The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 21 April 1920

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    21 1 The Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION. L pbr AW’Wt* Single Copy 40 etn UL 11. PENANG, WEDNESDAY. 21ST APRIL. 1920 NO. 16
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      296 1 j Il c O N T F N T S. I Linn Miscellaneous (Contiuri): HI Federal Matton 660 Topics of the Week 686 H Trade With Germany 664 Obiter Dicta 686 Who Began It? 670 Malaya’» Needs 668 China’i Plight 678 Penang Wedding 675 688 I -u S 2 China
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      192 2 II THE 31 STRAITS ECHO” MAIL EDITION. <\X fl Jfcj mbmooqocob—■ Jfl MS wfl "VL Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, ’1 £7? and contains the latest local and States news originally published In the fl daily issues, as well as all important news
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    FEDERAL MATTERS.
    1331 650 fS,”'! 1 to W °P°" «I the Kual Lun W S J.“! le ild “““ant. iiilw Ba,?" k Ci it ,dTO4te, i a Um he Ol,el for *Sr CW|’. e e tur “l'y interested fc C tTT to to Lu eoent Bilh it S' 1 t 1 b
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    M.A.P.
    557 651 J-'“"Hadley, President sccepted 80 Reuter cables to-dsy. The death of the most RevJ' zl Primate of Ireland. >8 Reuter. Wolsley. Reuter reports that G J Parrott has been appointed Senior, nav Xr on the Y.ngt,, (China Statton) to tuccesßion to Commander Elhaon. From the British North" Borneo Heraldl Wp
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    ALLIES AND FRANCE.
    758 651 BarrißH Reply to Fee ch Note. London, April 10. The Sunday Times says that prior to Mr. Lloyd George’s departure the Cabinet hurriedly met and drafted a reply to the French Note. The reply is described as lean harsh in tone than the first Note. A Distinction
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    Allies and Germany.
    153 651 Civil Guards' Threatening Attitude. London, April 10. A Berlin message states that th Government order for disbandment/; the Civil Guards who total two m is encountering resist nee many i deputations, representing 200,000 lansitz farmers, to the Minister Interior refused to rreDd er a b m l
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    UNITED STATES.
    690 652 Vsf K' rte P ßrit‘i.h f e -tbe «rre’*’ of p M rc d an »eropl»“ e •«<! dr, P pd P w*, “St? c m B'’ 8 UflJerl of his staff have »<W' lh *> indiwd nf an«g« li<,n mldc j b l w d iMr,B JUttWT
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    Tennis Chmpionships
    68 652 'Varsity Results. t London, April 10. In the lawn tennis Covered Courts Championship matches Queen’s Club the Chinese fe^j n tF nde, yaduate Mr. Wu dek ea^andt3r McCarthy, who first a nb ld g p undergraduate, in the SSJSaf*—• I k INQLEB Championship. n t e Queen s
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    Billiards.
    10 652 Championship Result. oppooeot’, 6343. SCOrcd 8000 t 0 hi
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    German Warships.
    34 652 Empire-Tour of Surrendered Vesse ls Th- A 4 •u Lcj do H> April 10. Ine Admiralty is considering the deepatch of certain surrendered German warships on a tour of the British Empire.
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    England and America.
    52 652 New Ambassador Sails for the States. London, April 10. Sir Auckland Geddes, K.C.B, has sailed for America. [On the Bth instant Reuter reported that Sir Auck and and Lady Geddes with the embiuy staff, had secured passage by the Cunard liner Kaiserin Augusta Victoria for New Turk.—Ed,
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    American Cotion Pest.
    103 652 TEXAS COTTON ROWERS’ PLIGHT. Drastic Precautionary Measures. Washington, April 7. All cotton-growing States were represented at a conference of the Federal Horticultural Board convened to consider measure for combating the reappearance of the cottonworm in Texas. It was stated that only drastic quarantine regulations can prevent the
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    Irish Affairs.
    58 652 General Strike Called. London, April 12. The Executive of the Irish Trade Union Congress has called a general strike throughout Ireland for the 13th April, except staffs of newspapers, the telegraphs and those engaged in the supply of food and various humanitarian services, as a protest against the
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    Aviation
    100 652 Rome Tokio Flight. Rome, April 9. Lieutenant Masiero has arrived at Übon in Siam en route to Tokio. Airmen Shot Down by Arabs. Allahabad, April 12. A Baghdad message of April 9 states that twoairmen participating in the Rome—Toiko flight have reported that Arabs who used machine guns shot
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    Franco-Chinese Amity.
    39 652 M. Painleve Visiting Peking. Paris, April 9. In response to an invitation from the Chinese Republic, the ex-Premier, M. Painleve, will depart for China on April 15 with the object of developing Sino-French intellectual and technical relations,
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    LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
    291 653 PBoncTioVoi’ MINOBHIES. London, April 11. The Executive to .t. Th* first, 1 pre.ented by the Belgian Ambassador, relat protection of minorities in dur T- h The Committee decided to express to i Supreme Qmncil it. W™' desiderata recommended and t disoowd to enter into a compact wit
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    Asia Minor.
    52 653 Modified French Claims. London, April 12. Drastic curtailment of French claims in Atia Minor are foreshadowed. It is understood that France is seeking regions where cultural economic development will be possible without military (ccupition and is now looking towards China whither M. Painleve is proceeding in a day
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    The Prince’s Tour.
    70 653 Second Visit to Canada Deferred. Ottawa, April 11. H. R. 11. the Prince of Walts, in a m*Mtge to the Canadian Press, says he returns to England via Panama in order to visit the West Indies and regre's he will be unable to carry out his intention
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    Bolshevik's Advance.
    26 653 Constantinople, April 10. I he Bdsheviks have captured 'luapre. Inr|WH a R’apoft in Caucasia on ths Criats nd lbout B 0 milei from lhe
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    FRENCH REVIEW.
    287 653 Order Restored at Frankfort. Paris, April 13. To-day order reigns everywhere u Frankfort. The authorities succeeded in appeasing the students and a Municipal proclamation, calling on the people to keep calm, was issued. Agitators Expelled. The leaders inciting to disorder were arreited and sent out of the occupied
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    Parliament.
    97 653 Straits Solicitor as Candidate. London, April 9. The Tavistock Liberal Association has adopted Mr. Maxwell Thornton, »n exMember of the Straits Legislative Council, as a candidate at the next election. Maxwell r I hornton resided a number of yoarß in Penang, where ho waa a partner in the legal
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    The Siberian Cauldron.
    79 653 Russo-Japanese Conflict, ,T“® Times publishes a Tokio message l’ r l reporting that in recent fighting N' abarovek five Japanese officers and 75 men were killed and that 400 Russians were killed 1,500 made prisoners. Mtfsrs. Barker A Co, the Secretaries, ]i,\ rrn 3 at Directors of
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISION.
    465 653 Fori nightly Munj Hereford (President),A l I man Mr. Yeoh Gian L 1 A* Nambyar. Mr. Lira Ea T„A F i P. Liston. The other JL h Mr. W. 8. Dunn (Engineer/I*]* Fettes (Water n 1 1 (Health Officer) and Mr. I ‘fl n* (Secretary.) The offer of
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    6191 654 be- ue-roedmnont was closed to ,Xwn I"» ted 10 ■>- out There»»» 1 o- f over «fty stalwart n d Puujabis under the strJhan, Assistant Authem ut as each ruler allate part m the piocecd ~F J- If» t 0 rtion of the Goxernnient w ho was accompanied
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    TO BETTER A JUST CAUSE.
