The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 5 May 1920

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    23 738 The Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION. flS PER AHUWIJ-'’ 1 Single Copy 40 ct«. VOL. II. I PENAWG, WEDNESDAY, 5TH MAY, 1920 NO. 18
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      235 738 CONTENTS. r r I <-• P Liadir: Miscellaneous Continued): After 8an Rimo 740 Sir H. E. McCallum’s Will 751 An Imprial Canker ...746 Japanese Troops and Siberia 754 I The Greatest bcourge Q 752 Venereal Disease- 757 ri (WudJ.pm. 768 Flying in Penang ...761 I IFomidtbleCompetitor ...764 Senior Cambridge Soholarehip
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      198 739 c THE y “STRAITS ECHO” MAIL EDITION. J i' n I 1—1 »*****—1 II K lfl Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, 0 and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the J daily issues, as well as all important news
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    AFTER SAN REMO.
    957 740 J d* p“? OTt,nt outcome in» ii th. Ctm,e ea at g an Gwrge tUt" C “l Ce p Dt b T Mr. ig to ranco *B‘*itEh to th to 10 Powers to on ment clauses c f d^ 6 8arma Rowing PeaC0 Treaty th right f
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    R. J. Wilkinson’s useful little “Abridged Malay-English Dictionary (Romanised)” has run into a second edition.
    75 740 Mr. R O. Winstedt has apparently seen this edition through the pre=s for a note to the original preface over his initials says that in it will be found *‘a fair sprinkling of new words,
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    The Police club on Saturday night
    164 740 was the scene of a farewell function to bid goidoye to Chief Inspector Michael O’Neill who, after years of loyal and faithful service, is on the eve of leaving Singaporean furlough and pension. Ic was (says the Straits Times) what might be described as
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    A Memorial Fund
    174 740 is being raised to perpetuate the name and influence of the. late Mr. J. W. Goldrhorp, District Officer of Raub, and the St. Andrew’s Outlook,” the quarterly Messer ger of the Presoyterian Churches in Malaya, contains the following tribute to his memory: Mr. Goldthorp was one cf
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      113 740 Straits f PUBLISHED daily. Public Holiday» AT TH1 CRITERION PRESS, LTD., 59, Beach Street, Penang of payable in advance hilt idition Local Foreign, Delivery. F,M.o. Monthly 12.50 13.00 18.50 Quarterly 7-W 0 10 50 Mwarly 15-00 18.00 21.00 Tetrfy 80.00 86.00 42.00 WEEKLY EDITION By Post, Monthly 11.50 Quarterly 4.50
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    M. A. P.
    506 741 RMtet report, that Mr. Hm«, Hanging Americ n rttiguod. *p*»a Eastern Shipping Company, is g« wt th. nd of th. wwk. Limtnant F«rr»rin hu arrired at Tokio from Rom.. Bratn cablai from London under date the 26th instant. Th. Hon. Mr. A. V. Goodrich go«a on Ions
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    A Berlin message
    31 741 to the Asahi says that with a view to avoiding possible complications in the future the various Universities in Germany have decided not to admit Japaaoes Bodjcal itudsnti.
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    SHANTUNG SACRIFICE.
    285 741 national resentment. BtVDWT*’ ABD WoRKBB*’ SlWW. [Reuter's Telegrams.] London, April 26. A Shanghai message of the 23rd April states that owing to the Chinese Government not replying to 'he ultimatum of the National Students’ Federationthreatening a strike unless the Government naasad direct negotiation with Japan as regards Shantung
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    Shipping Affairs.
    195 741 CONFERENCE Ilf AmBBICA. London, April 26. A New York telegram states that after two days tho conference of the Shipping Board and the foreign steamship companies agreed to establish uniform freights from all American ports and eliminate comSitition. Representatives cf the American, ritish and Japanese companies will meet
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    Labour Crisis in France.
    32 741 Railwaymen Striking. London, April 25. The Congress of the Railwaymen’s Federation voted by 171,000 to 147,000 in favour of a general strike. Their demands include the nationalisation of
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    GERMANY AND THE TREATY.
    560 741 GERMANY AND TH E TREATY. THE PREMIER’S iMronrurr DKn :on tRECTEB’s TELEGRAMS.] Q Org rwult of hu conference with Jf. Mil&J 1 joint declaration will be pre I raooo ’Brit'sh agreement to th. du.rmam.nt clauea of the tnuS e Fr field! bft k 01 th Rh “d d" Far-Rxaching Agrumdt.
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    Wireless Wonders.
    65 742 atnunn 1» Amemc4. TU r* K» April 2i"Ml icienti.?'' .“’"epondent M < J? 1 endeavoured to «Mion *L n\ M,n at tb J Y '»terday Ue| Wi^,k“"!“ i M would fe'U Wi 11 bribing 2? Wit h “>« ««I b. Z 8 16 “d 18 ld 1 l*n
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    The Armenian Republic.
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    The Scapaflow Affair.
    18 742 St b» n»l April Th. C 8 »V| u roj 0n I 4 10 the
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    IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
    222 742 the RISE in freights. New Anti-Dumping Bill. [Recteb’s Telegrams.] r 1 London April 26. In the House of Commons, replying to Captain Coote (Lie of Ely, Co. U) Sir P D. B. Hall (hie of Wight Co. U) stated that it was proposed to reimpose control of wool.
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    France and Germany.
    111 742 Withdrawal from the Neutral Zone. London, April 25 A Berlin semi-official message asserts there is no foundation for the report that the German Government intends to demand that the French evacuate the recently occupied towns in Germany. Ihe Government expects the French to keep their promise to
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    Indian Trade Figures.
    88 742 a n London, April 24. imtLh. 0 L 81ge re P 3rts that f“ Pla U arel > were v»lued at twentycreaM Jf’ rUp0e9 this hci “g i“March 1919 in6 CrOre com pered with nhe P °beina 88re8a t< J rL’rty-twQ crores in corned Ji,kV^' 8 of
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    Pood Control.
    11 742 Th London, April 25. b a rem Ted flom
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    THE IRISH TERROR.
    329 742 The Daily Murder, [Reuter’s Telegrams.] m, London, April 25. Three policemen were ambushed at Pf/ 0 Count .y Cork. Two were killed and the third, who was uninjured, returned the fire. The murderers escapad. More Hunger-Striking. Cae hundred and fifty Irish prisoners in Wormwood Scrubbs Prison have
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    Prohibition in America.
    85 742 Important Test Case. London, April 26. The Times New York correspondent reports that the New York Legislature has adopted, after several riotous debates, a Bill legalising the sale in hotels, restaurant» and clubs of beer containing 3i per cent, of alcohol. The application of the measure is
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    Aviation.
    42 742 Rome Tokio Flight. London, April 24. An Allahabad message states that an S.V.A. aeroplane engaged in the RomeTvkio fight piloted by Captain Razi, has arrived there. It crashed in landing. The hisdage was broken in half The aviator was not hurt.
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    THE PRINCE IN NEW ZEALAND.
    452 743 ENTHO8IA8TIC WELCOME. Loth, amd Patbiohc Addbkmus Presented. Reuter’s Telegrams-] London, April 25. An Auckland, N.Z., message of the 24th April reports it wm morning and a wonderfu g H. M. 8. Renown was escorted into the harbour—boats and yachts filled with cheering sightseers, salutes fired
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    Football.
    24 743 Association Cup Final. London, April 24. In the Association Cup Final Aston Villa beat Huddersfield by 1 gctl to nil at Stamford Bridge.
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    SAN REMO CONFERENCE
    279 743 The Turkish Treaty Reuter’s Telegrams.] Ban Remo, April 27. The conference decided on the incorporation of Mr. A. J. Balfour’s declaration in the Peice Treaty with Turkey providing for Palestine becoming the national home of the Jews subject to the rights of Arabs and Jewish nationals in
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    South Russia.
    43 743 Constantinople, April 24. The British General Keyes, who has been conferring with General Wrangel in Sebastopol, has left the Crimea bound for London. It is reported General Keyes 19 going to Moscow in order to discuss the terms of an armstice.
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    Serbia and Hungary.
    116 743 Magyar Aggression. London, April 25. A Belgrade message reports that a semi-official enquiry into an attempt of Magyar revolt in Babotitsa in the former Hungbriaa district of Torenta on the 19th April shows that the Hungarian Government connived at the movement, which is connected with the order
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    Scarcity of Oil.
    36 743 The “Shell” Co G °vEaNMttT m The Daily Mail, Company and th. GoverwJ! V ing with a yie, to Go».™»" of the concern owing to tT“ demand and limited .uppli« o f *°*>1
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    Olympic Games.
    48 743 The Opening Event, i Txmdon, April 2a An Antwerp message report» ftu .l Olympic Games opened hockey match between Sweden ,2 Belgium, the former winning by 8 pj* r Antwerp, April 25, In the Olympic Games America Switzerland at ice hockey by 29 rm tn nil.
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    Labour’s Ambition.
    56 743 London, April2S. Presiding at a conference or Labocr delegates convened by the Union of Demo cratic Control Mr. Ramsay Miahi?. deplored Labour passivity in foreign affiun He said if labour was going to gown it must have its own foreign policy ui must invite the workers of other
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    The Caillaux Case.
    106 743 Released the Day After Soina London, April 24 A Paris message says M. Cailltux n released this afternoon. There were k untoward incidents. Phe speedy release of M. Cailfiu its tke sentence of the Court is Mcountod to by Reuter’s messages published in oar w issue reading
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    CURRENCY PROBLEMS.
