The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 10 March 1920

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    Masthead
    20 1 The Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION. Single Copy 40 eta. fur annum* !01. 11. WHING. WEDNESDAY, 10TH MARCH, 1920 NO. 10.
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      353 1 I M. I#. r L F cO N T NT S. I I > I—— I Miscellaneous (Confi’W) I Xtf 1 :::«2 <u I «8 The Engineer-. Future ..M r Seamen's Instiute 4 r’” fnn 418 I. Quis Custodiet. 431 Smo-British Corporation 4 8 I The Allies and Turkey 437
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      193 2 ;jf CV THE U I “STRAITS ECHO" I g MAIL EDITION. <r-V> < ■iiooooo»»— M vQ Vn Published th? day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the AV daily issues, as well as all important news
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    MALAYA'S GREAT PROBLEMS.
    1417 396 ’’ftMAr of mW «nd conKi!MEiT=!=S “*dMi»ofun e n aya thcre ill causes which thT n pled P roB Penty due “r y ,l,eli did li «'e W H ft hefor wrope there is fln <T efi of detracted pwation here has h«d the present r COQ ception.
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    HIGH FREIGHT RATES
    592 397 V*rt« n v l '1 t ba t rate. are at «Itj;i. obtaining of thing*, «oul'l “> w rr A,, either caw through great further increase in the world's tonnage. Tbe total tonnage of freight camera 0 «▼err type artoat to-day amounts to 60 919,273 groa tons
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    M.A.P.
    483 397 Mr. R B. Osborne it gazetted second assistant Colonia! Secretary, S. 8. Mr H L. Velge, clerk to His Highness the Sultan of Perak, has been promoted to Secretary to His Highness. The Hon. Mr. H. W. is gazetted chairman of the Penang Harbour Board, during the absence on
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    NEWMAN'S COMEDY COMPANY
    147 397 Opening at Town Hai. t Tc "tOHD, Tbe ValN (WniSß Comedy ft. m will open a abort season at to-morrow ntght abould draw C L? during tbeir stay here for m Wail «H successful touriu India and n’Wi veiy well eived ererjwh ere t!'? 4 feature le
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    INDIAN LABOUR.
    45 397 February Returns. We are indebted to the Deputy Controlle of Labour, Penang, for tbe following retuna of arrivals from and departure for Madia during last months: Adults Minon Arrivals 2857 426 Departures 4752 254 The arrivals relate, of course, to tided passengers only.
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    FIRE IN KUALA LUMPUR.
    297 397 Samsu and Kerubine. Afire broke out at one of the Chindo Monopoly Department’s buildings yesterday morning at about ten o’clock. Oa th* ground floor was stored 600 jus (4,200 gallons} of aarnm and the first floor wu used as cooly lines. Mr. R. F. K Swettenham
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    THE ADRIATIC QUESTION.
    257 398 .< b! Fr s 97 The corresLTOriV Fra»», BnW> Dw®“7JX wh j c h gave Italy control X Xu U'ier’ SX ««t« der the I,e gUe Ha rfFirae and Z«» to S el Tfftlr to get the mandate for jSteni» and Greece to control a certain Xj
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    Turkey.
    31 398 Decision. Vice-Afai^i 6h Bi C m sal °nerB, ““““«pie and warn?-.”^," 1 to Cot >- “Weacei o f f a lt ,with regard to Turk. d “"'I further i rap “a,’hl
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    Soviet Peace Proposals
    55 398 Soviet Peace Prop osals tow» h Rm|lm p Febru M 27 tl Ip Vbat IhS'f Pledge.“h, P Tt 8 t!. .“‘““‘■oncip'” RuS th entol •uhde. i a Oa Bliiufltit a US3la the con.‘«f the d.c t and Z *«of ,i,‘ t 0 tllB extent of 'rh.. Snife** "m 2 also
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    FRENCH REVIEW.
    142 398 Diplomacy. Both France, her former enemies and her friends should be given to understand that she intended to play a leading part in diplomacy. She was too proud to ask her friends for charity. It was her duty to say she must have her rights. The Railway Strike.
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    American Railwaymen.
    36 398 Petition (or President s Veto of Railroad Bill. Washington, February 27.—The representatives of the Railway Brotherhoods have deposited a petition at White House requesting the President to veto the compromise of the Railroad Bill.
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    Aviation.
    146 398 LONDON MELBOI (Nl, FLIGHT ACCOMPLISHED. Aviators Accorded Gala Reception, Melbourne, February 29. Captain Sir Rosa Smith after a number of delays in the trans Australian flight has finally completed the flight from London to Melbourne and presented with a cheque of L 10,000. He was accorded a gala reception.
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    S. and the Treaty.
    57 398 cnio.ratlc Can ention’s Proclamation sX° rk P br u»ry 27.—The for an te have declared Treatv S" a 6 rAhfiea tion of the Peace a -liustmenr r L,t e8 tructive reservations. andLalX 0 rel tIOQ3 botween Capital lockouts a u ,i t 0 en,i atrskeB and
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    The Arch-Criminal.
    41 398 Removal from Amerongen. London, February 27—The Daily 9 8 that ,he i,ieaof bauiehing the exKaiser to a remote island has been abandoned and Holland is now removing him from Amerogen to a snot further from the frontier. a Bpot
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    Women Suffrage.
    54 398 Labour Party’s Bill Passes Second Reading. London, February 27.— The House of Commons unanimously passed the lecond reading of the Labour Party’s Bill enfranchising women similarly with men. It means the reduction of the age qualification of women voters from 30 to 21 and the addition of 5,000,000
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    Cable Delays.
    28 398 Interruption ot Pacific Cables. London, February 27, Fbe Eastern Extension lelegraph Company announce temporary delays owing to congestion due to the interruption of the Pacific cables.
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    French Railway Strike.
    123 398 A Serious Situation. a Beginning of Soviet Movement London, February 27.- Latest news from r rance shows that the railway strike is spreading. Owing to the seriousness of the situation M. Millerand hastily journeyed from London to Paris. The Government decided to mobilise all the strikers. It
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    New U.S. Secretary of State.
    35 398 New York, February 27.-Mr. Bainbridge Colby, in an interview, sai i that he was thoroughly in accord with the League of Nations and all the other views of President Wilson.
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    War Decorations.
    164 398 Imposing Ceremony on the Padang. (From Our Own Corretpondint.) Singapore, March 3.—The venue for the presentation of decorations was removed from anglin to the padang, resulting in a large attendance and an imposing scene. The Bon th Staffords were present iu force. Sir Laurence Nunns Guillemard, Major General
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    77 398 Obituary, Paris, Febrinrv 29. General Roque?, formerly French War Minister, and Explorer Diculafoy died yesterday. 1920 Class to be Called Up. The Chamber of Deputies adopted a bill authorising the French Government to callup the wholeof the 1920 class for military eervice. In the course of the debate M. Briand
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    SEEDS AND OILS.
    466 399 IB4M runovixaA year »go wm etill an<l« <,fficl '’i|. .tandstill. trading wm tb<upr«c “y &JtbD Ibe official pnct of linseeo i,L u ft fraoe oil rtood then at £75 a ton, and that of rape 212x76 to £77. Compared with ibse Igurw the current open rnar 2L
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    PROMISING DISCOVERY.
    141 399 Guuiueri ini -iil»iliiie* would Mppenr u attafeli to the result ul eip-iituent« carried cut by Mr Ew Bury, of the bkinuiu grove Iron and 3 eel Work« (near Middlesborough) for the extrac.ion of ethylene, alcohol, and their d»rivaliv<s from cokeoven gas. Mr. Bury says he has succeeded m
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    INDIAN REVIEW.
    321 399 The New Year number of the Indian I he G. A. Natesan Review (publisned by M eBr Y hand ACo Ma Iras, price Re. I)p3t to Dana, opens with a striking contribution entitled Century of Hope” in which Sir Narayan Chandavarker off- scholarly 2 \< r Marvin’s recent
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    Advertising in 1920.
    202 399 Business Min “Would Do Well To Contract Well Ah ad.” “During the whole year (1919) the volume of advertising showed a continuous and accelerating expansion,” sayg the current number of The Advertising World. Newspaper* and other periodicals of approved bihDh as adverting media had no great d
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    ANTI-HOHENZOLLERN NOVEL.
    580 399 ANTI-HOHENZOLLER N NOVEL. Expos» or State op Mi» d b bkfobe the War Heinrich Mann is one o f oeteful of Ger mao he also exercises a considerable int 1 artistic and intellectual, over th« German writers of to-day-an which was largely increased during be? These two facts would alone
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    MINING IN MALAYA.
    762 400 wamoue Tin Mino Times of Malaya. k 1 Possibly few other m ine 9 Ipob, Jstive of modf n than the famous Lahat Dining o«tho<i 9 D by the Mines ’u*L wßterd&y morning, or > Chamber of Mines y 7 dredging, fTßCtically evfjy mine has operation- Th
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    WAR ON RATS.
    170 400 Wholesale Slaughter in Wales. A highly successful experiment in dealing with rats infesting the workings at a Welsh colliery has just been made. I n a Sitmday afternoon recently, after the miners had left work an 1 the hoists Lad nlL U r^ 0V d etockof sulphur
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    POLICE COURT.
    479 400 A Juvenile Thief. In the Second Court, yesterday, before Mr. A. C Baker, a Tamil boy, formerly in the service of Mr. H. Bromley, was charged with the theft of a watch. He pleaded guilty, In a statement to Inspector Lucy the day previous he said that he
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      109 400 As will be seen from a notice appearing elsewhere in this issue, the friends and relatives of the late Mr. Tye Keat Kwong (who was unfortunately drowned while bathing in America last year) are informed that his remains have been brought here and are now at hie icsideoce, No. 60,
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  • REALM OF SPORT.
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      Golf.
      3 401 The annual
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      Billiards Championship.