    235 657 Sir, I In view of the i mmeDe> I welcome accorded the PM I I society in their effortg’ to donations for the f Un d M io n I Col.ege, it would ap peir t 0 M supreme moment when others co U U
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    A SENSIBLE SUGGESTION.
    287 657 1. 0. M. Soon after the Malay States Guide# w* I formed, the tradesmen of Taiping pot t*| heads together and decid d to present a Officers’Mess with a silver centre f» Ir, was ordered from Messrs. Mapping Webb, and ii as handsome a pre- of P»
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1638 658 M o.mr APRIL 12, PilB£S T: ‘F, s. c nerft l Officer Com(M O T'aMG.) al r IiX (Mn A. M. ®MnW.F.N««,OB»Mr. R Addie. Mr. W. Lowther Kemp. Mr. M. J. Upcott. tipidu A. R Chancellor. Mr. J. W. Campbell. Dr. 8 H. R Lucy. Mr. D. Beany.
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    INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING DISPUTE.
    557 659 Italuns Ar^. A Strongly Tribun.l of Commercial Maritime Sileoia Trieste, which awarded the A Mr F i th. Lloyd Trieatino a. an M H.h Commiwioner of the Lhin.se e m,hipAdmi r trat.on t Oo SprSS” of th. Shanghai Gszette that etrong protests have been lodged wi “«fa
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    INDIA-CEYLON ASSOCIATION.
    1526 659 annual MEETING IN KEDAH. X correspondent w rites us that the annual meeting and Xl gathering of the IndiaCeylon Association, with headquarters in Alor Star, Kedah, was held on the 9th instant, a large number of members and friends taking part in the proceedings. Mr S. Asirvadam (President)
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    NURSES FOR MALAYA.
    1039 660 AMAZING REVELATIONS. The dearth of trained nurses has probably never been more keenly felt in any tropical colony than in Malaya during the last few years and at the present time. This, in great measure, is no idoubt due to a certain extent to the advice of
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    MAKING GERMANY
    1647 661 The mat Economic Memorandum, which had created so much fetJ r has »t last been published by the SunX Council. It is a document of an imposing length and of a nature which would, we suppose, be impress if there were any respect left any y u in
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    EMIR FEISUL.
    2194 662 Fl n E OFTH£’ ,EAREASI Social l««" iew TZ Daily E*P re6S >' PeKiVld jSoamaaeus, writes «owned tog of ,i- m P* at danger n r X tag slowly and grave"th SXtomoyestaday v BS de this deci palace m the Salehi-■--•■<i:. ®Xinterriewlast‘Xta* which the Emir Vj fill and
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    OPIUM CASE.
    529 663 Alleged Counterfeiting oi Government Marks. Check Ki Cbuaii, an opium and liquor ihop licensee, and a woman named Ooi Nya appeared in the District Court, this morning, before Mr. R. D. Acton on the charges of (a) counterfeiting Government marks used by the Superintendent of the Government Monopolies
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    STRAITS PRESS LAW.
    274 663 A I The S-raits A I have been very prop rj Ordinance down there 7 ‘tol official the unprecedented Jw I down any newipaper him. The Govern M courae, that this wou d the guarantee u not gT de J aection 3of the Bill ih e ColonM
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    LATEST NEWS.
    220 663 Following is a summary of wire w received too late for publication in to day In connection with the Irish crui T. P. O’Connor speaking in the fin* Commons April 13, empbaeiied gravity of the condition o hunger-strikers at Mountjoy who, he ccn’endid, sbculd ted as political prisoners.
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    TRADE WITH GERMANY.
    957 664 —B.T. mide i fl J»f to ih« dm»'"'/ o« s»wri‘J f M economi- gjiing Germany t 0 r egumo her Jjy u d llll »i nf, of Europe. '“X W’ abl<! L, ve ie»rn w® w f ftVoUr of i, Bnujb m ,teri»li »»<• ATijjiti from the
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    M.A.P.
    536 664 Mr. Philip Jacks has been appointed acting Crown Solicitor, Hongkong, durinw the absence on leave of Mr. George Herbert Wakeman. Harrison of the 1 hillipines is expected to arrive at Medan, Deli on the 26th on a short unofficial visit to the east coast of Sumatra. The Tara arrived
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1146 665 IrM Mnl’equ’h-: mad. thing, w .«kward for Mr. 4 government before th ti dates h s-'s f X KX < d f □I. WM exiM from h>. dmcese and held in custody m Palestine. When bis friende were forbidden to visit him he refused to take food or
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    64 665 Robbery of Rice. (I'rom Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 15. Nine arrests have been made at Tanl,,ng l’ 'gar in connection with the theft 1,1 "b’Mjags of Government rice valued -it S’2s,<Xhi. fh e ri ce was found in a u akow and WaB being taken to Puiau
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    ANGLO-FRENCH RELATIONS.
    383 665 Qeb Lord Derby, the BrfS ln Paris, this afternoon «ply of the British etc .nd French Note. It British Note the incident *he point of settlement. H Im Pablumknt. M,. 8.... L„ ..J'S!® Snssssas 1 Viscount Curzon (Batterm South Q,r .eked whether Lord Derby WW Q the Conference
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    Allies
    106 666 «S* T M “‘fir .igMt»' ies th«’Mt-».r D'ffc treaty ««only P” 0 11 >*''’ .ft »‘«> ,he P rt c,, P t the t«mi of the << to »0» (iii d !r Wi tns»?» «ad* Germany» while th® &«».»> OTtndi »b»‘ hMlililiM ?/l W« IT _j to the Lag»
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    The Mark.
    110 666 fluctuations of ixchange. Lubno Fbaicibb’s Views. London, April 12, Movements of the Herman mark are excitmg interest in the City, where it has ■appreciated from 277 to the pound Isterling to 217 during the past week. I Dtalen in exchange are of opinion Bat the movement is due
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    Criis in Cilicia.
    21 666 Cri is in Cilicia. -«wo 8w O? u Fuoht on A P ril 13. Bl «>» the ’tf Cyprus. Tilla g« i«
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    Chaos.
    29 666 Lt April 12. fcft the 8°? at E» 5 1 Calle, k 8 te R i»U ft** 8 i“ 7 h< tWo P* °f 61 th action of
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    The Ex-Kaiser.
    16 666 The Ex- K a iser. 1 fcroftn, Dlft# !>■ April 13. Bl th e tx ttniser j,
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    UNITED STATES.
    148 666 A Shipbuilders' Combine. New York. April 12. -h« «hipbuilder, of the United State, bare orgauieed a committee for the purpose of curing the future of th. American Merehent We and to oppoje foreign interference in the diepue.tion of the Amencan wartime commercial Rest. Pres dent Wilson’s Health London,
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    Egyptian Affairs.
    154 666 SITUATION GREATLY IMPROVED. British Methods Generally Appreciated. London, April 13. In authoritative quarters it is believed that the situation in Egypt is clearing up. Apparently intensive political action is exhausted and the Egyptians are facing the question of what advantages they have gained, both Egyptians and foreigners realising
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    Exchange Problems.
