The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 2 April 1919

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  • 21 422 The Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION. US PER AB’MUJW. Single Copy 40 cis. Vai. 17. Penang, April, Wednesday 2, 1919. No, 14,
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    • 378 422 <1 u CONTENTS. e f Lsadkbs MisecLLAMKOUB (Continued) Universal Uareet 424 Westward Ho! M 441 Progress in Malaya 432 A Peking Monument 441 B<ce Prices 438 Coaj in China 442 Opium Traffca 444< Par-Boiled Bice... 442 South African Affairs 452 8, War Loan Lottery 443 > Egyptain Feument M 469
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  • Page 423 Advertisements
    • 172 423 YjjL THE Sr “STRAITS ECHO” MAIL EDITION. B Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the daily issues, as well as all important news from various parts of the Far East, including China, Japan,
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  • 915 424 It do i not rtqu ro very deep study of the liunt of the c.mes to see that the world id ag*ia CJafronhd by one of those crises which, occurring at intervals of a handled years or so, ara by desperate rffidg from time to time averted anti
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  • 29 424 who was convicted in the Supreme Court in connection w.th the Bujong Estate cm, has filed notice of appeal against his sentence of six months’ imprisonment.
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  • 37 424 that cases of in- up to the end of Jaouiry m Tokio a one numbered 810,000 and that deaths from this disease numbered 5,079. Tne madtquioy of the medical service is keenly felt.
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  • 53 424 fer the Writ k ending March 15 shew the low tot *I of 182 deaths giving a mortality rate of 2195 per thousand. One European d atn w»a recorded. There were 23 deaths frem malarial fever, 19 from pneumonia, 32 from phthisis, none from pbgve,
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  • 619 424 Mr H D Sharp.. W U1 to-morrow for Au’ffi a 8 h9 W U prMKd Mr W S Willi.rn.on, of Prra E.t.te will ba le.T.ng .t tbo end of thia month to’take ■p Mother billet in 8eremb.ii, The following pmenger. arrived here ted.y—Mr H W Hewitt, Mr
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    • 107 424 Cbe Straits €cbo. ga rift A. IO* A w s H My. PUBLISHED DAILY (EiwP* Sunday» and public holidays) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, st. Beach Street. Penang. Price i nallv Local «80 Pep annum, w Outstation Postage Extra. Mall Edition (Post Free) SIS per annum* Cable Address: ECHO PENANG.”
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  • 304 425 [Rirrin’o Tbluobum] PREMIERS AND PRESIDENT, of Prime ImporUncftP.ris, March 24. Of prime Importance was the £T; t,D8 y mi. rd»y afternoon of Prudent Wilton, M Cka»*DO«*«» **»d M L ojd 1c i« undaretovd that M ot inciadmg the Covenant th6 T Peace, and that he discussed the flaacoid
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  • 158 425 STATEMENT AT MUNICIPAL MEETING; An ordinary meeting of the Mnohlpel Csmmieeioner. was held al the Municipal Chamber yesterday. Th*re were preient M*»era. A, B. V d®. (Pre id n»), A. M Goodman, Che Wor Lok, Yaoh Guan 8eok, A P. Goodrich, L. M. B«!l (Municipal gito«r) and
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  • 332 425 TEE FUNERAL, The fi»e-*lotthel.uMr. W H MiKelght Yano. »0)t p'«oe tbl. «K» 6,1 i ‘o b 7*“ c ‘L hu j;° Cd’ ery We.te,o B.»d «or The Bf.LM D*™"-, V.o»r»t the Cu.roo o« the A..ompt eo, «Beieted. Among th «ho the funeral weie Mu, Tuing (rider
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  • 106 425 PUMBIAL TO K0B10W. The funeral of the late Mr, Lee Toon Took, brother of Me.srs, L >e Toon Po m and Lee Toon Hua, will take place to morrow, the 27 h ins'an", when hi. remairs will fcu remove! from hi. residence, Nj. 8,
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  • 43 425 eiya that et W. w, 3BJI ID*1 tnereoeitte* notion» in Caiontr* J8 000 «mi were off r-d ot which 9.5 0 were .old. The werket is uid to bi very fi m end inclined to riie. 7
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  • 73 425 conf uted the Ediwtion Ordin.toB 1909 forth, 08 Bt ye.rThe B udeot 0 «ncillor. Pon. nr ,fb, ,h D r ’«<* ot M, W U l,f0 (’i-'ffio 0), Hod. «rAr.' 4 P «•«Mtiob. Ho F nT' 1 1 b on. Dr.
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  • 238 425 Orvid.M Comikg to Twa Fa.b Eut The following t ffijers have bwn released from Army Sirvio* »nd left Madras for SB pore by s.e. FaMia on 18 h March *****1/SIft Piowbubs 2/L’‘ utenatit8 i E. D, Ss'ius, M. B. Dukes, L. O Hargrave, and Sourly (whois accompanied by his
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  • 311 425 Ix Txx Nitxbblands Chiif Tblb&bapk Otticb. From Dutch contemporaries we learn that for a long time past the Police in Uireoht were aw*ro of the fact that copies of telegraphic messages txebanged between the Embassies of tbo Allied Power, in The Hague were beirg stolen. This has been
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  • 1449 426 a wHtis us that the pen- dons of civil servants could be PinsIOM increase d a good deal wnre the rwl roles and regulations governing ths Widows and Orphans Food carefully rawed which, he thinks, could be done g jl y and Withoot pnjadioiog anyone's interests. H such
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  • 202 426 ALLEGED MUBDEE, (From Our Oion CorreBpacidaiQ Klang March 25 —The charge of murder hM bMn wi M,wa bj T A T «W. uj ax iT 00 Q 4an wai convicted and fined 5100, with the alternative of 8 months, for having been in possession of 4 chickens reasonably
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  • 67 426 there mvw jj.unwn,i9taa mere! is a shortage of milk in Java. The local d *iries supply fifteen thousand bottles of milk and a further fifteen hundred coma from outside. The daily requirements, how‘’▼i'F, tmount te fifteen thousand bottles. L is to bs hep d they
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  • 59 426 during the present sessions of the Appeal Court at Ipoh opening, to-day, hrer tbe application on behalf of the State of Perak for leave to appeal to the Privy Council against the judgment in the famous Water R ghts ossa. There are throe other appeals
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  • 60 426 in Rangoon of tbe death of Bubadar N’lim Singh, filst Pus j»b s, in the groat at'«ck by General Allenby in Palestine, on 30th September, 1917. The deceased was well-known among hockey players in Rangoon as a fine player and also a remarkably good referee whioh
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  • 98 426 io command of the German ships, is still at Soaps Hi wirelessed bis intention to go home some time ago, and to the inquiry of our Fleet C >mmand gave as kis for wishing to do so that he was (< sick,” whioh the Grand Fleet, with
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  • 1045 427 For the following interesting iod b'-d to our Batavia contenp»ra y Ni«wu>* tan det Dag and othei Datoo ludi-a journal i— Chums Biwk Cubes Etbixu. In the recently epaned Branch Office of Ue Yokohama 8p«o»e Bnk Het Nieuws d. Dag. not e emplsye appeared on tee scene
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  • 58 427 Another Subetiuts amo caUlnff for Mfihya Paeiosgerg. (From Oar bwn Cyrr&mondenk') Kuala Lumpur, March 26. The Mabg Mail understands that paople who have b en disappointed io their hopes of going H< m by the ss. Marama have bean told to huld th-maelves in readiness to go by
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  • 15 427 late of B.ogk k, having n omth rn> J .ppomtDMt Cm tb.