      71 401 Tb» «ix<k !>•»* th LY'a (;h -rt > «2 after »n e CIUD u Fry £-%r-A. 4WM d«"« <" h r l r „d, rertain amount of luck hig .HW X' difference, r Fry bad the le*'l un, *E n aay. th. Glol». 7 n f g) Hil)(J
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      Singapore Yacht Club.
      183 401 The final race for Mm. Linea Lap was allied last Bunday morning and provided plenty of «port for both competing c-ewa and onlookers. The whole fleet tmneK 'H, with the exception of -Manka and made a hue eight when started at 10.15 30 m a strong breete.
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      P.S.C.
      253 401 This Waves Carnival. The Committee of the Penang Rwiininiug Club may well be congratulated upon having arranged a really excellent programme for the aquatic sports to lie held at the Brighton of Mtlay» next Saiurday. Commencing at 3.15 p in. with a 75 yards handicap, in four heat», the
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    P. & O. Khiva.
    33 401 P. O. Khiva. 1 The agents notify that Khiva is p xpecte< to arrive here at 5 p.m. to-day and will pad at 2 p.m. to-morrow for Hongkong an China via usual ports.
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    Cholera in the Philippines.
    62 401 It is notified in the North Borneo Gazette that information bavins' been received that Cholera has broken out or exists ui the Philippine Island,, it is declared that the Philippine Islands are infected and that al vessels arriving therefrom shall be inspected by the Health Officer
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    Stranding of Hong Wan I.
    196 401 A Court ot Enquiry into the stranding of this vessel on January 9ch on the reek N. E. of Tsingsen Lighthouse, Amoy, was held in Hongkong on February 19th. Alter hearing evidence, the court found We consider that the cause of the casualty was an
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    A Cunard Enterprise.
    68 401 Hamburg a Port of tail, o London, February 27 -The announcement that (he (’unaid line ifl making Ham biug a port of call is regarded ns evidence of Britishers’ great bid for the world’s carrying trade. Hiiliorlo the Hamburg New 5 ork trade was a State subsidised
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    THE "ROAD HOG” PERIL.
    110 401 From the Free Press we learn that about 6 p.m. on Sunday last a motor stably occurred m Suunfonl Ibad, Sinwapoiv, in which h i unknown Chinese of the cooheclass, aged 30 or thereabout was run OV«r by motor-car No. 1351 |ri VPh h C nnese,
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    PENANG AMATEUR ORCHESTRA SOCIETY.
    12 401 Ml 'Vl.v'aiX"? r hp ,K,Te «11 on Ib
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    HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.
    91 401 Return to Hie Excellency the Governs t Laurence Guillemard, K. B. E Mr. M. E. Sherwood, Pri™,» and Lieut. H. A. Mallet, R. N A returned to Singapore on Mondtv from Malacca hy the GoveramiTjS Seabelle. J" 3B H. E. landed at Johnston’s Pi w .u.
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    FEBRUARY TIN OUTPUTS.
    191 401 The output of Taiping Tin Dredging Co, for the month of February was as follows: Hours run 544; Yards treated 72,000; On recovered 435 piculs; Profiit $30,000.' Ihe dredge lost 62 hours on account of Chinese New Year holiday?. '1 he output of North Taiping Tin Dredging
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    FEBRUARY RUBBER CROPS
    22 401 Sungei Pa tan i 2 2,/00, I ’all Ayer 71,000, Straits 92,000, Hagan Serai 29,000 an-l Ral.it 39,000 lbs.
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    SHARE MARKET.
    110 401 Latest Quotation»(Penang, 3rd March'). Messrs. A. A. Anthony tw with the following changes in Uat; Y,.terJ.,. T-W £S f 1 Mining > S’ 5 r? -7i 2 22 Chenderiang 3 2‘ l Hitam Tin 3J? 3 J) If' .Tebntoh lin n 7 n aS» Mai... 2?» a* N.Taipinir
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    TRANS-PACIFIC TRADE.
    1199 402 1« recent issu es mention 1« of e mtde in n tn be held in fteirt coupU of ontb9 8u ‘Son with which «pea»l to induce representeffort! are mercan tile com“d toke p rt n n hS SU»«. hi n To?de ff v<X i« -»pw sssrsS s tafor
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    DINNER TO THE GOVERNOR.
    116 402 His Excellency s Important ITonouncement. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 4.—The Hon. Mr. W. P. W. Ker presided at the dinner given to His Excellency the Governor last night. Replying to the toast of his health, Sir Laurence Nunns Guillemard touched on the warmth of
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    A NEW DISEASE.
    323 402 IS IT CONNEOTED WITH INFLUENZA (By a Medical Correspondent of the Morning Post.) Cases of encephalitis lethargica have occurred recently in Paris, Lille, and Cherbourg, and deaths from this cause have been recorded. This has led inevitably to first, a discussion as to the association between encephalitis
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    M.A.P.
    391 403 Mj. and Mrs. G.R.K. MugHiton returned fro® England by the Khiva. Mn. F. Clyde Jmtodi, of Sione Eitate, JUkngor. has returned from home. Our Singapore correspondent wires the iilniofex-Police Inspeetor Tyrrell, formerly of Penang. Dr. A 0. Fergus, a lady who has seen a good deal of war service,
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    FRENCH RAILWAY STRIKE.
    491 403 Mobilisation Ordsb Announced. Situation Practically Inchanged. Paris, February 28. In the French Chamber M. Millerand announced the decision to mobilise sections of the Paris-Lyons-Mediterranean railwaymen and indicated that firm measures are to be adhered to. He was of opinion that the French would be equally keen and
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    Russia's Internal War.
    96 403 SOOTHBBK Rvaata, Bol»h«vlstl«.ck7' B e R W London,March I,—A Bonn. D muniqui? dated February 28°« i., o Bol.bevi.ts «re advancing extending from the JuS 1 north of ttavropol. the lower Don and the Criwn f repulsed with severe losses. 8 ront Ante-Bolshevist Success. London, March I.—The W»
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    Turkish Atrocities.
    86 403 Massacre of Armenians, London, February 28.—The Aram: Patriarchate at Constantinople telsgnpb that the French evacuated Manuk (Cilicii on February 9. The following dr 3,000 Armenians made their first and were massacred and 1,000 otlci succeeded in reaching lalahia but igrw number were frozen. Out of the 20,005 Armenians
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    American Railroad Bill.
    42 403 Washington, March I,—President Wife has invested Mr. Hines, Director of RsiW with the powers conferred upon the Govw ment by the Railroad Bill. Mr. Hi:» remains a director of railroads after a return of the railways to private ownerst..
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    War Time Wealth.
    99 403 Striking Figures. London, March 3. -The Board of Revenue Memorandum furnuheaj figures, estimating the net j between 1914 to 1919 at which the sum of j, i to have been made by 230 mdivii J euggeeted that war levy >ho«M F jd charged upon individuals start g
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    Soviet Peace Proposal.
    46 403 Rejected by nierican Go>ern tf< oQ —Tb e Washington, Februa 7 t Department ann r,c ajjiik* 1 peace propnsal will not American Governmen Foreign Ministers February» Riga states that the E Poland, Lithuania, Finland and RumM> ,ilh at Warsaw to discus' pc» w
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    MOTOR FUEL.
    209 404 m*. Kai?™ p D f Profits r ntere gtiDg document. if Se’pr« n: higl> P r 0M *M ndecbr® B j th o eu U cost of Jio the P?* should not exceed fo, prodaction of P inla j M that 460« ,M;th u X veprofi‘ nation of
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    Aviation.
    117 404 CAIRO-CAPE FLIGHT. The Silver Queen. Cairo, February 27.—The Silver Queen arrived at Mwanzi yesterday and departed for Tabora to-day. The Service Vlcker.Ylmy. The service Vickers-Vimy is re dot ted to bedown 80 miles to the north of Wady Pilots and Passenger Safe. A°m b v‘? 28 Th9 Times siy.
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    American Politics.
    33 404 tai SuHrag, w Se K 1h 29 '~0“ ‘be vS" a uro ratified the am? j 6 S’™ 1 Cwitution eut of lhe "S’ for both sexes, p ldlu g equal
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    Foreign Securities.
    12 404 foto *«S in' the'°Be g r “S"* 1 8o«th Africa
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    ST. DAVID’S DAY.
    434 404 Celebration in London. Premier s Eulogy of the Prince. London, March I.—St. David’s Day wa3 celebrated in London with a banquet at which the Prince of Wales was the principal gU Mr Lloyd George, who presided, was rpn a tremendous ovation on proposing Kw-de. and her Prince
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    Irish Affairs.
    140 404 The Home Rule B 11. London, February 28. The text of the Home Rule Bill confirms in the main Mr. Lloyd George’s speech of December 22 and also the forecast of a cleancut reference to the Protestant counties. The northern Parliament is described as consisting of the Parliamentary
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    “Dry" America.
    38 404 Protest .Against Prohibition Being Declared Unconstitutional. Augusta, February 29.—The Governor of Maine announced that twen'y-six States’ in cooperation would oppose the court action initiated by the Raode Island State in seeking to have prohibition declared unconstitutional.
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    Food Control.
    51 404 Ministry to Continue for another Five Years. London, February 28. The Daily Chronicle says that the Government has decided to continue the Food Ministry for five years and also maintain the bread subsidy at the original flgu eof fifty millions, placing excess subsidy on the price of a
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    PIERROT PIE.
    270 404 Burlesque Galore. The Calcutta Englishman had a deal to say in favour of the versatile artists who promise to liven up Penang and the F.M.B. folk early next week. Referring to their return to the capital of India after a tour of the provinces the Englishman says the
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    SIR ROSS SMITH’S FLIGHT.
    176 404 On his return to Glengarry Plain on February 11, after having adjusted the prep flier, Captain Sir Ross Smith made another trial of his aeroplane, which, rather unexpectedly, responded, and a flight was made over the town about 6 30. Early the next day forenoon another
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    GOLF GOSSIP.