    169 666 Discus ion in the Commons, l, tt London, April 13. CivW q P Oda Commons when the n.ua- iV Ce Lstimates were under disPancr&a Hopkins f hfl U drPW Mention to tbe foreign u g n a,Uo oftho P’ uad and g 5 ed taxation of imports of
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    THE IRISH CRISIS.
    307 666 PRISONERS HUNGER STRIKING. Statement in Parliament. T TT London, April 12. In the House of Commons the AttorneyGeneral for Ireland made a statement respecting prisoners hunger-strik-ing at Mountjoy Gaol. He said the latest news of the condition of the hunger-strikers was that they were weak and some
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    India and Afghanistan.
    178 666 FRIENDLY NEGOTIATIONS PROCEEDING. Official Statement of Present Position. London, April 12. The Secretary of State for India announces that one of the terms of the treaty of peace with Afghanistan concluded on Bth August, 1919, provided that if tbe Afghans proved sincerely anxious to regain British friendship
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    British Overseas Trade.
    126 667 GOVERNMENT'S SCHEME approved. Cmorra Adopted. London, April 13. The Hous. of Commons h« tb« Oovernm.nt’s resolution in authorising th. «mdiLa not txoMding £26,ovv,Uvv British ov.4m trad. as .«bm.tted to the Home on March 16. /p a ,i: a Th. Ho». Mr. W. C. /y Ja’ to help
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    An Obscure Incident.
    398 667 Berlin, April 13. A sentry shot and killed an American named Demott who wae attempting to eacape from prison at Wesel where he was waiting sentence of death. The Freiheit denounces the deed as “murder by soldiery who were afraid of the annulment of the death-sentence.” :o:
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    OPIUM-SMOKERS’ GRIEVANCES.
    598 667 In comparatively recent issues attention was drawn in this column to (1) the rush and crush of opium-smokers at licensed retailers’ stores (2) to rumours respecting great hardships inflicted upon smokers of the middle and lower classes through inability to obtain small quantities of the drug owing to
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    DUTCH CABLE ITEMS.
    127 667 DUTCH CAB LE ITEMS. of the 13th’na:"’ f OtQ ,he Strikes continue to be reports The latest is one of worked? sugar factory, whose wages had been refused. iot Germany and Both Governments denv tu Holland has extended credit of 25,000,000 florins. A powerful international gamsaiion headed by Lloyd’. J
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    THE CAILLAUX TRIAL
    336 667 Paris, April I I The Senate sitting as a High Court a I finished the hearing of the witnesses h I the defence. Amongst these were Ge&tiu I Dubail and Lamothe, who declared that 1 1 1911 M. Caillaux tried to endow the it I with heavy
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    MONTE CARLO OF TO-DAY.
    1207 668 nr k e Many r 3 rlo as a to create T- had combined to -and p ia M D V finite picture ot tne l e'Srewas qmte I found that P dthis dirter- 3,te the spirit of =d asmuch to ‘i>-=P j had nhvsical aspect).
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    CHINA NEWS.
    907 668 King of Siam’s Visit. Peking, March 22.—The Winter Palace is being prepared for the reception of the King of Siam, and a sum of SIOO,OOO will be appropriated for his entertainment. Chinese Hostesses. Shanghai, April 4.— The ladies of the Cheney party, Lamont and other groups were guests
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    THE PARISH PUMP.
    663 669 —M'dnv Mail Th.. Hon Mi A N Kemon wan iocul ar lv described some time back m the tor Ipob I* ill be seen that at vederdavTs Council meeting Jlr- Lx cellencv tbe High Commission"! viihng.-d ’on rh" V ]est Sir Laurence .twitted Mr Renion with being
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    SHARE MARKET.
    449 669 L TE «T^7 noi g (Penany, j prtl) McEPts A. A. R übbar. k Malaki Pmda 3 .2 S 335 31 feudal 12 25 19 w ii ~5 Femirnggol 3.35 3'50 5 lamUlak uo l w J M ining. Aea.i) Kumbang L2/-' 51' w. Jelautoh Tiu l,t)> 2.<)5
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    WHO BEGAN IT?
    434 670 WH O BEGAN IT? 'S"? Am P Xring t» the k* 1 08 U t be tte etihortlj re P? u ’*T om their oontaxt Sd 3«i»- J ttok d xide u»« 3 xj 0 emphasise is one ««■it be v a t. »rery important S»-W* u g for t
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    M.A.P.
    602 670 The Ong Teck Lim scholarship for 1920 has been awarded to Wee Sang Choon and Tan Bnan Yong, of Raffle» Institution. Reuter cables that M. Clemenceau, who has been suffering from bronchitis in Cairo, is a good deal better and now able to take motor drives daily. From last
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    764 670 Our White Coal. W *r D i Monfca u of Beaulieu wat in Malaya a couple of years ago he remarked to the writer on what he characterised as the scandalous neglect and waste of all the undeveloped electrio power in this country. And Lord Montagu besides being
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    GOVERNMENT SALARIES
    422 671 [To the Editor oj the Straits Echo Sir. While the Chief Engineer of the bea Mew is given a salary of $4OO per month rising to $5OO by four annual increments of $25 an Assistant Inspector of Machinery in the Mines Department, with only a second engineer’s ticket,
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    THE IRISH CRISIS.
    736 671 MOUNTJOY GAOL BESIEGED. Reinforcement of Guards. London, April 13. Owing to the swelling crowd at Mountjoy Gaol at Dublin, the military force there has been reinforced by three tanks and several armoured cars, and barbed wire has been erected round the establishment. THE HUNGER-STRIKE. Discussion in the
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    Bye Election Result
    50 671 Minister Re-Elected. The bye-election in North-Wat well, due to the promotion of Dr.Mioa in the Ministry, resulted ai follows: Dr. Macnamara (Coalition Liberal) x Miss Laurence (Labour) J. C. Carrell Liberal) Coalition majority The Busiugutoke Mr. J. H. Round (Labour)... Coalition At ,be 1I G d Tl*2ll
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    Anglo-Russian Trade.
    37 671 The Rusiian TraJ<s Coo®» edouthe Brdm3W> London but J« (uK t 0 P jj til idi Litvinofl, whom refuse to admit. j ß g The Commission i pressure by decho'°B i>iliEio g bo* British business
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    Bolsheviks' Advance.
    17 671 Bolsheviks' Ad vance. Cosost-m"’ 0 The Bobbeviks north of the CnO* couise of a nR Bea. J
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    UNITED STATES.
    180 672 UNI TED STATES. Chicago, April 13. feledin g tbfiT D 'miBncLM IBLnION -n« WaihiDg toD L r i iif r Poindexter Is lb* »11 person, adviij, nqsa-sg nter s t»te commerce -.Kaiinierfer-’?,. an d a fine J j s„|i a n The meeiure h«« if» t hter-SUte Commiitee. Mbn.c.d. April
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    British Trade Returns.
    61 672 SVBSTiWUL INCREASES LAST MONTH. ti. d j m London, April 14. te Board of Trade returns of imports March ebrjw the vilue as £177,000.000, Exports aggregated £104,000.000 beino Eim Hl7 d «2.000,000 in Mirtrf’T!'"'™*" 8 of import, over W-0,000 rain^ a !r J 6 6 raw cottOQ
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    Allies and Germany.
