The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 5 March 1919

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    21 275 The Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION. IIS PER ANNUM* Single Copy 40 cts. Vol. 17. Penang, March, Wednesday 5, 1919. No, 10.
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      360 275 yry" -4. -Jim J —rororo— i hi n 'T CONTENTS. W. i Luadueb MiscBLLAjriori (Continued) > The Passage Problem 234 Ths Rios Crisis Crime in P<?r*k i.. 285 Save Life «M.» A Clerical Union 287 Burma Rioe Trade 291 Traffic io Narcotics 288 Public Health .> m Flu io Japan
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      188 276 h V <nZ& u*vq 1 UV4 d VvytTW'G V'H <rvr v> 1 £v <7? 1 THE “STRAITS ECHO” MAIL EDITION. 1 I >.•••. v <\L W■<•'■? <SEW H^t9^60Hrt* 11 -...g- >’ CjK Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, vs and contains the latest local
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    THE RICE CRISIS.
    1607 277 That the seriousness of the crisis caused by ths shortige of supplies of rice from the countries whence for many decades we h*va been aoouitomed to obtain all the foodstuff* required in Malaya, is fully realised by the Government is quite evident from the action taken by
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    There passed away
    127 277 at her residenee al 8«poy Lines on Saturday night, Mrs H. J, Gibbs, the wife of Dr. Gibbs, Medical Superintendent of the Lunatic Asylnm, Mrs, Gibbs lived a very retired life having been in ind ffcrent health for come years* For the past two years she had
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      101 277 cue straits echo. a a M WnjMjjr PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sunday» and public boll days) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 99, Beach Street, Penang. Price: Dally Local >80 Per annum» Outstation Postage Extra. Hall Edition (Post Free) 918 per annum. Cable Address i ECHO PENANG.” Telephone Noe. (Eoho) 588. Printing
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    M. A. P.
    545 278 Swosa.Ltai». B.tober, B- E, ia expected tore.urnto 8iag*por» shortly, Mr. Robard Niland, late ca*n*?« «t tfce Bon*te*d Institute, has died on the voyage to Australia. Mr. Edward Koek, ion of Mr. E. B. Koek waa admitted on Saturday at the Bspreme Coart to practice at the Bar,
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    THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
    974 278 rEiVTIB’e TiLIGBkMs] Fracdoa for Woikirii Parie, February 24. A ***** has o:cu red in the Labour L’gialation C-.mmiaaion The Bnt ah draft of the Labour charter dv00fct fr e dom for worker» to go from country to country »a they please. The Americana atrongy oppose thia, being
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    SITUATION IN GERMANY.
    483 279 [Biutsb’s disorders and strikes. g;gp«;rtl Activity- Copenhagen, February 25. a talesratn from Berlin saye that owing A „i-.rr disturbmoes, G >vernment I t0 Hg Awni/d H*nan in Hesse »»d dimmed .nd arrested members of the R-d Soldiers’ L i»K a0 < The Ruhr Basin- J The lituation
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    THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
    556 279 A V4e ot Corfiience. The W iimr Ndioaal Assembly has voted confidence in the Government and pissed resolutions demanding a just peace and union with German. Austria. i Ths Ravlsed Constitution* Copenhagen, February 23, A telegram from Berlin says that the revised draft of constitution of the
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    THE RICE PROBLEM.
    1210 279 FOOD CONTROLLER INTERVIEWED. Chinisb Murchajctb’ Requests CONGKDBD, By his own desire this morning the Hon. Mr. F. Seaton James, Food Coo* troller, received a deputation from the Chin* ese Onamber of Commerce comprise ing Messrs, Lim Eu Toll (President) Ches Wor Lock (Vine-President), Oheah Kee Ee, L
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    An attempted robbery
    79 280 A n attempted robbery W A rokb yind urdM took P)** B t«*t 930 on Sitardiy night at a J?SL ,h 81 B> R d ,’L 1 ®«*b «‘«red th. .bop ,'"1“ *»d d,minded mosey th< ki'.i ’> Uk lop or tb, dt v h lbo‘i°».!h h ,b T M
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    THE P.A.M. CONTRETEMPS.
    804 280 writ f,0 8irea,b to the Time. ef ifahyi folio»® I— Xh.raowa anfortaa.te incident. cl d w, b .boeabdy, wbiob, >nt.c»,i> one ef the moat important bcd:e. in thu country. Iam not competent to p«bs any remark on the diverse and corflioting opinions excrt’S'd by different individuals in
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    Discharged Officers & Men.
    318 280 Discharged Officers Men. HOW EMPLOYERS OAN ENGkGE THEM. The Biitieh Ministry of Labour annouccee that an Appointments Department has been formed for the purpose of placing prospective employers in touch with demobilised British officers and men of similar educational qualifications, A very large number of applications for posts overseas has
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    Parish Hall.
    75 280 Billubd Toubitamwi. The following are the results of the ties that have barn played eff: Chamdorship,— B fl Tepjsu beat BO Diral by 800—144; J C Phipps best 0 0 8C0-263;F A Beutans beat J J Tbesdra by 300—190 ;T J William! be»t R fl Tpgjpgby 800-206. F
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    PENANG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    5054 281 future outlook of trade. THE “NORE" AND’NOVARA." AUTHORITIES’ INCONSIDERATE ACTION. The thirty-third annul general meetii g .f the members of the P.xnng Chamber of Oomaaroe was hMd at the Chamber yes o afternoon. There were present Mr. H. t ALow (Adamson, G.lfilhn O> Ld i Chairman,
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    AGHEULTUSE IN F.M.S.
    1061 283 HOW TO INCREASE OUR PRODUCTS AND THE WEALTH OF THE PEOPLE. (Continued from 25 h [For the following interes'ing notes on Agricultural Bmks and Co-operative Societies, which have proved so be eficial to the people of India, Egypt, Burma and Siam, we are indebted to tne Feterated
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    The Passage Problem.
