The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 18 June 1919

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    20 1 The Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION. Ljg pEB ANNUM. Single Copy 40 eta. Vol. 17 Wednesday, June 1?, 1919. No, 26.
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      403 1 L I. CONTENTS. I i a II Liamrsi MxSCILLAMIOUS (Csntinssd) Presho?! AMa’l W £h?na Crisis 6**s FeWomani Holland B<4 Sanme Royal Marriage 865 RlePojues 6 R 6 Chinese Cabinet Pot 308 B 8 A Exit Press Bsreau 8; J Flt*p Rico 882 K oet ReFef Fund 865 A Eitste Labour
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      176 2 m, s> <- Je I r‘/i-' -JI I THE $1 I “STRAITS ECHO” I MAIL EDITION. |l vs Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, y and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the m daily issues, as well as all
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    BREAKERS AHEAD!
    759 854 Wi hire t j thank aeveral local reader» for their lalteti raiatiag to the exactions of rioa ro<«88 and cognate matters, and will ba vary pleased to receive information Iron ethsri who may bi sebjested to extortion whea parcbaaiag either large or small qsantitiei of Siam, Berms, or
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    BELGIUM AND HOLLAND.
    688 854 A certain amount of friction seems to have arisen as between Belgium and Holland over proposed modifications of tho treaty of 1839 in order to effect a readjustment of boundaries. This a very large number of Hollanders object to, while others seem to favour it. As the
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    Sport News
    56 854 ft. r. a. The (ffioeri of the Footbill A’icoiaiioa rf 8 am for the current y»ar are B*noino»-d ai folio*». —Pre»ide»»t, H. 1. Pbva Proiddhi Sebbakar; Vo* Preddent, H.E Phyt Bhthal fiilptnti; Secretary, Phra Pdjanvaana; Treasurer, H.ft H. Lt, 00l Mom Chao Ooaladii; L«*ng Bißjyaißßtra, Vidhaa, Phya Orad
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    The Afghan Trouble.
    1572 855 [bEUTEBS TELEGBAUS.] Simla, June 10.—Rioter's special correspondant at Peshiwar say* that numerous report* are coming in from Jellaiabtd of increasing unrest in the Afghan army. Thare i* a lack of discipline among the troop*, together with growing lawless»*** in the districts and certain reaction in where the
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    757 855 Obituary. Sir Boverton Rtdwood. London, June 7—Sir Boverton Redwood D.SCa, F.R.SE,, A.IUE,MLMI ,te etc., is dead. [Sir Boverton. who wa* born ia 1846, wutk, eldest son. of the late Prefessor Redwood of Boverton in Wales. He was sduoaUd it University College School and beeamosdir tinguished man of science and a
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    Suez Canal Strikes.
    398 856 [bectebs tfjaoaims.] f -fIP 4 —Mr. Cecil Harmswortb, L o^t“ Bt q tMdon t,DD tfiSZ Di e’to» of the 8«-i inlmw h‘d reporied on M«j 19th C .Ho O .t*i been r.ised by telegriph «U&. pro'P eo of ,B l8 liJi TM lr ka not b ed
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    Another Gang Robbery.
    77 856 Perak Again. rom Our Own Correapondont.) t)hdJ‘.i iDe9 T^ 40g robteri attempted the p« n ?u B r nVOn b y Tcaohsler of r renoh m niog company at Karopar on iXflJd fMriDg thU hls wiffl be fl sd fiva r <° a ’P The robbers TrachiLr
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    War Honours.
    90 856 Tan 1914 Star. 2<t*te c Kuala Perak •ail hi. 18U 9t r? 10 r oe J Ted b J the last Us first in th? Wh h he belb t 0 be bbband has b.A? Bltho, S b th P lk It ma yas tri mV f r
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    494 856 SMALL-FOX DYING OUT. The ordinary m eting of thj Municipal Commission w<s hdd yesterday afrerto n. there being preseat Messrs G A H-retord (President), A. F G o Mod, Qu.h B og Ko Chee War L <ck, L. M. Beil (Municipal E gineer) and L. A. 0. B
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    Great Oil Fire.
    408 856 OVER 1000 TONd OF BENZINE IN BALIK PAPAN. Lon oj Oviß 5JU.000 Guldin. B* i-raoan repent, to tnfe Nieuw» Soura hiya Courani ih>tt on Friday lass tha fire aia m w*i sounded and everyone homewards. Tha anxiety ot those wr>o h«d remained at home may be imagin'd
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    Whitsuntide Treat.
    286 856 Happt Timus at Mb. GnxaoßT’s Risidinci. The residence of Mr P. A. Gregory. Ns 8 College Lane, was so crowded oo Bsoday night* that not an inch of waste space was available when tho certain rose for the first of Slavs ot the Lamp which was staged on
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    Correspondence.
    69 856 BICE PKIcES. [To tho Editor of tho 8 trait a Echo.] Dear Sir, Can yon find out if the Siam Rc% which is being so'd to-day at 812 odd. is supplied to th» <ioe shops by ini bought by th» latcer at about 826 a big. If this is
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    F.M.S. CLERK CHARGED.
    1144 857 accused bbturns from CEYLON FOB I BI AL. AlLiaiDZO IAVI COMMITTIB BbIAOI or Tbvbt. Mr. A. W. Jut, Magistrate (with the D. P. P. Mr, M. D. Dily coadsoting the inquiry ter the prosecution) was occupied the whole of Juno 6 in the Kuala Lumpur Police Oourt,
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    THE KLOET DISASTER.
    405 857 Miraculous Esoapbb. Ihe Kedirieche Courani reports several instances of miracuioas escapes on tho occasion of the K o t catastrophe. t.. O n r o d riDi k b 7 ‘be di...t«r. Heer Zwmuu, tog.ther with hi. wit. and children, e.orped death by remain!» in y»»» ‘be
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    Chaos om Korea.
    278 857 Stbuoulu vob Ibdbpbxdbmcb Still Goimg ox. (fa*iar'9 Puifa Strriee} -China Press. Peking, M»y »2 A men»,. fr««i »**4i d.t.d M.y 14, indlo.te. oontiuu.* Korean independent newspapers aod w* quieting notices io the Koreans are being circulated with much skill. A curious reform moeosasnt is wH carried on
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    F.M.S. IN 1918.
    802 858 and A pW; tion U of Potation Para Rubber” Tol f“' the researches carried out during t4se > three to four years was completed publXd Thia work was highly comBeaded committee was formed for An :ave f investigating the disease known g defißite Bohome o f ‘B™'™
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    SHOCKING SENTENCES.
    298 858 Little Children Heavily Fined with Alternative of a Year’s Hard Labour. At the Hongkong Magistracy recently a Chinese boy, twelve years of age, was fined $lO,OOO, and his sister, aged eleven, mulcted in the same amount. The alternative was 12 months’ hard labour. The children were employed to
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    RICE CRISIS.
    66 858 MAXIMUM PRICES FOR WHITE RICE IN PENANG. Slam White Rice (Government Imported). L—By Importers $40.86j per bag. 2. By Wholesale dealers $41,26$ per bag. 3. By Retail $1.35 per gantang. Burmah White Rice. 1. By Importers $12.30 per bag. 2. By Wholesale dealers $12.70 per bag. 3. By
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    FOOD CONTROL.
    1682 858 DISTRIBUTION IN PENANG. Distribution of Rice (Rangoon and Slam No. 8) Pari Paau at $1.12 per two Gantangs Started 26th May Ist June. No further stocks were obtained for these shops, the balance from the previous week proving sufficient to carry on with. Sales took place as follows
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    End of A Tin Track Hero.
    517 859 -Thiii ««mater bo»-. f at A Apply quick y. Icqumes by teisnhmT A B.eredorf J ’"•fibeeoig Biobird Sannaok states in a v...., piper that tbhnotice may ba reid, on the door of the pretty sumnorhoiis U the Sahwaiieabergplati which Ollo| time wee the bovee
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    Civil Servants' Hard Lot in Jamaica.
    109 859 AKi.g.Un (J.tn.ict) pr... April Ssth «V. that Cl’il 8ht ““!2 agitating for higher pay, and the matte been referred to a Cornu I tee Lskhlature. The Governor, Sir L al’e Probyn, has a circular to the heads of departmesj which ho says that his
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    PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
    1010 860 uk t they are and What they could be. What they ar jte3 in a home W T pub/c library like other P‘P e r ti ns has been seriously affected iastrwt.o > ba( tQ faee definite I by .uch as the selection among P wb dine war
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    KAJANG RUBBER.
    642 860 Ten Per Cent. Dividend. The ninth general meeting of the Kajang Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held at Edinburgh on April 24. The Chairman said: The profit and loss account shows a balance of profit for the past year of £9,512 Bs. 9d out of which the 1918 19
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    JAPANESE BOYCOTT.
    1406 861 —Ye. Peking, May 10.—Ths Peopled Faegi Bslat one Society yesterday oi ei ated ■mill yellow le*fl I in tbou*anda of copi»s, urging the people of Pelt ng rot to boy Japanese goods or have any dealing with the Japanese nail farther notice. The leaflet ■aye i •'ln view
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    FOODSTUFFS.
