The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 25 June 1919

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  • 22 1 The Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION. Lg FEB Single Copy 40 cts. L 0 I, 17. Penang, Wednesday, June 2ft, 1919. No, 26.
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    • 507 1 I CONTENTS. I I I I LIADIEBJ Miscellaniou! (Centinwd) I c i I Fod Prices 901 Chnese Affairs 915 I Arc it eta 9"9 B mana Bread 9'6 I I Tattered Money... 9>9 A 8»n apore Weeding 9 7 I I The Hun’s Guilt Less 9(9 Howit Phillips Co 919
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    • 181 2 THE S “STRAITS ECHO” MAIL EDITION. i” W *«'V vAi Cv ,l 1 Sa I vK < ms Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, \L and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the daily issues, as well as all important
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  • 1462 901 In our last issue attention was drawn in the editorial columns to the fact that a deputation thoroughly representative of the Chinese communities of this settlements and the adjourning province had invited the attention of Mr. Peel, the new Food Controller, to the great hardship that will be
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    • 104 901 Cbe straits echo. tt A 0 o*l si published daily (EiMpt Sundays and public holiday».) AT THE criterion PRESS, limited, 59, Beach Street, Penang, price DaU v Local WO Per annrm Outstation FoaW Extra. Mail Edition (Po»* Free) $lB pepannum. Cable Address: “ECHO PENANG.’ Tal*ph° ne Non. (Eoho) SBO. Printing
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  • 2099 902 KAISER TO FACE THE MUSIC. Huns Must Pay the Full Penalty of their Crimes. The Last Word. The Allies declare emphatically that this covering letter and the memorandum attached constitute their last word. They h<ve examined the German counter proposals earnestly and carefully, and in consequence
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  • 110 903 Berlins, July 12: The Social democratic Congress at Weimar has passed a resolution expressing its indignation at the Entente’s demands declaring that their acceptance would prevent Germany’s development and make her political existence impossible, and welcoming tho resolutions of the Berne Conference. In a lengthy speech Bernstein
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  • 314 903 With reference to the footnote appended to the letter of “A Poor Sufferer in our last issue, stating that the local rice mills have been at a standstill for about a month “owing to the inability to work at a profit since the Government fixed the buying price
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  • 279 903 INFORMATION REQUIRED TO COMPLETE LISTS OF FALLEN HEROES. Following is the full text of a communication received to-day from the Acting Secretary to His Ex the High Commissioner for the F.M.B. relating to information required to complete lists of residents of Malaya who have laid down
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  • Correspondence.
    • 125 903 [To the Editor of the Straits Echo.} t)esLr Sir, Reverting to correspondence of the 12th instant requesting all ex-scouts to join the Volunteer Corps, I presume that there is no neccessity for this to be done, considering that they can be Scouts again when the above proposal
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  • 167 903 CROOKED LESSEE FINED. The grant of State land for ihe express purpose of growing foodstuffs has apparently been freely availed of by petty cultivators, but that the terms of the grant are being vigorously enforced has just been disclosed by a Government prosecution of a lessee in
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  • 222 904 810 JUMP IN PRICES. KXPORT TO PENANG MAY BE STOPPED. We are info; med by a European who arrived here last night by train from Singora that a couple of days ago the price of milled rice was suddenly raised from 15 ticals to 25 ticals per bag.
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  • 178 904 Ceremonies in Ipoh As reported in our columns some time ago the death of Mr. Chung On Siew in (Inina was followed by that of his wife (nee Lee Siew Nyong) on June 7, at the age of 49 years in Kinta, Perak. Her son, Mr. Chung Sen
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  • 186 904 A Press Note published by the Rangoon Tima states:— There was a decrease in plague mortality in Burma in the month of May, there 1 eing 214 deaths ns against 359 in April. The nun Jer of deaths from plague in May 1918, was 548. The mortality
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  • 647 904 MILK TESTING.AT RAUB. SUCCESSFUL APPEALS BY MILKMEN. At the Bentong Assizes last week the appeal of Telok Singh, a milk seller of Kaub in Pahang who had been convicted by Mr. Goldthorp the Magistrate at Rauh of having sold milk contrary to the provisions of notification 2,725 of
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  • 102 904 ELECTION OF OFFICE-BEARERS The triennial election of office-beareß fl. the Hokkien community of Tairiu» 2? place on June 12 at the Keow Seong Club Four hundred voting forms were diatri buted amoug the prominent Hokkiens tU. and the following were elected by a mabritT of votes: J
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  • 322 904 General Meeting at Siumbak. A ener*l meeting of t e Planters’ Aiio* elation < f Malayi will be held at 10 a.m, on W the 25th inat at the Guagsi Ujon i C lub, St remban, to consider the fo low» ing A GIN DA, 1. Minutes
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  • 635 905 I nTTVDTOTHE MINING I k< Te« «1 a memorandum amongit miners m the tjprwi'd'"} “«'cumber of Mines f taken by the Acoorda'S 1 tat the end of 1918— lßi>» De F| r ™re Lployed in Mining m l^ ay States. Of these ***** L Federated. Mai V 50Q()9
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  • 167 905 Kua la Lumpur Fare. Malay Mail. OLD MARKET SQUARE. The Selangor Fire Brigade was called out about 8.45 a m. on Friday, to a lire at 8, Ohl Market Square, Kuala Lumpur. The scene of the fire was Chop Hock Guan and Company, who are general retail merchants in silks,
