The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 29 May 1918

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842 871 The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)
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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    5 842 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION.
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    BIRTHS.
    37 842 turn Frith— o a the 18th instant at Ihliropuo Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, to If wd Mrs. M. Sharps Smith of Kinrara 1190. Vai Doit,— On Mav 18, at 47, Cairnhill A. Van Dort, of a eon.
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    BEHIND THE TIMES.
    890 842 '"'«.potdeo’.t ’Bing.por. wire, k. Cbißta 0 Commerce there i. J‘/ ,et!D| to oD6idftr resolution y ai,,tioDi^of l° Ofc l shipping hO Tu beh of the »*t-d with aa* Tb°’ e not directly conS|a 9 It 2a? erC9 1 Rener,L,1 y admit ‘hit U;» t whit ha 0D
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    M. A. P.
    561 842 Mr N»ii.p,b, o, he p rOTiP0 j ß la T,lpi ,g,i bu.ine.. r e OD tr, m.D.ger of the S\?.Vmh oltyP°'t’ 0lty P°'t’ Wbo Bow0D hol 'd“y J‘«. wpect. to bo back in Bangkok at tbe end of the month. RA^tAt Dd^u r Z ob ri18 intend
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  • Page 842 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 842 Advertisements Column 1
      91 842 rhe straits echo. published daily El tpt SM«J‘ «<> Bbllc holldw,,) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, limited, j|, Dtach Street, Penang. Price: uoal t»O per annum. Outstation Postage Extra. aril idltion (Poot Free) |lB per annum. Address: ECHO PENANG.’ Telephone Noe. (Echo) see. Printing Department 3<3. Al-iO ta®M« oonnmniMtion. ahould ba
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  • Obituary
    Untitled
    24 842 DEATH. B»ici- Oo May 20. at Biglap, Iwgw*, A. B’o’ch, aged 62 years. J dbath. a n Wrigbt, ion sf J Co Siog pore
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    950 843 Smoking in a Submarine, Toe Morning Post d’soribei b French submarine, whose vantilation had been perfected to inch an extent that it is possible to imoke. The officer of the port told me,’ «ayi the writer, “that on one ocouion when he visited the submarine it had been
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    India's Man-Power.
    323 843 Examplu to India* Government. Bombay, 3rd May With reference to the action taken by Colonial Governments in the case of European eligible men in Ceylon ard the Straits Settlements, that European young men ought not to stay in the Colony if he could be spared for war service,
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    WAR NEWS.
    1850 843 [Bivni', Ti IKUMII FROM west FRONT Despatches B ‘r D-bslm R>io Lcd J, MI,J6 French o.rne” o*“. g c per.tion east .cd north-.,,, o! L J? ■"g.li obrctite.onatronttfto.S* Using pruoner on, f 0„ t; Local fighting ,n the J* A ;oert re a red ia tew it oar
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    STARVING CENTRAL POWERS.
    471 845 [Riutub’b Tslugrxms.] FAMINE IN AUBTBIA. London, May 21. The Dail] Mail Franco-Swiss frontier eorreipondent has received information from Vienna and Styria describing famine condition! in Austria. The people talk and think of nothing bet bread. The Arbeiter Ztibuny at Vienna was confiscated last March because it demanded
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    AIR RAID ON LONDON.
    658 845 [Bbwtib’s Tiligbamb] THRILLING SCENES. London, May 20. Having enjoyed two moon periods undisturbed, Londoners late last evening were surprised when the maroons notified that Gothas were en*route, but they sought shelter with customary placidity, That the raid was on a big scale was soon apparent by
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    Prices and Profiteering in Bangkok.
    416 845 Tub Pbaotioii Ths We have made a slight iocreuni t subscription and advertising rates, have refrained from this coins uhsts was possible but it has become quite c x pulsory since the iocreaie of cost cf is merely paper but of every printing rsqna continues.
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    When I Am Dead.
