The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 19 March 1919

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    Masthead
    22 1 The Straits Echo MAIL EDITION. 118 PER ANNUM. Single Copy 40 cis. Vol. 17 Penang, March, Wednesday a 9, 1919. No, 1?.
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      330 1 I CONTENTS. Lbadbbi Miscbllanbous (Cenh’nuetZ) Terrorism in F. M. S. 352 Q Diplomacy 866 Food Price» 352 Fin Fdars 368 China and Japan. 360 F u and Pneumonia 863 Panarg Affaire ...866 Th Hun Fleet ...868 Cable New» 366 Penang Mortality Returns 369 377 Democracy. 372 J panese Needle» 869
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      182 2 J x NX. m£ THE >v I “STRAITS ECHO” MAIL EDITION. S TXT <JC Z '■■"•’>■ 3g •M Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, v, and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the daily issues, as well as all important
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    TERRORISM IN F. M. S.
    933 352 Utleiß we ars greatly mistaken the shocking outrage perpetrated by armed outlaws on the township of Cnenderiang, in Perak, a day or two Igo—partiallars of which we give ehawhere to-day-—coming as it does after a series of cold-blooded marders, incendiarism, lootings and daylight hold-ups which
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    FOOD PRICES.
    730 352 w Prwi* In a letter to tba Singapore Free Preet a resident of the Southern S ctlement attention to the case as reported in that journal of a poor hawker who was actually fined |lO for selling eggs at 5 cents instead of at the control rate of
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      100 352 CDe straits €cbo. i w v pUBLI9HED DAXI.Y (Etmpt Sundays and public holiday») AT3THB CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, S», Beach Street, Penang. Price i ywily Local »80 Per annum, Outstation Postage Extra. Hail Edition (Post Free) $lB per annum. Cable Address: ECHO PENANG.” TeleP hone Now. (Koho) sae. Printing Ospsrtmsnt 3<3.
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    M.A.P.
    595 353 Miao F. Gorney, with Maxtor R,c J’‘ rd page, leave for home by the Kalaro Marv to-morrow from Singapore. Mr. Mr.. Brtb of Bi»g*por« who wore N i mH U P«M»t ta "J d sh.5 h Bwth.ni 8«ttlm.»l y.it.rd.y by too M. Tbo Hob. Mr. W. 0. MioWI. B»id»»
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    945 353 Th. Jewi.h National Homo. Ta. great .nd oilent work h p lle iße i. lor m.oy mottaa ln <>n ,i oo.nt-n.noe .boat torewb Ir.it.oo by th. ooant .Iren at th. P.ao. Confersnoe to Alomw Lpinttm. Jor«*l™ u the great religion. tndiH.ri.-tb* Hebrew ‘M Molim and th. Obrntian-and altno.t
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    The Scottish-Asiatic.
    193 353 Kbun Eicb Mills, We understand the Mills and engine of the above Company are due to arrive on the building site on Saturday, the 15 A instant, and it is estimated that the machinery will be in place and the Mills running before the end of the month.
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    Smallpox in Penang.
    91 353 What Evbxyonh Should do. The Besident Counciller calls the very earnest attention of tbe community to the fact that the Chief Medical Officer, Penang, advises that everyone should be vacoin ted at once if they have not been done within the last five years, The Chief Medical
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    THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
    428 354 rßiwrnn’e T»L»a*AMs] gIBMANY'd MILITABY STATUS. Sovnat CobmU’r Diclilcn. London, March 10. fhi Frew Bureau states that a com- from Paris says the SspremeWar oXell diro«M«i th. report of the military «X »r..«t.d by M.reh.l Foot re. ktim to the definitive military status of flirinaey. The terme of
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    Purity Campaign.
    53 354 A Women’i Riiolutlcn. (From Out Own, Correspondent») Auu Singapore, March 12. tomen P T^° Plrity Ot “P ti 8 8 tion tH? Sia **P ore passed a resolubrokh.i? 1 that the existence of •ad the degradation woresn. they 0.1 l upon glOTy*. t 0 »H known «"•liWittmU, wren
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    FRENCH REVIEW.
    836 354 [RuUTBB’S TILIGRAMB,] PRELIMINARIES OF PEACE, Committee’s Reports die. Paris, March 10. All committee consideration of the military, territorial and economic terme will be presented to the Council of Ten in the middle of this week and the preliminaries of the Peace terms should be completed between March 14
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    S.S. Benevolent Society.
