The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 7 April 1920

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    19 584 Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION. Lgn AJiWIM. Single Copy 40 eta. k 11 PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 7TH APRIL, 1920 NO. 14
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      171 584 CONTENTS. I H I aM, MiScaLLAxaors (Gonh’ued): I WtaiDoWeComeln? M 6 China in Confijaion 592 I Bditiai with fhmioy 69« The New Huwbind .nd Wife ...Ml fctaHh!- ...604 The Iri»h Sphinx «02 Racehorse Trainers in Coart 603 LaiCotki: Commercial Intelligence 603 B Free Trade ...607 Police Court 595 Tmde Beturne
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      193 585 J -T' w <•■ THE <| STRAITS ECHO”| MAIL EDITION. I •SV* sJA <? fl {,Tj ’ni rfl J*o ——•«•WH»»*"— MM W> a 1 51 I** Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, J and contains the latest local and States news originally published in
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    WHERE DO WE COME IN?
    573 586 Io tb« 'illation of Imperial C“ d h favour f fc Cglo,, W latr «lucK n «»«n, and Lh ap f' e ‘!s i* E* ire V „l' ll the r”? U. ib people I ‘“e m« otB r btLef I L hn Colony t*
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    At the High Court at Calcutta
    224 586 on Mtrch i 7 <’un ui vaicuua on niircn 1/ Mr. Justice Gresves dhpas J of the case ota dispute contract in which the mean in® o <ue word European used in the contract o ar as the Calcutta Muket was concerned as u
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    M. A. P.
    545 586 Mr. A. A. is returning to the F. M. 8. about the middle of April. Dr. C. L Sansom, Principal Medic.’l (Meer, F.M 8., arrived by the Ktijin th s morning. Our correspondent in the Southern Settlement wires that H H. the Sultan of Trengganu is visiting
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    938 587 Ao Anaive«wy legion-will Bronte lovers fifdl aan i <o rBtry J°*J a V_.i otw 1 which followed so of the death of Cba r r had promised ck»e upon the marr I the ddeat, «0 much happine*- J^ at h, Charlotte Bd n hl th w »""<>' of
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    Our Singapore correspondent wires that
    33 587 the Treasurer states that tea-ctnt notes printed on thinner paper than formerly are being Issued. It is hoped shortly to hu’ situte these with notes printed m England.
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    Mr. B. Cowan
    85 587 appeared cn a suamioua before Mr. G C. G. Muller tbii morning for allowing more than one person to sb in frout seat of his motor car on the 1 hh in?!.. He pleaded guilty and said fhat a number of his fri-nisi arrived from the Province
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    The friendly game of football
    83 587 between the Eastern Smelting S aif U:i on and the Crescent Star Football Club, which was played at Dato Kramat Gardena yesterdoy evening, resulted in a win for the former team by one goal to nil. As both teams were well represented the game was
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    The following amplifies our telegram on the some subject from Singapore:
    101 587 ihe A torney-general will, for once, find hirnße.f in the position of a defendant, in the re ion brought by the Eiatern Shipping C>, I/.:., agkiis. the Crown. The company out forward two claims:—(a) For a dec’urati' u that
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    GERMAN UPHEAVAL.
    494 587 More Heavy Fighting An Ani! l orditn heavy fighting betwfe D X o,!* > munmts »nd Gov eraoent near the frontier. tKH »re aiuiquently r ’P"il« «> the eastern dirrict mgrhreelev,« M& |,r (cautia J «.-a it 18 EDtieipaled that ib e nJ* 1 frontier in order to
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    Police Grievances.
    120 588 F.M S. Inspectors’ Protest. p rotn Out Own Corretpondeni.) Kuila Lumpur. March 30. j that the F.M.B. Police bLton are dMisfied with the result of theroqu'rif! and recommendations of the £i in Conmimoi) fflak 8 B S protest to that of the Penang Police. Tbev alio have other
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    The Home Rule Bill.
    75 588 Bsookd Reading Opens. London, March 29. 'he second reading of the fourth Home Rile Bill or, 8i itii officially described, the Bill for the Better Government of Irehod, opened very quietly, the house being in nowise adud, Interest in the debate centres mainly in the expected
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    Unrest in Brazil.
    56 588 l fl Bio deJ nek() A Rin de T no 00 March 291 pwral g tnke ha»° Btut s at N r«IZ ltCl red thfre *'bu intorferuL J 1 11 1 «nd «entity f g u h n ““-*tt>k<>8, r hare U» ai,<i lootlrg. '’«'“rtocca ,f ‘del.
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    Americans Missing in Siberia.
    39 588 h QWMB Wiihiogff,,. moo k’Edoo, Merck 26 »M, ife '"«'J ‘ho Hoi o,B 'J*m f to m t mba!9ador Sil two A ke cfi Wal bm/ ,D( i Mr H n Aln^can B (D f
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    We have received
    30 588 v-raei. 'ivV ffus > in cUtrj,,- a TO *rket, w k f e Vicinity Wtk ldn »0-1 ar. ®5 U8e not I nnri n 1 to .id tb
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    IRISH AFFAIRS.
    551 588 Financial Provisions of the Nev BUI. London, March 26. The Treasury has issued. a statement outlining the financial provisions of the new Home Rule Bill. It shows that afer deducting the Irish contribution of 18,000,000 tn Imperial expenditure the revenue of the Ir’sh Parliament would amount to £18,500,000
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    It is understood
    26 588 for apX?! OO4 that the «gain OMnS tU M J aa<l miQ:,a g land will from May P 1 Bt Perak Land Office
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    GERMAN BAD FAITH.
    154 588 Glaring Breaches of the Treaty. March 29. k lB m 88a 8 0 Bta teB that 3,500 field, guna have been found by the Allied CommiMion in tb« vicinity of Berli’ that altogether 12,000 guns and fiono aeroplane, have been diXered vartou. parte o f Germany as,
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    Canadian Navy.
    80 588 Official AnuounccmEut. t, Bond™, March 26 J t is reported from Octawa that in the CU a SlasZ e .mvai r 'eli nd Ns «peeking'on iftval affairs, announced that the Canadian had intimated its acceptance““ two des® .7/ Ofl 7 Of .T H ht «d rnnarea Zi W
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    Inter-’Varsity Sports
    16 588 Dark Blue Victory, At Q.ecu’s Club sports Oxford beat Cambridge by 5j e yenU
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    The Grand National.
    61 588 Tka z London, March 26. Nati\ms?--? ,ng WaS thf r6BU,t f the Qran(J Troy Town i The Turk II o The Bore 3 Twenty four ran. Won by twelve third 18 B,X lfcDgth between second and to?Tho g T 6 1 ;8*i nBt Tr °y Town, 66
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    New Australian Tariff.
    31 588 Increased Preference. Melbourne, March 26. r n ®w tariff introduced in the House of Representatives protects new industries, encourages others and substantially increases the preference to Great Britain.
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    Politics in France.
    26 588 Chamber and GovercmeuL Paris, March 27. The Chamber of Deputes adopted a vote of confid-nce in the Government bv 518 votes *o 70.
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    SOUTH RUSSIA.
    100 589 Denikin at BayMarcll U -Mhi. General Denikin P final .tMd ro the fan-» MuTOMliye k, trom and children have been .«pert» «««th Bu a 1(1 f„ c „h. «kJ rt w rhe A military r js o vorossiy«k Bay town it at thu R Ki< connected (M. E
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    Military Rank.
    41 589 Exit The Brigad r, London, March 21. The War Office announces the abolition of the rank of Brigadier-General and the .abairotion for it of the title, of Colonel Commandant and Colonel on the Staff. Rotiffrl officers retain the Utle.
