The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 21 August 1918

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  • 5 1242 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION.
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  • 889 1242 ww;.. 1 wtßre ot l.ta hb=?oQ tbs Ct od activity of German due to incrtamd supplies to ltu tQO Rumanian wells have that a leQt reHlOroa It IS RICO rmin y has bien budband»Us c ff lMroOß P° B, ‘Wy »n preparation tj iktaa»^ 69 wtucb b he
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  • 430 1242 The following passengers arrived from 8 ogapore j—Messis. J. McDonald, F. H. Bughton. 1, B. Moore and Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Anderson. From Port Swettehhami Mr. H. C. Brown. It is reported that Dr. Biinsch, the American Minister in Peking (who is now on furlough) has
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  • 187 1242 Tit bearing of the appeal of the defendants Lim Gaik Kee Neoh, Choong Lye Hock and Cboong Lys Hin against the decision of Mr. Justice L, M, Woodward who found in favour of the plaint ff Gdk Teen Nooh that the will of the late Ohoon Cheng
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  • Page 1242 Advertisements
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  • 130 1242 5 •a Fi q g o B S S c > CT t-t JO a> c O c« O DC 00 D' 0Q <S •s O »t <9 CD I» ts o o* HI Cn w K 0b a* QB n. m lx ~5 e pq 3 0*2 p w
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  • 1017 1243 War Worrie®. Here is one of the minor problems of war which worry those who think too hard, It is ■imply stated in the proportion as it has been propounded in a home paper: I* it not, after all, detrimental to the country's food supply to spare the
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  • 293 1243 Sir William Manning, the new Governor of Csylon, states a Colombo message of July 80, to the Rangoon Gazette, has had an audienceof the King when his Majesty conferred upon him the honour of Knighthood of the Order of the British Empire. Owing to the
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  • 992 1243 [Reuter's Telegrams.] IKE NOH ATTACKS t ATUggr GIT loul ErlM TI Allie. ▼‘•lent battle ii /irin? red < Villers les Roye where 8 th J? k vigorously reacting. Gernun r2 eißu tre P re *e*t twenty div“ on i?f atcertfcined there ieone A.,t C h
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  • 568 1244 [kiuni’g Tiligbaws.] RAIDS ON METZ AND FRANKFURT, Fight, cn th. Battl» Front. London, August 12,11 55 a.m. Sir Douglas Haig in his aviation report I states i In the day and the night of the 11th we dropped fifty tons of bombs chiefly on the Somme
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  • 405 1244 [Riutub's Tuligbams.l STRONG ANII-GERMAN FEELING. Ottawa, August 12. It is officially announced that Canada is being represented in the Allied expeditionary force in Siberia and a forca will be mobilised and despatch» d early. London, August 13. The Timot correspondent at Tokio wiring on August 7 says th*
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  • 141 1244 A Klang Casu. BeLri Mr. Kemp»«, Magistrate, in tie Klang Police Court, F. G. Meloniua, clerk, of Pantai Estate, Ber*mban, was prosreuted* by the of North Hummock Estate ar d convicted of crimping eighteen of the estate coolies and tinea 11(8 or in default three months’ rigorous imprisonment. The
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  • 283 1245 [Reutie’s Tblegbamr.] London, August 12, The Btar states that another Zeppelint was brought down this morning. Ic wts sighted off the East coast at daybreak. Aeroplanes immediately ascended, pursued and got close before being observed, It fell in flames into the sea after a
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  • 171 1245 Fov* Casus or Plague. A meeting of the Municipal Comm;ssioiers was held at the Municipal Office yesterday afternoon and there were present Messrs. A. B Voules (President), F. Duxbury, C E. Craig, Yeoh Guan Seok, Chee Wor Lock, Qsah Bang Keo, L. M. 801 l (Municipal Engineer) and
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  • 101 1245 The search for a word to express adequately the opposite of militarism is bling purged with much seal. Among the suggest ous made »re paciti-rn, populism, civicism, democratism and Wilsonum—(be last a tribute to the President of the US A. The Shoe and Leather Gazette has
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  • 569 1245 RUBBER CONTROL. (From Our Gum Correspondent,} Kuala Kangsar, August 13, The Federal Council opened here at ten o’clock. There are 24 items on the agenda and the morning session disposed of half of them but the remainder includes contentious items like the Military Service Bill which will
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  • 147 1245 The Custom o> T tI »T n Muu, in which Mr. BJ. jjA dgai9Bt 10 J. Judah and 0., Ehlfl Dir by add Co., for »2 100 a? through wrongful te current price of ,1 Second Contract—D flerencs b J w.> contract price of $l2O per cbm??