    231 354 With a view to rai-iag for this very deserving charity, Mr. J. 0. Benson of Messrs. Boustead Co., Penang, has been asked to become Hon: Secretary and Treasurer in Penang and has accepted office. All subscriptions are remitted to London without any deduction for local expenses which
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    MUNICIPAL MEETING.
    504 355 SERIOUS of smallpox. Tb« ordinary »eeti»g of th M.m. P»‘ Coßmit.ioner. mi held jMtordoj »ft«tiwon uXbomg p«.»o‘ A B- V0.1.', Prrrdent, Com Wor Lok. F- D.xb.ry, X F. Giodneb. L. M. Bell (M«o'o>p« Dr. J. B. B>«e (H»iib Officer) ud M'. L. A. 0. B'gge (Seoretorj). The minutes
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    Murderous Assault.
    620 355 Quikb Eshavioub or a Chinkss. Excitement was created in Hutton Station yesterday me ruing when a Chinese, Li Am Bow, armed with a large axe dealt a severe blow to the SUleb, Corporal No. 27, while he wav awesping the'Steps of the 8 acion after comiug on duty.
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    OUR PASSAGE TROUBLES.
    140 355 BELIEF AT LASTOrriciAi* Confirmation of Good Nbwb. We have received from the Colonial Secretariat under date 10th instant the following gratifying information relative to passages homeward for those whose berths in the Nore and Novara have been commandeered by the Imperial Authorities i—- His Excellency has received
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    Our Food Supply.
    293 355 Affobtionmknt of Bien Cabgo to bi Bhippkd Pib as. Anyo Mabv” From Rangoon to Pbnang, (Ready at Rangoon early April 1919). List 0 has been isoned as follows t Class <’A m Bvgs 1, Chin Hte Company 1 800 2. Keat Wan Co 1.800 8. Bean Sang
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    1873 356 DISABLED BOLDIIBB. pIOTIDINT FVJTB SOMIMi, a acting of the Leg illative Council was wiZMoUy bet, H E. th. Governor Sir Artier Young, G, M K. B. E ILidiac. Bid the ether member! present KL i. 1. the General Officer OomMBdief (Major-General D. H, Bidout, nMCLO. B<), the Risident
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    CHINA AND JAPAN.
    1709 357 WkOTB ABOUT KIAOOHOW AHD BLMOJaPANBsB becket AOBnEaENTB. Th» tollowi»t I'»* J*,b»t KS 1« X rX Cm!.'»" lh*< t. ~»!i.b MUJaDMcM treaties «de IM»’** j b the reoent great war i,,pe ‘TCritete d p b Fiji. *k..tk.O»>.». Ho».. »1 o»th. CbV.tew» 3 Ttd th.t tk. Vio. >*'•'»» Bln
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    HIGHER EDUCATION.
    2527 358 -Malay Mail. A SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY. u th, Ooanoil meeting -n •A].,'ibe AttorneyGeoerel laid "P°" S» the report bj *be committee nppointed M uGofernor to adv.ee no to eobeme for Jinnceaent of edncetioa preparatory to V l S^wW°. r i g M dbyMe..r, H. n/firniWoiM, H- Marriott,O.W. D.rbnMre, fclid
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    Singapore's Sanitation.
    431 359 ’—•Free Presu, U connection witn^neldun’O’P» 1 anco amendment bill J 9 P? r WM 1 t 2" tba table of Crenail on Monday the roan t. of an enquiry by a select committee into tee .eweragn question. Three *L D 9 were examined Messrs. Bal'» 8. G. 14
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    Filthy Notes.
    229 359 Men aon to Pgblio Health, We imagine that most of our fellow* 1 oitU’BS will be prepared to endorse the comments of our Ipoh coniempora'y re.peoting the filthy, tattered, and discredit* able paper money of low denominations in circulation, This is what Perak's only daily has to say
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    Coal for Malaya from India.
    731 359 Through the enterprise of a Calcutta firm of managing agents a large coa> cargo has been >et to the Straits Settlements, and as Ve consignment is of first class 3uality it should terve a useful purpose in ispellmg the idea that st 11 prevai o
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    CHINA AND JAPAN
    2650 360 n ...ml clw» f ,ot ,e0(,,,t fX J that there may be some truth I d«wi em»B» ,in K ,rom Bh n > l M o .bTb«i Netherlands I.drß. ?< daring the carrent month, taat V’ln hai threatened China in connection •fh German commercial rights m China,
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    M.A.P.
