The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 14 April 1920

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    21 1 The Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION. L r gß Single Copy 40 eta. m. 1«. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 14TH APRIL, 1920 NO. 15
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      216 1 IcoJi<T*>nrs. Itun; MisciLLAwmors (Oontiuri)! Tte Alli Mind Germany... 614 Malaya's Resources 634 t Itoiier mW feint 622 Indian Labour 634 J 1 TwOWlto.in.Hw7 B2B China Maw. «35 Fium’i Rapouibility «3o Politic, at Hom. «35 A Rift in the Ute 636 n Polities at Home 640 Psaee 642 m i n
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      178 2 I* 1 I “STRAITS ECHO" MAIL EDITION. S a o——k iK TH *\Eo Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, and contains the latest local and States news originally published In the y daily issues, as well as all important news from various parts of
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    THE ALLIES AND GERMANY.
    796 614 .‘S' 1 aS ii nade ce *•>» taueta w;.k 11 deBlre t 0 ,s|t mev fi Bn y steps mult ot r J 1 l“pe‘led to t,k e *“'*l ««e to Li 'T IDtO th th. R L Wlth wh is L* s «to tann !h
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    M.A.P.
    599 614 Mr. O. I). Luc&b, of the F, M. 8 Min.. Department, who has b 9en on vW m I enang, left for Rahman th morning A correspondent writes l hi: appointment to take up business. 8 S t n' fi H D ,toD h 8 problem in the two
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1195 615 G M F.M.S.R.. I'> ease Note > r jn t |j? g co’umo Attention dr Urge number of a few day» a e Railway launches pas.engers outne cr third who treve fir»» «I ice is by no mean» clast ticket!. Ihe I for at ne arly confined to
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    A PLANTER FINED.
    558 615 ASSAULT In the Ssremhan a’ the instance of the U Labour, Negri SenbikW*» ™™ger of Bltang Au| was su u mooed for voluohn, HB to a Tamil cooly named information and coßnltht u I J Lpji y Controller of effect that on the 19th of Mireh Urumancame
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    TIN AND RUBBER.
    347 616 Native intere,t J S of c r.he ***«X2»“w ri* iß h P Ti»° w remain nlUch high average j generally, at ,1 P mb‘*“' e *■'telHound for re-oieoiod tbe S" X>« n.Xo 1 i. higher producing art. handsome margin of pre fit is assured prices. It must
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    GERMAN UPHEAVAL.
    772 616 tHE RUHR VALLEY SITUATION. Terms of Armistice Settled. Loudon, April 3. X Muenster message reports that the Government and insurgents agreed upon terms of an armistice at noon on April 2nd The Government is stopping the despatch oi troops bo/vhe Ruhr region. Reds Plundering m Ruhr Region. Dues»*
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    FRANCO-GERMAN RELATIONS.
    217 616 Paris, April 3. M. Millerand to-night sent a letter to the German C harge d’Affaires stating that, while yesterday he insisted on the immediate withdrawal of troops for which permission was asked to enter the Ruhr basin and stated that France will in no wise admit the derogation
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    AMERICA AND GERMANY.
    154 617 important Shipping Arrangements. London, April 5 r..i n i TJp/rarh publishes a Th»- Daily 1 > i fhp i .ur/H r. norting that despite tne ork ssage n- r interests v—J-mal lh(j btno fit of (jt-rrnan m. ju r>anv s routes. -I h( v ~S .L will
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    INDIAN LABOUR TROUBLES.
    29 617 Cotton Sp aners' Strike. London, April 5 An Ahmedabad message reports that the cotton spinners have struck, demand mg thirty rupees monthly and a 10-hour day.
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    AVIATION.
    142 617 England-Australia Plight. Rangoon, April 5. Lieutenants Farrcr and Macintosh, who are bound for Australia, left here this morning for Victoria Point Rome-Tokio Flight. Lieutenant Ferrarin, who is bound for lokio, damaged the unde* carriage of his aeroplane in landing and after a trial light he was compelled to remain
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    HOME RULE BILL
    53 617 Preparing tor Committee Stage. s,r u London, April 3. Hamar GreenwnnH c. tm-yfcr Ireland I Secre to prenar g' j ne to Sunderland »tru«le whch P a f L b y- elec tion which is expected to be th* commit Olljr nons to supervise b]i uuuttc. d
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    FATAL DUEL
    15 617 T j t ■*3 a duet (> Drd '.nez h;.r" ;K h6 i ti.
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    IRISH ANARCHY.
    355 617 A Political Canard. London, April 3. Rumour, have been current that FieldM ,nal Vise-mat French, Viceroy of l *.id. .s J- ng- This is officially 1. jl. s in complete agreement v tj G > rnm ni on the subject of r* pi -n -f terrorism. Special Precautions.
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    IRELAND’S FUTURE.
    116 617 Chief Secretary Interviewed. London, April 3. u Hamar Greenwood, the new Chief a D for Ireland, in the course of -aid; Being a Canadian kuler and born in a Home Rule s appointment to the Irish t r,xsn ’l J ls a sign of the Govern--1;.. r arnest
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    SOUTH RUSSIA.
    116 617 helsbevists' I I s continuinu r l shev.ks are now X V lad,kavkaz which will pt L. .1 pied, the Reds then f ,ll|L *kl way toGro B I Booty From Ko»o m I Eonden, Mareh, I *Ut Bolsheviks report the cw.* I III.OPO in isoners and largestor/D'l
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    A FRONTIER INCIDENT.