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  • 134 1245 In the Coroner's Court, Singapore, before Dr. Murray Robertson, on Saturday, u enquiry was held into the dreumitwm attending the deith of a Javanese ainid Rosof bin Mawi Jawa, aged 18, a fennoi coolie employed at tbe Paine Brnni Smelting Works According to evidence given by other
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  • 187 1245 Tbe annual meeting of the Antral Mijy Tin, Ltd., was held at Vickery’s-cbwbif Sydney on June 29, Mr. W. presiding. In moving the adoption of t* report and balance-sheet tbe chairman pointnd out that tbe 8,000 shares held I. Kampong K-nsaotiog Company had yhMM £2,600, which w.i
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  • 1542 1246 8 i.jjeeted »t b:eikfa t l,l I-, taat f.iner m»’t ba going t*i» 8 *f\ sh pnaJd ng at his time f lh D bu diog only paja when d*k S c0 D dn’t tmnk it fair to Tnr.atey agreed bitcooldn’t e az tn» hypocrisy. Bhem wasn’t Prob»blj
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  • 332 1246 A Muslim correspondent writes i The appointment of a Kathi for tbe Eastern District ot Penang in place of H*j-e Mahomed Yunus resigned is table talk among tbe Mabomedan community. The post of a Kathi it may be mentioned in this connection is
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  • 95 1246 (fhwi Our Own Singapore, August 14. vine, a steward in charge of the steamer M was sunsm ned for removing chandu without a permit, Saunders the second steward was charged with aiding and abutting. The former pleaded guilty in ignorance but Sauoders claimed to be tried.
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  • 735 1247 ,-ro M. Their Prbvrmtiom and ontrol, An mtereating lecture on tub' er dis-asea wi3 de ve el t) member< of tne Centra FeraK Planters AsaociUion in its rooms in H*le Street, Ipoh on Sunday »y Mr H C P.ncbiuG mycoogi-t in Perak of the Rubber Groweis .Association, The
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  • 525 1247 (From Our Own Correspondent) The following cases came before the Taiping Magistrate on the 10th and 12th instant, Inspector Limerton prosecuting A fine of $lO was imposed on Perumal for having allowed his builcck to stray on the main road at 2 p.m. on the Btb. The fine
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  • 434 1247 fosiiion op civiTuv Dlf I»OAHT DISCUIGiD In the Serembbn Police Deadly, sayg the Mail Harte-Lovelace wag h. counts with failing t 0 parades on April 18, May 16 TheDP.P. fl r pre.ut to protecti., wlih Lovelace defended himself. Major J, p. Swettrnham said tut April 18, May 16,
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  • 3830 1248 SPEECH DAV. D*v of the PenacgF. ee School afternoon and for the n» 253 .bccmi on tbe boys :nsiead of I* ll i.ird «< tbeir l» bo r b MI rectited it in the term of K'F! ibittb- ,nr tbe P“ r b I» 1 bt detoted
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  • 380 1250 CHIN SENG COMPANY. Tie following is the directors’ report to iMrebolderi to be presented at the annual Tmrdirectors have’ much pleasure in itbelUiog the ninth annual Report and Suttswt of Account*, duly audited, for Ike miending 28th February, 1918, Tne blimps for the year ebows a net profit of 124,992,91
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  • 982 1250 IN GERMANY BEFORE THE WAR. An interesting page of Iccal and internit'OD* 1 b ato y g diec’os?d [To Tig Editob or ths Spectator.”] Sir, —We koow that in dealing with Germany b-!cre the wir the united wisdom of tbe Brittfh Cabinet was only tqual to going
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  • 266 1250 Kuala Kangsar, Tuesday.—At to-day’s meeting of tbe Federal Council, the Hon. Mr. E O. M. Kindeisley asked i Have the Government considered the possibility of rubber becoming temporarily unsaleible or of the price falling to a figure below the cost of production F And, in view of
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  • 1050 1251 TIN PRICES PAST PRESENT. (Contributed) The present phenomenal price of tin, verging as it is on «£4OO per ton London value mikes a glimpse into the past history of the metal from the point of v.e v of prices and fluctuations of somewhat peculiar interest to-day. The future is a
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  • 574 1251 According to the report on the working of the Labour Department fo* 1917 the total number of immiwraots tb*t arrived at Penang from Southern India was 90,077 «gainst 95,566 in 1916 or a decre<s« of 5,489, but this falling > fl wav entirely in ordinary passengers,
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  • 110 1251 At. muting of th. W.rowter Couoc l tbe ob»irm»n (Mr. W Vinoent Wheeler, on Officer of Empue, Mid tb. Wr tbe Army. K*» Agricultnr.l B«cuti«. w.rd. There were one. J nd ba.towed on tbe cbMnWi < n w d were »n in.’ l o
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  • 1241 1252 Ay o fthemoit remarkable points about omeol rubber situation is that the airket. locally at least, cannot on the be said to display any degree of grr tiwii as to the outcome. Prices art Teoirw fflsch lower than lho y were this c®e
