The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 19 May 1920

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    20 1 The Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION. pEB AVIUM* Single Copy 40 cte. VOL. 18. PENAN6. WEDNESDAY. 19TH MAY, 1920 NO. 20
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      168 1 CONTENTS. AD Miscbllaneovs (Continued): A Judge and the Law 818 British Warship» in Port ...841 j,. The Coat of Living 822 The Amritsar Tragedy 843 VeeVietie. 8-2 Inter-Settlement Rugby 844 ,r The Anglo-Japanese Alliance ..<B2B Singapore Race. 821, 832 4 > I Financing China 834 OJ 044 Planting Matters 838
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      169 2 wXK v g^g THE STRAITS ECHO” MAIL EDITION. B i v jSvx Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, \va and contains the latest local and States originally published In the daily issues, as well as all important news from various parts of the Far
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    A JUDGE AND THE LAW.
    799 818 public Re ‘r. 1,88 fam the Bench to th- 7 C&lhng atteu hlcl > the Judges i? r-T BentenceB lre obliged bylaw h J? rill Bh Malaya •bo return to tfa e p i IDI lct upon Persons fa» banishment a y r lhe *<B.
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    M.A.P.
    465 818 Mr. H. Waugh has secured a passage nelt “mh re WhiCh ,eaVeB fW Ho “M Mrs. Oliver Mark) is m”nth? h RboUt th 9 lOih of next The wedding ofMr. D. T. Middleton and Misa Gladys Mary Newman will take plan, at St Andrew s Church, P.rit Buntarf on
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      117 818 cue straits echo. PUBLISHED DAILY. Sunday» and Public Holiday..) AT THI CRITERION press, ltd., 89, Beach Street, Peiaij. of Subscription. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. BIILT EDITION Local'. S.S.and f ore ign. Delivery. Monthly 12.50 18.00 18.50 Quarterly 7.50 9-00 10.50 Half-yearly 15.00 18.00 21.00 Yearly 30.00 86.00 42.00 WEEKLY EDITION By
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1221 819 The Irish Terror. I I r h d OoXenl-S&S pre,,ion to-day and conccton, tomorrow ha apparently abdicated the find governing and has abandoned the J 0?. to murder and outrage No obstinately refuete to be handed over othe tender mercies of patriots whose .polity propaganda consists in shooting
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    AMERICAN SOCIALISTS.
    83 819 PRESIDENI wiSn AniCKQ) TaEC o“waKic BOH [Reuter's The national con,ention of”wfc*;. Party of Ammca hu ll W* Two hundred delegate, atXVg*'' Hillquit, the temporary chi apeech adminutration and predicted tint J Mi!,' Socialists would vote t tk/T* elections. z M A Presidential Candidate q New York, Mar II
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    American Railways.
    76 819 Serious Position, London, May! The Times New York corrapondci cables that the executive heads of im railways, testifying before the Bnu Inter-state Commerce Committee, decW that unless financial help was fortbcomif from the Government the Americu railways in the not distant futon would find it impossible to move
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    America and the Treaty.
    36 819 The President’s Viiw, Washington, M*y I President Wilson, has Demotratic leaders in the State of requesting the Democratic party eD presidential campaign of the Venaillea Treaty .and W* to the Senate’s reservations.
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    Singapore Steamer on Fire.
    40 819 London, May I°* A Colombo wireless states that; the ish steamer Anghin, of 1 fire in number three ho control in a position 9 No East. There bad been no w* steamer since the morningof MU
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    Bolshevism Threatened
    23 819 New Do al A IIJAJICI It is re P°% fr e Rumania is feverishly Avereacu, the to Warsaw to Alliance against
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    French Labour Troubles.
    42 819 Mobb Work l>as St. Malo, K e !'JNord. ,b< k l rfF««* H at the mines in the and in the cent l)eeD arrest Five men have jiafll® distributing n b gently tbe P»''« ’>l»”’ Sebastian Fant». I leader).
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    France at Work.
    228 820 France at W ork -Havas. Paris, May slivered at tbe closing of the I» ff t b n S, r liameDt»rjCommercial o lbe u Millerand g» Te 11 reml,< n d power of «covery. lb. firm determination nation to obtain reparation ilb t F iu province.. France, be tr Th.
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    Aeronautics.
    96 820 AN IMPORTANT INVENTION. Ghihb Bitbtt, Comfort Speed. n „j| London, May 9. The Handley Page Company has achieved W^ D aer °plane wings will revolutionise flying an( j j 8 8g an invention as the pneumatic Ter y ,la >ple and will for a g i ven repil u
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    The Rome-Tokio Flight.