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  • 252 905 ARMED CHINESE FROM SUMATRA CAUGHT. gun and explosives found. The Klang correspondent of the Ipoh Times writes Inspector Donovan, of Port Swettenham, charged four Chinamen before Mr. N. R. Jarrett with being in possession of firearms, to wit, a double barrelled gun, without authority, importing firearms into the
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  • 663 905 HALF YEARLY MEETING. The half yearly meeting of the members of the Penang Turf Club was held at the Chamlier of Commerce yesterday afternoon, t ere being present Messrs G.A. Hereford, D.A.M. Brown, J. Main, 8. Wood Hill, L.R. Tofield, J. McNeill, Lim Kean Thong, F.B. Rickett,
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  • 1442 906 Accused Committed For Trial. Mr. 8. H. Langston in the Police Court yesterday afternoon was engaged in hearing the preliminary enquiry into the case against R. T. Wickrarnasinghe, formerly clerk of works for Messrs. R. Young Co., Limited, who was charged with having forged and uttered a cheque
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  • 554 906 ALLEGED CULPRIT ARREfiTFn AND CHARGER "T. MART DBr «CTIVE WORK. iL ft? h a 8 b^ n i an e P idemic Of bicycle thefts during the last couple of Despite the cleverness of these bicycle k eves a smart detective under ImiJa' Miller, of the Central Station,
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  • 768 907 r.FRICAL SERVICE’S COMPLAINTS. the grounds of complaint of of the subordinates of the Federated men)bare or n s w hich are now being red by a commission— the Malaya considers J there are some matters T ?rthe Xaymen have given promin. apart from their salaries which
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  • 1193 907 THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS. Commenting editorially upon the new Food Control arrangements, which are to come in force will be found elsewhere in this issue, the “Singapore Free Press” says, as regards the possibility of rationing becoming essential towards the end of the current year “By proceeding step by
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  • 1410 908 Treasure! f We observe that Lord Glentanar, (Mr. George Coats; otherwise known as the Cotton King, left, on departing from this world of strenuous labour, cark, and care, £4,642,36.;. Four members of the same family who failed to outlast their fortunes, were forced to leave behind 42,526,270 (Mr.
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  • 34 908 The Straits Government has fixed the of Siam rice as follows per koyan; Retailers, 25 cents per cattv to of Saigon rice Importers, $B4O per koyan Retailers, 23 cents per catty. 3
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  • 453 908 RICE SMUGGLERS CAPTURED LABT NIGHT. Police make Important Haul on Local Sunpu I and Junk. I'he fact that, during the present rice crisis, "rice rogues" in Penang are doing their best to carry away rice to other than British ports is unfortunately not to be denied, as was
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  • 728 909 J be "recalled by of I, j tbitwhwi the draft of the “"Xu Kiietraion Bill .first few weeks ag. wo pointed P ttbl i; M fumed the proposed new oat 14 nmbablv prove a great hardmen. in the Colony ,b P wmg the eDt,re JZm of registration, would
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  • 200 909 A correspondent of the Malay Mail complains of the difficulty of passing even perfectly good twenty five cent notes. Commenting on this our contemporary states that enquiries confirm this, and we may mention one case of a building financier, wiser than his fellows, who is buying $5 worth
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  • 781 909 Dr. Paul Rachd, who during the period o:: the war carried on bis journalistic work in neutral countries, has written an interesting w pamphlet entitled Wir Sind Allzumal Saender (JNq are all sinners) and adds, as a subheading Die Voelkerverhetiung ini Wellkriege in neutralem Lichte, i.e.
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  • 131 909 8. 8. Kei nit Ihfloxt d(From Our Oun Correspondent.} Singapore, June 19. —Th’ Strairs 8. q Kepong was refloated at Raffles light early this morning. BOYCOTT. Chinese clerks in Japanese employ have been requested by the boycotters to leave their service; otherwise the boycottera threaten them with trou
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  • 452 910 It i. Mid that Mr. F. Talbot is taking hie pension. Bishop Barillon has left for Home owing to ill health. Mr. Raymond Madge returned to Kuala Lumpur to-day. Mr®. Spooner and Mrs. Campbell are now living at Guildford. Major R. F. Grey has bought a house
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  • 163 910 [bbutbbs TELEGRAMS.] London, June 13,—Renter learns from a Japanese sour/e that the Japanese Government does not consider the situation in China to be serious the recent disturbances were the work of uninformed people, largely the result of differences between North and South China. The Chinese Government is
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  • 186 910 Johann' sburg Enterprise. London, June 12.—Reuter learns from South Africa that the Commercial Aviation Company, with a capital of X 100,000, has been started in Johannesburg. The services will run between Johannesburg and Pretoria; also between Johannesburg and Pieter-Mari tzburg, and Durban. In the course of an
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  • 76 910 London, June 12:—In tho Canadian House of Commons, Hir Robert Borden announced that he had proposed to the Imperial Government that full power of control of ocean rates and disposition of the shipping of the Empire be conferred upon a temporary commission by concureent legislation and that a
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  • 116 910 ‘Sonio’ Campaign. London, June 13. The Lord Mayor of London, and the Lords Mayors and Mayors of Provincial Cities have been invited to announce ceremonially the opening of the Joy Loan campaign ’to-morrow. Heals of Church bells will herald the inauguration of the campaign at noon on
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  • 42 910 Desperate Fighting, London, June 13—KoltcUk', troon, the Watka region are fighting a deajZiS offensive which is still continuing. North of Glazoff, the Russians have foupB their way across the Cheptsa river and I ir. still advancing, capturing prisoner! J material.