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    A Liner’s Escape.
    55 589 London, March 25. The Pacific liner Ortega bound for South America with 300 sent a wirekaa meeiige from Saint George* Channel asking urgently for aeeiatance and stating that ■he had itruok a submerged wreck in a gale and waa badly damaged. Eventually the Ortega arrived at Fishguard
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    Turkish Crisis.
    31 589 Fall of the Cabinet. London, March 26. A cable from Cur stantinople reports that Balih Paaha’a Cabinet has resigned. Damad Ferii Pasha has been requested to form another Cabinet.
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    The Miners’ Demands.
    80 589 More Hopeful Outlook London, March 26. It is now hoped that the coal crisis i« paMing. A conference of the Miners’ Federation this morning authorised the execut ire to continue negotiations thm agreeing to consider the percentage principle of wage advance as against the flatrate basis to
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    British Industries
    67 589 Committee of Enquiry Appointed London, March 26, In view of the urgent nerd of eiquirv into the question nf increari’-g indu-urial production the G< vervin nt h»a uppoin'rd a committee for the purpo-e presided over by Hir fi ♦-phenvm Hamilton Kent, KC.R, eninprwt'l <f two repreeentativoa of th*
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    The Prince’s Tour.
    57 589 Accident on the Renown. London, March 26. The Renown ba» ai When »he was nearing p>rt a Manne X fell cvwboard and waa drowned m Se rough B P i,e 01 a pl l g f d search The Prince of Wales attended the Z'rol «rvice on
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    Aviation.
    67 589 Lindon Melbourne Flight. Ix)ndon. March 27. A Calcutta message of the 24‘h instant reports that Captain Mathews who is hound for Australia, left for Akyab. Lieutenants Mciutosh and Parrers started but s returned owing to engine trouble. Rome-Toklo Flight. London, March 2/. A Calcutta d-spatch of the 24th March
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    Britain and France.
    125 589 Official French Statement Paris, March 27. Replying yesterday m the Chamber of Deputies to criticism by M. Barthou, a former Premier, relating to Mr. Lloyd George’s policy in the application of the Treaty of Versailles M. Millerand, the Premier, remarked that this speech should be heard on
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    Reuter cables from Melbourne
    23 589 that the Federal Government has prohibited the importation of brushes and toilet articlee manufuc 1 fired m the East.
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    A correspondent draws attention
    254 589 to recent reports of proceedings in the local Couris resulting in Chinese ard Indian band-cart pullers and lumper* being fined in sums which th' apparently more or le»s nominal wan el n reJi yto losses which lab urere of ilia c! B’ can i 1 afford
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    SOCIETY OF PLANTERS.
    308 589 A€TT\ I riEj OF xg E The following rotonun j the Council of the lucoL,,^' 1 Planter., which was beldon officially c< mmunicateil L tu rs from the tw.U piit^ of Secretaries and Agent, of UX*’ the Council of their good- w ill ness towards the Society
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    Mr. A. Singaram Pillay
    70 589 b 4l been «el* 3 Mr A. amaaram rmaj by the Governm nt to nJ cb<i!il j c used by the resignation o FillsV as Secretary nt the fcr Boar’l. This '■".oX** Mr. P la X- W l° h eS p-nsKner, is held m g Ttftf£1
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    “X” writes as follows
    116 589 A, Fflt X Writ B Pre?s on a matter motorists: < a ner ce Dt The c mimissions of H by most of kcal tyres bought by o f the ty* have an i fluence o pre veut »1 Having eyce from receiving a bo conceived
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    MAYFIELD PLANTATIONS.
    1110 590 d L tdd at the L f?l Weld yuay, yeswere piw® V A Pledger, A- Hastie, u jlcLauchlan 0I Boustead and Co. tifics, )i«* s g the meeting ha IW 1;K Jbtes ol the last if K r were read and owi general aee™B ‘“‘'l, CMraaas Add-« S
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    THE MUNICIPALITY.
    461 590 In the ccuree of a leading article the Malaya Tribune says: In the Municipality, in particular, there ia an absence of that keenness which makes for efficiency in any public authority. Ibe Commissioners have no constituents to whom they muM, give an account of their stewardship, Apply the
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1008 591 FOBTNIOHTLY ME£ tISG At the oriiowy forto'gbtly n> M '>'>• th. Mu.ieip.l there Municipal Heref«'J( Pre,^‘ D l ver. prewnt Mr. U- h q u d Mr. 1 1 K. N.mbytr, Mr. 8. Dunn (Engineer) and Mr. I. (Acting Secretary). jjgw Com mission ib. Th. minotee of beta
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    SINGAPORE STRIKES.
    143 591 lhe trouble with the local tailors may now be said to be at an end. Many c-f tbe older h nds have returned to work, on the teims offered, in seme c-ses professing their penitence and Baying that they had been led astray by others. Some men, however,
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    CHINA NEWS.
    397 591 BURope ES I Shanghai, March 13 _v llt Miuuded here without lood. according to y jC*’»!, i P^ dent '1« Lmun. Manx of the k' hinds coining to them ran 91 to Bank of China through pec ted to get their funds. ThevT ">at the bank under the
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB
    15 591 jf re;,:.’'."*"*, Monday Au Araenean T.nn I. P t, e w I
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    CHINA IN CONFUSION.
    585 592 M we published »»i‘ ,m A* l Peking in wbicb me»' 1 rf i k. ,l. f tc i that tbrea of ‘be Csbiwt beve resigned»»' l r:i be the Premier to induce e p *i*faXk* S'reeU»®^ th «P. n 3 this intwx, however, it is evident
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    SUBMARINES IN PENANG HARBOUR
    102 592 The flotilla of six submarines for tbe China Station arrived here eaily this morning from Malta via Colomho, accompanied by the depot ship H. M S Titania, of 2649 tons, under the Command of Capt. Somerville, R. N., D.S.O. The six submarines, all of which are
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    A country sensation
    53 592 has been caused by tbedeciswn of the Master, of Fox Hounds Association that Colonel Belby Lo wn des and Lord D.lmeny shall each resign from his of thlw'h P f X™ r from the Maeterahip fr ,m B W W dd n b 80 Hllnt an,i ,be
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    At a meeting
    127 592 the Burma Legislative Harm Legislative h fi l3th V' the mem )er who >' r a,nl ™‘be fin.neial s stemenf, s.id the whole obj ct ofnce control WBB to keep the an exoonahl T 1119 oDBuniar Burma has Of h» P ,T ble Ur P' U 8
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    The following appointments
    160 592 niade to tbe C\] h PP'^ 1L li«ve bteu «al cffiolr En 68- E C «editam; Dr C F o L'S" De P ar Nega,.». E. M. Cohb m C J hh officer] Dr. J Writer, to e h W“ l C3r: Mr A •cbcols; M> es
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    M. A. P.
    531 592 Rcu’er cablee from Washington that the anpomiment of Mr. Joseph C. Grew Lntted States Minister to Denmark, ‘hat been confirmed. The engagement is announced between Miss Anna Frankel, daughter of Mr. and T r’ A t' F f ankcl of Singapore, and Mr. Julian Izraeleki. The Financial
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1312 593 Temporary office have T? reecbed □< l»“ I j e ,jg Da tioo« by of military title» d 8n() have men who went ij question „0. returned to med life- The d not appear to us 0 t> ±rto addressed '•Captain.” officer to De i ot jj Br
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    Yesterday
    28 593 1202 coolies arrived by the dhongwa frt m India eff whom 4 19 were scut to P. Jerejik, for quarantine at <1 the balance to Port Swettenham.
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    HOME RULE BILL.