    15 820 Rm,, t a cutta May 7 Allahabad, g haa a "ived here
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    Crisis in Japan.
    33 820 :a Otoww D IBWWto /ft Hlrt in a April 13 X B |a? Dg, J. aUack Mlc Xr al ’yatem and’d^ 8 as IJ e Vernier e lBturbi «g «liver..
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    IRISH TERRORISM.
    207 820 “SITUATION FAR WORSE”. Loyalists’ Terrible Plight. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, May 9. Murders and outrages in Ireland grow more terrible daily and the vendetta against the police grows more intense. The Lord Lieutenant and his executive officers are virtually prisoners in the country they are governing and are only
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    Mexican Revolution.
    133 820 FURTHER IMPORTANT DEFECTIONS. Villa and thb Rbbbls. New York, May 9. The Mexican revolutionists announce that the garrisons of four towns have joined the revolt. It is reported that General Villa is near Chihuahua and has declare I a truce with the rebels with the object of joining
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    Loan to China.
    64 820 BANKERS’ CONSORTIUM FORMED. Japanese Attitude. a ThA TA Washington, May 8. ktate Department is informed that fnr^ D a 8 w i tb J rawn all objections to the n a 10Q a conB °rtium of bankers to a loan t 0 China. A Note has u
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    The Turkish Treaty.
    38 820 'I IME FOR RBPLY. Ti o Paris, May 9. to ffiv Ambassadors’ Conference has decided in Turkish Delegation a month wiH re P’F tr > the Treaty which May Ji bft oded to them on Tuesday,
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    CHINESE TRADING DEVELOPMENT.
    614 820 One of the most striking features nf th* past decade in the Straits has.been (save he comn^ 6 8 the phenoraenal development of commercial concerns among the Chinese It is no new thing to discover tha ffie Chrnese are excellent business men, that the r |age-old methods
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    SINGAPORE RACES.
    496 821 FIRST DAY’S RESILTS. (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, May IL Appended are the reeuha of the first day’s races which opened in fine weather. 1. Thk Opening Stakes. Value $750 with $2OO to the second and 1100 to the third pony a handicap tor ill ex-griffin poniss 14.2
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    THE BANISHMENT LAW.
    508 821 A Judge’s Criticism. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, May 11. Mr. Justice Barrett Leonard has arrived and sat on the Bench at the Assize, at which Mr. Justice McCabe Reay criticised the life imprisonment of returned banishees, saying he was sorry to have to pass such a
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    354 821 «ANG EOBBEKY IS"” fl* Mr. J. Crabb Watt, Aclia, 4 with blackened faces and broke into the house of a Chinese S Ara Bayan Lepas. One of the iZ seized a gun and fired at the robben whom was killed on the spot He again and hit another
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    THE COST OF LIVING.
    1121 822 m Seidement a few weeks ago ft tcr a ji, absence, during which time he Mrelled and stayed for short or long E?ia India, China, Japan, America, Scotland and Franc®. 3Z, lf« idle than usual, moved us so tt k him what had struck him most
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    VAE VICTIS!
    534 822 Not’tt the ta ™’of‘h« Turk Pfinnirak fc that n t°o hard on the beaten from D"n°to°R "Y nd 8 et “oundly deal forth.” J ag®. Moreover, the glntle Tufk often cast for th« mk/ x rk bas b® 6o 80 per that he in his tn™ k On
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    M.A.P.
    551 823 Reuter cables that Queen Alexandra h i„di.no»ed lor a fortnight with bronchial trouble. Her Majesty II now rXX and no bulletins are being issued. Mr. E. V. C. Thompson, of Messrs. Eyatt and Co., was somewhat better this morning. The Gleniffer has sailed for home taking al passengers from
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    THE TURKISH TREATY.
    279 823 TERRITORIAL RESTRICTIONS, Dividing The Spoils. [Reuteb’s Telegrams.] Paris, May 10. Le Journal states that the Turkish Treaty provides for the restriction of Turkish territory in Europe to the extreme point of the peninsula on which Constantinople is situated. The remainder of European Turkey, including Gallipoli, is to
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    The Hungarian Treaty.
    85 823 London, May 10. Mr. Bonar Law said he had no reason to anticipate that Hungary would refuse to sign the Peace Treaty. Popular Opposition. London, May 10, later. A Budapest message says the whole press is against signing the treaty. A large number of Deputies have declared
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    The Prince in New Zealand.