    33 617 Finns and Bolshevists Clash. Christiania, April. Two thousand Bolsheviks attacked/ Finns on the Norwegian frontier. Ito Finns crossed the frontier and were terned and the remainder retreated s the south.
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    RUSSIAN HORRORS.
    34 617 British Refugees Reach England London, April I The. steamer Tagus has arrived Southampton with four hundred Bns I refugees from Russia. All spoke of horrible experiencesd added that typhoid is raging there.
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    CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA.
    37 617 Commission of Enquiry. American Attitude. London, April I, The American Embassy has the Government that the United will be unable to be represented incapacity on the League of Nations lmission of Enquiry in Russia.
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    GERMANY AND RUSSIA.
    20 617 London, J, is reported Iron, man-Russiim Commission s we in Reval regarding the release’‘P 1 through Esthonia.
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    RUSSIA AND THE ALLEIS.
    45 617 RUSSIA AND THE AL LEIS. Resumption of Trade 1 4nr i i -.r g. The Russian Trade s* rived from Moscow ment to Reuters agenttto,. to resume trade lv as possible Petrograd flas. snorts cannot te owing to the the comaaission yU P tivee stock
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    DANISH CRISIS
    153 618 Copenhtg I®’ 1 A P r ia. i )e uw l et K tog^ sniBl1 a fo ‘L “n the King «d EM. s„ Government's P-M »M» f f“puXgfc™" d --VSirfS-»* -ta-» Copenhagen, April o. „«.1 thousands of Socialists demonoutside the pte .gmg the Xeuawnale’- “d shouting Long
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    MINISTERIAL CHANGES.
    96 618 Several Appointments, nin ioDdoil > A P rii R UiXd°- appomtments are Secresea? B etar > for the Overc *'SMetm F ’rf“ t u L° d addit 'onal he Office j* .“cession to the fit 4 ji for T Irfda nd ’ho feLsV lau Maci* mes Minister of
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    SYRIAN SITUATION.
    25 618 tft n April 4. and 4e‘c^ Ot in R>« ia «>ger iufo* atd v res threat*»• Kra* 7, -Ursina t **B I We
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    AMERICA AND ARMENIA.
    157 618 Washington. April 0. President Wilson has transmitted to tb Senate the report of the American Armenian Commission which makes no Commendations regarding an AmenX mandate fot Turke; As regards Arm. oia it opines that no mandate should 1.,, taken wiim ut formal agreements with ■rare- id Bi
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    PEACE CONFERENCE.
    21 618 Rome, April 4. The last session of the Peace Conference will be held at San Remo on April 19.
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    International Football.
    27 618 England Defeats France. London, April 5. In the Amateur International Football competition under Association rules, England eat France by five goals to nil at Rouen.
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    British Socialist Conference
    92 618 Mr Snowden’s Warning. London, April 5. The annual conference of the Indeper Focialiata is being held at Glasgow. The president, Mr. Philip Snowden, uttered an earnest warning against violence and revolution. He declared the firebrands had learned nothing from the last five years’ slaughter and urged recognition
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    120 618 INSPECTOR MATTHEWS ACQUITTED. o(From (Jut Own Correspondent.) In<r> 4- m n S a Poi’e, April 7. with'tb'r? 1 who was charged with criminal in the (-oin- 1,1 11 1 hinese arrested acquitted ambling raid, has been In th. L- piu,n Case Tan Cheok iln portation case with the
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    FRENCH REVIEW.
    658 618 Alleged False Report. Paris, April 6. The statement which is attributed to the new German Chancellor, that France agreed to allow German troops to occupy the Ruhr valley for two or three weeks, as it was necessary to quell the Reds insurrection is officially denied in Paris. The
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    THE PRINCE’S TOUR.
    102 619 Calling at Jervis Bay. L< ndon, April 2 A Melbourne mc^-of 81st March r< ports that H M S P oown is calling at Jervis Bay and IT R IT. the Prince of Wab will on April 11. visit Camborra the sit- of the new federal capital
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    AMERICAN SHIPPING.
    174 619 Serious Stoppage of Traffic. London, April I. N-w \oi messge reports a general harbour strike th r. All employees of th- railroad <• »mpan s and b rry boats hf\e b- .n(d i d to a <- their rights. i 10 per <■' nt. of th- I raffle.
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    THE FUTURE OF CHINA.
    1505 619 SIR JOHN JORDAN AND THE CURSE OF MILITARISM. Growth of British Enterprise. Th- future possibilities of economic and industrial development in China were int.-iestingly discussed by the Kt. Hon. Sir John Newell Jordan, P.C., K.C.8., th< British Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Peking since 1906,
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    DISTRICT COURT.
    561 620 landlord and tenant. (> id. James de Silva, a jeweliei of Ko. 103, Penang Street, was the defendant this morning in a suit brought against him by an Indian, the owner of the property m question, who claimed to recover possession of the premises “which were Jet to
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    PENANG HOUSING PROBLEM.
    249 620 inquiries confirm the report that recently appeared in the Straits Times re fating to Mr. Yeoh Paik Keat offering to the Penang Municipality free of charge a portion of his land between McAlister and Burmah roads in order to enable the Municipality to provide a road 40
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    POLICE COURT.
