The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 3 July 1918

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    Masthead
    5 1002 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION
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    BIRTHS.
    51 1002 Mums,- At the Hospital, to IM til of Mr. 2 G. Manners of Bintau, I MN. SHI.-AI Highbank, Kuala Lumpur, on U« ißitint, to Mr, atd Mrs, J, L, a daughter. Hu,-On 22nd init, at Binga« F r ’>lie wife if W. A, Sims, of a daughter, w»Mpi|tri please
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    THE POWER OF PICTURES.
    895 1002 b*a thnn Ji*' lf woal( l P’obnbly have liiili thnnei ’h 'bi dignity cf tho < «btmthT Cm nt tO acll a 8 n< tit th ,^BC y n or der to draw S the 1. S. e u,tteD Ct its wans «to aj.', f t?^
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    M.A.P.
    489 1002 Towk«yA«Koog hf, I po h for Perun» on Mond.y on a brief brines, ri.it. ack p °f Messrs. Freeman u Madge, is proceeding Home to join up. Mr. C.R. Powrie, of Messrs. R. M. Ford bo., Hongkong, who spent two days in Ipoh, Monday for Penang. Mr. H. Ashworth
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    Tin.
    32 1002 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at 9158, business done, in Singapore fra fined) at 1155.50, do business dona end in London at X‘3B2 spot same as 3 moalhs
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  • Page 1002 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 1002 Advertisements Column 1
      92 1002 ch e straits €cbo. fi j it? </ /M at w ;Aj > -WISHED DAILY suisr’ d nbl,c hollda, AT THE ggftRION PRESS, LIMITED, Beach Street. PenangI price: HU wal t«> P er aßnum OawuUon Post afire Extra. gjflMlMn (Pont Free) |lB per annum. CaMi Mdrsas: ECHO PENANG.’ Typhon» Nou.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1066 1003 Light Day», Not very bid hog Jane —for the enemy. Abad defeat for tbe Germans on Njjon front. A still nastier bating for the Austrians with a diatresaing retreat in Italy. Dissensions in Bulgaria. A complete failure of the Turkish loan. Snots at Bohbtvik leader» in the streets.
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    Death of Hon. Mr. D.G. Campbell.
    312 1003 (Jflrom Owr Oww Singapore, June 25. The death b*s occurred »n hospital b&re of thej Hon. Mr, D. G. Cimplcll, General Adviser to the Jvhoro Government.Tbe Hon. Mr. C-n pbell was ill for a week with cerebro-meui a ’is. Tbe funeral wa< a military
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    GENERAL WIRE NEWS.
    368 1003 1 n’ OTn Ru»sia Rtvolu T «W«niL. S h| 1 to A m t-oodoD. June 24 A Moscow memge cf bs‘ ??>* repiymg ID R •gainst tbe .cun. marines in th. White S a fl a Oeriu •»> g«.r.nle lh shipping there, D y A repreient.ti., nee^»g'y“
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    CAPORETTO AVENGED
    1009 1004 adstrians w full retreat. INLY’S CAVALRYjiver the RIVER. rßirrix'» Tilig> ami Jaw 24,12 *0 P. 1 ..IhljuKi»! 8t 10 3 p'«'"> ,d n B,odsy fr T t b ,e obllged be J e T y ,0 STii inorder •»'l l,B bro X’ t >«’ b e l eot
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    SHARP FIGHTING IN THE WEST.
    1137 1004 [RiUTia’s Til io bams HEAVY BRITISH RAIDS, Gormin Air Lonei c London, June 24 cir DvUglas Haig reports; We carried out a minor enterprise at night on tbe 23,d eo tb Mttsren kilhng ra.nj German, and hiking prisoner fifty and capturing some machine-guns, We also
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    Train Service to Bangkok.
    83 1005 The through railway service b twren Singapore and Bangkok Noi via Penang will be opened on July firtt, The published list of trains stows the journey, including the stops at Penang. Alor Star, Tung Song and Chumpoc, takes about Lur days. A change of trains has
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    Municipal Commission.
    1060 1005 Special Mbetino. A special meeting of the Municipal Comminioners was held yesterday -afternoon, there bHng present Messis. W Peel (President), Yeoh Guan Seok, Chee Wor Lock, 0 E Craig and L A C Biggs (Secretary), The minutes cf the last meeting were read and confirmed. Tan Supplemental Budget.
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    HOMELESS.