    759 405  -  Pbopmiom»- Mom Tocbmumw- (By H. H- Hilton in Sunday Time».') (By a- n. own Sat'S® hi hi wit’ which I«m fully IJd J I »’y hope that thi. promotion of indict the fin.nct» the iwue is paramount, will not lead our worthy protessionals to a feeling o is
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    IMPOSING FUNCTION IN SINGAPORE.
    390 405 H. E. The Governor Presents Military Decorations. For a spectacular display the Esplanade is certainly an ideal spot, says the Free Press. This was conclusively proved on Tuesday evening to the very large attendance which assembled to witness the presentation of military decorations by His Excellency
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    SINGAPORE AS AN AIR PORT.
    545 405 Gbeat A~.cu Prior to the departure for r.„ special commission organising thX? A Derby around the world, a LlzfS the Straits Times was infXffif'M W. P.W. Ker, chairman of Chamber of Commerce and Fyal been appointed a special com Malaya. As the ommission urocJ. Wfe!
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    PARTY WALL DISPUTE.
    351 406 r««o v. Bo K B lur cso j u ,tice Bl l l .sapre“ eC^, 11^case wM heard ftoinrf' u e ‘•r'f ielll! sued Goh Boon "rtieb Koh I* ttid by one Terrell represented the and R.Gob the defendant. ‘he well J Ltiide of the house bunt
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    THE TALE OF A DOG.
    532 406 LoBt Pet of 55 a PPears in "?k p 8 iiihX^ l^ron K.F c p a i *pnnt.ly KC -RA.F.,- pub X u“ed o 7 8rc with an *!“> hie I'? hii ’“»11 pEUchaut for the P v trOnflgP for i. oisterous ‘«MMby ’SIX' 1
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    STOP THOSE PRICES!
    424 406 ini e tremendous advance in prices since I*l4 is now completely shown by the Economists index number now available f r ber *I9IV Per d frOm 1914 t 0 IXwni The index figure of 2,200 is the basis, and nn P mk entB the avera g o
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    SHANTUNG QUESTION.
    433 406 Japan s Offer to Withdraw. The Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs has given out the following statement regarding the Shantung question 16 1 reaty of Peace having come into immanent r gh and intere, in respect of Shantung having been de--6n tely transferred to Japan under the terms
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  • REALM OF SPORT.
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      BOXING.
      102 407 Jaci Dn«n Wobbizd. f v who defeated Jeea Willard Jaok Dempeey, ww Qtier> he and n te fight uewg r- tinterview French champoo,rtat«d the that ha wm wonied out of hw e D J f the bint were hX"S; LA .-Uto of oerve. .w h. wu »lmo« that h
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      Falklner's Billiards Record.
      27 407 London, February 28.—Playing «gaioei leman atThurrton’e, Falkmcr nuuk a break of 870 which ii a record under the revised rulee. It occupied 61 minute*.
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      RUGBY.
      20 407 Scotland beat Ireland. London,JI Feburary 28.-In the rugby match Scotland beat Ireland by 19 point» to one at Edinburgh.
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    Alleged Opium Smuggling
    192 407 A rather mysterious case of opium smuggling was beard in the Third Court, Singapore, on Tuesday before Mr. Langham Carter, whoa a Chinese named Tham Cheong was ebarged with being concerned iu tbe importation of opium and chandu worth some 10,000. According to the proaecution, which was
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      EXCHANGE ON INDIA.
      115 407 [To the Editor of the Strait* Echo.] bear Sir,—l have been keenly following the n#e cd rupee, and at the same time, with very deep regret, the fall of the Straits dollar hut the recent Post Office Express, No 104 depatched at noon to-day surpasses all the
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    MOTOR NOTES.
    606 407 NEW PETROL SUBSTITUTE. Said to Greatly Reduce Cost. May Revolutionise Motor Traffic. Motorists in particular, aud the public in general, will be interested to hear of the discovery of a remarkable new substitute foi petrol Recent experiments have, it is sa.d. proved very satisfactory, and it is contended
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    PROVINCE NEWS.
    326 407 District Court Cases. (From Our t Bukit Mertajam, March Mertajam District Court before Mr C Clarke, vesterday, a Chine» aatned u T Huah was convicted of the oSeneeof ,7 breaking by night by breakin» intn th of a woman named Ng Ah Kim ,n r (l theft iuafcj!
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    CROMWELL’S BIRTHPLACE.
    169 407 Cromwell House, Huntingdon, &ol possession, locally, last month, b' 5 Dilley Son, and Read, is said to bt«n o D site of the birthplace of Oliver r°® It is an old-fashioned dwelling with grounds. Writing some 70 years ago, Caupe The house where Robert where his son Oliver
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    THE ADRIATIC ISSUE.
    512 408 TH E ADRIATIC ISSUE. D» W ,a dem»»* wSl»f J. a u;ii tv of speedy «ettle*P* d gtb^ d vi' red Adriatic questions, o f ®aoa*Y*“ i|W i recently. la lfc Reoteri further delay, setting prewed foriur coDCeg9ion on fab their r T° which the special corresnrioui B rC^ Q
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    THE TRADE BOOM.
    174 408 Yrr Another F.M.S. Flotation. We have received from Messrs. Cum berbatch <fc Co ,of Kuala Lumpur the prospectus of the Broga Rubber Estates, Ltd. The nominal capital is $1,500,000 divided into 1,500,000 shares of $1 each, of which 1,055,000 are offered for public subscription, 20 cents payable
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    OPIUM SMUGGLING.
    294 408 When three Mohammedan Indians Nasrullab, Abat Ali, and Abdul Barik were produced before Mr. J. D. Hall in the Second Court, Singapore, on Thursday changed with being interested in the I?KAA St 0U °piuin worth over 5d.500, an interesting story was told, says the Free Press. It appears
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    M.A.P.
    527 408 The Aero Club of France, on Jan. 29, received General Nagaoka, the head of the Japanese Aeronautical Mission in Europe, which has gone to Europe to buy aeroplanes and material. The Rev. C. E. Holman, Wesley ParsonFort Canning Rjad, Singapore, has been appointed Oificiating Chapliin to the Wesleyan Troops
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    U.S. AND THE TREATY.
    182 409 President Wilson Attacked Aooore» or Dw T,,!l Srnumwr. lr 7 rlirtat® a settlement “tbaAdriatie qo»ti»n. He d l J th m many o— P». r lled ▼•miUis regardless of the desires of th «X hUrXd. H. asked wha par played in the settlement of the question!
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    The Turkish Treaty.
    34 409 Supreme Connell's Decisions. Tendon, March 2. ’he Supreme Council this morning took the provisional decisions on the questions of principle relating to the naval and financial terms of the Turkish Treaty.
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    The Adriatic Question.
    76 409 Amicable Settlement Expected, London, March I.—Signor Nitti and M. Truoabitch, on behalf of Italy and South flhvia, were engrossed during the week-end in direct negotiations with a view to an amicable settlement of the Adriatic diepate. It is expected that a solution will soon be reached, as
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    Soviet Russia and Japan.
    83 409 Peace Negotiations. London, March 1. A Moscow wi refers message states that the note, which the Soviet Government of Russia sent to Japan proposing the opening of Peace negotiations, mentions the earlier semi-official pourparlers between the Soviet Government and tae Japanese Ambassador, and proposes to renew
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    Loan to China.
    21 409 Fr<Mk Baaken to P.rtldp t, 1« Consortium 2 ’--Anting that tbeChlLZi J e P rev,oas| y member, of
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    FRENCH RAILWAY STRIKE.
    505 409 Complete Disorganisation. Stringent Government Precautions Paris, February 29,—The extent to which the railwaymen have complied with the ±”IK order is not yet defin.tely Kown. The mobilised railwaymen are generally responding well to the cading-up notices All the mam hue service are much restricted and all the suburban
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    IRISH AFFAIRS.
    43 409 INCIDENT AT QUEENSToify Slnn Feia Attack m Soldier,. London, March 1.-FollowU hos.ile demonstrations in conr3 a the deportation of forty Sinn Queen town to England, eighteen men attacked the saldiers guarding sives. One of the soldiers was S The raiders decamped.
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    Call to Mr. Dillow.
    226 409 ’’-El Mr. John Dillon is prepared political life when there is evidence that th. Irish people are growing dissatisfied,»" Bmn Feia policy. Ha has written ikJ to the Town Clerk of Blackrock, co. Dublin in which he states that he feels confiirthat the people of Ireland
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    British Exchequer Bonds
    91 409 Total Subscriptions. London, March 3.-The M«»i« P» announces that the cash subscriptions 51 per cent, exchequer bend. February 28 £63,650,000, ex 1 1 most sanguine estimates. This a. not include the subscriptions through the banka and the Post Office. attributes the success mainly to P given regarding
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    Ministerial Changes.
    25 409 New Minister for LabourLondon, March I.—The A®*' that Bir Robert Horne D'land Geddes at the Bo.fl ot rf T. J. Macnaocara beoom® Labour.
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    Prince of Wales.
    42 409 A Member the C g gj London, March 2. Majesty’s Most ono ra -iz; D g was presided over by the M the Prince of VVa es t His introduction at t P explained by his New ZeaUdd and
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    Aviation.
    62 410 FuaßT www^ PMMmw Lo» ta 'h s C ‘So« d &W?«« imtbeKirMwW-Catso-Cafe Flight* 9* '£*»s &>• W”! f’ SiJ ..y. th«t th« Service *rti“ %e Arc«l Mnortedtob«inia«Ded. rome-tokio flight, If o Bva Aibopunm at Basra. W Much 2.-A cable from B«ra tadFebraarySS nyitbat t»o8v» aeroZ, piloted by Lieutenant. Ferrann
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    Johore Planters’ Association.