    445 846  -  (Bi »io T) ...kviiflll Gel ..tiphj'' Bll Germ hM for > turn to con«rid of thing, -nil’ lde h CWD oon-cio.sneu o tbn.. AH the r? Tse M .j 0 j fl conscious of in fBU al J| ha cesses to think of •feSSttS ~«Jill' '.hernoon
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    Tin.
    25 846 'W? l 'a 9<l hBrB tB d ‘y *t b *ineii h t,^l P°re (refined) m <l7s t# old *st u «*>•) .pot Md t
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    The Red Cross Pearl Necklace.
    763 846 (The Timtt, March 13, 1918 [To th Editor or tri Siraiit Ecko.] Sir, Since I wrote you at the request of Lady Evelyn Young about a month ago I have received but a solitary contribution in response, one from a gentleman, “Interest” of 115, the
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    The Province.
    283 846 At Bukit Mertsjim Police Court before Mr. H. S. S rcom, on Friday, a Malay named Abu Bakar bin Hiji Musab of Baoaan Nyior, Jum, was convicted of fraudulent possession of property, consisting of four bags of rice, seven bags of pearl tapioca, a bag of gingerly seeds,
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    The Share Market.
    106 846 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. A, A. Anthony and Company's share list 1 Yesterday. To-day. Rubber. SI S. 5 s 1 Ayer Kuning 1.00 1.10 1,05 1.15 AyerMolek 2.00 230 200 220 Indragiri 5.50 6.00 5.25 5.75 Malaka Pinda 1.90 2.10 2.00 2.10 Mining,
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    London Rubber Market.
    27 846 {from Our Oku Vorrerpondciit.) London, May 21. The prices ia the Lendon Rubber Market te-day were: Pale Crepe 2/3J Diamond Smoked Bhset M 2/2J
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    An Elephant Story.
    434 847 There med to ba in Ceylon end—for old belief* die herd in the East—probably it «till exists, a carious legend that it is un'icky, Indeed su e dal for the hunter of big game to shoot his hundredth elephant, The tale that for oountleie centuries, so it
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    Steamer Profits.
    245 847 Bays the Siam Oherver: We learn that the Chino-Siam Steam Naviuatiou Co. has chartered the Chinese 8.0. Kung Ping for one year at tho rate of 1102,000. Hongkong, per month, Tais vessel can carry 46,000 piculs of ric*. This rate works out to about Tce.7,000 per day, which
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    Castor Beans and Oil.
    422 847 The following statistics were taken from official data, and are reliable as far as they go, but are not at all complete as information is lacking in m«oy cases while, in some countries, Castor Seeds are included under Oil Seeds” and Castor Oil under ‘’Vegetable Oil,”
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    Queen Mary’s Needlework Guild.
    82 847 Penang Women Worxbrs. Amount previously acknowledged >7,248 32 No. 36 2 50 Mrs. Lonie 5.00 Ladies’ Bridge Book for April, Golf Club 24.00 Hospital garments for soldiers ready cut out for workers will be given out every Friday at the Town Hall from 9.15 till 10.30
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    Police Court Cases.
    494 847 Hoaudwg cb lWut erg L.m Vfcitftv/Uw Mr. b. H, Lingdon pos-.-5,.. Q er Bc< jer h 4 t 4 of subsidiary coin, in exceu reason»b.y required. 61 Ibe ICCUsed Petecti.a Inspector from information received an!i J offi‘ Deii thori,y ,rcm th owp’3 Officer at aboat 5 pm
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    Empire Day Celebrations.
    1690 848 1 I,b, f r. jP>‘ 1 j t Da> l.os D v <’ ‘a\p A t »1 c er. At P* 1 e 13 P’ 3 G Pre»U«‘ em Ji r. .wt nd ABb'»’ 40 1 x gti ,o sni“D l.t’Wß* I .iM »'.emthe«nu«i other ciu«.. Jj.t
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    Killed by an Explosion.
    136 848 We (Sfratfs Times) regret to hear that the following cable message has been received t Killed by an exploaion on May 6, Lieutenant Brady Nicholson, RN„ aged 21, eldest son of J. 0. Nicholson, Eiq., manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Batavia (formerly manager in
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    Ipoh Market.