    305 620 Dishonest Hand-cart Pullers, Li Heng and Wong Ah Mow, handcart pullers were on the sth instant, engaged with others of that ilk, by Heng Seng Cheong, a brick-yard tindal, to remove bricks to Seang Tex Road where a house is being erected All the vehicles except three drawn
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    PARASITE YOUNG MEN.
    594 621 dancing partn£ks on hire. The Woman Pass. Ti^ 6 1 hcr ,irt ir oi young men who mud *■< k, a number n the war- heW o—or who m. thij UQ t 0 five kind, d "?X ed very proht- > h ot making alivmg; nd 11
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    KEDAH NOTES.
    971 621 ,'Frcm Ctor >wn Correspondent,) Alor Star, April 5. contingent of about 50 Free School bo\s under the leadership of Mr. Cheeseman arrivt;d in Alor Star on Saturday last to try conclusions with the AlorStarites in football, cricket and hockey. The' were heartily welcomed at the station'by a strong
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    SOLDIER AND SAINT.
    1004 622 jSoted man, s3a j; tlie b tW «ag ‘“'iution are loglcal s ie '°X knows that, just dotted with Kagi nfduotpro» a-* 3 X along to ro ad par great revolur C*” !sof earth. r,>7 eac h of them the movemeDl f Lme new achieve-asM-te"? „Xse to
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    M.A.P.
    518 622 Mr. D. Richards, District Officer, Dindings, arrived by the Kedah thia morn» ing and assumed the duties of Second Magistrate, Penang. The motor ship Glenade arrived from London this morning with the following passengers:-Mr. and Mrs. H. King Barman, Mr. C. B. Roy and Mr. A. G. Sanders. The
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    909 623 April's Literary Anniversar te Tbi. April ii the mon th °q Day literary anniversaries, for St. Geo g 7 is the anniversary of he deat f or rp nrobablv on hie 52ad birthday, tor though Superior persona, emulating t e ignorant mob who raised a not because they
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    Legislative Council.
    320 623 r—L. apd C. Votes Affecting Penang. {From Our Own Correspondent.) 0 Singapore, April 8. The Legislative Council meets on Monday, The Treasurer will move a vote of $34,000 for salaries for the Penang Free School, also $10,003 for raising the lowlying land in Brick Kiln Road, Penang. Our
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    UNITED STATES.
    119 623 R,lirMd sl M Vr HineB asked Congress for $24 000 W the affairs of the Cotton True the T F:d^ u r T gate the ea a ,e. r^' the tX“S of combed cotton-yarn. ft Mr. Shidikara, the Japanese a, demes the report that J"*» islands recently the
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    The Ties of Empire.
    244 623 Britain and the Doxnnon. London, April I The Manchester Guardian, commence Mr. Bonar Law’s speech in ihe How: Commons with reference to Dominica Ha Rule and with special reference to this that the South African republics, endeavouring to apply the argument io x favour, dwells on
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    Indian Labour Troubles.
    41 623 Cotton Spinner Tho Ahmcdebjd has ended and t bet**® referred D jM r rb G'‘dbl,« l ill owners and Mr. v the award b.taWjL-- I The Greminger, who wM C|ub hueband lhe |J,oo bMb, will P coxieependent w
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    IRISH ANARCHY.
    18 624 of fon^s^ ns DeS<M ed j^ 011 i w>de“'»7 el BlT i said in DubllD S&--
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    Russia, Finland and Poland.
    41 624 pa£l Seg»tWl«"> Brake OH Loidoo, April 6, n.ta.publi.b»» ■■SmApra 1 «porting th»‘ the J,nid “Mmd’’ mi,tice “XX Th, M. continumg gKtil th. Mot h M reeved tSU rotad th. MW rtqmt to cease hostilities during peace aegotiationß»
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    Danish Crisis.
    38 624 The New Cabinet. Copenhagen, April 6. The new cabinet is mostly composed of cfficuli. Mr. Friis is Premier and Minister to Difencs, Mr, Scaavenias holds the portfolio ol Foreign Affairs and Mr. Kofoed that of Finance.
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    The Siberian Cauldron.
    27 624 Jawhb Tike Vladivostok. New York, April 6. A menage from Vladivostok reports that the Japanese troops entered the city after eight boon’ me fighting.
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    French Labour Troubles.
    24 624 Bwix Strike Endkd. n.. -l London, April 6. ui, of text,le operatives at Rouwhich b?gi n on March 28 has ended.
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    Webb Miners Wages.
    19 624 DmiD Share of Profits XZ“’ d B™«> Wale, miner, nationa t 4d n oatd >'7Mem of
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    Pound and Dollar
    61 624 Po und and Dollar A Marked Improvement I k i»k c re 3 t P h lBte li ng in N e j f ?ar-dollar m k T «x a,he “Sb T£ h ft 3d. a i?j PWemei1 parti» <t ln p, e rt| y *o p a lj du
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    ALLIES AND GERMANY.
    641 624 ACTION BY FRANCE. OCCUPIED ZONE EXTENDED. British Press Worried. The Advance on Frankfort, Paris, April 6. A Mayence message reports that the French troops are expected to occupy Frankfort in the morning of April 8. It is believed in French official circles that in spite of German
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    Allied Press Comments.
