The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 11 June 1919

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    21 1 The Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION. Lg FUR ANNUM* Single Copy 40 ct* [fol. 17 Penang, Wednesday, June If, 1919. No, 24.
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      334 1 I CONTENTS. I Lurm i Muoillaxioob (Continual) I fevren’i TniMot» .„817 Ind >n Labw ...833 I OTeirpora 0 Mor»«!817 F'vott of Jaoaneie 834 4 836 I Bl»®Rica. 827 F M S in 1918 834,8*5 845 I Gold Fund 828 ’'beFMS Rrport 8 5 I Burma Rica 831 He p for
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      174 2 gt c. 3? 9£ THE I “STRAITS ECHO” B MAIL EDITION. ®\S) Published the day prior to the departure of each maiL for Europe, *\j &X and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the daily issues, as well as all important news from various parts of
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    SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE.
    716 817 A few days ago promiueucc in our columns ♦m given to a very interesting letter from Ipob relating to the proposal put forward in this journal for the establishment of an institute for seafaring men of all nationalities, to whom its portals should be thrown open free regardloss
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    O TEMPORA! O MORES!
    239 817 Malaya is, unhappily, not the only country in the King’s Dominions where the Government does not know that it pays to give good pay to good men. In Jamaica things have become so bad that while the legislature is studying the problem of pay some officers
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    Trengganu.
    305 817 Text of Latbbt Agreement, The following agreement between His Majesty’s Government and the Government of Trengganu was entered into on Saturday last, 24th May Whereas it is considered desirable by His Excellency the High Commissioner for the Malay States and by His Highness the Sultan of Trengganu with the
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    Our New M.L.C.
    116 817 At a special meeun< ui the Oh»nob«r of Commerce this afternoon Mr. A, F. Goodroh, Manager rf MessrsStndilandi Ba tery A O\, was daly elected to reptesant the Penang Chamber on the Legislative Cosccil, vice Sir A. Adam», reefoned, Mr, J. W, Goldtho'p, the District Officer of
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    THE FOOD CRISIS.
    778 818 ft affords us great pleasure to promptly give the utmost prominence possible to a oommunication received to-day from Cammander D. C. Maclntyre, the local Agent for tha Food Controller, whose appreciation of the valuable services rendered by Mr. Gilman and Mr. Goodman, and by the gentlemen co-operating
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    KING'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS
    394 818 NEW KNIGHTS AND 0.8. E?. Suviial Rusidbnts or Malaya Ducobatid. Following li b copy of a teipgram raoeived from Private Secretary to His Excellency the Governor, Singapore, to the R«‘Hent Councillor, Penang, dated Brd June ***** •'Following tt leg ram received fiom Secretary of State for Colon'ea
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    M.A.P.
    499 818 Mr R chard Cr.ne," p n nt e Mr Umur, wul be the fir., M nister to Cecho Siov.kta, ttenc| l Mr. Heavy Ford h.e annonawd th.n will build street motor-cars ‘«whnk Ju. Vol.tio.iK city traffle." wh l >UI«. Sarg.on-M.jor Q. A. Hutto, .ho wu. piOLeer of the ambulance
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    AUSTRIAN PEACE TERMS.
    3140 819 SEPARATION FROM HUNGARY. SMALL NATIONS’ RIGHTS SAFEGUARDED. AUSTRIA CEASES TO BE A MILITARY AND NAVAL POWER. parii 2id, 12 Hdday).-~The coraikioai ot B«»oe nf the Allied and associated if with the exception of the miitary, ELntioni, financial. end certain bouodary oltiAßi. we* handed to the Austrian plenipc.
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    164 821 biiof 1 W» %Q T t and 29tb Mat.— The AvOTXO MH ci which <l7 ißoent fld w fhe mirket «peied with tbn irera whkh we r. giltfti. o repl ragged from 73—775 ’Wtol 8-oked Stet 71 Auto lb. bai»R 1 low Urt lifts, he rage 734
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    Penang Golf Club.
    134 821 SIDNEY CUP COMPETITION. Paiticwlxm on ran Daawias. P J Bproili 0 M Haadereoa ADai.y, I A Jack T A Martin F Daxbary J Lain» fl B Fitigonld FBBiekatl AS Hall A F Goodrich JH T Ci.rke JJ L Haiooy 70 B Bamnol "’«•X* JJOrabbWhntt I' lßrMr I
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    C.R.C.
    30 821 Tm IoUBMAMnay, b *SSJ, M th t l 01 iM pl *y«a KtJ2’,.'? D 4l *iahod) Ohan took Uy E o#k Bb 10—8 r. Gun» x ;t Kbo “«<« Hy
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    AVER KUNING RUBBER.
    441 821 Annual Genbral Meeting The adjourned ninth ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Ayer Knning Bebber Estate, Limited, wao bo d at the registered office of the company, 9, Beech Street, at noon to-day. Mr, G fl, Pritchard presided and the others present were Messrs. 0,
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    Penang Mortality Returns
    150 821 The mortality returns for the Mucioipality of George Town, Penang, for the week ending May 24, show that the total number of death was 82, of which 48 were males and 84 females. The death rate per mille per annum was 49 77 compared with B<6o in
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    GANG ROBBERY.