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  • 297 427 SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN THROWN OVEEbOABD. A Chinmu Suspxot Undbb Abbbbt. A rrmark.ble case f disappearance of a pais'Dger between Sana ng and SbJga ooaured on board of a K, P, M, baat the other day. A Chinese woman of good family had accompanied
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  • 269 427 The Dutch Indies papers state that the fol ewing prices w >re ob amed at t» e G» vern* ment s*k of off t— Dunlop a* dKoff q q Tppa', J v* G B 1918 on pi 450 piculs at 62 66 H Pin*» Co q q T«g»l
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  • 119 427 Agha Sa'tan Sir Mohammed Siab, better krown tn Eoglsnd as the Agha Koan, may, it is said, foil W Lord Sinha in being raised to the British Peerage. If that be so, most people, whin they recall what his Highness has done, will agree teat it would be
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  • 350 428 BEQI3TBAB 3 ANNUAL BE PORT. The following ii the report of his Depirt- I -..ntfortheyaer 1918 reoaived by us f om gr. L, MoLsan, B giatrar of Companies 1 eoMeoted B f® 38 WM 16,345.51. I Afthie >1,887.01 w*s on acooint of Oomb i m registered unier “The
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  • 175 428 It is stated in several London and pro* vincial jiaraals that preliminaries are being arranged for the establishment of an Overseas Bink. Oae London journal referring to th j scheme says t—Au important develop* meat of British banking in rsoent years has baen the extension of foreign
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  • 411 428 Additional Eusults, The follow ng details bring the results of the competitions in the above up to date i Thu Plantibb’ Challingi Cup, Presented for annual competition by the Planters of Province Wellesley plus a Special Priue which will ba awaided t) the Member P, V, making the
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  • 95 428 A Ul. IUC 7 presided over by iha Han, Mr E G Broad ick was held at the Selangor Club on Saturday evening, at which forty were present. It was dee ded that a fancy dress dance shou d be given on St.
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  • 479 428 Sing APou a Rkoruiting Cash, In the suit Isaac Ellison, merchant of Singapore, vs Lim 800 Hean and Co. for the jeoovwy of $40,000 upon a contract ot Jctober 1916 to recruit coolies for Mesopotamia and to ship them from Amoy at $22 per head, the matter of
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  • 155 428 which it has now been decided to appropriate, is value! at more than $200,000,000. Besides lands and houses, eoal mines and railway concessit ns, the most important assets are the warehouses filled with hides, cotton and other Chinese products which the German firms had diligently
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  • 249 429 P10P0I1D Biw Stbtbm Of Leavtieg Pboj its Tax, In the financial notes in the Ttmwitis etited that Mr. Asaheton director of a number of mbber companies, advocates the immediate abobton of the Excess Profit! Duty, and the creation in to place of a profit! tax on the
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  • 215 429 The China Society of America hts just boon organised, and will send two delegates to Paris to work on behalf of China's interests. The purpose of this society, accord Ing to its charter, is as followsi— To promote, foster and perpetuate the fr endly relations between
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  • 112 429 Eailt Birds at Kvxla Kubu. It is report d in the Malay Mail of the 24th that while a chanda shopkeeper of Kuala Kubu was proceeding by ricksha to catch the early morning train (7.45) to Rials Limpir a few days previously, he Was waylaid on the
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 463 429 [To ths Editor of ths Strait* Echo.] 8 r _Will you please m9 pt08 your ’valuable paper for sume comment, and corrections woibh I deem neoeiSArym order to clear the air on tne correspondence of Mr. K. TM. pub iahed 10 J ottr ll8H0 of the public
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  • 113 429 ALr Tuarlt Gbnsral Meeting, N«.rly 70 member, were preaenc at the Wa""? “T"” 8 tbe “ember. tV? Ip h 0 1 on I*.» In. fio.noea .hewed oe o( ,2 553 »2 derm» the period ender review. Toe election ot offioe-beerer. by ballot re.elted to low..—Pre.ident: Hoo. Mr. B.
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  • 628 429 The ninth ordinary genera! meeting of the sha ebolders of tbs above C mp ny was held at it» office, m Bangkok on 18 h ius'ant, There w*s a f*ir attanaunoa of shartbolders and direotom but I'hra Anuvatau* Baj«ui« yom (Caesua Hong) was absent owing to
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  • 65 429 has b?en start- fd by Messrs, and StraathaD» The d*ily Oapici yis now 8,C00 kiicgrams. The soap this factory makes is said to be as good as Eurcpean soap-; at the same time it is cheaper than tbe so*p made in the Dutch Indies by
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  • 1708 430 TflE LEIGHTON CASE. fa tbs Ssprem? Chart, Saremban, cn o.ttrdB#, b L<e Mr, Jarnoa Wnidey, *i h toe D £'?-> Mr M D D.iy.fur the proicutiao ins As*iu case wnioa w*i po tpoaed in tidJc thss i^P jrl nt Onintsu witness mis bl ba 0»lltdi w
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  • 270 430 PALATIAL EESIDENCE IN STRAITS To hs Sold i W Sinoapobu Shobtlt. From a notification appearing on nave 3 Of th>, l... a it win b. »o Md built and delightful residences not merely in Singapore but any part of M.hys, will bo sold by Messrs. Uhing Heng L
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 974 431 [T. At Edaor i( At fidrMlt FA»] 8ir Kj .a y n«u lae to) o«<o« T°* r *> «.a. -rlJrr.,-1 P‘P !r d B>e lot t.k 3< lb« “»«J u eeorow» on •uer ptpHf 1 7 H-o-rtotue Ciio*»*, illustrious as th 7 are. o-vj unfortunately uVrrio
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  • 160 431 were on March 18 conveyed from the 8t. Louis Hospital, Bangkok, t > the Assumption Oatte Iral, being aocompau Bi by the L«dv Sipetior and othsr Siners cf Charity, '£ht < a neral ceremony was conducted by teg B gbt Bivoreni B shop
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  • 124 431 1. 1 3 8 j* s quite reocv e r «d from the effete ot what he dasenbes as more of a shock than anything else, received during h‘s enX £h Wlt V ne fth9 menwh0 «niway when the alarm wa9 gifen from Ue F Furniture
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  • 529 431 AN HOThL BOBBERY. Io the D.strict Cut O-tore Mr. R, J) Act this iDoroing Caemfct.a Malay p le »< e( j puiity to a ooaig- c< Itbbciyota wnstlei w-tob.two g >id nogs.» si v r nng and a cash co C' 8 ioUi value ot 111.50, thtsptopercy
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  • 117 431 in consider* ing a letter from the agents of M. Vidrines, the celebrated airman (winner of the “Gordon Bonnet,” **Paris*Madrid a°® many (ther fifing races) making er quids’ •a to the of giving an nhibi’ion of flying in Cry low, has aioirtain from Govun m-nt if
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  • 1809 432 IMFOBTANT MXW DBFABTUBB, Tj afford! pleasure to concede to ...rssDOsdsnce jasr received from Mr. K. U. u gmdersley the greatest prominence Zuible. tor the importance of the subject is «oh that it would be difficult to exaggerate it owing to its bearing upon the presentaod rater! of
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  • 150 432 a 8in« hale*e man named Abraham S madxs, who had a prisoner in Germany since the war started. Abraham, with two others, a Tamil and a Moor, signed on as lasoars in the s.s. Grafeifdi 9 which Rleft Colombo in July 1914 The ship was
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  • 493 433 [Rmrm’e TituuMi.] PEACE 0KFEREN3E FLOUTED Viry Sniou Sltaatka Lmdorj M t'Oh 24« Hun?*’’)’* »doP lio Bo’sbevhin is rolled vary ««lousy by Uo British and Fr ooh obiflr as end wiring the Bntmtc’s efforts to bo ld up 'ho Baonsman. Po’.b and Cueono Slovak ««ares bulwarks against Gorman
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  • 1015 433 [Rmutub’s TuifXlUAMS.] BEIIiaa PREMIER’S PLAi E. Loudon or Pails I Kris M*roh 17. Who". M. c™ jc« «d fie Or nd<> b will. > »J 181 uM. L )d 0<W ueug bim >0 p s pons a dep r ere to E d ,B o< the urgency
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  • 206 434 [BUVTBS'S TULBGBAMS.J «*TI0NaTI8‘TION of mines J»rci»»ring Uavellid. L >ndon. Match lo. fhe Coal Commission held its hat public ho yest-rday. A forecast of the Oom- mion’s B-pod >■ that will recommend nationa l*»* 1011 of mints, an ei/bt-hour B od a ten per cant increase of w*ges.