    81 284 Gbbman Ships vjb Gebmanb. At tho annual general melting of the members of the Penang Chamber of Commeroo which was held yesterday Mr. Law, tho Chairman, ask'd how it was that do steps wars apparently being tsk-n in the direction of commandeering German mail Hoamere like the
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    Some Tamil fishermen
    34 284 T«ll fi.h.r.o. d f(w Ch iorfa morning f rcm -J »U c.m, to W u b. «nt u IhXp J.?" UM innlndM b ro k M Of UU w <#f we
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    F.M.S. COMMERCE.
    1222 284 SELlNGOdi BRANCH CHAMBER, THE ANNUAL WESTING. In the Mercantile Bank Bui’dinzs, Kuala Lumpur, at 11.30 on Saturday morning, the annual gener 1 meeting ot the Selangor Branch of the F M 8. Chamber of Commerce was held, there being present Mr H P. Clodd (Chairman), the Hon. Mr.
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    THE NEW GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG.
    906 285 Mmtrkable ooinoidean is observable with Bird Milner choice >• M°r° B E- Stnbbs, Colonial 8 ore•'of Ceylon, to fill the vao.tt ot Hongkong, for Sir Henry Sw whom Mr. Sinbho is suocreiirg. was ??mJ.lt appointed in 1907 to the position Mr. fltibbs is now wonting.
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    PENANG’S PROSPECTS.
    707 285 S veral mutteis iuuC-». d upon by the PtesidtUu of tbe PoaaDg Chamber of Com« uaeiCe at the recent annual gere al m-ttlug of members of that body were ot exc< p ional interest, It must have been gratnyiDg to ti e a-s mbly to learn from Mr.
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    LAME EXCUSES.
    357 285 On re i ding Beuter’e latest messages relating to the Admiralty’s action in requisitioning the P. A 0. liners Noro and Nowra for the exportation of cargoes of Huns from China to their own ill-governed Fatherland, wa were forcibly reminded—as our readers no doubt will be—of the time-worn
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    It is expected that the Biahop
    43 285 will be ba ci u Singapore for Holy Week and E ster (April 2lth). Mrs, Ferguson* Davie a plana are not certain. She is still it Hebbal qamp, near Bangalore, wh»* u a "5® “’•«to» lb?’!» Outii>W*I
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    M. A. P.
    1066 286 Mr. E W.F. Glim*. who wont •Indi* 0B du’y returned to*d*y by the Mr*nd*Mr* ME Whitbok .nd M.nt rrtnnNd from Hom. to d.y by th. P liner e Mn EL Talma arrived here to day from Hom. by th. Ndlor. Mr T.lm.• bare laet week from Singapore
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    THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
    507 286 [RirriB’s TiiiUgxams military conditions. Marihal Yoch’i Bgpert. London, March 1. Thu Press Bureau states that n oom from Pnri> «aye that at a meeting of the representatives of the Great Powera, Marshal Foch submitted the report of the military representa-ives on the Supreme War Council regarding the
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    THE MUNICH SHOOTINGS.
    1538 287 [BiVtuu’u Tiligbams] Berlin, February 25. •u Bavarian Minister», Tinim »nd /«U wkTwerewo-aed in th. recent rtoX »ff«y i« “>• Dlt from Munich and are now in concealment. MaftiiJ law continues, but the town 11 qmet aud werk has been resumed, A Sorto Hivub'iO' Copenhagen, February 26. A
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    LOCAL PASSAGE PROTEST.
    532 288 L OCAL PASSAGE PROTEST. [Bivtsb’s THE OTHER BIDS. Politic md Preitfg* London. February 24 IffiaiatrT et Shipping has 0Bnd Wt “fiiltr in .11»«”« •■»!>• r h, 7’ rp h e and bai finely itiliwd ships already in the Far list It to recogaiied that tbe sche my be etrbngly by
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    THE MINERS’ BILL.
    692 288 [BnuTue's T«l*o>^m 8 J personnel of commission. Passage of MewuM. London, March 1. The Pre.. Bare»» ‘.H«.°8k Indo.tr. of which Justice>81 SX 1. ob.lrm«. twel.e member, including M Balfo.r, tha Heel Smillie, Mr. Sidney Webb. Sir Ob wo Money, Sir Thom». B ijdea .nd Sir A Duckbam
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    Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wickett,
    94 288 have ssoured passages by the Pao.fio Mail steamer Columbia, leaving Aongkong on May 21 for 8*n Francis». They will spend about a month in the United States, and expect to get to Liverpool about the end of July, when they will stay for a time
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    The rate of mortality in the Settlement
    93 288 of Singapore for the week ended February 22 was 80 43 per mille of the population. The t tai numter of deaths was 222, of wUch 157 were mala subjects and 65 female; Ci nvuls one claimed 22, ph hisls 88. malaria fever
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    It is with great thankfulness
    108 288 that wo heard from India that Dr. Els e Warren who left the Malacca Medical Mission be* cause of her state of health has now for some m nths been declared absolutely free from all traces of pethisis. She is doing Mil tary Hospital work,
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    Early on Wednesday morning
    122 288 some cool* T LUV1UIUK BWIMV ww 10S going to work on St. Leonard's Estate, 1 ort Dickson, saw a large tiger near the railway between the 4th and 5th miles. Needless to say they stayed not upon ths order of their going,” but went at once,
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    THE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    475 289 At the annual ge»*r*i meeting of the Coamoer of Commerce LooUtion. Mr. F. H. Duke presided ov r 'large and representative attendance. Mr. fl. Price was in the vlcj-chair. Inc Chairman, in moving the adoption cf the annual report and statement of accounts, iaid> Touching on the
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    Shares.
    65 289 Th. following ,ra ths altfr.tione of Messrs. A. A. Anthony Cu.’s share het to-dayi— Yesterday. To-day. Rubber. S I «2 m la? M y L20 1.30 1.15 125 M&lakaPmda 2.50 2.6) 2.4) «55 Mining. TinR. K mb lnff 3 fi 3J 30'. 81/6 AvJw 206 2l 6 29/- 21/-
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    In the singles handicap
    13 289 Hall Rm. 5m 88 faan(iIo *P of the F-.risb
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    BINTAN ESTATES, LIMITED.