    408 821 ARMED MEN HOLD UP AND LOOT CARS IN DINDINGB. P..3.V0.U I HOT AND HtINDR.DO or Dollars Etolbin. (From Our Own Correspondent.) North Bindings, June 2.—Hired car No. P 1512 (of north Dindinga) wae proceeding from Taiping as usual in the afternoon of Ist June and when nearing the
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    Austral at Wolfram.
    201 821 It is interesting to note that the Mines department at Port Bar win has reported a further discovery of wolfram in Central Australia by an aboriginal, in small leaders 15 miles easterly from Sterling Station, which is in the neighbourhood of Barrow Station, on the overland telegraph.
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    Sight Cure in 24 Hours.
    225 822 WON»IIFUL WOBI IN A MILITABT Hospital How totally blinded soldier wae cured by peycho-therapy in 24 hours was related April 28 by Lieut. Colonel A F Hurst, RAM C, Officer-in-Charge of the SealeHayne Military Hospital, at a meeting under the auspices of the Middlesex War
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    COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
    321 822 Til Output* The oatpvt of Hitam Tin, Ltd., daring the month of May was 250 pioala. The oatpat of Rahman Hydraalio Tin. Ltd,, daring the month of May was 800 plcais. The total ontpat of The Troaoh Mines, Ltd, from all soureee for the month of May was
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    1123 822 Chart and Co.’a Report. Kuala Lumpur, May 31. Prices during the past fortnight have shown a decided improvement and the advancement without being sensational has been steady and well maintained. Mining Stocks have been easier to handle and the Tin position looks more promising than ever. The
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    Afghanistan.
    833 823 [UCTBB9 TBLBGBIMB.I a I—l he situation at Part- to > wtlffco'ory. N. hrtoer S* »ra reported. Some I'r uhkin .re reported in the vicinity Mote»? L o f the ObittMte Jjadol» b «‘‘J l“ been ke .t.d i, Sift Xotery- F.rth.r *tei MertiM eqnedton ot onr l J “ALa
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    Silver Market.
    86 823 Lindon, May 29.—Messrs. Montagus* report states that the inclination of prices, generally, is upward quotations for cash and two months delivery are identical, buyers for the latter are well in evidence. At tbe lower level, about fifty-one pence, sellers are less inclined to operate, preferr. ing to await
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    Singapore News.
    222 823 MB. PEEL’S APPOINTMENT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bmgopo e, Jane 3—A Deputation of I Muoicipal Commissioners waited upon the Gjvernor in connection with Mr. Peel's appointment so Food Controller. It io understood that the appointment stands. Mr, Farrer is stated to be Mr, Peel’s successor on the Municipal
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    [REUTERS TELEGRAMS.]
    501 823 Russia. Kjltchak’i Star Elslng. Paris. May 27-Great Bntain, F arcs u L J^ pbn Bro retdy t 0 reoo »<niee the Kdtchak Government; dreat Britain is d mandmg concession of 1 gbt France is insisting that the Russian debt be assumed, and Japan insists that railroad concessions, fisheries
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    BOLSHEVIST METHODS.
    517 824 Dibigms on tbi East. Helsingfors, April 85.—Tie new Soviet Ocmmisaary tor Propaganda, a Jew named Arshevski, is in charge ot ten differant departments, an academy for practical propaganda work with 2 000 pupil», and 20 propaganda ichoDla in the interior of Baaiie» Very large amounts bare been spent
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    TRENGGANU.
    511 824 TEXT OF THE 191# AGBEEMENT. Folhwieg i. the text of tha 1910 »greement referred to in our h«t issue: Abticlu I. His Maj-s»y the King of Great Britain and His Highness the Saltan of Tieeggaou hereby agree that mutual help shall be rendered by the two Governments. Bo alio
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    POWER AND UTILITY OF THE PRESS.
    788 824 f—Yoaroveta Review. Perhaps we have ooms to leak new.papere in each a oommonBla» ;f* roatioe ta.hion that the vision wbik -l* framers of the Amerisan Coastit.i expressed in almost axiomatic t,,„7 freedom of the press," somewhat .Sjj ear notice. Revisions and reforms nan a!
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    China and Siam.
    305 825 uMtuion 0» opvaeeeiow mniid, Thi Mowing, which «peak, for itielf, wa« pibllrhrd oa May 30 in the Banjto* (To Me Editor Bangkok Times) Sir,—Oa behalf of the Bangkok Chinese Obiaber of Commerce we desire to make public that the Chamber warmly resents the imputation conveyed in a
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    Army Act in F.M.S.
    38 825 ExnxoiD Till Simmbib, n kbe Fif S. Government “XHT, 2alin,t nbi ot to tu o th ,O 'J” h FM 8 r u °thor thru Ot Pxton ded for 1919, expiring 3 d September
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    PENANG'S M.L.C.