    114 743 NEED OF PERMANENT Bl® OF EXCHANGE. Effect of Rise w Eoptt [Reuter’s Teleobams In the House of Com Brigadier-General as regards East Africa Amery (Under-Secretary ?er regretted the manent baeia of bdp Empire, which woui inn*#] Imperial trade H« the question ,nd bop 1 o f i»* 1
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    POPULAR PLANTER’S WEDDING.
    1501 744 ijuud rda “°o < L the wedding.ot M 1 a 1“ ard late, eldest son tilth i»:Hecii Hayes New- t tom Howe bj the 1 K h with the bride- 0 \\vara bridegroom 4 u re among the planting ?4 t pprak and saw considertil ha im>
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    EXHIBITION TENNIS.
    114 744 'I he return tennis match between W. H. Threlfall and A. MTieatley yeste rd ay afternoon had to be abandoned owing to the rain. Only one se 4 was played and that amidst a constai drizzle. It resulted in Mheatiev winning by 7 to 5. It may be
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    955 745 FORTNIGHILY ME ETING. The fortnightly meeting of the Manicioal (joDomieiioneri wai ““X Municipal Office yesterday ‘funoon. There were present Q. A. Hereford (President,) A. M. Goodm YeohGoan 8eok, A. M. Goodman, F. K. Nanbyar and Dr. P. There 7 were also present Mr. W. 8. Dunn Mr. J.
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    Sungei Way,
    16 745 we are informed, had 6.56 inches of rain last night, says yesterday’s Malay Mail.
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    There was an unusually thick mist
    79 745 this morning over the channel between Penang and the mainland and also a good long way np the Prai River, so much so that one c<uld hardly see beyond a hundred yards and steamers navigating the channel had to blow their sirens frequently to
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    Dr. Lee Kek Soon,
    178 745 son of Mr. L°e Tit8oo of 26-6, Orchard R?ad, was married on Saturday, April 24, to Miss Voon Choy Wee, daughter of Mr. Voon Theam Soo of Gopeng, Perak, by the Rev. J, B. Cock at the Presbyterian Church, where large number of friends came to
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    COLLISION IN THE HARBOUR.
    292 745 J" o s TEA gr DAMwEb A collision occurred m terday morning between^? I can steamer Colusa aud'tbX 4 Bennie hr. I ai "hat we have been t tain it appears that the I early yesterday morning opposite Swettenham Pier Which arrived later, berth behind the
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    The children’s party
    85 745 at tbs RmkI**!' inecnuureuB Tai pi ng, vesterday afternoon, <»« pleasing function, at which c of sobSol girl, enjovd ite of the Hon. Mr. W. G. M««". CM J, The services of a Tamil requistioned for the occaiion ID tonished and greatly .tawed one. with bis tricks,
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    The new ten-cent note
    104 745 which H The) new ten-cent note lb proposed to ocmtneooe iie-P S middle of next month provement indeed on tte It <• The Treasurer eeodi us pleasing piece of paper, it b the dollar note, f ,cm «Mt, s» 1 distinguished by n< the feel of
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    AN IMPERIAL CANKER.
    580 746 A N IMPERIAL CANKER. Gladstone rececadea ago hoUholdUo 11 tOi 8 Home-rak»- And Jjauchrut are n a measure :J,,ofin«tta teve n Etfaire thing Mr. in* d «ill suite •;ri®< '7 f' CP lce to that ■■'■>' iilaid W ble kat of "hilling Home W. BCllil 6 u, been tried and
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    Our Singapore correspondent wires
    36 746 that Captain Carroll is leaving for Penang immediately where he is flying in the fighter scout Nighthawk.” Passenger flights will be available. As a matter of fact, Captain Carroll is already here.
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    Our Singapore correspondent wires: —
    43 746 Our Singapore correspondent wires: In the final of the Veterans’ Doubles Gaunt and Miles beat Linton and Beatty by 6 3, 6 -4, and in the final of the ‘A’ Doubles Potts and Leggatt beat Stout and Dunn by 6 2, 6 4.
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    In the lection
    67 746 held on the 1st instant for the presidentship of the Bombay Corporation for the ensuing year commencing, Mr. V. A. Dabolker secured 34 votes, the other candidate (the Hon. 8ir Dinehaw Pcti 26 votes. Mr. ILbolkar was duly elected president. Great interest centred in the election, owing
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    A Havas cable dated Paris, the 19th inst., to the Bangkok papers says :
    70 746 A Havas cable dated Paris, the 19th inst., to the Bangkok papers says The rapprochement announced between Italy, Germany and Austria has been expressly denied. The sculptor Jean Boflier has died. M. Poincare has been elected to tbe nseil General for the department of the Meuse. p dU Bemo: M.
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    From Tuesday’s Straits Times :
    91 746 From Tuesday’s Straits Times is J x n 'b j b, who resigned from y f ra’ts Puhc, force about a year ago to e mu to England to a't'nd to some private au-jir?, has returned to Singapore. A r l ieV *rA' minister of St. Lnm™ Presb y ;eria
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    At the last meeting
    90 746 of the Council of the Council of tbe N. E ITiii re :—Chiua: Capt. Malay State. •*t' Fcderatrd D ‘ckaoo),G a dJ c V ou in S ham < p ort vr H-J 1 ’rri^K ley J r W Qoc «b (Ta'juiL- i* U Lu I
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    M. A. P.
    302 746 Mr. Justice E. C. Watson, from the Gold Coast, has been appointed to a judgeship i n Malaya, wires our Singapore correspondent. Mr. 8am Tomlinson is bidding farewell to Singapore on Saturday. He i 8 homeward bound, so our Singapore correspondent reports. .?J r '.Y L- ou
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    From last night’s T.O.M.:
    119 746 1«. is understood that Mr. A. M. Goodman (who was appointed Chief Judicial Commissioner, F.M.S., when he relinquished the duties of Attorney-General, Straits Settlement*) is not likely to return to tbe F.M.S. Towkay Leong Siu Nam, MC, J P., President of the Perak Chioesa Chamber of
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    We hear, says the Free Press,
    164 746 that there is a probability of the return, for at least a few prouths, of Major W. G. 8t. Clair to the Straits, where he hopes to revi it old scenes and renew what old friendships may still be kfc to him. To new-comers
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    923 747 Profiteering in Penang. B Whether the Profiteering Comm!3sl recently appointed in Singapor Penane has not 7 et jeen e a i but we eincerely trn.t that it will do so or there is plenty of ecope for an enquiry in'o the extraordinary high price»if vailing in this Battlement,
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    DUTCH CABLE NEWS.
    180 747 The following cab’e items of general interest are from the Dili C urant: The Dirch G vernment is considering the ques’i'm of extending a credit of F. 200,000.000 t G rmmy for the purchase of foodstuffs and raw materials. A Dutch Bolshevik leader from Dinsburg, in Germany,
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    Mrs. Harry Woods and the Misses Woods,
    148 747 J uu vid v ah i oevo v uvu»-) the w< li known entertainers, will be leaving H ngk ng to-day for Singapore where they P r °v- d-) pipular some years ago, having made th ir first appearance in ;he East as
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    GERMANY AND THE TREATY.
    473 747 ANGL0 F RENCH^E CUtJt|w .Recteb-s Telega; The text of (he ation is rs follows The Allies have examinM ihelgie. Herr Goeppert of April 20 requeit of the German Minitier 7? to the effect that the German G,,,-». desires to maintain a German am, 200,000 instead of
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    IRISH TERRORISM.
    504 748 CJ E Teiegmm.] ""kufai, April126. S He^ tbe j tbe last hundred n,T bad been committed w eb and now averaged lSit was an absolute collapse> of 5 ri’vilieation guaranteeing the he "“.I ™hM« from country district! and to it lawle88 T »o o ordination between the x3ert
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    Experiments in Shipbuilding.
    93 748 Heavy Loss on Concrete Vessels. London, April 27. Tbe report on the Appropriation Account for 1918-19 for the Ministry of Shipping shows the total d<fluency to be met from the vote of credit amounted to just over £100,000,000. The report deals at some length with the financial
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    Mustapha Kemal Again!
    82 748 Attack on French at Ur fa. Paris, April, 27. A bat’alion of French infantry and a squadron of cavalry occupying Urfa, the last post between the Tigris and Euphrates, were surrounded by Mustapha Kemal’s troops. The French were compelled to leave the town after the conclusion of
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    After San Rema.
    34 748 Conclusion of the Conference. London, April 27. A San Remo’s message of the 26th instant reports that the inter-Allied conference has conc.uded and that the missions would leave the next day.
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    United States.
    89 748 Aftermath of the Strike. T New York, April 26. n v I. 6 r brotherhood of Trainmen has v, J e J 6 c^ Arters of nine loca lies whose members participated in Unauthorised strike. This auects at least 2,000 men. Important Test Case. Washington, April 27. under
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    The Scapaflow Affair.
    49 748 A p London, April 27. ntancrS UU TV ne 3sa e 8tat es that the Ger“ven dX’vIIT* 60 aDd K01, trg BDd w fre surr T there and WarRh/ efed L° F f ance as compensation flow r 8hl P 8 sunk by Germans at 8capa-
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    THE BUDGET.