    718 289 THE DIRECTORS’ EEPORT. The Directors have pleasure in submitting their Report and Statement cf Accounts for the (Wdlve months ended 80th September, 1918. The Bintan Plantations, Limited, went into liquidation on 29th Saptemb&r, 1917. Debenture».—527 Debentures of the old Company still remain to be surrendered for fully
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    Flu in Japan.
    261 289 Faisn Outbmaki Huavr Toll. The recrudescence of influenza in Tokio appears to be claiming a heavy toll at present- According to investigations made by the Metropolitan Police for a fortnight from the 11th to the 25th ultmo, over 1*390 citizens succumbed to the epidemic. It is noteworthy
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    JAPAN AND CHINA.
    1284 290 PB0CKEDIN3S IN THE jAPANEdR DIET. Tl« report of prcoetdiBg» 1« t»« J.iowM Dot on 28 h altuno >• “k’“ Iron tba Jooa» CVomel» wbioh l«J. the jXTi» ch.n» nnd oogn.U m»« Cy Mr. MeHidiiki Koi ar o of the Kenseikn **Mr Moehiduuki: In the oourie of hisi
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    In the Ladies Singles
    11 290 M»H«« 6.8 0, i\, awbr M Mr,
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    P. A. M. Controversy.
    398 290 Mr. 0. BArrington.Heoker writes frem Bjremban to the Malay Mail, la view of the action now taken by certain Associatione connected with the P.A.M., I cannot refrain from regi itering my conviction that the P. A. M. as a body should stand or fall by its
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    Planting Action.
    66 290 -”V V V Judgement for Plaint’ ffr Oser Oto» Kuala Lumpur, February 27, In the Supreme Court to*day, Mr. Justice Earnshaw delivered judgement in the civil aotior, Broome Rubber Plantations against Richard Hazleton Whitty. Judgement was givin for plaintiff with costs, granting an injunction restraining defendant from woik*
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    H. Hayani, master of the Japanese motor
    48 290 ■one oner, Koun Marm, was this morning ■an'enoe to a fine of 150 for entering this port at 2,30 on the morning of the 21st instant from an infected port (Rangoon and bo«r° r 08 mOllg th lhippin ia lhe hir
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    For having committed a breach of the Passport Regulations by arriving in Penang
    50 290 VJ MIX VID# ID irom India without a pasupcrt a Kling rained Mohamed’ Aboobaker was set fenced to» fin, Of 120 by Mr. 8. H. Ungiton tbta Ti^il ng 0r defnnlt to one month 'I ugoroui ittpnswtntnf,
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    SAVE LIFE!
    1213 291 lit) to do TOfy mu ch to 8’V 4 I r 1 o.0. Tir«l»»‘ di 8 llke b bUDl0 »nd te3Om0 e F Ue F**. E J.. M d oit>e«. ..theinb.b.Unt. •’’E* who can no.ll the ravage, ot 0 Pahang, "h wjn doabt i es8 id* b 2
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    BURMA RICE TRADE.
    691 291 FACTS ABOUT EXPORTS FROM I ENANG. Wi are inform id by Mr. Clayton. D uty Food Controller, that Penang’s D j ua expert of Burma rice to other p.rts oMv*jb ii a litth 2 OCO big* per (Uy, but for weeks pifct applications to export 2 \0U0
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    On the 15th instant the King of Siam
    82 291 gave a dinner party in honour of bir Herbert Guy Dering on h a approaching leave from the country During dinner His Majesty toasted Ve health of His Majesty King George The British Minister tendered his thanks and proposed tne health of
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    M. A. P.
    507 292 Hr. 1 0. H- W«l». t!n «.J"?all 0.hoW te »w*y b’“ U1 dotlM CWtBg to IlloMB. e Dr. W. B0. Middleton, <• 9 ltd Un. la about agai* lfUr rKwt ,pe f The Advisor at Perlis and ths Che’Arshiid. Collator of Cwtoms havs been appointed l|«Bte ot
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    908 292 Which the epidemic was Mght last summer at Buhleben. Of the 2.300 > men the. hvirg la tho camp, no fewer thin 1,600 attacked but only two oases ended fatally* though temperatures of 107 weie reoor and a good many of the p&tients developed pneumonia In the main
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    Bolshevists on the Baltic.
    168 292 [Rbutib’s Tbligbams Negotiation» at Drlnik. Copenhagen, February 19. Negotiations will be held at Dvinsk by representatives of the German Soldiers' OoudoII of Kgvao and Joffe, regarding tho Bolshevist advance in the Baltic provinces. In the House, Import BeitriotloM. London, February 24. Ia the House of Commons,
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    MINERS’ DEMANDS.
    537 293 MINERS DEMANDS. fESVTW' 8 TlLUOWAllS.J bill fob a commission. ItaiiiT Into Ceal Indt.'jy. LoxdtfOf FebiUirj 24» rt gone ot Common», the Premier, in Jrodeoing B,n “P C onl M,o ....ir/mto toe condition» of the ooel th ho,m ,o pa he ••uure to-day because the matter was -a The Premier emphasised
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    THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
    452 293 [Ruutub’s Tulugbams] A Labour Ccnvsntion. London, February 25. The Press Bureau states that communque from Paris says the 0 emission on International Labour Legislation considered the articles of the British draft concerning economic ppnalties in the event of a Stat» failing to carry out its obligations under
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    SPARTACIST MOVEMENT.
    367 293 [Rbuteb a TlLXGBAMS GERMAN OFFICIAL BEPORT8, Jh«V h8 8plrUo 8fc «cement throughout the Empire are daily inereasing in power. Cat’ll a 10 -i he hlnd Of the ■c.Qallsd Central Ojuncii, composed of the three Socialist parties. ForweeHe and another Socialist paper however, state that the Oom“JI 11 I®**
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    Among other effects ot the termination cf the war will be a revival of the tourist trade in China,
    137 293 wh'oh has been drooping consider* ably these four years. Statistics prepared by Mr* G, E. Eyleo, manager of the V ctoria Hotel, Sbameen, which ie visited by praotioally everyone who tonro
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    THE RICKSHA QUESTION.