    502 361 Mr* Stahl, who has b*n visiting Western Pabaug, baa retu nod to J-rantut Eacate, ot which he is the rr anager, Oapt* McKinnon, of Hongkong, won one of the three fourth prises in the Biogtok Lallan Bed Cross Lottery. Mr. B 0. Cnssen, District Officer, D>nding», arrived here this
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    TERRORISM IN BERLIN.
    537 361 [Rivtib's Tilxgrams.] PROIEJTIVE MKABUEEB. Stott of Sltgt Proclalaed. C( pentagon, March 4, A telegram from Beilin cays the Prussian Gjvornment has declared several districts in Barlin in a state of siege in order effoo* tively to protect workers from terrorism, The Imperial Minister for Dafenoe, Noexe, who
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    INDUSTRIAL PEACE.
    772 362 [Reuter's Telegrams.] rißSr MBETINJ OF COM Mill EE. FIBS SjMch ty tt- f rootaf Lon ion, March 4- I th» fir»® esßion 0< the r l.tr il Lot Committee of employers which was concret'd at the I ££s(Wer.nc. o. »h« 27»h F.br..ry, ’jSwMk.ld priT* ,pI E 11». morning
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    Tin and Rubber.
    66 362 To-day'a Quotationa, Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at >lOO, businas done. M ssrs. Bestead A Oo„ inform us that the following were tue questions for Beb> ber on Spot in London on the 26 h instant received yesterday i Plantation Ist latex crepe 2/11 Smoked sheet
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      ABOUT FOOD CONTROLERS.
      269 362 [To tuu Editor ox* thu Sirailt Ecko.] Dear Sir, May I ask you to spare a small space and ssk y nr numerous readers—Who was the fiiit Food Controller in the world F Tours etc., 08.G.8. March 13. Mr. Kb»w Joo Tack advises us that the die
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    HARBOUR AFFRAY CASE.
    1342 362 FURTHER PROCEEDINGS. The hearing was resumed yesterday after* noon before Mr. 8 H. Langston of the case against ths fifty-jns Cbmeie who are charged wi»h committing an affray in Wsld Qaay on February 22, Mr. 0. R. Samuel, with him Mr. G.H. Geb. appaared for the Lime
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    THE CHINESE AND THE DUTCH.
    663 363 “Used as Milch Cows”! Dukikd hIGUTS (.F CITIB« NS In a recent ia.ua atte .tion was drawn n th*se oolumcs to tbe fact that the limit of docii ty and patience of tbe Chinese m the NatberUnds Indies had at last been rracsid and they
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    KAPAR P.A.
    127 363 TODDY PROHIBITION, Homiwird Puugii. CFr&n Out Cwsi Koala Lumpur, May 1& At the Kapur PA. meeting yesterday the experiment of the total prohibition of toddy in the district was referred to as a considerable success, Mr, L Mooijsart said that up to January not a single case of
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    “Our Day" 1918.
    397 363 -Malay Mail, The Convent Ouldrca’s Our Day concert, wh ch had to ba postponed owing to tbe it flairs* epidemic, will t»k’ place in the Town Hall on Thursday, 27th Ma oh, at 6p m. A dress rehearsal will be given on Tuesday. 25th March, at 5
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    MUTINY HEROES.
    855 364 APPIiAL FOB RECOGNITION FOE nYtLANT SERVICES RENDERED IN»ING AFORE AND KELANTAN. n uftrds pl»»»" ‘o •■do"* sxprmed in fbe le.ding »rt'«'a WSZU***"» tl HUi«t»nt ’’jL tbersfors reproduce it ia sxtsnso, Sta «32a onlT all KkMkiakisf beef intor.it tea number ot ent rtadaw, It reads ■i follows It doti
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    Legislative Council Changes.
    219 364 With’n tho next few m nths tho personnel of the Straits Legislative Council will be changed to an unprecedented extent. H E. the Governor Sir A. H, Young not had leave since he returned to the Colony in September 1914 and he will be going home at
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    The Tilak Libel Action.
    212 364 London Feb 21—The Tilak case was continued to day. Ad^ress ng the j rry Sir Ed«ard Carson declared that the case ought to have been tried in India. Mr. Tilak ought certainly to have a verdict if ho de served it, but Counsel emphasised the result
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      THE DIRTY TATTERED NOTES.
      553 364 kt? 0 Edit»» or 181 gtraitl Apropo. of th. P.r»gr.ph in anent -filthy mea.es to pablio hultb I h»»? hd *7 11 which it .dopt.d m. ,‘m‘p lif?" ,deß then by they ooold bsq.ioldy «(T.w withdraw, from oircol.tion with... oauf o aoy aad.e ißconreaienos to the
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    BABY SHOW.