    143 410 Annual Ginertl Misting, (From Ou? Own Corrtipondtni,) Bingapope, March s.—At the annual general meeting of the Johore Planters’ Association, the Hon, Mr, W. N. Gawler presided. Pests tod Diseases. Mr, Biiym brought up the question of the rnriow nature of the effect! of pests and diseases upon
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    Japanese Labour Troubles.
    37 410 Jap anes e Labour Troubles. ™'t Dlasolved. March 1 n l,h W th t-ssiapss&ft by di’inb, 1 iXn? ec v oat, >M 00 in U W.s I,hwi J 1 Norton P l as hlngton, j. 9Q y.
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    American Supreme Court
    147 410 Th® Ehfobcment of Income Tax. Injunction Refused. Washington, March 1.-The Supreme Court has issued an injunction against the enforcement cf the New York State income tai against non-residents on the ground that such would be unconstitutional and discriminatory. Government Action Dismissed. The Supreme Court refused to dissolve
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    World’s Champion Boxer.
    53 410 Charges Brought by Divorced Wife. San Francisco, February 29.—The boxing champion, Jack Dempsey, was charged with evading mobilisation and also with conspiracy to evade military service. The investigation into the case showed that it resulted from the charges made by his divorced wife, who has, however, since
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    Australian Shell and Steel.
    60 410 Action to Prevent Exportation to Far East. Melbourne, February 29. -In the House of Representatives, Mr. Watkins, Member for Newcastle, stated that a certain firm in Bydoey was exporting large quantities of shell and steel to the Far East. Mr. W. M. Hughes, Prime Minister of
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    United States and Mexico.
    47 410 Murder of Mr. Morrill. York f br u«y 29.-Mr. Augustu. Morrill, ex-Untted States Consul st Manssnillow .Mexico, has been murdered by Mexioin band.ts. The United States made r f P J eaentatlons t 0 M «x>co and demanded the arrest of the murderers.
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    U.S. Presidency.
    22 410 Attoruxt-Oenbral Palmer a Candidate. Pah^A 01 1 0 2 -~Attorney-General n“ J anno «“<’ed his candiPrJidency Democratl nomination to the
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    American Railwaymen.
    90 410 Railroad Bill Signed, Wihon\« BtO D| i ?ohrun ry 29,—President ,oa hM "gned the Railroad Bill. ofßv e' Su British Naw d > WB tra,J ition of the not bomb,rd de irf ny r n<! y figh,ia 8 P r ey un n defenceless towns, or “>iMion w.
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    GERMAN WAR CRIMINALS.
    227 410 Trial by German Court Agreed To. Paris, February 29. Reuter is authoritatively informed that the Allies have agreed that a German Court of Justice shall be permitted to try a number of selected war criminals as test cases. It was decided to furnish Germany with a list
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    South Wales Steel Workers.
    49 410 Strike for Higher Wages. London, March I.—The South Wales steel workers have decided to strike for forty per cent, increase in wages on account of advanced price in steel bars. Fifteen thousand steel workers are involved and 25,000 tin p ate makers will be unemployed.
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    Muslim Ladies’ Conference.
    211 410 Madras, Jan. 28. A meeting of the Mussulmans of Madras was held on the 21st instant at the Lawley Hall, Mount Road, to consider the advisability of inviting the Muslim Ladies’ Conference to Madras with Sir Ardur Rahim, Kt, in the chair. The meeting was largely attended,
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    POLICE COURT.
    489 411 A Shadt Chabacteb. Bum, who i. under Polio* •°P‘"X of Siting tor toiling t° «P«“‘' mMlf the Polio» Hut ion. M the Vfo ed h d ntdemoot. PKOiK UTIOS. I ±r.'K“ J d i 1150 and the third »300. The «former. were awarded 1100 each in the larger
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    THE PILGRIM FATHERS.
    504 411 CELEBRATION OF TSBCENTIMARY OP Thiib Landing in America. The way in which Plymouth, in New England, U. b. A, propose, to celebrate the Tercentenary ot the landing Pilgrim Fathers is thus set out by C. r. Marshall in the Bos on Congregationalism “In general the plans are
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    NEW WORLD ATLAS.
    104 411 The Publication of what promises to be a World ’’hi. SurTl y Atl 9 f the World has been commenced by the Times. newßnd OnB tk tOf B com P rehe 08ive series of °cw and authentic maps reduced from the national surveys of the world and
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    CHAP GOH MEH.
    278 411 To- NIGHT *8 The v Thi. evening the prinoU‘ town an I many priv ate l '«ti of suburb, will be brilli anll ,l enc ioth the occMion of the Chap Goh which i. invariably ol Xq Catnese fellow-citi rens of all. N .exes in a manner
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    MOTOR MECHANICS OUT.
    125 411 The Free Press understands that fitten and other mechanics employed in th leading motor hiring and repair firms ii Singapore have gone on strike for increased piy, and in most of th a firms work has been at a standstill for the past week- At recent meeting
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    INDIAN LABOUR.
    41 411 Two Months’ Figubea The following are figures fot months of 1920 Arrivals. Adulti. n E Qi January jj» February 5,433 DepartubesMJ T 5.720 January February Total 1O 472 SUMMABV. JO( s Total Departure g Total Arrivals 4ii Adverse balance
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    Tin Mining in Malaya
    1723 412  -  Electri dty »> Applied* o the Industry (ft DJi .W. md W. J. H'ayt», A.MJ.EE.} ead in LOTdon Wira, eurtrical Engineers, yi, ih, Institution of EIM, T‘“ a be divided into three niam parts I t «neral review oi the tin position m J flrited Malay
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      Singapore Spring Meeting.
      16 413 e^THrXrg.^<if«': s uble, f o S&M- -ill drawn for to-oorrofr at 5 p-®-
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      Tennis.
      250 413 C,. 8 Snrnw. Ww at Cambbidga. itudoots, Wei V\ ing Lok of oX «d H. C. Wu, of 81. CstheMX won U« tard-oourt ten»» frurnanient recently held *t O»mbri.f;e Lui ver--u. Tbto was iho first hard-c art touroa■Mt by the University Club, and itattraetodw entries, among them being Prince
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      The Hongkong Marathon.
      539 413 A fortnight ago the Indian athletes of Hongkong once more demonstrated their superiority in the Marathon event, when exactly seventy-five per cent, of the twenty cups were annexed by these agile eons of the Empire. It was a splendid performance, on which the men themselves and their
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      Golf.
      140 413 The following scores wre returned in th? men’s Fehr ary mi dal competition at the Sepoy Lines Golf C'u 1 Singapore:— J Lornie 81 4 77 C Salter 86 3 78 F W Lvall 83 5 83 'V E Hooper 95 8 87 1 welve cards were taken out.
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      Cricket.
      140 413 Tk Tn R RErrL WT Mirca’f. h Mauxeotof fixtures to December Mi gUS “>■ pifej; 1920, Easter, A nril q j F- M o S.^ Ku laL 4ur 61C S 1920, Whitsuntide M ty 04 rj Per»k at Kuala Lump ur 7 1920, Whitsuntide May 24 R; Negri Sembilan
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    THE SHANTUNG QUESTION.
    348 413 Resign iTioN of Ministers of Foreign Affair?. Immediately after Mr. Lu Cbeng-hti&rg tendered his resignation the Governnei sent Mr. Wu Chi-sun, Chief Secretary of the President’s Office, to call on himith private reaidence and urge him to witbdrw his resignation. To the request of Mr. Wo, Mr.
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    NORTH V. SOUTH.
    308 414 v Atpsaia FOB Pe± c€ Tort hI t 0 fflakp Sacr to Secure UnitywTrang Shao-yi. first Three k! Republic and Chief tolhe Peace Conference goathem i a lengthy telegra faSbtfgbab South China Governfrom Sbapgb» 1 peace an d union, m QrglUg tf which be deprecated .interthe Bolshevik»
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    THE ENGINEER’S FUTURE.
    124 414 iMnS Jf"the B°’r of iuduto Du coming year” L ..m tie be unliX m a P" 1 "ga for di lu em P ,o l“«'=tBnd "WierMthatoiim,,/ 0 re to wor k.” fojuuify high «««““a M iDcrea «ed b« induetr, wj ij! M W,e Sir John J* 11
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    FOOD CONTROL.
    125 414 New Regulations, A Gazette Extraordinary issued on Thursday deals with three matters. First, all the white or parboiled rice owned hw in the possession, order or disposition of the At).» Ice Co. Rice Mtll at Maker* shall be held at the disposal of the food Controller. No pady
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    American Navy.
    40 414 Sale of Warships. Washington, March 2.—Mr. J. Daniels, Secretary to the United States Navy, states that the Navy, in disposing of excess war tonnage, has already sold 152 small craft and is preparing to sell farther 60 vessels.
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    The New B.I. Boat Angora.
    111 414 Messrs. Mackinnon Mackenzie and Company notified that the Angora would sail from Bombay on Monday, February 23, conveying homeward mails to Marseilles, terminating her voyage at that port. The Angora is a new turbine steamer of the British India 8. N. Company’s fleet of 4,298
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    Blue Funnel Line.
    327 414 What exactly is to happen in the near future with regard to shipping? The question has interested leading business men and the general public in Hongkong for some considerable time, says the Poet. Quite recently Mr. R. D. Holt, of the Blue Funnel Line, arrived in the
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    SHARE MARKET.
    83 414 Latest Quotations. {Penang, kth March). Messrs. A. A. Anthony Co. favour os with the following changes in the Share List:— Yesterday, To-day, Mining, 1 I f rk 5 3 5’ Chenderiang 21 6 22/6 22/• 23/. Malayan Tin §O/. 55/. 52/6 57 6 Rahman Hydraulic 17.50 18.50 18.0
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    FEBRUARY RUBBER CROPS.
    70 414 Jong Landor 53,500, Batu Matang 19,735, Bakap 20,650. Kedah 47,299, Parit Perak 13,295, Alma 23,000, Bukit Toh Alang 12,400, Shanghai Klebang 12,659, Kota Bahroe 37,803, Sungei Duri 27,981, Chemor United 22,423, Shanghai Malay 27,537, Ayer Tawah 29,846, Sungei Klah 89,392, Kamunting (in Kedah) 25,176, Kinta Kellas 63,900,
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    PENANG AUCTIONS.