    612 294 [To r«i Editob Of TH1 Siraiif It*»-] Tit» to iM wjUing d rog t‘°JJ ‘ih‘7 ot b«m»n being 1» rlc k,b 1 A It.’rick.h. pnller >• d.btod "k-d-b in Batavia why ian 4 bard cart poller M li® ‘Lembi-f And whet ebont P I™/.MM to iny Indian
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    Municipal Commission.
    276 294 Minutes of a meeting of the Municipal Commissioner! held on Tuesday, the lit February, 1919. Prwenf A B VouLua. Esq. Pruidmi, A. M. Goodmaw, Esq. Chub Wob Loh, Esq. Abnnt: Yboh Guan Show, Esq. Quah Bbng Kbb, EsqF Duxbuby Esq. 1. The minutes of the last meeting are
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    There is a strong feeling in favour of technical and industrial education in Pahang
    74 294 where the present system turns out good clerks to swell the ranks of applications for admission to an overcrowded and underpaid clerical service. Parents interested in the sebpot in L pis, Bmtong and Raub are prepared
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    What used to be called,
    120 294 u«ei to be celled, in beckwood, day., the annual Hegira, i. now getting der J a J f ,ln J e,r .carcity of ateamera t lt l>.tand 1 ng Hia Ercellency Major General K.dout ha. obtained hia p.rmi.aion o gr on le ye, bnt ia
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    THE CHILDREN’S PLAY.
    263 294 YESTERDAY’S MATINEE. A Hugh Sucobis, The fate and the fortunes of Dick Whit* tington lost nothing of their fascination by the manner the atory wee presented at the Town H all yesterday afternoon to a house crowded to overflowing with children and grown-ups, by Mr. L. A*
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    The Harbour Affray.
    322 294 Twbnty ohb Cobnvictbd. The Harbour Aff ay case in which twenty* five yeraons were involved was concluded yesterday afternoon before Mr, 8, H. Langston, after the evidence of two more accused persons and thoir witnesses had been taken. Before Counsel addressed the Court four of the Tan
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    Mr. W. H. Morgan,
    45 294 mr. W. II. Morgan, who has been Executive Engineer, Ulu Selangor, for the the past two year», has gone on long leave, and Mr. A. B, Pott» from Port Dickion ba» reported himself at Kuah Kubu to &ot iof aupoj fail
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    PUBLIC HEALTH.
    2225 295 r. i> i fact of ob.err.tion well recognised h nlantera in Mdaj. th.t reduction u> .‘he number of rubber trees on uny g.ve» unnot only produces no diminution of nut but, on the oontmry, mc'euses tbe tends to greeter efficiency of pXotion, end radnot. liability of the L
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    Roil of Honour.
    327 296 With expression» ot profound sympathy and d-*p regret Lince Corporal W.C. Boyle (Nj 199) of Paaang) ot No 2 Co, Ar-glo-Indian Force (infantry) sands us the fo lowing ngsrdng the death of bis comrade Private da Witt of British Malays i— I regret to inform bis relatives
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    Mr. Henry Wickham Steed
    61 296 J enrj L V;ckham Steed who has succeeded to tte Editorsh p o f the limes hat been I-orei A n Editor of th it .i»cU9U B1 tb»t F-adent o the T mt at Vi, Dna Rom e Be bn H e wa| born in 1871
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    Inspector R. W. Msieuth,
    76 296 the C nt iQ ch at inh <■* ntr *l Station i B ]p a a 8 mo th W[ th his cbiHri>D on a wp I respite after nine v irJnt l-dpePtr-d aa«tr.u.»J zX7w,: b du,,p b *PS a shirt stsv in T b| pnr
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    M. A. P.
    565 296 Mr. E. laksoo, Caief Accou.W. M.1.0» Eaboer Ptsofatione, »rd Mr% ak 903 leaving Malacca for England on furlough. Mr. Wee Gb*e Gaw, of Mmre. K H ck Hoe, Ltd., was lucky enough to carry (ft a fifth in the British (Siam) D„y Lottery, value 8.625 teals. Under
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    THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
    485 296 [Riutis’s Til«giiams. j meeting of MINISTERS. Aust rc«Hnn garlan BondsLondon, February 25. The Press Bureau states that comfrom Paris ssys that the Ministers cftbeGrext Powers approved measures to avoid non-payment of Austro-Hungarian coupons due on March 1in the absence of an agreement among the former AustroHungarian States.
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    PRESIDENT AT BOSTON.
    577 297 [Rbutbs’s Telegrams j A GRE1T RECEPTION. Arrest of SuffragistsBoston, February 25, President Wilson landed and was accorded threat reception, A committee of reoaived Mrs. Wilson. Twenty ssffragists, demonstrating outside the House, were arrested and charged with obatinotion, REPLY TO WELCOME, American Motives*! Bostsn, February 25, President Wilaon,
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    MINERS’ COMMISSION BILL.
    1126 297 [Rbvt.b's Tblbgbams] I HE PREMIER’S STATEMENT. Moasura Going Through. London, Febiuary 24. The Premier, in introducing the Miners’ Commission Bill, raid the Government had been informed that if the demands were granted, (he cost of steel would be increased by ten per cent, and the price of
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    PERAK RIVER VALLEY.
    1148 298 AKNUAL GENERAL MEETING. u T ‘C15'“ h rf"» l .’p"£ JL.girt.Nd .flu ot «“wot 8 W.° Dmo« (Otalri»» »t CXr.) "th..h»k,B.P. Gt.i-h, A. T kf > L UoD J a DA M S n.fharv W. H. Thorne end D. A. ax Brow (:.pN«.tH>g 8 ie Brown Phillips
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    FULL COURT OF APPEAL.
    679 298 garnishee 8 partial success, In the Supreme Comt before Mr, J*8(i 3e L. P. Eod n (President), Mr. Justice Sproule and Mr Jwotica Farrer-Manby istting as a Full Comt of Appei), thi ap. paal was concluded yesterday of the suit V M.K M. Bamai Chetty. Judgment
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    CRISIS IN SIAM RICE TRADE.