    128 748 Objections to Wines and Cigar Taxes. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, April 27. lu the House of Commons at the report stage of the Budget an amendment to omit new sparkling wine from duty was negatived without a division. Mr. Austen Chamberlain repeated his previous arguments in support of his
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    Palestine.
    221 748 Bedouins Attack Semakh. London, April 26. A Cairo message reports that two thousand Bedouins attacked Semakh, south of lake Tiberias, and there were a few police casualties. The small British force withdrew. According to latest reports the situation is well in hand and aeroplanes participated in the operations. The
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    War Heroes’ Graves.
    148 748 Policy of the War Graves Commission. London, April 27. Mr. Rudyard Kipling, in a speech iu London, in reference to the work of the Imperial War Graves Commission, emphasised that the basic principle on which the Commission was working was absolute equality and permanence. He stated that
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    federal devolution.
    135 749 Two Fab-Rbacbiho Schemes. London, April z<TKa Breaker's Conference has concluded. It drafted two «chemea of federal devolution. M r J W Lowther’s scheme recommends devolution of certain of the Imper.a arl ment’s powers to subordinate legislatures in Eogl.1# Scotland COn b 8l c X Grand 0, “auncih 8
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    Indian Railway Tragedy.
    78 749 Terrible Death Rate London, April 27. A cable from Simla reports hat a railway collision took place near Moradabad. Four carriages were set on fire and fifty persons were killed and fifty injured. [Moradabad is tha headquarters of the district of the same name in the Un
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    The Olympic Games.
    31 749 London, April 27. An Antwerp mrssage states that in the Olympic Games final of the series of ice hockey matches Canada beat Sweden by 12 points to 1.
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    Korean Trade.
    123 749 British Governments Decision. London, April 22. In the House of Common?, replying to Mr. G. H. H irst, Mr. Cecil Harmtworth (I' dor Secretary, Foreign Office) stated that the Government dues not propose to take any steps to maintain continuance of the policy of the open door in
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    War Prisoners.
    46 749 Nansen to Hbau Mission to Siberia Christiania, April 27. Mr. Nansen, the famous Arctic txplorer, has decid'd to undertake the dir. co n of repatriation of wir prisoners in Hil-eria in accordance with the n quest of the Council of the League of Nations.
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    New Motor Records.
    55 749 New Y. rk, A ril 26 A Daytona (Florid-) message s a‘ts that louy Milton, driving a sixtu-n cylinder ctr tn the beach, claim d to have established six new world’s "<*”de, the tim.8 being, kik metre 14.65 secs 3 miles 72,18 hcs 4 mihs86 14 lect
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    COLONIAL AFFAIRS.
    891 749 INDENTURED LABOUR DENOUNCED. Declaration of British Policy. London, April 27. In the House of Common?, during (he debate on the Coloni 1 Official Vot% Colonel Stely wanted a declaration of policy that all indentured labour will he abolished and further, that the object of British j reeence in
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    The China Fleet.
    14 749 The China Fl e et. inv Apr- 1 •Jh, light C!Ui«e J-’ China Station*
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    DISTRICT COURT.
    1009 750 Crurt this morning, k 7=. two t K m and T« Su 7 were charged with Tan Khor and exhim (the complainant; aD d thereby inducing V‘7 4o sums of money $50 deliver t«o sua D the 9th and 10th Alarc -Taded not gudtv. Mr B Terrell appeared
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    Some time last week a towkay
    60 750 Sir.tr. 'veeK a towkav oi abscoil, icd leaving behind him 1 7'-‘Editors who are naturally said 71- 1 i lnd wber a houts It is fi"ure77ff I1S llabllities r un up to six merely <,(,,i rig European and Indian savs the AH? 4 r
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    CHINESE LABOUR.
    784 750 The importance of a steady flow of Chinese coolies into this Colony need not be emphasised to those who have anything to do with industries. We wish we could see a prospect of an early amelioration of the present shortage. The average number of immigrants from China arriving
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    P. A. M.
    371 751 Recos btbuction Scheme Adopted. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 28. At the annual general meeting of the Planters’ Association of Malaya there were about sixty present. It was decided to close the War Relief Fund and hand the balance of the fund to the Planters’
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    MINING PARTNERSHIP.
    852 751 DONALD DUNCAN. Interesting Suit in Ipoh Court. Before Mr. Justice A V Brown, Judic;ai Cc.mmssxon r, oi Ipoh, yesterday n. irning. ‘.-a; last night s 1 O.AL) Mr. H Li d < owdy app red with Mr. W. H. 11 nr: of P naiig in support of a
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    SIR H. E. McCALLUM’S WILL.
    124 751 Cole nd Sir Henry Edward McCalla®, G. C. M. G., R E., of Launiton, Onberky, Surrey, formerly Governor J Lagos, of Newfoundland, of ML Of Ceylon, A. D. C. > to the I.» Q« Victoria and King E »»rd VU., died on November 24. left
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    A very succesfull Cinderella dance
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    THE GREATEST SCOURGE
    366 752 j n w0 conaniend to earnestly do Rftttrft y jeden tl» W* J th ig issue. Lt s Malayan of the Society for M 1 nf Venereal Disease and we JVX- a* pf» cant or circumlocution. The tf yenere.1 di»».. W 1 !X -or* than th* of
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    The franc
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    As Mr. Lim Tai Lee.
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    M. A. P.
    545 752 The following passengers arrived from Deli by the Trang this morning: Mr. H. Dawson, Mr. and Miss Bille. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Miles and their children are leaving for Australia by the Montoro in about three weeks’ time. ■■ii Mho Ri i»4«i 4 The following passengers
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    884 752 Good Luck and Good-bye! Surprise miugled with' no little regret will be occasioned by the tidings of tht impending departure from Malaya of Mr. James T. Dobbie, who has just relinquished the editorship of our Ipoh contemporary, the Times of Malaya—surprise because he was generally regarded a* persona
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    The Hon. Mr. H. W. Firmstone,
    23 753 Acting Resident Councillor, will be "At Home” at the Residency at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 5th May.
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    The Italian aviators Lieutenant Maseiro,
    118 753 filot, and Maretto, mechanic, of the talian Royal Aviation Corps, in the course of their Rome Tokio flight landed in Canton on April 21, going there direct from Hanoi, in French Indo-Chiua. The machine is of the 8. V. A. type and 240 h-p. According
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    From yesterday’s Free Press :
    171 753 From yesterday’s Free Press Mr. Justice F.C.A. Barrett Leonard, who was recently appointed from home a* puisne judge for the Singapore Supreme Court, left England by the P. &O. Delta cn the 9th inst and will be here in a few days. Another judge has also been appointed and will
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    FRENCH REVIEW.
    464 753 The Anglo-French Declaration. ]Recteb’s Telegrams.] Paris, April 29. In the declaration sent to Germany by the Supreme Council from San Remo the Allied Powers declare that the request to maintain a German army of 200,000 cannot even be examined so long as Germary fails in respect of her
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    The Irish Crisis.
    33 753 Strength of the Garrison. London, April 28. In the House of Commons Mr. Churchill stated that at present there were 34,382 (II clive troops in Ireland besides forty tank». J
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    The German Railways.
    26 753 T Berlin, April 28. lhe Assembly has adopted the budget «n* pas,id th. Bill handing over the at «ays to the Imperial Goveinmmt.
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    THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY.
    358 753 MacAdoo that he i 8& anticipation, of th, proUbift erm on the Treaty imCV'*( think that President Wil*» 9 third nomination but thh i, J?! doubtful at present. Although tufe become clearer between the ttw l? 1 Wilson or MacAdoo or Wood and Lowden and new candidates
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    Prisoners of War.
    67 753 sTATEE»niirrw« ,l S M1SSlDgMe In the Houm of Mia»’ stated that the B h j. 222 Berlin reported thata* Germany rere ,tl1 tup"! “J* time when ths ch for No similar bdy »V” of the death of Br ul)le d A list of k i,h presented to
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    GERMAN BAD FAITH.
    125 754 cO j C EAUH^ MENT l aloo2t2!12 nte,,te, [Bjutebs Telegram.] London, April 28. from Berlin states that the A aes*F discovered at gcjente Control lixteen barges aS 256 infantry and artillery W® W n n b the Entente’s demand ’&2 e ‘»t" P me.ting of the German
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    JAPANESE TROOPS AND SIBERIA.
    411 754 STATEMENT BY WAR MINISTER. Exocm Fob Non-Withdbawal. Iwt-Gtml Tanaka, the Japanese Mmiitet d Wir, issued the following state* J? 01 011 instant regarding the Bjberian expedition The attitude of the Japanese GovernwnnowardiBmi! c i ear y d e fi ne( j j n the ofcu proclimauon
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    The Prince’s Tour.
    110 754 Visit To New Zealand, Rotorua, April 28. Thousands of settlers and Maoris welcomed the Prince of Wales to Rotorua at the Maori headquarters. There were elaborate native ceremonies and dances. Communication in the entire North Island is suspended owing to the railway strike. The Prince will probably
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    Tbe United States and Turkey.
    142 754 Washington, March 31. The American reply to the Allied Note with regard to the status of the United States in the Turkish Treaty negotiations, thinks that, <l the oft-expressed intention of the Allies, that the anomaly of the Turks m Europe shouid cease,” should be
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    According to the Asahi an Englishman
    121 754 6 vuo an rmgnsDinan lu g bis name as Edward Stephenson, of been detains 1 by the Akashi _H ce 1 Englishman in question is n, J’ 6 to have been ordered by the Chinese f 8rnmen t to leave China some time ago
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    DISTRICT COURT.