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  • 78 434 Westward Ho MAEAMA PASSENGERS, No Boom for Moro* Sln.apore, M*rch 26 After wa had gone to Pre*s yesterday, we rtodved the fillo wing teltgam foot the Hon. the Colonial Secretary i—- Pkaie publish the following com* muriqei—Tte Passage Control any applicants for passages by the s.e. Marama, that the ship
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  • 245 434 The Nove and Novira were due to leave Singapore for Rotterdam yesterday. |BIG ADMIRALTY «TEAMER. Bombay, M.roh 11—It i a notified by the Controller of Passages that information has rrcfiived fr m the Admiralty that the s i Ormonde, an Orient liner of 14 530 tons,
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  • 388 434 KUaLA LUMPUR BRANCH. The annual meeting of the Kuala Lumpur branch of tbe M.8.V.R. Battalion RJfia Association was held on February 20tb at tba 8-iangor Cub, when the following officers were elected for *****—Presid nt, too Hon. Mr. R C M. Kindereley; ViCeFresident, Mr. F- D. Ev.ns; Committee,
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  • 39 434 in the General Hospital Kuala Lumpur has committed suicide. He first of a 1 ti d a piece of cord tightly round his throat, and made a large gash in his neck with a kn fa,
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  • 105 434 tut uieriy of Ceylon, who has charge of a tea plantation of 6 000 acres in tha Cameroon*, writes to the Timet of Ceylon i—This is the best country in West Africa, and most suitable for European development, as the climate is gcod. I haven't had a
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  • 140 434 breu ht the fol- lowing piSHODgt rs for S ngapore i-Messrs C 0 M-b». A C Alston, Mrs L H W4B, F Djitmur, M J Ucoott, Mrs M E Jarvis, J R Gray, Mr M L Wald»». R C Fry, P T AHpd. R
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  • 406 434 Aawvit Omui Manor.. Clab-bo», iMt Suod.y, tbe 23 d In.teat, J 1,80 p.m. with a record number of members present. The members voted for the election of a chairman in favour of Mr. Otg Hick Chuan, who then, taking the chair? began addressing the audiencs and
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  • 26 434 Somerset and O ylon cricketer, was to leave London on tbe 21st ultimo with Mrs. Greswell tor Colombo, having demobilised.
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  • 36 434 the Luoder and head of ths firm of aerated water manufacturer*, is leaving Singapore in a few days on a business and pleasure trip to Bcmbay, and will bo away for about three months.
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  • 44 434 of the United B ates Military Drpurtineut, who had been spending a short holiday in 8iogapo r e, returned to join his post at Manila. Ms, Neuffer wno remained in Singapore will rejoin him later.
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  • 77 434 O’ylon L gis- lative O iuncil at wtdee Mr. R E 8tubb< was present as Colon! 1 Secretary and wbioh took piace on tbe 12 b initsnt, Si* William Manning and th* Hoo. Mr Ramanathan made eulogistic refereDSss to tbe row leva ernor of;Hongkong,
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  • 1180 435 We art told that a good niany burghrles have occurred of at re* Ewffltriw eidencei in the country ard have been aiked wh»t etepi are being hken by the locil police tore* to etop them. Lt same to be generally thought, ever a burglary occurs and the report
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  • 60 435 Comp ant Goiti to Allotment. The above Company has now gone to n Th Ilt8 b>TiDg b RD clearld and the Mills having arrived the Company will business very sVortly. 7 Kviin Manupktuo, ..2Z 1Dg t0 o th 1M|!a »®»»t of o.taid. th 1 .'t biCD t0 mmftotm
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  • 442 435 The funeral of the late Mr. Ine Toon Took, which took place this morning, when hie remains were reu from his residence for interment at the Mount Erskine Cemetery was in the latert reformed style with the* Town Band in attendance. The
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  • 46 435 Nxw Fabspoxt Ewlus. It is cfiouny notified that passengers to Japan or passing through Japan should note that information has been received from His Majesty's Consul-General at Kobe that the Japanese Authorities insist on vhe of Japanese Consul before granting permission to land.
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  • 22 435 Treasurer, F. M« 8., expects to leave on eight months* furlough to Earopa during the first week in April,
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  • 23 435 aod Mrs. Innes are due back in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday next, after a two months* holiday in ths Philippic
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  • 24 435 Assistant Superintendent ot Police who is holidaying in New Z ulaud has changed his mind about going to Japan.
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  • 18 435 assistant, Mesirs* Whiteaway, Ltidlaw and Co. Ipoh, has joined Messrs, Q. Wi Wilsc# eid-Qo.
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  • 627 436 B W*y, L g»i Adv 8 r <n fc.h. arrind this. moniag by tha M>*7' e e Mr E M. T-mpoe-Phil ips, B. A., LL.W, /oTotab.), of (Kyion. »r i»ad by «he /ultala U Siog.pore on Tuesday last. •i, a. L. Logan, American Cmsu 1 is ipJodmg
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  • 561 436 For the fallowing news items wa are ird.btid ro oar Batavia contempoiaiy Het Nieuwe v.d Dag r— Java Chika Japiw Linh. The Java Cain* J L ne has opened a branch of lie own in 8«n Fianoiacu under the management of Mr Doyer, wto bolds pvwer of
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  • 22 436 second accused in the Bujung Estate case, has appealed aghast his conviction and senlmce. and tiki for n-hHrwg ottif caw*
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  • 826 436 Regtrdin? the recent Are on the wherf tt app r h ths was 3,000 cabes of peanut oil belonging to Meaera. Koder. 4 Co. Accotd ng to th. M<mdn,ni D»d v Mem 2.00U ctaoa out of 3 00J ctaoa of pee ut oil et red et the plaoi were
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  • 199 437 Befcra M'. A. W. Just, Magistrate, in the Kuala Lumpur Police C«urt on Tuesday, a nnmber of inmmon ei for offences «°der the Motor Oar Reguktiuus were heard and dupoied of. Towkay Chan Fttt, 0WB of oar No. 838, was fined >10 *»d allowing hi# car along
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  • 124 437 A Hovel Bii did At Sbtafak. I*te i re n ght last week f our C inam«n am ed with ku v a b ke >ot > a h me a mile from Beta>ak villa.o and got away with a quantity of clotbinz aod a few a tides
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  • 27 437 adjoin- ing the ex’”t ng bi 1 ard room, is be ng built at the Gran 1 Hotel, Nuwara El ya.