    234 365 Al the het committee meMing of the organisers of the Baby Show it was to offer ten» gold and seven silver made s in addition to money prises. These medals will shortly bo on view at Messrs, de Bdvaa •hop m High Street, Singapore. Oe the reverse tide
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    Siberian Commercial Co.
    103 365 According to a telegram from Tsurwga. the Shiberija Shoji Kalsha (Siberian Commercial Company) has now been floated, and a general meeting of tho promoters was held on tho 7th Feb:wiry when tho following directors were appointed by the promoters i Messrs. N. Her lye, M. Konishi, T,
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    Rubber’s Future.
    218 365 Pbobfxcts Good Owing to Psobaili Hiatt Dbmand, In their review of the robber trade in 1918 Messrs. Lewis and Peat express optimistic opinions respecting the future, which should prove encouraging to all interested in the great rubber growing induitry. Io their opinion the stocks acoumul. atsd in the
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    MAYFIELD RUBBER CO.
    594 365 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGTho third annual general Mayfield Rubber Plantations (8 ;raits Bettie* meats) Limited was held at tne registered office of tho Company No- 1, Weld Quay, Penang, yeeterday. M r J. 0- Baneon resided and among those present ware [esors, Jas. Seller and L, Louie (Directors),
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    Japan’s Attitude Towards China.
    277 365 There is a persistent rumour from China that a movement io afoot among the Chinese in favour of placing all the railways in the country under the joint control of the Powers, The latest report on this head is wired by the Peking correspondent of the
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    Huns from China.
    270 365 From Shanghai papers it appears the Germans there were expecting to sail on March lot; in fact it was understood that the Germans living in the German Rowing Cleb in Pootung, and other enemy subj’ets residing across the Whang poo had been informed to be packed and
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    PENANG AFFAIRS.
    240 366 Wild Quay Recuamation Declared a Pushing AND Public Necessity. From »G>pyof the minutes of» meeting ofthe Oommitee cf the Penang Chambtr of Oommeros held last Tuesday—for which we ara indebted to the courtesy of the Chamber ..we learn that the Ohambir has written to the Government urging that
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    CABLE NEWS.
    289 366 Apropos of the suggestion by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce that their telegrams shoald precede press telegrams, we note that Dtcher” in the Calcutta journal Capital deals with the suggestion rather sarcastically. He says the referOQOe to press messages provokes to mirth by its unintelligent futility it was
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    CHINA’S FUTURE.
    651 366 DISASTROUS EF/ECT OF CIVIL i war on whole nation. MILITARY PARASITES SAPPING VITALITY OF THE COUNTRY. Curse of Military Tyranny Must be Eliminated. In the course of a lengthy, interesting, I and informative address to tbe shareholder I of tbe Hongkong A dhanghai Bank at the I annual
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    QUEER DIPLOMACY.
    630 366 CHINE E GIVE TBE LIE D REOT TO JAK.N’B ASoERUONa. I hey Never Desired to Deceive the Powers. Th? J panese Government was questioned in the Diet on tbe 17tb u t mu about, the B>no- Japanese secret treaties, and tbi Japanese Foreign Minuter said in rep y
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    56 366 Y -O ja *o 1 2 a* co xa ’B.’ H <» o i—- S o K 2 £x«a 5 Z H "Jb 2 cx>— »x w g C?5>> > g r H d tr tw -a a to* P-K- 2 a e P° n o 3.2 S 2? I-
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    FRENCH REVIEW.
    983 367 [Rurrni’s Tiliobuis.J thb league of nations. Chmge in French Attitude Paris, March IS. A* important change is noticed in French public opinion concerning the Lsagee Nation*. There was a great deal of scepticism abont the Luga* not being a mwticai measure. It if now recognised that the League
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    M.A.P.
    532 367 Mr, E. D Lina woo has bean in the Southern Settlement returned this morning. Mr, W J. Trowell, Surveyor. General of ships, anived here to-day from Singapore on a visit of inspection, Mr. J. G. Brown, of Messrs, A. A, Anthony C), leaves by the s.s. Benin** for home
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    FLU FEARS.
    1127 368 pbaise fob penang. Dinger of Being a Peony Wise and a Found Foolish* Wht Übb of Masks SLould be COMFULbOBY. Thera ars indications that this country IT icon havs to face the tragedy of mother epidemic of u fl aecia, eaya the Inch Tiowe and bo far ae
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    Flu and Pneumonia.