    2224 754 CHARGE AGAINST THE POLICE. The hearing was continued yesterday afternoon in the District Court of the case in which Tan Sai Kim, an informer, and Tan Sun Ki, a detective, where charged with assault and extortion alleged to have been committed on the 9th and 10th March. Mr.
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    THE AMERICAN NAVY INQUIRY.
    97 755 Inadequate Submarine, p a.) Washington, Musk near-Admiral Grant, former caaugi of the submarine force attached tots American Atlantic Fleet, in tatiS before the Senate Committee on nmiih stated that the United States rnilnwp force wai entirely inadequate to meet > demands of the war with Germuy,
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    Mr. B. C. Haile,
    38 755 who wu forar agent of the Pacific Mail Oompuyi Shanghai, has been appointed to bei Company’s general agent for the Fir it He will arrive at Shanghai from Francisco on the steamer Venezuela, Miyl
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    The Japanese birthrate
    64 755 is eo high, si their cost of living so low, immigration policy other than flMB would result in the ultimate destrocice the American population in the sot in the whole of America. The Japanese have neither the power, nor the desire to become citizens of the United
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    It has been authoritatively stated:
    128 755 ret*? It has been Mtnonw"-/ that within two years there win than 10,000 Chine.. pursuing courses in highe p that in the future the French 1 become as popular si* ia. We doubt the w but there is large number of these s pregs® X.U1I
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    THE FUTURE OF RUBBER.
    1312 756 i5 W^ ,N,oN ULarp a d^^ l nger n De A advance will rubber comE^^rx «j'sved at ibr.'Ugli 11 L Up re9cnted b i' 7 i Sta Poston of London, te only conclusions of being reached. W of etnZ to no intention o „i» another rubber
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    GREEKS IN ASIA MINOR.
    98 756 War-Clouds Gather. Constantinople, April 3. The Greek commander at Smyrna has called up all Greeks between 20 and 30 m readiness for possible developments in the way of hostilities with Turkey. There are already six army divisions in Turkey, and the hatred between Greeks and Turks
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    A London message of April 1 to the Japan Chronicle pays :
    55 756 A London message of April 1 to the Japan Chronicle pays Th*» death ia announced of Sir H S. Brindlev, who has bren nn«thumnisly gazetted a Knipht-Uomniarder of the British Empire, for eslab i-hinif the first shell factory in England during the war. Rir H«*rry Bnndler was trained m tha
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    VENEREAL DISEASE.
    524 757 THE PREVENTION SOCIETY. A Malayan Branch. Dr Malcolm J. Rattray, of Malacca, Benda u the following letter [To the Editor of the Straits Echo SIR.-I shall be deeply grateful if you will allow me the hospitality of your columns to appeal to those who are cd in the
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    From last night’s T.O M. :
    74 757 From last night’s T.O M. Mr. A C. Glcnister, the well-known P t rak miner, leaves lor Home to-morrow on furlough. A» evilruce of the general ap, r cihti. n by the Ceylon Tamil community of the appointment of Dr. W. A Rogen to h> a Justice of the Peace
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    BRITISH FINANCES.
    116 757 ISSUE OF NEW BONDS. Interesting Innovation. Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, April 28. In the House of Commons Mr. Austen Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced that in order further to provide for the reduction of the floating debt new Government five to fifteen year live per cent. Bonds would
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    POLAND AND RUSSIA.
    84 757 Bolshevik Defeat. Important Captures. London. April 28. A cable from Warsaw says that an official communique reports that after repulsing desperate Bolshevik attacks for six weeks the Poles, commanded by General Pilsudski, started a general offensive in Volhynia and Podolia on the 25th inst. They captured important
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    THE URFA AFFAIR.
    121 757 Heavy French Losses. Paris, April 28. The French who were attacked at Urfa suffered considerably. It is reliably reported that the losses amount to a third of the effectives which amounted to TOO and comprised two companies of whites and the remainder Senegalese. Reuter cabled on the
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    TROUBLE IN PALESTINE.
    127 757 Arab Raids. Cairo, April 27. Seven Arab raids took place in Palestine between the 12th and the 20th inst. A squadron of cavalry from Beisan went out ou the 22nd to round up the Ghaza W iyeh tribe west of the Jordan and destroyed a house containing
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    STRIKE IN SERBIA.
    38 757 tollision with A telegram from L 11 a tram which was pr up by Btn» p-mry guard repulsed ft, A killing one of them. nff**** strikers at Lubliana attaeUi “"‘‘d The latter fired, killing twenty-one.
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    REHABILITATION OF EUROPE.
    117 757 Nitti’s Broad Views. Home, April 3. Mr. Nitti, the Premier, addressing oenate, urged the necessity of rehsouaating Germany and Russia in order u enable them to produce their quota oca more and so restore the equilibrium x Europe. The German people, he ud had already paid heavily
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    At the meeting
    100 757 of the Gula-Kaluz pong Rubber Co. the chairman, Mr t Anderson, pointed out, in regard iota, questions of excess profits duty and tain of capital levies, that it might be take: in the ease of that company the caput outlay involved in the cultivation 0! ru&her and
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    The Peking correspondent of the Times
    133 757 The Peking correspond"*" w tells a sorry Lie of opium Treaty of 1916, «h.ch orbade h* hundreds Sehina anOhtf* are smuggled into Ch■ ente ni tieally the whole of the 0 America reaches China another. It is tr e j idi flD d that
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    CHINA AND JAPAN.
    1151 758 l .ill mlZ1 A the l««< 8t nl,h 4 F* w M cb lew P»trio“c and l"<*!?s C X? GM forae Pre 4 travelled» good Wich entitled w «“4 n Taoaneie Troops and Meechuri» »»<1 Mongol»/’ "ZteTfor pri«“ real ,< 0 L lj k-“. contemporary, th. Cbtn»
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    We are asked to state
    23 758 that the Rubber Growers’ Association (London) have made a donation of $500 to the Incorporated Society of Planters.
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    According to the local paper.
    39 758 a conference took place recently in Ipoh between committee members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the F. M 8. Chamber of Mines, on the question of the distribution of fuel to mines.
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    Reuter cables
    46 758 that a Washing-on mes- sage states that the Naval Appropriation Bill, providing for expenditure of $465,000,000 in 1921, has been passed by the Senate and gone before a conference of both Houses for adjustment of the $40,000,009 increase voted by the House of Representatives.
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    Messrs. Boustead & Co., agents
    61 758 Messrs. Boustead Co., agents for the Ratrut Basin fin Dredging Co., inform us that they received a cable this morning from the Secretary of the Company in Sydney in&tructing them to announce that negotiations have been practically completed for the purchase of an area adjoining the Com* pany’s property at
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    At yesterday’s meeting
    70 758 of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners, Mr. G. R. K. Mugliston mmd That the Municipal Commissioners consider that the interest of the development of the town makes it desirable that the occupation of Fort Canning by the Military Department should now cease.” Our Singapore correspondent wires this morning
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    It appears from reports in Japan
    76 758 and rr China exchanges that a member of the Japanese royal family may be passing through the Straits at an early date. This is Prince Higashi Kuni, a young relative of the Emperor, who is proceeding to France to complete his education. It is
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    The following appaars in the Deli Courant
    111 758 Th« Circus Boycott. Sir, I wish to c »11 your attention to the article in your papsr concerning the boycotting of Harmston’s Circus by the Chinese. It states that an opposition Circus hss spread the rumour, that Japanese artists were employed by the
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    THE BUDGET.
    189 759 Excess Prouts Fax. [Reuter's Telegrams.] London, April In the House of Commons Sir A. Fell (Gt, Yarmouth, Co. U.) moved the rejection of the Excess Profits Duty. Mr. Austen Chamberlain (Chancellor of the Exchequer) emphasised that although he was willing to comi ler an alternative it was his
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    The Prince in New Zealand
    376 759 London, April 28. A later message from Rotorua repoi ta that the Strikers’ Union offered to carry the whole Royal Party back to Auckland. Three hundred bluejickets are returning but the Royal Party remain at Rotoiua pending negotiations between the Government and the strikers as
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    British Interests in China.
    41 759 Notable token of Gratitude. Loidon, April 28. Ibe limes undera’anda that Earl tufzm, Hccretary of State for Foreign Affair», has written to Sir John Jordan 1*7. t PP reciatir g hie eervicei as Brimb Minuter to China,
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    MINISTRY OF SHIPPING
    296 759 An Echo of the War. (REU T E R' 8 TELE G R A MS.] London, April 29. C >lonel Les ie Wilson, Parliamentary Secretary to tbe Ministry Shipping, ma le a statement regarding the Appropriation Account mentioned on 23rd April. He said that tho so-called d*
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    Shell=Shcck and Crime.
    264 759 DEBATE IN THE LORDS. Committee of Investigation. London, April 29. In the II use of Lords, in the c urse of a dheussion on shell-shock, Lord Southborough moved for the appointment of a Departmental Commitfee to investigate the different kinds of ebell-shtck, the rnq iry to include
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    Executions During the War.
    15 759 ti's only 343 were carrirf byXX. C d“ fi T Gommander-m-chief,
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    The English Turf.