    78 848 Maximum r bicss Fixud, The underoutel pnci«f, wb co are not to be exceedr-d, huva fix-'d by the Kinta Snnit*ry Board for tha Ip.b market, Bef 40 cents Buffalo m?at 38 r Poik, lean 60 t fat and lean 44 fat 86 Fowls 50 H Ducks 45 e
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    Food Production Committee.
    811 849 The following preliminary Circular on Bagi, etc. in h»u*d by the Committee. Copi-# o*o b* ob a oed g”* f st Tue inc e»«ed p-oduction of food is a prob etn of toe greatest impoitaoce, not only to eacra iuci’idva Estate, bat to the country and tne
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    A Sea Trip.
    819 849  -  [Bt Tom Wbight] I noticed that be bad a knight on my king's knight's fourth, behind which stood my king after castling. Thus my rook’s pawn was en prise; but without a supporting piece, he was nut Lkely to exchange the knight for the pawn. 1 could
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    Turkish Women in Army.
    141 849 Omens ALL FIMALII. Elaborate regulations a-e being dnw’F for control of tbo battalion of yosng 1« women when the wirtw* br.ikirg all precedent, .n rpcntly decided to organist- h nople despatch received at Geneva aaj l war ministry is w DB sU to prevent tbe b.tt.Jjon
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    Singapore Rubber Auctions.
    30 849 w Our Ou» The auctions sra not was a fair d=no»nl for cl pice, .bowed Ul fcl ’es wai the eaiure of the s* l jrown crepes
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    CHINA AT WAR.
    665 850 u rinitter of interne C,lo«n >“ tM B r,it d .-rlj ii the present Hraggle '““m 0» *ia Bt een toe .‘lit »«“<•* r, P re 9Dt tb f u rC t I»i tb«Bo»tb. eeppoied to p««« •< CoMtltation.h.m end it the nemeot, *>! the lon la
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    SUNKEN SHIPS.
    1038 850 The new system of announcing tbe results of the submarine war as regards the sinking of ships was not received very cordially a month ago when it was decided that the weekly figures to which wa have been so long accustomed, of ontrancei, clearances, ships over 1600 tons
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    A. C. S. Union Variety Entertainment.
    139 850 The members of the ACS Union gave two highly succefisful performances in aid of China Flood Fund, at the Coliseum on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, May 21st and 22nd, when a variety eutertainmcnt was presented to crowded houses each mght, The Chinese Consu’, Mr,
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    M. A. P.
    490 851 Mr. W. Van der Woude arrived from Singapore this morning. Dr. C. B. Pasley, medical officer, Kuala Lnmpar, arrived in Penang to day. Mr. F.A.B. McLslland. assistant treasurer in the F.M.B. was in Penang yesterday. Mr. M. J. Upoott, of Messrs. Drew and Napier, Singapore, arrived in
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    857 851 Minister of the Interior. Many of toe guod things of too Courts go unrecorded in Penang, giving a wrong impression that there is only one Darling of the Straits Bench. During the hearing of a Kongsi case the other day it was mentioned that certain tablets contained the
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    At Constantinople.
    221 851 [Riuth’b Tiligbams.] London, May 21 An Amsterdam message says that Tbiir Austrian Maj sties were ceremoniously welcomed by the Sultan and fx-Ktein Sheik Bilislam, snd a crowd of notab.es st Constantinople on May 19ih. They drow to the Yildia palace where they hw i reception. The Submarine Menace.
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    FROM WEST FRONT.
    1532 852 [Reuter's Telegrams.] I g®^ 4 22 I Looaoo-. j I A nrt ..—.We earned I raid' oo tLi I 0» ,,,t>r 21 p Kty and entered the GerI J !u. Fat. in -outh.eadern aun« J,lt rl fourteen. 9 lher Ipn U.J«C F back ft few prisonI cf
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    IN THE AIR.