    374 861 spot, and those ef Takata ana Y 6 «nd Y4W 4 Austialian Whuat Statistics. The Australian Wheat Board sippliT. statistics relating to the wheat handled throughout the Commonwealth durieg the past four seasons to April 14 Ths follow, ing totals for Australia is obtained from those statistics COMMONWIALTU, In
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    CHINA NOTES.
    901 862 —Ea r un awarded the title uruw K'oD.b. .nd W.ng-ohmg.M.p-jwKno dM** imuM _P»r nt Of tfgW ooo fW Dg reC6ipt C Whl h Jj* i oldieri a 7 revolt Yi-cbien i. ~to b« *ppoi»ted Direct General of ibo Ohuan-Ysieh-H *n railways. Ths Pakiug j° irnß i,t- htfi wired
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    THE LATE MR. LO MAN YUK.
    261 862 Arrival of Remains in Fenang. The reniaiub of the late Mr. Lo Mau Yuk, who died recently iu Java, as reported in our columns at the time, arrived here to-day by the Straits liner “Krian” from Singapore, whither they had been conveyed from Batavia
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    THE CHINA CRISIS.
    532 862 kobthbjin fb.cb di lMatm leave SHANGHAI Sbargh.l, M.y 18 ;-T tta D .j M Njrth.rn p :0) deisgut o Idtur N.aU e, Wa t6 dolegite. will t.ka up tea p r.!, tet pending fnttbur order, bom Peking. Tn! .otion w*. t.k.n following th. rtoaipt ot tnkgrnm rom
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    C.R.C.
    41 862 TENNIS jOUkNAMENT. Open Dovbh (Unfi hi ei) Coan F >ok Shun and Cbao Fuok Nxb*e beat Gurn Liv Cb -arg and Tan Tht an Heck by 6—4. Champtonehip Crang Chee I#ng bask Obsa S n Bam by B—6. 6—3, 6—B,
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    Siamese Royal Marriage.
    336 863 INTIBUBTING CIBIMONY IBT BANGKOK A Siameae Court cirooUr dated 24 record■ a Royal marriage aa follows i To-day Hia Majesty the Ktvg wa» graoioualy pleased to command a celebration of marriage between Hia Highneai Prince Bldyaloutarana and Har Sarene Highneaa Priooeia Borbimalabarn, daughter of Hia Royal. Highneaa
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    Chinese Cabinet Plot.
    569 863 JAPANESE SAID TO HAVE INBIIGATED IT. Naw Tuax Chi-jui MiNisTxr Piidictid {China Pre#» f peel I) P king, May 21,—For the past few days there has been current in military oircits here a report that the J«pan*au are negotiating through tru.tcd agents for the downfall of the
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    Rubber Market.
    200 863 Eimb, Darby Co ’s Rbpobt, Sinpsgor, June 7. London Quotations —The latest wire from Loid n was received here on 4‘h instant, dated 29th ultimo, the quotation bti r g 1/9}, 1/lff ma k°t very quiet. Auctions 6ih and 7th J uni.—The amount fibred was 813 tons of
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    Singapore Races.
    241 863 AUTUMN MEETIMa. (From Ow Own Corr.^xm4 W Singapor., Jans 10.—Th. f 0110.1,. reailta of th, first day ot th, fiia,,»races:— J. B. David’s Firtflu O’Osauor i R.D. and K.T. PUlai’s Whi I n»--i Plaoes S€, Hl. |3l, Malata Status Puma— HsUicsu h ponies. Distance Scurry, F, 8. Goodall’s
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    EXIT PRESS BUREAU.
    128 863 At twelve o’clock on the night of Ap 30 the official Press Bureau passed ou existence. Prior to the closing a nU of presentations were made at aB a ing of the press representatives m pressroom. Mr.S.H. Meade, s e cre <?J of the Bureau, on behalf
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      38 863 Stomach and Liver Troubles. -No end of misery and actual suffering Is caused by disorders of the stomach and liver, L n r’ m r y L bO J 6d tho ÜBe Chamberfej »n tt. Fo> aT iW*"
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    F.M.S. IN 1918.
    1063 864 (Continued from June iij Surveys. nf the revenue surveys 3801,727, Ibe Metrical work 948,424. and topo- K Xrk Tbe total ar 8Ur paphiw. 2 9 acre 9 in 18,983 lota, considerable decrease in the numJ he re uisitions for surveys and it was k M. to reduce
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    RECORD LITIGATION ENDS.
    274 864 —“Ex.” Lora Deoids Caaa which began fe 191 ft. The Hou.e of Lv -U r< •enf’v dFn with costs the anpr-p.l cf the Amalgamated Properties of Bhcciesia 19E 0 Lio ded, from the judgment of the (ourt of Appeal, affirming the decision of -dr. Justice Fvp in
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    SIGN OF PROGRESS.
    246 864 The meeting of Eurasians at which it was decided to form a Eurasian Association is a healthy sign of the times, 'there is no more patient or well-behaved or industrious section of the community than the Eurasian section, but so far it has not mane itself fully
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    NEW PACIFIC CABLE.
    137 864 AinerkaibJapanese Linelokio, May 10.—A new cable company to operate between Japan and the L'nited States is planned. Zhe sponsor of the proposal is Mr. Kakicki Echida, form r.v Vice-Minister of Comm '.nications, who A "> r eentry returned from the Unued S* I* iq said that whi.e
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    RICE CRISIS.
    1074 865 people Eating Roots and Herbs In Slam. A correspondent of the “Bangkok Times’’ writing from Nakon Fathom on June 2 states: Many and deep complaints are being raised about the unbearable price of rice which is costing from five to seven ticais per tang. Some people have been
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    REPRESENTATION OF COLONIES.
    216 865 The question of representation in the Imperia. Parliament is again affording Hongkong newspapers a good topic, says the “X. C. Daily News.” As has been frequently urged, the Crown Colonies have played so important- a part in the war, it is only right they should have a
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    KLOET RELIEF FUND.
    17 865 r Haag “Kechil” iw. a ia.y nutur mt evu goed hart” io ManhMtfMu” >1,262
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    PENANG GRIFFINS.
    266 865 Result of Drawing, The following is the result of the rlr for the Penang Autumn Meeting Griffin. No. 1. Brown Mare by drawn by Mr. F. Duxbury. No. 2. Bay Gelding by by Mr. D. F. Bostock. d No. -1. Bay or Brown Mare by Lord R«ui.. Fire
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    BOOK OF MARSHAL FOCH.
    284 865 Our readers are aware that during the last two years, sums have been collected by the Comite des Oeuvres de Guerre Francaises (French War Relief Fund) and distributed to various War Charity Funds. In view of the approaching signature of the treaty of peace, the committee
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    RICE ROGUES.
    1111 866 tv. .ttoßtwm to 4 a ‘l JrfJwy i.divii»»l« ooßneoted hide to w»o“ the ob 1 f ith tbi 1008 l appeared to to be V» 71T h w h h T io ."a .apply we tow. !.i.«inled tad atterly h.»rtl««» maoh M 418 o Luge.» whit. ria. where.»
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    NEW TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
    404 866 The Anglo-Franco-American Alliance, recently reported by Reuter, ia a very noteworthy development of the latter stages of the Peace Coneference, and one of the most purznng too. President iison said in explanation that it is directed merely to hastening action which America would be bound to adopt
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    TIRED OF LIFE.
    130 866 Sad Fatality At Sea. Tim rnastor of tho s.s. “Aing Thye” on arrival here yesterday evening reported that about an hour and a half after the steamer left Alor Star yesterday a Chinese lady passenger jumped overboard. As soon as he was informed of this he stopped
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    Armenia to be Avenged.
    64 867 [aacme ituotMta.) Turkish Minletsri Under Arrest. Malta, June 3.—Slxjaix Turkish nrieonsrs arrived here to-day noder a strong military escort. The greateat retie» noe regarding their identity ia being observed bit it ia known that they practically oom. nriae all the ministers of the old regime who
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    Atlantic Flight.
    56 867 fit Johns, Newfoundland, June 5.-Viok-ere and other airmen have decided npoa a trial light probably on the 7th before leaving for Ingland on the 12th. The Handley Page ia beginning its trial fo»morrow leaving probably at the end of next week. The Martinayde ii not attempt, ing to
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    The Cable Services.
    10 867 Qowaxawt Wiree to bo Shelter and Scarcer.
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    And not to take Procedence.
    161 867 Hope for the Tar last* London, Jane s.—ln tho Home of Oom■one at question time, The Rt. Hon. A. H. Illingworth stated that owing to tho congeelion of tho laatern Telegraph Company's oables arrangements had recently made to suspend priority of transmission lor government telegrams
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    Cricket.
    49 867 London, June s.—Notts have beaten Derbyshire by an innings ani 49 inn’, Yorkshire vs Issey, a draw. Lancashire vs Northampton, a draw. Surrey vs Warwick, fl array won by 7 wickets. Oxford vs Warner* XL Oxford won by 89 runs. Australians beat M C.C. by ten wicket f.