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  • 19 910 London, June 12:—The latest nevnfram Malta ia reassuring It is believed that th® trouble is over.
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  • 82 910 Erzberger Doesn't Like Them. Berlin, June 13.—Herr Erzberger bai written to General Dupont, Chief of the French Military Mission in Berlin, quoting a Polish Army Order stating that Poland b warring with Germany, and that two divisions of General Haller’s Army ire being taken to Posen to
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  • 275 910 Sound Financial Position The twelfth annual general meeting of the Mutual Provident Association, was held at the Selangor Catholic Club, Kuala Lumpur, on June 10 at 5 p.m. oring to the indisposition of the president, Mr nA Koek, who was absent, Mr.? Law Yew Bw»
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  • 447 911 an official list. Appeal for Our Readers’ Co-operation. The foil'Wing id the List referred to in our iMtieaue:— Lilt showing name in full, last residence, occupation, rank at death, regiment, and date of death. KEDAH. flan-azin, William Percy, Semiling, Planter, Lieutenant, King’s E. African Rifles died
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  • 481 911 CONTROL OF EXPORT. H. THE KING’S DECREE OF 12 JUNE. Following is a translation by the Bangkok Times of the Royal Decree relating to the control of the export of rice in Siam whic was summarised in an exclusive telegram to this journal and published by us on
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  • 316 911 bicycle thefts. k!r k a PP eare ’> Lef.re Mr. RD. Acton in the District Curt this mining on a charge of theft of a bicycle in Downing of'SsCtagKlJ." 1 Uj>ou the accused pleading guilty, Court Inspector stated that this was one of the many cases of bicycles
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  • 270 911 ARE THERE TWO OF THEM? The Times of Malaya understands that a limited liability company is being formed with the same object on much more comprehensive line* with the head office in Kuala Lumpur, a board of directors, a secretary, and solicitors, to cover all planting interests
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  • 1573 912 Council then adjourned sine die.—Frew Prew. MONDAY, JUNE 16th, 1919. present. H, E. the Governor (Sir Arthur Young G. K.8.E.) H E. the General Officer Com. the troops (Major-Gen, D. H. Ridout, C. 8., C.M.G.) n The Hon. Act-Att. General (Mr. A. B. Voules.) Treasurer (A. M. Pountney.)
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  • 269 912 Lord Burnham told of the part played by paper in winning the war at a luncheon at the Connaught Rooms on May Ist when Mr. G. R. Hall Caine, the Deputy Controller of Paper, was entertained by the paper tra to celebrate the end of the
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  • 1492 913 «OBBW’ petition t 0 alued jBGATIONS in PEKING. From tb e sh n K ht GazeUe ’“"J large and enthusiastic meeting of “*2) European and American students Tdd recently in Peking, with Dr. Wang Chairman of the Law Bev.siou DnrPAti in the chair. t the meeting the following
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  • 236 913 Reuter telegraphing from Shanghai on the 9lh instant reports that the Returned Students have appealed to the Allies for support against militarism in the Far East. It is doubtless reasonable to assume that this appeal will be received sympathetically, for it is well known that militarism as exemplified
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    • 51 913 Safe, Sure, Always Cores. Do not suffer from cramp oolic or pain in the stomach when Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy goes to the right spot and gives immediate relief. You cannot afford to be without it if you are subject to stuck» of this kind. For sale by all
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  • 1262 914 Stoles Oom w a Paban. Bio. kampar police dupectob’b pursuit. At the Ipoh Assizes on June 17, Chang p n k M iS cha r^ed Mr. Justice arrer-Manby with retaining several articles ormmg part of the booty in a recent gang robbery in femoh. F r M B
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  • 1184 914 I» It Imperilled T7thT7. to the Germa? X wh ich Ja P- «'I tr'ri h u“ o “ml the Shantung pX ’’’‘‘"B So I" a. china is C L,“ ce k c?*’ -mderafood, Germany 'hat country all «rLi/ ace h,? Gulfing froin the Z 8 8
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  • 964 915 HAS CHINA SIGNED PEACE TREATY? The Internal Peace Conference. Peking, May 14.—A special meeting was held to-day in the office of the Peking President to discuss the Tsingtau question. Speaking on behalf of the Government Chieu Nenghsun, the Peking Premier, stated that there was no other course open
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  • 492 915 Financier.” EXCESS-PROFITS TAX. Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Point of View* London, May 6.—lt is tolerably obvious that in reducing the rate oi the excessprofits tax from 80 to 40 p.c. the Chancellor of the Exchequer had an eye as muoh to possible c’a'nis for refund of the duty
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  • 1398 916 HELP FOR THE POOR. PARBOILED RICE SALES IN PENANG. 3 Sales Depots Opened. Mr. Tambyah has been authorized by the Agent, Food Controller, to arrange for and regulate retail sales of parboiled rice to Indians and Ceylonese. There will be sales daily between 3.30 p.m. and 6.80 p.m.