    533 853 [EwWTII’B TILIGBAMI.] The London Casualties. London May 22. The Preu Bureau announces that the miaaltiei in Sunday’! air raid in all districts are now i—Killed 44, injured 179. Paris Threatened. London, May 22» At Parii the airraid alarm wai given yesterday evening and the all clear" at
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      BEHEARSING FOR NEXT BLOW.
      124 853 (Havas.) Paris, May 22. According to a correipondent of the Associated Press, German troops in the rear rehearse the coming onslaught as usual. They are gathering their manoeuvr* ing army far in the rear where troops are able to practise beforehand, the movements they are expected
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      JAPAN DECORATES FRENCH TROOPS.
      163 853 Bl HUB KJ >. (Havas) On Tuesday morning a military parade was held at Paris for remitting Japanese decorations to French effioers. The Japanese Ambassador, Baron Keishiro Matsui, facing General Dubail, the Military Governor of Paris, delivered a speech in which he saidi— 'I am particularly
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      HARVEST PROMISES WELL.
      106 853 entirely (Havas), May 22, M, Victor Boret, Food Minister of France returning from a trip in the provinces, made the following encouraging statement to the Parisian Press. He said w I have just seen the moet promising crop which had been given me to see since 1898.
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      THE FAR EAST PERIL.
      33 853 (Havas.) AU the pape r s publish and comment favourably on the Chino-Japanese military convention. The French press recogn zes the necessity of intervention against the German peril. (Havas.)
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      A TEMPS COMMENT.
      69 853 en ma or (Havas) Paris, May 23. Le Temp», commenting of the Chino-Japa-nese agreement, declares that the interests of all nations intending to preserve their freedom are united in the Far East. The Peking agreements are the first step towards an Inter-allied effort. Le Tempt has pleasure
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      A FRENCH SUCCESS.
      16 853 “J nwaciu (Hava») The French attack near Mount Kemmel teri.tic duh .nd HmuJ
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    "Some” Smash.
    329 853 New. of lonĕwhit "nmrhM. eye!, accident comt, to hud f* It wo, t d ppe r th,t. X 'X> ».ed to be well-known a few years ago was battening hit Pstani towards Alor Star wk eh he was anxious to reach befora be carried a large sum o
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    The Share Market
    75 853 Tb. following b in Meiers. A, A. Anthony .barelint,— Yef|enhj fr* t 1 H Mining. 5 s CO ill :< Katoo Owbook w IHTrong Drdgmg a M 9S» Tonglah Hjnbov General. 575 Eastern Shippi n ff... q 40 C United 1 Tin. Tin H ch.nge cH»r> P‘
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    History of Manford and Certon.
    779 854  -  W’ Certc Tom Wii«ht <‘ r Vc«'«« b “> ODe B ta ««««”*7 fond nd 10 thB rB .jo. h of Ari.Mheh.d.lw.y. (MOJ d.or...bo»» Bonaboonext to no clothea °n, wuictjve cbocolste coloured. He Muter Certon, °rT ed tBd f Mid with i mi tain degree
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    243 854 •j» -T ot M, (From Our Own Correspondent,') Singapore, May 25. At the weakly auction the following prices were realised: Fine ribbed smoked sheet I 90 to 9 97 per picul Good fine ribbed 68 89 do Fine palin 74 do Good <8 do Ucsmoked fine plain
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    A Dishonest Manager.
    609 854 in Te’ JLT Dg,ton W4B F ,t<rd 'y he.ncg the c*sa afloat O O r«d“w” t h r Cf Cb I rp TuDI! Lf bo »264*12 lTt h "'T 10 1 b e,co o’ of Th.M? be eSa Aprll 5 cd 1 12.1918. Tn. accused wa« defended
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    Tin.
    35 854 Latest Quotations. *J<i"?K refin d) ,o d ber9 d v 116J.00, buyer. n 0 .elier., j 0 Smg.por. (reJned) at »170 buyer, no ..jit, „4 1 London at £365 .pot at £355 three mouth.
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    Penang Share Market.
    464 855 The following is the weekly market report of Messrs Lean and Co s— Toere is nothing that oalla ter any oommeat in the Bibber*share-market which is Tory quist and faaturslsao, with bat little business passing,althoagh woald-be bayers are always willing to take any really cheap .parcels. The
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    O Mane Padme Hum.
