th. **sUry. 7Pd to b, *m by Chief ,T'* h f r [i.t.' e ,pM K ed
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    THE MAURICE AFFAIR.
    1277 790 [Riutub’s Tiligkamb.] FULL DEESS DEBATE. Ministerial Victory. London, May 7. In the House of Commons great interest was taken in the debate arising on the Maurice letter. The House was crowded everywhere. Mr. Asquith moving for the appointment of a select committee to enquire into General Maurice’s
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    THE ROADLESS WAY BACK.
    1194 791  -  (Br IOM WaiOBT-) I met to d*y a wind A used t 0 k now Q England! In England I O, you dear fellow exile», wnorn 1 am of a sodden impelled to lot?, coma with me on the roadless way b*ck Lsap with me theuobiidged
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    Penang Bisley 1918.
    142 791 Members P. V and P. V. R. C are reminded that entries close on Baturddy, the 18th May at noon after which time no further entries will be allowed. Programmes, 20 cents each, can be bad on application to the Hon. Sec, B Q. M. 8„ A.
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    CHURCH ARMY RECREATION TENTS.
    441 791 We have received the follow' st SH hsciipti Oa| f Or nlh* I Th. following by the Bisaop of Biogenora i Bido.t, 0.M.Q., CB Bear Bishop, I wish you the greatest appe.l for Church Army !,£“!<* doubt bit that th. pwpl. m u. h, respond to
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    Penang Harbour Board.
    560 792 Bht December *-125.“! ‘v taraw. w. C. Michell wee epIse H-® the Bon'd in Ootober, M sled I ber O r L| Cheir mlD during !M> |C^ n of Hon’ble Mr. J. loeo't on Minor Work. |b la7P 1 a7 P »M tonnd necemry to 100 percent
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    Middleton Tin Mines.
    358 792 Biport op Diriotorb, After writing ofi Depreciation amounting to 117,589 18 the year’s working shows a profit of >64,005.22 to which has to be added >6 856,60 brought forward from the previous Account, making a total diaposable balance of >70,861.82 From this fall to be deducted the
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    P.V. Field Operations.
    638 792 The field operations of the Penang Volunteers which wore held yesterday morning resulted in favour of tbe Blue Force which was under the Command of 2nd Lieutenant C. G. May. Tbe General idea was that on the night of the 11/12ch instant the Enemv consisting of one
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    M.A.P.
    503 793 M. A. P. Mr. B F. Bridge is appointed an assistant district judge for Penang. Mr. Frank Ashton-Gwatkin ii appointed Assistant Registrar of Import! and Exports. Dr, K. T. Khong of Ipoh ia on a visit to Penang to attend the marriage of Mr, Lan Hor Thong. Mr, V. J.
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    Indian Labour.
    795 793 A meeting of the Indian Immigration Committee w«i held at Kuala Lumpur on May 5. I hire were p-e^ent: Ine Controller of Labour (Mr. J. R. 0. Aldwortb) Chairman, the Principal Medical Officer, Federated Malay Stages (D C. L. Sansom. CMG Mr. W. Duncan, the Honourables Mr. F.
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    Cricket.
    245 793 P. 0. C. vs I. E. C. The above match was p’syel it th EspLnade last Saturday and resulted ii i draw. Batting first the P.C.C. lest six if tte best wickets for 71 runs, Pren* th j oined Harries and quickly rafceci the soon to 173, wnen Harrive»
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    TROTTING OUT THE SKELETONS.
    446 794 Geor f, i°‘hv charge» lrn th, pro-A.quith party r"«i d rropaganda ~n. political aspect ha. don. ty b*’'"? "'red out the tW Premier statement It ean beleft to apeak for n, lf e f the difficulties experienced in 1,, !M Allied teams to pall together fluo-wts
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    AN UNSELFISH PLANTER
    679 794 A HR h h e 9 011 journal on to* p’X'X prodßC,ioß nicer, B 1 b,i Allie than hbicr tq ra aUr 8’ 4 »i»Lu """«Me tbtirt o'’ 0 thej "Meh tl ti? nt P u how' I ,rn l h di c Qltiea in in Btkat
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1294 794 The Dry Zona The Secretary of the U, S Navy has signed an order establishing a dry sone of five miles radius around all naval stations. Perhaps, and only perhaps, because there art many in the U. 8. who scoff at lawmade abstinence, the d y zone may
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    WAR NEWS.
    2570 795 [Reutir’s Tilrgbams FROM WEST FRONT. Sir Douglas Haig's Despatches. London, May 9, Sir Douglas Haig report! that at the conclusion ef the fighting on the morning of the 9th on the La Olyte—Voormizele sector the French and British positions were completely re-established. The enemy after artillery fire launched
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    BLOCKING OSTEND.