    60 823 Nelson (New Zealand), May 10. The reception accorded to H. R. H. the Prince of Wales in the South Island was equally as enthusiastic as that of the North. Ou landing at Picton the Prince of Wales was given splendid receptions along the entire route
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    H.C.L. in England.
    47 823 Busmen’s Claim. London, May 10. Ihe ballot of the London busmen on the Company’s offer of six shillings a week rise resulted in a three to one majority against acceptance. The busmen claim that six shillings will not meet the increased coat of hying.
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    Irish Terrorism.
    89 823 Axothbb oon w a league Police StatZn h patrol which was ambushed and %oconst.bleiwhowm S!** POLIC, BXUUOXI Doit^ d, ‘t 8i pohe3 barracks at Newt™ County Armagh. Mfive defended it eplendidly, ud muted through four hour,’, of rifle. and bomk Th» i eprayedwith petrol and «toulKJ the roof
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    Canada and America.
    146 823 An Important ANuonunsuw, London, May W. Mr. Bonar Law made an imports announcement in the House of Qnan in reference to Canada, to-night said the British Imperial and Cusdn Governments had arranged to prwi more complete representation of Cm dian interests than hitherto. It had ten accordingly
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    The Supreme Council.
    46 823 Not a Rival to ths Liaovl London, May M In the House of Comm»"ft Captain Wedgwood (IM Bonar Law »«4 did not favour the wgg«‘ Supreme Council in any to made permanent or a co- 1 authority to the Conned of th. Nations.
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    Home Cricket.
    26 823 TootaAji, Surrey an inningsand 230 run h gortef J [ln the match m Northampton »t the Ov* Essex beat Northampton ampton by ten wicke
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    Japan and Siberia.
    17 823 AN OMINOUfi_ REPOBt Japanese “J ti uptM 1 I Manchuria I the Chinese Ew*
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    HOME RULE BILL.
    305 824 i6 QVIw[oP po3IIION London, May 10. a®®-t**. 1 4j«cu«ion opened the Chair number of amendments sn rale<l °°Lnitire schemes as being jX-iv» of the Bill, but Mr Aequith to more an amendI* for a single Irish Parlia op.it» for Uletor for Jsed period of six years on
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    Heavyweight Boxing Championship.
    52 824 A Cobtbsi.; B? ll Olympia l Bo” nta for the UkedWJP. f Ci 1 lhi d '««nd bar The fi ght a 9 d lotn We| i’ box’d «reogtb n"'* ,!00d blow. hM W ‘‘l< wm Io ‘b’ k,‘“J’tb’j.w. r„“.t 430 with a wt d 0 d
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    Labour in France.
    16 824 BD Odi “y Jft- if. Sh'r g”** d to ‘tot the ”‘"g to
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    THE MEXICAN REVOLT.
    252 824 CAPITAL CAITUkED. FEDERAL COMMANDER’S CRIME. Political Prisoners Slaughtered. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] New York, May 9. The State Department is informed from Vera Cruz that a wireless from Mexico City reports regarding President Carranza that the Revolutionist General Obregon has completely taken possession of the capital. The South American
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    The Coal Shortage.
    212 824 Reasons for Rise in Prices. r London, May 10. a* ou?e of Commons replying to bir R. Newmm (Exeter, Co. U) Sir K. Horne (President of the Board of ra( fe) stated that the Government thought the removal of the present control of inland distribution of coal
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    British Coaling Stations.
    122 824 Shortage of Supplies. London, Mav 10. In the course of a reply to Mr. Houston as regards the inability of the British coaling depot at Perim to secure coal from South Wales, Mr. Bridgman (Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade) said that as the available exportable
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    Unrest in Egypt.
    63 824 Another Minister Bombed. London, May 9, A Cairo message says that a bomb was thrown at a motor car occupied by Hussein Bey, Minister of Pious Foundations, who was not hurt. His chaffeur was slightly injured and a student who was standing near the scene of the
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    South Russia.
    63 824 Allies in the Black Sea. London, May 10. in the House of Commons to Major Barnes, the Rt. Hon. Walter Long, First Lord of the Admiralty, said that Allied warships in the Black Sea would continue to bombard the Russian coasts until the Bolsheviks cesse hostilities with General
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    German Demobilisation.
    28 824 London, May 10. A Berlin message states it is officially announced that the reduction of the German army to 200,000 will be completed by May 15.