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  • 57 437 cf the flying on Bruv*l tern hat reponeu ta*< oa th 26 h instant leaving Peotng for P rt W »d at abou' 10 43 p.m. between Koran ar d Gala he coil dtd with a pompang sampan which had no lights. He itopp d and picked u?
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  • 118 437 by tha State 'f Perak fr »eave to apreal to the Pr y Counti. a ainit the judgaen cf tie loci! Appeal Court came up at the Court of Appeal at loch before Mei -e. Justice! Eb n haw, Fa r er-Mauby *n Wbitljy Mr Ba denon
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  • 505 437 HIGHLY 1-U0CE33FUL ENxE iTAlNMENT. The opportunity that was afford'dI yes dav of appreciating the sound td«0a local wJk oa.r'd on at the 1cd by the Lady Superior and her enimabie la lv avail A of public for the To wo H11 w* O’° wded ‘J doori with
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 606 437 [T> Ihi Editor of ike Slraiit Echo] Dr.r Bir, Av a reader of your interesting cilumrs on me lubjeitof tne teaching cf Ch oeaa. in the ichuou of the Colony, I thick that the ooirdipondtuca from Liver of Rjal p f0 grtbs,” 24tb Match 1919, should not
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  • 53 437 is in store ffir those who ome at the E. A 0* Hotel to-nigbtj for there wi.l be daucmg to tha •trams of the hctal orchestia after ths rtpait and later on light supper will bo isp*’ pUJ for which co charge
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  • 1238 438 TA9T MAJORITY 8UFFSB WHILM A MIWOBITT BINBFIT FROM THU BSGOLATIONS. Tha lojd tbe P 80 P l baing a matter of Diramoint importance and there being diffioelty at the present time in proonnng oar-boiled rice at $11.17 per bag, which is the prica fixed by the Food Controller,
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  • 60 438 Eight Prisoner! Zicapa* (From Our Oum Correspondent.) Singapore, March 28. Eight prisoners awaiting trial st the Assists, for offences that ino’ude attempted murder, gang robbery, and counterfeiting, escaped from the civil prison yesterday evening by cutting through the iron door cf their single cell and plaoieg b'anketg
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  • 58 438 a number of young members ef the Sraits born Chinese generation of Malaca will leave for England to prosecute their studies, one of them btiog the eon of the late Mr, Yeo Tin Hal and brother-in-law of Mr. Tan Cheng Lock, and another being Mr. Chan
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  • 393 438 y# to eat. It is for the industrious MiddfeTcd Lower Classes of various nationalities—-rh« people witbo.t whom „i n W ..H »1 rery .ow-th.1 we .re e»^ 0 .r“ K o bring .bout new order of th ng, b, the eet.bh.hm.nt in M.I.y. of grL doegrowing Industrie,. VotJ
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  • 253 438 A Popular and much Ectibmid Siambsm Official, Phra Thiparsart, the Ohief Judge of the Monlhon of Puket, in Siam, left for Bang, kok on the 9th instant on promotion to a higher appointment, having held the pe-i-tion of Chief Justice in that province f>r about ten years, with
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  • 495 439 HUNGARY ADOPTS BOLSHEVISMEEiIGNATlON OF CABIN ST. PrmnUtlon of MnUnto Noto Amsterdam, March 22 1 W.gr.« trom ..J. “>*' u* Otot Ot tho Kntc.te °‘"e .J,i u h .tided ow to Oo..t Kuolyi tboEotmte M ito Lying down "J b. tioa botvwa H»ng*n “d Clb at warded bi
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  • 506 439 [BnvTuu’e Sib*! 01 INTER IMPERIAL RELATIONS. Government’* AttitudeLondon, Mircb 18. I» tb. Hou. Com.ou, «PjJ 10 M j .r 0 Neil, Colonel Amery M,m.n mt ichetne of .eotfh g he vr urn, l..2-r participation >0 th. Governol n. E«P>re b h ot a oomm.n agreennnt b9 he
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  • 474 439 (Euutkb’s Tiligbxms.] BRITISH PREMIER S STATEMENT. The World Noeda Peace.” Paris, March 21, Mr, Lloyd George, in a statement to journalitti, said the world needed peace, Therefore, he was remaining in Paria unless an unexpected development occurred in the Industrial situation, b:cause any action on his part
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  • 1063 440 [Ruutub’8 Tuluguims] LABOUR TRIPLE ALLIANCE; Bailway Man and Miners* London, March 20. Thi members of the consultative committee of the "Lxbour Triple Alliance were a inferring till late yesterday evening: The Coal Commission aho met to prepare its reoort which was not finished late yesterday evening. It
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  • 499 440 [Rout ui’s TiLUGuaiti.] A RELIGIOUS ORIGIN," Blngludm AmiM. n Tokie, March 17 Demonstrations m Korea have been oeedhg lino, the lit M.rchi Pm of’thi org.nuod I.depjndenoe mowmen. bshered to be instigated by the Henvan—onhipper. ’’aeot and Chri.ti.n convert,, mere have been numerous conflicts with the gendarmerie. The
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  • 481 441 [Burrus’s Tilu«*am>J Ali*5t-Lorra'JiB-Paris. Much 26. UM'llm-d. t.rni’t'y *"t appointed OmmiHionar-General 5.M >X B. P .b»« ‘!T"5 ■ini.* t.r Ue .dmitulf* ***** f L .rr»ite with <-H u Ub 1 officials to »11 bra notes. ?«nth Bight» to SyriaF,.»ob circle! p.i.* <>•* rl g j 8 yruMto th. wh.l.