    87 414 Penang, March 4.—Messrs. Allen Dennys Co. advise us that the following prices were realised for rubber sold by them by private and auction sales held this week:— Smoked Diamond Sheet No 1 105 to 110 ctealb. Smoked Diamond Sheet No. 2 93 1044 Unsmoked Sheet No. 1 96
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    NEW SERENDAH.
    181 414 issue of Unissued Capital. (From Our Oivn Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 4.—At the annual general meeting of New Serendah the Hon. Mr. F. G. Harvey, who presided, said that the directors were considering the issue of a portion of the unissued capital for the planting of a further
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    FORGED NOTES CASE.
    1271 415 ’—Times of ■t tn F M 8 OF ALLEGED POSSESSORS Of FORCED 5-DOLLAR notes. W, March 4.-O'" «1« -X nd th. port Otte* fha Dublin, warning them of tnc t-s ss D note, in the country, and they »*»o "S the Let th.t these forged senes were
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    OPIUM BONFIRE.
    284 415 Peking. February U._Thi s moruw,... Temple of Agriculture there was a ven;, esting public ceremony. It was the dX tion of a large quantity of opium, morphia pills which had been seized and- by the Bureau for the suppression 7 opium transportation. The burning w ss e,. ried
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    SAIGON RICE.
    116 415 Straits Government Stops The Compagnie de Commerce and gation d’Extreme Orient, of Saigon, report dated February 7th state:— Our market is easier as rP^9r^B.L--the rate 01 exchange, which 1« day. has nearly stopped business- tion is the cause of the drop 1° rie ft «re still Demands from
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    TURF TOPICS.
    1518 416  -  LICENCES for bookmakers, future ofjrhish turf. AN AUSTRALIAN EXAMPLE- (•By £ihiar<i Moirhtvst in ths Oburver) fmf Speculation, »P--p,ini».T leI KbOT6 for licensing is 4 «iter e9tion of very totabn. to future of the Bri- a oMt h t directly affects tihW»“T“ l o tac A t the outset
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    FUNNY FOOTBALL.
    775 417 CH4BITY MATCH IT HONGKONG. Ib Comic Fancy Drew. J. «M very m/rettable that the should have been very lD <j leme f h club ;OD of the chanty football match on the 1 «round in .id of the widow of th. late At 3.80 p.m., the time at
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    RUBBER MARKET.
    618 417 Sime, Darby and Co.’s Monthly Report. Singapore, March 2r-The following is the monthly rubber report of Messrs. Sime, Darby and Co. during the month of February, 1920: London prices during the month for fine ribbed smoked sheet and fine pale crepe were as follows On the 4th February
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    WEDDING BELLS.
    174 417 RandaiFßotting. A quiet w edding was solemnised st George’s Church by the Rev. Keppel Os®" Colonial Chaplain, at noon to-day, the trading parties being Mr. Charles Randall, of Ulu Kanchong Estate, Ser®Nson of Mr. W. J. Randall, of Warehan Ho Weybridgo, Surrey, and Jessie, daughter of tho late
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    SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE.
    480 418 It i* a^ QQte tt ee > feß, k C Xi Og made t° l»* £.□W P the in ,h p! 7f ,to go do* m n (he paet an d for b« Jone 10 m a lmo«t nothing up to rio® Penaog important matter P '7Sn ‘“J
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    BROGA RUBBER ESTATES.
    332 418 The Latest F.M.B. Flotation. As mentioned briefly in our last issue, a new rubber company is floated in th. federal capital with Dr Travers and other well known residents of elangor on the Board and having Messrs Cumberbatch Co., Ltd, as agents and secretaries. From the abridged
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    SINO-BRITISH CORPORATION.
    163 418 NEW TRADING AND MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE. Capital 55,000,000: 12,500,000 Paid Up. A new Sino-British company organised for manufacturing and trading purposes has been founded under the name of the SinoBritish Trade Corporation. The capital is $5,000,00% a quarter of which is reported by Shanghai exchanges to have been paid
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    M.A.P.
    579 418 Major A. A. A Paterson, D. 8. 0., M C., and Mr. D. F. G. Aisop have joined Macphail and Co. Ltd, Singapore. Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent wires that an official message states that Mr. F.C A. Barrett-Lennard has been appointed Judicial Commissioner of the F.M.B. Mr. Ba rett-Lennard
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    FRENCH REVIEW.
    519 419 THE RAILWAY STBIKE. Volunteer!’ Fine Response. Pari,. March i-Thfcall ■trike of all the employee! of the f recon Xj? did not meet with the response [he leaders bed hoped for. At many points the railwaymen declined to have anything to do with the plani of the Extremists and
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    British Minister in Peking.
    26 419 Mr. Alston’s Appointment, London, March 2.-Mr. Beilby Francis AlMon it gazetted British Minister in China .ice Sir John Jordan who is retiring.
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    Austro-Hungarian Prisoners.
    60 419 Repatriation of War Prisoners. London, March I.—ln the House of Common!, replying to Viscountess Astor, Mr. Lloyd George regretted that the Government was at present not in a position to charter a vessel to repatriate the Austrian and Hungarian prisoners of war from Siberia, but promised to bring
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    The Straits Dollar.
    38 419 Reduction in Fineness. London, March 1. —In the House of Commons at question time Col. Amery, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies stated that it was proposed to reduce the fineness of the Straits dollar.
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    SEAMEN’S NEW CHARTER
    271 419 A new charter for seamen of world-wide application was recently drawn up which, if carried into effect, will revolutionize the conditions of service in the Mercantile Marine. It embraces an international minimum wage and uniform working hours, standards of accommodation and victualling, compensation for loss of life,
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    THE “ROAD HOG" PERIL.
    176 419 Sequel to Op A IN Sinqapobb. We learn from the Free p sequ.-10 a motor-car accident »hu h on bebmary 29 shortly T™"*. Telok Baogah R wJ result of which a Chine,, old was run over and killed tJi the Coroner’» court, Singapore i,, w“ day,
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    SOVEREIGN SMUGGLING.
    77 419 Big Haul By Karachi Custom, -Bombay, February 26,—The Karachi Customs officials have seized 23,000 Bridie and Turkish sovereigns being imported into India from the Gulf in a dhow. The coim were carefully concealed in a package of data and were only discovered by a Customi official probing the
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      BURMESE AND SIAMESE COMMUNITIES
      62 419 [To the Editor of the Stralti £cU] Dear Sir,—£ have been for the lait few weeks trying to find out the nameso* representatives of the above command* but without success, so shall be pleased any of your readers will help me m respect. Thanking you for
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    RUBBER DUTY.
    122 419 It is notified that the price of rubber for the period oth to <i iq. per inclusive, has been fixed a ikal) for pound, equivalent to, 5147.0 P® £gjg, the purpose of assessing duty i Not a few of our reader» will to learn from a notice app
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    JOHORE PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION.
    1930 420 —Free Press, A Wl 'l S’ f the Johore h din the Johor® P..^- ,^irj’boreßh l rn.onThn.» e C’ ilM 7n t 0 »’'n. P' esitW overb JoW»* I*V 1 V fia ler. Other m.mberß Mr. A. L. Buyers, Fraser, H. F A Ma e o 0
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    KEDAH OVERSEER CASE.
    210 421 Third Attempt at Extradition. The Times of Ceylon reportsl The application for the extradition of 8. Ganapathy Pillai, at one time an overseer in the P. W. D. at Kedah, has been renewed for the third time before the Colombo Police Court, the accused having been twice
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    B.I. OFFICERS.
    92 421 Lots OF Pay on Exchange. Bombay, February 27. The officers employed by the British India Company have P’ewnud a petition to Lord Inchcape, the Chairman of the Company, against the decrtase in pay caused by the rise in ex'hange. The officers some time ago tued for payment in
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      P.S.C.
      31 421 An aquatic carnival under the au.pices oftbe Penang Swimming Club, which commenced this afternoon, barl not when we went to press. Full particulars will be given in our next issue.
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      Penang Cricket Club.
      152 421 Lawn Tennis Tournament. The following ties have been fixed for Tuesday, the 9th instant. A Class Double Handicap:—3o h C Gregson A K A B "er re 11 v -15.3 W H Threlfall C O yndale Powell (4). The following ties have been fixed lor Wednesday, the
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    PROVINCE NEWS.
    285 421 Another Shocking Outrage. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bakit Mertajam, March s,—News has been received that a very bru f al outrage has been committed by eight Chinese outlaws, who broke into the house of a petty planter named Seow Fah at Brapit on the night of 29th February.
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    POLICE COURT.
    541 421 4 Gaxblwo Cut Seven Chinese were charged U R. D. Acton, this morning a house at Brick Kiln Road yij? of the accused pleaded guilty ft claiming to be tried. One of th U he was drunk and did not take game, while the others l: > simply
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    Message to Malaya
    2353 422 fi Httllmy the Goverwon the Urgent Needs 811 of the Preset! And the Best ay t 0 JftSUK Success A uturc -.j t h. fhinese in Penang Was Intended for the MenVall Nationalities Throughout. Malaya.” ♦ha full text of the interestspeed. by Fvel'encv the Governor last Wednesday
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    CURRENT TOPICS.
    1682 423 It a month or so ago one had put the question: Who is the niost unGeddes popular member of the House Brothers, of Commons? the answer would have come pat from everybody sir Eric Geddes. At the present time, however, it seems the right hon- member can no
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    RADIO MYSTERIES.
    932 424 MARCONI RECEIVES MYSTERIOUS SIGNALS. May Be On Threshold of Greatest Discovery Ever Effected. Signor Marconi, the wireless genius, just repeated to the Daily Mail some striking statements which he had previously made to Mr. Harold Begbie. Senator Marconi avers, says the Mail, that for some considerable time strange
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    CHINA AND JAPAN.