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  • 284 1252 —8 T. Messrs. Etn=rsoo, Kitserow and Semple have returned from Australia M M. Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Goodwin returned tu Penang yesterday from a holiday in Indis. Mr, H. Welham is due back in Penang this morning after his health trip to Australia. Mr. Kloss has
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  • 297 1252 AMERICAN TYRE MANUFACTURE RKdTRICTED. Says the Strait» Tim»» t A leading American House in Singapore has received the following sable:— Import restrictions Auguit-September to continue at the same rate. Account shorter haul Government indvts upon requirements be filled largest possible extent trona Central America South America. This is
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  • 749 1253 The PertonaljTouch. The»e are the littiw touches which mike the successful journalist. A writer in the Timet of Malaya referring to the Federal Council at Kuaia Kangsar eay s The Hon. Mr. Oliver Marks, acting Resident of Perak deferred his departure till after breakfast this morning when he
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  • 488 1253 BUTCHERS’ WAR OPENED IN IPOH. Usual Plba Advanced. A silent battle appears to bo raging, says the Times of Malaya, between the market still-holders and the Kinta Sanitary Board as the outcome of the fixing of prices for meat and other foodstuffs. The small concession made to the
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  • 2130 1253 [Reuter's Telegrams.] VILL4O f' IN EiE bc »4 1000 foni tl|l Lt Pait Jowmal't British f(ont ChJ.i F us Th» newipipn, poiot oinuu??' priwoet. and lix h« n dred, J? in the last Haig iV j’** l »»ptyr M of th g «1! fa hntbouuod pr1.0..
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  • 937 1255 [Riotss's Tbligmimb.] GERMANY FEARS FRESH WAR* Bolihdiiks Collapsing* London, August 13, 10.45 p.m. The Preu Bureau announces that the Government has made a declaration that Britain regard! the Caeohe-Slovaks as an Allied nation and recognises the unity of the three Csecbo-Slovak armies as an Allied belligerent army
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  • 55 1255 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. A, A. Anthony and Company’s share list t Yesterday. To-day. ĕ g E s Mining. -a 0 'S 0 c» a «j Bangnon Valley 2/3 1/6 2/- 1/3 Taiping 1.55 1.62| 1-55 1.60 Tin Bentong 27/9 28/6 27/6 28/3
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  • 56 1255 Latent Quotation». Tin (un-rrfiaed) is quoted here to day at >172.50, business done and in Singapore at 3173.10 business done, sold 250 tons. Robert Lamb, 82, was buried at Chatham Cemetery with honours, accorded by tbe Roy*! Marines, He had fought in several notable engagements during the Indian Mutiny
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  • 486 1255 The Old BlighteTwuT.i •peeeh it i pitriotic i„2“ i &t fceu,u I'icb the sun nerer Mti-p.L.pl l Peope,. with on.tZ, »11». in tb.eaui.of d.» Xn and honour— tber.hnnia owi, f> hw.;i body e 1,.. Th.™ b?” k »l during hi. ope.i.g hughed by and by, md be ,lo
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  • 3821 1256 OCV33ED BY FEDERAL COUNCIL, Hjsl Commi3>‘O s 8 1 ,u bh?rtv of using the fall Ue b3 o IM i CoKßcairriOK Bill. •uLssal Adviser said» Ths Bills which Li l bu been considering up to this ftwilve BUI- had been passed) have ‘Lf makers of minor importance—- ®’exception
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  • 483 1258 fljr fIFTH ANNUAL REPORT, ]2| p* b C,IIT Lividbnd, -n-rt cf the director? ci th? Malayan ,1a year ended J ana 30, 1918, DWtort h‘« pls*!»'? >» submitting »»••> "P» rt Dd ““oTlfl.S the ended Jane JO, 1918. £Zto!»r •P» l ,i<l r,’“* de ot <> f ttber
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  • 17 1258 1 A 1 '^^laadi 8i p re p r e I^^— UngUt 15,732 lb,
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  • 316 1258 POLICY OF THE F M 8. government. Questions in Fbdbeal Council, At the meeting of the Federal Council Cked C H D M R 0 M Kiodersley (a) In view of the policy of the Gov» to increase the production of tin m the F.M.S. what action,
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  • 276 1258 The bearing of the libel action was con* tinuei on July 26, before his Honour Bir Charles Darling, in which Mr, Godfrey Isaacs, brother of L?rd Reading, is claiming dama/os from Sir Chaiies Hobbouse, formerly Pjstm!»*»ter-Gsneral, for statements arising out of ihi Mire ini and Telefunken wireless
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  • 488 1258 L OW D,! report to the .b.rebJd.r, to t, p rt Dlf(J t b Tb*. ko A.g.U 24. P,„s, P rC for ,be Je,r “>o*o by th' »34 379*9« Accc ot ‘mounted to »34 379 98 ng.io.t »84 628 4, in tbn precedißu ,e,r To tbia munt
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  • 41 1258 (/rom Our Ou.7i Singapore, August 15, At the auctions th? tone was wesk. 1105 t,ns wire citalogo-J. Fine pale crepa beat price 42. E bbed amoked abe«t S9J. Taera war. no ..lea of plain am.k.d or ■oamoktd sheet.