    129 624 France Running Risks. London, April 6, The risk of French action following the Ruhr disturbances developing an international crisis is emphasised by the Italian papers which declare that Great Britain and Italy cannot ignore what is happening. According to the Popolo Romano the Italian cabinet has decided
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    DUTCH CABLE ITEMS.
    211 624 The following items of news are from the Deli Courant: Peace negotiations between the Lettish Government and Soviet Russia were to begin on April 5 at Moscow. Labour troubles continue in Holland. A lock-out of cabinet-makers at the Hague has already affected a thousand workers. General Pop
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    BRITAIN & GERMANY.
    1274 625 BRITAIN GERMANY. A SOLDIER SPEAKa OH PEACE. gays General Sir t 0 the rtmarkable interview w Ob-rver, »d aceml kiog. btU-meuaret about our I taint 0 That is a soldierly rw M g |r Hubeft reputation «p«X to the thought. If we venture a X"m, it i. that Sir Hubert
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    VARIETY
    212 625 Tk Church p* I There was a fair at S I formance given at the Town I ladies of Teluk Anson j I Anson Church Fund. Ik. Which opened with I on the piano by Mr. J. followed by several .00« musical items in which Mrs I JRemcdios, Miss
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    H.M.S. MALAYA.
    256 625 Visit to the F.M.S, I From Our Own CorrupmlwL) I Kuala Lumpur, April! I Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent vim I us that he learns on good authority to I H.M.B. Malava will escort the Pnaceot Wales in H.MB. Renown to Jod»« South Africa in November and that M
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    REGISTRATION.
    1095 626 Wi tbroo^ 0 of tl EoropM«> '/L ic service» th« ZjbeiB| tb ttb |“^n t i 8 adopting a Cb» re er *l# 11 A .< bOV j“ dt relea l ‘tore»KM® elee B ch,t !i .«T Chi l lf 00t cf date 3? holder has t 0 accept
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    CHINA’S FUTURE.
    628 626 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE. A few day’s ago Mr. Lee Fong Ahlo m,A the newly appointed Chinese Consul at Samoa, was entertained by the leading Chinese of Hongkong and in the course of his reply to the toast of hia health and the auccesa of his mission
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    INDIAN IMMIGRATION.
    1496 627 COMMITTEE MEETINGCommittee wm held at renang There were present: Controller of Mr. Oliver Medical Labour) Chairman, t Sansom Officer F« M 8«. Works FM 8 (Mr R afl 01 Anderson), Messrs. F.M 8., (Mr. K j Bruce an d the w. Dunean, E. E. to lh( Penang (Mr.
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    C.R.C. Tennis Tournament
    136 627 The following are the results of played off yesterday Lrt P Single Handtap A: ChanS Cb«l* (-2/6) beat Ong Booni Swee bj Single Handicap B: J™ fc j 3 6 beat Eu Kung L jjd i« The following ties have been t 0 Double Handicap A F
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    TWO OLD MEN IN A HURRY.
    1294 628 "TTmtsous occur.' in t ’±X<l influence m Ite induced to gra’P tb to the in erest attract P o P ul at gjntsh- ffe should have le tb 1C speech and in in this paper. t ChaiSber of Comm«* n h the other day
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    Singapore News.
    132 628 Inquest on Mrs. Greiminger. (Frsm Our Own Cwrretpondsnt.) Singapore, April 8. Fne inquest held in connection with the death of Mrs. Greininger resulted in a verdict of death by misadventure. Captain Matthews’ Flight. The time for the departure of Captain Matthews for Australia is uncertain, as his machine
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    RUBBER AUCTIONS.
    58 628 (T rom Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 8. At the Singapore Rubber auctions 091 tons were offered and 583 tons sold. The following prices were realized: Sheets standard 85 to Oil Off quality 79 >( Standard crepes 83' 89 On colour latex 78 83 Fine brown 70 774
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    904 629 no w coming i Treaty pronounced SSTS^A S Xi AIeX-I them «Mr. March He i» one of those who saw the preatest tragedy of the war >n the > failur «t the pence Conference of those ideals ol whS few brief months Mr. son XHS the spokesman. He
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    KUALA LUMPUR HOSPITAL
    296 629 “X says in the course of a letter to the Kuala Lumpur paper: “If the hospital is at all full there are 15 to 18 cases mostly in separate rooms st night. These ere in charge of one si?tcr (n y, rom 10 p.m. till 7 a.m.
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    PENANG SHARE MARKET.
    325 629 Lean and C o. s I O« ing to the I o-X”" G| rather Irwlv at Rubber. I file latest available Londm au I lo! rubber ,s 2/2J and at lhe g**| «unions the demand is repeal mg been poor with sheet nafe I crepe 81 cents.
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    SHARE MARKET.
    65 629 Latest Quotation lOl4 Messrs. A. A. Anthony’ □s with the following chang«"> ,M List; Testers |I I I Rubber I f A s’’ ‘t" Ma’akoff ff) 3.» Semanggol Mining. 2 4i 2.3} N.Tnipiag 30.) B; 055 2* Teluk hruiu T ,n t.. nj/. J 3 Tin B-tong 25"
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    FRENCE'S RESPONSIBILITY.
    1019 630 w Willerand’s to /rfXeir 4 need which the Sap r e a 8 IQ only f d J t'accute. Fur- <^ 8 Oe l find Reuter pronounced Fran* Kyk»"^ 8 improbable ffiW, stating that 11“ r. u the lad to verbal »PP'» tol of th umali it will
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    M.A.P.