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  • 422 441 MABAMA to LBxVE 8INGAPOBE APRIL 5. Pugulitions Bn BmoimMessrs Afl»ua«on, Gufillon A bo.f' for tee P. A0. Company, inform tDal the ambulance transport Marama has bee fixed to leave 8 ogapore at 10 am, on 8 day, 5th April, for Port Penang, Baes Canal. Marseilles and London. Passengers
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  • 118 441 Io j«st out and UDU s ambitious in the way of biographies of Leal celebrities. There are pictori d accounts Lirn r” 8a Johor0 th8 Hoa LimBoonKeng and Mr. Lim Peng Siang, b8 d J“ h Mt too e.iily, to th Centenary,
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  • 225 441 MaOistbat* and bus Inspkctob, Carapxtbipillai, the P.W.D. oveneer from K ddtb, F M. 8., who was arrested at Cjioo.be as being a person wanted on a warrant issued by the FM 8- Oourts was again before the Colombo Poliee Court on the 12 inetant. SaD-Inspactor Peiris of
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  • 231 441 The lad traces of th K tteler Mor ument disappeared from Hatamen 8 rest, Peking, a few days ago and were carried off to Central Park, where all the material has been gathered together and a n w monument is in the process of erection at the
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  • 170 441 1st Seaforth Highlanders, who died on February 15 ot broncho-pneumonia, following irflaers», was a son of the late Edward Alexander Irving, formerly Auditor-General of the Straits Settlements. Captain Irving, who had spent most of his life in the Federated Malay States as a rubber planter, enlisted as
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  • 532 442 LbAN A Co’8 WwKLT fiKPOBT. PdcitiBgi Maron 23. Bobber is slightly easier, the prices at thia waet’s Siagipora aaaiija realised for Saeet averaging 76 cents and for Orepe 77 cents. Cables sra taking longer than ever in transit and the delay serioasiy interferes with "linin'London has Improved
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  • 301 442 Mums. Fbasiu and Co’. Wn«lt tlBCUJLAB. M‘ Sirs. Fraser *u<i Co.* in their wrr-klv d.ted M. eb 27. ,Uu"_ u P*’* "««k K.triot-d although there were occ-s ond signs Rubber shares wild cheap X. ,1JD m in <*•«•“<* but the Ql th/» t 'P* fi n>od>o. Our
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  • 202 442 In ocnnection with the output cf coal in China the Otaka Mainic i quotes Mr. Arnold, American C mmercial Attichl in China, as follows:-The fact that China possesses some of the richest coal deposits in the world has been known fr the pi st twenty years* Notwithstanding
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  • 86 442 it was «eporfed that a marriage w u'd be arranged between the Prince of Wales and Princess Yolanda, the eldest daughter cf the King of Italy, now 18 years of age. who is new on a visit to Pans* The Princess is said to be very proficient
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  • 126 442 cf the Singapore U t-d Eutbr Plantation! L d, *«i held at W House. L 'odnw t E C, on Feb 12 Sir l or Pci ippe, K C B, M B. (cbairoidi preaid n?« Tne cbaninan In ha cviree of ha remaiks stated that
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  • 264 442 “SX'K" c Owing to the shortage of padi soma nf si. mill, hava not tJuZTS “f oontraot. or .Unding ord«r. for par-boiled he ot h O fl “r\“"l "“«lOVd. oJ the other hand, several mills have booktd orders and contracts to tha a 20 0GO uAh w «e
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  • 62 442 Prien MaintaiaedOwr Cwn Singapore, March 28. At the Auctions the following prices ware realised: par pound Ots. Cts. Ribbed Smoked Sheet prime 76 to 771 Standard quality 74} 764 ‘Off’’quality 69 74 Crepes, fine pale 77 w 78 Standard pale 75 lf 771 Off colour latex 68}
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  • 32 442 notifies Marama passengers elsewhere in this issue that they should arrange with the Railway authorities to esnd their baggage ahead to Penang by goods trains.
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  • 51 442 are now applying for padi land in large but ut fortunately all available land io rather far from the railway. It s to be hoped, however, that this d ffijnlty wi 1 not discourage th*m f'om the r pram worthy enterprise, says the B.N B
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  • 84 442 arrived at Nagasaki on th** 25 4 instant at lo a.m* un board the NY K. Tangy maru The suite of hi» Higbn as ibcludt) Mr. 8tbuia, formerly Siam a- Minister to Japan, a military aide de eimp, and a Court physician.
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  • 830 443 FIRST ANNUAL MEETING. The flnt annual general msetiog of the Bamtt Bab* er Company, L’d., was b«’ d No. l,W«lri Q .ay, to-day. Teere were W. D-ooan (i. the chair) W. H. Tnoroe. G. 8 ctbard, E H- Evereac, A- B-.ck.t0B.. F 0. Meynok, W.. J. and
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  • 173 443 The following are the numbers of tickets in the a 8 five and a half per cent war loan lottery won by the Labuan lottery corn mittee It may be stated that the Labuan ottery committee purchase 1 a certain num* bars of 8.8, lottery tickets
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  • 75 443 CHAMBER OF COMME EC I* Chalrmin'8 Speech. Our Gun Corresponded.') 8 ngapors, M»rch 29. At the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. F, L. Tomlin who presided, said that the p’opoted revision of tbc J.® 01 wu nofc b el0 3 proceeded with. In hi. speech
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  • 69 443 PEACE CELEBRATIONS IN COLONY. Gcwnmcnt CcntribitlcnsAt tie Municipal Commission meeting it was announced that Government had prom led to contribute >20,000 to tie Peace celeb-ationo in Singapore, 810,000 to those P D ‘“8- d »MC0 to M.iwo. D( j th», L a^ prcp td h «d u. 8.tard.j
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  • 311 443 The following from Toursday’s btraiit Timet .upplements a telegram recently pi p. libbed by us 1— A sailing ship with a heterogeneous crew drawn frsm various nationalities effers the sod of atm 1 sphere io which rqu&boiss would be exreoted, and the stores o f mutiny
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  • 259 443 the ease was concluded on Wedoes- day, in which Kboo Kia% an old boy "of the Boustead Institute, was charged with attempting to murder another •boy" named Lee Seeg Ann of the same institu* tion, causing bis death by stabbing him with
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  • 14 443 of the rubber acreage in cultivation is 2.760,000 acres in D.cember last.
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  • 101 443 One of the escaped pifaontrs, a Tamil undergoing a longterm of imprisonment, was recaptured by the Police in the vicinity of the Ohinete Settlement, a ff-w days after his escape the other having h*d several narrow escapes while evading recapture, was
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  • 977 444 ■4011 ABcVT THB OPIUM OOliTJIBTlOW f or lJh2 1 0 the coa'M .t‘t “’“•Thy 00 ?“T* Jo to TA# Timss. 8* Wdham J. Ooibns. iho was a dditg.cn for Great Britain at «he threa International Opmm 0 h OtThe H*K® p > j ,2 ud rupee i™ y.
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  • 25 444 reports that a new com- pauy Syed Holland-Pacific Handel j has tern f rmed in Amsterdam with (.apital of Fi. 2 500,000.