    153 368 The following appears in the Strait» Time» of 12th instant under the heading *lLflufici« and Pneumonia" i[To the Editor or thb Strait» Time».] Si ,—Uudar the abeve heading in your Laue of yesterday's date M.A M D., adVises the use of K ila (ted oil) in the
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    THE HUN FLEET.
    304 368 When the totd destruction of the captive «.'“th"? .rn?" ,gee M .go tha propo.,l w*. believed to have emanated from America. The noiot of view th': d s t i,t r wm ng that the only alternative to the destruction of the fhet weald be its parcelling
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    Singapore Rubber Auctions
    72 368 CFrom Our Cwn Singapore, March 14. A* the Auctions 1,030 lets were offered and 730 sold. Ths prices were p*r pound cfs. Sheets prime 75 jto 77 S andard qaality 73 1 751 Off”quility 60 73 Crepes, fioe pale 7€| n 77j Singapore standard quality P* l
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    Penang Rubber Auction.
    143 368 Penang, March 13. The undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Dennis A Co., this week. per pound ot>* cts. Smoked Diamond Sheet No. 1 67 to 73 Smoked Diamond Sheet No* 2 61 „66 Plain Smoked Sheet 57 U smok-d Sheet No. 1
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    Penang Mortality Returns.
    227 369 The tot.l nimber ot de b r r (Bding the B’h b of 3686 per 22 female.) Ifhlng de.th rate t P rille per annum compared w>« the prtc-ding week and 3 14 wM>k of ast year. Or,these, t* re.pondie, week or y blb „i,, 3 each
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    Japanese Needles.
    108 369 ’Daring the war a large quantity of all kinds of ueedles was exported from Japan owing to the German trade being extinguished to China, the Straits Settlement, South Sea Islands, Datcb ladies and India, the amount ot the tXpert during the war being valued at approximately Y 2,000.000
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    Roubles Exchange.
    242 369 Kobe, February 20.—The National City B»nk, in Njw York, announced on Saturday that it is pajiag some coupons due on Russian internal 5| per cent, bonds in accordance with the option given to holders to accept 15 cents p?r rouble, the rate fixed by the Financal Attaotĕ to
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    Rice Troubles.
    194 369 Imports in Japan vbom Saigon. Kote Feb 19-There bus been much DpJotiation over the question cf importing no’. flom B.igo. and Bingooe. o«e export ot which the French and British Governm.nt. re.peotivelj bed P lM d embv,o. It >• ted thlt tb Fr(nob Government in Indo Chin. de.ir.d
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    Val D'or.
    394 369 N B Herald) We are indebted to the courtesy of Messrs. Boustead and Co., the Agoats, for information to the effect that they have been advised by cable that the Directors ef the Vai D'or Rubber Estates have declared a dividend of s^>. Router wires under date, the
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    Milk Prices.
    554 369 r~Froe Preu, Fixed by the Controller The G ivamment has issued a notification to the effect that no importer shall sell or offer for sale Carnation Cream at a price exceeding 614 70 per case, It is also ordered that no person shall sell by retail d rectly
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    PENANG’S AFFAIRS.
    2316 370 ACTION BY OU M BEK or 4 COMMERCE. MlowioK f,0 r P I ,r m th cl ,bB Oomm'»’ B Ob.wb-r Oomuieroe held »t No. 1. Dawning Street, Pen- I k,o ‘‘T« ‘d./tbe nt, met., when there JentM «re H (Ca.im«), ff«d'r*on (Vice Chairman), JU. I 2’ A
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    The Parit Perak Rubber Company, Ltd.
    108 371 At an extraord ngry general meeHni of the shareholder! ot the Paiit Perak Bobber Company, Limited, held at the Chamber ot Oomssr res today the subjoined resolution which wae passed at the extraordinary Kier al meetlog of the Company held on bruary 15 wae
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    CHINA AND JAPAN.
    342 371 PARTIAL DISCLOSURE OF BEOBET TREATIES A Peking despatch to the Tokio MatntcAi reports, on the strength of informat.ion g,L. o.t by k 0hi0... B,w '‘V.” PeLng in a telegram recently received mre g Mr. L., tb. U Ok..e.fi p..» deleg.t« kt P.n., it taWd da. reference to
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    At Last!
    173 371 Germany's Big Kank iw China von Sals. Following is publis&ed as an advertisement in the Shtngbai papers i Dbutsoh Asiatifchi Bank. (In Liquidation), In accordance wun instructions received from the Central Bureau of Liquidation, Kkieg, Sealed Tenders are hereby invited for the purchase ot the Shanghai property of
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    HUNS IN CHINA.