    1153 1006 p.mo« T ew .fford to > !ud y >» Singepore. it «jtby olasses, from a ifr“'* it.ndpoint. Possibly I** I ’t»‘«oHor satisfaction Wioates a ccrtam nrooperity. basiness energy and *j£ Lt Peo‘«d *>»• 8 y o s l? ex •JSdtkslrst small w.«s of the sea of ear eastern Allies
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    625 1006 Dark DaysoailJlt n?;^?* 8 000 t 0 ViBßa p 8»i--hM?oo.’oB«lln1? Ao? 9 Emporor K rl anirii n# j lO A change oomps over the hl A.S 8 dre Dd fiod. that i. h n^.t rr‘. n a ,e b TiDf bee "dde.t«i It a a; j 0 ,end
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    ITALY’S PRISONERS.
    1170 1007 [BlUTll’e Tuliobims.] FLOODS HINDER PURSUIT. Advarc®B In Mountain Sootor. London, Jane 25, 5 50 p m. Italian official i “The third army on Monday, having compelled the hit enemy rearguard to surrender. reoccupied completely the right bank of the Piave, taking prisoner eighteen officers and 1,107 men. Daring
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    FIGHTING INCREASING IN FLANDERS.
    416 1007 [Reuter's Telegrams.] ENEMY GROWS London, J,„ 5 A Erencbcmm.n,., lU| ‘boAisne after Ant greo.de duel wu lomM by v ye.tard.j, A O«r front wu integral,, J* w *’huly .rtillsr,work ink,’*' of Faverolle, .nd Coroj. W, n ,j;," t' >».tbe Woerre ud otn prisoner a score, F.e!d.
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    ALLEGED BEACH OF TRUST.
    1168 1008 chaeoed ‘,li &oo»t‘“ b J forth»t ”L*ib tbei»n>.of *****2 '£*Xetor N.OOI ’“’’L’.'ue'l on behalf of tbe eccased. Nicol intim.ted to the tbe chargei rpwatej. Mb Gilmai'b Evidence. tfr g. W f. Gilman» D puty Controller jUtow.iUtediievidence, "I know soLj f bo bis been financial clerk in
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    Ting Kil Tin Mines.
    279 1008 The profit for the year after providing for depreciation, directors’ fees, auditors’ fee, manager’s commission and 88. War Tax amounts to 184.132.59, to which has to be added the amount brought forward from lad year 17,121.35, leas man>g«r’e oommiaslon, 11,000 snd 8.8. War Tax >1,013 46=
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    Accident at Kelantan.
    154 1008 Mr. M, M, McPhail, assistant Engineer (Construction Department), F. M. 8. rail» ways stationed at Pasir Mas, Kelantan, met with a serious accident on (he Bth inst. It bppeara that at the sixth mile from Padr Mas, Mr. McPhail slipped and fill from an tngine. He was
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    Padlocked Stowaway.
    154 1008 B.fore Commander U*cor, B, N. intis Marine Court Singapore on Saturday, Impector Btndall, of the Marine Pol ce Station, charged a Hokien with stowing away in u ship in harbour, Whilst representatives cf the Government Monopolies D psrtment were searching for opium on board tbe ship a levenus
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    FRAWLEY COMEDY CO.
    750 1009 THE HOUSE OF GLASS. To say that the Frawley Company has icoied another dist.nct success ii now a commonplace in these parts, but those who had no preconceived notions of Max Marcin, playwright, and saw his play °Tbe House of Glass" last night might possibly have been
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    Teluk Anson Notes.
    256 1009 (From Our Own, Correspondent,) On the 21st init. Mr, Hose, the District Officer, sitting as Magistrate, sent to prison for 14 days' rigorous imprisonment one Darina, a Javanese, for having absconded from Cecily Estate without completing his contract, while Valiama, who paid 110 as fine for having
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    New Seang Line Steamer.
    240 1009 A steamer named the Seang Hock which has b ea acquired by the owner of the Sesng line in Bingoor, will shortly arrive, says the Sirailt Timet, from China and bi placed on the Bangoon-China run to replace, in some measure, the boats which were requisitioned
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    Bukit Mertajam.
    298 1009 (From Our Ozm At tbs before tor, Q rj n n. Pm Cintote,, nimtd 'Nmo,' convwted oftb,ftol2o d k V belong to M.l.j, td •fine of ■»ent for twenty.», d’„, H B fore the same Court si Hi F.h »d Leong Ab K.m were "Hwy Bnkit Mert.j.m without
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    300 Lepers Escape Guard.
    110 1009 Bogot», Colombh, April with the toed given fined io the colony Begot., eec.ped ard have scattered to vsinss Santander district. |rt m The Government authorities every means to find tbeur, an from le.obirgtbe W food r.tion h.i been pioniKd 11 ’Vo"hundred of th. kp*. have gone
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    BREACH OF TRUST CASE.