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  • 64 444 Soholarehip at Sr. John'a Im f nation for 19:8 was awarded •a foil ws i —1, |60 *o V. Oueibah, who w*s fi t <a tbe Cimondg-* J «mor Examination 2, 46 divided among the student* who Game uu fi st iq the senior cl«ss qua
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  • 99 444 W e are authorised to state, states the IZadras Mail h»t, while pr else dat s cannot beaaoounced, owLg to the uncertain* acf steamer s*i iog«, Lord and L*dy Wiiiingdon and their >t«ff, who are comu g to Madras hv -a* via Co umbo by the Bl, steamer Mandila, will
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  • 100 444 as Ofi) r adm nistenog the Govern* ment of Gruis') North Borneo was duly t antted on the 13 h instant, the Governor Mr. A. C. Pearson having left the Territory oq the 12 h instart on leave cf absence. Mr. H. W, L, Banbury
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  • 111 444 an Ch’, a native of bu wgi O -tout, Ov.uuinit’ei *U'C<de m 8m»i Ha’, a lodging bouee yesterday, tbe o*ue te ng fats to avy I «es io gambling at ‘•P-'Sh-u’* hoUH-s. Tail man arrived *t C*»»t( n from h a vui *t dunwui on M»rch
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  • 723 444 MOBK LURID LIGHT ON BICE PRICES. W« h»« j.it reeved fr0B1 ronang corr «ponde it using tbe usm plume Boa E ter” which throws further lend light upon the much-vexed qveduns connected witn the food-supply o f masses. His c mmui io.tiou reads as fol- < w
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  • 36 444 ft I... cf IB. 1 P r l in 8 »ng Te k Bond a Malay woman, named Haliniah Bee, was thil.moiling isntenced by Mr< B. B« to i vi po ui
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  • 1160 445 M*. William King, 81D P Harb iur Baa’d, and Ml, King are gu. home by the Marama. e CMr. W.E. Olw<». who i® taking b'* oldest ®oo home, lea’®* b y th® Mara»»»*will probably be away about three month®. Mr. J. M Jacks®® I® «°ing hom 0B
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  • 548 445 [Kuutu®'« Tulugbam®,] O3DUBATE BiILW.Y Bi J ictioa cf Gcvemment O.f.r. Lmdoo, March 21. The Railway m8n have nj acted th® Government*® offer. ME. BONAB LAW’S STATEMENT, Bal.way Men's Wages. London, March 21, Mr. Bouar law in the House of Common® stated that the Government had definitely proposed
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  • 1610 446 [EitrrBB’a Tblisbams.] BBIIISH view cf league, lb? German Colonies. pan», March ’8 Lord Robert Cecil out that m*ny could only be iM-d by reference L toe Luga®, and it wou d be unless to nrooeed with toe fi** 1 te»m< u rlJ thB broad jjnw of the
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  • 1667 447 [Ruma's Turman ams] SPREAD O? DIS )RD£tU Aeroplane Patrols C.rto, M«rcb 16. »T« g»mr»l in th* pr.iv.uo** •nd n-essitat» st p o g aerrpLo* p-trol-which ft* thrtr maCoin-guos O’» «omly crowd», infl ct'Bg coati Inrabie casual 1 •<• THE HIGH COMMISSIONER. Remaining In LondonLindon, March 22. Enter
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  • 2502 448 ANNCfAL GENERAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of the mem* beri of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce and Exchange took place on Friday afternoon last in the Exchange Buildings, Mr. F. L. Tomlin, the vice-chairman, presiding and there being a large attendance. Local Tbadu, Mr. Tomlin,
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  • 28 449 th. Miiifar. n ***** ‘warded do. Cjril Noel Godfrey Koch, i2th 18th Nortlt M b7 U “h.? a 1 Uoh9d 62 "*I*.T.
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  • 787 449 A PLEASANT FUNCTION. The At Home at the Penang Cricket Club yesterday was an unqualified tcce s and was not spoilt by the rain which kept everyone, but those taking part in the Cricket match, indoors. Tea wm in the Pavilion and all present enjoyed a very
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  • 354 449 China, India the Bolsheviks The Java Bode publishes a cable from London according to which the correspondent of the Dotty Chronicle in Geneva reports that the Soviet Government in Bessie is concentrating its Bolshevistic propaganda on China and India. The correspondent obtained his information from fugitives from Moscow who stated
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  • 587 450 AT HOME AND PRIZE GIVING. The At Home and Prise-giving in con Motion with tha local priar-sboot took p'ace on Saturday afternoon last in the presence of a large assembly, the proceedings forming one of the most pleaiint functions that have recently takeo place locally. Ths Presentation» Mr-
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  • 260 450 A farewell entertainment wis held at the Chief Midical Offi?°r’s Quarters, Sepoy Lines, Penang, la it Friday afternoon when a farewell address was presented to Dr. J. Gray, the Cnef M dical Officer, Penang, who is shortly leaving for Europe on fur» lough, by the
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  • 103 450 Arab Government’s Assurance Bombay, 17 March—A teleg am has been rece ved in Bombay from Jeddah which wishes it to be known through ut India that in the case of any Moslem want ng to per» form the p Igrimige or visit the Holy Tomb of the
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  • 107 450 -His Honour th J Lieut» Governor of the Funjib and party left the Viceregal Lodge y sterday afternoon. Admiral Vise unt Jellicoe of Sj pa, Viscountess Jellico i. Paymaster Captan H. H. Share and Mrs Share, Commodore FC. Dretser Fl g Comman ier H R. Sawbridge, Flag
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  • 178 450 PRESENTATION OF INSIGNIA. Sucmful Ceremony. (From, Our Own, Correspondent mc Singapore, March 81. The occasion ef the praieatation of the insignia of the K. 0» B. E. to H. H. the Sultan of Johore was a most successful iauction, H.E. Sir Arthur Young laid it was
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  • 113 450 REJECTION O? PROXIES. Adjournment of Mooting. (From, Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, March 81. At the annual meeting ef the Selangor Club there was a breezy discussion on the refusal to admit proxies in the election of the Committee on the ground that they had been received too
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  • 184 450 Singapore, March 27. The following is th? report of Messrs. BoE9 f ead Co., during the last week The weaker tone shown daring the latter part of last week’s Auctions continued during the interval. At the opening of the Auctiions yeaterday only moderate demand was shown and the
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  • 390 451 RANGOON MARK1F REPORT) Mei ire. Morrison A Co’s Weekly Report, dated Rangoon, 21st Much, reads as Throughout the pest week jangle marketi hate been on fire, »8 much M Ri. 150 having been paid for padi in the interior, Now that the assurance has been given by the
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  • 132 451 Wiolusale Looting Or Wabuhoubes Calicut, 16 March i At noon to day a rumour got about that grain warehouse) would be 1 oted. An hour or so later the rumour proved true Large crowd) proceeded towards the sea end of the big bizaar quarter and bezan systematically
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  • 19 451 of the Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredgiig N. L w&< sixteen tom forth* week •nding the 2'Jth inntaut.
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  • 23 451 were i»»» bj Mr. Um Tu L.. at th. L.m Hua Ee Mm, ltd n •aturday ImI.
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  • 1063 451 Mr and Mrs Tan Soo Lock, of Malacca, arrived to-day on a visit to Penang. e Mr. ID, Murray li travelling from Singspore to Ginos by the 9 The death occurred in latavh on Tuesday of Mr, Low Soo Chian, late of Kuaia Lumpur, broker. e Major A M.
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  • 64 452 BIRTHS. A6 “Caabrr,” 9 Sg. M oWt Road. g$ »n«o n, Singapore, oo 23*»ii infant, tie wde of George E Rjgaars, daughter, Oj March 23, at Brewstar Eoad, Ipob, the w f, of Mr F S Mataieu, a ion, MARRIAGE. Boehm— Cappi:— At the Cathedral of the Good
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  • 1477 452 NATIONALISTS' MISSION TO EUROP1, Ths situation in Siuth Africa at the momnt seems rather unsatisfactory, and unless Great Britain or the Union of South Africa is soon given full powers in the administration of West and East Africa it is to be feared that the next few
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  • 22 452 it is now definitely decided, will leave the P and 0. Wharf, Singapore, at 10 a.m. oa Tuesday, April 8.