    734 299 copy ha Bangkok Times V hart to-day wa laarn that new ’•T Ay aeriona oiiaiw ooonrred in the Sjtrad. ot the Siame.a capital ndw, W ereafc anxiety daring the third *“”t last month. Writing on the «J altimo the editor of onr Bangkok MOtomporary mentioned
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    FORGED NOTES.
    902 299 From time to uma uuung the last few weeks the general public have been not a little annoyed and inconvenienced by the receipt of forged five-dollars notes and tencents notes when collecting accounts or when exchanging Straits Government notes in tie course of ordinary business trans* actio is.
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    MEMORIALS GALORE!
    489 299 It ia to ba hoped that out of the multitude of memorials it has lately received the Government will find much wisdom. We have published summaries of several of them, and now, jest when the sittings of the Public Service Commission are drawing to a close, cornea another
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    FRENCH REVIEW.
    509 301 [RuUTEK’s TELEGRAMS.] the council or ten. Position of Dsntx'g. p»ris, February 28. Muihtl Foob, ipoikmi? to the Council of T p °nted out the quwtton of Dnn ■>,. STin ‘*0 railwa ’’"t! 00 "8 n .lib with the interior of Poland. This nut definitely be settled, as it
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    KEDAH NOTES.
    1151 301 [From Oar Own Correspondent») G, E S Union 4 Alor Star, 28th February. The second month’s programme opened with a paper on Free Libraries by Mr. Brijitham on the first Thursday of Jamadilawal, In the absence of the writer of the paper through illcess, it was read by
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    Penang Rubber Auction.
    64 301 Messes. Allen Dennys Co.’s Auction, Penang, February 27, per pound cts, cts. Smoked Diamond Sheet No. 1 67 to 74>l Smoked Diamond Sheet No. 2 61 „66 Unsmoked Sheet No. 1 60 „67 Unsmoked Sheet No. 2 49| 53| Crepe Fine brown 4€| 48 Dark 36 37|
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    February Rubber Crops.
    19 301 Straits 230,000, Penana? 210,000, Tali Ayer 75,000, Bubana 103.000, Bagan Serai 83.000, Batak Babit 81,500 lb.
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    HOMEWARD PASSAGES.
    798 302 ••Noil” aud m Novaba” Imcidimt* Dr. Battray, Hon Boo. of the 8 ,c, ®y f Estate Modicil Offioers.oeuds ui the fol teg oonioe of telearamo to U a ■••tinf of the Society held in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday last i— To the Chief Secretaryi- Meeting Society BiUte Medical
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    Scottish Asiatic Co.,
    121 302 BRIAN RICI MILLS. Impobtant Local Entubprisb. The prospectus of the Soottish-Asirtio Co,, Ltd, has now been issued and those who have not received a copy of it and are de* sirous of subscribing should apply at once to the Company’s brokers, Messrs. Kennedy Co, Penang, as we
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    Singapore Share Report.
    165 302 Messrs Fbasbb and Co’s Wmklt ClBCULAB, Me,.r.. Fraser and Co.,in their weekly report, d»ted February 27, state 7 In the present state of the market it i. »t time, difficult to justify qrotations, the business passing is of extremely mea-re proportions. Tin has its fluctuations at home
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    Tin.
    9 302 Tte f e UtC,t QuoUti <>ns 1JC,8d .t
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    PAR-BOILED RICE SITUATION.
    465 302 W.th ref i rence to the notices in the Straits and F-M.S. paperu on or about the 18th January 1919, 21st January 1919 5th February 1919 the following is published for general information i In ths latter part of 1918 it became clear that a shortage of
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    Tin Outputs.
    72 302 Tin Benteng No Liability—hours 836; picuh 145; yards 49,900; value 8.700; shut down 2 days holidays 9 days waiting fcr bucket bushings shipment delayed expect dredging again fl st week March. The output of Batrut Basin Tin Dredging Oo the following telegram from the General Mxntger, Rsnong i—February,
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    Extensive preparations
    120 302 hxtensive preparations are being made for the forthcoming St George’s Fancy iPp’ in Malacca. It is hoped that all hnglishnaen will appear in costume and to facilitate this a sub-committee of six 4 J88 has been formed to give help and for dresses. For Malacca district Mrs. 0.
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    RUBBER MARKET.
    229 304 8IME DABBY A C0’8 El POET. Slug spore, February 26. London Quotations -Tee htejt wire from bonds# received her on ?p instant. d.ted 18 b. qw*** filbber f/.. 1/01 msrket firm bat quint. Auctions 26ru and 27th ‘7J There wai agiin a good demand for an ■ndnn fi*»
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    GUTHRIE A CO’S REPORT.
    238 304 8 ngaporp, February 27. The Eubber Auction, which commenced on the 26th instant, saw a continuance of the recent good demand, at prloee for standard grade! which show little change from laat week. On the first day of the Bale Fine Pale Crepe realised 77 oente,
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    CHABT A CO’S FORTNIGHTLY REPORT.
    433 304 rn A .v Limpu- Fcbrury 28. 1 oe farther decline in the price of Tn M..td Ibi. .trio, to b. .l mo .t Bf g!,ot.d. 8«ll.f. I. gelj ped-Bioate but th./e no hairy to throw shares on the market vs tor th. '«'‘"'“j’ Shares certainly
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    Rubber Output.
    5 304 StiawanBubber Plantations—17,000 ibe.
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    Tin Outputs.
    131 304 TbeTongkah Harbour Tin Dragging Coy. NLt-Wstkly output from 23id to 1st March, being cna week, 21 tons, February output 76 tons, J M ExteQded No lability t—Cubic yards 82,010; Hours 265; Piculs 16J. Mess s. Sime, Darby Company, JhJf’n parhcuUrs of output from the following companies for the
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    New Serendah Meeting.