    48 759 The Two Thousand Tbe result of the Tetratema Allenby Paragon Won hy half a length, tbm jLl separating second and third. im?4 e eUi S gWa8 100 to 7; Paragon 8to 1. The place betting on the Two ThX Guineas was evens Tetntema and proportionately.
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    Royal Air Force.
    81 759 Commissions for Cadits, London, April 24 The Air Ministry announce! tbit a total number of R. A. F. cadets, iota ing colonials and those from the Dominion dispersed up to April 7 was 21,284 ofvboc 3,060 were gazetted to temporary u 8,980 to honorary comigissioni. Ex-Cadeta of
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    At the annual general meeting
    119 759 of sb Ai me auuuai gcuuim Q members of the Subordinate Civii Mff® Association, Penang, held at the Club boa Dato Kramat Road, last night, the rtptf and accounts for last year adopted and the following office-betren elected for the current year: Preei«"J£ Md. Rouse;
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    Says the B. N. B. Herald of April 16:
    84 759 Says the B. N. B. The Rieht Hon. b* r E and The Hon. Mo»*£ t L. > gave a Dance a t 90 neopk < invited and w “After the these were P^.“ the P** been duly «oa ie dancing
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    United States.
    112 760 1 51,5 w ’Kfee ««6 »'*> cm u9 ’“’Si on 811 foni 8“ ““““"i tfj" %L<jing peace resolution «nd derelopments connected with eVereiillee. Costly OfflCUi Contbol. n, -uite p»‘»ed the House of K, 4 e oa Rill appropriating three doff" ">*» be "u (he Government’s operat.on “'"'mobb Moron
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    The Coming Conference.
    66 760 Status or German Representative. London, April 28 A Rome message states that it is reported from 8*n Remo that, conversing withltaliao journalists, Mr. Lloyd George Kited tbit the German Chancellor will uteod the Conference at Spa on May 25 ca io equal fjodog with the heads of
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    IMPERIAL PREFERENCE.
    65 760 (From Our Own Correspondent.) kt a. a* Singapore, May 1. w. ..."T" Ch,ml er of Commerce «noil general meeting Mr. W. P W Miff',’"! th D the committee mwj id k 7 were strenuously T^-K2y. an im lsil,d «■Im 1 LT" Jr 7 fr '•>« ""^“'AmocUid l he
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    From Thursday’s Straits Times:
    86 760 M,i 'W" Time»: W kjtl Kh in,'will h’ Who 8ail «'lfor b s 7on leave 5 i 10 '«corded at 11 fi m»‘fwho was“ the per80 of Ar’“with "tts, *:<, j/ 1 aU( ihter M. 8 0 leaves Ma i“, ni c h syinpaX Ur ber
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    PENANG SHARE MARKET.
    649 760 Lean Co’s Weekly Report. Penang, 30th April, 1920. Tin throughout the week, baa undergone the u«ual slight daily variations, closing £346 5.0 three months in London and buyers locally at $175 after business at $174. thus showing a gain on balance of £‘2.10.0 and $3. respectively. Rubber.
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    $25,000 RICE CASE.
    403 760 The case in which eight Teochews Chan Kuen Poh, Ang Choon Joo, Lee Ek Kwee, Chau Kim Jop, Sim Tve Huat, Lim Tong Lip, Lim Moi Koh, Lim Kuan Seng, and Mastari bin Sajidin, the Boyanese launchm m, who towed away the twakow containing 560. bags of
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    According to the local paper 840,112 lb.
    16 760 of plantation rubber were shipped from B.N.B. in February.
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    A musical treat
    37 760 is in store fur residents of Penang and the Province, the local Orchestral Society being now engaged in rehearsals with a view to giving a concert and danco about a cmple of months hence.
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    China Mail reporters
    33 760 are practising the deaf and dumb alphabet so as to be able to obtain news from some of the company officials of Hmgkong about the strike, says a Hongkong contemporary.
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    Soon after the arrival of the s. s. Kanchow
    49 760 from Singapore this morning the Customs authorities seized on board over 2,000 counterfeit ten-satang pieces. Bo far the owner has notdieclcsed his identity and he will probably remain too modest to announce himself, says the Siam Observer of April 26.
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    M. A. P.
    423 761 Mom Chune, the widow of the latei Prince Prachin, ho donated Tea. 3,000 to the e Croea Society of Siam in memory of her husband. Mr. E. L. Lauder Watson, managing proprietor of Lauderdale Estate. Perak, left by the P. 4 0. Khiva last night homeward bound.
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    FLYING IN PENANG.
    88 761 —V Demonstration Next Week. As will ba seen from a notice appearing elsewhere to-day, arrangements have been cumpl.t.d by Mem,. T. K. Wong, Limited for exlnl.i ion flight, O n or about the fllh and 8 h 11,slant. Cantain R. s Carrol, A.P.C., .ill n( ,t duly
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    SILVER’S COLLAPSE.
    107 761 DECLINE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London,, April 28. An exceptional fall in silver by 4,d per ounce cash is due to the cessation of demand from the Indian bazaars and to China becoming a seller. Lower prices are regarded as probable in view of the practical cessation
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    “Silk Mask Jim”
    109 761 NOTORIOUS AMERICAN CRIMINAL. Die» Fighting. London, April 28. The Times New York correspondent reports that the career of Jimmy Harrigan, otherwise styled “Siik Mask Jim,” the notorious master burglar of Chicago, has ended dramatically. Arrested by police he escaped and kept up a running fire with his
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    Future of Albania.
    90 761 The Independence Guarantee. London, April 28. In the House of Lords Lord Lamington asked a question in which he alluded to the Albanians’fear of invasion by Serbians or Greeks and askel the Allies to give an assurance that the independence of Albania guaranteed in 1913 shall not
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    Cambridge University.
    42 761 A Unique Bequest. London, April 28. Cambridge University’s priceless collection of bo ks on China has been augmented by a valuable bequest by the late Mr. H. R. Kinnear, ex-Uhairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council, of over feur hundred volumes.
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    Senior Cambridge Scholarships.
    109 761 A correepordent writes: The following is the order of merit of the best Senior boys in the Colony who are eligible for the Government Scholarships 1. Lee Boon Chee (8. X. I.) Penang; 2. Yeoh Khoh Cheang (A (J. 8.) Penang 3 E. A. Lamb(P. F. S
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    IRISH CRISIS.
    184 761 the H uUle motion for adjour 0 Connor (Liverpool I F question of (he threw$, h. to strike at Liverwol h UD M t T he H Si n Mr. J. bexton, (8t Hsian r eenti»g the Liverpod “«S "I» warned Trade Unions, M L in a strike
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    Central American Chaos.
    136 761 Guatemala and Sonora Riyolh. New York, April 28. A San Salvador message eminiuq from a trustworthy source states ttet 800 of the populace of Guatemala Qty were killed in the recent fighting. Nomerous adherent» of Eitrada Cabrera, whe remained faithful to the ««President were killed in their
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    America and Russia.
    31 761 QutsnoH OF An Atlantic City the Board of D.reeton .<rff* Chamber of Commerce bu appointment of a 9° f posiibiW Europe to i trade relations between and Russia.
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    Major W.M.L. Bower,
    64 761 ana nusoi»« Major W.M.L ed a motorcar drive'_ for Mr A. C. Baker, y €8terd n R 1* car in a De 8 ligeDt d ?viDg that accused was dr lD d Street at an excessiv P< Hotel turned into the Ao co**. warning or 30 had
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    ALLIES’ RELATIONS.
    1600 762 >BiS 7owMEI> IN 'I’HE pffiS COMMONS. French Assurances Often. [Revteb'9 Telegrams.] London, April 29. House of Commons to-day /oeorge was warmly cheerL He said the conference r Rpmo was undoubtedly the Stable since the Armistice, toe the conference misunderstandB Jah. enough had been made liberate famenOngliy very ;S
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    ST. GEORGE’S CHURCH FUNDS.
    330 763 SUCCESSFUL JUMBLE SALE. Last Thursday morning, the 29th inst., the members of St. George’s Church Workers’ Association held a very successful jumble sale at the Town Hall, in aid of the association’s funds. It was opened to the public at 10 a.m. and was well attended
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    THE JUDICIARY.
    445 763 NEW MALAYAN JUDGES. Future Arrangements. Addressing the members of the Bar in the Supreme Court, Singap; re, yesterday morning, bis Lordship the Chief Jus’ice, Sir Juhn Bucknill, K.C., referred tocomieg judicial arrangements. He said that Mr. Barrett Lennard, the new Puisne Judge, had left England by lhe P.
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    The Saturday Review, which is one cf the few papers that blurt out the truth, writes: —
    185 763 The Saturday Review, which is one cf the few papers that blurt out the truth, writes: The terrible danger in Ireland, and in truth everywhere at this moment, is that the troops cannot be depended on. Nobody will obey orders discipline is openly defied; and English or >cotch soldiers will
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    FRASER AND NEAVE, LTD.
    177 763 FRASER AN D NEAVE, LTD. The annual report fatk. Panted at the he held at noon on Fridi, u‘‘ **M > After making •njnl. T Pf< elation and had debf/S* 1 amount to »185,225 99 ance of »21,390.44 bw last account, giy e a < From this has to be
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    The attention of members
    34 763 of the Peuq Orchestral Society is invited to s s«a appearing on page 7 to-day relating to im rehearsal in the Town Hall to-morrov, in 2nd instant, at 11 a.m.