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  • 94 452 published in TXT pilVAlBlWU IU this paper regarding the sale of the King of Siam s property in Beach Street, consisting of a block of buildings stretching from the Siamese Consulate right through to Weld Quay, was only anticipatory of the event, for the actual
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  • 114 452 who was seen to wrench a thin gold chain off the neck of an infant, was arrested for thefc, says the Calcutta correspondent of the Central but on his being searched no trace of the chain could be found, and it was presumed that he had managed
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  • 158 452 quits inadvertently it was erroneously stated in our comment, on the 24th instant, upon what seemed to ba a mistake, or mispiiat, in the list ot winning numbers of the 8 S. War Charities Lottery, that No. *****3 was mentioned in the *‘A” and “B’’ series,
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  • 1426 453 [Eicrsa'a Tbligkamb.J THE KAROLYI VERSION. Entente’s Blindness Copenhigeo, Much 26. A telegram fr,m Budapest ot the 24th aayti that Count Karclyi and the Larewesiing Cabinet hare attr.bU id the revolution to the Eutentt’a blindness. Allied Troops Withdrew. New* from Bsrhn ot the 25;h is that Al ted
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  • 1055 454 [Eeutir’s Telegrams big FOUR’S big effort. Terms of Peace FormulatedPans, Muich 25, [n vi 'W of the Reriousn?ss of the European situiiijn a bi# is being made to have the Pe»ce Treaty reidy within a week Practically all the terms b<*ve bsen formulated acd Mr, Lloyd George,
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  • 563 454 lEeotks's Tslhgrams I J SIOPfAGE OF COxMUN.quej, Strong frenoh Crlt'.ciin. F.euoh edito i 1 D M r h 30 me.gre inform.fc n i£u d" n 'h’ press concerning th. Confer ncs X „7 the f.u P I» e mass of their c tiz *ns with ?J7° rk t)
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  • 512 455 [Brute* b SIlUAlION IMPROVING. cf Assuian L odoo, March 26. Tn U t .,t rffi=.U bUn d.t.clm n Toe bituitioo id r<»nt to occupy A J <ou*n. Egypt i« steMky impr< Firm QovDHimwt Action* London, March 25. t *k Q Wmaa ot Commons at question 1 M.
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  • 944 455 [ReUTIe’s TELEOB.-M1] miners ANU GOVERNMENT. Vlsw; cf ths Escort. Lo djo, M>rcii Jo. At .be C-fatM ot the Evc.nra r !oig coe=U lt ory «urgent w ,h be propo-ed med fisst.00, ot tb.8»ky report, «.id tb.t tbe Government WM on able to go beyond Sir Join Bwkej’e
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  • 165 455 was further strengthened on the 5th mst when a freighter of 8 810 tons gross was launched from the Mitsubishi Zosen Kaisha’s Nagasaki works. The vessel was named the Madras 'Mam by Mr. Wada, Superintending Engineer of the O,8,K. 1he Press
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  • 414 456 GUTHRIE CO’S REPORT Singapore* March 27, c. r the weekly rubber auction Le d •esterday and to-d*y the quantity catalogued La. 1161 tons. <nand was poor at tbe o amenoement, and, though it improved fater.priOM for nearly all grades show an Bppreoiabie drop as comp-red with those JKm
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  • 132 456 cn the luo UILU papers on 100 th m-tant. there was a meeting in Batavia various Food Commissions and of tha omcials under the chairmanship of the acting Resident Heer van d r Meer. The reports furnished showed that the condikns of the padi c
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  • 615 456 8INO JAPANESE FINANCIERS launch prospectus (M AWWa?W* Or The China and Foothebn Bank. Fom the Sumatra Post we learn that the proppeCius has oeen issued of a new tiiuoJapanese B»nk, the head < flhe of which will be m T-ipeb, Formosa. It is intended to open branches in
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  • 656 456 Entibtainmbxt I!t Honukoso, Tbe lod .n 8>ff o t th, G #J8ta p ost O8he eettrt.teea Il9 8 i i.h „d I,di.o Ufficars of ail rank* of tbe HKS.tiGA and Mountain Bmery »o t a at Wiseman’i C*:e on M«rch 19. The id- a wan r 0
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  • 34 456 this mornirg returned a verdict of suicide by banging m the cause of tha death of Uag Thin. Yesterday he returned four similar raidicts And onb ot inioide by poisoning.
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  • 539 457 K GEEkT OPPORTUNITY FOB REFORMERS A hundred tbo»«»nd of Chin»’» be,t D lokoted for goodhe»ltb,aitroBg Mj» n<i clear mlcd, bate b.e* <”• b b B ed, dreaaed in atrocg boon .nd ole*, warm chtbea, t*n*nted in eanitary and tl |bt home, fa.gb* “d courtesy end the® tracipo
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  • 83 457 Bi<* Madras Donatio», Delhi. 2Cth March: la response to His Excellency the Viceroy’s apped for further c ntntu on» to the Imperial Indian Relief Fund, the Govenorot Madrai in concert with the Committees concerned; has placed Rs 7.*.K>00 to the credit ot the Fund Damaly, Ha 5
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  • 380 457 ••Pihkusb” Depkicatsb Enquirt Methods. Allahabad, 14th March i writes: Tr e order t,n/ J re cent le ter dent i« >uppo«d to em.n.te fro H dency th. fa CW know enough of His Bxceiisuvy» to feel quite sure that too much mp need not, in this
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  • 259 457 SOUNDER Of RANGOON CHINB31 CHAMBER OF COM MEROS. By the death of Mr, L eAh Hpway, the Chinese community of Rangoon has lost oae ot its most piominent and iiflsenthl lenders, 2he deceased was a native of the Sioia district of Canton having beta
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  • 499 457 Ar 8srm from the Inside, Judgio? by an editorial in a recent issue of the Rangoon Unit», theie is no apparent cbff eras bwtwern ‘ie lot of the average Fp.d Cintrolhr »od t at of th* polio-man. is wh«t our corner»,p nary says The woole history of
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  • 161 457 Send-off to Popular Official. Raub, M rch 29—At the Goverument C ub b re oa Monday last, a convert stone was held in honour of departure of Mr, 8. VJuplav, a-sistant to the 8.M 0. of Pahang at B*.ub hospital, for Temerlob, upon promotion to th» effioa of
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  • 1675 458 How thh Hun Hordes were Smash bd Uf. (b’y an Eye w lineup j ViUanue.tha Bwin correspondent cf he to his paptr about U, h Wh.ou toe G rtorm-treopt war. bei0 K tr,, rd beh l“ d font, i« »Bt>oip»tio» ol the great D which was
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  • 303 458 MAGISTRATE’S FINDING. Mr. 8. H. Langston, after a protracted hearing lasting several weeks, delivered judgment y*sterd*y afternoon in the case in which fif y Chinese were charged with committing an aff ay in Weld Qiayon Februaty 22 fia arid it was established that an affray w*e committed nn
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  • 70 458 Police PaoancurioNs. CFronz Our Own Correspondent.) Djdovso, of Port Bwettenham, prosecuted one Ng L aiig of Sungei Lima near Pulau Ki.»m, for keeping a bouse to administer morphia and being in possession of an hypodermic syringe without authority, and a fine of 1100 wai in fl oted on
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  • 451 459 "Burma's Tilugbams.J the peace council. An Aw*k»nlngPtrla, M.rob 80. The Coanoil has ‘J® meswity of completing w Rheut deUy the Sk for which it wm oonstiteted or.ginally, tn tn make pence with Germany. Prudent Wilson, M. Oh mwcsae, Mr. L’oyd George and Bigner Orlando will meet in private
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  • 50 459 TinNis Iournamiri, The Chasse ikcreat on Club’s teams kurnameat starts on Apnl 8 Piaying members are heieby informed that no cards will be sent to them, but notices wi I bi published in this j urnal from tim, to tin, i.ttiDg forth tha d.te* ct ijtires sad so forth,
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  • 420 459 bubma ex i-e increases. After notluR the iocreMed receipt, from Opium lor tbe y ar 1917 18 on the ri.e in the whole, le pr ce t the drug by the liceno»,. .mountm? t> nearly three akb.of rupee-,. the re P"‘ 0 the Eici.e Adm ni.tration m
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  • 223 459 More Natives to be Enoagkd Madras. 14th March i The report of tbe committee appointed by the hte Sir J hu Anderson to -dviae as to what step- it is advisable to take to facilitate the employ ment of natives of Ceylon n the h t;her ranks
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  • 228 459 How IT WAS Dibcovbbbd. Paris, F briary 6 “Spanish ir fhexii,” which has destroyed six million lives In two years, is no I nger a mystery. A ycuog Pane doctor, M. Folley, has, at the risk of his made expeiiments, and has isolated and cultivated the bacdlas.