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    Debate in the Commons.
    477 867 Military Operations In BuiiiaIn the Home of Commons on the motion tor the Whitsun adjournment Sir Donald Maclean opened the debate on the present situatioi as regards ths pesos terms also upon the question of the British and Allied military op nations in Russia wh ch,
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    And Our Position with Poland.
    275 867 We were not involved in any of the Polish operations except that if they prospered our withdrawal from Norih Russia would be facilitated and we should not have to enter into elaborate operations to safeguard the interests of the civil populations. Broadly speaking the number
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    The English Turf.
    72 867 [IBOTBBB nUGUMI.] Th, Oiki—Probibl, Btafat. p tobrt)l Bniwi, O.nlU. BritammiAj f olj Day Dmax, Wh.U„, Lady ExnuftixNi, Slade; Mapludvbkam, Salms Moat Stab, t, T.mnl.»,, Palatina, Brnßu/^ 1 Bomwat, DoaortM. Madimoisxllh Foci, Lancaster Bayuba, j. Child,.' Bmlt. gV«da 1 Mapledurham Won by a length and a half. Bams
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    Terrific Explosion America.
    253 867 Train Blown up: 69 Silled 41 InJiM. Wilkeobarre. Pennsylvania, June 1.-li appalling explosion has occurred hsrs, A truck of black powder attached to aa electric train conveying men to work blew ep, W were killed and 40 injured, < After the train had entered afeaud the trolley
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    Naval Redistribution.
    100 867 Ponlbl, U„ te Blcmuck ArchlP«l*l* London, June Contin.l., h published by us yesterday oUter P rc The North America and West Indiani stateJJ now embraces the waters both of the A and tho Pacific seaboards of the ran canal, forming a connecting link. Similarly tho Soath America stew
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    Home and Mediterranean Stations.
    227 868 Mma station ii naturally the moot t ..t ot «>• »>“ whioh tb i CO *L' «nd the force oommifioned SXooprieee both the Atlantic and the L h nd. of course, the reserve e» d u*imillut ctatioM it reechee Northward ato the Arctic ocean; Southward to
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    Preparing for War.
    131 868 What (brainy ii up Against Now Paris, Juno 10.—The Council of Four has decided to allow no interval to pass between ihe refusal of the German delegation to sign the petes terms and the transferenoe of full powan to Marshal Foch which means an laitant order to
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    Kajang Estate Case.
    139 868 Ma, Cantbull Dischabged, (Malay Mail, 7 May. 1919 it B n* J,H- ww »L?L D MU,<m Kajtng, “■Ubm o, m° B rr nt •••«•<» «t the B,rker “0 Oomp.ny ebereiJ/k” I 1 l for ‘be eetete named), "72±" :>“> criminal breach of trn. »ri) nolwa'd he ,ol
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    CHINA CRISIS.
    92 868 Dboisionb or Pixing Cabinit. Pek’n/, May 21 —The list meeting of ths Cabinet arrived at tie fol owirg Lur decisions with regard to Ch na’a domestic peace situaticni (1) The S >ath must recognise Hsu Hsiohang as President of the Republic. (2) Inasmuch as the Gjvernm*ut is opposed
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    TOKIO REAFFIRMS PLEDGE TO RETURN KIAOCHOW TO CHINA.
    504 868 PnOMIll MADE OwiCTALLT TO LEGATION an® to Govebement, (Renier'e Paoflo Service) Peking, May 24 —Ranter's Agency learns that the Japanese Government has officially informed the Chinees Legation in Tokio and the Japanese Minister in Peking has similarly informed the Chinese Government that
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    Afghan Trouble.
    229 868 INDIAN ARMY ORDER, India» Pbinchs and Nival Orm Assistance. Following is the text of an Indian Army Order issued 12th May i— 7 The soldieis of the Empire both British and Indian, have suddenly been called to defend from Afghan aggression the frontiers of India on which an
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    Bolshevism in Hunland.
    200 868 BIOTOU3 PROCEEDINGS IN EBBEN# Bpabtacists Favoub Bolshevism, Telegrams to Dutch Indies contemporaries give lengthy reports of the recent serious disturbances in Eisen, Germany, from which we gather that on the occasion of a very numerously attended meeting in Essen in which Dr. Stadler, the leader of the
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      SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
      198 869 [To ths Editor of the Straits Echo.] Dau Sir,—lt io an excellent suggestion that old Baoiti should keep in touch with the great organisation of whiah they form any belonged in name and to which it ii to be hoped they will ever belong in spirit. Doubtless Scoutmasters
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      THE GLOBE ORCHESTRA.
      200 869 [To the Editor of tho Straits Echo.] Bir,—Ao the above show has shewn sncn a vast improvement of late may I suggest that the O ohestra might be improved. The pietnree are very gcoi and the management are to be heartily congratulated ■pon this point, May I
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      INQUIRIES ABOUT PENANG.
      168 869 [To ths Editor of ths Straits Echo.] Djar Bir, —The following letter has been received from the Uoitrd States Supping Board asking for loformit on regarding the port of Penang i If poossiblo, wa would appreciate data concerning commodities and quantities available for export to tho U
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      F.M.S.R. REGULATIONS.
      183 869 I [To the Editor of ths Straits Echo.] D »r Sr, F.M SB- Ticket Collector* are usually civil, except when they not. Two of them were lately warned by the Assistant Traffic Manager on the complaint of a wellknown Province Towkay. They were found guilty of lapses from
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    CHINA AND JAPAN.
    980 869 A SOUTHERN REMONSTRANCE. THIO PATS THAT OBBMANY TBOD. Although the expresskn of any liberal sentiment towards Ohina is rare, it should be accounted to the Japanese Press fur righteousness that it occasionally reproduces some frank expression of the Chinese point of view. It even rises at times
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    The Rice Situation.
    69 869 Meeting in Fbnanq To day. At the Harbour Maetsr’s forenoon an informal me.ting was hdO the Rice Probbro. Commander D. 0» Maointyre Food Controller), Meszrs. Gilman, W Bang Kee and T I Tambyah wore present. The questions of prices and of oontro distribution were considered. Mr. Tambyah
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    F.M.S. CLERK CASE.
    1363 870 COMMI T gD TBfAL fConlinutd frtm J«m W.) ,1 i> He woti»»*»*»» of the l t.ken m “>e piel m »»ry irqwiry, d t 'h. lJ»l« I‘«"P' r P#loJ M Oo V'’w m the b laat Inform r W. Fr i d»y‘ Bd t, t d 7
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    Dutch Indies News.
    320 870 Bion PBIOIS, In consequence of the prohibition of tbe export of Java ric®, Banka io now dependent on foreign imports, m., from Siam and BingooD, which is obtained principally from Singapore by barter in exchange for white pepper. The price of a picul of r’ca is now
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    Gang Robbers Again.
    100 870 on ths outaklr*B of Rasa town.— Malay MaU, SILANGOB BBIBOW COMMINGBS ON T» Gbbat Nobth Bqa.d. Mr. H. L. K. Graburn, Agent for the Straits Trading Company, Ltd., at Kuala Kubu and was travelling in a motor car on Monday afternoon, going from the first named plsca
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    H.R.H. Prince Purachatra.
    77 870 Visit to r enang. Licnt-O ineral H. R H. Prince Krom Khun Kimbaergbijra Argayodbin (Prinos Peraohatra), Commies oner General of the Siamese Royal State Railways arrived here yesterday afternoon by special train from Padang Bssar together with Mr. P.A> Anthony, C M.G. General Manager, F.M.B, Riilway?, and
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    RICE CRISIS.
    1048 871 CBYIOM Guts 6J,OUU 'IOXB riOM Sum. a well-attended meeting of tne rice importer! and meronanti of C/ombo was heid oa May 81, at tne Cesiums Office, Colombo when too Hon. Mg B. Hoisbu gb, toe. Food Qantroller, made a stateamt regarding the riot situation, Ls.fliis oontamisg toe statement
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    F.M.S. IN 1918.
    699 871 (Continued from June 12.) Gbbbbal, This country did not escape the epidemic of infleenia which raged through the world. The absence of a perfect system of death registration makes it impossible to state the number of deaths but it is feared that the number was great, The
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    China Crisis.
    213 871 \—Chi* Ft** Nobtibbm Mxlitabistb Elat» Ovm Jafam's Diplomatic Bwoniee. Peking, May 13,—A .trong ind.ic.rrui ot noitement I. prer.illn. in Vekin» w’B to the report that the Chinese milit»”> elated at the Japanese victory at the ran Conforencp, intend to offer a tercal I o*n of 400 million for
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    E.S.A.
    385 872 M threa oco*si»HB during the last Ol .rtk. mentioa h.i been m»d« in these .nftha fact that steps are being taken co liboi on w EgUti gta ff Associate Diiog lD long-felt want would ba Q.ite it was stated in ,BP ttom Notes that the headquarters on jhnaoin a
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    Police Courts.