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  • 145 916 How to Save Whsvt FIOUB* The West India Committee’s Circular > isued contains further particulars regarowg banana bread which, it is stated, reprt* o a saving of about 30 per cent, in the use wheat flour. Thorough tests have demonstrated banana bread is quite as palatable M equal
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  • 1264 917 AUSTRIA’ 5 FAIL. fWBietO« *B° d Iri*. Ta**’ ffta L ba 4 b*** r?o 11 the tb’er ioournons uf &U«“ f N r C m ,n ’""a *1" h. Wip-a Hit ot ih m M-I d jtfu x u i;v7 u M U Ui yetr# r rube «A ,if l
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  • 191 917 FIVE CHINESE CHARGED. Heavy Bail Allowed. In the local Police Court this morning, before Mr. S. H. Langston, five Chinese were formally charged with attempting to export to the Dutch Indies prohibited goods, yesterday morning, to wit fifty bags of white rice without a permit. The accused's names
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  • 118 917 Serious Rioting in Singapore. (From Out Own Corretpondeni.) Singapore, June 20.—The boycott of Japanese goods culminated yesterday evening, in fierce riots in various parts of the town. Japanese Mores looted end Barht Japanese shops were attacked and looted and the goods thrown out into the street. ‘There were
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  • 32 917 Singapore, June 20. (From Our Own Correspondent.) The licensing justices again postponed granting license to E. 8. Manasaeh for Buetonia club pending the further development of his proposed hotel scheme.
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  • 51 917 At the Presbyterian church, Mr. Gollan Chief Engineer, C*ble Recorder and Mtse Ada Rogers of Eastbourne were married yesterday. The Rev. A. B. Cross officiated. The bride was given away by Mr. N. G. D. Maclean Mrs. Townsend was Matron of Honour, and Mr. C. Garner best
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  • 76 917 The following are the results of the ties playe I off yesier lay: Teams of Four.— R. N. Goodwin, W. E. O. Turvitl, H. Smith and E. Reimann (Scr) beat J. Dick, R Owen, J. Bond and J. IL B. Smith (*2)by 21 14; W. S. Dunn,
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  • 1008 918 Temp. C»pt. T.P. Coe, M.C., gazetted m attached to headquarters unit as Bnga e Major. Mr. F. J. Hussey, of Cumberbatch and Co., Ltd, Kuala Lumpur, has left for home < on leave. The estate of The Rt. Rev. John Percival D.D. Lord Bishop of Hereford, has
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  • 208 918 [rBUTBM TILIQKAvtI Agitation tn Blevakl» Tm»..k I London, June 14,—Reuter I from a Czech Slovak source uXtaM Magyar Bokhevi.te assumed > I began a most vehement BolsWi!. •"9 I in Slovakia arms and money to agents with fomenting a revolt. 1 to I Rumanian Join fate. The Rumanians
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  • 27 918 London, June 16. —The German counterproposals agree to the renunciation of German rights and privileges in Kiaochau and Shantung with certain stipulations in regard to compensation.
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  • 181 918 Lord Bobert < etli’i Tien London, June 13.—At a demonstration at the Albert Hall in favour of the League of nations Lord Robert Cecil said that the League was not intended to be a finuW product. He hoped that when experience had revealed its practical defects
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  • 53 918 Geun nr* London, June 14.—Reuter the following are the probable da lication of the peace documenta. June 16,—Summary of German now* the Alliei’ terras. 17th—The Allies reply. R 18th 0! 19th— Ihe full P OBO6 pU b* not on either of these dates it wi lished on the
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  • 20 919 Waahinrton, June 14: Th* U- 8 a vern J haX ’ved the import re.tnct.tma on tin froin July M
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  • 9 919 June 14.—Cotton 0/22 demand *****. Silver HiCotto 201.
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  • 210 919 London, June 14:—Oxford v. Marylebone. A draw. Australians beat Lancs by an innings and 157 rum>. K P. D P. A New Planters’ Association. OFFICE-BEARERS APPOINTED. At a meeting of planters of the Juasseh district held at the Kuala Pi ah Club recently theßahsu-KualaPilah District PlantAssociation was formed. The
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  • 421 919 The Man fhom Toronto. This very gifted company of artistes presented Douglas Murray’s popular comedy lije Man from Toronto to a large «nd appreciative audience at the Penang Town Hall lascnightand most thoroughly sustained the great reputation that they have earned for efficiency in the course of their
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  • 201 919 Yesterlay evening the special service anc procession at the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows in connection with the Feast of Corpus Christi was attended by a very large number of members of the Roman Catholic Church. The Rev. Father Duvelle officiated, assiste by Rev. Father Lettisier, the
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  • 309 919 —Financier. STRONG NIGERIA CONCERN. d: —The recent issue of £50,0 0 by the Keffi Tin Company, Limited, has been fully subscribed, thus placing the company in a very strong financial position, and enabling it to promptly carry out the o jvets set forth in the circular of April
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  • 114 919 THIEVES GET $l7OO BOOTY. A during robbery is reported to have taken place not far from the Central Police Station, Singapore, last Monday night, when four M*cao Chinese entered No. 239 South Bridge Road, the premises of a Chinese wholesale dealer, and after intimidating the occupant* by firing
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  • 111 919 [IIUTMS TXLEOBAMS.] Resignation of Government. Shanghai, June 10: The announcement of the resignations of the pro-Japeneee ministers has entirely changed the situation, resumption of trade is expected to-morrow. Peking, June 10: The An Fu Club, a powerful pro-Japanese militarist party, which powes>e» a majority in the L »wer
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  • 387 919 Obituary. todon, June 14.-Weedop Groesmitb, Aj actor and artist, is dead. llThe deceased the date of whose birth is not recorded in Who’s Who was the sou of the late Mr. George Grossin’th the journalist in jas a young man took to painting. His first picture to t>e accepted by