    528 630 Dr. Visuvalingam has been annoinhd acting medical officer, Kuala Chief Secretary to Government haa appointed Msjor F. W. Douglas to bj r tor of Food Production, ed k Ma w atM with effeotfrom 15th March vice Mr. E. 8. Hose appointed to be Food Controller, Federated Malar States. 7
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    921 631 n«r Debt to Lord Haldane. to teftlt I f'r« j‘ if a e noDulace early in the war. how it is generally acknowledged that wherever fhere i> ghdoe» b Haldane ought also to be gratitude to Lord Haldane m there ia in the mind of every Bruit general
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    CROWN AGENTS.
    274 631 Add resiing the members of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce at the annual meeting on March 29 the Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Parr, who presided, referred to the vexed q lestion of the Crown Agents’ possessing a kind of m mopoly of the Government's business to
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    NAVAL AFFAIRS.
    113 631 The waning advant.? marines against surface .binS by Naval LieutXw fc? 9 to 1 in 1914 was likely to be only 6to 7 by 1930 Submarine detection PPMltailSk to develop which will pZ important ships against tactical«L** He was of opinion that th would eventually revolutions as gunpowder
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    League of Nations Union.
    182 631 Reason for Appeal to Natkb All Parties Unite to Insure Sicca London, Api* Interesting details of the worked a League of Nations Union are fomtet; a letter appealing for £1,000,000 hi national educational campaign on tent the League. It states that hundreds of port have already
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    The German Fleet.
    19 631 More Battleship’ 1 The German tte Ostfriesland have and have b»en with authorities in accord*» Treaty.
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    The Prince's Tour.
    48 631 The A message from San H. R. H. the P' in co £g Britan and received the lea u on biard M-b- luncheon on the be, ,1 New Mexico, B^c fuajly city which was p honour. fofifite 1 The evening a dinner and ball. J
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    FRANCE & GERMANY.
    784 632 FRANCE GERMANY. latest PSIENTS ftD authority 1V "of conclusively v& tot .‘j’ t rt matte“ roed <"“• tteW* Berli».ApnH M B?a ,«hr w London, Apnl <• T tack «in"“ M y «B*^. teßides i wfthoat incident, ex--2 »f Frankfort Gerl fired oa French cavalry, to the wtion of excited •oWiirs.
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    France’s Responsibility.
    417 632 Flouting Her Allies. London, April 8. It is learnt on good authority that France acted entirely on her own responsibility in deciding to advance into the neutral zone. Great Britain, Italy, Belgium and America were all opposed to such a step. France’s military action has caused an obviously
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    Harrassed Germany.
    83 632 More Labour Demands. London, April 8. A cable from Berlin reports that the Government has been embarrassed by the sudden presentation of demands by the labour organisations, including the withdrawal of the Reichswehr from the Ruhr region and the punishment of counterrevolutionary officers. A cabinet crisis is imminent.
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    Strikes and Food Supplies.
    23 632 New York, April 8. Owing to the strike of harbour-workers a number of foodships for England are held up.
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    IRISH ANARCHY.
    74 633 p.rtitulM» ot Sinn Fein Outrage London, April 6. Anoffim.l return ol B.no Fem l?X^^ i67inCo n,ugh .hereof five were civilians, here were el mure of firing at pereoni, name!,, 55*p0l 12 military and 14 civilians, Therewere iZ unnlu and 426 raid. for arine of which 369 were on
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    Hungary and Peace
    100 633 Af Awkward Situatiom* Pari’, April 8. It ii stated on the beet authority that the Hung rian Peace Delegation will refuse to sign any treaty not containing clauses providing for plebiscites in those regions about to be detached from Hungary It ie understood that the Allies will
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    A Royal Romance.
    87 633 Crows Prince’s Weddiho. London, April 8. The Queen of Rumania in an interview accorded to the Associated Press cones pondent at Bucharest stated that German agents manoeuvred the marriage of Prince Carol. The prince promistd to forego hie personal wishes but owing to the persuasions of the
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    Trouble in Palestine.
    65 633 Martial Law in Jerusalem. London, April 8. A cable from Jerusalem dated the 7th states that martial law was prccl imed on the sth but in spite of the city being well J strolled scattered fights occurred between ews and Mohammedans on Monday and Tuesday. Several were
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    The War Criminals.
    34 633 A Doctor’s Suicide. London, April 8. his reported from Halle that an nrmy doctor named Mnyer, who figured in the En ente’s black 1)4 formally'in acouo<ntraiion camp, has commit ed suicide.
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    French Bank Rate.
    19 633 London, April 8. The Btnli of France has raised its duaoount rate to six per cen».
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    Japan and Russia.
    60 633 Order Restored at Madlvostok, London, April 7. A Shanghai message reports that news has reached there from Harbin tnat all is quiet at Vladivostok. The Japanese returned the public buil lings and railway station seiztd during the fighting mentioned yesterday. They hauled down the Japanese flag. The
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    Empire Statistics.
    86 633 Imperia! Conferences Scheme. London, April 7. The report of the Imperial Conference just iasuid recommends the early formation of an Empire Bureau of Statistics. ft suggests that the money necessary for maintenance of the Bureau be provided by joint contributions from the various countries concerned in proportions to
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    Russia and Lithuania
    29 633 Peace Negotiations. Copenhagen, April 7. From Kovuo it is reported that the Russian Soviet Government has agreed to bfgin peace negotiations with Lithuania on April 15.