    682 825 Mb, Goodrich Elbotid Unanimously. A special general meeting of the members I of the Penang Chamber of Commerce to I propose a nominee as an uncffioial member of the Legislative OjudoJ iu place of Sir I Arthur Adams resigned was held at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afterncon,
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    Member Returns Thanks.
    146 825 Mr Gco1 ri?h said, "Gentle. «•n t 1 thank yo® vary uo h f or the honour you have done me h nominating me your representative on Legislative Council and ia the event ot my b-ing appointed I can assure you I will do my best In
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    Wedding Bells.
    188 825 Petenon—Theielra. One of the prettiest weddings ever solemnlzsd among the Eurasian community in Penang was that which took on Tues* day last when Mr. Francis A. Peterson, ot the P.W.D., was married to Miss El sibeth Mary, oldest daughter of Mr, M. A. and Mrs. Theseira of the
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    Panther in Hospital.
    248 825 A panther which may or may not have been reading the story of Androclus and the lion oalled at Biub Hospital and strolled into ths leper ward, In which was one patient, who se<s)d a lamp and held it to the animal's face. The panther ad of
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    M.A.P.
    482 826 Mr, B. L. L vicgstone arrived from Belawan ou by the D Van Twi»t> M. I Dempster of Singapore, Is a par» ■eager by the Lycion from S.ngapore (o London, Mrr. Aan’o cUl child arrived at Penang from Bekwan ty the Van Watrinjck on Tutbdty l*nt, Mr John L
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    598 826 HOLMBEBG«SHEPHBB»BO!f, A correspondent contributed the following to the Strait» Tim»» ot June 3: A quiet but pretty weddiog was se’emnlsed this morning at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd. The contracting parties were Mr, B. W, Holmberg, formerly of Messis. Wtdhigh and Co, L d., and a very
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    New Food Controller.
    208 826 GOVERNMENT DEOUNI9 TO RECONSIDER MR. PEEL’S APPOINTMENT. Bust Bbaims an® Drivimo Powii Eoshntial xu Pbbbimt Cbisis, Following is an excerpt from the fiiraib Time» of 3rd inetant The anxiety of our Municipal Oommii* eionere, in the beet interests of the oily, Io retain Mr. Peel as Municipal
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    St. Francis' Association.
    137 826 The itcood M... 1 g..er*l St Francis’ Association was bald on tn hat., at the 8t Fraßcin’ Inatitutioj,uj President, Mr. Scow BagGb’ p P rel says the Strait» Tim»». There waa ana ate attendance. The committee a rep •ha past year was read and duly »PP r
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    284 826 Obituary. SIGNOBA MaR’AWI, We (the Bangkok DaUy Mail) regret to record the deatn at from cholera, on 13th Mat of u ,r| Ma iani. The deceased lady oama Ju 1 kok with her husband and other of the family with Willison’s Circus t!?? the latter end of last year. They
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    SIAM RICE.
    2294 827 •tocm MAY be exhausted in NOVEMBER. Information Regarding Next Crop. Owing to the recent rapid rise of prices o f Siam rice in Malaya and our dependence in large measure upon plentiful supplies from fiiim to stave off an acute crisis towards the en d of the current
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    GOLD FUND.
    219 828 The Federal Reserve Board has announced that it is ready, if authorized to do so, to undertake negotiations looking to the establishment of an International Gold Exchange fund to facilitate financial transactions between nations without the actual shipment of gold. Such a fund has been widely discussed and
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    DUTCH INDIES NEWS.
    304 828 For Kloet Sufferers. 'lho "Deli Courant” reports that Mr. Tjong A. Fie has given the handsome donation of Fl. 20,000 to the relief fund. lhe "N. Soer. Crt” learns that it is highly probable that Blitar will be able to be reached via lingi by train and,
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    THE KLOET DISASTER>
    925 828 THE KLOET DISASTER> h™ I Dr. G. B. Escher lectured in th. I of the Royal Natural History I Batavia on May 27th, on the I Mt. Kloet, says "Het Nieuws van dTS 01 I The lecturer described the working o i 8 I in general and dwelt on the
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    KILL THE KAISER.
    820 829 Once more, to all intents and purposes, we are landed in the meshes of legal technicalities, this time on a subject ngt of national importance only, but one which concerns, and deeply concerns, the administration of justice in a world-wide sense for world-wide crimes. We use the
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    JERAM KUANTAN RUBBER.
    681 829 A DISAPPOINTING YEAR. Chairman’s Explanations. Mr. Chew Woon Pub presided over the seventh ordinary general meeting of the Jeram Kuantan Rubber Estates, Limited, held on Tuesday at Chartered Chambers, Singapore. The others present were Messrs. W. L. Kemp, E. A. Elias, Gaw Khek Kiam and Egmont Hake,
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    KLOET RELIEF FUND.
    123 829 Mr. W. van der Woude acknowledges further contributions received up to noon to-day as follows: Amount previously acknowledged $837 Mr. R. L. Livingstone 5 Captain Ram plan-Jones 5 Mr. L. Flinter 5 Mr. A. van Vollenhoven 50 Mr. Lee Teng Choon 10 Messrs Sturzenegger and Co., 50
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    Afghanistan.