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  • 933 920 PRESIDENT OF NETHERLANDS TRAD* ING SOCIETY INTERVIEWED. Following ia a report appearing in the -Financier” as received in London from Hob land about six weeks ago:— While in Amsterdam your representative was favoured with an interview by Mr.C.J.K. van Aalst, president of the Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij—the Netherlands Trading
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  • 524 920 EX. A Question of Jurisdiction Murderer who was in Malaya. Befb r e the Chief Justice of Hongkong (Sir William Rees Davies, K C) in the Supreme Court, the special Criminal Session» held to try Li Heung Lang, a member of the Chinese Labour Corps,
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  • 313 920 European Estate Managbi Badly Wounded by Gang Robbesb. A correspondent informs the that a dastardly outrage was committed on Thursday, June 12th, at about the‘2oth mile on theMerlimau-Jasin Road running, through the Merlimau forest reserve. Captain K. Gould, M.C., a superintendent of the Merlimau Rubber Estates, Ltd.,
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  • 1346 921 v rnii Dress- L which is cuus.der‘Tiutre uniform vl the Army u very iu lbe is being made out in favour m tU 6 “Xrk u- the ceremonial full drese, k pi S ain blue service uniform lor ‘“m, great authority, on the ground red coal was the
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  • 624 921 HELP FOR THE POOR. ks was reei’iitly notified in our columns arrange ments have been completed whereby’ ihc toiling masses can obtain small quantities ol )•<<. at the legal controlled prices on certain days of the week at certain placet, as 10l lows Aier itam.—Monday, Wednesday and Friday
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  • 764 922 A well known Chinese miner, with interests in the Taiping district and Kinta, seen by a representative of the Ipoh ‘‘'rimes expressed the opinion that the mining community still needs t> be roused to a lull appreciation of the need for growing foodstuffs without delay. Some
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  • 1104 922 —“Financier IMPORTANT LEGAL DECISION. The Court of Appeal, London, May 1, concluded the hearing of the case of Goad, I Rigg and Company v. H. Southerland and Son, upon the appeal of the plaintiffs from the judgment of Mr. Justice Darling at the trail of the action
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  • 766 923 -iilinct affairs of Penang are of tn cb T tr import*''» ,0 the «>“' oiul,t e3 f gSfle&tt d w maay toUB Sw mainland than maybe generally That this is no exaggeration ot WPP 08 le easily demonstrated <** to the records of the rice trade ty r X
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  • 894 923 It is interesting to learn, as we did a day or two ago, that the much-talked-of Estate Staffs Association has emerged from the chrysalis stage to such an extent that its Memorandum and Articles of Association may be expected to be ready for circulation at a very early
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  • 346 923 8 Days’ Holiday in July. July has been chosen as the best month for the celebrations, and it is intended to proclaim three days of public holiday, says the London Daily Mail. On the first day there will be a great procession in London, representative of every branch
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  • 102 924 Dlsturbaniei at Genoa. Rome June 13.-Indust rial unreal has led to demonstrations in Genoa. Hundreds have been arrested. The banks and business houses have had to close their doors, trams are not running. Other Cities Disaffected. Roms, June 14.—The strike continues at Genoa without disorder. Shops
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  • 94 924 Paris, June 14.—The strike agitation in tKe Paris district is decreasing and the situation is easier. An early resumption of work is expected The railwaymen’s federation has repudiated the political agitation of the extremists. On the other hand a grave crisis has arisen in regard to the miners
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  • 86 924 They Lore T elr W 1 helm. Berlin, June 14.—A remarkable monarchist demonstration has taken place at Graudenz in West Prussia. Volunteer troops marched to the monument of Wilhelm the First which they garlanded with flowers while bands played and troops marched past the monument carrying imperial
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  • 29 924 Wholesale Desertion from Red Annv Petrograd, June 13, —The Commander in Chief and Trotsky are adopting drastic measures to cope with wholesale desertions from the Red Army.
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  • 47 924 London, June 14.—His Majesty has conferred the Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St George upon the Honourable Mr. Reginald Stubbs, C. M. G., Governor-designate of H mgkong. The Eastern Smelting Co. notitj.ee another sT«dspd payable 15th July,
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  • 56 924 [BIUTKBi tilegrams.] Declares Peare Terms Impos'b’e. Vienna, June 14.—The Peace Treaty protest demonstrations throughout GermanAustria shew particular antagonism to the Allies’ disposal of the Tyrol. At a special session of the Lower Austrian Landtag called to protest against the Peace terms speakers declared that they were absolutely impossible.
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  • 40 924 The Dutch Demur Paris, June 14.—The Dutch Government has announced its inability to acquiesce in the Allies’ request to Holland to co-operate in the blockaae of Germany in the event of Germany’s refusal to sign the Peace Treaty.
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  • 25 924 A Denial. Stockholm, June 15: The Esthonian legation denies that the island of Oesel is to be a British naval base.
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  • 35 924 High Life in the West. London, June 14.—The Duchess of Westminster has lodged a petition for a divorce from her husband the Duke, who has entered an appearance and will defend the suit.
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  • 76 924 Paris, June 14: The American Shipping Board has informed the French Government of its readiness to sanction the placing of an order for half a million tons of shipping with i ransfer to the French flag on behalf of the French Government and shipowners. Negotiations are
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  • 16 924 Arrest of Coante a Marklevkz. London, June 14.—The Countess Maikievicz has been arrested in Dublin.