    2063 1010 j.-.tfßXJtf!’' 1 6tK AN cONVICTED, ru«rt before Mr. B- D. the bearing was resumed A.Smnatamby for that i»tsi» l, g dw4 htbesamof lo9 r’ N eBtr f B public servant did i* C ftrnt in respect of this sum. •suiibt** u I prosecuted on Braretoo Xred
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    MALAYA’S MAN-POWER.
    736 1011 CAN WE DO MOBEP Tbit the question of mtn-power is a very lerioui matter for the British Empire is apparent to the most cursory reader o!tour daily telegrams. The German, hare been baulked thi. year in their first four effort, to break through to Pari, and the channel
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    The Late General Lumsden.
    284 1011 The mail which arnvud on the 24th June brought the London Gaiette of the 19th April, which records that the late BrigadierGeneral F. W. Lum-den, VC. D 8.0 ,at one time General Staff Officer in the Straits Settlements, bad won a third bar to his D.S
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    The "Anjou" Explosion.
    276 1011 Coroner's Enquiry, The enquiry into the circumstances attending the deaths of two Hyl<m firemen, whosuccumbedatbingapore on Sunday afternoon on board the ss Anjou as the result of the explosion of the boiler was concluded in the Coroner’s Court on Wednesday another Hylam, who was scalded but had
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    The Late Mr. D.G. Campbell.
    294 1011 The funeral of th. L,r w M.ddleuxfi^a.e^V 1 fosr b.gler. ot u ‘’‘JJM ceded to. hear., behind wta the Governor, j/, re M t! B'doit, f T ICO A nd Mr Ja,tic9 Ebdsn vh followed by a host of Bingaptre andJsS Government official, and tbs
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    War Relics.
    149 1011 How Tan Wibb Bavm. f ranee, May 8. It inter..* tbit when th. Armentisre. recent y ud ot the magnificent 11,1 ‘Lf,/fa w relice which 11 .tin la BaiM m.eenm. in b n .waiting r,D, P° rt W o.ld b> h .t one time at it ther ho|
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    STRAIS EDUCATION.
    2012 1012 5 otbe 1917 *f' t;, d ,‘bwlHßtbe Cambr.dge These examiDat^ 08 > Ix BlB Hh 3 .Choo!, in the Colony B"hol.r.^P’ aro awarded we Th-y important be- tb> dim» of .tudy in the regarded in eee.e *e ‘l. Xi of echoolm thi. s ,wsol«‘ desire to empheeise "J
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    M.A.P.
    534 1013 Mr, S.H. Moss, of Messrs. Darrick Co., Singapore, arrived in Ipoh on Monday from Penang, We hear that Inspector D, Killoirhy will ba leaving tor home in toe near future to join up. Mr. H. A. Low, of Messrs, Anderson Giifillan and Co., Penang, arrived in Ipoh on Tuesday.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1151 1013 A Naughty Girl. Yeung America developes to maturity pretty early and, to be rather coarse, there are no fl ea on the American young gentle* man or lady. The columns in American papers in which Aunt Mary or Miss Love answer the intimate questions of youthful minds are
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    WESTERN FIGHTING.
    379 1014 T MA TIW M «d iptored nnctrne-gun k’F"* I „..,011 in the neigbbonrbood fV’.KC ind »e,t Mernlle. <1 J J «tin In tbe neigbB* .‘svii, IV Anw, Oommeoonrt, KCtOr London, June 26. v, rt .h commin’<l v “J B^Y 0 m&( e C r ion of Mailly Rtinevtl.
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    GERMANY'S TONE CHANGING.
    574 1014 [Rivtib's Tiligbams.] ALLIANCE CANNOT WIN. The Quntionef Belgium. London, June 25, 5.50 p.m, Continuing bis speech in the Reichstag BaronKuehlmann said that tbeabsolute inte* grity of tbe German Empire and its allies was anecessary pre-nquidteccnditionof any peace diecursion, All other questions how* evar might be the subject
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    THE IRISH PROBLEM.
    1587 1014 [RiUTia’s TiLioiAjfsJ GERMAN PLOT REVEALED. Chief Secretary’a SpeechLondon, June 25, 6 45 p.m. Io the House of C immons tbe Llsb tJfCrelary, Mr. Edward Saortt, stated that circumstances io I eland to-day were complicated and anxioup. When tbe Piemier early in April explained the Government’ll Irish policy
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    Queen Mary’s Silver Wedding Gift Fund.