    171 855 Good Buddhists the world over celebrate to-day the Wesak festival held in honour of the birthday ot the Lord Buddha and falling on the first full-moon in the month ot Wesak. To judge by the manifestations usually accorded to this celebration in other countries it would
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    The Big Bank Robbery.
    330 855 Monday morning May 25 in the year of grace 1901 was a black Monday that the officials of the Singapore branch of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank are not likely to forget, for it was on this morning that the loeal manager noticing that the shelves
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    Straits Settlements War Bonds.
    93 855 Mew Bill Intredooed (irons Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, May 95. A Bill is being introduced in Council authorising the issue of ten year bonds in denominations of 1100, 5500 and 55,000 bearing interest at 5} per cent, per annum payable half-yearly. All money that will be
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    London Rubber Market.
    117 855 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 21. The prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were: Pale Crepe 2/3} Diamond Smoked Sheet 2/2} London, May 23 Pale Crepe 9/3} Diamond Smoked Sheet 2/2} The murder of a police informer is reported from Menglembu. Toe body was found
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    Fillis's Circus.
    447 855 A Ei c>uut 8... Cue, op M er l««t Bight T’Jf K. G.rde.,, Th, 8 p0p, 1,,'“ 1,.; thu ci reus among ths evidenced by the\.L P bn<J «P »or the <U' B twt 8 Oe S pi,di 5* -ah .tending Progr.ma, whlch n *V}' 6 b** neter
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    DUTCH SHIPPING.
    584 856 «Ilin tO lOIDO the I’ j MtC, .7 q riW» (b 9 W r tbo.gh tbey n>»J url e U|* ct Irb yet diverse in ,beDotch Vd «P >■ 1110 Uolted Bt te I gre»‘ q ue tlon 10 F .f c>»bitin»< to impre» the "•Jlrftpi or «”>
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    WAR BONDS.
    651 856 The news contained in our Singapore telegram that a Bill is to be introduced into the Council providing for tbe issue of Ten Year War Bonds, of the values of 1100, S5OO and $5.000, interest at 5J per cent, per annum payable half yearly, will meet with general
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    Church Army Recreation Tents.
    496 856 The following letter was received by the Bishop of Singapore from Major-General Ridout, 0 M.G. C.B, Dear Bishop, I wish you the greatest success in your appeal for Church Army I hava no doubt but that the people in Malaya will respond to it liberally, Tbe
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1259 857 No Objection. It D:ght Live brn st*ted more gracefully. A mercantile firm in Singapore advertises for an assistant. No obj etion to a kdy if really able to replace a man.” The Spirit of Labour Down Under. Doable wn?bes have been installed on the modern vessels that have
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    PLOT IN IRELAND.
    393 857 [Hicj-ga’g T»t DI At n, *>: Youy Irdnd, WM D ’gbt, All deportee» rink' 1 that they could have their cn^ 1 by two judges b c 5* ~Ml» ete refused the offer. ander ‘k//. k Two more »rre,t, y e ®terday, wc'eding the wife c f
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    WAR NEWS.
    1525 858 [Reuter's Telegrams.] fiou WSI HOI"'London, M»y 23. a H.ifieport,:-Wa repaid 5 D L-J Wood «nd south of ■U' w a attacked a m»cb>oe-g«n B *!f w.l.y Wood‘» d destroyed the P" T y’U c.p’ured m.chinegan I',’ T prisoner, in «cceiifel rude r R.il sol end esst of Lock-.
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    IN THE AIR.
    1318 859 [Rbutbb’b Tiligbams RAID ON COLOGNE.; Amfaterdawg May 22. A Wolf bureau message states that twenty-one bomba were dropped in the air raid on Cublenta mentioned earlier. Of these bomba, two fell within the town. The Lokalanteiger elates that the German military authorities have dissolved all Polish boy
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    THE MILITARY SITUATION.