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  • 128 924 Going Like Hot Cakes London, Juue 14:—The Victory loan campaign is being carried on vigorously throughout the country. The hoardings everywhere are ablaze with posters; the banks are being decorated. An educational campaign has been inaugurated in the form of speeches by members of Parliament everywhere. Open
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  • 932 924 ardath o/b and other PR lZtt w CAPT. ALCOCK AND LIENT BRoWx 11 St. John’s, Newfoundland, JuaelUTL Vickers Vim Rolla Royce machine Tn?! by Cnptain Alcock of the Royal Air F* navigated by Lieutenant Brown, bmnT trans-Atlantic flight at 4.30 a.m. (GrLJ l time) on the 13th inst.
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  • 208 925 DEMONSTRATION in KLANG. hi\ ucceBB Ful demonstration was held nf niorning of the Laufia process csta a, P 1?» dessicated meat or oil and by 1118 Unka iQe W ork B yard, klang, others Messrs R W Munro of Band££3“ < *i of the Agricultural “J»«®entand Messrs Whittali
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  • 424 925 The Southern Settlement Under Martial Law. NAVAL AND MILITARY FORCES PATROLLING CITY. MOBS STOP RICKSHAS, EJECT FARES AND BURN VEHICLES. Casualties Include 3 Dead; Many Seriously Wounded. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, June 21.—Martial Law was proclaimed yesterday. Pickets of the Manchester Regiment, men from the
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  • 500 925 Further Remand Bail Reduced. The case agiinst the five Chinese named Yeoh Char (nakoda and owner of junk No. 773) Yeoh Eng (in chageof twakow No 644) Lim Lok, Yeoh Seng Chu and Yeoh Po, who are charged with attempting to exjtort prohibited goods to wit, 50 bags
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  • 113 925 FOUR CUPS TO BE COMPETED FOR. 4 With his customary generosity, Mr. A. Sarkies has kindly presented an K. <fc O.” Cup for tbe winner of the Autumn Handicap on the second day of the forthcoming Race meeting. .There are now 4 cups to be competed for viz.
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  • 35 925 Arrival 1904 eoclie< by the Tara. The Indian Immigration authorities at Penang report that 1994 coolies arrived here to-day by the b.i. Tara. They will op dn to Fort fiwettenham hi qatraniJw dwro.
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  • 1290 926 Meeting of Chamber of Commerce MGHT MAIL, LOCAL BUILDING SOCIETY, PO6TPONEMENT OF PEACE CELEBRATION, THE FORT, AND OTHER MATTERS DISCUSSED. Following are excerpts from the minutes of a Meeting of the Committee of the Penang Chamber of Commerce, held at the Chamber on 17 instant. Mr. H.A. Low
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  • 440 926 Terrible Experiences of Vemeu Bombay, June 9th.—Ships arriving d^., ing the past week bring details of a great cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea, between May 31st and June 2nd. Some show signi of rough handling and considerable damage. No casualties have been reported hitherto, All
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  • 476 927 [bkutebs TBLEGBAMB.] The Im It’* Beply. Tk. Amir’» reply to the Viceroy’s letter of 3rf June which reached Simla on the 18th, muchedin terms of studied friendliness, states Z the Amir is impressed by the peaceforing inclinations of the British nation whose high functionaries made Peace a nrineiple of
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  • 202 927 Aicockhj Start. china une —The Vickers maIt left C th?o? slowl y owing to its heavy load, with follow^ 1 k th height of 000 feet *nn minuti bre Ze !t waa out of »>B ht The airmen, before leaving, said that they expected to make 140 miles
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  • 46 927 Australia and P. O No Booking Beyond India. Melbourne, June 18. —The P <fc O agents are instructed by their Bombay office not to book passengers for ports beyond India at present owing to the thousands of soldiers and others in India awaiting passanges to England.
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  • 26 927 London, June 14. Yorkshire beat Warwickshire Innings and 63 Derby Northampton 9 wickets Hampshire,, Surrey 6 wickets Essex Sussex 6 wickets Leicester Gloucester 4 wickets
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  • 63 927 Settlements in v lght t Paris, June 14. —A beginning has been made towards a settlement of the strikes. The petrol refiners met their employers and agreed to resume. M. Clemenceau conferred with representatives of the transport workers and traffic companies. He appealed to their patriotism at the
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  • 140 927 All Beady for larch on Berlin. London. June 18. —The Allies Note in reply to the German counter-proposals will be presented on Monday. The reply is in the form of a letter of 4,500 words enclosing a statement of 20,000 words indicating the alterations that have been made
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  • 54 927 rr—[bbutkbb tsliobams.] June 17.—Silver is steady at 54 7/8. J June 19.—Silver 54 v No demand, market quiet. London, June 19.—Montagus report of this day’s date is to the effect that supplies are not large owing to purchases on account of the China market; therefore the Shanghai exchange
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  • 210 927 His Majesty Appea’ B to His People. London, June 15. —The King has issued an appeal to the nation in connection with the Victory Loan Whereas throughout the war I appealed to my people to unite for Victory I now urge them to make another common effort in
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  • 12 927 Ostend, June 14.—The port of Zeebrugge has been ceremoniously re-opened.