    174 304 DIVIDEND OF 10 P1B CENT. Chikbsu Tappirs, (I’rorza Our Own At the New Serendah Oo. meeting Mr. Harvey said the crep was disappointing They were 40.000 to 50,060 lbs behind their original estimate, owing to the influenia. The probable crop with Chinese tappers had been 320,000 lbs
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    Selangor Turf Scandal.
    58 304 Charge of Chuting» QFrom Our Own Correspondents Kuala Lumpur, March 8. The Singapore Police on Saturday arrfsted Mr, Htro’d W» Michael on a charge of cheating brought by the Selangor Turf Club. A Selangor Mansi. The Sslangor Presbyterians held a successful sale of work on Saturday in
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    Another Japanese steamer is reported missing, says the Japan Chronicle.
    69 304 The KinkoMaru 2,181 tons gross, owned by the Tatsuma Kisen Kaisha and eharteied by the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, sailed from Singapore for Saigon on November 15 last, but nothing has since been heard or seen of her. The owners are
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    Bangkok Dock Co, Ltd.
    338 304 The following is from the report of the Directors for the year ending 81st Deo. 19 8 and which was presented to shareholders on March I at the annual ordinary meeting of the Company i— Gentlemen, Your Directors now take pleasure in submitting the Balance Sheet
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    The Harbour Affray.
    788 305 SECOND DAY’S TRIAL. The hearing of the case against twentyfive Chinese belonging to the Le 4 L m and Ohiew c an*, charged with o mositting an affray at Wdd Qaay on Friday last, was rsssmed by My, Langston, yesterday af er* row. The police witnesses whose
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    Crime in Perak,
    195 305 Two of the latest exploits of the Prrtk robber gang are reported in the Ipoh pap r of Monday last. In the first a gang of •bout 20 attacked a kepala connected with the Amping (Kinta) mines who it wee known had a Urge sum in cash
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    It is reported that two thousand and five hundred enemy subjects
    71 305 will ba deported torn China on Much 1 ani approximate dates. The shipping will ba provided by Greit Britain, who, later wi'l charge the cost of transportation to the Chinese Gov* eernmant, other being met by a loan of
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    Hebbullan Khan the late Ameer of Afghanistan
    89 305 was born in July, 1872 ard succeeded the dearh of hh father on October 3, If 01. Ha had fiva sins of whom rhn fid s’, Inayalu'k Kh*»’, was boro in 1888, The Government of Afghanistan is monarchic*! ui»<ler one heredi ary p’ince
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    AGRICULTURE IN F.M.S.
    1764 305 HOW TO INCREASE OUR FFODUCTa AND THE WEALTH OF THE PEOPLE (Conclud'd from 26 h) (For the following interes ing noiei nk n Banks and Co-operative Societies, which h*™ 8nCU r beneficial to the people of India, Egypt 80 wo are indebted to the Federated Malav Sianlot
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      THE RICKSHA QUESTION.
      541 306 [To the Editor of the Straits Echo.] D-iar S r, I hope that I may ba allowed spsca in the Echo to say a few words in reply to Mr, Cuew Boo Bean, who accuses Anti-Ricksha for talking through his hat and having to knowledge of the
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      FIREMEN ON STEAMERS WORK HARDER THAN RICKKIES.
      288 306 r o THi Editob of thu Straits Echo Dear Mr. Editor, There has been quite a number of letters lately on the ricksha question in your vail* able paper, May I ack if it is desirable to do away H’h the rickiha why
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      ROBBERIES IN PENANG.
      237 307 [To ths Editor of thb Straits Echo is with ben interest that I read the above paragnpi appearing in your last fnday’i issae ard I think the time has I ooma for the local pobce authoi tiei to be •nthe sharp look-out if they really wish to
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      EVIL-SMELLING DRAINS.
      116 307 [Vo Thu Editor of tab Straits Ecto] Sir, With reference to the corresp indcLce Olid to te written by a correspondent rt sd‘ iog in Kek Chum Road, appearing in y ur issue of yesterday’s datf, about the ab ei of policeman in that quarter, I should think
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      CHINESE MERCHANTS INTERVIEW FOOD CONTROLLER.
      175 307 &[To THU EDITOR 0I THa gi ra ll t Echo.] etUt? P* ra 8 ri ph of your desapQit the interview oeitain Ohin«s3 Merchants had with the Deputy Food I Controller sp cially affords interesting read- I ing in the Zo 7 in of y*st
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    A CLERICAL UNION.
    1503 307 A CLERICAL U NION. It is a remarkable f ct that one of the most I poorly paid of professions in the world has I been that cf the clerk. There are many I occupations requiring less education, less I ability, and less responsibility which are better I paid. Many
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    St. Andrew’s Society.
    320 308 St. Andrew s Society. [”o Til Iditob or TH! Straiti Echo,] be obliged if you will kindly publi«b in your paper the attached tel t h f the result of the special effort made by Society on St Andrews Dav, behalf of the Scottish Branch of The Bntis year, an
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    TRAFFIC IN NARCOTICS.
    912 308 investigation"into the MuRPHIA CHARGESTh' following are extracts from a report made by Mr Arthur Sowerby on the nr flU'ts of an inquiry concerting the tr de onium and other narcotics, made under the S&n of the Peking Anti-Opium campak a .er uanhnen anl Lioguanhsien, neig hbouring districts)
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    It is reported that two thousand and five hundred enemy subjects
    74 308 will ba deported from China on March 1 end approximate dates. The shipping will ba provided by Great Britain, who, later will charge the coat of transportation to the Chinese Gov« eernment, other costs being met by a loan
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    Habibullan Khan the late Ameer
    81 308 of Afghanistan was born in July, 1872 and succeeded on the death of his father on October 3,1901. He had five scni of whom tb*s sides’, Inayatulla Khan, was born in 1888, The Government of Afghanistan is monarchical under one hereditary prince who'-e power varies
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    At St. Andrew’s Cathedral
    139 308 on Saturday evening last the marriage was to’emnieed by the Vad Archdeacon Swindell of M r Harry Cyiil Brett, of the Municipal Health Department, and Miss Dorothy Victoria worth daughter of the late Mr, Charles K«*yworth and Mrs. G ifford Webb, Mr, Salzmann presided at the
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      57 308 Don t Cough, It is absurd to allow a cough to han? on n*VV 0 V it8 l itj whea Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy will cure you. You don’t know wnere a persistent cough will land you You can t afford to allow your throat Xh ttngl t0 COm diseased when
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    SEQUEL TO ICE DEAL.