    95 872 Alligid Ch bating, was this morning charged b f e Mr.B.H, Ling.t.n wth ohutini; in aiptci of jewsllory to the .tine of ***** propsrly o f oni! Taß si Su Aco d nitemißdod fo• a week bail being allowed tM nm of *****. WELD QUAY AFFBAY, j, 01,
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    Ship Gunners' Strike.
    72 872 «•»«<• .a*‘.? t lth i‘ h v Bhik9of the ton w« leirn tk .k W ,h ’P 8 tf oder »0 "‘«‘ilthebdema^” 6 re B,)k 8 oil: g »0 Ai tt. denundB granted. *U«t i.?" t,rs V e r l,ol Bt ‘o fail 0n.,, w"? a a
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    Amritsar Murderers.
    36 872 [UUTKBS TBLBGUAMS.] To P»y th» Lait Penalty 8 mb, June 7; Twenty of those aociud of murdering British Bank officials at Amri'sar, during the raced disturbances, have been sentenced to death by the court-martial,
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    The Australian Navy
    59 872 Renlforoed ty Destroyer Squadron London, June 61 The Government has handed over the destroyers Ansae, Swordsman, Tattoo, Stalwart, Success and Tasman'a to Australia. The Aasao is the squadron leader, and the others are of the latest type The terms upon which they are handed over are not
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    Australian Delegation.
    46 872 Going Some at end of June Paris, Jane 6.—Mr. Hughes in a speech t) Australian soliders, said he intended to leave for Australia at the end of Juce. It is understood that all arrangements have been made for the departure ot the Australian delegation.
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    Birthday Honours.
    80 872 Prime Minister's List Stands Over Till Peace Declared. London, Jane 6.—The Prime Minister's birthday honours list does not include one single peerage nor baronetcy nor political award. It consists chiefly of rewards to civil servants, It is undarstood that the list was reduced to a minimum io view
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    Canadian Agitators.
    48 872 To be Deported. Ottawa, June 6. —The bill authorising the deportation of agitators against constituted authority has pissed all i's stages in the Commons and in the Senate and has received theßoyal asieit. The bill applies to B itish subjects as well as to sl ene.
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    England Strikes Oil.
    34 872 400 Gallen GushLindon, Jane 9, —The ci! at Hardstoft, Djrbyshire, is overflowing the surface at the rate of 400 gallons drily from a depth of 3075 feet. Drilling is being oontinutd,
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    English Police Union.
    102 872 Board Appointed to Hear Complaint!London, June 6. —la the Home of Commons, Mr. Shortt, who assorted that the Police Unloa had b okeo the agreement entered into in August, and was associated with the extremist policy, stated that Government hid definitely decided that the present stat 3
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    Esthonia and Britain.
    59 872 [uotxM tttkauin.l British Pint in Gulf of Pinltnd. Stockholm. June B—A cable from Rival of June 7 states that an Anglo-Esthonian agreement has been concluded under which British troops will occupy the island ef Oasel as a guarantee of British financial aid to EsthonU. Fifty British warships
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    Finland.
    94 872 Outposti Attacked by BolßhlvikiHelsingfors, June B.—The Finnish General Staff reports a series of Bolshevik attacks on the frontier outposts. It says that the enemy was expelled from eleven frontier districts in the Viborg province on June 6 and concludes, We have declared a state of war," Martial Law ProclalmidIn
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    Germany and Peace.
    53 872 Paris, June B.—Latest reports from French observers in Berlin and elsewhere indicate that the German Government will declare Inability to accept responsibility of signing the treaty. It will request time to consult the National Assembly which however is likely to reject it. B&ntzuu Arrives Versailles, June B.—Count
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    Happy Hungary.
    87 872 Vienna, June 7.—Four thousand armed peasants assembled between Z nkendo; ff and Kollerhof with the object of displacing the Soviet Government at Oedenburg. They weio intercepted by the Oedenburg garrison with artillery and machine guns near Z nkendorf. A battle ensued and rssulted lu the peasants being driven
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    Holland and Belgium.
    146 872 Peaoe Conference to Settle Dlfftrencos. The Hagu a Jone 6 —The Foreign Minister, Mynheer van Karnebeek, in his statement to the 8 with reference to Belgian chime said that the Great Powers in P«ris, recognising the ty for a revision of th* treaties of 1839, entrusted the
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    Koltchalk's Reply.
    57 873 [bECTERS TEtEGĔAMS.] P.ri., Jan. 6,-KoltoMk’a reply to th. Allied note has been received. It w w l e main satisfactory but makes reservat on>l n retard to the Allies insurance upon the c nvocation of a constituent rannvnition of the independence of the uw mu*, oat of T.ari.t
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    Our Foreign Trade.
    78 873 OomniUt* to be Appointed. Landon, Juns 6 —Lord Cimn informed tbe Association of Chambers of Commerce that he ii appointing a committee to ducon what meani can be taken at present to protect British trading interests abroad. The committee will discuss means whereby the solidarity of Britiih
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    Rhenish Republic.
    147 873 Official Notification to Alliu. Protection Invoked. Cologne, Jane 6.—A number of the Pro* vinoial Centre Party held a meeting and resolved to dissociate themselves from President Dorten’s action. President Dorten telegraphed to General Sir William Robertson announcing the proclamation of the new Republic. He sb ya that the
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    Off to Russia.
    159 873 Home and Colonial Troops, London, June 9.—Si ven hundred British, Canadian and Australian troops left L nth for Murmansk to day on board the exGarman merchantman Bteigerwjld. The passengers included a Russian General and his staff, and French and Italian officer?. The Soots Grey's band played selections
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    R.S.A.
    1133 873 [Sifaiit Timm, M) We quoted ou Saturday a letter from a contemporary, the writer of which referred slightingly to the “Estates Staffs Aesociation.” He said in effect: “It is going to serve no useful purpose.” But how does he know? Tne idea of such an association is in the
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    M.A.P.
    550 874 M.A. P. «r-1 n Chief officer of the Singatfr. who bus been visiUug p° re 1 6 ba, returned to Singapore. Penang. Mr. iB now staying at 188 a Drury Lan e ont is announced of Mr. N. L. The engaged Hon kong and Shanghai C°i tion and Mias Winifred
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    FOOD CONTROL.
    1202 874 IMPORTANT NEW ARRANGEMENTS. We have just received from the Food Controller, Singapore, full particulars of a new scheme of control of all kinds of rice supplies throughout the Colony, the Federated States and the Unfederated States. This new scheme, which becomes operative on the Ist July, proximo, provides
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    HOW HOLLAND HELPED THE HUNS.
    260 875 American’s Charges Against the Dutch In the annual report of the HollandAmerican Chamber of Commerce, the Netherlands Consul General in San Francisco, Heer van Coenen Torchiana, devotes an article to public opinion in the I nited States with regard to the Netherlands, especially concerning that
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    MARAMA SCANDAL.
    76 875 Official Denial of Overcrowding and Insanitary Conditions. We have received from the Colonial Secretariat the following copy of a telegram from <he Admiralty, London, to the General Staff Officer (Naval) Singapore, dated 6th June: Your 353 of 2nd May “Ma ram a was inspected on arrival in London
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    GOPENG.
    251 875 The report of Gopeng Consolidated foi the year ended September 30, 1918, shows a profit of .£135,011, which, with the, balance brought forward, makes h total of .£152,218. Dividends at the rate oi Bd. per share were paid in January and April and 9d. per share in July and
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    BOLSHEVISM IN CHINA.
    151 875 Shanghai Papers that Spread Pernicious Doctrines. A Peking press-message of May 24 states: —The Ministry of the Interior has sent a notification to the Ministry of Communications that the Chin I’u, the Chin Hua Tsa Chih, the Min Sheng Tsung Ko, and the Kung Jen Pao Chien
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    CHINA’S CIVIL WAR.
    156 875 —Ex. Refugees Coming to Malaya. Hinghwa, Fukien, May 20. —In the fighting between the two factions of Southerners, Yungchun has changed hands three times within the past three weeks. The Cantonese troops have withdrawn to Tehwa, leaving Yungchun in the possession of the local troops composed chiefly
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    UNIQUE SURGERY.
    280 875 I nder extraordinary circumstances two doctors amputated the legs of a man while he was hanging, head downwards, in the well of a lift at Messrs. Frederick Smith and Co’s engineering works at Salford. The man, Henry Shiers, GG, was accidentally caught by the lift on the top
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    SINGAPORE RACES.
    308 875 (From Out Own Corre.pond.nl j Sicg.por., J ant 13,-Fiat w Mth A the lecond day’a ruin. at th. race meeting yesterday, at which T’? tendance which was goad tad included BL Excellency the Governor Mid Bia Rm. uu the Seitan et Perak. The r*a.V±T Singapobn Stakm.— Diitanoe 7
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    Rubber.
    45 875 Nnw Method op Coagulation. The LanctoouwhW reports that Dr eki, of the Qu nine Eilat) Paal Lina. Bandoeng, has discovered a Bew for coagulating latex, without the addition chemicals. The procedure oonsiiw treating the latex with ultra-violet rayl* A patent has been applied for.