    264 1015 Fijth List. Amount previously acknnw’edged $2 221,40 Mrs Hori Bbinoko 25, Mrs R M Connolly 25, Mis Wilham 20. Mrs H G Brown 10, MmRN Goodwin 10, Mis Simpson 25, Mis Biggs 10, Mrs B E Ross 15, Mrs D J Mathews 5, Mrs
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    The Frawley Company.
    199 1015 A £ccci s cl a ”'y hir h 0... Wll MIn Holl 1., U eBl comedy wa. .t.g.j, j P '“ut eopy.ble comedy de.il.,, b «IM roend t 7 to bear misfortune well but to arJLTS bis support in the future. Therein '««cing through the J? hlch
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    Capt. Hancock’s Gallantry.
    279 1015 Following is an extract of a letter Meer» Sime, Darby and Ou. bad from tbs Coloot c.f the 13th Norfolk regarding Capt Euootr D. 8.0., of their Malacca staff i—Os ths 21st, A. Co. made a magoificjnt oouter* attack on the Bocbe who were driving baa the
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    Jesselton Ice and Power Co., Ltd.
    499 1016 me:tins? of the P wft«W Limit-d, >.^l* o 7 rtn- 26 t 64 Market-et, J l ’r, “J- p«‘“‘ Mes# A Ca* 8«e Cbeng, A W<Mt«r, Directors, E A Edu I, T, m ib»wboldei. and «r*Menn Ob» Sir Ona and Co V* 1 in
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    Scudai Limited.
    638 1016 The following is the second annual report of the Directors to the shareholders, to be presented at the meeting on Joly 5 in Singapore. Tne Directors have pleasure in submitting herewith a duly audited Statement of the Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 1918.
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    Irish Problem.
    148 1016 Thb Iwo Units, London, May 12. At a meeting to-d*y to welcome the Ameiioan Libour delegates n ferenoe was made to the Irish problem by Mr, G. N. Barnee tbe Labour member of the War Cabinet. Mr. Barnes said that Ameiioana thought the British were inconsistent in fighting
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    An Italian Traitor.
    140 1016 Supplibu Fob Gubmant. a Rom?, May 10. Tbe d cumanfs of Singnor Parodl, the millionaire president of tbe Italian Federation of Ship Owners who was arrested yesterday apparently oa a charge of hading with Germany, have been seis d. These pipers show tbH Parodi deafened huge supplies
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    Vital statistics.
    81 1016 The following is the health statement of the Penang Municipality for the week endinir JuneB, 1918;- g Male 48 Total Deaths < >6B (Female 20 J Death rate 33.21 per miller per annum compared with 32-24 in the preceding week and with 39.36 in the corresponding week of
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    Penang Share Market.
    373 1017 Laur A Co’s Wiiily Ripobt. The weaker tendeEcy displayed by Bobber ii it fleeted by a farther decline in prices of iharea and tuiiness has again been confined to a very limited nomber of transactions and most parcels that have changed hands, have been placed at buyers’
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    SINGAPORE SHARE REPORT.
    330 1017 In their weekly shire circular, dated yesterday, Messrs, Fraser and Oo« state i The business of the week has again been fairly closely confined to operations in a few mining shares. For some hidden reaion the price of tin over the past wo< k has apparently been
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    GUTHRIE’S RUBBER REPORT.
    207 1017 Singapore, June 27* The weekly Rubber Auction opened yesterday to a very weak market and prices show a further decline. The top price of the sale for Ribbed Smoked Sheet was >7B per picul, which is >7 below last week's best, while for Fine Pale Crepe, which
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    C.R.C. Tennis Championships.
    307 1017 The antual competition for the Club Championship cups should have been brought to a close at this institution yesterday afternoon when the challenge round in the Piogles Championship was played off, but not, owing to failing light. In the Doubles Championship there has been ro actual challenge
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    Bangkok-Penang.
    491 1017 Tow •towards the pnri 15 lit,, h.JSM eng.netr, formerly °< construction wr.jA Hm. gl h k with ’'«diuLlL* time hang heavily on their waif, ng for th. tre.» .nd Bum to be *B Us could net out on tb,ik building tie Southern U, V"! < provi.ion, ct th, tr«ty
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    THE ALLIED RESOLVE.
    1105 1018 a for Reaeral «‘l.hction to Altai cowmeot on B«on fuUow. tb8 kl ge e ,h‘ M n>o« noUbl0 n S 8 lh ct PM'ng llttlefcttent Oa 5® iw«n«d« therein >• regard» *^X«*’ berB ciD Dl? a victory for one side or ,t:JI halt amounting merely to for
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    M.A.P.