    103 424 Alleged New Japanese PolicyIt is reported among sections of Chinese ofiiciaL who ai•* in close touch wjth the Japanese that the new China policy oi the Hara abiuct includes die relinquishing of the different concessions in the xarious treaty ports, together with consular jurisdiction, provided China should
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    Tin Mining in Malaya
    1784 425  -  Electricity »s Applied to the Industry (By D.M.W. and W. J. Wayta, A.M.I.EE.) (Continued frem March 5 The auction dredge <v«t«n «rely used m ooniuncfion ’'>‘ h hydro-electric «eheme n. .action dredge mtem b.« been need so t,i in the Federated Maley State, ch .efl J
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    PENANG SHARE MARKET.
    530 426 Liam 4 Co.'s Weekly Repoet. Penang, March 5-Rubber, if anything, is again a shade lower around 2/7{ in London but closes unchanged locally at $1.09 and the rubber share market has been distinctly easier with sellers predominating. Prominent amongst the shares on offer are those of recent
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    SHANGHAI’S SKY-SCRAPER.
    765 426 GREAT BRITISH ENTERPRISE. Hotel of 14 Storeys, Costing Tls. 2,000,000, With 630 Rooms. Commencing at the latter end of the year the Shanghai Hotels Co., Ltd., will erect on the land between the Great World and the Shanghai Horse Bazaar, opposite the Race Course, the largest hotel in
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    STRANDED OFFICERS IN CHINA.
    109 426 Threaten to Become Ricksha Pullers. A Shanghai message in the Canton Times says —Redress is urgently needed for 10 British officers who have been stranded here after repatriating the Labour Corps. No ship being available before July, their allowance of 12/6 a day (at the present
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    SHARE MARKET.
    91 426 Latest Quotations. (Penang, 6th March). Messrs, A. A. Anthony <t Co. favour us with the following changes in the Share List Yesterday, To-diy. Robber Jr I Sungei Patani 140 1.50 1,35 145 Sungei Tukang 1.05 119 l.< l-07J Mining. Chenderiang 21 6 22/6 22/- 23/Knmunting 44' 46/- 4’/*
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    British Shipping in 1919
    1690 427 IVAR HANDICAP American and Japanese Rivalry Problems of the Current Year. D hdk the period from June, 1914, to June, JOW, th. British Empire tat net total Id 2JIAJMM) gross tons of shipping, •> n '■< Wal W, f ,On "‘T p ‘in r»«-r cent, to
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    TURF TOPICS.
    1239 428  -  the MTMRRO® case. guaa steeSemase nuisance. Dooke» Betting Mad. (Bj Edward hfoorhotue XTs. ]n the Observer.) tn* Edward 2 ,‘SX H J^ b .m.' tbe rd s\-«. fee etbin B “T ~t issue Ths f» cts were 81inple sl uot disputed. Baybarrow's 'Xv dismounted before reaching the appointdl
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    RECOVERY OF TIN.
    552 428 Interest in Cornish Experiments, In view of the progress which has already been made by Messrs. Taylor and Partington at East Pool mine with the recovery of tin oxide by a dotation method, and of the impending installation at South Crofty of an experimental unit of plant
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    COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS
    1214 429 Matters Relating to Practice and Status. The number ol member, of P riv,t penj limited to fifty, »d el P'® B provided that employee-shareholders be excluded in computing this statutory ma mum. To-dav, when the employee-director taking hi» seat at the board, an interesting .pnation arise» on this
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    OPIUM IMPORTATION CASE
    178 429 1 iirther evidence was recorded h e < 5 s v Langham Carter m the Third Court V pore, on Friday in the case, in shichYr?* named Tham Cheong stands ck a Jf“* Iwing concerned in the importation of and chandu worth some »5, 000 on the
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    SINGAPORE COMPANY IN BANKRUPTCY.
    331 429 The Straits Rubber Trading Company came into bankrutcy on January 23, 1920, A. G. Andrews, Tan Kin Hong and Cheong Peek Teek being ad'udged bankrupts. The public examination was fixed for Friday, but on Ml Valpy’s application was adjourned for one week. A. G. Andrews has
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    QUIS CUSTODIET...?
    627 430 ftil«^.G« e of to t X!k7™V ee i Dg tto A Mernted M.by |W iJ» nrofits to the tune of to U 3 ]?L month. No doubt hat a great deal of thia P T?.tin «nite of the G joernment t ’"‘“’iTS mth the public. Tb* ,W *^riSHontl>.“p.of
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    Legislative Council.
    83 430 Mr. Cleaver’s Questions. (J?rom Our Own Singapore, March B.—At the coming meeting [of "the Legislative Council the Hon. Mr. W. E. Cleaver is asking why the Senior Surgeon, Penang, has been removed from the lists ofseniof appointments, considering that the Government is specialising, also whether a public trustee
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    PENANG ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY.
    224 430 Successful Start Effect rd. About twenty musicians interested in the formation of an orchestral society, which is being organised by Major Bower, in Penang assembled for practice in the Town Hall yesterday, the proceedings providing a complete success. After the practice a meeting was held, and it
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    M.A.P.
    525 430 Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Brown have leturned to Kuala Lumpur. Mr. M. L. Phillips has returned to Kuala Lumpur from Australia. Mr. H. R. Thrupp has been appointed a deputy port officer, Singapore. Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Weston have returned to tbe federal capital from home. Col.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1112 431 Bl »ow TraraUiag*?» HUI. time ago of tte Canton Rtw uUd tbs oompradore, Wh»< Ctak» RiTO pirataa o»i to be»' .her don’t trouble ui now. how’, that? I thought they were moat ofthe.n have left »J ao- Where have they gone to a place called the F. M.
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    PEACE PROBLEMS.
    496 431 AMERICA'S ATTITUDE. Eepuo. icons’ Decision. Washington, March 1.-T’ nft d leaders have re-afi? rme d a* not io accept changes j/J** stance o. tneir reservation to u ce X. Bc.h sue» agree that theiAl enough Democrats to defeat the JT r h Veined to oppoLt** less Article X
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    Labour Corps Officers.
    86 432 Return to England Arranged. London, March 2.-In the House of Comoons, replying to Colonel Bum, Sir Archibald Williamson said that authority bad been given for ten British officers now in Bbttgb.i in charge of the repatriated men of the Chinese Labcur Corps to return to England. It
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    Mallon.
    18 432 Caibo-Cam Flight. Silver Queen at Livingstone. London, March 2.—The Silver Queen has reached Livingstone, in North Rhodesia.
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    Rumanian Crown Prince.
    42 432 COMIXO TO THE FAR EABT. &kha»est, March l.—The Crown Prince I iwmama who is at present in hgynf Ind »nd the Far newspaper states that the decid(li ,0 d ®»lw his Cl toll '"»^si on willb B e ,iveJ.
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    Nationalization.
    26 432 /‘“«'“MElKtlMs Proved. Vimuot Iu tbe HcnB »f Lords n b) gtotbe of Jmlv ssiioMli» 1J d d Ot in,en <i w "«f.wtrx i tt. pubiic
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    England and America.
    51 432 SBadMWi,sbi gto ir Auckland U Q°sf glinted Britiah AmLa»™?^ 8 been UteUt to the United tt’Xa ,L EBVP R fnrwk I**6 a n- r n ono d °har p«>.- purcnass» tu "'Otsucoof a e five J? J 4».. M the.- 1 rter -csnts. i. p 1 short,...
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    THE TURKISH CRISIS.
    236 432 fall of government. Izzett Pasha ‘o^ orm New Cabinet Loudon, March 5.-Ihe fall of the Turkish Cab net and the calling on Izzett Pasha to a Cabinet has aggravated the 5 the Turkish crisis. It is noteworthy to recall that Izzett Pasha was notorious hitherto 8S Sultan
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    ATROCITIES IN CILICIA.
    285 432 QUESTION IN THE COMMONS. Premier’s Replies. London, March 4.—ln the House of Commons, replying to Sir Donald Maclean with legald to the Armenian massacres, Mr. Lloyd Geoige stated that the matter was being discussed by the Allies and between the Government and the British representative at Constantinople.
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    THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.
    472 432 EVACUATION OF NOVOROSSISK. Imminent Collapse of Sebastopol. London, March 3.—1 he correspondent ol the Associated Press in Constantinople says that the evacuation of Novorossisk is expected every hour. British subjects have been or. dered to leave and the Inter-Allied officials here aie preparing to handle the refugees
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    FRENCH LABOUR CRISIS.
    474 433 .mcE-LornuiNE MEN AM l! gltiitina Well Hand. j 1 —The French «trike UI A. line the General Confederation of ba. Uk" TW ,h 7”. Jib. Mrik«, bothu no» yet declared U» pofiey. Tte ConMeratmn i. re Selred. Uo»» Congren .nd threat. are Mm circulated that tb« confederation
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    Woolwich Dockyard Men.
    76 433 incident at Downing Street London, March 2.-While a deputation of men, forming p»rt of he procereion of diechargrd Woolwich dock?ard men, ls f in the before the Premier’s secretary at Downing Street, their comrades outside attempted to break the police cordon by throwing bottles and glasses. An
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    Singapore News.
    187 433 Currency Enactment. (From Our Own Correspondent.). Singapore, March 6.-—-A proclamation published in the Gazette to-day defers the enactment with regard to currency notes from March 6 for three months. New Labour Ordinance The draft of the Labour Ordinance is gazetted, providing for the examination of Chinese immigrants arriving
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    American Affairs.
    117 433 Near Beer. Trenton (New Jersey), March 2.—The Senate ratify d the bill declaring that beer containing 3 d per cent of alcohol is legal in New Jersey. 6 The Governor has signed the bill. New York, Mirch 2. A bill has been in•reduced in the State Assembly declaring
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    Labour Trouble in England.