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    Ulu Selangor Planters.
    92 875 A general meeting of the Ulu Be^ ja District Planters' Association will bo at Kuala Kubu Best House on Wednsscayi June 18tb, at 9.80 a. m„ precede by a Committee meeting at 9 a. m. The Ago includes.—(l) Minutes of annuall leoora» meeting held on March 22nd,
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    THE SIX COOLIES CASE.
    1901 876 BAVB MAGISTER BEVEBBID. common ti»»wa« d ot th, Jii’»!» l Commimoner la the Uo w doel£ i l bat the to lowing woll 'o" 8 a«T»D»ti and Letobimenen <«□> th* ooMTiotio» i. wter fit,t tl. Ae lawfel erder et their employer tte'i«?ger o! B.eb Bebber (M
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    F.M.S. CLERK CASE.
    1472 877 Malay Mail, (Concluded from Juae 13 EupaavißiOM, The DP.P. i I Bigs'»»* that your •uporvition over accused’, work, and the book, and account., wa. anything but satisfactory Witne.Fi I checked the ..count, a. well a. I wa. able to the best of my abilities. I wa. often
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    Victory Flagstaff.
    150 877 The giant flagstaff weighing eighteen tons, and 215 ft long, presented by tbs British Columbian Government to Garden, which arrived in London by in. Royal Mail Steam Packet MertonelkiMW in D cember, 1915, and was subscq»w7 towed up the river to K.w is new about to be crested
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      40 877 Stomach and Liver Troubles. No end of misery and actual suffering is caused by disorders of the stomach and liver, and may be avoided by the use of Chamberlain’s Tablets. Giyo them a trial- Fol tt 1 by all dealers,
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    HARBOUR BOARD.
    696 878 .—"Straits Times.” hepobt on second hale of e A I aae, Chairman oi the Singapore Mr S iLrd signs the report of the Board STwf yUr ended December SI last. 7 a-e take ths following facta The credit balance of income and expendttarc accounts for the half-year under
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    TAIPING TIN.
    800 878 DIRECTORS’ REPORT FOR 1918 Following is the Report of the Directors of the Taiping Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., to ba heid in the Chamber of Commerce, Penang, at noon on the 21st inst: Ladies and Gentlemen, your Directors have pleasure in submitting herewith this Report, together with Audited
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    HON. MR. A.H. LEMON, C.M.G.
    1573 879 PRESENTATION of address in SEREMBAN. A congratulatory Address to the Honourable Mr. A. H. Lemon was presented by the IndoCeylonese Community, Negri Sembilan, on Thursday 29 May on the occasion of his being invested with the Insigma of the Order of C.M.G. A large and
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    DETECTIVE KNIGHTED.
    239 879 Thu uuw knight, Sir Patrick Quinn, to famous superintendent of the special ranc of the Criminal Investigation Departmen New Scotland Yard. For many years he Ms been engaged in the suppression of anarc i and kindred manifestations at non* 6 abroad, and attached for duty to the. a
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    RICE CRISIS.
    415 880 Iw uMa» in the Pro<lnoe /From Our Own Correspondent.) r Tuna 12 —The outlook of ■*2X to W~ve very ,b "o more Rangoon white rice can be o,Kb s' at control price unless purchased ta; “A„ i.e. with an equal amount of P“‘ P the quality of which
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    RICE CRISIS IN SUMATRA.
    977 880 The nee question on the East Coast is ’en serious. The price amounts already to cents a kati. The Resident of the West toast has prohibited export to the East oast. The Governor aeked for permission DilTV'. 000 b ‘B> aud appealed 'o the 1 so
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    HAJ PILGRIMS.
    238 880 Arrangements for Passages, Bombay, sth June: A notification issued by the Government of Bombay states: This year there will be many ships sailing to the Hedjaz and the approximate dates of their sailings and th® places from which they will sail will be as follows- June 15th, from
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    FREEMASONRY.
    209 880 GOTTLIEB LODGE INSTALLATION. The annual installation meeting of Gottlieb Lodge of Ma»rk Master Masons (E.C. 382) was held last night in the Freemasons Hall, Northam Road, Penang. There was a large attendance of members cf the Craft among them being many Mark Master Masons. Office-Bearers for 1919- 20. The
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    THE RUBBER MARKET
    600 881 Sime, Darby Co.’s Report. Bing&pore, 11th June, IM< London prices during the month of May for Fine Ribbed Smoked Sheet and Fine P» l/lli. 1/lli lsth May Rubber l/10|, X/H 23rd May Rubber 1/lOj, 1/Xl| market steady but quiet. On the 30th May Rubber 1/lOj, 1/1 i
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    JAPANESE BOYCOTT.
    379 881 RUCTIONS IN WUHU HOAV LING MOB SEIZES JAPANESE GOODS. (CHINA PRESS SPECIAL Wubu, Anhui, May 19 —The organic ed Japanese boycott which is spreading over the country is being carried out in Wubu with a vengeance Various meet ings of student bodies have been plan ning the campaign
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    JAPAN AND THE DUTCH INDIES.
    538 881 A Frisco Correspondent s Views Ihe San Francisco correspondent of our Dutch contemporary Locomotiel” writes concerning Japanese immigration m Hie Lnited States, in Mexico, in Hawaii and in the Dutch Ea -t Indies. He sa;s As is well known, California is the State m which
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    MONSOON NEWS.
    158 881 Reported Break in Colombo. Bombay, 2nd June.—Monsoon prospects in Bombay appear excellent to an old resident. Hugo gusty south-west winds and big seas are now prevailing in Baek Bay. The sea face marine defences to-day received such a shaking about at high tide as they usually receive iu
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    BURMA REFORMS.
    100 881 -"Rangoon Times. Karen Deputation to England. A special meeting of th« Karen Association, Burma, "as the fth instant at the Associatio gi red office with the President. p.. Min m the Chair H re 'l- That a Karen De P. utat bVthe ceed to England in conne^ w
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    SIAM RICE.
    708 882 n.n«Nl en ,an hM °i this wl.ma ‘o ’«J o le r j time. rereibd i» t‘« Btiikok •OBten>P»«ri”» whioh k»»a g i« tka B..me.e Gorer.m.Dtto ttk« action witb regard nM from Bangkok with aiaw to “Mitrdiag it> -od th* pecph’a T;t»l fa?it warned trident that ware th,
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    ESTATE LABOUR LAW.
    1375 882 The judgment ot the Judicial Oommisoloner at Bsntoog, reversing the decision of the Mavut ate of Kaub, m what re known ae Tbb Six Cooliis Oabi, rsported elsewhere in this issue, will give universal satis* faction ao a vindication of law and common sense. To hold, ao
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    BELGIUM AND HOLLAND
    561 883 According to tel agraphia intelligence apnearing in our Dutch Indie. te “P“' a, e the hue given p.blioity to the demand, now teing pressed by Be giuni, which ere in .otne point, at »">»»“ the original propose'.. A. .et forth now Belgium’» demand» are ae follow» i—--1.
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    M.A.P.
    505 883 Bi.idier.Gean.l Borton .nl O.pUin Ro,«.Sm;th have Mt for Mode», en rout, to Oilcit a. D% Stephen, Biencp of Tasmania, has been tppo nt>d tothedijcese of Ndwoastle, Naw South Wales. Mr. H. 0 Mass, of Messrs. Bonitead and Co., left Penang on Monday evening by the Mentor en home leave,
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    894 883 I The Moat Excellent Crop In ne»t >»..e we gWB lirt of I I knight, .nd compuion. th. c?"* I order ot th. Molt Excellent Oro» U 'ls I order wm founded by th. BeMbliLi? I tub. the piece ot the peeoooka I dragon, toil, that the Bon,
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    Police Court.
    190 884 Ehanu Casu. Ze the District Court, before Mr. E. D. Acton this morning, Teh Teng Hun was charged with possession of about eleven utliiS of bhang. Oi the accused claiming (rial tvidenoe was I d which showed that en the morning of the Cth instant, the accused was
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    Penang Mortality Returns.
    110 884 Gm». J! Z trt V“' ,or k Munic'p.lity «di». T P BiB or th. week ••■JUT.?’ Iho ,h the ‘®“l m! 90 h 871 f Wh,Oh 53 aft.' d 29 Th. death rate per d 2 l 9 compared with Ik.ft, P' M9d ”B we »k end
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    Austria Kicking.
    267 884 (BKtJTthS tbleobams.] National Asgenibly Denounces Peach Terms Vienna. June 7.—A d; monstration has been held to p otest again*! the peace terms and to further a union wi h Germ <Dy I® was resolved to call upon tbo Austrian delegates to refuse to sign the treaty. Tne crowd
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    Happy Hungary.
    88 884 Blot, at Siembathtly—7B Shot. Great BaUwty Strlko Drelared. Berlin, June 7.—Serious riots have broken out at Steinamenger (Szombathely) in Hungary where tbe workmen refused to accept the money issued by the Buda Pest government, Hundreds were arreoted; of whom 75 mind ng many railwaymen were shot. A strike
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    Paris Strikes.