    503 1018 Mr, ind Mrs. and Miss Redfearn Shaw have nturned from Australia: also Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Ford. The Siam Oburiet rrgrets to hear that Mr. B. O. Cartwright still ooniinues sei Luily iP c Mr. G e Aneii, of Messrs Klui r and Co’s still, is having 8-am
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    998 1019 T C*° l ul>?« I *b*of?e*, mors or lea», of trr and tbs detractions of tbs War, dm»»/ and blind to notice of what in happier times would base been real events. This, in the common experince of ns all, seems to be he ■lie ot it. but
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    Straits Education.
    173 1019 (To tub Editor of tub Straiti Echo). Dear Sir, Reading your leader r.f yesterday’# date, one may take your mird ai po sibla and capable of being interpreted to mean that an especial tearing to higher E-ithsh is to be advocated rather than Lit in or French. Whatever
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    Church Army Recreation Tents.
    26 1019 Subscription List, Balance Penang Tent Noj 2 ...1400 52 Mr. 8, Maruthan Cnettiar 150 CO 1550.52 R P Phillips, Hon Tr tower,
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    NEW ATTACK PREPARING.
    408 1019 [Bimn'i Titu^, 5 HUN EESEBVXg Ee.ter’, apeclal He.dqn.ner, ......I .mount ot ai c h Mll German troops but it it undoubtedly d.Uyed them i, g wherewith o.r urmen n point, in the enemy'i T h’ Da,i 7 MaU bun °troi"ta, He.dqu.rteri that unrly three qwten i the
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    CRITICS OF KUEHLMANN.
    451 1020 ftum» ir3K «B3KINDOFOBAIO K Y. j, OM OfflViM»* Licdon, June 26, i 1 ii oom men ted on in i’' l1 new not. in ntwwpiP* b the idtniision of the ■lUtary dwirion «“M Kueh f ..uuHr brief reference to ’"X P'Th?. nt"r. HtM t® aeral tODe f
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    IRELAND’S TRIALS.
    545 1020 [Ruutub’s Tiliqiamb.] DILLON vs. CARSON. The Oil and Water Mixture* L n ion, June 26,6 40 am. At a meeting of the anti conscription con» ference at Dublin the Lord Mayor announced that be h»d presented the Conference's address to President Wilson Io the American Ambassador at London
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    LABOUR WANTS TO WIN.
    569 1020 [Rivtib's Tulbqbams.] KERENSKY IN LONDON. S»y« BnuU will Fight for Alliu. London, Juns 26, An unexpected sensatim was created at the opening session of the British Labour Conference in London when after the president's speech M. Kerensky was introduced and addressed the delegates in Russian, London,
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    RUSSIA'S NEW REVOLT.
    596 1021 [BlUTUa’s TuLUGBAMB-] BolshiTikl In Difficulties* Moecow, June 26, Bolshevik Officials The Germans have Anded three thousand infantry, cavalry and artillery at Poti on the Black Bea. 7 London, Jane 26. An Amsterdam message from Moscow ■ayi that the anti-Bolsheviki movement is growing. Hunger and revolts are increasing.
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    MICE AND MEN.
    675 1021  -  (By Tom Weight) The strong life that never knows harness, Tho freshness, the freedom, the farness.” Yearning eyea under pent brows, visions reaching for the fir places, souls hoping for conditions more congenial, brothers I I salute you. Did you know that blue litmus paper by blushing
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    The Trials of Hotel-Keeping.
    106 1021 g [To 1 Hl Editob or th Mr, Gibson aid Mr. Baroni.. ’leTer*"'' Briti S k e^\.T b by their own countrymen, BB< j i «told"? 01 IpOk CoUld The Doctor., t.0,.r. .hroirit, or these honourable gentkmsnl Th question of large amounts owing for dr an
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    Wedding.
    135 1021 Vynbb—Daly. The wedding of Capt. 0. Vyser, of ths Johore Military Forosi and Misi Ven Helen, youngest and only unmarried daifhter of C*pt. Daly and Mrs. Daly of Dalydene, Singapore, w»i celebrated quietly sa Tuesday, no invitations being iuwi hit many of the friends of the bride and bride
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    95 1021 CFrom Our Oun Singapore, Jim At tbe weekly wotio» were rea’ised: Fine ribbed smoked n sheet fi2 sdo Good ribbed yg C eps p*l o n u 65 do Good pale thm Good blanket j, Brown blanket Fine brown 85 45 do Good brown 2 37 de
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    Tin.