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  • 237 927 An e r en in‘le socia>lifeof Hogjore for rainy ye vs wai the annual btziar in id f he funds for the main enince of the orphans at the Convent of the Uo’y inf nt Jesus. Ihe war, owevar, has necess fated the suspension of th bazaar and
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  • 1120 928 bonfires, flares, and rockets OVER THE WHOLE COUNTRY. Empire’s Chain of Fire. London, May 11—The Peace Night revels are going to be fast and serious, with bonfires and beacons and squibs and crackers and if the War Oilice can be persuaded to allow it —a barrage of
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  • 501 928 Effects on Forsign Finn,. Shanghai, June 4.—For the I European and American Chinese market and to.render th P from the indirect effects oi the I Japanese boycott, the Citizens VniJ I Avenue Joftre, eonssfng of of leading peace societies and eomm organisations, yesterday undertook toT I up all
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  • 1132 929 mars raid several MoBh houses. Rickshas Stop Running. rFNERAL PUBLIC GREATLY fi INCONVENIENCED. lAfiind Aspect of Affairs Results being Called Out. ONE RULED AND SEVERAL INJURED. Th. feeling of the Chine3e of Penal g J h e Japanese as exemplified recently Klpore culminated last Saturday evenin riotous
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  • 417 929 SUPPORTED BY THE BATING PADANG PLANTERS ASSOCIATION. A special general meeting of the Batang Padang District Planters’ Association wm held at Sungkai Club on Friday, the 20th instant. There were represented a large majority of the constituent estates. In the cour.se of the business for the day the
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  • 122 929 Election of Office-bearers. At a general meeting of numbers held on the 22nd ins ant the following were elected Officers of the Chinese Recreation Club for the ensuing year President: Mr. Loke Chow Thye (reelected.) Vice-President: Mr. Khoo Sian Ewe. Hon. Secretary: M Goh Soon Cheng. Hon.
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  • 638 930 distributing agents. It is notified elsewhere to-day that Messrs. D. A. M. Brown and Q ten Beng Kee having been appointed Goven:ment Distributing A neats for Penang all c -pondence subsequent to registration should be addressed to "The Government Distributing Agents, 43, Beach Street, Penang." Parboiled Rice. An
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  • 279 930 Cultivation cf Fo:d Stuff. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 21.—At the general meeting of the Kuala Lumpur District Planters’ Association to-day the Chairman said that the food committee had gone into this question. They had circularised 35 estates of which 26 had replied
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  • 224 930 The above school, situated at No. 41a, Teik Soon Street, Penang, will reopen after the Puasa Holidays on the 9th of July. On and after the 9th day of July English will also be taught in the school in the afternoon from 2 to 4.30 p.m. Arabic,
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  • CORRESPONDENCE
    • 430 930 [To the Editor 0/ th, SM| I Sir,-You hit the nail squa M(mt Jl when in your leader of BatuiA?| t^ I remarked “that the direct ”1 stoppage of work (of the milWi. j 4 ill-advised action of the authorit a few weeks ago the buying
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  • 158 930 The report of the Golconds .Malay ber Company for 1918 states that t P el area of 1,704 acres is unchanged, ber harvested was 455,045 lbs. A 10 42d. Profit per lb., 9 13d. Gross g** of crop, Is 7.55 d Restriction of output ing now
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  • 1384 931 ru«h«re to-day we give publicity to 1 l oHbe recent disturbances in Smga- seemingly, all is quiet nowduring the last two or three The general impression seems to be JrithimMifestaiioMof ill-humour and entirely due to anti-Japanese an d that their origin is to be todtathe perfectly natural resentment
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  • 473 931 Penang’s New J. P. It is doubtless no small source of gratification to his many friends and admirers to learn that the name of Mr. Chee Wor Lok has been addei to the list of Justices of the Peace for the Settlement of Penang,
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  • 4394 932 MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED. ARMED FORCES CALLED OUT. POLICE FIRE ON CROWD. r KO RICKSHAS CAUSES GREAT INCONVENIENCE. FIVE FATALITIES, MANY INJURED. We Hie indebted to the “Straits Times” for the following interesting reports, of the riots in Singapore last week respeeting which brief telegraphic particulars appeared in our
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  • 890 934 Mob Law in Canton. Canton, May 31. —The Japanese boycott is spreading. The mob has compelled the Sun Company and Sincere’s to destroy Japanese goods and Japanese have been pelted. The disturbance here originated in a mob gathering on the East Bund with the object of urging
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  • 389 935 Loenl Charitable Institution. (Communicated.) pimftfllomkan ada lah saya Alhajee Mohamed Quassim Sahib Alsailany seua usaha pemangku pekerjaan didalam tempat Kampong rumah wakafl’ Tuan Shaik Mohyyadeen Hajatol Mohakkhikeen 193 Hutton Lane serta jamaah Muslimeen tel h msngangkatkan ahli almasuwarat yang berbahgia No (1) yang melia Tuan Syed umarol eacap
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  • 408 935 We imagine that not a f ew of our local readers heaved deep sighs of relief on learning. a day or two ago, of the decision of the Committee of the Penang Chamber of Commerce to write to the Government statinthe Chamber is now of opinion that
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  • 172 935 (Deli Oovrant Reuter Service) Reuter, June 11.—The Peace Conference is awaiting with considerable anxiety the solution of the difficulties in the breach Fleet. A portion of the fleet has returned to Toulon and is still completely under the control of the mutineers. It is stated that
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  • 252 935 in^r ilab,e news respecting the all-important matter of the signinij X rer T hy the Hun and thatXTir' P n bably rcfuse K leB Wlll ““sequently resume the ofleusive at a very early date. the news we refer to aad embody in thia neeeesardy bnef note has been
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  • 296 935 Discussion of Situation With reference to the present secret Japanese movems ts in China, which are on a large scale, Prof Y shino of the T kio Imperial Ufißer ity says in theToki. Asahi: “1 <o nt 1 now how many Chinese students wd return home dissatisfied
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  • 454 936 Mr. H. B. Ward of Madras is on a visit to Penang. Mr. 11. Shaw, of the Rangoon Mercantile Association, is on a visit to Penang. Mr. A. P. Marshall of Kedah spent the week-end in Penang. M. Sadi Le Coint, in a monoplane, has attained the
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  • 931 936 TWO MO HE FATALITIES, Several Men Seriously Injured. MARKET PEOPLE THREATENED. WHOLESALE ARRESTS OF RIOTERS. RIOTER BAYONETTED IN BEACH STREET. MEN FROM FRONT AND OTHERS OFFER THEIR SERVICES TO THE MILITARY AUTHORITIES. BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL. Volunteers lor Service. A number of civilians attended at the Fort this
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  • 314 937 Bbitish Dblegation Files Memorandum With Peace Conference. The Shanghai Branch of the International Anti Opium Association receiv d n -unt sth a letter from the Chinese Peace delegation in Paris acknowledging the receipt of the cablegram and letters sent by the Association «January asking that anti opiu n
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  • 30 937 [reutebs telegrams.] Peshawar, June 15:—A Senior Afghan official entered the British lines at Dakka yesterday bearing the Amir’s reply the contents of which have not yet l*een announced.