    854 309 JUDGMENT FOtt PLAINTIFF. If, Jn.tics L. M. Wa.dwb'd delivered fim-nt in the Supreme £/>““• ”«i‘ b7 J N Kjmd •laioitthe Ta p ng loe Company, L u-ued Simin bom the Defendant Comply the Sue and delivery of 500 fully pud ha re a t ha capital
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    Provident Fund Case.
    374 309 S1IZURB fcET ASIDB. The first case in Penang in connection with the attachment of a sum that had accumulated in a P<evident Fond was heard by Mr. B. D Ae on in the D.strict Court, •i Saturday, wh n Gjon Om An, formerly employed at Ml ket
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    A Successful Appeal.
    160 309 M-, Jostoa L. Mi Wo dward yeeUrday beard the al if Chao Cnean 8ai, a etioemtker, from a conviction by Mr, J. C. G. Muliar of vountari y causing hmt to one D.mei wilb» kuife and a sentence of one mouth’s rigorous imp iwument, The facte on
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    HARBOUR AFFRAY.
    471 309 THE SECOND CASE. Before Mr. sTfi ir... Magntr.te, je.terd.y fi!|*° On<1 Cmoe.e—tea ot the Lee Che M Lw. ten Ooew,. ons O? Cneab »»d (oe T aB w r #h committing >n .ff y at w e .d q.,* on til morning of the 22 ed f ebraary/
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    Purity Campaign.
    137 309 To Etart in Sikgapom on March 11, A Puuty CbinpaigQ it to start to Singapore on the 11th instant, the Victoria Theatre having been engaged for by tho committee of management. The programme »s published in the Strait» Timu reads as fO OW4 i— B Tuesday, March 11,
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    EDUCATION AND PURITY.
    573 310 "G. Briiishsr*’ writes to At Straib ’niyTw .i- b jeete m they appear to a* 11 British Colony. To .tart with, the nropoerd n «T" Univmity. for which the already purcha.sdan out of ths way .ite wm to ms t, bo oo—..mg 3 nd of the stick
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    An open competitive examination
    35 310 An op?n cojDptnlu tXo M uiti ei f O r the lodlen O.til Service, will ba h-)d i« Loidoi oommeamtg o* the let 1919, 1IH i e J oitUio optciB.d regalriiosa.
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    A footman employed
    26 310 A tootmoi t B pl. U d >1 ClwtM. H w. Lcnlo., BdBUM Mtu Bow 84r lt t Co.rt t f 0 Xd
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      PENSIONS AND WAR BONUSES.
      602 310 [To Ebitob or th» Slniii X«*o] naged wmlled from tne m<wj n ardic. Government Psdiioa. I or option that thia is an appropriate time P “w O p<«io«d .t my I» 19J5,- bring the» ,h ,g i«Md »»d«r—i,e-. yeari-»»«. h tb,t ywr. I J"’’ 1 i,“A"
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    WAR BONDS.
    457 310 TOTAL Xl.Cd5.887.73d, X2d.000,000 Winn tob Sixtt Eiumt Wunxe, London, J<n IS—A further 5.806 appli. eations for War bonds made beforu the close of the issue on Saturday. January 18, have now been notified to tbo Bank of Bnglaad, The amount represented by those applications i. X3,881,811. Adding these
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    Central Engine Works.
    67 310 Dividend of 10 per cist Gftw Owr Own Singapore, March 4. The Central Engine Works report, after allowing for Director.' and Auditors' fees, depreciation and bad debts, shews a nett profit of 1282,466 and a total available of I509JB82 The Directors reosmmend a dividend of ttn per
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    OUR BACK DOORS
    1374 311 Vabti a«0 writerH ol letter»» t th« PreB8 > Mdava and articed in nnoas punas Elated «P<> n the adTantafiOi thMj 0Bld n obably accrue to this Colony and the EShbOUring fair d» pudencies <f tbe Britiih Crown were th s country connected with Bangkok end Rangoon
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    ABOUT FLU MASKS.
    928 311 At tbe press IP time, wbpn ws are vt U‘« to it interest tot a few of cur readers to know that a lartf -ojeshtd fish net bea.| about tie e-ame »ii I lelaiiou to a swtrin uf fl ea as (he coumon gaase m«bk U tfea
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    F.M.S. CLERKS.
    303 312 R»oenVy members of the F.M.8 Clerical Service have endeavoured to draw the attention of the authorities to ceihin grievances, the main points in their memorials, petition», Utters to the papers •to., «to,, relating to inadequate salaries and B perfectly natural desire for higher pen •ions than were formerly
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    Rice Trade Case.
    102 312 Sihgapom Kick Merchant Chargid. The btraili Timet reports that last wetk i.°X\“ e M be w% Mr Ll, R ham Oart K g’Strar of Imports and Exports who” k icaiD8t Kuah Soon C’ 100 refill gPd 00 b5half Gt Hlk 8 ng, 28fK9ha! 7o ,n ,howin K
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    M. A. P.
    527 312 M-. CI B Chaoil.r .nd Mr?. G»"> b, d oh“. leav. bj th. M. Maru homeward bound, w, BA 8»»! 1 Of Messrs. Oildbeck McG>'.?or Co., will be leafing forh°“ e cn furlough towards the end of next mont Among those who left by the M.Y.K Sado
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    Harmston’s circus
    9 312 i9 drawing crowded house's la Sing ?pore.
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    Smashing
    39 312 xnoan'o'f’bongj’giv'n’bl'b ‘<>« the country M-. K m.* i bu9lD0M firmi in th. K(W k r K o Pte.id.xt ot b'»M«t .h pbaild- ss fi, m Co p,nT, j, P«b’. Of 75,010 ooo at th* h wa e 1Ten bonus
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    RANDOMS NOTES.