    14 1021 Tin DrefiDe^ 3 Ln einpP* ol >156, bu.meH d 0 buyers no Milers,
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      CHURCH ARMY TENTS.
      443 1022 T«i Siraifi EcA* t*» 8 h. U reeeited from En?l»nd by 5”' 1 (to ractwmch wasanowo o:ia*f jity.fite of tbe Cbaroh f 6 destroyed in tbe tb.aerm.o .H.ck h W W /tm mob rby the end of Apr |l tJidt.onrih«"<iK<i) l Amongot J» 4 hi'iscd tents destroyed
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      MORE ABOUT HOTELS.
      201 1022 (To THi Editob or tub Strait» Echo). Diab Sib, What made Cave commit his gaucherie? And Verb. Sap. toe? Unanswerable logic, supported by ditto facts plus innate (one wou d like to add British) outspokenness. Here then is another (and kt tbe reader take a long breath
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    Frawley Comedy Co.
    399 1022 BIJTI7IT PIRrOBMANfII. Patriotism and not the play was the thing last night, but tbe hail might have been fuller and The Bnnbow did not quite overarch the heavens It gave Mr. Daniel Frawley a very long part in Neil Sumner, the man of the world doing good
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    Teluk Anson Notes.
    608 1022 (Hwn Our Own The skin of a very large but old crocodile that measured 8 ft, 8 inches was sent to the police station on tbe 24th inst. by the Manager of tbe Bungei Timu Estate, Tbe usual calculation showed 13,12 to be due and that amount
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    Transport of Rice.
    713 1023 corns®pondent writes ae follow! i B nee the beginning of the Greet Europeen War the most affected Bect on of our community is the labouring elm of people on aecoant of the hign price of food hence wh»t they earn is not sufficient for their support. a
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    P.A.M.
    653 1023 I A General Meeting ot tbe Planter.’ I Association of Malaya was held at the I Soogei Ujong Club, beremban. at 10.30 on I Wednesday morning, at which theie was a I large and representative gathering of memI bers and delegates of practically the whole of the D.P.A.s who
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    Saturday's Cricket.
    402 1023 I P.CO. Biat Imdiaw XL I The ser ei of matches between thePC_r I and the Indian Recreation Cab havereseiL ed so far in favour of tbe latter wboksw won two matches and drawn all tbeotters They failed to repeat toeir noesii I maintain this had ooSuu day
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    BIRTHS.
    11 1024 7 .3 17 st ths ff 3 Mr ,S S'S"-
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    WAKE UP PENANG.
    1155 1024 ■trki »o important step towards ioosbly hops is P' 08 rPensng, for the opening "?.l f wamnnicstion between Rugkok must base w p,M tnl rM.lt». Apsrtfiomany. r *'L*f/win J' 1 8 n ,t,k i.t bow 11,0 Kr gX »Vb 80 f »P»'“ “ALtod .t it, none the
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    M.A.P.
    467 1024 Mr, H, A. Low returned to-day from Singapore, Mr. R C, Cusien, District officer, Dindings arrived here to-day by the i s, Girbi, Mr. C. A Padday will be leaving for home shortly to join the Imperial Forms. Mr Foo Choo Choon left Ipoh for Penarg rn Saturday. Mr
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    IN THE WEST.
    1121 1025 TILIGKIMB.] HAIG’S DESPATCHES. Many Prisoners Trten. London, Jane 26. 11 p m. Sir Djuglas Hag repo ts that there was only mutval artillery work on different London, Jane 27,2.20 p,m. Sir Douglas Haig reports In a success, ful minor operation on the night of the 26th we
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    ON THE FRENCH FRONT.
    426 1025 nu 1 SVCCEB3FUL ADVAn A French ccmmu^',^ fairly hve:y ,t|illery w .,k Aisne and in the r.L o f r “-de three raid, in the prisoners, A French weet ot Montdidier tho of Otireinei M '’•«••nd capturing p t i. ooer P Offloial i Several groupi^t",^?
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    ITALIAN FRONT.
    465 1026 [Reuter's Telegrams.] n’Arit? the operation, ot d C P •Ja London, June 29. n»r seaplane' bombed h is eoBH° c <l s p arl 20 with good al ift»®d b,3 *L 27 AU our aobinel .7 W g drova down an t,er WD4JU ”S;U s’. 1215 D °Jh’a
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    THE MILITARY SERVICE BILL.
    189 1026 MAIN DETAILS. {From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, July 1, 1 The following are the chief clauses in the bill. Section two,Obligation on all class A men to serve overseas comes into force thirty days after the commencement of the Ordin* anop. Three. Publication in the Gaaitte
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    Alleged Forgery.