    44 433 A» AeOMIVK CoNFSMKOg. toother strike Threatened. Minl. n try a of L.atour 2 'C| The Co ferenc at 'he and 'b« T road L trtn.pwt wo U rle ,he atin. rwpecting ttad,m. re P r Mnt -orf’ 8 4 n“
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    American Railway Crisis.
    77 433 Plan to Avert Strike, Washington, < Press understands that the rail?, have agreed to give the new trial aa a means to B ecure a the wages demands. Thus then. general strike is averted. Solution of Wage Pbq BUj( Washington, March 3.-P rft u^ fc son has
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    Indian Budget.
    33 433 Estimated Deficit. London, Mtrch 3.— -Iq the Indian Bal» the estimated deficit amounts to j£14,5Q0 qqq The expenditure in connection with Afghan War and the frontier openiioci, set down at £14,750,000.
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    Chinese Affairs.
    21 433 Premier Resigns. San Francisco, March 3,—A message from Honolulu reports ths signation of the Chinese Premier, Chin Ya peng.
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    Chinese Orders.
    52 433 Decorations for Y.M.C.A. Office».’ London, March 2.-The Chinese Gow went have conferred the order of Wenhsc twenty officers of the Y.M C.A., ineludqf Sir Arthur Yapp, who receives the The Class, as a mark of appreciation of services of the Y.M.C.A. in connection ik the Chinese Labour Corps
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    Help for Poland.
    30 433 Flotation of Loan In U.S, A. Washington, March 2.—The Polish it? tion announces the conclusion of nej®* tione for the flotation of a lo* B 150,000,-000 here.
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    Foreign Titles.
    35 433 Discarded by Recipbhb. Loudon, rqu«t undermentioned the the warrantsentitling thsmto titles granted by countries war with Great Britain: Deni. Maurice George de George de Worm?, QchroX Forest, Boxall, Nugent, WUW» and Count Gurowski.
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    Irish Crisis.
    26 433 Official Mall Stolen London, March held up the mail van conjW the Viceroy and the G" er b( this morning and carried on* 11
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    American War Loans.
    32 433 Liqcidatio!* or_AsoW_r« t ca Step, for London, M«rcb S.-Mn J* announce, that th’ 801 Government. hay d loan lesued m the u theirjoint.ndreveral th. necereary «tejw to I*” paymsnt.
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    Mr. Asquith's Vistory.
    99 434 l it h 2 In London the fcof Mr. H. H. rJ io.be Ms-po s. 3*1,0 bu«er rec ffa lnll n-ter K P “k' t Ha beepewred •ftW 1 L ,‘nd w«« riding >“ a ,"’i Lof ’bicb were broken Zrda torn off owing to tbe "£‘S*by
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    Hungarian Regency.
    17 434 Admiral Horthy Elected, Budapest, M.rch I.—The National Aaleeblj baa elected Admiral Horthy Regent of Huigary.
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    British Navy.
    37 434 Ships Building. London, March 3, -In the House of CommoDi Mr. Walter Long stated that one battle cruiser, nine light cruisers, two flotilla leaden, eight torpedo destroyers and thirteen submarines are being built in Britain.
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    Maritime Disasters.
    123 434 Ibi Bobimum Wbickid. Passengers Safe. “‘“f". March 2,-While proceeding to Urepool from Boaton the Leyl.nd li Der ,no Vtorm ten miteo south of Halifax Rhe «•.tS'cst-s h. .ri.’!”;; Hdifa, t gshcrilyon B °T| i e an B 'b'Wiogorerboard T! c «Pta» wiraleM tot tk*' 80 0 co on
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    REALM OF SPORT.
    672 434 PENANG SWIMMING CLUB. SATURDAY’S WA FR CARNIVAL. A Successful Function. The water carnival which was held at Tan jmg Buogah on Saturday afternoon under the auspices of the Penang Swimming Club proved quite an enjoyable function in every way. The success of the afternoon’s sport was undoubtedly
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    The China Turf.
    52 434 —Hongkong Pott, Lady Owners Victorious. Shanghai. Feb. 24. -The first of the three days racing at Kiangwan has seen two lady owners victors. 7 ,J 0 D th e .Champion, to-day Shenkoland (Mr. Burkill up) was first, Guiding Star (Mr. Commons) second, and Tichfield (Mr. Stewart), third.—
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    Football.
    479 434 The Emergency Committee of the Football Association has inquired into the allegation that an arrangement was made between G. Hunter, a player of the Portsmouth Club, and a bookmaker, that the match should result in a draw, and that G. Arnold, also a player of the Portsmouth Club, was
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    PUBLIC SCHOOLS HOSPITALS.
    454 435 i— ’Ur°' 8 8 77 eommaniotioD from th. lUdCr«. gocitty did IM January 1920 M W F~d. Penang. cinmittw tare r<que.Ud me to .end vou a final •xpreteion of their thank» for the iL- AK to give to oar Hoapitah Fund. You will note from the Balance
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    JOHORE PRINCES' RETURN.
    631 435 Johore Bahru was in gala array last week-end in honour of ‘he h"®« co,nm g f the Sultan’s sons, Their Higbnes.es the TunskuMakbotaandTungkuAbubakar An interesting prograromeof festivittrs had been arranged, and with the weather fine the nicturesque outdoor functions which Johore knows so well how to present
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    RUBBER CURING.
    374 435 Invention ot a New I ho report of the invention T** ot cunng rubber, v.nich time involved and other adva'nt rially reduce costs, recalls attemi been made in the past to im s M, thods. Ti c Wickharn Hard C troduced at a time when hard'p.^’ X garded
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    INFLUENZA ON THURSDAY ISLAND.
    175 435 There is a serious situation on Island owing to influenza, of which 200 cases and five deaths up to da-e, a cable of February 11. Fourteen who had booked passages homeward Tango-maru were refused passagesi od of the danger of infection. The. J bound for Sydney,
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    THE ALLIES & TURKEY.
    1044 436 THE ALLIES TURKEY. Tmkar. tnM® crea °f M “rJrincV “d re iTa Ckrini»” lh p (be capital, rf «•’“•'"'"X any easier the talk of «“axiouifor®^ 1 1 ttaeßnu»'» 111 -ith the Ottoman "ihw hlv/built their hopes oa and they see instead IM e ipmt u> I®*,? o t feature» of
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    M.A.P.
    569 436 Dr. and Mrs. Taylir leave for the southern settlement by the Klang this evening. Mrs. A Btkkar left on Sunday for Medan by the Speelman to consult an eye spscialist, Mr. J. H. B. Smith was looking very fit and well when seen by a friend in London lately.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    947 437 Duty and Plewuw- tioQ o f London There it to be quite during rubber company d,r^ cw h paisagea from the next few month» difficult EogUnd to he t K t Lwumg either to obtain except by treatment or inside wlcUifflitopr^rent» t o pull in knowledge M to
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    THE HOTEL CASE.
    213 437 In the District Court, Singspore, on Saturday morning Mr. P. A. F. David delivered judgment in the case in which «ma l ar^’es brothers claimed a sum of from Ciptain Thompson Robinson as p <H nCe n U! l f,r l L nar J ,u l the
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    THE SHANTUNG QUESTION.
    160 437 Japan Usweni.g hjg, Mr. Shidahara, speakin/^'?^ l the Japan Society at which he public appearance since he “a Ambassadorship, declared th j? 4l course towards .Shantung weald i? “unswervingly’ no China takes, asserting that could not ba a source of difficulty the United States and Japan ft*
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    Mongolia.
    100 437 Attractive Commercial Possibilities. I London, March 1 1 Lecturing at the Society of Arts, 11 W. J. Garnett, a Secretary in theDiplwl Service, declared that Mongolian on the destiny of the human race hidpuvl as great as that of the Romani. L’l lecturer described the attractive coinni!"i| possibilities of
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    British West Indies.
    40 437 Purchase By America? London, Marct I The question of the United States ing the British West Indies hM revived by Mr. McAdoo, ex the Treasury sponsoring the /W* chase as a set-off for Britain’s the United States.
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    Russia and the Bordering States.
    137 437 (Ham) Allied Powers' Attitude. Paris, The Temps publishes ing that the suggestion to invi j bordering on Russia to conch J the Soviets can scarcely be m French Government. The W/fJ the policy of the P r *n cl P. 1 g toward Sovietism in
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    U.S. and the Treaty.
    60 438 'London, March n we ];.iDforaied circle® J a pobtri noff evident that e ab eto carr y their b the Sena -e. Crane- Wnffieiali are endeavourP?'/“'°Pr«ide® ffilwn to conrent j7 B u<isa Preeweu with the i t bowser, futile immovable and says fcrtbe e t rft
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    Reds in America.
    89 438 Bolshevist Propaganda, London, March 4. A Wiibington telegram that the dementi before the Committee which ii investigating Bolshevist prop» A, show that instructions were Even for a Bolshevist revolution in the United States. Diamonds valued at 3000,000 roubles were found in the possesnon of a Bolshevist courier
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    Aviation.
    58 438 Rome Tokio Flight. Cordial Welcome at Bunder Abbas. Binder Abbas, March 3. Lieutenant Ferrarin's aeroplane, bound for lokio, landed here on February 29 and continued on her course towards Karachi oo March 1. Lieut. Masiero arrived in the afternoon, The airmen were cordially wlcomed in every way and were
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    French Review.
    152 438 Government’s Foreign Policy; tl ci t P*” 3 March 6. ihe French Chamber decide to open the debate concern?™ 1 7 3terda y foreign policy of VT”' 11,1 be six intarnuiioV 18, There rJ a 0 b »’i»g M. Banhou said that th» p eo to Commissions demanded
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    FRENCH RAILWAY STRIKE.
    149 438 DEBATE IN THE CHAMBER. Government’s Action Approved, Paris, March 4. The end of the strike led to a debate in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday when M. Daudet, Royalist Deputy for Paris, demanded a statement respecting the step® the Government intended to take to prevent limilar strikes
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    The Situation in Japan.