    495 593 Io the H.u B6 of Macpherson, (Chief J land) in moving th* U of the Home R u e 8 .*S seces»ion of Irelard whollv from the United Kingdom I u tolerated. He pointed cut prosperity f rom a solely due to the Alter descrihing the main
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    Action Against the Crown.
    59 594 Oil Company’s Big Claim. London, March 28. Th* King’s Bench Division of the High Court has decided against the Crown in »a action brought by the Rumanian Con■olidated Oilfields Co. for a million and a quarter sterling compensation on account of the destruction of iti Rumanian
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    The Prince’s Voyage.
    74 594 Hearty Welcome to Barbados, London, March 29. Reuter s correspondent on board H.M.B. Rerow reports that H.R.H, the Prince of Wales wu given a very hearty welcome to Barbados, the enthusiasm of the population reaching a climax when His Royal Highneii at a banquet given in his
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    HURRICANES IN AMERICA.
    44 594 Great Loss of Life and Property. London, March 29. mCSSage re P° rts a of swept over the north portion of the StofonfTir K i “J Ohio, MiehiXn flll,n B nd dim, I m in 5 d Missouri, In- i-t-p’.i"::, «ASSiSt
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    Rumania and Japan.
    42 594 AMlj Mail calt" 1 Marcll 29 '“""«ol th. Cairo «IX«in inT J P n He PRon.nia wm ln Japan manv to "rrswivt. 12u** W.sre oli ll,eD m «JiWon., help u nerd Great to «Ps>r’.fte. the t’ baB BuppWu ppW
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    “Enquirer”
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    FOOD SUPPLIES IN THE EAST.
    759 594 A LONDON OPINION. The notification by the Ministry of Food in this country that the price of rice would te advanced re from the Ist ins\ recalle the position that ie causing a certain degree of well merited uneasiness throughout the whole of India and
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    In spite of the general depression
    154 594 caused by dear money, labour unrest, and Budget fears the Rubber share mirket keeps firm, although the quantity of business transacted shows a falling off. Mirket authorities look for more activity in the second half of the year, and are disinclined to encourage speculation
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    At ths Hongkong Marine Court,
    159 594 on O O CT 1 LX V UH March 22, before Capt. Basil Taylor. R. N., Harbour Master, C. J. Kirkpatrick, second engineer of the Fau Sang, was charged with absenting himself from his ship, without leave, within 24 hours of the ship sailing from
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    In view of the constantly increasing area of rubber plantations
    277 594 that are coming to the tapping stage, the need of augmentation of the labour force is one that sbou'd be kept constancy in view. The matter received attention at the meeting of the Kita Tinggi Rubber Co., when Mr. H.
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    POLICE COURT.
    519 595 TREACHEROUS FRIEND. K 'lt P *«pe»n tl>»t the complainant who had about »1000 in Siameaa money, met accused on the railway during the purney Sam «.th. 4 entered into cm venation lthh m n arrival in Penang the <x»»P^ n “’> a total «tranger, aaked accused if he
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    Italy and the Allies.
    47 595 Necessity uf Settling Adriatic Question. Louden, March 29. A nnssage from Rome states that in the Chamber Signor Nitti, the Premier, tmpbaaised Italy’s complete loyally to hes allies and urged the necessity of Vln K the Adriatic Question by m pt aitb Jugo-Slavia,
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    199 595 {From Our Own Corroopondent) Singapore, April 1. At the annual meeting of the Bukit Timah, Rev. Father Couvrenr, who presided, said the Company’s best aesM 1b the value of the land for building purposes which was considerably greater than rubber. Twelve acres wera sold for 6 cents a
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    P. C. C. Tennis Tournament.
    262 595 Mixed Doubleh Final, The Penang Cricket Club Tenuis Tournament was brought to a close yesterday afternoon with the final tie in the Mixed Doubles between Mr and Mis W 8 Dunn (owe 15 —2) and Miss Wilson and Mr E G Bird, (scratch). It was
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    MARCH RUBBER CROPS.
    10 595 Ikt’ain 77,000. Sung<i Geftah was 8,825 lbs.
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    MARCH TIN OUTPUTS.
    44 595 'lll oU|ut of Hitaia Tin, L.d, during ths mouth of March WUB 40*90 p ikul«. Ibe output of The Rahman Tin co., 1.d., lbe mf>3|h of Mr b whs <*o F’Jtuls. r M h r|,/, 819 1 r botes 268 35;
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    TRADE OF THE F.M.S.
    321 595 KTms afi«« Chamber and Customs (From Our Own Jp°h> March $1 At the fourth annual meetiiij Jiautber of Commerce the Hot i < lodd gave a comprehensive me Chamber's activities last year L, menting the information given annual report. Mi. Burnside, Commissioner of w and C
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    SINGAPORE LABOUR TROUBLES.
    63 595 been Chinese carpenters b«e for s m« days, dernattiW of paV. Following 0 the'Chines. Pro-ee» noon, we (Straits Tim e^ bcU settlement statement could be j f tf! d settlement by to*® o C'io* Ji practically certain. »re who have been filled have their f time being.
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    RELATIONS WITH GERMANY.
    365 596 ,'Z7wĕ" bs3 o e I/**Wp£ weik K tbe Oxford Uo V (hfJ foJloff I» 123 l! .*Tt” the JT?! ,er3tf i- aa r f)r Europe.” Still g (he jfjrniug P<* Sibe of tbe del ie ba,ing COn d »n»” 8,lM Mng T inc T g gt g
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    The weather
    19 596 “M3l^? ,G '1920 j n f Tnu tas dr? *P°h up W.M. y «tys and 50 wet
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    Yesterday
    16 596 k rge and h\ke n 4 W blerJ trr ct pr ,v L DlB g
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    In their report
    10 596 ieeued th rv SS.JfS’Me/c?’ D *ec tors
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    Lieutant-General Sir Hubert Gough
    27 596 k i3the cour eDeral Sir FT i tefe«a i te. 1* 1 •*!>, »be n gb 7 tqui. bf «ion l t fr ieud’
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    M. A. P.
    581 596 A Londm message of 17th March states thal the Board of the new Waterfall Runber Estaie* will consist of Mesiri. E. E. Money, L. Davidson an 1 three othew, Mr. Justice P. J. Sproule, Judicial Coramis inner, baa been appointed to act as Chief Judicial C >minissioner,
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    FRENCH REVIEW.
    869 596 f««C. Her Rlgh| Pan’s, March 31, Frlo o hr^ t L. On /?r ign P° lic y the Id P e P tttiM ca e to an end on the vote of confidence in the Government being passed by 518 to 70 and 575 to Before the close
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    The marriage
    32 597 of Mr. H. G. L. Mills, Chartered Bank, Taiping, and Mis? Mabel Charlotte Stephens will be solemnised in All Bunts’ Church, Taiping, on Easter Monday, April 5, at 11 a.m.
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    There are said to be many thousands of ex-officers at Home
    41 597 unihle to find work. Here the official, profession*! and commercial world is short of men. The sgricu’tural interest is the only one apparently not suffering from lark of ruen. MM.
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    With reference to Notification No. 28,
    49 597 published in the Federated Ma'ay Htat-a Government Gi /.He cf January 9, 1919, it »8 nntifi-xi that the pre'of first grade rubber for the period April 2 to April 8, 1920, inclusive, is H.Oi per pc un i, equivalent to •134 per picul.