    28 672 '“'“'"‘’'’DSot Reached. Worant Pan A P ril 13. «eoing t“ Wi! held rf *'»4 it ‘«finical Uj” d :a; w Rehill M l 3 p
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    Chemical Factory Wrecked.
    9 672 Cuvuna. in /T*’ I April u
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    FRENCH REVIEW.
    285 672 —Havas. Council of Ambassadors. Paris, April 14. Lord Derby, the British Ambassador in Paris, attended a session of the Council of Ambassadors held yesterday at the Quaid’ Orsay, M. Jules Cambon (French Ambassador in London) presiding. Official Optimism. Officials consider that the cloud that disturbed international relations has
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    Guatemala Revolt.
    175 672 rebels capture ;he capital. Cabrera Government Overthown, I nited States Marines Landed. Washington, April 13. revolution has broken out in Guatemala and the opponents of President babrera have gained control of Guatemala T’L tt deaJ of street fighting. The marin d 8 ateB CrUlS6r Tacoma has 8 landed
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    WAR WEALTH TAXATION.
    330 672 THREE NEW SCHEMES. ..J he On f Oi Common Commfttee 3 ‘on Iking/ W r e lth re uraBd nJ"' R Jo hn Ande r,on (Chairman of mined J*ri« n d Revenue) t ed ,h hr slte rn i scheme, to meet the euggeetion that a liberal
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    Anglo-French Relations.
    245 672 UNITY COMPLETERS EVER.” M. Millerand Interviewed. London, April 13. Interviewed in Paris after delivering his speech in the Chamber of Deputies, M. Millerard re-affirmed that the recent minor divergence of views in nowise affected the deep-rooted Anglo-French friendship. He pointed out that the French, living on the left-bank
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    British Navy.
    248 673 the china fleet, reductionVmishment. London, April 13. The Time. .ay. that th. of the »PJ» l “ro> en Officer on the Borrett as Bem o reduction in th’ Yangtse indicae. a red uc establishment of station. "XT present Cbiir fleet it ar wa ft 9 8 probably expected
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    Aviation.
    109 673 ROME-TOKIO FLIGHT. Italian Flyer Rescued. Rome, April 13. A Bagdad message of the 11th April states that Captain Ranzi, who was on his way to Bagdad, was shot down by rebel Kurds not by Arabs, fifty kilo* mete res from Aleppo. The pilot, who was not injured, was taken
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    Coal Miners’ Demands.
    133 673 London, April 13. The count of the coal miners’ ballot shows a majority in favour of a stike in Bou' h Wales aggregating 690,000. There were small anti-strike majorities in Leicestershire, Warwickshire and the Forest of I) an. Cabling oa the April 6 Renter stated that a
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    Germany.
    80 673 The Reactionary Danger. London, April 14. A telegram from Berlin states that in the National Assembly the Chancellor, Herr Mueller, said that danger still threatened, especially in Pomerania and Silesia where the Biltic troops were quartered. He warned the reactionaries that the general strike would be repeated if a
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    The Prince’s Tour.
    38 673 Enthusiastic Welcome to Hawaii. Honolulu April 14. H. M. 8. Renown, with the Prince of Wales on hoard, arrived here to-day e-corted by American warships and aeroplanes. On landing His Royal Highness received an ovation.
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    CONNEMARA RUBBER.
    148 673 Annual General Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 16. At the meeting of shareholders of the Connemara Rubber Co. Mr. H. R. Moullin, who presided, stated the profit was 88,766 and it was proposed to write off the preliminary formation expenses. The crop estimate for the
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    C.R.C. Tennis Tournament.
    223 673 The following are the results of the ties p’ayed off yesterday Single Handicap A Lee Tiang Liat —l5 beat Chua Sin E m -15 by 6—3, 5—7, 8-6. Double Handicap A: Ah Chong and Huan Cheang +2 6 beat Choon Lim and Soo Bok Scr by 7—5,
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    DARLING HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
    347 673 Outrage on Buw. t> I A ca«e of very darin» ..i. I W ".“broad daylight District Court, y«tarday Canton»» named Hu Tai .tSI and pleaded guilty to valued at »73 from lhe gtrein Burmah Roadoa It transpired that h|, *a I sth in.t, h ‘Si I C
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    Raffles College.
    152 673 -Ex, The attention of our reader* «1» to a notification appearing etahm WU intimating that arrangement. b’« made for Mdiog a I* lown Hall next lueeaay, slant, «ben the present gaid to R’fflee CoU S e B ,l The Hon’ble the acting will preiide and mence at 4
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    OPIUM PACKETS CASE.
    1090 674 •> S«s*B“‘ ”XoMlie.(b) w»g S® l «“““kTlfo 2««»" drf e8 If ’/'".’S;': public «rmot. WM> pjj*“°he Di.triM Court J«teri»y‘ f r SrXution d6f T rtuew enmined by th. L Nellie Kboo, Female &™?u’ ffxl 8 «to teetified to «orebing rJS .i«ri «qu«tof Mr. tX i» •I*"'» She
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    LATEST NEWS.
    216 674 Following is a summary of wire news received too for publication in extenso to-day In the Commons Hon. Mr. Rendal (Gloucester. Coal. L) introduced a resolution to provide five new grounds for divorce. i.e. disartion, persistent cruelty, drunkenness, incurable insanity and life imprisonment. An amendment moved by Mr.
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    Treasury Bills.
    317 674 Rate Raised to London, April 14. British Treasury Bills have been raised by one per cent to six and a half per cent for three months and twelve monthr Dills. The Paris Press announces the formation of a new Ministry of Sport and Physical Culture. “F. T.” the
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    PENANG WEDDING.
    1231 675 pICHAKDS-BA PTIST. n d last WedTL urtin ,j ,f the Assump- Is officiating, Ka i ind Hu phre; Joseph Riof i, t per. Pulau Ri--1" w Richards, Elizabeth Baptist, «cr i ld Mrs M L 1 vel »-aj by her lathe M B XnT Hl k t, .1
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    CAMBRIDGE LOCAL RESULTS.
    770 675 ‘’cnang Students’ s utUu append the result bridge Local Exa minat > «'< SSK!*~ ftj Senior Bovs. Students under 18 yean, d obtained honours:— 1 St v„ Hr St C aSS St Xaviers Siah («uh dwtinetion in and appliedl mathematics) Choc (With distinction in Penang Free School.-
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    CHINA NEWS.
    982 676 The Foochow Affair. Shanghai. April 2. —It was Japan’s expectation to commence discussion of the Shantung Question immediately after solution of the Foochow incident. This has, however. been declined by the Foreign Ministry. Japan has, in consequence, changed her original proposition and taken up a strong attitude in
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    DUTCH CABLE ITEMS.
    207 677 ,nPt A Scandal. Several arnrnt» have been made by the l?-vd' nr 1 111 ct,< 1,1 1 t the scandal affecting public morals 11 J A Banned Book. The proceedings in connection with the sale P of Clart6 ”by M Barbusse (a book of revolutionary tendencies) have
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    Kitchener of Khartoum.