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  • 669 1259 romance of dredging. Australia is interested ia tbe exploitation of the Malaya and 8»m tin fields. Within recent years companies have been formed having authorised capila’s totalling £1,190 000, of which, only £978,000 has been called up. English concerns, working in the same districts; have nominal
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  • 186 1259 Chauffeur Narrowly Escapes Diath. A motor car accident which might have been attended with serious consequences occurred near Biub last week. A Malay driver bad takon a car into town and was on his way back to the house negotiating a very steep hill when he met
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  • 79 1259 The affairs of Goole have been run entirely by women. The Town Clerk being indisposed, bis duties were discharged by a woman, M as Aaron, who was complimented by the Councillors on her capability, The whole of the male members of the clerk’s department having been
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  • Correspondence.
    • 209 1259 [To Thu Editor of tub Strait» Echo.} Sir, —Taere has b>n much talk lately of the coming yof Prai distributing cantre. But if the present slowness, that is overshadowing the work of this department, is not removed, one needs not should the expected change for the better
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  • 475 1259 •mm™ c w 1B Before Mr. W r.. l B»rop e n)> Wt N P Vig| t Mataram, ver. cbarg. d 1 u, of 521 t,bil, ofcb.od, The first .coed r ded UlB did not know tt b whilst the second accused wk b m 7 “V* 11
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  • 25 1260 n A««t 11 *1 Sydney, the Pml^ 3 Tro ak Estate, dfirf Mr rf|P o Kinta Tin Mines, Gopeng, to Mr. and Mie. Hedley
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  • 546 1260 txjh people who imagine that the for-J-if wirare not running in our favour Sm there is daily tale of prisoners and mi si! b*’ 6 bfltl r4ther dlB& PP ointed cirif its put day or two by the apparent ieeifbicb has been put upon our moveanlittbe B)mme area
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  • 597 1260 Possibly it is a little early to look for results from tbe new Straits Settlements War Loan issue, but inasmuch as a month has parsed since it was opened and there seems to be an impression abroad that tbe loan is not going too well we think
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  • 554 1260 Police Inspectors Hobbs of Mating and Mayo of Kampir have exchanged duties. Mr C. A. Brockbank, of Inchoog Eitate, B«g*n Sarai, Perak, left to-day for India to join up. Mrs, A B. Milne and Mrs 8. Wong are leaving Ipoh for Singapore on their way to Auitralia.