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    CHINESE PLANTERS’ ASSOCIATION.
    228 824 P. A. M.’s Co-operation. We are informed that Mr. C. WardJackson, Secretary of the Planters’ Association of Malaya and of the I. S. P., is coming to Penang by the night express to-morrow Friday in order to attend and address the meeting of Chinese planters and agents
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    THE POLISH ADVANCE.
    333 825 CAPTURE OF KIEFF. The Military Outlook. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, May 9. A Warsaw official report states that Polish troops crossed the river Irpen near Kieff and patrols entered the outskirts of the town. Advance to the South. London, May 10. The Polish cavalry which captured Kief handed
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    Poland’s Boundaries.
    81 825 Discussion in the Commons. London, May 10. In the House of Commons, replying to Lt.-Commander J. M. Kenworthy nV ’i L A Bonar Law stated Poland did not consult Britain before »H» n g the offensive against Russia. Though the provisional eastern frontier of Poland had been laid
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    The Soviets and the League.
    39 825 am London, May IQ .age ing to the League of Nation,, the Soviet O v l"i“ lhe t> 7’l oiple of ,he gUe delegation into Soviet «UMtwlth. vtewto (tu tbernLi noting Vaaliou. [7 *LRussia,
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    BEDFORD PLANTATIONS.
    743 825 SINGAPORE CRITICISM. We have received (says the Straits Times) a prospectus of Bedford Rubber Plantations Limited. lhe company is being formed at Ipoh and the capital authorised ii 8750,000 in ?1 shares, and the present iesue is 375,000 shares. The object of the company is to purchase the
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    HEALING THE WOUNDS OF WAR.
    229 825 -Ex. Austro Italian Co-opebatioi. Rome, April 11 The Italian Premier, Mr. Nitti, and tai Austrian Chancellor, Dr. Renner, in coarse of recent conversation., iximiat the political situation and .greed Ito actually there is community of iii®* between Italy and Austria. The lII® Government is willing
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    NORTH TAIPING TIN.
    569 826 Sort h Talp M Ud, held at the IKS--' 7 Commerce on batui FL < i’ I 8 C rtie 8 W F* F Hutson. B Butler, J. Arthur H. Miles (consulting Br T’Svd D. Miles (general man- F H Baker, 1 representing the ra 1 Messrs.
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    350 826 SEGARI STABBING CASE. In the Supreme Court, yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Justice Dinsmore and a special jury, the trial was concluded of Lim ah Kim, who was charged with murder by causing the death of Loh Kai Wah, a rubber tapper at Segari, Dindings, on the 15th March,
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    CROWN COLONY GOVERNMENT.
    619 826 when it i: held out to them. Straits Times, W’e are persuaded that the existing form of Crown Colony Government needs amending. It was designed at a time when the European population was vei\ small and the Asiatic population very backward. In territories like Ceylon and Alalava
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    THE RUBBER POSITION.
    927 827 —T.O.C. a nv survey of the rubber situation at the present time must differentiate Lenthe immediate market pos. >on and the more distant prospects ol th ,D try, for the dominating factors h ou look at the present moment, such as U industrial troubles both in America
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    P.V.R.C.
    301 827 The usual fortnightlv shoot under the F.U’pices cf the Penang Volunteer Rifla Club took place on Sunday morning and resulted as under: Deliberate at 200. 500 and 600 yard». H’cap. made. Pte J Cornwell ‘46 91.20 Coy Sgt/Maj J R Danson DC M ‘6B 9412 Sergt Noor '66 93
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    HOCKEY.
    425 827 NAVAL OFFICERS I I hl Penang Cricket Club team of Naval Officers I l'o«'naga m eotb«kevbv t 'hi he game was excepfejM J tvewmg with exciting ineidente Zl start to finish. I Ihe teams lined up as iolfo Wb I VapUinF. J.L. MaygerandO w I dei Stanley who officiated
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    THE ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.
    1007 828 a«t“ £Temc umJcr—wbich was «“PP Mtd .fthe Paris P«“ Co «I Ando-Japanese Alliance, ■'•-““f -i Sv-Sirs. S !3“n«rn«l, for bj ‘'keeping the bs lime of the Russo-Japanese War ?C!w the area of operations and -mud that straggle from growing in fwnld.fM. On th® *bole, too, it ceryjfc
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    M.A.P.