    18 438 London, March 4. There is no further news from Japan as regards the crisis.
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    President Wilson.
    26 438 First Outing Sincallloess. Washington, Mitch 8. To-day President Wilson had his first outing since his illness, driving out for an airing in a motor-car.
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    Record Insurance Deal.
    38 438 Washington, March 4. The Hartford Insurance Company have issued one of the largest group policies of insurance policies on r cord to the employees of the Westinghouse Electric Company, who were insured for *2 1,000,000.
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    Labour Trouble in England.
    42 438 Further Negotiations p London, March 4. both parties in the road transport dispute have approached the Minister of Labour, who as arr anged further negotiations. The e I B is consequently probably defer definite action until next week.
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    Future Soviet Policy.
    121 438 initiation or cistern campaign. Opposition by thief of Staff. Aii Paris, March 3. PravJ. H, ram m 0“, ar3aw {'Porte that tbs thnt fk’ 0 h eiad Bolshevist organ, says foreign n atUI 0 ov et P°licy towards eign countries was recently discussed at Bola?? w^\ eD
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    American Shipping Tariffs.
    57 438 Action of Shipping Board TKa Washington, March 4. k .pping Board has withdrawn all freight tariff,, leaving the fixing of ra tea in phg h d f individual °P cratore in ship. Mesan. Bouetead <fc Co edvi.e U 3 thst the Chaksang is due to arrive here
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    The St. Paul.
    71 438 Making for Halifax. Tk« a 1» Halifax, March 4. B t' Paal fro New Xk feou,ham P‘on With 800 passengers on her first voyage since she sank alongside he P in New York during 3m. N«wT d 01 5 r trouhle 800 miles east of New York
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    Price of Bunker Coal.
    62 438 Another Increase Expected. r T London, March 4. coal L T? y3 f th P ri bunker coal in th® .port of London is expected to advance a further ss. to 1555. a ton .nd calle attention to the seriousness of the ?n ft.‘- O T
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    The Steamer Silesia.
    58 438 Restitution to Her Owners, n i Trieste, March 4. lhe Commercial Maritime Tribunal here has decided that the steamer Silesia, belonging to Lloyd’s Trieste Line, which took retuge in wartime in a Chinese port which was then neutral, shall be returned to the owners. It is stated
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    Hog Island Shipyard.
    73 438 Conversion into Shipping Terminal. lr o r Washington, March 3. Mr. Payne, of the Shipping Board, announces his readiness to receive tenders for the sale of Hog Island where the Government built an extensive shipyard during wartime. The last ship laid down will not be launched before
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    KAMASAN RUBBER.
    159 438 Annual General Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 9. At the annual general meeting of the Kamasan Rubber Company, Limited, Mr. M. J. Kennaway, the Chairman, said that the profit for the year was $88,152. The directors recommended the payment of fiaal dividend of 15 per
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    PIERROT PIE.
    1234 439 Al. Excßtwm Sho*. Lut Bight »t the Town Meurice E Bendmen P'”'° e p it »j O j to e Pie Company, who eerved up no crowded end en-biuiMtic houoe. The cordon bleu who prej*r t P Mia. Madeline Roeoiter, knew be wore a dole! out her fere
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    RUBBER RECKLESSNESS.
    561 439 We'uote that our Sin Ean the Straits Time., take, the dispoaaon to gamble rush for shares of r uhJ. ceatly offered for public XbSS* ferrmg to the p-o 9 peet use( b latest eflotattons it a !(si s th ''”<l» B.gnihcant caption of Rjbh., P draws atteotioo to
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    HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK.
    582 440 HONGKONG. 2 ljth’atoo*bare «X p ,eDglby and tbare ?»Si«ilMr.C.B.Gubbay,theHon. g, H.D-d’» I j| Comptoo, Mr. S uidea’ a»d Mr- CT .“’X”; Me number of shareBolden of various nationalities. The Bank’s Policy. The Chairman laid:-Gentlemen, —The MMrt sod BW« meDt accounta hiring been in your hands for
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    LABOUR MATTERS.
    430 440 With reference to the recent observations of His Excellency the Governor, in Singapore, on Malayan affairs in general and labour matters in particular, our Ipoh contemporary thinks his speech showec a man of determination, but, withal, a man s:rong enough to consider, and, if need be, accept the
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      The Straits Turf.
      37 440 In addition to and Auberric, which F. Bdlett imported from Austialia or Mr. F. 8 Goodall, he brought with jim Baiarang for Mr. Lee Soon Poe and Walkover for Mr. Heah 8 wee Lee.
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      Ipoh Griffins.
      51 440 -T. 0. M. The Committee of the Ipoh Gymkhana Club have ordered 15 ponies to arrive during April. Iwo nf these are still available to members, t hey will arrive in time to bo in good condition for the race meeting on July 27, 29, and 31.-T. 0.
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      Rifle Clubs.
      105 440 It was stated at the annual meeting of the City Rifle Club that riflemen would in the immediate future have an entirely new target, and the figure target would no longer be in existence. The Hythe School of Musketry had introduced the new target, which would be officially
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      Penang Recreation Chib
      285 440 Presentation of Prizes. The presentation of prizes won by the members of the Penang Recreation Club during the recent Chinese New Year contests against the Ipoh Catholic Club, in Ipoh, took place yesterday evening at, the pavilion, where there was a fairly large attendance of members and
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    FEBRUARY TIN OUTPUTS
    54 440 The output and profits from Kramat Pulai for (he month of February were as follows Output dressed ore from the Mine (Tin) 100 picuG, (Scheelite) 70 picul®, estimated prefix $1,500; output dressed era from 1 rihutors 144 piculs, estimated profit §2,700; output dressed ore total 314 piculr,
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    POLICE COURT.
    1182 441 h** dehed IK trouble M H£- and IT, i/. kongsi. from Kuala Lump m j, a^er t h lb Hc fo b r r z"-i h bia recordB “™‘pr’Xed it »U discovered returned bunishee. convie. Priwmcf admitted tnr.. j rrl < ,b..i> and to being banished from for
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    CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    1952 441 PRESENTATION OF ADDRESS Tr AMERICAN CONSUL, ME. LoatJ 0 Last Saturday evening M r George L b American was the guest cf the annual At Home of the Penang C’nZ Chamber of Commerce, which was iaJ? attended by leading members of the S cortimuuity of this
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    TAXATION OF PROFITS.
    273 442 Tn view of the general expectation that the excess profits duty will come to an end in tbe current year, and that a more equitable form oi taxation will be substituted, particular interest attaches to Dr. J. C. Stamp’s article on the Special Taxation of Business Profits,"
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    Singapore Mortality Returns.
    89 442 Thĕ rate of mortality in the Hettlement of Singapore for the week ended February 16 was 38.0 R. Th° total number of daathi 285, of which 185 were male eubjects and 102 female. Convulsions chimed 84, phthisis 31, fever 37, fev*r I, 2O, heri-heri 14. ’mdl 0,
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    NIGERIAN TIN.
    744 443 CHAMPION TIM FIBLD» PROSPECTS. W H Übe then Beer. The ninth L J Chea,pion January W%?tTßßXd(Cba.nnano It beCo.) Mr i i g Mr \lbert J- Culley (secretary) □l' noti'le calling received a revised of the 5 r|oo V I ennsi-ted of one min,D ngh which conn yards, andone
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    THE TRIAL OF THE KAISER.
    472 443 ~lruth. Tn one sense the Allied Governments have not got from the Dutch Government precisely what they asked for; but in another sense they certainly have. And if they have not got what they expected, it can only be because they are a party of
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    MINING MATTERS
    569 443 THE RUSH TO PATTANI How the Mining Engin eer u Someth d0 Ihe recent ruining boom in Penang hi many firms and private dnect then attention towards P a tt aiu a. consequence, this province i 8 rece < tar more European visitors than a p U 7
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    Business in 1920
    1980 444 o: Ji, Auckland Mes on the Outlook Every Hope of a Great Year BRITISH QUALITY STILL FIRST BECAPTUBI.IfIi LOST MARKETS- We nesrd so m thc pSS yeS L J tapente condition of British trade ha people erne to the conclusion that Mt «,i rum «..apart of the
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    UNITY OF EUROPE.
    1454 445 LORD R. CECIL’S PLEA FOR IDEALS. TO END LASS AND NATIONAL HATREDS Inquiry into Russia. Lord Il.ibtr: (ceil, j h ddivering the Ear] Grey Memorial beture at Armstrong College, Newcastle, lirt month, spoke at length on the industrial and social outlook, foreign affairs, and the League of
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    POLICE COURT.
    300 446 Dishonest Servants. In the Second Court, this morning, Armoo, employed in the Government Telegraph Office, pleaded guilty to the theft of several rolls of copper wire. He told the Magistrate that he took the wire to sell and buy rice with the proi ceeds. r He was given
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    NEW LABOUR LAW.
    600 446 The objects aud reasons appended to the Labour Ordinance. 1920, which has juat been L U ..a in the Legislative Council, and whichte modelled on the F.M.S. Labour Code 912 state that the following prov.smns do not appear in the ordinances which are consolidated or in the
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    308 446 BIRTHS. Howard—On January 26, at 23, Cornwall Road, London, wife of Cecil aM. Howard, of Chartered Bank of India, Shanghai—daughter. Wood. —On January 29th, at Nice, France, wife of Reginald O. Wocd (of Kedah) —son. Cherby—At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, on March 1, 1920, the wife of W.
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    COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
    220 446 FEBRUARY TIN OUTPUTS. The output of Kalumpang Tin irom thp mine for February was Hours 531; yards 62,7 i 0; yield pls 326.68. Dredge stopped 3 days for Chinese New Year holidays. Austral Malay Tin. The Secretary, Austral Malay Tin, Ltd., reports the following returns from i s
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