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  • 852 1261 A Parrot Story. Ine following story has caused so much merriment at the Front that it ia worth w.dar circulation at the back, A practice pigeon message was received from a somewnat ‘‘fed up” Australian battalion rather weary of aending practice pigeon messages daring many weeks. The latest
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  • 369 1261 Reutib’u Tulhgbjlmb I London, August 14, Italian official:—Under effective concentrations of artillery fire on the Tonale region we carried out thrusts and occupied Mount Montello Punta diSan Matteo and the spur south-east of Gimazigolon taking prisoner over one hundred. Our batteries set on fire supply depots on
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  • 973 1261 tßnm*. TttM I CHPBOaEE3Bos P.pm I Th. French and ’BnUh' M 5 >* beg»o o. the Bth between tuX'2* ATre 2’ COLtlD, ation and Mini?*** th. offensive of tbe 18th J", 2 ▲tine end the Mina. iu •nlti being; limilar; Oh.te.«Thi. rtJ .K'Utfte L Ep T Dd
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  • 261 1262 [RlUtll'g TILMUMI.] Paris, August 15, 1 pm. Under constant pressure of Humbert’s troops between the Matz and the Oise the Germans hate been forced to relinquish their hold on Ribecourt and are falling back along the Oise river. They had made desperate efforts to cling to the town
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  • 255 1262 London, August 14. A Paris cable states that the Messageries liner DysmnaA with military passengers in an escorted convoy was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean on the night of the 14th July last. Four hundred and fortytwo are missing. The Menageries liner Australien was torpedoed, set on
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  • 668 1262 CMwa Our Own Qrrr&pondatQ Taipmg, August 14. The following cases were brought before Mr. Forrer to-day by Inspector Lamerton, For having allowed his three bulla to stray and graze, two at 12 noon and one at 1 80 p m. on the public road at Taiping, Rengan was
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  • 1105 1263 CHINESE WILL CASE. In the appeal of the defendr-nts Li tn Gaik Kee Neoh, Cheong Lye Hock and Ohooog Lye Hin against the decision of Mr. Julies L. M. Woodward who found in favour of the plaintiff Lim Gaik Teen Noh that the will of the
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  • 737 1263 SINGAPORE AUTHORITIES EFFECT ARRESTS, Rowlatt Committee’s Report, More sensational diedosurta tnaa have hitbeito appeared are cuntai.iud in the recently-published Rowiatt Committee’s report on sedition in India, and one of the most remitkable chapters io it is that dealing with German machinations in that Empire. Bamhardi in
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  • 429 1264 TuJ 4Co'» w £LI E,po, 1, L pening, August 16. h i lg received here indicate toit her de.ire to ut.hxe every A f .hippioff hr tiansportpur‘™*oi<t rtlixiag the import u*iD«t plantation rubber and wh oh had been expected from UnlleC B “VJ’ 3®**' 18 nr. the
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  • 39 1264 *”1 Ow o un C'um’porvfent.) fctu....- ln B»pore, A.guat 10. rB o£f d d 1 tollowiag picas, ,P«r pound CIS. cts. 35 391 3 »4 Uia —37 „42 u Phl? <2B i .S', L 81 2ia
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  • 1062 1264 To the true-behever ths Koran is the moit sacred book. His religion lies io it and all h>s law either sec al or domestic ia derived from it* Heaps of commentaries have been and are baiog written on it and every one of them
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  • 323 1264 It is understood that tbe Rubber Growers* Association in London, in view of the failure of tbe proposed restriction of Rubber output by arragement, has put before the Home Government proposals for compulsory restriction through Government agency. The Home Government, it Is understood, has forwarded these (proposals
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  • 803 1265  -  (Bt Tom W bight,) The notion tbit love interest is necessary in a good novel ie one that ought to die a nitnral death. It is as false as a Hnn. and almost as big a menace. 1 have long held, apart altogether from a pntely literary judgment,
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  • 535 1265 In their Singapore share circular, dated August 4, Messrs. Fraser and Co. state:— Mining shares were a little disturbed locally as for a few days there was no market for tin owing to lack of permits but when the home government’s new system of giving one firm
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  • 363 1265 CHINES WILL cm The bearing wa9 the appeal of the difeod.ct,, LuX'. Neob Chooog Lye H.a m the decision of Mr L. M. Woodward who found th. pl. tnt ,B Lim Gaik Teen will of the late Choong Cheng K Mb 7 191€ b& r6nked 0B
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  • 177 1265 B»iapore, Ir financed bj the n U band that the American Ge«« restrict the products o I »J baeed on h.t J«'• th. market «bowed f rtb B«jiH auction held o e .nd e.ly w„ on a wer, '““‘JT cit ‘S eaf beet of the lot. on
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  • 1215 1266 .-f.rflitin? ssmmary of mirceavre ‘‘l* b General Humbert to Allied rtpreientatirei, give» ua a greater &S «>• W r ,oh o£ k tEal T C .mod uTtbita elee we have read of It io quite certain that the Alliance reached a stage when it is no longer
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  • 1329 1266 Mijir Atkin-Beny has been awarded the D 8. O. Mr. M 8. Ariffia leaves for the Federal Capital to-day to attend the raoo meeting there. Inspector H. Benge, of the Marine Police Station, leaves to-day for the F.M 8 on a short holiday. Mr. H F. Moraes,
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  • 446 1267 [RiUTIB's TILIGRXMB.] Dramatic British MarohLondon, August 16 Important developments which obviously cannot be discussed are occurring in Persia and the Caspian Bea. It is permissible to say that Britub troops from Bagdad have advanced to the southern shore of the Caspian meeting no opposition except certain tribesmen.