    1209 797 [Bict.b’s Tiliobam. A USEFUL OPERATION, London, May 10. The Admiralty announces that an operation designed to clcse the ports of Ostend and Ziebrugge was successfully completed on the night of the 9th May when an obsolete cruiser the Vindictive was sunk between the piers and across the entrance
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    U.S.A. Army.
    435 797 [Reuter's Telegrams.] 1 B Tb" march tbrooeb L»l M,M *’l! re B ,a> eot ct Unfed B 1 f, ingbam Palace where (k t.E V| tbe King occa.ioned ,cew* rf'" 1 un.urpM.ed BC9 AugM iJ l •loug the route of maicbibe J?* thronged with peopl. che •> while
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    Penang Assizes.
    851 798 yesterday afternoon Tse Amsel cp< be f or g Mr. Justice Tore re aIt °i!’ lh6r U W retnrniog from Eirn«»« V!,DIMBiBLM Ah v alD d Kut«n alia® Mobomed were Charged with unlawfully I l B 1 m the Colony ef er being banished li,e ple, M t
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    An Open Secret.
    1066 798  -  (Br Tom Wrioht All men know it, but few m?n are conscious of it, and these only by whiles. Knowledge is not always awareness, you know. My own experiences impress this upon me from time to time with pain. Io some things even the burnt child must
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    Castor Beans.
    1375 799 The following ii pun stted for the information of planters and others wbo nny be interested in the gruw ng of Castor Beam and the production cf Castor 0.1. The variety of Castor leans grown on the Government Plantation in tne F.M 8. comes into bearing when about
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    Consolidated Rubber Estates.
    494 799 P r of 0.1,3 •»»»•1 nr.ti.-e b, d U a’. ,f 26tur.d.i Itwa. w>th thesreu.,. Co ß ,.de. b given toe n,. llet tb «> t ‘owve.fio.l d...d ’J •eelin that ,t the preset thJ" sic ifice on ths part cf ii. «Itll. With the necert.iet,’ f.ciht.e.
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    ALLIED SHIPPING RESOURCES.
    1175 800 f Zeeb L u 5 r« e!c V’ /«!<» or in P‘ rt fford b not per I*»' .1 .e»f ’■!> r,,D eTe 7 Lniiy. fsr b «..miM »bs m’rotntile uni* o f starvation, or ts pit them i operations. GarW J Officially renlioed. mW ’h b»«
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1342 800 Thought for the Day. No law satisfies cue interests of all; the onlv rh'ng to be considered Is, whether it is profitable to ths majority of citisens.— Livt. The Ingenioua Comp, la tb s column tbe other day some quaint misprints were given, and comment was made on
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    WAR NEWS.
    1373 801 [Reuter's Tulegrams] FROM WEST FRONT. Sir Douglas Haig's Despatches. London, May 12, 9.40 p.m, Sir Douglas Haig reports i —There was nothing except reciprocal artillery work. London, May 12, 5 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig in his .aviation report states i—Mist interfered with air work on the 11th. We
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    THE OSTEND OPERATION.
    517 802 [Riutub’s Tulugbamb.] Vindictivo'i EndLoudon, May 11. The Vindictive'! nob?e end is acclaimed by the papers, as securing for her a place in history for her association in two ot toe most heroic deeds in N»val annals. It is declared that Nelson never did anything finer. If bis
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    The Share Market.
    74 802 Tbe following are the latest quotations in Messrs. A, A. Anthony and Company's share list:— Yesterday. To-day. Rubber. 5 S. J Ayer Kuning 1.00 1.15 1.05 1.15 Bassett 0.90 1.00 0,87| 095 Malakoff 4.20 4.40 4.00 4.25 Parit (Perak) 2.15 2.30 2.10 225 Mining. Taipiag Tin 1.22$
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    THE RUMANIAN PEACE.
    581 802 [Rnurnn’e Tiliubaiis Home-Truths for Ccnauiron London, May 12. Tbc-e is considerable cr.• ic tm in Germany and Austria Corcnniog the of Bakbarest. Tbe L.-ipa g Volkt Zeitunj describes it as a pure mailtd-fist treaty, containing open annexations concealed in war indemnities in the shape of economic promises
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    A Proliteering Fable.
    288 803 In days gone by there lived a certain Farmer who had a fine rick of barley; and tbi< he fenced about with a great cage of netting to shield it from the birdi. Bet, while io doing, The Farmer had failed to notice a certain Pouter Pigeon,
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    Lord Beaverbrook, D.P.
    261 803 An extraordinary amount of mystery su rounds the recent developments in the Ministry of Propaganda. The status of Li d Beaverbrook becomes more perplexing to define. Before anyone was aware of it, if patently, be has established himself in th j office of the War Cabinet, where
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    Tin.