    571 828 ni^7\ Bmith °X the Penan E General HoiFree PreT*" Matr n 8 p3Bt in Bin g*pore.Her Highness the Ranee of Sarawak, who has gone to Europe, will probably be at home for over a year. „Tivy. of Katoyang Bahru Estate, u leaving (or Home per s.a. Novara at the
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1297 829 Too Simple. Weird .nd wonderful are the eeh.me, propounded by the amateur for the so tion of the Irish ques-ioo. Ibu. the Free Frees naively eeks, How would n du to bIX the island, cut off t. contn.un.oatioos with all other lands place an embargo on outside trade,
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    TURKEY & THE ALLIES.
    794 829 TURKEY THE ALLIES. '^StNn T I()N_OF_THE IKIn Jh» [Retro's Teucm,- A Pans message >tat« °th« Treaty was handed Olfice in the presence of M. MinlZ’} tl2v lerS d i f lrmed tIK ««i. hat they are granted on. in to deposit observation! on it. lewfik Pasha received the document trembling
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    Home Cricket.
    25 830 hBB clia "ged Tk- 14 and Pl g lh lot 18 B fford« a El£ ateri. 01 Lilian ip”® B ‘"di10 «e large
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    THE MEXICAN REVOLT.
    314 830 REBELS' UNIFORM SUCCESS. SAFE CONDUCT OFFERED TO CARRANZA. Further American Naval Reinforcements. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, May 11. The latest news from Mexico indicates that the revolutionaries are winning everywhere. It is reported that several more States have joined the revolution. Mazattan and Tampico Captured. The revolutionaries have
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    United States.
    378 830 Republican National Convention. c Chicago, May 11. enator Lodge has been chosen N P orar y Chairman of the Republican national Convention to be held on June 8. Ihe American “Bluebeard.” W 8 Angeles, May 11. nl 0 American “Bluebeard,” Pea ed guilty to the charge of murder
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    The Strikes in France.
    276 830 Peris, May 11. The Government has ordered the prosecution of the General Confederation ot Labour with a view to its dissolution by virtue of the Act of 1884, which permit. Unions merely to defend their economic interests. Reasons fob Prosecution. wK ii V Paris, May 11.
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    BRITISH FINANCES.
    517 831 economics promised. Chancellor and War Wealth. London, May 11Inth.Houeeof Mr.’ CbanceHor ofthe X822w0»“ r b« W^th by i-250 000 000 next year, and earnestly advoof the desirability oafax on increased war wealth as an against a levy on capital. It would a< dto the security of Capital and
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    1188 831 ALLEGED MURDER. In tho Supreme Court yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Justice Dinsmore and a special jury, the trial was commenced of a Chinese named Lim Wah Kim, who was charged with the murder of another Chinese named Loh Kai Huah at Segari, Bindings, on the 15:h March. 1920.
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    SINGAPORE RACES.
    472 832 frm 0* Own Singapore, May 13.® ip^d «IX f ,h *1 1 Th, “Suodbs” Stakes. 1750 «lib 1200 t 0 the,ec l l 8 d entered on the first day. DiuaDce, Scurry Course. Tiff»™ 9.4 Thompson... 1 Wnkin 7.10 O'Connor... 2 ffwten 9. 2 R Billett... 3 Won
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    DEATH-TRAP OF THE CHINA SEA.
    1040 832 It is eminently satisfactory to find from a recent is ue of the Liverpool Journal of Commerce that the attention cf the British Foreign Office has been called to the posi ive peril to navigation which Paracels Group in the China Sea unquestionably constitutes. Low-lying,
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    CHINA’S FUTURE.
    89 833 1 to-day for I'ekmg, said the dUtop H inflnenoe “The"L? by increasing intelkctual, scientific and technical relations oe tween France and China. None of Frances allies need tdL umbrage at such endeavours. A- na tions would participate in fncn y operation in the great e or* was making
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    JAPAN AND SIBERIA.
    343 833 Effect on American Opinion. New York, April 15. The further advance of Japanese troopinto Siberia has rather alarmed opinion here, although it is believed on good au thority that the State Department has made no representation on the subject and does not contemplate making any. But the
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    FOOTBALL
    240 833 The weather yesterday -evening was all that could be expected and a lame coucomse of spectators gathered mimd the football mab h between Th. Ea t. m u.binp -tuff p nifr) HU( I|( 'L-h 1-,-tulted for ho former by tp.vo goals to nil. Both team* were at full strength
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    THE POLISH ADVANCE.