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  • 1013 1267 [Sam. Tumum] K L r Do.ghi Bai, rtpo t. fikhtiß, on the night ot th. 1,.|, -dnnt.HeMt.tßriMoo.rt. rLl* -dv-noed .lightly in thia ne.gobo.“**! British patrol ml ed a put torth ot Between Albert .nd the Aytt e o JT, were active .11 night and nrarriainrit! tench with
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  • 537 1268 [EiuT«i‘a Tbligbamb] GERMAN AIRMEN DISAPPEAR, Offenburg AttackedLondon, August 15. Aviation Enemy activity has decreased, We dropped 22 tons of bombs on Peronne, Oisel, Engeldump and Bruges decks and destroyed 22 aeroplanes and drove down six out of control. Fifteen British machines are missing. Our nightfiiers dropped 30
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  • 558 1268 [Ruotub’s TunOBAMS.] GERMANS’ DESPEEAU EFFORTS. Position in the NorthLmdou, August 15. Regarding 'the position Russia there are increasing indications of an impending German attack en tbe Murman railway. A Bolshevik forue is reported to be advancing 2000 strong from Lake Onega, while the Germane are preparing an
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  • 1481 1269 ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. The adjourned eighth ordinary general meeting of the Kedah Rubber Company, Ltd was held in the Penang Chamber of Commerce, to-day. Colond Adams presided, and the others present were Messrs. H. Waugh, W. Duncan, W. 8, Goldie, G. 8 tot hard, W. Tough,
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  • Correspondence.
    • 160 1269 [Tc Tun Editoi or th fitraite Jsh] Sir, It is with feelings of extreme plesnn I have to ptruse in your columns of the 14d instant an article by my learned friend Mr E. A. Meriotn, Hon, Secretary, Millie Mabajana Sabha, anent the appointment d a Kathi
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  • 77 1269 received a candidate V*. gating that 'he oil H i the recent Matricui tbe Umwiity rf Ho p „2 free Sei* 151 Ng Ah hee» F I! 153 Ong Hack-lin 155 Oon Kbye-hoog 157 Toh Cbin-eng 159 Y?oh Cbe* l jo, toa do. f 161 Y«oh Tei\*
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  • 1383 1270 i3 e GOVIBNOB' 3 attitude. Sis«wob» Cbxticum, ‘V' the S< L «cbedil» ot .dow.aoe. provided Kiik»«B f’ r ,be d! P eDdent9 of meß j hr »oti« ,er lM I( 19 8' Ber 0” ’7b4M‘«" bi “<> re Beneroß98 ener0B9 b .nrr»»t«d bj th» condition» of life We
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  • 726 1270 T.OM. Ligaxisid Bt Emdmbal Council,. Attb» meetiog of th» Feder.l Ooo.oil in D£ r C w dße d ‘y .ft.rnoon t u R b e m,B r B"l* P»..fd wt. on» leg.ll.ing lottorie. held for wtr onroo,», entitled the W.r F.nd. Bill. p,,r P 0,t9 oT b e
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  • 610 1271 (From Our Own Corresponderd.') Oo the 81st July Inspector Lamerton charged two Chinaman, Hoh Mung and Hoh Pong, the former a cycle repairer and father of the Ind accused, who belonged to a sundry shop, with having dishonestly retained, about the 28th idem, at Gunang Semonggol, in their
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  • 335 1271 St. XAVIER’S BEAT PC.C. A very interesting match was wit* nessed on the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon when the St. Xavier’s Recreation Club defeated the P C.C. by 57 runs. The P.C.C, batting first, could only compile a total of 72 which was due to the good fielding
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  • 214 1271 As in England, no further n tincations will be made in the Straits Postal Ex presses of the closing of mails for Africa, Egypt and Mediterranean ports. Mails for these places will continue to be despatched as opportunity offers but there will be no notification Presumably also
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  • 224 1271 U E u.».. from London rsceivej k him r» nth d h 7;, 0 Hu Auction, 14th i IJrs i. more we regret b.m, u deplorable Burket der. the nIM W ere ere only, Cornet X for Sheet and Crepe. Th. l 0.„ P* < commodity moet care.