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    A message from London dated March 17 to the Ceylon Times says
    78 597 -The Pataliug Rubber Estates Syndica e, Ltd, properg acquiring 3,000 acre* of forest in I\«nk It is proprsed to well the underUkif g to a Dew Company with a capital of £>oo,ooo in A‘l shans, the sharehold er
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    The case
    137 597 in which probationary Inspector A. H. Matthews of Beach Road Polios Station, Singapore, stands charged on two counts with the theft of *2l 20 belonging t 0 Chua Ah Lock, a Uy lam, and s3l.3(Hbe property of another Hyhm, which accus d is alleged to hnve tek»n off
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    DANISH CABINET CRISIS
    179 597 I he King’s Drastic Action, London, March 29. A Copenhagen message reports that the King of Danmark the alm nt unpnCidented step of di-mis j i the Danish Cabinet, the reasons for which are not stated. Reasons far the Dismissal. A Copenhagen message of March 30 reports
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    France’s Domestic Policy.
    114 597 New Drastic Measure London, March 30. A Paris despa’c’a states that the Senate decided to treat as confidential the Government’s domettic policy after M. Millerand, replying to a request for information regarding the Government’s attitude respecting Bolshevism, declared the Government intended to enforce the law and would
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    British Finances.
    119 597 Great Increase of Revenue. L ndo- March 31. Ihe revenue for the first quar er of lb's y< ar totalled £643,333,333, bring eij increase of £263,250,000 compared with the corn-s--p Hiding quarter of 1919. Ihe revenue lor the fiscal year ended to-day totalled £1,339.500,000, showing an increase <
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    Two dragon lantern
    61 597 prcc- s<i' D 8 me t cu‘- j’iGu-ns rat-icu oi e in i ang Gale at Wuchang, anil i, ■ac > ci'usi.tered it unlucky to turn hick »11 ,;ht Ittsucd to decide right of way. Tee nearnt articles to band were used ns «apons.truh the result th
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    Danish Socialists’ Demands.
    48 597 Tbe Extrutj» e (i^ r D t Mir-x nemocrade d L Dions havs B g„,,| statement <f th* Z -romediate eutnutotit., k’J the demand be Bo t j Congn ss of Trade* P J «-id ;r a gej visced the King who the mining. p
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    Hurricanes in America.
    179 597 Latest report, I 93 were killed by ihe haB a <Jeath-roll of 23 Michigan 9. Q4M| Swl hnormous Damage I h now tstimue^E’JJjJ l sixty were killed and n My fcu injured and that there wu ni t dollars damaged caused by the Xn on a Lon
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    The marriage
    53 597 was celebrated last Tin day of Mr. Cheah Chong Joey, Fetrow Inspector, Harlxiur Department, withMi Quah Kim K wee, daughter of Mr. and Mn Qiih Oj Teug. There was i W Hitendan<-8 of relatives and friends o receptions in the residences ot thepareatii both parties to tender congraliila'icni
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    The Colonial Treasurer
    69 597 has iaiued I Ik* I oe voiouiai lirHauiv. ment to the effic' that delay m the < of paper from England al) d ex local sb eksef thick paper has n(c« the une of a somewhat thinner P®P preparation often cent notes- Ten c«t printed on this
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    New Advit:
    43 597 New Adv it: New AdviT: Mess"and Hope want a > y; Society notify a io iostsnfand invite muiCBD ‘op Saks IVK.in notifies Bal o Lj' Enrol* advertises for an expc Medical Officer for group Treasury re new King Edward VII re entrance exam 3
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    It is laid down
    78 597 It i s laid down »--uJ It is laid down in a Extraordinary, issued on i I riflg person impel ing r r Q t c For® j not the holder cf a the schedule to the R-ceJ Dealers) Order, 1919, or dealing in rue y F r ilj the
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    LABOUR TROUBLES.
    274 598 B.s 4 V irnßnr, M«ch 3L .wk» »t E£B:PT 'A, iie! ill uncertain- •>"»’ l,M=»n'l c “P ee9a S 'l L «i*'( rfU '«.rM*- II u .Hsiifc* c of a eeitlemtu'- c» L. weekly lai “fp'lV 1 £ter ot Trau»po«) ho ta incrP T ee! s ,b<iel <te
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    Reuter cables
    72 598 hAi t Df“P»'o»«l>ip of Ifa-Jfo F'i. 7'<"“ Mr p l"lip **■»4 ARiim 6 r ul ‘l t l,le ‘«‘fihel.leM :,H1 ,lw e!fl 9t *wh Mi™» „f t of a* (pl (ir t ,hian. He \y, 6 Moi y t (BirmingliSl ’^hk±. lfu 11 From M l"let«,l tll i
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    Sir John Jordan,
    35 598 Colombo on :iC 'li«i’ l V r preiPr '‘«^“f’hFr l 1 of wbJb I lh ,!|p a O ael’fi I EtlBe u preBent cbao'i. a he 1S« stS WLh tl »ere can
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    GERMAN UPHEAVAL.
    774 598 National Assembly in Session. London, Al arch 29. lt i s reported from Berlin that the National Assembly has I e ii formally opened and that Herr Mueller, the Chancellor, in his sl)e ech spoke in favour of further democratisation of their instiutions, including Civil Service. He declared
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    IRISH AFFAIRS.
    148 598 Protection of MagistratesLondon, March 30 In tlie House ol .('ommons, replying to Lord Robert Cecil, Mr. Macpherson (Chief Secretry for Ireland) said the Magistrate Mr. Alan Bell, was not under police protection at the actual time of his assassination. He repeatedly refused to avail himself of the otter
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    RAID ON SINN FEINERS.
    65 598 London. March 30. A midnight sweep of Sinn Feiners v, itliin a radius of 40 miles from Londonderry resulted in the Londonderry prison being crowded. Seventy Sinn Feiners, who demonstrated, singing republican songs from windows, necessitating the quartering of troops with machine-guns and ’’an armoured ear
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    CANADA & THE EMPIRE.
    539 599 CANADA THE EMPIRE. th. Ed«* °l Strait. Echo-] D«* T^r w r e C e Q t «P* Bit ‘P? W "J r of British Columbia pwrbg '5 ~f the Canadian Governthat th. dectaion cf h it c „,l dm» to scrap <• T’ j eur t fa e ratter
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    We have received a copy of the F.M.S. Chamber of Mines Year Book for 1919.
    32 599 It is full nt useful information and iz published by Menu, Lhirlti Greener end C»., Ltd, Ipoh.
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    PENANG SHARE MARKET.
    346 599 Lean Co/s Weekly Report. Penang, April 1(jwmg 10 th- Easter-holidays, thisweek’s «-port published a day earlier than usual. n.,Whib’ tin. after having t uched £330 15s in London and $167 locally, has re~;,d t £346 ss. and $172 respective-. lv rubber at the Singapore auctions met with
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    221 599 The following passengers arrived here by the Ipoh yesterday: From Sin.apare: Mr Sinclair, Mr Gun Hock Berg, Mr G C Valpy, Mr and Mi« A C Smkh, Mr 8 0 man, Mini Luder, Mr and Mrs Fiinter, Mr and Mis Caia Tek Chye and child, Mr F W
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    SOUTH RUSSIA.
    56 599 DENIKIN LOSEg L Allied E °t A Moscow effect that the Bolshevist*/''* age from NovomssU'dX^V'- 5 a «ted that the plttelv collapsed and th e ci L' Russia seems to be praeW 1* A battle front is non-existent thousand soldiers left the and gathered in Novorossisk, «-hqu-J warships
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    THE FALL OE NOVOROSSISK.
    188 599 British Navy Saves Maov Fra, Terrible Fate. London, March ft I he W ar Office to-day announcesai Novorossisk was captured by Bolsheva on March 27. Before the entry of the Soviet tiwi the British authorities sent away ain number of families of officers, woiak men and
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    RUSSIA AND POLAND.