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    MR. CHURCHILL AT CAMBRIDGE.
    380 633 The first joint debate of the Oxford and Cambridge Unions since the outbreak of war took place at Cambridge in mail week, when the subject was That this House considers that the time is now ripe for a Labour Government.” The chief speaker was Mr. Winston
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    COST OF LIVING.
    471 633 CEY Se.viee following aD(I «ENBK4L COXO. WMI Asa result of its “it've is annuity relief grunted by the eS;* I temporary iucreas». i, meet the increase io the n > different items of k distributed over a eglt.mate aud nectary dm" 0 h (a) luthecase of office™
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    MALAYA'S RESOURCES.
    1382 634 I 1 lbc midst oi the per the governor threat 4 L- ia thw euun- ““U that taxatmu Ti tattve mdustnee M e rith ls' ish buUutls <| K «5™ ĕt views that u b Ltal in the unravel- W some Magnitude. S tounttes, not by a pre
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    INDIAN LABOUR.
    189 634 Recruiting has been resumed in Madras Preeidency generally except in the following Taluqg which are still closed owing to the prevalence of disease: -Polar and Tira▼annamaly Taluqs of North Arcot District, Kriahnagiri and Salem Taluqs of Salem District, Cuddapah and Siddavattam Taluqs of Cuddapah District, Berhampar Taluq of
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    PENANG RURAL BOARD.
    505 635 first quarterly meeting. acrswwttras Rural Jloara There were present H X d Revenue Chairman,, Mr- r Anting DeotVY Colonial Engineer), Mr. ai (Accg District officer, B.hk K) Mr. (U Y«o ‘“office G. B. Baptist (C. C. Land um fi to,T HrnTL«MiaTAt Bvdobt. The miLUtes of the last
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    C.R.C. Tennis Tournament.
    62 635 The ful'owing are the results of tbe tits played yesterday I) übl* Han-ticip A o>g (> n "'eng and Cuua Sin Earn —IS beat C an Fo k Nahse and Chan Fj k Snian —l5 bv 6—1,6-3. Double Handicap B: Wong Tak How and Chin Puw Khooi
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    CHINA NEWS.
    521 635 BRITISH MISSIONARY KILLED. Peking, March 28,-The Tuchun of Honan province reports that bandits o Sum-vang District robbed a mission and killed" an English missionary and a soldier on guard there, and that he has ordered investigation and arrest of the culprit- The British Minister has lodged a protest
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    POLITICS AT HOME.
    449 635 A CHANGED SITUATION, I Ihe political situation hu.» W- I r ttled itself after the Pahiei^ l yal but it is already plain that have been completely changed' -< I course of the past few weeks’ I since the end of the war, ib jy, G. rge
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    A RIFT IN TH LUTE.
    1008 636 t .bi« m .“V "x I. #»plu»‘ 7' her uoreMOO*” 1 I “‘5 Wf«>' a d Ila: to oc®» I’6 1 6 Ji not b “n ,te“»«« Ktiue b9t! bl t y 9 L ’’Tw .to ni,t playra k B Ito» J i' the «duel
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    M.A.P.
    468 636 Mr, R. B. Osborne is to act as Second Magistrate, Singapore. Mr. H. W. Thomson is appointed a Police Magistrate for Singapore. Mr. J. D. Hail is to aot as Second Assistant Colonial Secretary, Singapore. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Burgess, of Johore, are leaving for home by the
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    132 637 Max Havelaar te f or Eoglinh npwkwg P« P novel called gotten, P' ohl,l? h u gh half century M« Havelaar, houg Engl) h nX/h«l Cabin. 1 Mi p iy .l_ ir th of memorating lbe Ihuwi* the author! who wft m„t atoriea with F« r P«'' Eng
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    DISCOVERIES OR TIN IN SCOTLAND
    1114 637 Lord Lbverhulmi Interesieu. It is understood that Lord LsverhnlmH h giving consideration to a report prepared for him repardin< the discovery of depots ol sur face tin sad trac? of nth n r metals in th» Hebrides The tin is said to be found on
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    ALLIES AND FRANCE.
    1730 637 adv ance I NTO 6IEIUJ? I British Objech*jT7?t I X" I Rente, undeutand, I Ambaa.ador that U,at Brito regard the qoMti D ()f Germany m th? ««me French. E FoßEßuam a F I i i. toadu,l»,; 1 A. 1 an, n, e age tepW| Cabinet >u-etiug M.
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    Irish Anarchy.
    22 638 Outrage in Tipperart. London, April 9. Three policemen were ambushed in Tipperary. Two were shot dead and one badly wounded.
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    Eastern Freights.
    45 638 Considerable Increases. London, April 8. It is rumoured that extern liner freights will be raised by 25 per cent, on Miy 1. It is stated that ths eastern lines have discussed the matter but there has been no decision up to the present.
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    Aviation.
    49 638 England-Australia Flight. (From Out Own Correspondent.') Singapore, April 12. Captain Matthews left for Kalijatai at 640 a.m. to-day. The new propallor for his machine has not yet arrived. Rome-Tok io Flight. Bagdad, April 9. Captain Gcrdesoo and Lieut Grazzi, who are bound for Tckio, arrived hw« from Aleppo.