    226 677 Vindication of his Strategy, London, April 14. The Evening Standard is publishing extract* for Sir G orge Arthur's forthcoming Life of K itchener.” They show that Ixird K itchi’iu r cornctly forecasted German strategy and that the French General Staff < xp et<d ievasi m through tho
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    858 677 MINUTES OF A MEETING. f’ollowimz are minutes of a Committee meetiru' of the Penang Chamber of Commerce held at the Chamber on the 13th inst., at 2.30 p.m. Present:—Messrs. M. Henderson (Chairman), A. Sharp, W A. hell, xV E. T Murray, W. S. Goldie, H. Dove and
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    CHINA’S PLIGHT
    890 678 -Ex. CnuW K B H Parker, of a number of je«s -.v<s'.' and *< th e China 1 Dealing firstly "'ith f-ur scr '.‘X JU of the early in- flnDfcr n L c ru led the coun- 1 ever thought rhng^ f the k or Manchuria, m -n
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    M.A.P.
    522 678 Our Singapore correspondent wires that Mr. G. G. Setb, Deputy Public Prosecutor, has been appointed a Puisne Judge temporarily. His Excellency the Governor and party intend reluming to Singapore after luncheon to-day via Port Swettenham, by the Sea Belle, says Thursday’s Straits Times. The following passengers left by the
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1238 679 The Dictator of Asia .Minor. -It i, announced that 50,000 Alli d are to be eent to Conetanti”v“Tw '«nyon“ Who has been recently in Asia Minor) that no matter ho troops are sent to Conatantinop e, p LXitical situation will not be reheved until we have come to
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    UNITED STATES.
    95 679 The strike situation b ceediugly »cute, but xtosm, to h* 1 improved in the Of half a £s resumed work. Hundreds of Thouiaiji h». hevertbeleis hundreds of now ,dle owing to works clewing X* A strikers meeting in .j^. unanimously rejected ill oroL [ie.ee owing to untoward incident.
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    GERMANY.
    224 679 THE E3SEN OUTRAGE, Apology Tendered by Geimajt. London, April It In the House of Commons at qotfh time the Rt. Hon, Cecil B. Huarad (Under Secretary for Foreign ABo| stated that the German Governmnt H apologised for the ill-treatment of Hi Voigt, correspondent of the Muehv Guardian, at E’seo,
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    Persia.
    38 679 sei Caspian Fleetj A message Caspian Fleet of interDn j 0 disarmament am Admiral Ser B eie 7 tn R a ka. has been deported to Kwelibh Police Tb. Bw“S P f Our Hingapy* Chinese school has
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    THE IRISH CRISIS.
    175 680 PboeDix to Amen»» London, April 14. Ii le “Pft to CU ’xd?d“ crowd! g” Pfe.hoJS.tweire boyonet Muitaby Callid Out. Tthi etoning continued the miliary fih imoured ear wen «lied out and fired fcrty ronndi. Two civilian» wounded. The Rtemal of Policy. London, April 15. lodeecnbable cheering followed
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    Austrian and Bulgarian Treaties.
    315 680 Dischsion in the Commons. fill 11 1» Boos. serins the gfmnri Enmons in F*-l fo,T! g f the Bill a. I. l ‘"‘o ««let of Ireatie,, the Semtuy He difficulty ffai V'toA eW d “W “«ooali'iea l he Qprm. ea y violated. HWter rfTm n P
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    The Davis Cup.
    341 680 Result of Draw. Sydney, April 15. The following is the result of the draw for the Davis Cup First Round:—South Africa vs Holland; France vs America; Canada and British Isles byes. Second Round: Canada vs winners of South Africa vs Holland British Isles vs winner of France
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    LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
    132 680 ONLY ALTERNATIVE TO ANOTHER CALAMITOUS WAR. Appeal of Businessmen to Businessmen. London, April 14. A large number of very prominent city businessmen have issued a manifesto appealing for funds for further active propaganda on behalf of the League of Nations ou the ground that the League has
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    Divorce Law.
    81 680 Proposed Changes Vetoed, London, April 15. In the House of Commons the Hon. Mr. J. W. Rendal (Gloucester, Co. L) introduced a resolution to provide five new grounds for divorce, namely, desertion, persistent cruelty, drunkenness, incurable insanity and life imprisonment. An amendment moved by Mr. Ronald McNeill (Canterbury,
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    INDIAN FEMALE EDUCATION.
    265 680 Lord Sinha’s Views.’ Calcutta, April, B.—Lord Sinha, opening the Gokhale Memorial Girls’ School this evening, regretted tha general apathy in the country regarding the education of women and for this he said not only the Government but the public also were largely responsible. Education would soon become
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    EAST COAST NEWS.
    941 681 TIN MINING IN KEMAMAN. Masy Valuibli Lorn Dhcovbrkd. Wriiinit from Kemaman to the Strail» Tim- ou the Blh instant a correspondent influx of Europeans ,n the district and continues The activity ie, of course, due to. the re cent big tin lode exposures on the upper reaches
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    WEDDING JEWELLERY.
    741 681 Straits Tin* CHINESE LADY’S ADORNMENTS DISCUSSED IN COURT. The jewellery worn by a brilliantly dressed Chinese lady occupied the attention of the Singapore Supreme Court and the Chief Justice, Sir John Bucknill, K. C., on the 14th instant when Mrs. Chang Kim Hong Neo was the defendant in
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    CAMBRIDGE LOCAL RESULTS.
    55 681 More Pesaro Hoax”We regret that the advertently omitted published yesterday: An gloiW 1 Ycoh Teok Cheaug, of i e School, who h “.tude n menu for the C«n «rJ»* wmbe a emlo“d to Mr. Tan S.'O Hock, Malacca Chinee Cb»m£ acknowkdges mU* •p gin j- e lion
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    FOREWARNED.
    1030 682 FOREWAR NED. 9 r L,u?eoMG“ ill 4.*’ d f w“ b U attributed t 0 V least of widely current should J authorities e»n s ai»«d' 3 I k fi t nod the puM it lhi Pjuocil probe Lh d, nhrwed addreH to the 02 P**? 0, P ißt «eek
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    M.A.P.
    515 682 Fi^MS RobertBonhMb n P ro “0W Ductor Angell, ex-Dean of Chicago University, has been elected President of the Carnegie Foundation. nf H, he r? O k Mr r J,jBtice Sad i Dal, Judge fll p k ?l g T hC Drt Lab °re, has beenappointed Chief Justice of that
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    GERMAN IMBROGLIO.
    297 683 Berlin, April 15. th. Minuter for Defence Ehrhar dt, Baltic “t.l Brigade,. Commander of the conveyed io nortics of wh c itl disbanded and Muenster, where they win > disarmed, by force if necessaryf’Riaiß in Pomerania. A very serious state been surrendered. Preparing for another CoupBerlin, April 16.
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    Germany.
    213 683 DIRARMAMENT PIIOOEE ING APACE. London, April 15. In the House of Commons the IV. Hon. Winston Churchill (Minister of War and Air) stated that the Inter-allied Military Commission has reported that the following German guns are available lor destruction in accordance with the treaty. Field guns 6,500 li-ld howitz
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    British China Fleet.