    24 803 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to day at $178.50. builness done, in Singapore (refined) at >lBO, business done (75 tons Mid).
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    REPLACING LOST VESSELS.
    631 803 In spite of the excellent r- suite obtain d by the anti-submarice methode, and notwithstanding Mr. Diniflu's recent statem nt that the woiid'a shipping construction exceels the sok ngs by submarines, the qu-at.on of replacing this lost tonnage is one of the most importait of those with
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    EXPAND THE AIR SERVICE>
    196 803 EXPAND THE AIR SERVICE> Protesser 11 “•g”, Peri., b l ’'"a. fnead m London, where h t )|,,J > ,o r J ,e r, wbi <* u Of tbe Wtr, be ein e,«. of tbe need for P MrOf '-e michlne, necemr? to ’“prem.cy, be v Ir.iß Ibe men fir.t
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    A Hongkong Airman.
    168 803 Plucky attack ox Raidbu In a letter to Hongkong Iron Lest i M. Scott, 10th Argyle and Snibenm Highlanders, who went home ab utayw ago, be says: Young Joe Badcl tcl Jr dine’s has been doing great tbinga- I went into tbe Flying Corpo, bad fa gazetted,
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    Rumania's Compansations.
    102 803 TUBKaY DIMINDS Rinoc** or IMBITOI Amsterdam, respondeat of the onMaicblZ»— floDD fjisi It is reported here >“ the nciific.-.oe cf He 8« that tbe Kbotin cl, e M BU--» Be.ur.bi» while .11 pU w Kumaoi» wi Ibe ceded A not only di.tricte >ol it bj 8e...» >“ 8
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    BIRTH.
    13 804 /12 t the M.ternity 10 Mr d Mr J B a***:/ -.orAGE.
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    MARRIAGE.
    26 804 t m-L •«> f‘J Neo—Oa 8»t«rP^ 8 1 p, b H„, Lm, «on of Mr. M,, t ito M.. L.o> T‘J Neo. d«gbsMr. b Cao° Heog.
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    REGULATING PRICES.
    1130 804 food Coatrol Committee I. now T P.woe. «»8 il >• underitood i» tl 1 ih. lubieit of rice, in connection Xe-nment order celling wi |ibls before it is possible to take u, Mti aetioo, suoh the control of O f sncoerigeoaeot °f Malayan proJX Wa bare beard rumours
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    M.A.P.
    511 804 M. A. P. Mr. M. L Gwyane, of the F. M. 8. Police, is now a Lieutenant in the K O.R.R, Dr. Campbell, of the Medical School, Singapore, has returned from leave in Australia, Mr. F. E B. de Courcy, the new manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Ipob,
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1354 805 Regimental Curioaitiea. Tnere ere many strange things m connection with the.e old regiment.. It leem. th.t when few Frenchmen dering the rerelutionery w.r. were l.nded on the P.mbroke.hire coa.t they were cbued awey by the loc.l Yeom.nry, who bare ewer lince had the privilege of wearing the word
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    WAR NEWS.
    731 805 [Reuter's Telegrams.] from west front. Sir Douglas Sir D JB gl„ H.i. north r 'f R de elope i north of Serre and O .cuthetn portion of the Britiib Ci 4 the .ejtor north of Kemmel, Sir Dowglu H.ig report.'hejj, l levy work in the Somme Veil,, th
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    AUSTRIAN FLEET MUTINY.
    542 806 [tflUTH’s TILIGBAMB.] London, May 13 The Timet correspondent with the Italian Army says that it transpires that a mutiny br-'ke cutin tbe Austrian fl at at Cattaro and Pola io February. The officers were powerless. Si cruisers and several destroyers at Cattaro hoisted the red fl*g and
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    THE MOLYNEUX CASE.
    255 806 [To Thu Editob or tub Siraitt Echo 1 D ar S r, J The isference to my m^moral in the Sirailt Echo dated 3 d iost. is a little misleading. The was not addressed to tbe High Comtni-sion’F but to toe S crttary of titate for tbe
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    Singapore’s Heavy Deathrate.
    376 806 The mortality returns for the week ending May 4 reached the high peroeotagß of 45 12. Plague oases are atill fai’ly common, ten deaths being recorded. Tbe mdaral fever figures were high 59 whilst un>p e fied fever touched 24. (The present plague of mosquitoes may have
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    Penang Assizes.
    1865 807 Vil DOb Mubdib Caen. Onreiumingyeeterd.ymorning[Mr Crabb--sV.lt, addrewing the Court on behalf of the .ttUMd contended that the aecu.ed wa. not gniltr of murder but of culpable homicide Lt /mounting to murder. There was no doubt that the accused, killed Attiah but it was grace and ludden provocation depriring
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