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    The preliminary enquiry
    31 763 into theCma Street tragedy in which four Chinese ints accused, was concluded by Mr. D. Bittai thia morning, the accused being como for trial at the next Assizes.
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    A friendly game of football
    39 763 wm played* the Magazine Road Ground yeswrr evening between teams representing the of the Government Monopolies and the A 8. Schoolmasters, the contest resulting io i victory for the former by three goals to
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    If what authoritative circles
    105 763 believe abes II wnat auiuuiuauiv Egypt be true, Lord Allenby leemitota» fim-class wizard in quelling popular heavals. Egypt, which even the proved ao very troublesome, w re po Luming normal life. Int»'™ action is said to h Egyptians are a.king What good Lard Allenbj ta the
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    In connection with the murder
    58 763 d In connection. w th f by Chinese soldier in (jhi^i* 11 Japanese tourist maned er,” the Sbencbang of A g mitted a detailed repor, J ic different from that delib<J eae news X murder, and the st le aated. 3. an apology 10 he
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    A FORMIDABLE COMPETITOR.
    1252 764 Tnd7iTl«<li»." "Prodi«Japan* «Formidable CompetiP 1S Merchot»:" Bueh are o te wbich the lead'og b oubliabe» thM0 P swag 8 C*“ M"be India» Commi‘‘“ <W“« wi b h i' X io imports from J«P 1D2» m a ita T the m08 i,bl, “d Biflufourt feature o K-, iejort
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    Six motor chasis of the Ford
    25 764 or similar type are to be purchased by the Singapore Municipality for transport for motor nMcbanica and their coolies.
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    The absence of small change
    25 764 continues ujuuuura to caipe great inconvenience. It was impossible to obtain five-cent pieces at tbe I euang Treasury this morning.
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    Over eighty persons,
    36 764 all Chinese, were o J an vUHJuBP. Wvl6 deported from the Colony under orders of banishment during the month of March. By far the greater number had already been banished from the F.M.S.
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    Messrs. Sidney Noel King,
    35 764 P. A. Mo- r- J- AX. XVIGAerrow, Norman Grice, F. H, G. McCrea, Norman Coulson and John Higgins, Cadets for tho S.S. and F.M.S. Hil Services arrived by the Idomeneua yesterday.
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    Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent wires
    54 764 u s. 7 ««Buyui vurresponaenc wires that yesterday evening after a heavy storm a tree fell a on motor car in Kuala Bumpur near the railway bridge, killing instantaneously Mr. Lim Chee Seng, a wellknown resident acd manager of the estate of of tne late
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    A correspondent writes:
    50 764 “Sri SathaMva Grukkal, an eminent scholar of the Jaffna Hin iu College, noted astrologer, and well versed in the ar.s of thoughtreading and palmistry, is on a short visit to this place. He was welcomed here by the leading members of the Hindu and Chftiy communities.” J
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    The minutes of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners
    65 764 in committee note that the post of Chief Municipal Engineer shall include control of the me;er, eltctricity, architect and sewage departments, as well as roads, conservancy, drainage, etc. The salary to be <£2,500 rising to £3,000 per annum, subject to the approval of
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    M. A. P.
    413 765 Mr. Jack Jennings, of the Times of Malaya, has returned from home. M r I J llallifax is appointed a BegrMrar of Bills of Sale for Singapore. Mr A 1. Richards has been tians-fcrl-d from Kuantan to Singapore.—M.M. Inspector 0. ZT~Wylde, of Penaga Station, goes on long
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    853 765 What’s in a Name? A gentleman rccmtly appointed to a consular post in Singapore bears the historic mine of Casanova. It must take some living up to. Better Late Than Never. It is rather fxtraordinary that the Times of Malaya should have allowed its iate Editor to depart
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    The Governor
    30 765 has been pleased, pend- ing instructions from His Majesty sGo*eminent, provisionally to recognise Mr W. J. Linthicum as Vice-Consul for the I nited States of America at Singapore
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    Mr. W. H. Dinsmore,
    40 765 who has by- Mr. W -tt. uinsmurc, temporarily appointed a judge the Supreme Court, Straits tlements, is expected to a_• in Penang in the course 0 days to preside at the Assizes on the 10th inst.
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    Mr. P. J. Fitzgerald,
    47 765 resident manr 1 n Mr. P. J- iitzgeraia, Of the Shanghai Life tourag Singapore, is going to the on long leave, after some nous and very successful vity in the Malayan ar voVif t friends will wish him a pleasaa and holiday. S.T.
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    The Yokohama Maru
    47 765 arrived if The Yokohama Maru having on board a large engers bound on and the Iar East, c 0 Hins. Mrs. A. G. Colling and Mrs. V. S. Gllbe A j. J. J. Hickey, Mr. and Jr Mr. John Smalley and B. Smalley. j
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    Mr. L. W. Learmount,
    37 765 i r T w LeAr® 0Ufl Mr. L. vv Simons Messrs. Paterson, (■oinpnny, is b d n g oa Blackstone l-ft I 08 Singapore to a Mr C on lea' e -in Singapore.
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    GERMAN BAD FAITH.
    230 766 1( 0 S BA15? OVERED ■jPtas W» 13S Berlin, April 30. J.11- e om A BBU» Vibiios. London, May from Berlin W ‘b“ A •Tbfence bafl issued a stat® Ghmo warstore»; «8 tf «0 g«» P rf n The EoteoU have been «J light and 2 5
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    French National Economy.
    80 766 IMP0BT T K*DE RESTRICTIONS, 1183 ASD French Firms Hard Hit. In ou. x 00 A P ril 29. ‘We *exX Dati °T l econom y fa M Drn L- D^ e French 1100 of many j ux importafiQi«bed S z n r eri fr *1 M we,
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    POLAND AND RUSSIA.
    332 766 Cause of Clash of Arms. [Reuter's Telegrams.] Loudon, April 29. A War Office official report states tbay the Polish offensive cabled yesterday is in consequence of the Bolsheviks refusal to meet Polish peace delegates. The cffensive is on a front 250 miles from the Pripet to tho
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    [South Russia.
    163 766 Bolsheviks Routed in the Crimea. London, April 29. A Constantinople message report's that on the Crimean front, after six days’ fighting, General Wraugel severely defeated the Reds and cap ured six guns besides a number of prisoners. He believes it is now possible to advance northwards from the
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    Allies and Germany.
    47 766 Sequel to San Remo Conference. T1 a Ai Berlin, April 29. ®nvov A' ll ed invitation to send an Council °J h8 meeti “8 of the Supreme to m oaa been presented f Or J 1 .-teller, the German Minister by the Itali D
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    FRENCH PREMIER AND GERMANY.
    521 766 IMPORTANT SPEECHES. Evacuation of Occupied Towns. London, April 29. A Paris message reports that in the Chamber M. Millerand declared that Frankfort and Darmstadt and the adj tcent territories wnu d ba evacuated as soon as the Allies ascerta ned that the excess of the German
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    SHIPPING AFFAIRS.
    221 767 Eabtebn FRBIGHia IUI8ID. [Recteb’3 Telegrams.] London, April 30. The Times states that British and Japanese steamship lines have .greeJ 0 increase bv 25 per cent the f.eignt rates between Britain, the Continent and .he Far East from May 1. Ambitious American Scheme. Washington, April 30. A determined effort
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    Safety of the Empire.
    93 767 Field-Marshal’s Warning-Note. London, April 30. Speaking at a Scottish banquet in London, Field-Marshal Robertson, replying to the toast of the Imperial Forces, said our successes in the war were primarily due to the solidity of the Empire. Germany was down but not out.” The nations of
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    Anti-German Boycott.
    56 767 Dock Efib’ Action in Walk-, Ixmdon, April 29. The crew of a D.itih ihip ut Ntwp rt (Moumou’hshire) have sided with the docker», who have refused to unload the vewfel until twn German members c! the crew ere repatriated. The conamt ol the owner» has been n quested
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    The Siberian Cauldron
    73 767 HEAVY FIGHTING AT CHITA. Japanese Reinforcements Pouring into Vladivostok. London, May 1. A Vladivostok message states that the Russian reports severe fighting at Chita between partisans”—General Voitchekovsk and a supporter of Kobcbak, whom the Japanese are assisting. Ihe Japan'so representative hag issued a statement to the tfftet
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    The Trouble in Palestine.
    37 767 Cairo, April 30. The senteice on the Jewish leader, Jabotinsky, in connection with the recent disturbances in Jerusalem, has been reduced from fifteen year»’ hard labour to twelve months’ imprisonment without hard labour.
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    Germany and the Far East.
    42 767 Embassy Staffs En Route to China and Japan. London, May 1. A Berlin message reports that the staffs of the German embassies in Peking and Tokio have left Hamburg on board a Japanese steamer. Solf follows later.
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    Dutch Dockers’ Strike.
    64 767 London, April 29. An Amsterdam message states that after ten weeks* strike at Amsterdam and Rotterdam the dockers have resumed work. British Workers’ Co operation. London, April 30. Owing to the dockers who struck in Holland resuming work, the Britieh Transport Workers’ Federation has raised the sympathetic
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    Two Chinese
    19 767 deportets from London, Zing Chong and Hong Sin Chong, are on board the Idomeneus hcuud for Hongkong.
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    India and Afghanistan.
    125 767 Fresh Aggression. London, April 29. A S mla official report states that a force of three hundred Afghans, including regulars, captured a village inside the Chitral boundary. Ihe Anglo-Afghan discussion proceeding at Mussoorie has been suspended pending an explanation. [Renter reported recently that Indian and Afghan delegates
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    The Indian Railway Disaster.