    41 683 Announcement in the Commons. London, Apvil 14. In the House of Commons, Viscount Curzon, replying to Colonel Sir J. Craig (Down, U.) stated that it is not intended at present to deep itch torpedoboat-des-troyers to the China Station.
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    Colonial Fiscal Affairs.
    83 683 Mischievous Interference Vetoed, London, April 15. In the House of Commons Sir J. D. Rets (Nottingham, Co. U) suggested that the Governor of Nyassaland should be instructed to diday the imposition of an export duty on cotton until Parliament had approved of the levying of export duty
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    Crisis in Manchuria.
    144 683 JAPANESE SEIZE TOWNS. Severe Fighting at Hailar. London, April 15, A Peking message states that officials in the Chinese capital fear a serious situation is arising in the North. The Japanese suddenly occupied many points on the Chinese Eistern Railway and arrested seven leaders of the Russian
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    Eclues of the War.
    166 683 Shortage of Munitions in 1915, London, April 15. The articles in ths Evening Standard on Mr. Arthur’s “Life of Kitchener” deal with the interview between Lord Kitchener and Sir John French on 14th April, 1915, at which, according to Mr. Asquith,Sir John French assured Lord Kitchener
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    UNITED STATES.
    641 683 Kme bgebct Muscz, I Owing to tb, Britain s example, the Uuiti 1 ‘‘•‘kß nties are contemplatinaa WOO motor “Si’ distribution of food. s students have th b e J e?p J i inkers at Philad.lphiua, “SB > oHhe M-storey Wool TOh Witha,iewtocbeS’ of prices in consequence of
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    The Big Motor Deal.
    50 684 fios, tin th. m i be Ou e °f Com. fa Slough ‘‘WfatorofSl /Tm’ Per 7, t’» 11 W I? M(,tor Co., 5*7 Fori of Di Euro P® of Mr. ioft"h U^ A “d Cilw rf 1 tfat the i-, T^lo le\ The buyers J*2TU6so, wo']
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    Profiteering.
    24 684 I Mcia K i-5 1,1 filing lt, e e «oomH e de ‘le«, Pfaft’ i»fiiti J ft. ‘fa I va 01 prices in
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    The ex-Kaiserin.
    11 684 I 'K, 'fa tb, I nst h4 t,o “fa.
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    ANGLO-FRENCH RELATIONS.
    243 684 Fbanoe’B Attitude Explained. Paris, April 18, In the Chamber, M. Millerand in a statept on the Franco-British situation, X-ed Article. 42 .nd 44 of the Treaty, and said the Allies attached great importance to them for the security of France. He recalled the fact that Germany, through the
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    French Review.
    360 684 -Havas. Events Leading to the Advance, London, April 17. Yesterday in the Chamber of Deputies M. Millerand traced the development of events in the Ruhr region that led to the French occupation of Frankfort and other towns. Anglo-French Unity. concluded, amidst rounds of cheering, by brief reference to
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    By-Election.
    87 684 Coalition Success. London, April 15, The by-election at Northampton, due to the appointment of Mr. C. A. McCurdy as Food Minister, resulted as follows: Mr. C. A. McCurdy (Co., L) 16,650 votes Miss Margaret Bondfisld (Lab.) 13,279 votes Coalition Lib. majority 3,371 [At the last election Mr. McCurdy defeated
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    Guatemala Revolt.
    36 684 Armistice Signed. Washington, April 17. The State Department learns that an armistice has been signed between the Unionists of Guatemala and the forces of President Cabrera providing that the latter shall leave the country.
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    Bank Rate Raised.
    16 684 London, April 15. The Bank rate has been raised to seven per cent.
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    Poland.
    77 684 Bolshevists Routed in Podolia. London, April 16. A message from Warsaw reports that following extremely heavy fighting in Podolia with occasional success the Bolshevist army under the well known Commissary Kaneneff, nicknamed “The Red Napoleon,” was badly defeated. The forty-first division, constituting the vanguard, was smashed up, losing two
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    Mexican Chaos.
    93 684 PRESIDENT’S FORCES ADVANCING. N?w York, April 15. A message from El Paso (Mex'co) reports that Mexican Feleral troops are proceeding to Sonora Btate. [Last week Reuter cabled that the State Congress of »Souora, in Mexico, had declared its independence and deposed the Gcvernuient’s representative o: With reference to
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    THE IRISH CRISIS.
    405 685 The Release of Prisoners. Loudon, April 15. Tn ik. Hnui p of Commons replying to Jr, J R. Ciynee, (Manchester m H Rinar Law read a message Irom ’Viscount French f L ?r<l [who was arrested on suspicion 0 mi plication in a conspiracy to> mun er
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    Liberty in Russia.
    62 685 Christiania, April 16. Ihe All-Russian Irada Union Congress hss pissed resolutions declaring the necas•“y of w inkers submitting t 0 military discipline during their work; the necessity of a campaign agiimt attemp a to avoid work and the a’option of a system of feeding workers in proportion
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    Accident to Air-Mail.
    18 685 T Amsterdam, April 16 tbit a mail airship bound a t 0 H Ullßld 'ta’"’yed
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    PRESS OF THE EMPIRE.
    640 685 Conference in England. London April 15. Lend Athelstan, Chairman of the Imperial Press Conference in Canada, was entertainel at luncheon at the Savoy in connection with the British Newspaper Proprietors’ Conference. Lord Burnham (Chief proprietor of the Daily Telegraph) piesided, and the guests includ'd the Duke
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    Miners' Demands.
    104 685 Miners Demands. KFeDLT '1 be result of the OD h ’29thM.rch *or accepta nce f term 5442,704 sg.iost a strike— majority 65,135. U4T *t (The message of March 29 this cab e read as follow, ference between the nA. Miners’ executive Mr the Miners’ Federation, ernmentnow offered twen earnings excluding
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    Sino-French Amity.
    116 685 Chinese Instituie in Paes. I Mljwii -there was an interesting ceremony kJ Sorbonne this afternoon when, ufa J presidency of the Minister of hi Instruction, the Institute des Eia Etudes Chinoises, founded through J initiative of the Paris and Peking Gt?. I inents, was officially opened. M. Painkvc
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE.
    184 685 Public Meeting To-morro* Our readers are reminded of the pw meeting in the Town Hall to-Mj afternoon at which the Hon hie the W Councillor will preside. In vwwofW ance that is rightly attache' an addi• ion to our educational estaW as Rifles College will become, being in
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK
    473 686 ’—Free Press. nk at Kuala v g speech a v.iX-- t 0 expectations. vve X X&7 t6po Hat tfe of the three Geddes nursing and health. ,i>,. big salat iget tn. wife though, to® what we ■i'-- *i„ v has not tempted the v off Sen
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    OBITER DICTA.
    395 686 What we want at the War Office is an elderly gentleman of conservative instincts. —Lord Hugh Cecil. After four and a half years’ active service, 1 have seen every ideal for which 1 fought betrayed at the Paris conference. —Major C. IL Attlee (Mayor of Stepney). Nations must
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    A DARING GANG ROBBERY.
    586 686 wnt?. B correspondent .IT ver < daring gang-robbery wag committed within the town limit of Btikii Mertajam on the early morning of about 3 ,nS4an4 14 iS Ue B ed tha a about 3 am. seven men, one armed ith a gun and the other with
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    RUBBER NOTES.