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  • 284 459 Fanitabt Precaution!, Calcutta, 20th March.' The Sanitary Commissioner for Bengal has written as follows to the Secretary, Bengal Chamber of Commerce, regarding the outbreak of influenza in BengalI have the honour to bring to your notice that there is a possibility of a further recrudescence of the
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  • 115 459 and land customs revenue (excluding salt) in tbe eleven months April 1918, to February, 1919 amounted to Rs. 1 676 lakhs, an increase of €0 per cent over the pre-war year 1918-14 (when a lower tariff prevailed) and 10 per cent over 1917 18 when
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  • 1356 460 Tha anoiant Uad of the Ph.ro.hs th, attention of Brifcab statesmen °J* e .gain. ccuatri£8 ia the wor:d attract the imagination by ouch a pictures. Je history as tae mixture of desert, alluv.al py rami is and n -bh river. la the midst of the prosperity that haa
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  • 39 460 to the Registrar of Aliens on the 24th of last month their arrival in the Colony, two Japanese, named Sagi Omino and Taro Jupakuma. were this morning fined |5 each by Mr, S. H. Langston.
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  • 78 460 there were represents- tives of nine banks present at the meeting called by Liang 8 jih-yi at his residence to discuss the formation of a syndicate. Shares amounting to 110,500.000 have already been taken up, The Ohiao-tung Bank has subscribed the greatest number of shares which
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  • 191 460 Subglumi of Mr- Darbkhlro. (/Vom Our Own Singapore, April 1. At the meeting of the Legislative Council, the.Hon. Mr, W. B. Maxwell referred at length to the departure of the Hou, Mr, 0. W. Darbishire, mentioning his constructive criticism of Government policy and his sincerity and fearlessness.
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  • 144 460 Chapman-Gbieff. A quiet and pretty wedding was solemnised at St, Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore, on Tuesday. 25th March, the contracting parties being Mr, W. D. Chapman, of Caledonia, Province Wellesley, eon of Mr. W. J. B, Chapman, of Angola, and Miss Gwendoline Graeff, youngest daughter of Mr. H.E.
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  • 555 461 Mr. P. J- Bpro.l', i, «»»91 tod confined to bit res dance. The Commiwioner-General of the Siam Bute Railwaji ii die back in Bangkok to-morrow. t Mr. W. 8. Smart. writing U friend in Bangkok, says be hopes to lean for Bangkok in April. Mr. G. C. Parr. Mr.
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  • 531 461 [RiUTEB’s TlLiriRAMS.j ORIGIN OF AGITATION. Oompltts Autonomy Lts rad* L ndor, Match 19Replying to a questoo with reference to the deportation of the three Natiooa.ileaders from Egjp\ Lleut-Commander Dtdley Ward oa<d that in Norember a deputat on of Nations.i s, headed by Sadd Pasha and Ziglul cahed at
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  • 511 461 [Ruutkb'b Tuligbams.] THE LEAGUE COVENANT. Embodiment in Treaty. Paris, March 27. An authoritative statement from a British source points out that the Covenant of the L9ague of Nations obviously must be embodied In tbe Peace Treaty in view of the fact that the latter refers to Mandatories
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  • 1737 462 [Rbutbs’s Telbgrams.J REVIEW BY MR. CHURCHILL. Denikin’s ExploitsL wdon, March 26. In bia reviow of the Russian siruatioo, Mr. Churchill said that events io the Ukraine in the last two to three months had been most disastrous, The French had been confronted by superior forces acd by
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  • 384 463 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, RUBBER AND RAILWAYS Chairman Oiodd’i Crltlclim« (From Our Own Correspondent.) Koala Lumpur, March 31. At the annual general meeting of the F.M.8, Chamber of Commerce thia afternoon, Mr, H» P. O<odd, who presided, laid that the position ef rubber had now become stabilised,
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  • 890 463 A correspondent non deplumt Puixled” writes us as follows Dear Sr, The announcement made by the Deputy Food Controller ueder the above head n? in your issue of Saturday last affords amusing leading as ehawing how complicated Is the situation and how hopelessly incors stent—though doubtless
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  • 325 463 Cholera has made its appearance In North Siam. It appears that the epidemic orginated on the Burmese side. So far as is mown at present, the railway towns are unaffected with the exception of two. On i he eastern side, in Phrae ar d Nan districts,
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  • 46 463 A SINGAPORE PROSECUTION. ChlniBi Tcwkayi Charged* (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, April 1. Twenty-four well-known Chinese, many of them Rubber Estate prupriators, are being charged with gambling at the Ban Hye Ho Club at Gdylang. The ecquiry hat been adiourngd to Montfa; uext.
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  • 165 464 Lawn Tennis Tournament, Tbs follow’"* ties kave beeD fixed ,or Tieediy, the 8th Apnl i Single’Handicap B.—Oo Teng —30 fP Ert? Boo» 15.1i CLie Aik icr. vs. Choo Soay 4* 15. Singles Handicap A.—Eng Leong —15 1 vi, Soo Bok —15.1. The following ties hire been fixed
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  • 268 464 APPRECIATION OF LOCAL EFFORT. The following letter received from Capt. A, W. Clarke, c, b. e., by H. E, Sir Arthur Young has been transmitted to the Hen. the Resident Councillor for publication in Penang;— Trinity House, London, E. C. De.r Sir, 15lh Februar >’’ 19I;b -We
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  • 205 464 Before Mr, 8. H. Langston thia morning twenty-four Chinese were placed in the deck on a charge of playing in a common gaming house. Sub-Inspeotor Eusoff stated that at 1.15 a.m. to-day he executed a gambling warrant at premises No. 92 Gladstone Road. He took with him
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