    31 599 Relations with the Bobbed London, h-- A message from Warsaw. st the Government has sent a sage to Moscow intimating ha poured to negotiate a with Soviet Hussia.
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    NEW LABOUR CRISIS.
    58 599 Vehicle Workers Threaten I London. Tl l l ltLd i\ uhl 1 ji i; &iS I have intimated to all S > their right on the did P rv repl v ceipt o£ an uusatMac > They demanded ten of wages. Troß H* French Labou W 11
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    HOME RULE BILL.
    1674 600 London, arch Connnons to-dav t e fc ttish affairs was cc j ...jth the view that v, dis«g ret k e fore constitu--H-r uld be considered. Ht that the root of the misP? A touched until by wide “Xn Of gov. the general eo-operaton was enlisted m
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    MINERS’ WAGES.
    120 601 The Government’s Offer. London, March 29. Alter the conference between the Government and the miners’ executive Mr. Hodges, Secretary of the Miners’ Federation, stated that the Government now offered twenty per cent, on gross earnings excluding the Sankey Commissions award and war wage with a guaranteed minimum flat
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    IRISH ANARCHY.
    67 601 The Murder of a Magistrate. London, March 26. In the House of Commons Mr. Bonar Law announced that four men slopped a tramcar in Dublin and dragged out the magistmtf and shot him in the strict. 9 ries of shame.’ The victim is Mr. Ak-n Bell, Resident Magistrate
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    ANARCHISM IN AMERICA.
    34 601 Leading Communist Convicted. London, March 27. N».w >rk message stat*that tbt •< rotary of the !c al branch of ♦he Communist Party has been convicted of criminal anarchy under the State law*
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    A committee appointed
    43 601 to lock into vic.' (*>uditionB st Shanghai has iwied a report. I 6 ncommendaGnni include a prop* >< 1 '•o’.ference of educational au horitbg of Hheogbai and n*ighb< urhond to invest kg > thoroughly the advjiability of teaching »ncid Hgi*ne id tchoole.
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    THE NEW HUSBAND AND WIFE.
    667 601 y, W that the women have come into their own, His Majesty’s Judges will be wise to avoid jokes in connection with them Vnless they do, they must not be surprised if women take them serious1\ and get queer notions into theii fuads. Lately one
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    AVIATION.
    63 601 Rome-Tokio Flight. London, March A cable from Adaria states tU a dron of SA.A. by Captain Gordesco, participate lb- home to Tokio flight, has «3. Aviators Reach Rangoon. A Rangoon message of the 25th reports the arrival there of Massiero and Ferrarin en route Tokb. Rangoon-Melbourne Flight. The Rangoon
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    GERMAN PRINCES IN TROUBLE
    165 601 Sequel to Hotel Adlon Incident. I Luudoiij March 2c I From Berlin it is reported that the Lot I alauzeiger states that Princes Joachim 1 1 Prussia and Hohenlohe Langenburg d I Captain von Plathen have been summon-1 ed in connection with the incident in th
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    ENGLAND AND FRANCE.
    88 601 British Help Heartily Appr#'»" 4 London, March'» A Paris message states Chamber of Deputies, m an»* British Governments y.» price of coal supplied to I thou. Chairman of .‘'f t L fr’ick* s*' 5 Committee, on behal eop leo cmmeiit, thanked the Mr. Lloyd George for w
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    F.M.S. NEWS.
    375 602 Balau pi^Fsy« lli(a,e •tJSd for a t rter for the year, was passed, pj Dav was re-elected a Director, jpoh Gymkhana Club. Ipoh, March 31. A tl ha«K «arh meeting of the Ipoh ■GvmkhaDa Club last night Mr. Caldwell, Itik acting President, submitted a hnanI statement showing a
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    GERMAN UPHEAVAL.
    279 602 The New Cabinet. London, March 27. It is reported from Berlin that the new Cabinet includes Herr Mueller as Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs; ex-Chancellor Bauer, Minister of Transport; Herr Koch, vice-Chancellor and Minister of the Interior; and Herr Gessler, Defence. London, March 28. A Berlin despatch
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    By way of protest
    88 602 u. <- c «ns«] t 7e<r tn f l pr ot B »i n« what they 6 °o I piok f JTt u^ a T s t v !lt eDt ,cm of the Haul, T 7?? Sakurajima yard hunching nAu™ 11 or^B celebrated the a 10
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    THE IRISH SPHINX.
    606 602 UNSOLVED RIDDLE OF A STRANGE PEOPLE. (By Shaw DeSiMonu Dublin, March J Dublin is a sphinx. A smiling sphinx with something of Moua Lisa about her. 1 he smile is provocative to the asking of questions. 1 have been asking them over since I landed from the
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    NEAR EAST AFFAIRS.
    168 603 Discussion in F rench Chamber. London, March 2b- Paris message reports that in the Chamber oi Deputies, in discussing tire hiatus of Turkey, the speakers declared the Allies victor} shattered 1 uu-Gciiuaii dreams in the East. Trance should not abandon her position in Syria and Cilicia because
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    RACEHORSE TRAINERS IN COURT.
    784 603 I ht action for alleged libel brought by Mr H S. Sievier, the racehorse trainer, against Mr. R. Wootton, another trainer, opened in the King’s Bench Division on March 2 before the Lord Chief Justice and a special jury. Lord Lonsdale was present as a spectator.
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    COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
    98 603 tin 3 Mouth» osust Ut »t »171. »o I fi dda^Xd^ LocaZ Prieet, RUBBER, 'Mt (received here 24th iait.)* 1 01 I Ist Latex Ciepe I Smoked sheet I Mi I "■“‘•‘lIst quality crepe jjj I Copra (sundried) ***** .1 I m 14.50 I CIoTM ...Mwil White Pepper
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    EXCHANGE.
    130 603 Pfnano, 3rd April, IS2O. (By courUwy of the Chartered M I London Demand Bank do 4 mon* ha’ sizlit Bank ll’l do 3 do Credit -B do 3 do Documentary Calentta Deniand Bank I do 3 days’ eight Private do 1 I Born hay Demand Bank do I Madias
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    The Calcutta “Englishman”
    98 603 J®’ H J The (Vcutta Engliihm?" u, 16 gives detail» «1» J itr 'Xr B «lie< Sidiyaon the Assam I'®*' Cloete, who was co mm i b police at Sadiya, w»s 1,1 Jack man, the Araer'cso i»«J at Sadiya. It appears d loaded his revolt and P
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    THE CONSUMER PAYS.
    810 604 T H E CONSUMER PAYS. tb« an(j inß tructed gfji m *®P? n( re porc to Gov* I T of imposing I enowtM. 10 tbfl,a or granting I ’of encouraging I S-s: SWjf Urd Milner and other members of the Cabinet for establishing the (Lbeito ijWm f T ff Re
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    Exactly nineteen years
    19 604 ainPA n p u,neteen *y cars have elapsed ve Lt> lear y reached the North Pole.
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    Yesterday
    16 604 V”. tlw aoniveraary of the in 1917/ ,o n Dg the war in Eat °P«
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    Sir Laming Worthington,
    154 604 Worthington, who replaces Cabinet V G fOrg9 N Barnea io the was Mink? M l°^ ter L without a Portfolio, 1918 h t6r Blockade in 1918, while in the M v 3 p r lift, “y secretary repre 3 r f Munition?. He h<s 1910 Rk 9
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    M. A. P.
    486 604 Dr. F. B. Croucher is granted eight months leave of absence from March 14, M. T. Bribosia is recognised as Consul General for Belgium at Singapore. Mr. Lim Cheng Teik, who went to Singapore on business, returned yesterday. A son was born to the Colonial Secretary and
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    DANISH CRISIS.