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  • 168 1271 An amending Copyright Billl ispoblui* in the Govsrnwwnt of objects and reasons are given ’jT This Bill is in the form of a Model M forwarded by the Secretory of**** Colonies with such venations only u necessitated by local conditio... provides for the application in of tbe perial
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  • 1694 1272 jySCAL BENEBAL MEETING; ..JIBMT eener.i meetine of tke I* Wolfram be 7«iud ibel<i ,be offiooß ot n»«, L g itl9ll India House, at noon He Cfl®p‘ D J' qj, H- Thorne presided jjSihrd»!- iDC i a ded MasFra. F a 8 P Antaony, E. E. Chambers, C A
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  • 314 1272 F.M.S. Bill Witudbawm. Among tbe Bills introduced into the Federal Council last week was an enactment entitled tbe Output of Tin Ore Bill, which after much discussion was withdrawn. Tbe Legal Adviser, in introducing the Bill, said that it was a war measure to secure an
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  • 1164 1273 CHINESE WILL CASE. The hearing was continued this morning of the appeal of the defendants Lim Gaik Nee Neob, Choong Lye Hock and 0 boo ng Lye Hin against the decision of Mr. Justice L. M. Woodward, who found in favour of the plaintiff, Lim Gaik Teen
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  • 188 1273 A gang robbery occurred at Bukit Batu Lanchang at about ha f past three on Sunday morning when six men dressed in black with their faces masked broke into a house occupied by a Chinaman, his wife and three children They battered down the front
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  • 68 1273 Tbe following ue > >" Meesre. a. ,e n h ‘*t* •bare lilt i— “d <£££ Bobber. B 3 I I Jsram Kuan tai Mi iqa Hi Perak River Valley 1.80 201 i-J J &n P fa£ Di 110 S g Aaam KumUng 30/. 31 Deebook 25/6
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  • 332 1273 W® reproduce—and endorse—tbefourvj. from the Singapore Fret Prut Wihn been asked to pnbliih psrticnlsn of th F.MS. Million Dollar Lottery, whin giving 38 per cent to the Red Cron Until we have sone official unnia d immunity from liability under tbs Ginjj House Ordinance, we do rot
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  • 1272 1274 fJTthe necessity almost of returning soon to the rabber situation were it not >ti.»ow stated that the hai agreed to the appointment coß ido i ‘.‘L’ e 7“ <‘h| t h, ieoestfj end the feotor. jt. Tbet being so, it is quite plain W it communication of
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  • 533 1274 i® appointed a member qI ciie Hospitals Board, Singapore. _Tfi' Jf.df, says that Messrs. Emerson and Kitserow have returned from Australia. Mr, B, D. Davies left Penang for Seremban and Singapore yesterday. Mr. Eric Byron Moore, of Ronpibon Mine, has returned from leave in Australia. Dr. C.
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  • 1080 1275 Magnalla Questions. Little lessens in natural history—What ii the female of Wolf Cab Nearer Home* Words I Words Words I How he talks 1 Will nobody knit him a muflhr Th n we can get on with the war. Legalised Lotteries. Now that the Federal Council has done
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  • 139 1275 [RtUTRB’B TILKGBAM3,] London, August 15. Silver is quiet. London, August 16. Meis"*, Montague in their report say that a change in the price of silver is not 1 kaly to occur unless the cost of transit fiom America alters. The Shanghai exchange is remarkably fi'tn and business is
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  • 2134 1275 Ih Morlanconrt and «mi.?!,< Pont m thin vicinity Uocal fighting between U B»..ie Oanal .nd y~Z** q- n 0 01 1?, 12-U Sir DongU. Hug report. —w. rJ ed north of the Aucrr, end al,o bournood o View Be q.in. pntrol fighting a tew pri,o M t,
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  • 557 1277 [Rbutub's Tiligbams,] London, August 17, 12*15 a.m. Sir Douglas Haig in bis aviation report states: Wa destroyed four aeroplanes and drove down live out of control. One B itish machine is missing. We dropped 22| tons of bomba and heavily attacked two aerodromes, several dumps and
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  • 573 1277 [Eiutur’s Tulugrjlmb,] LORD NORTHCLIFFE’S LUNCHEON. London, August 16. Lord Northcliffe entertained Canadian, Australian and American pressman at a luncheon in the historical courtyard of the Times office in Printing House Square which had been roofed with a spacious tent for the occasion, Besides the visiting Canadian,
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  • 338 1277 [Reuter's Telegrams.] the Bu.sien GoHramtuT, >* Grwt Britain .ad Fr.tc.thu *n Rumi. be f ree to t". ba ginn Lit,feoff L offloi.li in Britain and E°L «m Berlin says that T M h round wd w ber ot Eogli.h «d Pr««*t A »rre.ted. Sonet troop, 1,000
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  • 630 1278 -tom. r Arffber introduced into the 1* a th? aeiiion in Kuala C;,J C »n "Ea»cta:ent for **£lX B “WS* r*t ,be g e eaid that it wae a. war ’’Ci it. ojw.tlon woa ld be I ml(ed Of toe war and for twelve f ft*
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  • 1473 1278 foe more one considers the position of rubber to diy the less is ooe icciined to beheva tbit it is posjßn that s rcevttaoie oWiDg r .uk of th pp ng -nd exces«:vaoverprooucticnor tbatma devoid of solution. It seem» to us (Ma r flyj Trxbunt) that there
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  • 1654 1279 ANNUAL effort. We have received a copy of the report and balanca sneet for presents on to the shareholders at tbe sixta ordinary general meeting of thia Company to ba neld at 1 F, Penang Street, at 10 30 a.m. on Monday next,
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  • 43 1279 For th22nd August. 19' oo on cultivated ru duty ie itb in *«or<lanee «>tb published "> th ‘/.f the f G„.rnmen‘ Duties 1918 under Cueto will be «se»=od o“ Ppr po“’J equirslent to£ <» dstj 1 Street FobOJ p ß ke Street.