    417 1026 AcouBld Com mitt id bob Tbial. The preliminary enquiry into the oircum> stances that appear to ba a most ingenious forgery was concluded before Mr. S, H Langston to-day when Tan Ka Sin was committed for trial at the next Assists for forgery of a cheque for 15,788
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    War Bond Drawing.
    592 1026 Fust awd Sicomd Paisas Wojt bt Honukobg. The Theatre at Hongkong was crowded on June 21, when the drawing of war bond», under the auspices of the Hongkong Bt. George’s Society, tock place. One hundred thousand tickets, as is known, were issued for sale at >5 each,
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    Singapore's First Concrete Ship.
    620 1027 MISHAP AT TH» LaUHCHIHG. Tbe reinforced concrete ferry-boat built by Messrs. Brossard, Mopin Co. was hunched on Wednesday night at Taring Bboo. Ail precautions had been taken for a satisfactory launch and everything went on latisfactorily until tbe brat was retea»ed on the launching way». Soon
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    Johore Court of Appeal.
    680 1027 Triiuti to Latk Mb. Campbell, Tre Appeal Court at Johore, opened its Session on Monday the 24th instant the Judges on the Bench being tbe Chief Justice (Sir John Bucknill, k. 0.) Piesident, Mr. Justice Woodward and Mr. Justice Ebden. Owing to the sad death of
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    The Frawley
    446 1027 The Frawley ConpLy’ e XT? e ,On whfn presented “Eek t.-' newes reformed crock who ki L down.Bto honest married who had stolen a very nluhkai neckl.cd wd had been wiy log away. Tbe thief h O w M tbe wooed received bit the awhe,,. found in the
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    HOME POLITICS.
    907 1028 [Reuter's Telegrams.] w, w Labour Executive. ft split with Own®" 1Un do,.J«et9. MO ..m Tiooar executive elected T* /ri oew»nd widened consti- twenty-four compared Tbe u ,trong| r repr r 'TS Mt idditioo»! oembari »re mv.nly L, inotetiing tbe P»oifi<t DOte.ortbjthat the Mioieler w°’ R. Cunei wm returned
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    An Imposing Building.
    225 1028 Anotuib landma.uk. The fine new buildings which have been completed at 22 to 25 Beach Street have been fully oecapied, tbe grcuod floor by Messrs, 8 me Darby A Co and Messrs Islay Kerr 4 Co and tbe top floor by Messrs. Adams 4 Allan and Messrs,
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    From the Dindings.
    167 1028 An occasional correspondent from the Dindings writes:— Ihe Bruas River is full of crocodiles which may be seen by the hundreds at times, It is great sport to go out shooting these reptiles. Several have already bean bagged and they vary greatly in site. Green pigeon simply
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    Licensing Justices Meet.
    108 1028 A meeting of the Justices of the Peaeo was held at the Governor's Office at noon to-day. Mr. R. D. Acton, District Judge, presided, and the others present ineluded Messrs. G. H. Pritchard, A. 8. Anthony, 0. G. May, Yeoh Paik Tatt and A. Dennys. Mr, Acton
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    Penang Swimming Club.
    82 1028 The first race in tbe Gibbons Cup Competitions 50 yards handicap was held at the Swimming Clib on Bunday, with the following result, Ist. R. A. Hunt Scratch wins 5 points 2nd. 8 A. Yell do do 8 do Brd. 8. Weiben 3 secs, do 1 do
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    Bad Characters Rounded up.
    359 1029 Smabt Polici Won. It the District Chart batora Mr. B D Acton thu morning three Cnioese named Lee Koto Keat.Gon Bang Keog and Lim Ohvan and a Malay named Mohamed Rouse were charged wkh dishonestly retaining otolen propeity. to wit, clothing to the value of 1100,
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    Fleet Called Sims' Circus.
    264 1029 Skips Paimtbb Up Liib Amimals. Washington, The great success of the American navy in guarding the American troopa being sent to France ia due to the unusual skill which the camouflage auction of the aeivice has displayed, according to a naval officer who recently returned from
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      FOOD PRICES.
      271 1029 (To thu diTok or tub Slraite Beha). I Sir, I Reading the recent order, issued by I the Penang Food Dictators, and printed in I your journal, I fancy they must ba congratulated on their edicU Taey have, at last, succeeded in regulating food prices her», Tbe job
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    Siam's Telephone Service.