    65 767 Growing Death Roll. Bombay, April 29. '11 e railway accident al Moradabad, mentioned on April 27, in C3nnection with whit h it is now reported that a hundred and til y were killtd, was due to an overcrowded express dashing into a goeds-train. A gas lank
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    Labour in France.
    141 767 a ™il R1 lwa general 8 upp Drt of J. It points cut P tb, t th, relate to increases cf m. securing the Union’, SL,“ »u<i the nationalisation J ran.port, the rej «< tit, Driug and „oid an threatening country, The v?* 1 insists upon the
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    Traffic in Women.
    100 767 ACTION OF CONVOCATION. Allegations About Maul. London, April I The Lower House of the Anpa Convocation has passed a nkM denouncing official toleration of daft houses and urging that such piw put out of bounds wherever w troops are stationed. The mover of the resolution, the J
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    The English Turf.
    31 767 Tbb One T"» Following was the retultof theCM and Guineas: J Cinna j C icerole j Valescure The betting 9 < 100to8Cicerole;25tU Twenty-one ran, aiii one length aeparati g
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    The Malaria Scourge.
    26 767 protests -gainst Dger the work of the I g fighting X.on’“” b0 Malcolm Wat-on, M|li y0ta* successfully m n last twenty y eare
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    Gold For China.
    11 767 A between lhr -tipped (goW nection with < De
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    96 767 OBITUARY. London, April 30. The diath is announced of Sir Henry Burdett. [Sir Henry Burdett, K.C.B, K.C.V.O., author and arlLt and founder and editor of The Ho«pital, was born on 18 h May, 1847. H« was the son of the Rv. Half >rd Burdett, MA., Leicestershire. In 1875 he married
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    THE PRINCE IN NEW ZEALAND.
    262 768 08 L rftfl flr dances ’r«Lri T «"'<>"' c,ai1 j S'i&SE itt which ef d r urn to the Maori’» MCrlfitSM in Mow.: “Your brief Li will «often the Borrows of grfX L followed the setting farewell I The Maori people will Mini dll death.”
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    Silk Workers Striking.
    26 768 J* ”'ke n U u do A Peil 29. M M 5 7 le8 81d here 5 for '“«ease of _™’"ke nsreafir j
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    Now we have a criterion
    24 768 «ow t| L ;.h i,aid SrjltbL ,al «ry as pay 'Ml £**'<> c k on receipt f “rniehed^b d g
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    UNITED STATES.
    794 768 Prohibition in Massachusetts. Reuter’s Telegrams.] American Foreign Trade. Atlantic City, April 29. The Bankers’ Association has passed a resolution approving the proposals of Government assistance for the formation of a corporation for the purpose of financing foreign trade. Anti-German Bill Defeated. Washington, April 29. The Senate by 39
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    The Mexican Revolt.
    139 768 Further Rebel Success. Washington, April 9. Official advices state that the Mexican rebels have occupied Port Alvarado, south of Vera Cruz and that Federation troops have been despatched to recapture it. More Federal Desertions. The garrison of Chihuahua city rebelled and captured the town. Salina Cruz Captured.
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    Smuggling Gold
    38 768 Rangoon, May 1. Ou arrival of a steamer from China and the Straits the Customs seised over £15,000,000 worth of Briiiah and American gold coins which were concealed in the fore* peak in a water tank.
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    IRISH TERRORISM.
    222 769 Win Train Raided. Another Maid iba f Reuter’s Telegrams. Cork, April 29. Th. Cork-Bantry mail train was held °P Jt‘ K k’d'm.n° Ct T«o mail bag» were HurtOBB-fTRIKEBS’ London, April 29. On. hundred andfif y Sinn Feiner» who .«r triking in Belfast ..nt an ill: ma ‘urn “the
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    Canada.
    45 769 Important Commercial Dev.lopment. London, May 1. The Montreal Telegraph states that the preliminary steps in connection with the organisation of a 500,000,000 Steel Corporation have been completed. Another corporation with a capital of >205,000.000 is bring organised, comprising important steel, coal and shipping interests.
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    Silver’s Decline.
    134 769 Messrs. Montagu’s Explanation. London, A' ril 30. Messrs. Montagu’s report issued on April 29 states that the fall in the price of silver is due to sudden cessation of Indian inquiry and apparently owing to the exchange position in China. The United States is said to be overstocked
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    Mr. R. E. A. Davidson
    34 769 Engineer of Thomson Road Singapore and Mr. F. A Holland planter of R bins' n Road Singapore, hav" been granted the rights of invention for process for refining jelu’ong.
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    A MALACCA WEDDING.
    371 769 On Ba'urdiy 24h at 7 30 in the morning, Mr. Cyril Francis Gomes led to the altar of St. Peter’s Church, Malacca, Miss Campos of Macao, China. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father Peow, and Mr. and Mrs. Herman de Sjuzi acted as Sponsors. The
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    Rumours
    17 769 have been revived in Kinta of the amalgamation of the Ampang and Ulu Piah Tin Companies.
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    The Penang and Straits Press, Limited,
    18 769 was struck eff the register under the Companies Ordinance cn April 21.
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    The Penang Unofficial Members
    37 769 of the Legislative Council have elected Dr. A. 8. McKern to be a member of the Hospitals Bia rd for 1920 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Dr. J. Sharp.
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    Penang Rubber Estates, Co., Ltd.,
    65 769 is registered at home as a private company wiih a capital of £1,500,000 in <£1 shares, to acquire certain estates in the F.MS., and to adopt an agreement with the Penang Rubber E taes Co., I/d., (incorporated 1913; and its liquidator. Subscribers (each with one
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    A bill is about to ba introduced
    103 769 into the Legislative Council with the object of amending certain ordinances and to enable the Legislative Council by resolution to amend other ordinances, so that powers now vested in the Governor in Council shall be transferred to the Colonial Sacr*tary or the Residents
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    STRAITS POLICE FORCE.
    214 769 A bill is about to Cil Legislative Council fo amend the law relating 2 Except for minor tLnd consolidate, several with the conatituti», 0 drsc.pline of the cipal amendments will n-rmk police officer, on the L *»<i i'Criod Of service, to on a contract of service month.
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    Mr. Fish of Bukit Ijok Estate,
    17 769 Jena, has been granted the rights ofaninvwth for Fish’s rubber standardiser.
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    It is notified
    37 769 in the Oovernuwot Gsstt that the King will not be advised to exetcb h's power of disallowance with rwpetttc the ordinance to provide for the sdrni»» cf persons into and their departure front» Colony.
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    The Profiteering Commheion has commenced its work.
    167 769 ’Tis te be hoped tho menefd its wox. 1« w report, when it is issued, will not ihs»® fate of that of the Housing Com®*» and go quietly up on the shelf. Then many houses and godowns btwg boi. because, but in spite
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    APRIL TIN OUTPUTS
    56 769 Rahman Tin 2««; of April, 410 Tributes pls 7 F o f Ltd., during lb® g toar T« piculs; ToDgkah 5:b Aprj/ Co No Liability fro® week f May 19-° No f Ronpiton ODD An month of April hou.s,448 pmul’;r^ M 7M«' for the month of APHl
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    P. A. M.
    2081 770 I S2 K oe I j-jf CUif® afl s VieW I rfthe P A M- in Kuala I addressing the Labour and I v r Kennedy, the newly elect- last meeting held in I resolution was passed recom I states in Malaya employing I' latar D compensate
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    Complaints
    24 771 have been received of the theft of nassennerJ 1 01 the FMsi??r 8 lu £gage on the 1-M.b. Radways, says the Straits Times
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    Mr. Sykes,
    36 771 feting third magistrate, «ing«P<>m,onEr d‘ .\ft ,nagl8trate Inspe torT 1- 1 ft, rnoon 1,',"; 1 resnect of tw u hinese in H.'h. *h- irr suid ,r Kn..«|, Kninbline rtumhk.t.,,, j, t d Or Mr
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER.
    1941 771 ANNUAL MEETING. Imperial Preference. 1he annual general meeting of the members of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce and Exchange was held yesterday afternoon in the Exchange Buildings. Mr W. P. W. Ker presiding over a large attendance, savs Saturday’s Free Press. In moving the adoption of the annual
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    The Rev. W. Horley,
    42 772 Mrs. Horh.v J rle -Y’ accompanied by Singapore fr am hy, has arrived in bey ond f n ku;t,a Lumpur Mrs. and O tf ni are leaving by the I’ HangUrr- ame1, for 8 €a ™ute to California
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    PROFITEERING IN PASSAGES.
    599 772 Amazing Action by thb Lloyd Trusting Company. Our Penang correspondent drew our attention recently (says the Straits Times) to a flagrant, and as it seems to us grossly unfair case of pr fleering in passages we have since communicated with Mr. Minto Ipoh, who was the victim
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    BOOKS RECEIVED.
    894 773 gj £X'rni t The whole plot of this wellwrilten book revolve» round the mordent of Mie* Haroun, otherwise the d»u,ht.r one of the last race of He d 'I‘ ry K ha of Amadiyeh in Kurdistan, Rathia K -an by name, and an Englishman, an enthusias. c young
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    POLICE COURT.