    949 687 Truth. ■fhe general depr‘s=i<.n nw P re rth/r sections ha- accentuated th. in other suuju Buyers are wpakness in rubber -ha ’"Aj’pn-"" tojpi >P>®' are< °P ini hat t 're will be no real revival on ,1 he Budget i» out of the way I h< U-' labilitv
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    SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY.
    207 687 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 17 At the Municipal meeting Air. R. J. l arrer, replying to Mr. G. R. lx. Mugliston. said that the Commissioners were not concerned with the formation of an aerodrome. New building by-laws were being prepared under which the Com missioners would
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    PENANG SHARE MARKET.
    371 687 Uan 4 Co.'s I K'nang, I advices indicate no ''■n'leic.i is somewhat I ’"«king 88 and cr e pe i, I gapore auctions. I I'in during the last tew d 7> "nMTX'NT--;b ,id the course oi this period I closing quotations arebiiv«, fl I Rubber. I Rubber
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    MALAYA'S NEEDS.
    314 688 s gT( < »urence R» iden ,s<B ?‘a di^of Deportment» “>“ st *N“‘ I a rfXt 1 Sure «UH» d b J l kjoei o° heinff what 8, would naturally like tbewe gentlem reB pective B tate9 B belittl«i ale V“ i o t Jead to efficiency. ES-jutX:
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    LOCAL WEDDING.
    283 688 kennaway—hick. The marriage took place at St. Ge °JB e rknrph on Saturday afterneon of Mr. Mark jJhn Kennaway, of E»cot Estate, Tanjong Malim, eecond con of the late Rev: E. A. r.nnawav of E.cet Otury, St. Mary, and MiM Dorothy Hick, second daughter of Mr. Edward Hick,
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    P.V.R.C.
    266 688 -S.F.P. The usual fortnightly shoot under the auspices of the Penang Volunteer Rifle Club took place on Sunday morning and resulted as under: Deliberate at 200, 500 and 600 yards. T H’cap. made. L Cpl Lim Teik Soon -43 97.02 Sergt Noor .70 95.10 2Lt Syed Salleh Alsagoff ‘69
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    CRICKET.
    353 688 P. C. C. BEAT c. R. c. List Saturday afternoon the Chinese Recreation Club sustained a severe defeat at the hands of the Penang Cricket Club the latter scoring 214 for 8 wickets to the former e 41. The pitch was by no means it an ideal condition, being
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    SHARE MARKET.
    138 688 Latest Quotations. {Penang, 19th April.) Messrs. A. A. Anthony <fc Co. favoiu us with the following changes iu the Share List:— Saturday, To day. Rubber. &1 I Ayer Kuning 1.4) 1.6) 1.40 1.50 Bukit Jelutong 105 1.15 090 1.00 Glorify 1.C5 1.10 1.00 1.10 Haytor 8-25 8.75 9.00
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    CHINA NEWS.
    1149 689 foreign trade. f>mnAriBoD of the present trade return those o' some 30 years ago tn China 4 three decades shows that during the last tnree it has increased five-iold. Lu Cheno-Hang. Peace Conference in Europe, who recen ly tendered his resignation) still affords cause far anxiety that he
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    JAPANESE AFFAIRS.
    328 689 SIBERIAN «ent 18 b cillg r >t. policy or w lnt l h. demand for th? Japanese Army from Government ie cball eng(l intentmne. Now tb.t tb e A ££»t| are evacuating Sferia the mi'*? I Government to adopt a amili/2?" I creasing. The Government, kw»? I quite
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    162 689 The Governors Return. (From Our Chon Corresponds) Singapore, April L■ His Excellency the Governor an returned here last Saturday afternoon. Gale—Suter Wedding The marriage was dral last Saturday of Mr. 4 Seletar Rubber Estate, with daughter toMr.Suter for^lyU of the Colonial Secretaria. the Straits I imes, gave away
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    THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
    970 690 -M.M. he step or itself pfc’tVoM We‘“ W Bnthk merchsots tn the «kening up to I" k, L, P of ChiM who onl lift «?of k “h« Ijfi'tataM Hongkong— I L„. of th* d d f I.mk note thin tan words of ■(Uer, let alone conduct a
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    M.A.P.
    538 690 Mr. C. 0. Tyndale Powell is proceeding on a visit to Bangkok. Reuter wires that the Reverend H. Bunce has been appointed principal of the Medhurst College, in Shanghai. Mrs. W. H. Tate, Mr. Harry Tate and Miss Newington, who were passengers by the Novara, have arrived at Taiping.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1257 691 Dav of Anniversaries. Yesterday was Primrose Day and a date of remarkable anniversa har i eB is the date of the death of Charles Darwin, who outlived Lord Beaconsfield him a year. It is also the anniversary of {he death of Lord Byron, which Place on April 19,
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    UNITED STATES.
    119 691 The Senate BuhCn^^^’lx' l completed th, Me m'" Providing i Q H .Ij.&M owned by the United si e. c'"'** «oWtopnvate i ntoreg s Fatal Naval Awno Eight A.merican W aluotX»^ Strikers’ Giving Tk New York, A».] v Ihe railway B trik eiß hw first overtures for p
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    Imperial Conference.
    300 691 Important Annouscemwt, London, Aprill! Viscount Milner has announced 1 the next Imperial Conference will pri® meet in 1921. It may be of interest to reca’l in tn j neotion wbat Sir Joseph Cook, ths Minn the Australian Navy, slid reoently in red remarks made by Mr. Walter Lonj
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    Troubled Germany.
    89 692 Pwii, April 16r,.r,»e bM s,Mled tbe Oetma wa L nr mt Britam‘ht .be eeteblishment cf »«y «II got which would be nK! “k rr tatt-ci'® of tbe treaty, «raid»tb' h „ent ofaa« e 1D b^ l h t'“tbe Allie» ft ll «be» 1 011 4. reh.bilift.on XS" ,be
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    ANGLO-FRENCH RELATIONS.
    123 692 MP, LLOYD GEORGE IN MARSEILLES. Impobtiic! of Cordial Rilationb. London, April 16. On arrival it Marseilles Mr. Lloyd Gtotge delivered a spaech at the docks in which lie aid be had always approached tbe of relationship with France, who wu still champion of tbe liberty of the world,
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    The Mexican Revolt.
    91 692 T he Mexican Revolt. CaptuuSam Blab. NewYork April 16. ®omand e r 8e 0 f eP tk 8 th at QeDer al stared S 4Q Ru with 2500 m &8 aQ d is prob < ‘b» C "'i«can. u,t tbe Federal ‘bat V native cnb V*’» 80Qa8 k 'Wn as
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    MR. JULES MARTIN.
    627 692 DEATH AT EASTBOURNE. The news of tbe death of Mr. Jules Pierre Martin, of Messrs Slot A Co. which took place at Eastbourne on Friday last, the 16th instant, will be received with profound and very general regret thoughout Malaya, as well as in the Dutch East
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    RAILWAY WASHOUTS.