    1484 830 [BEUTEee TELBOBAMB.] ▲•roplann at Work. London, May 26.—Reinforcement! moving on Thai. otter eomo fighting, drove the enemy off the hills to the South. Aeroplane! co operated, inoceiifißy bombing and machine gunning the enemy on the ridges, The Royal Air force in the vicinity of Miranshah ■uocessfully attacked an enemy
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    THE RICE CRISIS.
    115 830 Help for Middle Classes. It affords us no little satisfaction to able to state that a system is being troduced in Penang for the special bene of people who may be regarded as belonging to the Lower Middle Classes, sue as clerks and others who earn oriy
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    BURMA RICE.
    1054 831 „0 prospect of fall in prices for months. w M t Crop» «I" Harvested end of thia Year. In view of the loud warning-notes sounded recently by the Food Controller and other officials respecting the prospect of a very gcute shortage of foodstuffs throughout Malaya, and in view
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    RICE RELIEF FUND.
    112 831 FOURTH LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS. Previously acknowledged $11,047-00 Messrs. Thong Wan Co. 150-00 Mr. Low Yeow Weng 100-00 Messrs. Choo Seng Co. 100-00 Kwong Fuat Cheong 20-00 Wong Thye 50-00 Kee Phin Koo 20-00 Kwong Sang Hung 20-00 Thean Keat Chau 20-00 Mr. Low Sang Jee 10-00 Messrs.
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    KLOET RELIEF FUND.
    229 831 Amount previously acknowledged $1,012 Messrs. Kerdyk and Henderson 150 P. S. H. Boelen Esq. 50 L. H.” 20 Total $1,282 Captain J. D*vid*<ou, matter of the a s. Pin Bwf. ii iodis posed and unable to take the chip to Singapore to-day, Captain D. J. Mathews will
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    M.A.P.
    478 832 Mr. and Mri. D.A, Buhop have arrived at Singapore from Kuala Limpur. Mr. E.F.G. Hartnell, of the Borneo Company, is leaving for home at the end of the week, lays the Blraiie Timet The Selangor Clab has arranged for a farewell reception and danoe to-morrow evening in honour of
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    Bolshevists Threaten Merv.
    705 832 [rectus telegrams.] NAVAL FIGHT ON CASPIAN. Mesopotamian Army to th- Booono. London, May 29—Banter learns that the Bolshevists have defeated the Transcaspian troops and are advancing on Marv which the Transcaspian a are evacuating. The situation here is serious, The Bolshevists have occupied Alexandrovsk on the eastern
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    Sungei Way Rubber.
    271 832 Blraite Timet. TwnNTT-nvn Pun Cmra. Dividino Fob tbu Ybab, The rapurt of the Sungei Way (Sslaogor) Rubber Company for the year endsd Dwsn* ber 81 last (a telegraphic summarj of which appeared in yeoterday’e issue) itetatai 101 acres wore planted in rubber diriag the year, and the
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    C.R.C.
    42 832 Thnnis Tovbwambnt. Following is the result of the 6Van in zwu U A. W Single Handicap B,— Cbeah Go —39 beat Qaah Thuan Hong +1» g 6—2 6 -11 Goh Snon Cheng +l5 bIH Kbay Bing Bcr bj P —7, 6—4.
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    CHINA CRISIS.
    1443 833 ~I IBA tOVTB rBAOB CONF,KB M.t 14—Con.iaoed that it will k to taprow the eii.ting ooadlM with the notorious M ilitariet in c0.t.0l ia Peking, Mtat He. Bhih.oh.ng (Old sir to i«‘ rid f theM Ddee r bi t'L/p the Bsuthern delegatee yesterday Sud/aetio step, namely, they laid
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    Indian Labour.
    294 833 OVBR 1010 COOLIUS ARBIVI, We are informed by the led an Immigration Office thit 1142 coolies arrived by the Fwtilka yesterday, 869 ware sent to Palau Jerrjak tor quarantine and the balance were sent on to Port Swettenham. The Linggi Plantations pays a final dividend of 87| per
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    BOYCOTT OF JAPANESE.
    973 834 MOVIMXNT GAINING HBADWAY. Shanghai, May 14.—1 t is now evident, lays the Shanghai Gault*, that the Japanese are bsglnning to feel the pinch of the boycott. The Shanghai Nippo, which pre* tended that the boycott was not affecting the Japantie merchants, now confess that the movement is
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    F.M.S. IN 1918.
    731 834 SURPLUS OF >108,467,908. OVER £6 *****0 INVESTED IN WAR BONDS. Rivinus IN 1918 168 448,862. The following excerpts from the Report of the Chief Secretary F.M.S, The Hon. Sir Edward Brookman, which we received to-day will doubtless be road with iaterest, We regret that neither the time
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    F.M.S. IN 1918.
    1098 835 cfllß F SECBEfABY 3 ESPOST. f "> m u e L k.rt.lß ot looomotiTa» *>“ »fiaot#a ffiXiM th» r od to rford .dditioMl travelling iti« teired, for »<>■»’ 9 JJ» W' l were »dded d«nn« the ‘CI ĕ>«otl«. ordered In 1914 were PL’ktel bet w«e «pproprieted tor
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    The F.M.S. Report.