    50 884 All Well that Sadi Well» Paris, Jane 7.—The Minister of public works has deol ar ad it to be piacdo*ily certain that the stakes will be settled shortly as all ths demands of the railwayman have been sat sfhd; and an eight hour day will be enforced immediately.
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    Petrograd in the Toils.
    108 884 Saspiclcn and FearPetrograd, Jane 7 —Martial law is being mo«t rigorously enforced in Petrograd. All cafes tEeiVes, *nd cinemas have been closed. Espionage is rampant. Binovieff in a speech exhorted all proletarians to watch not only the bourgeoisie but their own ranks, Owing to the pres-nca
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    Turkey and Peace.
    22 884 But la any of th. Tnrk>y Lift t Pari., Jan. 7.-A T.rkiih p.Md.letM tion is en route for Paris.
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    Editor Acquitted.
    147 884 s.—Kn, Mukdib Imoitumumt CuAaaa Fails. Saanghai, Miy 19 —The case was con« eluded in the M xed Court on Saturday morning, before Japanese Assessor Hayasabide and Magistrate Tsang, in which Mr. ]>h Ohu-chong, editor of the BapuUioan DulfNewt, was charged at the instance of the Municipal Polios with
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    BIG RUBBER CASES.
    202 884 H basing Fixbd yon Juni 20 (From Out Own Corretpondtni.) I Kuala LtiDpu June 12.—• la tne latter part of last yea-, an action—or rather two actions of considerable interest, particularly to dealt rs in rsbbsr—were filed in the Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur. In tbe first suit
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    Freights Again Reduced.
    112 884 Bombay, 4th Juoei After consultation with the authorities and the shipp" g comcabi-a concerned the Shipping Cun roller in India annoanooa tue foHowing rat's for c< from Kaogoori io Bombay Ri. 24; to Tutioorin and Maltbir pjrt R**. ro M-dr«o acd E «t Coist port R-. 22
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      FOOD PROBLEMS.
      213 885 [To tho Editor of tho Btraito Echo.] Sir,-I ih»ll be ven thankful it you will tl.'ow ma ipaoe t 0 f^ oa my opinion icr »na •ike of the public m regard* the present fisi about the aule of roe in the pohoa stations. The first day of
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      RICE PRICES.
      161 885 [To Us Editor of tho BtraiU Kobo.] Dear Sir,-—A a one who is very much interested in tho consumption of white nor, I shall be glad if you or any of your readers will reply to the following question a (a) The control'el price of Rangoon white rice
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      HELP THE POOR.
      161 885 [To the Editor of tho Strait» Echo.] Fib, —The Chinese have now roused themselves and begun to give help to th*ir brethren who are unable to purchase the necessaries of life owing to the scarcity of rice. It Is hcped that Mohammedan gentlemen who are able will
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    SHARE MARKET.
    524 885 LEAN CO’S WEEKLY HE 'ORT. Pmang, Jam 13-Lirga a"’™ l cf Rubber bth in the UK. Iht ÜB. A., altb they only amount to a sbiftlcg of stocks that bad been known to have accumulated in the E*it, have caused a slight pradual weakening in the Lindon and
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    RUBBER INDUSTRY.
    106 885 Brown Bast Caused by Tapping. Iho “Java Bode" states: —Up to the present, it was accepted that the dangerous brown bast disease of tho rubber tree was caused by an infection and Dr. Rutgers asserted that, so long as the contrary had not boon proved, the infection was
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    RICE CRISIS:
    74 885 CONTROL IN SIAM. FREE EXPORT OF ALL KINDS OF Rirv STOPS ONE MONTH HENCE. [Special to the Strait» Echo.] Bangkok, June 13.—T0 ensure retention of a sufficient supply of food for the people the King has issued a decree prohibiting the export of rice after one month from
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    JAPAN’S DEMANDS.
    1580 886 wHAT SHE wanted and what she got. 1 ft£?o as February 7th it was reAj i n these columns that “the Japanese r Iveral that tho U 1 CTer t b, e ««V consideration— but any one of Xh "ould be waived if its “bandonmen ch n C
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    RICE CRISIS.
    1359 886 I Distributing Arrangements. I Aier Itam.— Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8 a.m. J I Jelutong.— Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8 a.m. J Tanjong Tokong.-Tuesday and Friday at I 8 a.m. I Magazine.— Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdav I at 8 p.m. I Carnarvon.— Tuesday, Thursday and SaturI
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    POLICE COURTS.
    339 887 SAD FATALITIES. A very sad affair occurred yesterday in Seek Chuan Lane, where two children were killed through opium poisoning and their mother is now in hospital suffering from opium poisoning. From what we can gather it appears that Ihe woman, Wong Ah Ngan, administered opium to her
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    INDIAN LABOUR.
    42 887 1.700 COOLIES ARRIVE. arrive? 6 Vd 1)774 Indian to fV Uem have goae into quaran. tine here for observation and the balnn.-n have to to on to Port Swettenhan, C Ub bam h U v?to s ?:r;' Austraii N.™ g
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    INDIAN FOODSTUFFS.
    536 887 I Assam Crops. The s ulnmar I the weather and crop reports for A 1 I for the week ending Mav Ifitt 01 received from the I Commercial Intelligence, is «..ki;. 0 I in the Calcutta “Statesman” 0f24 During the week ending May 16 We ix’' I was
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    PEACE PROSPECTS.
    536 888 o ur readers are doubtless well aware 2L reading Reuter and Havas messages TXt.issues of this journal, that ever 6iK e they received the Allies’ terms of e both Germany and Austria have been making very strenuous eSorts to induce the Notorious nations to modify the more important
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    THE FOOD CRISIS.
    826 888 HELP FOR THE HELPLESS. Rapid progress is being made in the important matter of distribution locally of rice of various kinds in small quantities. The need for this has been rather keenly felt lately, but "Rome wasn’t built in a day" and it was not to be
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    CRIMPING.
    1419 888 Elsewhere in this issue will be found the report of an F.M.B. decision of very great importance to the planting community, upon the vexed question of the meaning of the words “Reasonable and proper diligence” in section 225 of the F.M.B. Labour Code of 1912. In the case of
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    Sirm Rice-Will Case.
    68 889 EMBEZZLER OF ICS. 73,276 GETS 4 YEARS. Th« Times reports that judgment iiXhM?Pl 0 the 7th n Stant iu th case on« p ir V\ nUSVa i tna Ra J aai yom charged o ie hie Ba Bah with having embezzled a >um of Tcs. 73,276.83 from
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    M.A.P.
    505 889 I On 15th May, I Mr. W. B. Gibson, Legal AX? I T.iping, law, is here on a visit of inspection.” Mr. G. Aurely leaves for Ring-to-morrow whence he will t?? 1 Aurel the ac<iom P a^ 1 gj I Chemor by car J Penang on busines., and the
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    Anti-Japanese Riots.
    67 890 [asoroi maaww-l ftrMt Fighting in ShanghaiValuator® Cai id Oat T/mdon June anti-Japanese V rhina owing to the decision of SK&ce in Wto «riot» disturbances at Shanghai b? ,he foreign police were assaulted with The po?ce charged with drawn baJ? have been called out to maintain order. Twenty thousand
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    The Afghan Trouble.
    196 890 Simla, June 13.-1500 mohmands have proceeded to Basawal for the purpose of molesting our foraging parties. Our aeroplanes have bombed Drazinda; the Sheranni country has therefore been aeroplane visited Musa, Khel, Lakaband, and Fort Sandeman and helped tn clear the situation at Zhob where the telegraphs are
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    Britain's Trade.
    45 890 Increased. Batumi. 10.—There is an increase A n ex P orts anf l rtJr i ln e imports in the returns for c Inited Kingdom for the month of May is year as compared with the returns for lhe ßame mouth last year.
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    British War Loan.
    41 890 BONUS SYSTEM INTRODUCED. New DttirUr» in Fitaaca tuVt'-lm'j- 11 0 Router learns definitely elude a ndlt oD R' e new loau will in«demotion d in g 3 of bonds for ««ive W^ WOW ofthe,X)nd3 drawn departure in the
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    British Submarine.
    25 890 F,w 4 with all Handr. ’Pemtiug’British submarine P lO6 June Ith T? a tIC iaB en over( lue ktt^>-tWku i r med,hat ,he
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    Bulgaria.
    44 890 [bkutebb tklegramb.] Peace Terms to be DiscussedAfter Germany and Austria have Signed Paris, June 12.—The Council of Four contemplate summoning delegates from Bulgaria to Paris and not to Salonika; but this will be after the treaties with Germany and Austria have been signed.—(Havas.)
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    County Cricket.
    32 890 London, June 10. Middlesex beat Hampshire Inning!, 74 Lancashire Yorkshire 140 rum Derbyshire Warwick 7 wickets Somerset Gloucester 7 wickets Essex vs. Kent Draw Northhampton Leicester Notts Surrey Sussex Australians
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    East Antrim.