    642 312 Japan’s Trade. L ke the rest of the world Japan 19 busy adapting herself lothe altered trade cendi. tioas leiSt ug from the signature of the at mist oe. For the first time since the war began the balance of Japan's trade during the middle ten-day period of
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    The Captain
    38 312 Ihe Captain of the s.s. Nellott reported f P ai? ed on the 1st instant in Latitude 0 4i> North Longitude 91« 17’East a large wer-Ugged p ew with about 15 feet of mart 5SSWmW&. n
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    THE ROYAL WEDDING.
    369 313 ffiiUTSB’e Tilegrams DETAILS op ceremonial. Princess’s Popularity* Landon, F b uiry 26. Tfee wedding ceremonial of Pncc j ss PUrioi» of Connaught with Commander Hod. Alexander Rabart M iule Ramsay DfikO. at noon to-morrow, of which the ofioial programme is published, will be a ■oit brilliant spectacle
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    February Rubber Crops.
    79 313 J‘ ,u (M*l»p) 17 000, V.l d’Or T2.90O, Rer.e 28,000, M.I.k ff 40,000, weit, Satthmenta (Barfam) 92,000, Wiodior (F.M 8.) 40,600, M.jfnld 24 000, 13 60 Foothid, (M.'ap) “.AIO.K,,!» 8 dim 22,310, B.ssett 16 400 O..l.-K*lampong ,125 000. Rantsu 4 100, ’a' 450, P d 20,000. K.rn
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    The imports of Plantation rubber
    43 313 Jan. im P 3r^8 Plant» thn rubber for 7 i“°“ nted t0 4 7 °7 tons and daiip o 2,19b tons. Toe total stocks of IK Rio i Potation rubber amount to 10 »ol2 tors against 10.795 tons.
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    Messrs, Boustead & Co,
    46 313 Messrs, Boustead Co, follow*"’* > s i d A Co. inform us that the S *>7 n W6re the Quotations for Eubbur on 0 L don 00 20lh instant reouivod vn tbe 3,4 1D# f aL ai L U i ion lfctex crepe,,. 2/ 4 iiwt 2/1
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    LABOUR CONFERENCE.
    595 313 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] GOVERNMENT AND WORKERS, Unemployment and UnrestL vudon, Falruary 27, Th« g e t Labour OonfureuGo, convened by tne G van m nt with the object of evolving measures whioh will render strikes impossible, or prevent them until the matters in depute have been submitted to an
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    THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH
    482 313 [Ebotbr's Tilhgbams] BILL PASSES SECOND READING. The Contemplated Beconatruetlon. ct Landon, February 26. Ihe House of Commons has passed the second read ng of the Ministry of Health Bill, transferring to a new department all the various powers at present exercised by different authorities with the
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    FRENCH REVIEW.
    334 314 ”Ruirrua‘s Tblugbamb.J M. CLEMENOEAU’6 WOCND. Wctk of Confer*»». P.rii, M«rob 2. M. wo»“ d r ,b er “-J’ M o Ib.a fir,t n c, P !lk d Hurt pw.ti.Ud th. I«g. Th. dooto ye.t«<d.y»t»tM tb«J w»»ld d k d to form a d. floite opm'oa »b»tb.r the potiltnlily
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    Gambling in F.M.S. Clubs.
    192 314 Iktibmtinq Discission at Rauh, 1 roin the Malay Mail of Kuala Lumpur wi learn that Mr. J W. Go dtborp, Piesj. dent (ex-effioio) of the R ub Government Club, presided at the annual general meeting on Saturday last, when Mesira, Tamby Karri biran, Bee Pow and
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    THAT DEGREE!
    574 314 Tb. .bookiBg sc.oa.l r srd form tb. rtbj Ct of "«..tri. Top Mt Of th. 8teg‘P«™ f"’ Preu, who demote upon it and tropical letnargy aa follows In recant times there hai only baen one iaatanca in which our public wrath ha really boihd over and threatened to
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    The Passage Problem.
    228 314 >,,/ CHi, c 10 Glet HcM »r «tr.ot 6 f c» S tbi Pr ’T?X hom A.,tr»| P cd “J 1 tbo ’°y»ge back a,,<i the Home authorities becoming as tenderly solioitious for the herd of Hum now interned in Australia, as they are at thia moment
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    A Fugitive F.M.S. Overseer.
    276 314 Awaiting Idbmtification in Colombo, Mr, C. Brooke Elliott appeared before the Colombo Police Magistrate yesterday and said that he appeared on behalf of a man named Oanapathipillai against whom be understood a warrant had been issued, Ho moved that the man be allowed to surrender to
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    Tricks of Rice Trade.
    162 314 How Lsaks Occub in Bangkok. In the Bangkok Timet of the 25th ultimo there is an expo»4 of the way in wh oh leakages frequently occur in the course of transhipment of rice from I’ghten (cargo-boats) to steamers’ holds. It reads as follows t—coriespondent writesi Do
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    Flu Precautions.
    291 315 Ovb City Fathirs Bust. highly commendable prcmphlude C i“ y Fathers are giving effect to pre'".LD m« a8 «n» »g»imt >»««»»». Sill> di»Mlew, ot tba .peci.l meeting fj I medical preotilionere bold het Snnsod at which Major Bennett, nf the Australian Medical Service, was to ■Lak on flu
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    The Chinees Silk Industty.
    244 315 f In view tf the improvement foreshadowed in the oenditienii and proepeoti of the Ckineii silk induitry, the following facte concerning its preient poeition are of interest. There are several hundred steam lilk filatures in Chins, most of which are very small. A few, however, employ
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    Tha accounts of the Bangkok Nursing
    68 315 --v.vw.utn ui ma cangKoK .Nursing Momef ttrl 9 18 show a shortage of Tor, *>U45, the income from patients fortunatey being small, The shortage is, however, i Bo °ount8d for by a purchase of v Goi f 4,214). At the end of the Tear
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