    175 835 As our Kuala Lumpur contemporary quite rgbt'y intimates the main interest in ue Chid S cntary’s report on the F. M 8. in 1918 —sxtraois from which we give thewheie—will be 1 kdy to emtre ia wbat he states regarding the hu programme and expenditure of the
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    SHARE MARKET.
    395 835 Lian 4 Cos Wieslt Eepjbt, K^h D r J p 8 6 r mi-ken tor both K H bb s d B»0be 1 ..bsrr, .re fe.tsrele.. and the be. Joe,» tr. n cU d d j the w(kk S‘ rk a l,ll o£t >“ 'Ol-io. Bassette had further
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    HELP FOR THE POOR.
    230 835 LAUDABLE ACTION BY THE CHINEbE AMaTEUB DRAMATIC Co. It affords us pleasure to state that as a result ot two epioial theatrical performances at the Kuala Kangsar Road Theatrical Hall, given by the talented and versatile members of the Chinese Amateur Dramatic Company on tbe 29;h
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    SHIPPING AFFAIRS.
    329 836 DVTCK COMMVBCIAL AMD IHIPPING CIRCLES kt LOGGRBHIADS. “Com meres and «hipping are’ iif faring from the hampering iff acta of the inircr•al ■noartaintj and of the lack of good’. The iteamihip oampanie*, whole oondnot had drawn npon them very eavara criticism bad •■oceeded io proving the injaetneu of
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    M.S.V.R.B.R.A.
    96 836 KXJkLk LVMPUB BRANCH. The May competition was held on May 25 h in perfect weather, and was one by Mr. F. D» Evans. Only one spoon was awarded as less than firs competitor* tamed oat in Class B. B flee were nsad as isiaed. Totals of 80 and over
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    Big Opium Seizure.
    154 836 China Frew, Beoeatly at the Changchnn Bdlway Station, North»Obios, two large boxes were presented to be bouked for Mukden, and tho contents were stated to ba salted trout. Tbo officials of the Station thought that the betas wore rather heavy for salted fish, and, weighing them, it
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    BOYCOTT OF JAPANESE.
    645 836 v r p, v t. x a./ >e v S Shanghai, May 17. —The boycott oi things Japanese which is being organized as a result of the deci sou of the European Peace Conference to hand kiaochou to Japan is at present moving very quietly, the organization
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    Kaifeng and Honan Join in the Boycott.
    193 836 (CHINA PRESS CORRESPONDED.) Kaifengfu, Honan, May 19 __v Honan arc falling with the move against Japan. mass meeting of students, teachers' *> citizens was held on the grounds of iht N° thei School and strong speeches were NorQul the Japanese and resolutions &B&Ulst
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    MALAYAN MINES.
    387 836 -Ex. Big Profits Last year. Several of the tin mining companies operating in the Federated Malay States whose head, quarters are in Cornwall and whose sharei are dealt in on the London Stock Exchange have just issued their annual reports. Most of them have made larger profits, despite
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    TELEPHONES.
    627 837 .“PSi! W h*« MMM MppOBB fluted totophoae «j.tem—which for MM h.• bH« of ,0 MMy !m« toil Mid moonwiiMM to th» general iStotwUl be eerepped end the new a.d tweegWy ilfeotiw end praotie* lyiUm mtinted ii Abihoi introdioed in its stand, ftteatioß was drawn to the grant atridey AmariM
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    MALAYA’S TRADE.
    582 837 The statistical summary of the trade of I Malaya in 1918 has jest been issued and I from it we find that, as regards the foreign I imports and exports of the Straits Settle- I meats and British Malaya, the total value of I imports was <£59.067,147 (1506.289,835)
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    M.A.P.
    521 837 J> Howle y lelt Kuala Lumpur on Jhe sth instant for Bangkok. Mr. C. G. Coleman has returned to Kuala Lumpur, says the “Malay Mail.” Mr. Justice P. J. Sproule left to-day for Singapore. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip arrived here to-day from Teluk Anson by the s.s. Will o’
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    Afghanistan.
    2378 838 [UIUTOBS XULEGBAMS.] London, May 6. Condition! in th* D*kk* area *re normal except for slight i .ip ng «nd cutting of telegraph wir s. Fifty Afghans were taken prisoners at Kharluchi where we demolished two forte. Th-. Paraohinar ro»d, is clear eave for few snipers. Nadir Ktinn hurriedly retired
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    Singapore News.
    278 839 Bubber Auctions* (Jfrom Our Own Correspondent,) Singapore, June 7. I At tbe Singapore rubber auctions 813 piculs were tffjred and 517 sold at. The following prices were fetched Bibbed Smoked prime Sheet 72| to 74J ots a lb. Standard 72 74 ••Off” quality C 6 f 71f Crepes
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    Rice Shops Fined.