    596 371 FVee Prws, TWO MORE SHIPS TO SHIP THEM TO EUROPE, Tbe Shanghai China Preet of the Ist March says i Shortly after tbe news of the Berlin potest against deportation of Huns from Ccina reached here, the Bureau for the Repatriation of Eoerny Subjects flatly announced that
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    DEMOCRACY.
    1221 372 Tn the darker days of the war ws were Jnaently exhorted by our siateamento Id »11 oar energies to accomplisb the I io order that we might like the world “safe for democracy. Jhfl defeat of Germany is uow a fact, bat f. world to-day seems to bear a
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    Hun Mercantile Marine.
    133 372 A Tok o press message dated March 11 to Netherlands Ind ea journals reads t The aurren ier of the Hun Mercantile Marine. The negotiations which were interruptei at Bpa wi 1 be resumed in Brussels «hen Admiral Weyms will demand the unconditional surrender of the German
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    M.A.P.
    440 372 M. A.P. Aw. F MS in Un?.’ e e u o«. M.. EG. Bro.d lok .rri.ad b, the Singapore on W«.dm sd*y. 3 Mr. and Mrs, V. G. B<vi left for the Southern Settlement to-day by the s.a, Ip o h t Ws are sorry to state that Mr. W.
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    Channel Tunnel.
    124 372 Cables from Europe to Dutch Indies journals state that England and France have started (he construction of the long talked of Channel Tunnel immediately and from both ends at the same time. The plans are aLeady completed Attention is e rnestly nvited to a letter by Mr. Jnks
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    CHAOS IN HUNLAND.
    647 373 rRiJTUB’e TniuoniMe] QJNERaL STRIKE IN BERLIN. BmrU;lit Activity BsrLn. March 4. ApMnlttrik» bM teak» d ''s* tk. Mdx.<y RjoWirt P«‘J Director.».. ld»io7t« it. oo®r»dM Mt to itnko »nl»« rtXprity I. »7 trod» v.ninnii oa the tramways and undsr irmi roilwoyi bon »»"<*> ■o.rt«a>t i«timid»tio«. L gbti»g M«
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    Flu in Japan.
    301 373 Ravaous A mono School Childbhw. The Jap in Chronicle reports that as the result of a conference of the Directors of the primary schools in Hongo ward, Tok io held a few days a2O. all of the primary schools in the ward, numbering eleven have been dec
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    F.M.S. War Loans.
    38 373 Biport for 19;§, {-fnozn Our Oim Lumpur. May U. Ihs rubcil report of the War L .»n. 1918 8 Tr,Bt ,hOW a ,e for tha Vfi *r J’ 1 to 161,855, Isis >7 229 i ’<
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    PEACE BEFORE LEAGUE.
    469 373 [Riutb&'s Tilugbamb.J BSPUBLICAN3 IN SENATE. Otposlilsn t» Fruldtet. Wavhingtcn. March 4. Mr, Lodge introduced in the Senate the resolution mentioned earlier, favouring a satisfactory peace with Germany prior to serious consideration of the League of Nations’ scheme. The Dameorats objected to immediate consideration of the reso ution
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    IMPERIAL AIR ROUTES.
    194 374 fBlW»'» T.WOMM» A COMMEBCIAL MONOPOLY Vrt cf Erlthh —achat* London, March A Tbl Tim* co'«’Pt” d d JkMMM** atittWD, eapl>iii«> Brrtiih Empir* hold. wry strong tbl two gr«»t wo/Id »ir ro«u. Bwop» t0 A.itr.li. I“ dl Jtain Cairo to lb. O.p. nliik wrritory, He urgee the eiteblnh«.t
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    Penang Share Market.
    338 374 LEAN A Co s WEEKLY BE POET. Penang, March 14. Idle and featureless, describes the market daring tbs current week, Ths demand for rubber h»s been steady, and ohi» fly for the better qualities t prices have flsotnated but little and last week's levels are maintained. There
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    THE NEW PENANG.
    975 374 HOU3INO I -LEM.B AND WELD QUxl j-dULAMATLON, Ciwin Britannica*” writes us under date I of 14ch instant m reference tj the above as follows I 8«, As a plain man that likes to take a short I cat and a du eat way on a long journey
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    Crisis in Peking.
    243 374 MILITARY MAGNATES THREATEN PRESIDENT, Giavi Situation Caushd bt Japanbbb. (China Pftt Special.) Peking, February 24.—A high Chinese cffiaial intimate with tha actualities of the situation as it exists to-day in an interview expressed toe opinion that the present situ* ation Is the gravest in the recent history
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    Murder of Dr. T. Wong.