    299 605 General Strike Ordered. London, March 31. A Congreaa &l.r *d a Mvcju ma Anrii 6 Denmark ia confronted with S K' Ki.,..'"“"J"”" “t£ Lieber’s NonParty Ministry which has announced the intension of holding an immediate eke wn •nd demand a Republic. The curiona fact ia that the Byndicahata
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    The Silver Market.
    86 605 Slackening of Demand. London, April 1. Messrs Montagu’s report states that the market is fairly robuit though the edge of the demand swms rather to have been taken off. 1 here would be considerable en uiry if rates were somewhat lower. With regard to the outlook the
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    Prohibition of Sweepstakes.
    27 605 Tk. n i w i Iy)ndon March 31. h?. al J ?&y that ,he k t0 L P rohib 411 furore. lbo fot ehartable
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    GERMAN UPHEAVAL.
    473 605 Ruhr Valley Crisis. Berlin, March 31. The Lokalanzeiger says that Herr Plauen, the Red Executive, has issued a proclamation notifying that if a general strike is insufficient to prevent the entry of troops, the machinery in factories, the houses of the propertied classes and public buildings will be
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    Armenia.
    38 605 Proposed Settlement of Vital Issues. T a London, March 31. SupremeCouuc 1 has offered a mandate w Armenia, comprising the Republic of Mining Turkish Armenian Bea Bn out6et t 0 *•>« Blsck ta to the Leigne of Nations.
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    The Turkish Question.
    175 605 The A merican I the Turkish Treat l&q the opinion that the "5" °r*| intention of the Allies ."M anomaly of the T Or h 4,1 J «houM cees.”, .hjj M, m framing the Turkhh tk?’l '■’’‘‘“‘lom not 'eemadmft'J* State, at present to be conferences, batu iti,M
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    Dear Bread.
    35 605 A Rise of Several Pence. London, April!! It is announced that the price of is' will be increased to a shilling for i loaf in Loudon and thirteen pen® Birmingham from April 10th.
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    British Shipping.
    97 605 A Doubtful Dicibioj. Effect of Japanese Competltioa. London, Apnlj The Times says it seems doubdbU recent decision of British J serving the Far East to port freight rates from the United will be enforced owing to in the price of bunker-coals the Japanese Board ra fied its intention
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    The British Ministry.
    41 605 Mr. Macphebso*’ B Sir Hamar jj t land, Co. Macpherson of who becomes Miniut o Igjjf Sir L. Wortbwg o> Pensions, iitboflt ft Barnes as Minier A previous Macpbersion v a <ol ld ilihealth acd of Feniio»»-i j
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    IRISH ANARCHY.
    52 606 twtw poll 0»» tatJrai barrack» h ,nd P«»l. gfcbiertfD wi: t t he building» bat sa .s="i r' r^X>"-«’ ere oQO London, March 31. £*eo»X of cZn i. pw in which .hey will bj -ia the opportunity of crashing ™> JL. Tbewitmctioni rwommend ,u itabnibfl, raid'. ff interruption
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    THE REIGN OF TERROR.
    535 606 Pbimibri Sympathy with Civic Officials. London, April 2. The Prims Minister has sent a letter to tbs Lord Mayor of Dublin sympathising with ths dilemma in which he is placed iod pointing out that Ireland to-day is mensoed by a formidable organisation seeking to terrorise public
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    Shipping Crisis in America.
    41 606 Masters, Mates and Pilots Striking New York, April 1. The Association of Masters, Mates and Pilots, numbering 28,000, has voted for a strike for the purpose of enforcing an 8hour day. This will entirely paralyse harbour traffic.
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    The “ Pinang Chinese Union, Singapore,”
    24 606 The Pinang Chinese Union, Singapore,” It O VUIUUj KJI U£Cl> pUIC, bas been duly registered in the Settlement of Singapore under the Societies Ordinance.
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    The strike of Chinese carpenters
    25 606 in vuiuccc unrpuuiers iu is still unsettled, the men persist* a g tbe r d3man d«, says Saturday’s Straits Times.
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    In view
    107 606 of the increase in the cost of —v ‘uvivaau 1U mo U JBL UI living we understand that H. E. the Gover“orJirh the approval o f the Secretary of the State for the Colonies has approved a ten per cent allowance from Jan, 1, 1919 salaries as revised
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    We read with great regret in the Free Press:
    139 606 oftuT u tb r Straif 8 will regret to hear Of th. P w n Mr Ha ”y La P to fourty Binsanr>'r} V D j’ a 'u well kao ,n >“ Malacca, retifX Z 1 Prov WelldeT. H« last year
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    MORE RICE CASES.
    315 606 ILLEGAL SALES IN PENANG. Saw Ah Hean and Abdul, a gardener and syce respectively to a local towkay were charged before Mr. R. D. Acton, District Judge, with selling padi privately. Both accused pleaded guilty. The second accused was further charged a horse with padi contrary to
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    The newly-formed Sino-American Bank
    26 606 ia erecting a building for its Shanghai branch on a site acquired for $250.000 in the business centre of the International Settlement.
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    We read in the Rangoon Times:
    50 606 Tenders are invited for the supply for export to the Straits during the month of April of 3,000 tons Long Boiled Rice and 7,000 tons Boiled Milchar Bags of 224 lbs. net. Tenders must be sent not later than noon on the 26th March.
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    The engagement
    52 606 is announced of Mr, Yeo Poh Tit, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Kuala Lumpur, a brother of Dr. Yeo, to Miss Chuah Swee Cheng, daughter of the late Towkay Chuah Beng Pho and Madam Khoo Gek Tee, of Penang. The marriage will take place at an
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    Sir Hamar Greenwood,
    166 606 who succeeds the Rt. Hon. lan Macpherson as Chief Secretary for Ireland, has represented Sunderland in Parliament since 1910 and has been D. A. A. G. at the War Office since 1916. Born at Whitby, in Ontario, in 1870, he is a son of Mr. J. Hamar
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    ENGLAND AND AMERICA.
    22 607 BbIIIBH Emb AMY THBBATENKD. 1 Washington, April 4. b e e Baler. S F?S with denunciations of Americas policy.
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    MALAYAN RUBBER.
    140 607 Outside Profiteering Act. London, April 1. Mr. Alfred Shortt (Wedneabury, Lab.) drew attention in the Home of Commons to the PaUling Rubber Estates Hyndicate paying a dividend of 250 per cent for 191» and suggested investigations under the Profiteering Act. The Hon. Mr. W. C. Bridgeman M. P.
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    British Finances.
    28 607 London, April 1. Expenditure chargeable against revenue is £1,665,750,000, a decrease of £913,590,000 compared wi h the preceding year, The deficit for the year is £326,000,000.
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    FASHIONABLE WEDDING.
    137 607 Millm-Etephens. (From Our Own Corriqnndml) Ipoh, April 6. All Saint’s Church,Taiping, was yesterday the scene of a fashionable wedding. The contracting parties were Mr. H G. L. Milles, Sub-Agent, Chartered Bank, third snn of Mr. John Milles, Liverpool, and Mabel Charlotte, third daughter of M-. A. M. Stephens,
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    Reuter cables
    18 607 that in a Rugby football match st Dublin France beat Ireland by 17 points to 9.
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    Invitations
    48 607 atfl out for the wedding of M' CMZ J 01 Mie! Elf r. do butei an 1 Mr, Reginald GJe. The marriage take? p’ace at St. Andrew's Cathedra! on April 17uh at 430 p.m the reception being held afterwards at Mrs. A. K. Matthew?, Insti ution Hill.