    233 839 Pbosbcutionb in cimgapobb, I ispnotor O N i 1 prosecuted three Chinese before the Senior Sitgipore Magistrate a day or two ago with rice profiteering, and in B»oh case the magistrate imposed an exemplary fine. For instance in the first case for selling 80 bigs for Rangoon
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    RICE CRISIS.
    705 839 WORKERS FEELING THE PINCH IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL. “A Sufferer” writes to the Malay Mail under date May 281 •Sir,—l do not think lam either too early or too late in penning there few lines, to which, I hope, you will give publicity In an •arly issue of
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    CHINA'S CIVIL WAR.
    1190 840 WOBTMBBM MIUTABXSTS BAISB OBT 0» NATIONAL UM ITT AMD TABB ST BP 8 TO BBMBW STBIVB (China Press fyeeial). Peking. May 17.—The Ante Party held a speOiai meeting at ita headquarters yesterday afternoon, ever SOO members being present. The questions under discussion vern the Tiingtau Kiaechow csss
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    Correspondence.
    78 840 Scouts Auooutiom, [IPo th» Editor of th» Strait» Btk».] Dur Sir, A. a aagge.tlon hu been nud, h paper of the 14th nltlmo with formation of a. ...eolation of n ..Z who had left .ohool, I thiak it WOI K mare likely to terminate sucoeiihil. 7.? Secretary for th.
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    Selangor Sensation.
    438 840 Hr. OANTBILL DISCS ABC®. No Evidence Offered. (From Out Own Corretpondnt,l Kuala Lumpur, Jane 7.—Mr. J. H. Our trell late manager of the Dominion Estate si Kajang who was arrested on April 2nd at the instance of Barker A Co, of Siagspers on a charge of criminal breach
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    RICE CRISIS.
    1470 841 employers compelled to BORNEO FOODSTOFF S, Tl Mltario" notification appear» ju the OS T XI G»« tt0 Of JeßS6ltoU B N Bl Of Blb 'Znlover of 20 or more labourers tve r5 (hl >Hli" until further notification iu for every 100 labourers omj’bv him cultivate and plant monthly
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    FORESHORE RIGHTS.
    452 841 —“Free Press” INTERESTING JUDGEMENT. An important judgment relative to the matter of foreshore rights was delivered in the* Supreme 'Court, Singapore on 4th instant by Mr ■Justice Woodward. The case was heard a week or two ago and arose out of the acquistion by the Government of certain
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    RICE RELIEF FUND.
    46 841 SEVENTH LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS. Previously acknowledged $11,650-00 Messrs. Seang Loong 100-00 Nett proceeds of two special theatrical performances given <>n May 29 and 30 by (he Chinese Amateur Dramatic Company 2,690-72 Tot®’. to date $14,440-72 KHOO THAY JIN. Honorary Secretary. Pering, June 7.
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    RICE CRISIS.
    2452 842 —Sir ait t Timet. Ruluash op Bicb. On Monday, 9ih Juno for one ooeek ending Friday, 14th June, Z loon Colony (local consumption) which includes Province Wellesley and Bindings, will ba Pari Passu i e. One bag Bnrmah Bice and one bag Siam Bice. Importers have been instructed
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    POPULAR BRITISH OFFICIAL
    1538 843 GUEST OF CHINESE COMMUNITY OF SELANGOR. PRE’ENTATION Of ADDRESS AT SOCIAL GATHERING LAST WEEK-END. The Chinese community ot Salangor gave an‘‘At Home” at the Selangor Minais’ Association grounds, June 7th with the object of presenting a farewall address to the British Bardint, the Hon. Mr. E- G.
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    BATU LIN TANG, LIMITED.
    889 844 Bali of Propjsrtt Authorisbd. An extraordinary general meeting of the members of Batu Lintang, Limited, was held at the registered office of the company, B itish India House, 23 Beach Street, at Boon last Saturday. There were present The Hon. Mr. John Mitch ill, in the
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    U.M.A.
    302 844 Iren. United Malaya Promoter’s Muting. In accordance with the instructions of the last general meeting on Feb. 7 the Select Committee of ths Unit’d Milaya Council i held a muting on May 4at Kuala Lumpur to reviia the rules. These are now pub* listed and the following are amongst
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    EURASIAN UNITY.
    590 844 MEETING IN SINGAPORE Association Formed and Of noili Elected. The mass meeting convened by Mr v Tessensohn and held on sth inutant at Andrew’s School hall, Singapore, was lari attended. The proceedings opened hv C. A, da Silva moving and Mr. Hi. H M Cleland seconding, that Mr.
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    THE CHINA CRISIS.
    998 845 m the Shanghai China Press we f That a number of students who a W reumed tor America and are now in X? nlaced on record on May 23, at Returned Students’ Club that «.id Club will participate in the national dement for defending China’s rights T
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    KATOYANG BAHRU.
    776 845 Malav Mail.” V Maiden Dividend Voted. The second annual general meeting of shareholders of Katoyang Bahru Rubber Estate, Ltd., was held at the registered office of the Company, in Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday, June 4th. The following shareholders were present: —Messrs. G. C. Bailey (Chairman), E. H. KingHarman,
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    F.M.S. IN 1918.