    1276 860 [Rene»'' T* l,a,AM if-.»»! ij th Pr a: 1 T,Z..M.J«4.350p. in r G‘or<« 10 "“'’‘“S tb l ih.CU °t IJ' nbu 'B“ w M t’«» I» 9 Of Prt»i«'" e ed ba t n wnst E«hh’« collapse meant Prem.er mention®! that 1,111 1 "Lt America tad not
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    P. W. Roads.
    199 860 [Tu Thu Editob or Tun Strait» Jgch» 1 Sir, J Tb’ g«»« r »l <Ute of th. ro.d. in th» F. M. 3. and Province at present leaves a food deal to be desired, due perhaps to tbu War;but there is certainly no excuse for the vile
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    Teluk Anson Notes.
    170 860 The prosecution has taken place of a Tamil contractor who has been working on Rungkop S»t to for tbe theft of three bags of copra wu ch it was alleged that he sold to a Cninese for sixteen dollars. After a lengthy hearing tbe magistrate imposed a
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    Penang Swimming Club.
    75 860 Tbe Monthly Mtoa: Competition vii 50 yards handicap for “A” Class atd 10> yards band cap for ’’B” Class was held at the Sw.mmmg Cub on Sunday morning with following result i B A” C ass Ist R. a.. H Dn t <2 secs) 2od W®;hen (3
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    Penang Bisley.
    691 861 First Day’s Shootimg. No. I. Colonial Chap’an’s Clock, 5 shots advancing from 800 to 200 yards and firing, Marks for smartness, drill, shooting. The shooting resulted aa under j Pte E Bennett 8 6 15 24 Bergt L M Evans 3 7 14 24 L/Bergt C 0 Rogers
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    Collision in the Straits.
    1048 861 Marini Court or Enquiry, Tbe enquiry into the sinking of tbe Mary Austin was resumed by Mr. R. D. Acton, D J. Mr, A. B. Voulee, Brlicitor-General, conducted tbe case for the Crown. Messrs. Adamo and Allan appeared for tbe owofri of the other steamer concerned
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    April Rubber Crops.
    4 861 25m.
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    London Rubber Market.
    16 861 (_Fro>n The price» >• tk to*dty were: 01 p 1,c T 1,1 Dnmond SmcM».
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    BIRTH.
    13 862 818T 2 1 5 i«t Buklt •‘.?osa®*- •J*.'' 24' at th* Naming
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    THE OUTLOOK.
    1074 862 weekend are JEX,! M »ero«e >»d oTsr wld9 tfhfrre.i.r hi. »»de another con4 ha. replied to iXudtiM. With a ioe impartially hmiw it the elder end ot the ica.e ot Xk, bl! at a’ejy »'ef“ IH ««rd el Mom, who broke not ud procured water, but drove an
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    M. A. P.
    555 862 M H. L. Hopkit», of the Siraite Timet staff, baa left for home to join the army. P.A F. David is appointed to officiate as D strict Judge, Singapore, with effect from the 13th mat. Mr, Yong Kie flhan is appointed a member of tbe Chinese Advisory
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1291 863 ForMr Reea’ Ey«. Mr. Kee», toe amtrahan trade missionary and produce propagandist, will possibly be interested to learn that Australian apples may .be purchased in Penang by the very wealthy for ten centi up to twenty cents each, Thu latter figure means a retail selling price in Penang
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    WAR NEWS.
    1310 863 [Reuter's Telegrams.] HOM WEST Sir Douglas n !i ’L b r 8 the ">'»T «'if* neighbourhood of B.cmoj, «s =5? parts of the front. Sir D 0,,)., r.tded on Ma, 23 north ot B> I P P«ti, h! wood. W, .ueceiitail, r.id.d it i4lr .o»tb.w, rt otL. 8.„i.
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    AIR AND SEA WAR.
    568 864 [Biutib’s Tiluouams.] rirst Cruiser Submarine. Ar A 4 i London, May 25. an Admiralty announcement states ae of our Atlantic escort submarines whii.? t 0 J ba ba,e re F° lta ar Proceeding to meet a convoy oo May 11 m the Utitnde ef Cape St.