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    Pentathlon
    34 607 an unmual word which appeals in the cablta to-day is a fivefold athletic performance peculiar to the great national games of the Greeks including dX?’ raci u 8’ wrestling, throwing the WcuiaadthiowiDgthespeai, 6
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    FREE TRADE.
    485 607 Sir Laurence Guillemard’s committee on the expediency of tariff? for Malaya is a mistake, opines the Malaya Tribune. It is a waste of valuable time which could have been more usefully employed. It is a historic fact that Malaya, like Bri ain itself, has built up its prosperity
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    We regret to announce
    43 607 the Jeath oi Mies Cheah Liew Kooi, the 10 year-old daughter of Mr. Cheah Cheaug Lira, which occurred at Perak Ledge, Leith Street, this troruing. With the parents very general sympathy will ho felt in their very sad bereavement.
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    A Bill
    54 607 is published in Hn Gazette, an ordinance to amend the Straits Sittlemruts I brts Ordinance, introduced upon tb r request and recommendation of the members of the Harbour Boards, that the accounts and reports of the Boards, be issued yearly, ms tad of half-vearly. Ths year is to
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    The Singapore mortality
    50 607 returns for the week ended March 20th show 263 deaths, a ratio per mil’e of population 35 14, There were 33 deaths from phthisii, 32 from conviiUion, 31 from malarial fever, 28 from pneumonia, nineteen from iijfluenzi, sevrudeaths from beri ben, aud one imprkd case of email-pox.
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    TRADE RETURNS.
    184 607 The returns of the Strait, quarter of 191» are tk, summary shows as follows lai li Imports, a 4th Qr. 18 1 1 S.ngapor. «148.831,955 M= «S «5 ‘®S JnerMw »77,084,3« w which Singapore contributed KSna»* a Export.. Singapore $114,738,830 $2llJ|| R P®“<»g 32,038,430 S Malacca 10,405,242 lDOr
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    The death
    7 607 of Sir Robert Moikh] announced.
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    Messrs. Wilson Holgate and Co.,
    22 607 IUXOBIO, Tf 11BUU X-LUigavv East) have heea granted a licence u® •I non-ferrous metal industry ordinance. I
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    The Gazette
    19 607 contains a list oi licensed under the Poisoni Othß Also under the Deleteriom IW *1 ance. I
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    Hans Caspar Bluntschli of Singapore
    43 607 nansuaspir muuwu»» retired planter, has been sutnonw -1 the specification of an invention Jri Saholl”a food s uffcbMf ptjja Sago flour. Col F. R. don is authorised to file th® ’PSJJI an invention for an improved oil I
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    The engagement
    37 607 The engagement gjjl Frederick Mitchell Elliot. J rieter-at-law, lately of»*’J the Rev. Henry U g J Gcfield, Essex, end El r j daughter of the Be’. O J rector of B.rniogh» l I Darlington. I
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    Our Singapore correspondent
    45 607 Our Singapore oorreipo Q J Mrs. Gremmger, w’fe of 8 urz megger ACM while bathing ,o o® a foUod bath on Saturday boj«1 her husband who P £1 by The Qera r l D dedtf Sunday, was largely I many wreathes. J
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    “A Celebrant”
    41 607 many wreathes. A Cel brant’’ >4 appreciation of t in the traffic tion with the Cbe r^ g hopes will be special flirts be /L entr* j vehicles to stop 1 t rar k leading to th- Lanchang I
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    MALAKOFF RUBBER.
    330 608 Assul Ms** 1 0, Jjuufcj jb tie Ho». Mr. B. H. *™“St C CKrW» ,TS Co9l, TB rubber remain! the same bam additional 47 acres tapping round during PPf g IM lb ;n.t 550 0 0 lbs. MU’ Iffy’S «r, «bo SIX «rl! rW> dun g l S
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    A Washington message states:
    16 608 r> stfif .VjS* A ®wiGig# ort that the JJ’WlfcL lirinc' tll,: x
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    FAR EASTERN FILMS.
    449 608 Wholesale Resignation. Wholesale resignations, including those of two Directors, Messrs Tan Kheam Hock aL d 8 Q. Wong, the Auditors Messrs Evatt and Company, and also the Secretaries, Messrs Gattey and Bateman together with the kgal advisor were tendered at the firet annual general meeting of the
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    Simple solutions of the labour question
    201 608 h c oujuuuub oi tne labour question are enunciated, too simple to be effective. p Burnside, Commissioner of Trade and ustoms, is reported to have said that we J ueaire the amelioration of the poorer w.T b n hat Dot higher Re aeon ,ella
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    CHINA.
    143 608 INFLUENCE WIELDED BY STUDENTS. Interesting Testimony of Chinese Minister. London, March 31. Speaking at a reception of the Royal Asiatic Society the Chinese Minister said Cliini se students who returned to China alter being educated abroad had exerted inestimable influence on the Government, on social conditions, on education, the
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    EGYPTIAN FINANCES.
    50 608 Synopsis of 1920 Budget. London, April 1. A Cairo message states that the Egyptian Budget for 1920 shows Receipts £33,500,000; expenditure £33,500,000; surplus, including extraordinary receipts, £8,500,000. Principal Features. The features are the enormous increase of the country’s wealth, greatly increased cost of certain commodities, and housing accommodation.
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    U. S. PRESIDENCY.
    62 608 Hoover Willing to Compete. London, March 31. A San Francisco message reports that Mr. H. C. Hoover (Food Administrator for the United States) has declared that he would accept nomination as a candidate for the Presidency if necessary and that he fax ’oured the United States entry
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    THE HURRICANES IN AMERICA.
    124 608 Troops to the Rescue. London, March 30. It is reported from Chicago that detachments of infantry assisted the residents in removing wreckage in the suburbs, which are practically under martial-law. The soldiers guarding the bank from hich the roof was torn by the tornado are ordered
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    UNITED STATES.
    616 609 sucker Severely Punished Slatk New York. f,. Grover rlov«lMri B^^; h;lB4dph!9 late milhona-re <-- imort With hard wport zenship for desert.'. .e a u y for noilitservice after uifl nenußciaUOO ci Socialists. SsfeiSßiJ® ytfS&Ji'xs of the committee advocates “actment low pxeludintf the Socialist party m lorica from official
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    AVIATION.
    101 609 Australia!! and Italian Fliers London, March 31 A Bangkok despatch reports the arrival there of Captain Matthews, who is bound for Australia and that one of the Italian airmen who is bound for Tokic, was forced to land in a rice field north of the Siamese aerodrome He left
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    POLISH VICTORY
    50 609 London, March 31. Legation announces that the Bolshevist offensive in the southern front and at Polesie has weakened. The I oles counter-attacking rendered the Bolshevist concentrations impossible. The Bolshevist losses are very heavy and the 'I ish slight. Ihe Poles captured mam emns. prisoners and much war material
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    FRENCH LABOUR TROUBLES.
    55 609 Roubaix textile STRIKE. London, March 31. A Paris message of March 31 reports 1 'at the strike of textile operators 7 Roubaix district attacked and ‘''ail'd trams and turned over Gtx-s, many of the occupants '•emg injured. Th- strikers forced the •""iiii ipul and metallurgical workers. -is
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    THE EX-KAISER.
    43 609 Ibe Entente and Holland London, March 31 nn i r P° r V that at The Hague it is jDutch Government has x fresh communication from the ri±T ch clo£es th e correspondent 1 7 '•‘■n J the iurrinder A eu-Eaibtr,
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    HOME RULE BILL.