    217 833 GENERAL PILSUDSKI’S PLANS. Statement in the Commons. [Reuter’s Telegrams.! London, May 11. The Morning Post’s Warsaw correspondent states hat General Pilsudski regards the line of the Dnieper the best natural frontier and does not intends going beyond this, insuring, as it does, a granary for Poland and
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    JAPAN AND SHANTUNG.
    271 833 Ihrcals to Keep it After All. 1 idiiig to the Mainiehi. the Japan 11 ’ntm nt is in receipt of a report 1 11 Di.hii' hi, (hr Japane.-o Charge 1 th a t th t cn in pi ,u mment ith r.wmd to the transfer of the
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    FRANCE AND THE RUHR.
    181 833 Whatever the facts, we hold strong that the occupation of German tons hundred miles or more outside the Mfi Valley is the wrong way to meet The Allies should have taken stepsßl to ascertain the facts and then, iftbetj order was proved, either have resWR order
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    FINANCING CHINA.
    1628 834 -4fl nver and Germany W /Suple Group < c > “P osed i»"“'“"Xb, Aroeric.n, J»P»«“ < finaoci»! institutions backed govenmen' B ,eh If Stormed to d o3 !ar£e ““fl to, o 1» used Bolely of the administration of the in th development of l e, decided by three
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    M.A.P.
    467 835 Mr W. G. A. Trimmer, of the Singapore Harbour Board, arrived here yesterday on a visit of inspection. Mr A J. Plumb, wharf manager, Penang Harbour Board, is going Home on leave by the P 4 0 liner Delta. Our Singapore correspondent wires that the Singapore Golf Club Championship
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1010 835 The Eternal Feminine. Lady Actor’s behaviour in tho House of Cbrnmons is evoking jome mild criticism. Apparently her standards are Am-ricau rather than British. At least, so we gather from a London weekly which Bays, “It is just beginning to be realised that Lady Astor is about the
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    CANADA AND AMERICA.
    284 836 BONDS Aa important Announcement. ■menu's TnxoM»»'] London, May 10 u Bonar Law made an important an- B Jin the House of Commons m He said ?Bntish Imperial and Canadian Gov B rind arranged to provide more Of ’Canadian intpjts than hitherto. It had been ac Sfcgiy agreed
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    BRITAIN'S OIL WELLS.
    44 836 fAl,A>n y OPTIONS. 11 atCur zon,Mr^ lO s I re P l y iD g y- d Mtarj S eet J Kellaway Vnu Ce o£ <• large 91 oil h»d k^ tesent li “e stored a decision 8 drilled. ne other wells
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    SITUATION IN SYRIA.
    12 836 kai <Hni{ F?Z The T- I. r7 th British
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    IRISH TERRORISM.
    289 836 MORE ATTACKS ON THE POLICE. Co operation of Military and Police. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, May 11. It has been ascertained that the third constable of the Timo-league patrol was killed while cycling to Dunworeley to investigate the reports of firing there. Another murder has occurred in which a
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    UNREST IN AUSTRIA.
    63 836 Riots and Bloodshed. London, May 11 smu IeEU a Message reports that a mon C demonstrated Hl re favour of a tax on l, nt r -if vvas no serious disorder followJn Ul,UUUlst me tin S w *s were storm b el J °us doting. The barracks
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    THE “ANGHIN.”
    37 836 London, May 11. carrt 0 ,Om Colombo says that the hi, ren orted e T S board the An 10th inb 1 on fire on h®'' 0 been called in’ UrQlng and 3urve y° rs
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    RUSSIA AND LITHUANIA.
    22 836 I'eace Negotiations. London, May 11. nWiX*' mesy age says that peace Soviet bween Lithuania and 1 Have been opened.
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    FRENCH STRIKES.
    113 836 (Havas.) TRAINS AND TRAMS RUNNING. Prosecution of the Confederation. j Paris, Mav 12 10-day, as yesterday, the tramwavs mnibuses aCd "ground railways to X WOrk,Dg de8 P i,e the Like eho T wed‘ a a' Ca Bni em” 0D m oD and bricklayer, r(a a 8 more obedience
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    United States.
    39 836 Socialist Party Convention. Tk o Waohi “gton, May 12. r 8 Cla 18t Party ConTent ion passed a resolution opposing a dictatorship of the proletariat and rejicted the P Illinois resolution embodying International Socialist declarations and principles.
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    The Mexican Revolt.