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    ENEMY’S TROUBLES.
    521 865 [RIUTUa’s TILIGBAMB.] London, May 26. A Moscow message says that the Press Bureau of the People*» Council gives out a secret Note which was lent by the German Government to the newepapere in order to prepare public opinion for the event» m Ukrainia. The text of this document
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    HOSPITAL OUTRAGE.
    604 865 [ElUTia’s TILUGBAMS.] HUNS EXCEL IN DEVILRY. London. M<y 24. Correspondents emphasise that the aero* planes bombing our hospitals on Sunday night was one of Germany’s blackest crimes against humanity during the whole war-There were some hundreds of casualties caused amongst tbe nurses, patients and orderlies. Taking advantage of
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    Havas Service
    432 865 According to M 8,,0a 8r V.h 4 fe 1 tbe tor,l fibres of tna June tint will repre.em B 'on men. A new dr.lt Will follow immedi.uiy, A wJnlTh’ t 0 Ff ncs “Oltt nu would h„. t.kan 5 month. beginning of the year. Empire Day in Franc»
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    Penang Swimming Club.
    789 866 k” :lt I mesli»» o< the P<B,I1 p*» wi‘U ,be Cl,b B “r Dgt ,X.J. 81A > L .eabars iaoludiag ■-■Ki, c*»*w'L,ftbe h* MDI 1 general PiiiidMt’ 1 Addwb, u. H, A. I>> > *44 ,e,, 11g lh9 eetlllg h vBbeenin tM J f |.r d»J» nd
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    Military Manoeuvres.
    411 866 The semi annual slum wh ch figures as the grand manoeuvres of the eall»nt Singapore Volunteers duly came off on Monday and provided tbe custoinaiy humourous incidents, including that in which tbe Commander of one side, unable to sbike off tbe hab>ta of bis every day avoc »tion
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    Church Army Recreation Tents.
    320 866 oe off-n.i.o io M rch *-d Ap< 1, 100 Cl.u ch A my Centre were l»«t .nd there fp£citl D d f recre.lion tent,. T»btimohi«s to tbi EiNirti, o. th Tints, His M.je. y The King < Fully rP r t Xrd.” bl D!! hj,e b
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    SUBSCRIPTION LIST.
    173 866 Fixing. Chambub o> Commbkob Tint. Adtwson, Gllfil’an .nd Co,, Ltd. SISO CO B*ndil»nd% Butteiy and Co. 150 00 Kennedy at:d Co- eet 150 OO Pritchard and Co.. Ltd 150 00 8 mP, Derby and Co., Ltd, 150 00 Kafz Bro.„ L’d. ett )6000 McAlister and Co., Ltd, w
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    Officer Training.
    555 867 Hngafobb Man s Expibiiici. Th 3 f j wmg b-en received by tbe 0n- al Offiier C iDDanindiOg the Troop*, Strritv Ssttlerneat», from an ifficer in France, who was formerly an officer ID the Slogipora V<> oateer Cxps: I hive completed my training, have been gilded Tempo r
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    Guide to R. Browning
    71 867  -  Bt G L. K, Mornin evening, noon and night, PiAi»e tbe Lor sang Ibeocrite. In i'.tin.et. vh.age town or city, 1 :ai»h tbe Lord sing Ibeocnte. In lull dieis dinner coat or nighte, I lAise the Lor sang Ibeocrite. In sub® ay, surface car or street,
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    Collision in the Straits.
    1177 867 Marin a Court r Isquiry. The nqn’V i t j tin eok ng of tbi Eud c rn Boipp ng C ncptny’< st-a me Mai y Austin by tow Hwah, Wu in toe tiers ts ct’ M <idcca on tn i murniog o f Apul 7
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    Our Civil Service.