    122 374 Washington, Fab. 10 —Oa Sunday night Siang Bua-wan confessed to the police that be w*s present at the murder of Dr. Tbe» odore Wong and his two assistants- He would net say who committed the crim q Washington Fdb 11 —The poi ci h»Vd a»«r
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    HARBOUR AFFRAY.
    1100 375 When ware resume 1 yes‘.e r day in tee ca*e asainit fifty-one Cniaee* Mo'« M'. 8. H. Lsng.ton in cooneodoo vith the above the following evidence wee given Abbbbtbd im Tin Mod, Lin Aik deposed that at 8 30 a.m. on February 220 d he saw policemen arresting
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    Kiaochow's Future.
    228 375 Admission by Japanksh of Obligation TO faBTOBN IT TO CHINA. The Takio Atchi t after distuning International Liw in an endeavour to prove that the Oainese Delegate* to the Peace Confer, ence have been talking a ’ot of nonsense about Kisocbow (Tsingtau) hasten'd the fol owing day to
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      HOW TO SOLVE OUR RICE PROBLEM.
      407 375 [To THU Editob of THU Straits £cko Sr, If we mean to tackle the rice problem in a thoroughly iffioient manner, it will bi necessary to work forthwith on getting a large supply of padi grown locally, i.« 4 j B Malay». With the
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    America and China.
    181 375 Joint Commebcial Entbbpbibub, Bau Francisco, February, 10. —Dr. O. O. Wang, managing director of the PekingHankow Railway, with J. K. Hi in, delegate of the Chinese Republic to the Peace Conference, have arrived here. Dr. Wacg announced that his mission was to seek capital and co-operation in
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    LEADING TOWKAYS' DEATHS.
    559 376 Mb. Luu Too* Toci, nil with vary de*p regret that w? andeath of Mr, L e Toon Took B u oo k place at his residence in China !!L t yesterday morning after a long illness. Sr ti To°“ Took who was the aon of the i
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    Parish Hall.
    25 376 “ILLUmd Toobhamiht, »het ha», t’"* ra ,h ot th, tie, «W been played .ff s by Molsw.% de ,nd T B da o-»«
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    ALLEGED BREACH OF TRUST.
    1553 376 Planus Cbaegkd, In tb.S.p C.a r, en >b.n. before MrJ.mW;,..,, ito M.M I) J)., the D P. I. tor the po, oa.i ,i>, lbr JJ rI A,,:, wuioa oouimeooed oa Mitd.r ust were oo .(.need Toer.d., woeo w.Hr.m Moh.el Perrier L. ghioc, late taan.ger ot Sead.j.n
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    Tin Outputs.
    165 377 Toogkah Harbour 17 tom 9ih to 15th Much. Deebook Dredging 60 picwia. The output of The Tapping Tin Dredging Co. Ltd. for the first half of March wai 165 piculs. The ontpnt of K»n»pong Kamuntmg Tin Dredging, L*d. for the flrat fortnight of March wa« Houra run 284
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    Penang Mortality Returns.
    233 377 The mortality retires for the Mun c pality of George Town, Penang, for the week ending March 1, show that the total number of deaths was 76, of which 56 were males and 20 females, The death rata per mills per annum was 86 86 compar’d with
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    Pinang cricket Club.
    71 377 Ymtuidat a 111 Rxiulti, R»suh of ust even ng’s tie Cuamoionrh’p, Bunner up.— A Wdo W Harries beat B E Pieotie 7-5-6-1. The following ties are fixed for Wednesday the 19 to mat. Championship Fira’.—Bunner up.—A Wde W Harries, t Holder R A Hunt. Friday 2bt inst.
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    833 377 BANISHMENT LAW. Io the first ossa taken up before Mr. Jistioa Sproule yesterday at the Assizes, Chan Ah Job alias Leong Yu was charged with returning from banishment after havi'g bu?n banished for the term of hie natural life. Accuse! admitted having been banished but added that ha
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    S.S. Benevolent Society.
    465 377 Fi bbt Foams Bmpohos. Since the appo ntment of Mr, J, U, Beason as Hod. Secretary and Treasurer in Poi> ang, which was announced last week, there has been a gratifying nepoous to the appeal on behalf of the above Society and its worthy objects, Ettablisned so
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    MANNERS.