    1166 846 TIN COMMISSION. (Continued from June Uh.) Other terms ox reierence reia’ad to the question oi land a\a..aule lor dredging and to methods ox niiumg. '1 he mam point, however, affecting the good Government of this country was that the Comm; sion exonerated the Government generally and the
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    Selangor Sensation. MB. CANTRELL ACQUITTED.
    78 846 InDartant CcmcUon. Att«r w 0 had gone to pre,, to-d.y w. rweived a farther tdegram from Kaala Limpor relating to Mr. Cwtr.il', i.t.actlng a. to delete the word* -not attonntiDg to an acquittal w« b»n therefore much p'.,„ re j, ennonnoiog the feet that Mr.
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    Correspondence.
    621 846 THE KIAOCHOW QVIBTIOI, [To Editor o/ I Dear Sir, Having recently heard a good d..i t Knoohow and the refusal k to its rightful owner—China*! Jt?*’ the world will be deceived aghlg. .hptn. I ventire to predict wm retirn Kiaochow to China unllrf/rL 11 oiteide pressure, and the SI
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      39 846 Stomach and Liver Troubles. No end of misery and actual suffering n caused by disorders of the stomach and liver, and may be avoided bv the use of Chamberlain’s Tablets. Give them a trial. For eels by all doolore.
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      Whitsuntide Cricket.
      925 847 EO.O. BEAT PROVINCE. Hvohis Eboobd Boobing, ml. whole day orioket match bat ween the nllr Cricket Club and a team comprising Province Wellesley, which *'SS.. th. E.pl«.d» y..t.rd.y, w.a interesting fixture and we hope to 2‘niiT more fixture» of thia nature being *!.•••/deriet ths holidays whenever bo Ss£i
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      Interstate Cricket.
      107 847 PERAK vs. SELANGOR. Bblangob Wins. The match between Perak and Selangor is as far in favour of Salangor as will be s job fron the score below. Play was resumed this morning. Pbbak Sblamcob Ist innings. let innings, Pratton 18 Rhodes 18 Becton 10 Green 89 Hall 9
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    DUTCH INDIES NEWS
    319 847 Thi Tbhatt of 1839. A eommißtque from the Miniitry for Fore.gn Affure in The H.g.e report/th.t n.’.-tp'" 11 Affaire ot th. Great Power) and of B lgtem and of the Netherlands met In Pari) and dianased the 1839 i<,B f Tr6 tj ot Miniater Hymans g.va an
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    Rubber Market.
    195 847 Guthbib A Co 's Bbpobt. Singapore, June s,—At the Weekly Rubb:r Auction whioh commenced yesterday there was a strong demand for itandsrd grades at prices which, on the average, show a further slight declire, The top price for Ribbed Smoked Shoot was 74j cents, paid for five lots
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    The Share Market.
    318 848 Mosors. Baker, Morgan A Co. in their report of Saturday, 7th line 1919 make He following observations.—Business still rtmdis on a small scale and, as we indicated a few weeks age, we do no. exp-'Ct te see ■nob, la the way of a change, anti I come*
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    Police Courts.
    161 848 850 a Tamil 1 Ong Koo L*ong was thio morning suntonood by Mr. B.H, Lmgiton to a fine of 8150 for being In possession of more than three tahlls of ohandu dross, Tnn Noils Ast of Bblf Dbfbnob. Tang Goan pleaded guilty before Mr. B.M* Langston this morning
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    P.S.C.
    75 848 MONTHLY MX DAL COMPBTITION. The results of Bunday's races were as follows <f A" CLASS 100 YABDB HANDICAP, Ist C L Malden (Bor.) find G A de 0 de Moubray (5 secs). 8d T B Dibbs (8 sees), 1 A Four competitors. Malden won easily, ’•B** CLASS 50 yakds
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    International Bolshevism.
    150 848 Stockholm, May 28—The Rusio-Bcan dinavian Information Bureau learns from Berne that negotiation between the German and Swim B lsheviiti is in full swing and is being conducted through the well known Socialist Parvus residing la Switurland who is also negotiating with the Hungarian Bob shevists in order to
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    The Arch-Criminal.
    440 848 The Nieuwt Roiltrdamicks Curant contains an article, prubably inspired by information received from the Government, that the latter will probably propose certain legal alterations so as to be able to comply with the wish of the Allies to surrender the ex Kaiser, dependent however on curtain reservations as
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    Batavia Tercentenary.
    162 848 —(Anots.) CBLUB BATIONS IN Batavis, May 80—To-dav in .tian of th. thr.. h..dr.dth birth“.'?’L Batavia, the Govornor-Genoral .2 taormoa. .athatitim, in th. mo?.i». I?!| wr..»h at th. foot of th. .Utwf.T Pioir>l.on Own tit. fo.nd.rof He mad. >n lo.piriag .prak great put, and altered a waraian J.;"? inclination
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    Interstate Tennis.
    42 848 FINE DISFLhY AT IPOH, Sulangor Buati Perak Ip»h, Jane 10.—Ia tho interstate tennis competition yesterday E N W Oliver and N Grenier for Selangor beat Bpowers and Bede-Cox for Perak by 7to 5, It was a splendid exhibition of tennis.