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  • 17 937 London, June 16:—Austrian counterproposals presented this afternoon are contained in a pamphlet of thirty pages.
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  • 51 937 Shaug al Riots All Over Now, Shanghai, June 13.—The strikes have come to an end. The encounter between the strike processionists and the police resulted in one of the strikers being killed and nine of them wounded. The police casualties were not serious. The volunteers were called
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  • 68 937 Peking ,June 12—The Parliament has resolved that it is not entitled to accept the President’s resignation. Uneasiness prevails owiug to the knowledge that the militarists are planning an antigovernment coup, but the dismissal of three pro-Japanese officials is allaying the antiJapanese movement in North China. Reuter learns, however,
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  • 419 937 Presentation of thd Allied Rep’y. Versailles, June 16.—The ceremony of presenting the Allies reply to the Germans at the Hotel des Reservoirs at 6.50 this evening was of the simplest. The Secretary to the Conference, du Pasta, handing them the four documents, requested an acknowledgment, specifying the day
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  • 159 937 Will the French Get It? FRENCH BUSINESS MEN ASK FOB RETURN OF THE INLAND. Mar eil'es, Jun i Bth -—The Marseilles Chamber of Commor e his expressed a desire for the return f Mawitius to France in the following terirs: “In view of the fact that the common ■trug
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  • 219 937 AIM OF NEW CONSORTIUM. Peking, June 4.—The representatives of the principal Powers meeting in Paris on May 2 reached a preliminary agreement regarding the Consortium. It is understood the main points arc as follows: (1) To pool all existing and future options except those executed or being
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  • 1050 938 ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT. (tTnoapohe Firm as Plaintiffs. f Kuala Lumpur, June 21.—The case was continued on Friday afternoon in the Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur, in which Mayer and Measor of Singapore, are suing Khoo Chaw Pan, Lira Ee Phok, Tan Jit Chew and Heng and Co.
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  • 113 938 The appointment of Mr. Albert Frere Goodrich to be, temporarily, an Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of the btraits Settlements in the place of Lieute-nant-Colonel Sir A. R. Adams, k.b e., v d resigned, is gazetted. Tl r a- A> F- David ia “PPointed District Judge, Singapore. 8.
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  • 472 938 -“Malay Mail.’ SUNDAY SERVICES' NOT ypt resumed. bt Penang-Kuala Lumpur Night M a ii Promised. Aglla On May 29th the Secretary of the H Association ol Malaya wrote to the r o Manager, F.M.S. Railways;- Gc et,t “1 am instructed by my Standing Com mittee to
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  • 603 939 ntTisH AMERICAN AND OTHER B S?nments ADVISE china 00 TO END STRIFE. Hote ot Advice Presented by British Minister June 5. (WXTEB'S PACIFIC SERVICE.) lune 3,— Friendly advice to China °‘reconciliation between the North and c and the unification oi the national nistration lias been decided upon at
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  • 302 939 REFUGE DESTROYED. Ammunition Seized by Perak Police. The gang robbers, whose presence in Kinta is the cause of much worry and trouble to the police, are learning from bitter expertence that there is more than a grain of truth in the saying that “there is no peace for
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  • 103 939 Officers Coming to Malaya. The following officers left the United Kingdom per S. S. Nagoya on Jum 6th for repatriation to Singapore, and Federated Malay S.ates. For Singapore. Captain L. Bowen. R.E Leutenant F. Stanley, ChioesH L.I» nr Corps, Li*uhnantß L. Braddell EGA, O C, Battalion C? det S.
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  • 258 939 BIRTHS. SMITH.—On June 16th. nt the Maternity Hospital, Penang, to the Rev. John H. and Mrs. Smith, a son. Tl RNER.—On the 26th April, rt n Ilartingtonvillas, Hove, to Kr “Il < wife of Capt. Guy W. Turner, R.G.A. (1.1 a son. Hedgeland.—At the European Hospital, Cusla Lumpur,
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