    582 692 -W.G. Two small wash-outs occurred on the Penang, Kuala Lumpur secrion of the FM.S. Railway during the heavy rains on Saturday and Sunday. Between Ulu Yam and Sungei Tampeian station the ballast was washed away for a short distance, but trains can proceed cautiously over this part. Between
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    452 693 PEN ANG GOLF CLUB. Tn tom, m E|i Bower, R. D. Actoo,'fl A. K. A. R Terrell Goldie win, H? It is expected that the ru n V' ment will flatly reject th.\ ferrod by th. 7 sheviks in Russia for Russian Consuls and othe h that such procedure i,
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    1204 693 obituary. LATE MR. P- H LE SUEIR. at the Chapol and the grave aide. Among those present were Messrs C. B. Redwav R. Rule, W. H. Thorne, j. 8«e R P Phillips. F. D. Thompson, W' E. Huson, J. G. Allan C Jenkrns, W. J. Edmonds, C. Trim Johnson A.
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    THE CHINESE DRAMA.
    654 694 otnPLE^" IASTE lfl «E grtICALS. to ider ‘students' Federation, Ch3e M„eh 2” The 1« nrer Wo® f 46 CbineBe 5». ,1 the fail® of the attempts ««’“professor Sung »a;d re:c,r t I categories of people i(hete t S w reform the Chinese cause of failure in their
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    THE PENALTIES OF EXPANSION.
    824 694 —Observer The truest and sincerest of all the high professions under which this nation entered, waged, and won the war w’as certainly that which disclaimed any desire or territorial acquisition. Germans who escribed our sated imperialism paid unconscious tribute to our honesty. It Mas, in fact,
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    BRITISH SHIPPING.
    126 695 Great Increase of Tonnage. London, April !'>• Lloyd» Begistex show for tu, quart» building 3,3W,0W tons °1 JUrehi in the United King buu d le d thous being an > lyW and and compared twelve months I.UO.IJW compared with twenc “*7OB 000 tons were durmg the qiXmcludinghavesseßof W.OUU
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    BRITISH SHIP IN DISTRESS.
    73 695 Portuguese to the Rescue. London, April 16. A Lorenzo Marques telegram says a Portuguese steamer encountered 20 miles east of Inhambanc, the British barque bpeedonia (3,265 tons) bound from Singapore to Table Bay alter an explosion had taken place on board the steamer and took her
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    SILVER.
    110 695 Downward Tendency of the Market. London, April 16. Messrs. Montagu Co.’s report dated April 15th says the tendency is downward. The cash price has kept up fairly well, owing to the demand for prompt delivery on account of the Indian bazaars and elsewhere, but the news from China is
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    THE NETHERLANDS.
    46 695 Precautions Against Revolt The H ague. April 16. bill was introduced in *he StateGeneral providing penalties up to five years’ imprisonment <>n persons corresponding with foreigners for th,, purpose of furthering r. volt in Holland and im porting r< .hit i>>mu \pr mug mda
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    AVIATION
    23 695 Rome-Tokio Flight. Rangoon April 16 l »rrann wh 1 is bound i r >r loVi >. left h re this morning for Bangkok.
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    SUGAR.
    114 695 Impending Rise in Price. London, April 16. The Food Ministry foreshadows an increase in the price of sugar. It is understood that owing to the fact that contracts for supplies were made well ahead, Great Britain has been independent of the Cuban crop for which a big price is
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    MALAYAN RUBBER.
    365 695 Need of Accurate Census of Areas. London, April 16. The report ol the Lubber Growers’ Association emphasises the need of an accurate census of the rubber acreage in the East and remarks that the Governments of Ceylon and Malaya are apparently not yet able to undertake the work.
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    FRENCH FOREIGN POLICIES.
    397 695 F RENCH FOREIGN POLICIES. Wb t;r; !ll I I 1,, ,i hts 3ls»‘,« 1 h «’Ui'se of i,. J y; sa id ~M tu. 1 1)1 1 ntial part- TH*® b J way of guarwNß occupy the left ban* of th-, pre to ensure that Germany^ l hi engagements, and
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    FRENCH REVIEW.
    295 696 '"Hava s London. April 18. D Cto d s ;jn ’7 Premie' S Arrival. Bnt b has arrived at Marjt.Uojd George has arrive The R^ r thp League of Nations sjjotrepiJ'eG* 1 lt P n Kulir a matter withm the OTadiction o£ the council. Occupation of German Towns.
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    GERMANY
    26 696 I ,—Floating Debts. ■J M.t M lO t k‘.‘’ >W iftb, BtatJ4j inance KG tllat Ger■nll j Ma 'ch Ut to 105^9. n 'arka gwatl-
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    THE SHANTUNG ISSUE.
    1237 696 VIEWS OF THE JAPANESE PRESS. While Japan is apparently quietly waiting for a repiy from China to her communication on the Shantung issue, the Japanese Press is intermittently commenting on the subject. Below are a tew extracts given by the Japan Chronicle. The Asahi begins by admiring
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    NOT APPRECIATED.
    447 697 -HM. British newspapers in the East do not want to be made a fuss of, but we have no doubt in our own minds that the services they perform are very grudgingly acknowledged. Public organisations, official bodies, and indivduals too, often look upon a newspaper as a medium
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    RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR.
    548 697 amazing story. Port Arthur Surrender Bought. \n astounding story of the RussoJapanese war is told in the Daily Mail. Its effect is that Japan did not win the war with Russia by force of arms, but by a plot whereby she bought the surrender of Port Arthur for
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    COMMERCIAL
    103 697 march RUBBER I Ayer Kuoiug 5 Ron lu l 7,023 lb. for March Rubber Co. 1 A Cohbat ibe°™k d j Apri Profit f„ tb, 8 M Final Dividend 0f25 neroJ Suogei Bata (Mala, a 971’ A An u Ua^ eneral “«rting will J 27th April: Prefit for Foothill.
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    SHARE MARKET.
    75 697 Latest Qtfowion, (Penang, 20th April.) Messrs. A. A. Anthony A Co. Aw, as with the following changei in thi List:— Yesterday. Tvtaj. Rubber, S r? h 3 Bs S 1 es r fl i Bas=eU 1.45 1.55 145 Uta Kundong 13) 140 1.25 IX Pantai 1.95 2/5 190
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    EXCHANGE.
    145 697 Penang, 2Cth Aphl, W (By courtuy of the Chartered London Demand Bank .3 do 4 months’ sight Bank do 3 do Credit do 3 do Documentary Calcutta Demand Bank Bombay Demand Bank Madras Demand Bank do 3da J9 ’.igbtPn« t Rangoon Demand Bank d„ g Hongkon g Demand Bank
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    DOMESTIC OCCURENCES.
    33 698 the 9 b I i l ““J (be chorcb PeDMg, 0D t f e .*7 Arfomptioj’ r J p eva g A April, 1920. l Richard», J J p Richard?, L.THS.
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    FREE SPEECH AND THE LAW.
    950 698 I THE CASE of MR. DIAMOND. Ld Coleridge on Historical Precedents. IS- points of importance relating to L nght of free speech were involved in E oak of Mr. Diamond, editor of the Ly-’r Herald, who was sentenced at L Oid Bailey on Tuesday to
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    THE GOBI DESERT.
    496 698 CROSSED BY MOTOR CAR, The great Gobi desert of Mongolia has been conquered by an automobile. The dreary wastes that were old when Egypt was flourishing have for the first time been traversed by men, by means other than the swift Arabian horse or the mildeyed plodding
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    SHARES.
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