    301 1029 Tbe telephone service in Siam is owned and operated by the Government, and Bangkok, the capital, if the only city in tbe Kingdom having a telephone exchange. Considerable progress has lately been made in the use of tbe telephones, tbe average number of connections in 24 hours
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    Teluk Anson Notes.
    452 1029 UW Our T Te ,k Ji«i, 1 he following cmsi war* ■lsas 5% I I?? th, .lurnt ITS* Ud.y, j«1. Iftb. Bm. I Iron each to go to th, E.ut. for ba.ln, let tbeir r.u rtri I graze on tb. p.biic roti 3T.«|. -.J? e.ob .nd 110
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    GERMANY'S FOURTH ATTEMPT.
    585 1030 IS Soi-lOD. fronts B:i; ‘r. ».’re»irk‘ ble ,c,1, 7 D b ...f lite »n<i 103*1 tictici! 1;< t ‘,',T;eiulte<i in considerable and The. hire been munly !T*ii<» *«>• defeDce ,giinSt S?G^*«* ck <i 7 h Te Tn; ri S m the ciptnre of .mp.nt.nt *’u ihGuld be
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    THE SERVICE BILL.
    429 1030 The main provisions of the Siraits Military (Overseas) Sarrica bill, together with the Attorney-General's remarks on the first leading do not constitute sufficient information to found much effective comment upon. We observe however that there is one very significant phrase in the bill and that is that
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    Penang to Bangkok.
    172 1030 The first train to Bangkok is allsgcd to have left Peiang at 725 yesterday morning, bat tha fi'st traveller to Siam’s capital b; rail cud rem in incognito. No ticket? are issued at Penang or Prai for stations on tha other side of Padang Besar, that junction
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    909 1030 A Sure Attraction. Singapore is once more bemoaning the fact tie SCO lawn tennis tocnemett has had its u*ual effect of bringing on fnquert rain, This has become a stock j ko in tbe south but it is not a very palatable one because it is unhappily very
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    Closing of the Grand Hotel, Ipoh.
    377 1031 It has been pointed out to us that the second part of a letter signed Wot Opes which appeared in the issue of this paper of June list may betaken as a reflection on Mr. Greet, the proprietor of the Grand Hotel, Ipoh, and
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    ALLIED ATTACKS IN THE WEST.
    1597 1031 [Ruutbr’s Tiligrams] FRUITFOL RAIDING, German Cffenelva HamperedLondon, June 29, 4 35 p.m. A French ccmmur<iquĕ states: Lhe Germans twice attempted to drive us from the positions wo captured yesterday. Acourterattack by several battalions between Fosse en baa and Eavln de Outry was repulsed and our
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    BOMBARDING THE HUN.
    616 1032 [Rbutbs's Tblegbams,] RUTHLESS ALLIED ATTACKS. London, June 29,11 10 p.m, Sir Douglas Haig in his aviation report states 1 There was much air fighting cn the 29. h June, Enemy machines showed con* siderable activity. We shot down seventeen and drove down six out of control. Three
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    FURTHER ITALIAN SUCCESS
    1108 1032 [Ridt.b'b TittaßiMa VAL BELLA CAPTURED. Austrian Stories of tho Estreat. t, London, June 30. ita ian i mcl al: Suppo tcd by our Allies wa captured Monte val Bella on June 29 afltra bilhr struggle Luge masses of the enemy counter-attack d by d»y and night but
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    RUSSIA’S SHAME.
    515 1033 [Rio tub's TiLXGBAMfI.j FLEET GOES TO GERMANY. Moscow, June 23, The Foreign Commissary, informing the press that part of. the Black Sea fleet had returned to Sebastopol and the other part had blown itself up, says it was agreed to return the fl jet expressly on condition that
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    June Rubber Crops.
    19 1033 Straits 170.000, Pining 156,000. Tali Ayer 65,090, Rubma 42,000, S rai 26.000, Balak Rabit 25,000 lb.
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    MILITARY SERVICE BILL.
    353 1033 Sen, fo, U w 0» Ho D Mr.C.W. D.rbiihir, Secr,t*ry e.idan EwMi C join up .nd hi. pMugew,, medially fi> bat did Mt there w.a no suitable anit u* be.ttaohed. Toe Stat. Sscrft on Jan, 29 that it h.d btaalX* Britisher, Other than tbo.e ot n pean
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    Stretcher-Bearing on the Somme.
    66 1033 Stretcher- Bearing on the Somme. We toiled and stumbled with the Each°atthe othe J* The mud than the blind F y To s?e by flakes where our Th’S, tbe epectr.l tranche, of churned wildernee. of t' ,ckli Anev* dream of kww Of of its crumbling M®, We 1 A breather.—
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