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    C.R.C.
    298 848 Tuwhis Toubnambnt Tim. Following are the ties fixed for this weeki Wednesday, 11th Jone. Championship Sumi final —Ohia Bin Earn vs Ching Chee Leng. Opbn Doublu Sbmi final Gunn Lay Cheung and Tan Thean Hock vi Chan Fook Nghee and Ohan Fook Shein. 8 turd ay, 14th June. Binglb
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    RICE TROUBLES.
    1328 849 Ib ,t people in-*hi B town Me entirely Jfa. both in patriotic and in sympathy '“th the toiling masses is evident from what ~D e M OU r knowledge yesterday about certain oeople to whom the sobriquet ‘rice rogues” Ud seem to be applicable. Several times recently wo
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    'PHONES AGAIN!
    237 849 In recent issues we have endeavoured to demonstrate the necessity for our telephone» to be replaced as speedily as possible by the system invented by the experts of the Bell Telephone Co. of America, which is being installed throughout the Australasian Commonwealth and other parts of the world
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    OUTRAGE IN SELANGOR.
    86 849 Chinese Killed by Robbers. Thus tho "Malay Mail," of Kuala Lumpur, in its issue of the 7th instant: A report has come into the Central Police Station that a Chinese was murdered in a house at the mile Damansara Road, some time last night, by one of
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    M.A.P.
    555 850 Mr. and Mrs. W. G. C. Blunn have returned to the Federal Capital from Home. Mr. R. Scott passed here yesterday by the a,». '‘Mentor” from Singapore homeward bound. Mr., Mrs. and Miss Moir of Kapar have returned to the F.M.S. from their holiday in Ceylon. Capt. F. W.
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    Afghanistan.
    3715 850 [beutxbb miGiius.] Simla, July 7.—Thera ia no change north ef the Kabul liver. On the Dahka front there were minor raids in the Peshawar district by transborder gangs. The Hindu suffered most. Nadir Khan'e withdrawal at the Amir’s reqnest pending the cessation of hostilities is having a good effect
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    Resident of Selangor.
    73 852 Lnvn Ria'.a Lumpur for Homo. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur Jana 9The Hon. Mr. Broadrick left Kuala Lumpur at noon on Sunday for homa There was a large attendance of residents of all c anes at the station to see him < ff. On Saturday evening
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    ESTATE ASSISTANTS PAY.
    199 852 Gallovidian writes to the “-Tim Malaya from Teluk Anson: \Vh? ference to the scandalous some large firms of bringing Eurnkl out on n salary of $175 per spite of the unanimous resolution (A P.A.M. that the minimum living' for an assistant out from home at th present
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    BOLSHEVIC PROPAGANDA IN CHINA.
    183 852 Prosecution of Chinese in Shanghai. Bolshevik literature in the Chinese language has made its appearance in the Settlement and was the cause of two Chinese book dealers appearing in the Mixed Court May 17, says the “China Press.” The defendants were aung Mingtseu and Dzau Nai-kong,
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    RAFFLES SCHOLARSHIPS.
    64 852 It is notified in the Straits Gazette 6th June that: < or The Tan Jiak Chuan Scholarshipit 1919 has been awarded to Choa Chin S °The Ong Teck Lint Scholarship to’ IS p 9 ai a i> Ü b rKwan 8 a d nd Foo Sink ChenK Scholarships
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    F.M.S.R.
    62 852 F.M.S .R. Commission of Enquiry* tbi6 The fact was recently records gjj. journal that the subordinates of t e had petitioned for an enquiry to >’ their grievances, and that t e authorities had agreed to this. The “Malay Mail” now reports tn commission on the salary sc i* niL
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    CRACK MALAY CUEIST.
    620 853 OA MGTiMA~KiNTA WINS OH c wM WMI pir i match of the Billiard Tho Ant in the Ipoh Club took place ?*TXnthe Datoh Pangliwb Kinta WO) met J. H. Spowera (—25) in the Jo Cl»»s A, the game being 300 up. was a very fair gathermg of
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    FOOD SHORTAGE IN INDIA.
    279 853 “Statesman’.— The severity of the distress caused by high prices in Bihar and Orissa, as in other provinces, is attested by the meeting held at Bankipur to inaugurate a famine relief fund. Sir Edward Gait, in his address, showed how the emergency has arisen from the
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    CHINESE CUSTOMS DUTIES.
    397 853 Revision a* Blow to Japan's Trade. It is reported in Japanese papers that the revision of the Chinese Customs Duties has been recognised by the Allies and it will sooner or later come into effect. In this connection, the Osaka Mainichi has a long leader under the
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    248 853 BIRTHS. Ward—On the 12th April, at the Residency, Kuching, Sarawak, Dorothy (nee Goodwin), the wife of A. B. WARD, Sarawak Civil Service, of a son. Thompson.—On June 3, at Aahcateil,' Orchard Road, Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Thompson, a son. Osbobn,—On June 2ad at the Nuri'n?
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