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    ALLIES AND GERMANY.
    496 639 ANOTHER BEBIOUS INCIDENT. Berlin, April 9. It is semi-officially reported here that five sentries and V sixteen noilea north of ran wa| officer, Lieutenant Count Kai mortally woundeel. Further French Rkinforceme. London, April v. The Berlin Tagblatt states tha t more French troopi have been eent to
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    The Budget.
    96 639 Increased Taxation. London, April 9. It is foreshadowed that the Budget which is being introduced on April 19 will include increased taxation on impor*el win s, and motorcarsand higher postal parcel rates, while there will he a complete recasting of income tax giving more relief to the muriied
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    The Prince’s Tour.
    127 639 San Diego, April 9. H. R. H. tha Prince of Wales has sailed for Honolulu. The Prince was given a wonderful reception here. He was welcomed by the Governor, the Mayor, the reception committee, and vast crowds, including 200 British ex-stildiers of all ranks. The pipers of
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    Railway Strike in U.S.A.
    103 639 New York’s Food in Danger. Chicago, April 3. The railwaymen’s strike has spread, for example the brakemen in Jersey City have struck thereby farther imperilling New Yoik’s food supply which has already heen endangered by the strike of the harbour workers. Wholesale Interruptions Chicago, April 9.
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    Cotton-Growing Trust
    167 639 Important New Enterprise. London, April 8. A meeting representing all st c. ion? of the cotton trade of Manchester is to day considering proposals for farming a great Cotton Growing Trust to he financed by a levy on the trade. Large Caph al to be Raised. Loudon, April
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    UNITED STATES.
    284 639 President Daniels, wife of the Secret»"?* V •n official delegate 0 Women’. Suffrage New Tbansatuitic Lin It ia announced thaf’VoM «tupping Company ha, fl «teamen to Nen York .hi™? owing, it ia .aid, I W. labour, material, and lines serving the coast to»» owners will us. the ,bi„
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    Motor Transport Deal.
    87 639 NATXOM’B tbi* Au official “{J 3,35«»’ Slough Motor Depot lh at a cost of x. 2, ‘OO, 1 prci« that thus the nation realised P £850,000. Biwi th. The purchaser» alw -I motor transport and wain rag unsold my l pi gp0 »l« abroad belonging “> “g
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    Sir Auckland Geddes.
    23 639 Sir Auckland and L* Jj the aniba»»f 3 ff Con ,rl 'if liverpool on b N.W Y«* Auguit* Vicwi» W
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    POLITICS AT HOME.
    147 640 **r F *o'* ***C ,be the b«/f Stands, Coalition waited as 13 ,610 Latour 4,560 r Lib»* 1 k„ 1.221 :.:n tniom* National W I>go2 :<r u the general SA Coalitionists Returned. f Mr. Spencer Coalition Liberal! and the L nt of Sir Hamar Greenwood M Ireland,
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    LORD FRENCH ON IRELAND.
    127 640 Interesting Interview. Tur London, April 10. er c tonkin hr° lk Ameri can assengaged therechance Jf J phablsed that there Lands of thl U r 10U paBB retail; (j overnuent. J* tried M“Se2 3 -d that the In hv i cer tam. 11Uln fi* territorial tod
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    SEMANGGOL RUBBER COMPANY.
    723 640 annual general meeting. The eleventh annual general meeting o f the Senwnggol Rubber Company, Ltd. ni held in the registered offices of the Company. No 9, Union treet Penang on Saturday. Mr. J. McNeill presided, and the others present were Messrs, j. Stark, B. E. Mitchell, A.
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    C.R.C. Tennis Tournament.
    412 640 The following are the results of the ties played on Saturday Open Doubles: Oo Teng and Thean Hock beat Huan Cheang and Ah Chong by 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. Single Handicap B: Chua Sin Tcck 4-2.6 beat Lim Chin Ooh 4-30 by 6—3, 10—8. The following ties have
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    KUALA KETIL RUBBER.
    698 641 Till STAT' f'H'V MKLTIN'i TH i iT”' 1 1 n i' I «U -rm and the .‘Aatutor r'7 rtoft Directors having >een read J C sr‘ .McAuliffe, Davis a Hope), tm «Chairman said Gentlemen —Ihi meeting iorder tc <-m r b' with the provision? of th. ('onipmiH
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    SUNGEI GETTAH.
    794 641 SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING. The seventh annual general meeting of Sungei Gcttah Rubber Estate, Ltd Ma- hold at the Chamber of Commerce I'cmmg', at noon, to day, Mr K Thornton presiding. Among those present were Mr. 1 H Grmmtt and Mr R N Holmes tors) and Messn J H
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    CLEMENCEAU'S PEACE.
    1609 642 British Note on k her action in jiuie to Pf? Briefly frroarible hf indicate her intention o olid seem to J? d L en ft suites her jftj iwliied act lo j concert with the need of which will »H ll r tear«>Pi*>rt’ .PV rf the Alli»n<«•dl wiocil»Uj
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    M.A.P.
    540 643 r .norti! that Princess t D oTtb. »Xrls. i« from Mr the marriage on Invitations are out io gin Kfty> the 15th Of o Ewe Aik, chief d the" Mercantile Bank of India, Penang. 35;ix.;r. J&-X a Harbour launch B xiby was placed at their diipoe&l yesterday. From last
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1198 643 -S.F.P. A Fine Trio. In connection with our leading article of to-day, it is to a French contemporary that we are indebted for the following anecdote Which throws some little light on the spirit in which the fate of the world was decided in Paris. M Clemenceau was
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    UNITED STATES.