    1391 378 f <o me® B ,0 al o 1 1? TxLijiag ebeir and a few l a- B of their conversation SXw.inb* -W41“..-idU. fir.', mo! m«y lik him b,t yon u tb*t be i. »ble be.ger. Look g7w t h h”, «’‘r !.d >» i»«* A-»» M,nr l ,blii J
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    CHAOS IN HUNLAMD.
    567 378 [fiiVTua*. Tbimbak,. I A GOVERNMENT COMPROMISE, Rccgalticn of Soldiers’ Councils. Up nbag»*n, M*«uh 6 A telegram from W±im*r ot th* 5 h stated that negoikt'ooo Oe.wam the Ba iia M jirity SiCialist* ani the Government have eased the situ* in. The Governmoit is p opening ti the
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    THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
    2075 379 [Ruutm's Tulhobams.J RETURN OF BRITISH PREMIER. Act»l*r»tlon of Fooo Piril, M.rcb t. Mr. Llojd Georgs b»i errired. It I» •toted tbit the Oomrni*»'»» 00 B.lgi.n •fluri bu decided te make no reeommnd LHon regetd. Belg»» oHini» to Detcb territory regarding it ontude itn jtritd.otion to diipoM ol
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    MILITARY SERVICE BILL.
    1289 380 BRITAIN'S VOLUNTEER ARAIY. Europe and Conscription. L 'adoa, Mi'O 1 16, lx the House of C mmons, M W.uetoa I Churchill, Minister of War, a motion for the registration of the Military Service Bill, eaid that the Government polity I was ag»inet permsnert conscription snd fur the
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    IN THE HOUSE.
    1596 381 [Biwtub’b Tulugbam»] BOLSHEVISM AND WAR INDEMNITY Mr. Bouar Law’s DselwfitioaLindon, March 16. ■“psa-sitsi ba done to. -fc* b«t bom would rsoommend despatching t BMMitry forces to quell anarchy. Ne could STJeglrdig UM ndd nnjUing U th. speech ot ths Premier. The Country's XwcUtoiTbe Osverumsnt roalisad that the
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    RICE SUPPLIES.
    3075 382 How Malay a can bi Madi bur Buifobtin<>. To*d»Ti 11 tul J to WBl l known, we art irfJriag in Malaya from uni of commiiiioi aid of emission in ths pwt. I <ored--57m it may Mem P eo P ,a who koo,r ffX\ .ext t. »oU..g tbo.t th.
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    Homeward Passages.
    120 383 APPLICATIONS FOR PASSAGES BY THE MEEAMA, X 64 to London > X 52 to Kartell leg. Witb reference to pt.sages to Europe by the Marama— for which applications must be supposed with medical certificate.—the local »g nt. of tbe P. 0. Company,Messrs, Adtmeon, Giifrlan <st Co., courteously inf«rm
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    Bolshevism in England.
    115 383 Am.terdam c.b es to Dutch ladies j >« r tk S h“? r 'P° rt h,s reaped there tn.t the Lindon o>«ncil of tbe Bioiali.t f.rfj h.. joined the International Anaroh..te and other, who are trjing to brine Union a “T'* .of C«a>manietio Union A conference is
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    M.A.P.
    539 383 Inspector 0. B. G. Bartels ia an inmate of the General Hospital. Dr. and Mrs. Glenny who were on a visit to Penang returned to the F. M. 8. to-day. We are glad to hear that Inspector McLian of Butterworth, who has been in hospitals is now out and
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    THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
    1590 384 rßmii'l TILIGBAMB.J AGREEMENT as to aemisiice. Food for the Hani. Paris, March 8. The Saprein® tJjßncii has reached an Mriement regarding the deadlock at Spa Mr Lloyd George read a letter from the Britiib general stating that British soldiers had wmphiwd of ths sufferings of the vomea
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    THE BERLIN TURMOIL.
    1599 385 [BlUTiaTs TsLBGBAMB.j IMCIDENT AT ADMIRALTY. Qmnmnl Victory* Copenhagen, March a A telegram from Berlin -aye .ffloUl D "L<i e that insurgent Marine! and toe Militia hate converted the Admiralty cffijei into a port which i. defended by maobine, guns and other modern w»»po«; meat troope fired throe
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    THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
    1879 386 fßvtrTUU’a Tino bam a. i l p «BIDENr WILSON’S ADDRESS. Th» oi4 O?d»r &ad th» J’*WNew M*rch 5. C o»tiMi»g 1>“ ’P‘ et l Oftr flU B M Wilson saidi P »"t J bW» 10 P“ r 0 od ,nlen, ti»l the o.tlo»» b»« •»<*>« little
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