    322 773 Attempted Murder and Suicide. The case was in the Second Court to-day, before ’Mr. A. C. Baker, in which Muniandi, a Tamil, stands charged with attempted murder and suicide. It is alleged that one day last week the accused stabbed a woman who did not appreciate his attentions
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    VERNACULAR SCHOOLS.
    398 773 g J T <> Editor of (fl I beg, through the medium m column», to bring home to 2 J, present low state of ewe of ,k. P school» in Penang. Ifo'/.'T 5 through the street of the town see that even in some of the aJu'S thoroughfares,
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    The Macao Goverment
    42 773 1 nf hw woe» 1 The Macao G 0 w inra»'"* that a» there 00 KL iam Fir® for tend the Macao Opm disposed of by a e naDopa-f 1° rights and P rI^J^ e to the highest bidder.
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    The following appoinments
    53 773 to lhe hignesi. The following d in the Strart» r Mr E. C. H W W Str®» 7 sb-tant Colonial Secretary b.ct' oih'""' date a? 1 1 -i,;,! M ice >' llal,nh,gi u .t S gapore, I» ..Irnienl' I', lire. Hr?'».-* M Griffin. 9C t »e PM,.-.;.
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    KILLING NO MURDER.
    618 774 KipU be Dg keel h t b ldiCT !n «mnnl of perfection M 811 “«moT »0» likely to W u»P t nm ‘“k, o f Aleiudre s? .J 0 X‘g« nd ibra ticip? ,h /to. jX of Kipliog’’ ver« with •rfque.tio» of the crime fX'k’of i' MWralioed
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    NO MORE “PAS SEULS.”
    553 774 All’s well that ends well and since M. Millerand has told a representa'ive of the New Yoik Herald that “none of the Allies can now adopt an isolated policy/ we may consider that the relations between France and Great Britain have been placed on a satisfactory
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    A new building
    20 774 in course of erection in Patani Pnod d vuuioc ui erection in his removal to hospital. “'"•«’■«tea
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    Says a Havas cable of April 23:
    58 774 bpt„a 8 °i utlon reached of the dispute between the metal workers and the menufacturers, a general strike has begun in sace-Lorraine. The stoppage is complete, and includes the railwaymen. “M. Philisson, aub-prefect of Thionville, was wounded by a blow from a knife,
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    The number of deaths in Singapore during the week ending April 17 was 279,
    66 774 giving a mortality rate per mille of 37 28. e deaths included two Europeans, two Eurasians, 195 Chinese, 59 Malays and 21 Indians, and the chief causes of death were malarial lever 39; phthisis 35; pneumonia
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    Mr. Beilby Alston
    136 774 presented his ere- —picDuuueu ms credentials as British Minister at Peking on April 21 to President Hsu Shih-ehang and was accompanied by the Legation staff. There was a brilliant ceremonial. Mr. Alston made a speech, and the President replied, dwelling on the intimate relations of the two
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    At the annual general meeting of the Penang Health Culture League,
    126 774 at which Mr. H K. Cheeseman presided, which was held on Sunday afternoon the following office-bearers were elected Patrons, Messrs, lye Phey 1’uen, Chinese Consul, and Lim Boon Haw, J.P.; President, -Mr. Cheah Tat Jin; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. Goh Soon
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    M. A. P.
    491 775 .> mnrnmil, our Singapore reports the■ K\W! '-‘c. 1 strate Government steamer From tat ht p M F U TophMn have Mr. and Mrs .1». i J 1 arrived from Home. 1?e Mr J G. Watson, of tne i partuient, has returned from leave. Messrs. T. A.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    797 775 The God in the Car. If Sir L. N. Guillemsrd is anything like the superman his friends proclaim he must be a Geddes in disguile and we certainly shall not begrudge him a bagatelle of a couple of thousand pounds sterling for a motorcar. A Governor de luxe
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    The Armenian Mandate.
    240 775 Willingly or unwillingly, the nstioci that have fermed the League of Nation! face the fact that, for the present at lak the United States of America are nothin its membership,” writes H. F. Aogwi: the University Magszine (Monties- Whether they understand the reaioni for the refu al
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    THE IRISH NUISANCE.
    42 776 TVRXlNfiJ«t TABLES 5iU Tn»u«J London, May 1- v e jn demonstrations ave "‘"ur nrmwood 8crubbs. nfcPk’ftfuckal i« b dre<1 8 nn n»"” J i5 b an acort wearing ■«W J W 3 «X «billebg». I tfs&zt tbew we itation.
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    Russo-Japanese Relations.
    170 776 bffOBTWT Official Announcement. London, May 1. A Tokio message says that the War Ofid innouncw that the Russo-Japaneie Mtotiationi were concluded on April zb, ihRaMiins conceding practically all the Jipanese demands. Tut week the following particulars of fti Bmw-Japanese Agreement, derived from (linn louTMS and| dated Peking 18
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    Republic of UKrania.
    72 776 RECOGNiriON BY POLAND. Bolshevism. The Poii-L n Lond OD. April 30. r ’*$ieed Petlu r J fl e p meDt hafl offic iallr kaoeledged the J7ernment and acrig bt of the Ukraine to a P roc a maInline to expehh t R at 118 euterf d p
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    Canada and America.
    22 776 Di,^«>2u II0N8 l' 4 1 to th., ,t l et bee n nt ■Mhn V 11 ba of Purely
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    The Premier Indisposed.
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    LABOUR CRISIS IN FRANCE.
    321 776 Railwaymen Warned. rilEPTER's Telegrams.] London, May 1. A Paris message says the Minister of Public Works has announced that any railway men not working on May Day will be dismissed and prosecuted and be liable to two years. rjt was reported in our last issue that
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    Britons Abroad.
    116 776 Ways and Means of Promoting British Interests. London, May 1. he first section of this message is missing Investigations as regards schools were warranted immediately in China and Eaypt. It is suggested that the Education Department in India should carry out inquiries in the Far Eks’ The report
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    Coal Miners’ Demands
    28 776 bouTu Wales’ Attitude. London, May 1. A conference of the South Wales Miners* federation decided by 2,134 to 2063 votes c cancel the strike notices.
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    ROYAL MOURNING.
    149 776 DEATH OF THE KING’S COUSIN. •London, May 1. Reuter, cabling from Stockholm on May 1, announces the death of H. R. H. the Crown Prin'ess of Sweden, formerly 1 rim/ss Margaret Victoria, daughter of the Duke of Connaught and grand daughter of Queen Victoria. [Her Royal Highness was
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    IMPERIAL AFFAIRS.
    194 776 Speeches at Royal Academy Banquet. London, May 2. At the Royal Academy banquet Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee, replying for the Navy, said it was continuing the centruy-old work of protecting the weak. Regarding the future there was the cloud of submarine and aircraft to be dispelled but the
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    South Russia.
    57 776 Bolsheviks’ Occupation of Baku. Constantinople, May 2. After occupying Baku the Bolshevik, assumed full powers of the Azerbaijan Government. The Bolsheviks have blown up the railwav bridge at Kobuleth, north of Batoum. Up to the present time there is no news of any movement of British troops. In
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    New Steamship Lines.
    49 776 Important Dutch Enterprise. London, May 1. At Amsterdam a shipping companv has been formed entitled rhe Society of United Dutch Shipping Companies. The capital is Guilders 200,009,000. The new concern will operate under the namfs of Holland-East Asia, Holland Biitiah India; Holland-Australasia, and Hollaed Africa Lines,
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    Poland and Germany
    60 777 Appeal to the Allibs London, May 1. In view of continued Germin violations of established rules and assaults on the Polish population in the plebiscite territory of East Prussia the Poles have requested occupation of the whole area by Allied troops; also suppression of the /er a
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    The Turkish Treaty.
    70 777 Delegates Eir Route io Paris London, April 2. A Constantinople message of May 1 states that the peace delegation left there this moraing for Paris. It will be recalled in this connection that it was announced during the recent o-wfe euoe at San Remo that the Allies
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    Athletic Sports.
    43 777 Naw World’s Record. London, May 2. A Philadelphia message reports that at the inter-collegiate athletic meeting there, the 2-mile Relay Race was won by a joint Oxford and Cambridge team in 7 min. 50 2/5 secs, which is a world's record.
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    Tht Prince in New Zealand.
    43 777 Collapse of Railway Strike. London, May 1. An Auckland (N. Z) message says the railway strike has ended and consequently the Prince is able to carry out the tour to the North Island by rail as originally arranged.
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    United States.
    91 777 Invasion of Britain. London, May 3. The American invasion of Britain began with thousands landed last Saturday. Fabulous sums were paid for passage. Many very prominent people were obliged to travel second-class. May Day Passes Quietly. New York, May 3. Many Day pissed without serious disorder anvwhere, despite
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    The Polish Advance
    120 777 Bolshevik Ahmy Rouped. Lcndon, May 1. A Warsaw official message reports that the Poles have occupied Moghilev, captured fifteen thousand prisoners,’ fnr aircraft and other important war materiel. fhe 12ch Bolshevik Brmv is almost destroyed and the remnants are fleeing. Russians Mobilising. i> k°' d ,n May
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    K. L. MOTOR FATALITY.
    449 777 WELL-KNOWN CHINESE KILLED. Tree Falls on Car. The following from the Malay Mail of last night amplifies the report of ihe death of Mr. Lim Chee Seng telegraphed by our correspondent yesterday It seems that Mr. Choo Cheng Khay sent his car to fetch Mr. Lim
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    KUNDONG LIMITED.
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