    148 644 Washington, MOBI WW« t’eO «b.n s»e"‘ BS ”X (be B,iti h Embae y Tjanr» cotnnMDdiDg tne P«« New York ci» »»<* b‘« te i diCle for t «suit of wnaational Lee balls >»d other de’fi he found liquor freely Hiegel «c“ All the indictments were obtained, y Lnot
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    Aviation.
    30 644 Ejguhd-Auituui Flight, (From Our Own Corrtipondenl.) P u t Bi W«SApril 13. Capain Matthews, who left Singapore only after 6 a.m. yesterday, arrived at ShV 3 R en route
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    113 644 Today’i Muting. or ,BrB <>f cUb. 5 ’““'"«of the Federal Elutions; That* t? 0 ef Becretai 7 to of land fo, ib j for th P-gar rJ;i g o dB at 1M: ‘to Council Nation x jj\ 4urrVJ 25 000 S la the Ftdernl T? a arters a
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    MALAYA’S RESOURCES.
    623 644 “Interesting, inetructrve, and calculated to nrowe helpful in the development of L vm>t natural resources of hie coun- ia the impression that will be form* 7in most people’s minds on glancing over the well printed, carefully edited and «dmirably illustrated brochures issu.d by ?he Malay State. laformation Bureau,
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    325 644 Some Reasons for Recent Flatness. Business has been distinctly flat in the local rubber market during the past few weeks (says the Times of Ceylon) and many up-country readers who are not in close touch with the market here may have wondered why. J As is well
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    THE REGISTRATION FALLACY.
    237 644 Tried And Found Wanting. An old resident of Perak writes with regard to our comment upon the Straits Times’ advocacy of registration, which it considers would prove a very valuable safeguard When reading your articles on registration of aliens I was reminded of the old days in
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    SINGAPORE REVISITED.
    1285 645 (From a I lived in Siogapora for two 1*99 and 1900. b “ed 1 t,J lived and neaped with y iqoa and lo ?‘7 t n D T." ‘sic? w.% the X’k if mJ lucre. There i. far too Xh Th. 7 "apiSN'™ ’•>“ M ’ih. V x
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    THE F.M.S.
    458 645 responsibly > o f freed from t h.Buty °f matters, would W attention to queeti Mail. J irJVfi? .1 J the appointment rA*M General stated that he 1 Ml «ecuttve control UDde of the Governor of the meats. The Malay sIXm Twn 0 H e<] Fede s atioQ
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    SINGAPORE TOPICS.
    447 646 A KUnli g «<to ‘Lin o«w“ ,1 e J, t i» the w«y of; Ajjg ioiß^ 8 ftCt i on can the /Vflojtfoo rtf already hw a apl T ,le f llr l ii of profiteering, h h.kbcor» BinieaO 4 j nr ices should be "tlw X S^'
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    454 646 PENANG FREE SCHOOL TEACHERS’ SALARIES. Our Own Correspondent.) 1 Bingapore, April 13. At the meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon, m moving a vote for'sB4,ooo to meet charges for increased salaries of teachers of the tree School, Penang, the Colonial treasurer explained that the vote was required
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    FASHIONABLE WEDDING.
    2719 646 BULFORD-HILTON. St. George s Church was on Saturday afternoon the scene of a pretty wedding, when Mr. Edward Henry Bulford, accountant and acting manager, Eastern Smelting Company, Penang, eldest surviving son of Mr. H. Bulford, of Surbiton, Surrey, England, was married to Ida Margaret May Hilton, eldest daughter
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    HEALTH OF ESTATE LABOUR.
    1404 648 T« the Editor of the Straits Times. Si,-He letters of H. J. B. and F. R in your columns give rise to the vgbt that perhaps the present situa X BS t/J lalx) ur difficulties may lead to of practical value. If such that ends 1D
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    IRISH HOME RULE.
    1237 649 (From an W la k have two LCg^ ld Ireland is aW orthern Legislatureb, one called other t fc e turt.tobitat Dublin Southern Legib ris di c tion over six The former will haveju n boroughs counties only and J v baVe while the Southern isllind junction
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    COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    33 649 MALAYAN PRODUCE. London Mabkst Prich, Messrs. F. G. Taylor Co, »dw London cabled quotations ou 6th Apn, as follow?: Rubber per pound 2/3d Copra ton «J Pepper pound M Tapioca cwt
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    59 649 marriage. Fulford-Hilton :-0i the 1920, at St. George’» Church, PeeW, the Rev. Keppel G«o;«, W» Chaplain, Edward Henry MA ant k d Acting Manager, E««r 6 Co., Ltd Penang, eldest Mr. and Mrs. H. Bulf«NO Surrey, England, to W*. I Kt. Hiltoi>, eldest daughter eftb Harry H.lton and
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    47 649 deaths. at u 9 at KvsHE.-March A waEaJD N<**» Hogan.-At hi» 10, Upper Wilkie Bort, WP; V«! Dunford Hogan, aged W deeply regretted. iCKNOWLEWHE”’ The family of »>>« beg to tender those who aviate 1 as well as those who 8 < wreath» or those who lent can g
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