    34 836 An XT Washington, May 12. A cable from Nogales says that General Obregon has placed himself under orders of General Huerta, Governor of Sonora, who is mentioned as the probable Provisional
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    The “Northern Pacific”
    39 836 Ashore but not in Danes. Tk XT E Washington, May 12. Ihe Northern Pacific, with General Pershing on board, is grounded at the mouth of the harbour. Up to the present she is not in danger.
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    British Finance Bill.
    93 836 Passed Second Reading. m. rr London, May 12. lhe House of Commons passed the second reading of the Finance Bill without division. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, Financial Secretary of the Treasury, winding up the debate disagreed with those who thought the. Chancellor was trying to do too much
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    Aliens Naturalisation Bill.
    138 836 r x London, May 12. Ihe text of the Aliens Naturalisation bill which is being introduced in the House of Lords by Lord Stanhope is published. Inter alia the measure pro* yidee that no alien may be appointed in the. Civil Service nor as a master, chief
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    PRICE OF COAL.
    198 837 TERMINATION of SUBSIDIES. Effect of American Competition. [■Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, May 13. Io the House of Commons Mr. W. Brace, wheu the adjournment "nllXoai w“ich D be..ked government not to impose. He approved of the reasons for the lacreas. in the price of industrial coal. Sir Robert
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    Russia.
    16 837 Odessa Occupied. London, May 12. An official message says that the Ukrainians have occupied Odessa.
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    PROVINCE NEWS.
    319 837 Important Arms Case. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bukit Mertajam May 14. At the Bukit Mertajam Police Court yesterday a Hye-10-Hong Chinese named Cheah Ah Heng was convicted of the offence of (1) being in possession of a Winchester ;rifle without a licence and (2) being in possession of
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    824 837 ALLEGED MURDER IN BINDINGS. The trial of Lira Wah K'm indicted for the murder cf Lob K i Huah at Segari on the 15th March last was continued before Mr. Jus ice Dinsmore and special jjiy yes erday af ernoon. The witness L'>h Kai Cheng waa crosaexamined by
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    POLO.
    92 837 Singapore Defeats Piiasq. (From Our Own Corrapmdtni.) Singapore, May IS. In the Polo match Singapore vi Peoug, Penang led by two goals to one after the play on Wednesday evening, but yesterday evaisj Singapore re-arranged the order al lit team with a complete reveml of fora, quite overshadowing Penang
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    The Rice Situation.
    113 837 Normal Supply Available (From Our Own CorrttpoM) Singapore, May 1& Normal nWsupply >• Xh« W India having decided o nresenty* 240,000 tons of r c ji rt P 2ed«< The Government has ther f to introduce rationing by hooeew rin Singapore. 1 ths J Commencing from JuDe
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    PLANTING MATTERS.
    1744 838 »hr n *UVf“” d ll>e ijflbd* Dg j ff ho fell over one jfrriii aick t ro cent local flotations, bother g J. hi r to justify our cr,t Il striamly g<* f oQfl B uch prodo tfo makes the prcapec.us of jocioo D( I rd the subscription
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    M.A.P.
    471 839 Mr. Justice Woodward has been granted eight months’ leave from April 20;h. Mr. A. V. Aston has been appointed a magistrate for the settlement of Penang. Mr G A. Hereford, President, Municipal Commissioners, has returned from Singapore. We are pleased to hear that Mr. E.V.C, Thomson, of Messrs. Evatt
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    THE POLISH ADVANCE.
    200 839 REDS’ RETREAT CONTINUING. Attempt ro Recapture Kiefp. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, May 12. A Warsaw message says the Bolshevists on May 5 recrossed the Dnieper and reinforced by fresh troops from the North and South violently attacked the Polish positions defending the approaches to Kieff. The Poles maintained
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    Devolution.
    134 839 COMMITTEE’S REPORT. Far-Reachng Reforms Proposed. London, May 13, The Report of the Speaker’s Committee on Devolution confirms the forecast of April 27 and showsthat the committee is equally divided regarding the two schemes but practically agreed on the question of the powers to be devolved in financial relations and
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    Aviation.
    112 839 ENGLAND-INDIA FLIGHT. Competition for Big Prize. London, May 13. lhe first competing machine, with Majir Maclaren in a Handley Page, accompanied by Ciptaiu Barton as navigator, for the Daily Express =£10,600 sterling air cargo ra s\ e Rom Britain to India starts on May 15; while Commander Kenworthy, who
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    The English Tim
    68 839 The following wm^u 0 M ll Newmarket Stakes"- h th Allenby P aragon 1 Polumetis 1 Six ran. Won L-, '"I Dearer Coal, Miser»’ Dakowou, Arnrn», It ie declared thßt th. increased prices of coal &a a Y• withdrawal of control of therefore are contemplating ltrik J
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    Italian Cabinet Crisis.