    78 867 I tID told lb«t mW’ into tb« Cl.il 8«»«. r. tb.t there h nor t ,i bat p rhip® a C mis2S gritvaoc sof ;b 6 rir d F r imp-ovemeo» of pj Bl < U P ;VtrB jd f n 1 bkodseme F country w-' 3
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    SCOTCHING "U"-BOATS
    1177 868 '.”’’“.rd tnb' d« F ‘‘”j ‘Mb. interr opt’»” of th ir e J Xi bJ th 9 «r‘e’ f*' ,sr b, G3ro> M .ai tb« ot ,<,me mo tb ,!ck 'r t t-’'"' 9 r° >•>'*'lm.roriof tbe Admir.lty h»« ,’d.ti i« »b'’ b thMt 'IT.. P—'.?' 09 "'’*k,Pd
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    M. A. P.
    643 868 Col, A. R Adams leaves f r tbe F Jerri capital tMs afeernrou. It is reported that the health of the King of S.<m hM much mprovrd 1-t ’y, A febgratn ha« h »n r,cdvH from 9y-leFy stit’ng tbit Mr, Wt-l’-jim ht* arrive 1 t»»#» a and
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1324 869 Germany's Swjm Frontier Plane. la the very pioo<ib*e erent of the forthcoming German offrusive being held op, Hindenburg eontemplates a eiolation of Bwiu territory in order to carte pimp® Io Pari*, via Basle says correspondent. Toil much is 0 known, and every military precaul ion has baen taken
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    WAR NEWS.
    866 869 [Reuter's Telegrams.] FROM west FRONT ««Misted of eu .bell., Th, Aviation Report. e London MirU Sir Douglas Haig in hi. BUte.s-Fly.ogwM only powb fine ioterv.l. on the 251 b Miy. W.i, ped ever three hundred bombs on bJaui the neighbourhoods of Arwentlfci n Merville, on an ammunition dsn
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    GERMANY AND RAW MATERIALS.
    443 870 Ptril Being Bnallied. Paris, May 26. The FossiseAs Zeilung of May 23 devotee an article to the question of supplying Germany with raw materials, in which it says that if Germany is cut off from the rest of the world it will be still able to
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    THE SUBMARINE MENACE.
    544 870 [Riuni’a TiLnaWfs.l To Conr Widir T London, May 26, laccnnfction with the sicking of the tierman submnr oe cr o s«r, tbe naval conespoodent ot Llo t d, Wt'kl, thu io .ie„ ot the uubeaiib, QtBg of British waters for enemy eubmannes, wh eb caused a marked
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    STRAITS COUNCIL.
    310 871 Pmsg Lady THwher'a Caw (/mn Our Owi (tor&pmd&dj Singapore, May 28. It the Legislative Couocil, replying to the Hoa Mr. 0, W. the Hoi, Mr. F. 8. James, Colonial Secretary, said that the sohcol-miatrees (P at St. George's Girl Sohool, Penang) who had resigned because she was not
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    Street Accidents.
    141 871 An accident occurred yesterday afternoon when the Hoa. Mr J Mitchell's motorcar proceeding along Weld Quay knocked down aCbiawe coolie engaged io carrying rice from the toogkaugs on the sea front to the godcwne, The man sustain'd save al injeries and was riaeved by Mr. Mitohell in hie
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    F.M.S. Money.
    108 871 The a*atf-O)» ut ot assH* and liabilities at tbe F M 8 G vmnineot on .koosry 31, 1918 •bows a swip’us of mHr over liabilities of 189 millions. Tbiae-foudhs of this are in invrsiuienU aud leans, aud about a quarter ia adrauc a. Cash am uh« to millions.
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    Bolsheviki
    764 871  -  [Bt Tom Wbigbt.J Now that the Bolsheviki are fiusliy discredited nod (I think) debated, it may ta permissible for me to declare myself a Bolsbuvik. I im on?» A Bobhavik with improvements, of course. With »11 the latest intellectual accessories, and (what the Basaisn model lacked) an automatic, ball-bear-ing
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    Musings About Mushrooms.
    299 871 Walking over the local uoeeonai h mornings ago the writer of this sotieiai upon a number of Malays nfipd a picking msshrooms end srqiiry sliuted the fact teat every tssrsisg Istsly thy have b3sn able tosolleot a fair bub ful of these toothsome foogi fotvM they find
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