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  • 1155 1280 th. loti-cti that have engaged lia ofthe ImperUl Con erecce m *Sr«Mt«allj the perennial quest on between the mother country Httburto this ha. been m»ttar of academic discussion; *521 bt eipreae their individual Ue conference paes pious resolnknowledge that no one wo. oonnitted to anything thereby. SEiHtai the
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  • 612 1280 Mrs. L. P. Ebden, who arrived here from Singapore yesterday, baa gone up Penang Mrs, Michell will bi at home to the ladies who are assisting at the L ngurie Sale m aid of Bt. Dunstan s on Monday, 26th August, at 11.30 a.m. to decide on
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  • 986 1281 Duelling. It is just about eeventy years since duelling ceased to be regarded as conduct befitting British officers and gentlemen. Tne Dake of Wellington had countenanced it, but the social influence of Prince Albert was actively against it and it finally succumbed to the weight of public opinion.
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  • 265 1281 The annual report for the year ended 30th June, 1918, to be presented at the annual meeting on the 26th instant is as follows: The Committee has pleasure in submitting their Report and Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 3Jth June, 1918. Membership.—During the
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  • 334 1281 [Reuter's Telegrams.] ALLIES 4T ‘XTp quarters on the iR,h Hat, Rghting between Cbauhw‘JTw* 1 occurred in the getting th, witbdriwin, J battttion.' oUhe a oot oJfX steadily advancing in ths region browk. The enemy is very considerable artillery activAy. AtXJ it is uncertain if this is merely
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  • 484 1282 rjwm’s Titian ULTIMATL’M ISSUED. London, August 18« WJrid mesi&ge 8( U 8 thlt as regard s the A*T.u to Germany mentioned on i« stated that the Note w ilt«»t»m- The situation is JjJJ, ü be more F 1 0 khin ever before A Repudiation London, August 19.
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  • 240 1282 [RIOTBX’e TILKGBAMd.] impending changes. London, August 18, The Press Bureau announces that for the P‘ Bt tQ d h»lf months the Imperial War Cabinet has been in continuous session. Every aspect of policy affecting the conduct of the war and the question of peace was examined by
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  • 335 1282 An interesting and fashionable Chinese marriage, conducted in the reform style, took place yesterday (says the Ma/ay a Tribung of Friday) at the residence of Towkay Wong Ah Fock at Kim Yam Road, the ci ntracting parties being Miss Y npao, only daughter of Mr. Hoo Wei
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  • 621 1282 A SMART CAPTURE. Motob Raid i> Commo Atibtid. During the put two month, or o rob±r,i„7h ro f d Bnd d in o« ontlying home, from Gonen. to and even „Ur M T.pJ?, &X says the Ipoh paper. The police stiff U l T e c‘o
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  • 771 1283 CHINESE WILL CASE Judgment Kes«bved. The hiring wm continued this morning of the appeal of the defendants Lina Gaik Kee Neob, Choeng Lye Hook and Cboong Lye Hin against the decision of Mr. Justice L. M. Woodward, who found in favour of the plaintiff, Um Gaik Teen
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  • 595 1283 The next case heard was that of L?e Sood Poe who appealed against the decision of Mr. Justice L. M. Woodward in the suit C. Nelligan vs Lie Soon Poe in which the plaintiff claimed the sum of $lO,OOO being commission for the sale of defendant's rubber
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  • 314 1283 COMM ITrEE^ a The Robber Crhi, Mmin. Brown, PhiUi M •end u th, followiag Minutes of a Sds-ial rpt H mere, held in the cX»L 01 l»18 I.t 1 .t2 3 |?X h^ rO Vw Peter Ct ig W 81 Q °kiMnd\? Abeent Messrs, Q. M
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  • 118 1283 Repatriated through the gooj the British Government fO consisting of 591 men 19 {roo Tib* children were to on their way acro B, t^ e b^forc e of Chin* The men belonged to the t troops that was sent when they declare bat th* rose in rebellion agamst
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