    53 890 Biialt cf Bye S i:tlon hdepsndeut Union'll Returned. London, June 9.—At the East Antrim bve election G. B. Hanna, Independent Unionist, was returned by a majority of 1,155. The result of the pool being:— G. B. Hanna (Ind. U.) 8714 Major W. A. Moore (U.) 7549 C. M.
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    French Coal Strike.
    73 890 Misers cf the Nord and Pai De Calalr. Reject D si'gates’ Agreement. Paris, June 9.—Contrary to the advice of their representatives who had warned them that the concessions made by the Government were the maximum; the miners of the Nord and the Pas de Calais by an
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    King’s Birthday.
    41 890 Military Honour! The military honours include the Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George to Sir Hubert Gough, The Earl of Cavan, Major-General George Milne, Lieut General Wm. Marshall, and Sir William Robertson.
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    League of Nations.
    124 890 In th) U S* Senate. Frccosal to Separate from Peace Treaty Washington, June 11. In the Senate the Republican leader Senator Knox introduced his resolution declaring it to be impossible for the Senate to concur in the provisions League of Nations as drafted. He asks that the
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    Naval Appointments.
    46 890 [UUTkkt tblkobamb.l China and,list India StaticniLondon, June 10.—Vice-Admiral Duff has been appointed Commander in Chief of the China Station. Rear Admiral fothill has been appointed Commander in Chief of the East India Station. Captain Chatfield has been appointed Fourth Sea Lord of the Admiralty.
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    Peace Prospects.
    113 890 (Havas.) Paris, June 12 —lt is still hoped that th® Allies' reply to the German proposals will be ready to-morrow; Friday. Count Brockdorf Rantzau is said to have made his plans to leave Versailles and go with the reply to Cologne; where he will confer with members of
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    The Polish Frontier.
    107 890 Paris, June 13.—The Council of Four are in accord regarding the points upon which the Germans are to be met: such points being the question of reparations; and certain aspects of the new Polish frontiers. A fixed sum will be named as the total amount ?robably eight
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    The Turkey Trotters.
    26 890 A Turkish delegation arrived at Versailles this morning without ceremonial. It consists of Ferid Pacha, Tewfic Pacha, Hazim Pacha and Fachas Alim Bey.—(Havas.)
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    C.R.C.
    43 890 Tennis Tournament. Following are the results of the ties played last Saturday evening: Single Handicap A Khoo Soo Bok—--15.1 beat Chang Chee Leng—ls by o—6, 6—4, 6-3. Single Handicap B Cheah Oo Teng--30 beat Tay Chie Aik Scr. by 6—o, 3-6, 6—2.
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    Borneo Estate Trouble.
    117 890 Riotous Coolies Punished. It appears from what is stated in the North Borneo Herald of June 2 that recently there was very serious trouble on Labuk it now being announced that of 58 persons committed for trial, in connection with the recent riot ther,e 13 sentencesof death
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    THE AFGHAN TROUBLE.
    371 891 < PFICIAL STATEMENTS. London, May 28.-In the House of Commons, questioned with regard to the delay in iwuing the news of the Afghan request for an armistice, Mr. Montagu said that he had nothing to add to the India Office statements. He declared that the question was
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    A Japanese Bernhad.
    252 891 M 1 iTARisM Extolled. At a meeting of the National Expansion Society (Kohoku Doshi kwai), formed of Imperial University students, which was held on the 26th ult. Professor Kanokogi, of the Keio Gijuku College, delivered a lecture on Thoroughgoing Japanism,” of which the following is a translation
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    570 891 GUTHRIE A CO.’» REPORT. Singapore, June 12.—Influenced by advices of neavy falls in values in London and New York, the Rubber market showed further and pronounced weakness at the Auction held yesterday. Buying was on a very limited scale, ana only the best of the lots on
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    Singapore Races.
    461 891 (From Out Own Correspondent.) Singapore, June 26-The the results of the third day’e racin? Saturday at the Autumn meeting J Singapore Turf Club at Singapore:— VELGE STAKES —DISTANCE SCURBy. R. D. and K. G. Pillai’s Camoufaae < J. B. David’s Witty 1 Mr Amber’s Pr ince Rupert i
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    RICE CRISIS.
    1587 892 THE SITUATION IN BORNEO. Uvicen received tend to show that Sanj.k«u ha» a fair stock of nee in the hands j importers while other Residences are somewhat short in supplies. TI IO planting of supplementary foods appears to have been taken in hand with varving degrees of industry,
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    INDIAN FOOD CRISIS.
    466 892 The Scarcity in Bengal. Calcutta, June 3.—A severe scarcity has been prevailing in several places in the Chittagong Hill tracts especially in Matamarhri and Sangoo valley. The Government has sanctioned Rs. 50,000 to be lent to the hill tribes in the form of rice loan. Rs. 50,000
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    'FLU IN THE F.M.S.
    526 893 Suggested Precautionary Measures. We have received the following note, prepared by the medical authorities in the E.M.b., on the subject of influenza, with a request to publish it for general information: About this time last year influenza made its appearance m this country and though there
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    BANK ROBBERS GET $75,000.
    268 893 “Peking Daily News.” Lock Cashier and Patrons of Detroit Institution in a Vault. Detroit, Mich., April 28.~Herding fourteen persons, including several women, into the vault of the west side branch of the Commonwealth State Bank here, six unmasked bandits t us afternoon robbed the institution of
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    JAVA-INDIA TRADE.
    298 893 Protest From the O.S.K. The Indian Go erinm' 1 pi poses to prohibit the shipment oi ir mJ; .a to Calcutta by v< s oii ti th belonging to the Leu .al l >. me and the Osaka Shosen K -m, wm iis not a member of the
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    GANG ROBBERS.
    637 893 Malay Mail. I Cars held up and Housta r >Mm ffiL C fH? ays e Mail" I is lent to the theory that the Perat 1 I of robbers is breaking U p and mg over the countryside by recertjl in the Kuala Kubu district, inclZ* the hold
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    CHINA NOTES.
    693 894 B i. reported that during last year no ‘l ai thirteen million dollars of the Revenue were seized and appropnJg by the South-western provinces. w, E D. Malinine, Vice-Consul of Consulate in Dairen, has for service with the Russian Legation in Peking. Mr J J. Desnitsky, Second Secretary
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    THE CHINESE LANGUAGE.
    555 894 Dr. Lim Boon Keng on Its Commercial Importance. Under the auspices of the btraits Chinese Literary Association, writes a correspondent to the “Straits Times,” the Hon. Dr. Lim Boon Keng delivered a very interesting, instructive, illuminating and in some parts most profound lecture <n The Commercial Importance
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    F.M.S. SHARE MARKET.
    372 894 Chart Co’s Report. Kuala Lumpur, June 4. The general tone of the STOCK Markets has been more subdued. The peace pendulum swinging according to Reuter rather against than for an early peace, the result has been an aloofness on the part of operators from indulging in any
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    F.M.S. LOTTERY.
    1301 895 WHO WON THE BIG PRIZE? INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS IN IPOTI COURT. Mr, Justice Farrer-Manby was engaged in the Supreme Court, Ipoh, for the greater part of last Saturday in hearing an interesting sequel to the last F.M.H. Million Dollar Lottery drawn at the Ipoh Town Hall on April 12.
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    F.M.S. Share Market.
    614 895 Baker > Mor p»i 0,. I Kuala Lumpur under date of I report as follows: The mark.t is still dull b(U firm throughout the past week^.? I close, we have founSh *s within reach of buyers’ pricl have, however, not movJ fe* on bringing quotations up to
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    PEACE PROSPECTS.
    467 896 t our last issue attention was drawn in J column to the fact that the Huns are .till bowling and screaming over the Terms I Peace which, it is evident, the Allies are determined to impose upon them either at comparatively early date in Versailles or ujy time
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    RICE SMUGGLING
    411 896 rf food nr. > tU tlUle llen 8,881 »<a I*. bBlog k9Bnly £eh by sU be quite evident to even the meanest intellect that it is impossible for the authorities to put forth too many efforts to prevent the smuggling of rice out of Malaya. That smuggling has
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    'FLU RELIEF FUND
    70 896 MEETING OF SUBSCRIBERS. Attention is invited to an advertisement appearing elsewhere relating to a general meeting of subscribers to the Influenza Relief Fund, which will be held at the Chinese Town Hall on Monday, 2 .rd instant at 3 p.m. We are requested to state that no
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    Straits Steamship Stranded.
    37 896 Ashore near aflhs Lhht. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, June 17. One of the Straits Steamship compnny’s steamers bound irom Malacca to Singapore has gone ashore near Raffles light. Assistance bw by tfcb Board
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    THE FOOD CRISIS.
    537 896 Opposition to New Control Scheme. e understand that yesterday afternoon the new Food Controller, Mr. Peel, was waited upon here by representatives of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the Chinese Town Hall, the object being to put the views of the Chinese before the Controller respecting
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    M.A.P.
    559 897 Mr G. C. G. Muller is appointed a Cob hctor of War Tax for Penang. The name of Mr. Chee Wor Lock it added to the Commission of the Peace for Penang. Mr C B. Rov, late of Bertam Estate, it in Penang General Hospital suffering from enteric. Mr.