    239 609 Matures of fi, I 1 he •kta, I I r u- T borer I '■•'••Ji I .NT' Ue -'-2-'- I ——j votes for "g- •■•2.1 -7T showed thfew Labourites, 22 Coated -1 Indepeuacnt Lfeah wh:cn comprised the rA' taat combined in previous Home Rule a handful of
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    WAR HONOURS.
    46 609 More 0. B. E. s. I London, Mat-’I Additional appointments k Order of the British Empire announced in the London I the following lor services during^’■ Officers: the Reverend G drexx for valuable service.- in the Reverend John Darroch services as editor of Chinese
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    AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
    64 609 The Collieries ConspW j London, M'l An Indianapolis the names of 124 min prs an s 5 3 in the bituminous coal J”- innlieated in a con-pi ra( priu.. M' --al, are now 1 Lid.- Mr Lewis A---'/. J Mr. ir in. s (i y r '’fy-j] nl-o
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    PARLIAMENT.
    12 609 Easter I La Td The. session of has been adjourned I
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    OIL FUEL FOR STEAMERS.
    33 610 v e Enterprise |®r'” ,„j-» Ma-’— 30 *ie Z vMb a capital of over gosrd includes jU._ Co2l' f? C >t'r ’-te ctiraticns ’.vJ <*■ S» dfe fc^ !on L
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    SEAMEN’S WAGES.
    63 610 SEAMEN ’S WAGES. Important American Decision. London, March 30 < Washington message reports that the «iunreme Court has dismissed the appea s %frVners of two British steamers, upholding the constitutionality of the l B t requiring payment of wages of seaX d d aDd holding 7 r teamen of these
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    THE TRADE BALANCE.
    58 610 Heavily Against Europe London. March 30 A Washington despatch states that the Department of Commerce has issued figures showing that the trade balance against Europe increased to $280,000.1'00 m February, while on the contrary mi pert: from South America. Asia and Africa exceeded exports to these countries
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    ITALIAN POLITICS.
    33 610 Note of Confidence Carried. London, March 30. A Home message states that the Cham%r passed a vote of confidence on 20th in the Nitti ministry bv 250 t«> Ivo votes v
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    BRITISH NAVY.
    100 610 Officer Disgraced. London, March. 31 -LeX°Co C °L ?b Y L MalOne 01 > aXriti» to "n UteB the ction J toßu 6s r n tloned X' .7 J? 1 16 from the list to fl r. nCj loll^ ol1 April 1. the Ad W bl i e
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    THE NEAR EAST.
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    INHUMAN TRAFFIC.
    678 610 in Chinese Children London, April 1. In. the House of Ccrnmons when the motion for adjournment was brought up Lieut. Colonel John Ward, (Stcke-on-Trent Co Lo. referred to what he desi .is ianL.-n.3n tratuc by actual sale of r.L Tq/,--v-n-Lt. C; 1 A-x?; Under Secret ary for the
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    RUBBER DEALERS.
    383 610 A NEW BILL. Transferability cf Licences. The following B:U, jbout to be intro, dacvd in the ledoral Council, :s published in a supplement to the i .M.S. Government Gazette It is hereby enacted by the Eulers of the h ederated. Alalay States in Council as follows: 1 (i)
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    From the Rangoon Times of March 26:
    149 610 A Leave Detail of the l-70th Burma Rifles arrives from the Straits by the S.S. Flephanta to-morrow. The steamer will be berthed alongside No. 3 Latter Street harf but the time of arrival is unknown, there is to be a great reception at
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      CRICKET.
      727 611 F. M. S. vs. Colony. Kuala Lumpur, April 3. The Cricket match between the 1 '-M-S-and play had to be stopped at 2.30 p m. The Colony were all deposed of with the total at 273, a very cred table one indeed, towards which B. X- a new and
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      Central Union Beat Caledonia F. C.
      307 611 There was a large concourse of spectators on the Esplanade last Saturday evening to witness a football match under .Association rules between the Central I nion Athletic Club and the Caledonia lootball Club. From start to finish the game was ol a fast nature.
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      GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
      115 611 Sensational Ri WLTi (From Our Own The Golf Championship rntthni. the auspices of the Ipoh Golf Clob a sensa ional result, the ex-champ oti U beaten, and Mr. Gibion,cfSingapore, the trophy hy beating Mr. Crabb-Wws the final of 18 holes hy three and Eighteen competed for the trophy,
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      Penang Cricket Club.
      80 611 Bowls Tournamkjit, Events. 1. Championship 4. Champiowhi: Pin 2. Single Handicap 6. TeMioll® 3. Double Handicap 6. MiiedMH Hudxty In event No. 2 Single H»ndica|X be divided into two daises A <l B if sufficient support forthconnnf In event No. 5, Teams are to beamap by playeis
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    86 611 'flic following P asS j U e^v ron i Si# by the Klang yesterday. pore: Mr. R. J- Hames. p g r4 c Jackson, Misses M- braA D gJI XIr.G.F. S. 'K'lor, Mr. end t Ii Williams and infant, Sr. d dMr r «»d shift** B.Tador Mr. i;
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    The following is result
    32 611 (UXM The following is x the r hamP tbdmil f T-. .u Windsr r: Glllllein Clib^J 1 minutes 9.2-5 seconds, h -sc pc oni‘ Bw a3fchixe flarners Cv
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    THE PRESS IN FETTERS.
    1235 612 eisetcj a> d t h e history of the tt ,er had fj e ‘<“ coniplinientary. I “•id Sctb S f AeP ess Bureau in lUS ;d th wst ot its efficiency :«•<'■ b “‘fh it exercised on the o?the one hand and B ‘"“Lies in
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    EASTER SERVICES.
    238 612 Large congregations assembled in all the churches in Penang on Easter Sunday, the sacred edifices being neatly and appropriately adorned with floral and other decorations. The “Te Deum, hymns and musical accompaniments were rendered by the various choirs in a manner thoroughly harmonising with the solemnity of the
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    Mr. Austen Chamberlain states,
    59 612 in re- ply to Mr. Grattan Doyle, that the obligations of the Allies to Britain for advances for war purposes arc approxim ately: Russia £568,000,000 France 470,500,000 Italy 470,000,000 Belgium 86,500,000 Other Allies 71,000,000 These figures are exclusive of advances for reconstruction purposes whether to Allies
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    JOFFRE AND GALLIENI.
    1031 613 (btrTKMnrr 1 M llGho j 1 A y-r <»! «citation by Jeff Operation s ubord>nneo nt toTuttle When M Werand, the -|Lt.. r of War, communicated 'hr I, L t ~i JWrpte la citation, man him, he .aid 1’ lib( ,iu k fare tout*!. mere reserves sur
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    PRINCE OF WALES.
    180 613 V isit to Panama. ir Eundun, March 31 c 10 Brince of Wales arrived "ns Mhd was cordially welcomed. U r Panama, March 31. <•* iv<-d xvi?) llb 6 ar nved and was reA...X Th «sth. R..nr.wn P '"i'.', overhead 'h. w.,/h Calcutta entged *nd guardt k-,"..
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    MARCH TIN OUTPUTS.
    235 613 lbs off put of Ks lumping Tin forte month of March was Hour 618.10 lii 75,000 Yield pla 380.28. Ihe output of IGppibon Extended b the month of March im: -4 000 nff H hours. 333 piculs. Ihe output of the longkab Harbcur ?j Dredging <'■*>. for
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    49 613 BIRTH- J AM r -On the $G>*j ColoDial Secretary a' Bang BaiflJ Hill, SiDRflFOje, hj D^ 8 g J<m ea, of the Hou’ble Mr. BOD. MARR iagE 8 BL L A R —MORTON at Logie Cburcb. <h® Advocate, I'enautf, j Jiri late Gavin H fl J o
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