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    The Afghan Trouble.
    115 897 [bEUTEBS TELEGRAM».] Amir and the Bolsheviki British Forces Concentrating. London June 12.-Reuter learns authoritatively that no reply has been received from the Amir to the Armistice terms cabled the week before last. Evidence is accumulating that he is entering into close relationship with the Russian Bolsheviki who
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    Atlantic Flight.
    70 897 Very Sati*factory Trial. Start Expo ted Last Saturday. St. John’s, June 12.—The Vickers machine at its Fecond trial flight climbed five thousand feet and attained a speed of one hundred and twenty miles an hour within 40 minutes. The airmen are delighted and hope to start upon their
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    Beatty and Haig
    303 897 Ilcnoure l In London. The Freedom of the City. London, June 12.—A brilliant and imposing function took place at the Guildhall to-day upon the occasion of the presentation of the Freedom of the City of London and Swords of Honour to Sir David Beatty and Sir Douglas
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    British Loans.
    132 897 The Victory Loan? The first prospectuses of two loans both of unlimited amount bearing four per cent interest and exempt from all taxation if owned by persons not domiciled or not ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom have been issued. One issue consists of “Victory bonds* at eighty-five
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    The Funded Loan.
    114 897 The other is a funded loan at eighty. A ■inking fund of two and a quarter per cent of the nominal amount of the original loan will be set aside half yearly; and, minus provisions for interest, be applied to the purchase ofloan for cancellation if theprioe
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    The British in Russia.
    37 897 Marching on P trojrad. Archangel, June 12.—Some of the British force» who recently reached Murmansk have jone to Vologda; the remainder arc marching towards Petrograd. They have reached Petrozavadsk west of Lake Onega.
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    War Office Denial
    37 897 Does Inaccurate Mean Untrael London, June 12.—The War Office denies the report cabled this morning that 80nl the British troops have gone to Vologda whilst others are marching on Petrograd. Both statements are inaccurate.
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    Bolsheviki Defeated.
    54 897 On Northern Front and In lira’s Omsk, June 6:—Siberian troops have captured Glazoff. The Bolsheviki are retreating along the whole front north of Perm railway and southward as far as the district of Kazan. In the Urals the Cossacks routed the Bolsheviki and took twenty thousand ot them
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    But Claim to hare Defeated Koltchak.
    46 897 London, June 12;—A Bolshevik wir®l?® says that they captured Ufa from Koltchaxa troops on June 9 after three days, saguinary fighting and continue their Fighting contiues in the region m where thd Bolsheviki ww ®d"au debits a etu boom lesifUnce.
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    Boer Irreconcilables.
    162 898 [uttm mroMU»-] ax*rw Wl /11 114 ih m dGeor^P^ <0 Bertzos Tune 11.—Beplving tn the South depXtio.., headed by AfrlC i HerX, which visiud him in Pans Ge*" l Herl? w n(lvocat e grant of on June former Dutch Re--T*Mr iW George declared ih;t the rested on the
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    China and Japan.
    157 898 Rert;M ion of pro-Jap. Minister*. Peking, June 9. The Minister of Communications the Director of Currency and the Chinese Minister at Tokio who are reputed to be extremely pro-Japanese and rjaiiilt whom the present agitation i< cl iefly ducted have resigned. It is believed that the disturbances
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    Haig on Complete Germanic Defeat.
    185 898 London Jun© 11.—Spooking at the ®rcers Hall where the Fre dom of the erc B'B company was conferred upon him Admiral Beatty Sir Doudas Haig em »hagw upon the complex n? 88 of militarv surrender. He said cn'm?° VG P r, 3se( l forward after
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    Hungarian-Czecho War.
    62 898 Boat of the < zechs. London, June 12.—Reuter authoritatively letrns that ihe Hungarian offensive against the Czechs is progressing rap.d'y. The Czechs have been diiven back aloag rhe whole front of two hundred miles from the Danube o ‘polite Raab to the Carpathian foothills. Frewsburg is seriously menaced.
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    Koltchak.
    72 898 All e< Quite 8 thfled with Him. Paris, June 13.—The correspondence between the Allies and Koltchak has been published officially. Replying to Koitchak’s answer to their note of 20 h May the Allies say that Koltchak’s reply contains satis* factory assurances for the free lorn, selfgovernment and peace of
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    Rioting at Malta.
    99 898 London, June 11.—Telegrams from Malta rejjort some disturbances apparently owing to unemployment, agitation for autonomy, and a report that the university is to be abolished. The military had to be called out. There were some fatalities but it is believed that order has now been restored. Malta,
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    New Zealand’s Debt
    110 898 S-nud FimncU Position WelTngton, June 11/-:—The war added eightyone million sterling to the national deot of New Zealand the population of which is roughly worth £l7O a head. The national wealth is equal to four hundred a head. Bank deposits amount to even <y two millions sterling.
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    Peace Prospects
    105 898 Paris, June 12.—The Council of Four yesterday reached decisions on ihe majority of the important points in the German c< unter-proposals. Ihe council decided to m ike no essential modifications in reparation clau<es and ihe classification of damages is to be unchanged. The plebiscite rinciple was adopted in
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    Russia.
    218 898 British Gans and Material. Denikin and KoltihakLondon, June—ll. Reuter’s have interviewed a British naval officer from the. Black Sea, who has been in the closest touch with Denikin’s administration. He described the huge quantities of munitions, guns, tanks and aeroplanes, valued at £17,000,000 that have accumulated at Ekaterinodar, The
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    Strikes in France.
    108 898 Paris, June 11.—The miners council is not satisfied with the miners’ eight hours day bill which the Chamber passed yesterday with a view to averting the strike which had been decided upon. A general miners’ strike begins on 16th. The Congress of Seamen’s Unions has also decided
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    Strikes in Shanghai.
    77 898 Spreading I'hr ag;h China. Shanghai, June 9.—The drivers and firemen of the Shanghai—Nanking and the Shanghai Hangchow and Ningpho railways have decided io strike to-night. The men at Tientsin and Pukow are exj»ected to follow suit. The strike threatens to beco.ne general owing to the Peking government
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    KLOET RELIEF FUND.
    18 898 Amount previously acknowledged 81,457 Mr. R. P. Phillips 10 Mr. R. N. Goodwin 10 IL4TT
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    U.S. Telegraphists.
    44 899 [WUTEBS TEIZGBAMB.] Greit Niticnil Strike. New York, June 11.—The Telegraphists Tin inn has announced a national strike ef telegraphist* including cable operators with the object it is said forcibly to attract the attention of President Wilson by interrupting his daily cable service.
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    U.S. and Peace Terms
    115 899 Fenator a d League New York, June 11. The newspapers comment at length upon Sanator Knc x r s resolution to separate tne League of Nations Covenant awl the Peace Treaty. The World and New York Tinies condemn ■n the resolution, and point out that the
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    Sergt-Major Webb.
    396 899 As after about six years meritorious and most useful service here Sergeant Major Webb is proceeding at the end of the current month to Kuala Lumpur to take up his new appointment as F. M 8. R. Storekeeper, it will doubtless be of general interest to give a
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      THE RICE CRISIS.
      701 899 [To the Editor of the Straiti Echo.] Dear Sir, Some time last month you were kind enough to give publicity to my correspondence regarding the necessity of giving increase or war bonus to office clerks and tambies with a view to ameliorating their stringent position, occasioned by
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      HARD LOT OF CLERKS.
      176 899 [To the Editor of the Btralte Echo 1 Sir,—ln one of the local firms in which I am employed, though my boss talks to me a good deal on the subject of the present rice crisis—the high cost of living- yet when I sent him a
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      RICE PRICES.
      182 899 [To the Editor of the Strolls Echo.] Sir, —I shall be obliged if you will kindly find space in your valuable paper for tbs insertion of the following. In the not fication of the Food Agent concerning fixed rice prices, I notice that the price for Parboiled Rice
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      ESTATES STAFF ASSOCIATION.
      161 899 [To the Editor of the Blralte Ecko.J Sir,—l was very pleased to read your leader of 13th instant on this subject. _g. association is urgently needed and ceive the support of the great majori y planters in the F.M-S. who will see once started it achieves success.
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    THE LAW OF CRIMPING.
    1307 900 BAUB MAOl*****. BEVEKBED. and P»o plB Diligukc®’ ...iz9i of the Sa P r At tbe lMtW«dM«d*y th« ,v.r»da Baiu mm motor, of .1 SW-* ho hßd G,li W, M G° Wth rp th» AW.tr.te C B l k f kMine .educed rx ooobe. »nd Ld. without
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    344 900 BIRTHS. Cardwsll,—At the MaterpPy He«p’tat Jone < 1919, to M<*. a d M»r H. F Oa*dwell, of North Labis Esttol Johore, a son. Cauht —At Bangalore, on Jun* sth, s. Mr. and M r o. A. B Ch’ey, of Carey Island, Port Bwettenham, a daughter. Btudmaw —On the
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