    90 839 Resignation of the Premize, London, May 12. A message from Rome atatew that Signor Nitti, the Prime Minister, hi resigned in consequence of being defence by 193 votes to 112 in a debate on th internal policy of the Government, which the Catholics supported but the Sociilki
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    Germany and the Allies.
    97 839 Troops in thb Neutral Zoje Berlin, May 12 The French General Nollet hub» despatched to investigate the Genw semi-official statement that the Germa troops in the neutral zone now consist of one battery and one cavalry squadron under number allowed. List of War Criminals Berlin, May
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    Chaos in Ruusia.
    50 839 Chaos in R uusia. EFFECT OF POU9H VICIOBIIS K» VOLI A signifies' less station has ke c g- id when it sud i D terp ofame,..ge. JX “8 fre h success. LOD nenbagen comes from P® telegrams report g u aD menie in Mo’-»»’ “%V there and the miUW destroyed.
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    IRISH TERRORISM.
    280 840 I SBO rHv»“ May 13- wiry in'» pnV r cilt io M J 2 fzfrts*» I Hone of replying 0 I/waS Benn (Leith, Lib), Mr. I" la« Bid that no death bad occurred trial. Tbe Government IwiealaiM bavetbe circumstance! of E «Mummied by an independent EiiWyr Efidduc of
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    Unification of the Empire.
    76 840 Muss,’, Views. J* Miles, L <to “> May 12. V 8 te “>' lhe w Qeon >n the I Mr V •fc* tT' 0 1 b'»«ucia° d?“T Ction *iqA' queution of fere nce, 10 Cloc "’an l<i D be t th6 08t ev.id, tD 1 P*
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    UNITED STATES.
    443 840 IMPENDING STRIKE. Purchases of Silver. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Washington, May 13. The Government will soon resume buying silver in the open market but only in small lots in order to avoid forceing prices upwards. Relations With Germany and Austria. Washington, May 13. In the Senate the resolution declaring the
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    The Spa Conference.
    34 840 Postponement Probable. a i London, May 12. bahilitv n V er re ports indicate the proferenc7 r PGB,polieinent of the B P a CoD the Lthtnd m 8 j‘S d WryiDg
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    CRISIS IN PERSIA.
    70 840 BOLSHEVISTS’ PERNICIOUS INFLUENCE. Anarchical Conditions. Tko t. m i London, May 13. 1 heran correspondent reporti that the Bolsheviks are actively engaged n anti-British propaganda in Persia. The nf r yr P °A n n 6nt declar€i that the vascillation of the Allies towards the Reds combined
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    The French Strikes.
    226 840 Improved Situation. T Paris, May 15. inere were no noteworthy developments yesterday in the French labour situation. Examining magistrates are investigating the decumenta aeized on Tueeday at the headquarters of the General Labour Confederation. The labour leaders themselves have spent a quiet day. They are rapidly losing
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    Levy On War Wealth.
    120 840 SPECIAL COMMITEE’S REPORT. Danger of Industrial Disturbance, London, May 13 The committee appointed to consider the practicability of a levy on war wealth has reported affirmatively It suggests that it can beet be carried out by the adoption of the Inland Revenue Board’s scheme which is
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    The Prince in New Zealand.
    56 840 Excellent Impression Everywhere. London, May 12. The Premier of New Zealand has reported by telegraph to the Imperial Authorities in L3tdon that H. R. H. the Prince of Wales has concluded his tour of North Island. The tour has been an unqualified success and His
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    CHINESE PLANTERS ASSOCIATION.
    1280 841 SUCCESSFUL INAUGURAL MEETINGLwt oaturday"Tftĕrooon a et held in the premises of the Cniue.e Chamber of Comjnetce for the nnrnosa of forming a Chinese liancra Association, the membership being open to all Chinese planters, managers and agerna of Chinese estates in Malaya. Mr. Quah Beng Kee presided and
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    BRITISH WARSHIPS IN PORT.
    351 841 H. M. 8. Colombo arrival t. I Saturday, accompanied by J"" I Foxglove, Hollyhock, Bluebell U.L*’ I the gunboat. Cricket; CiM** and Cockchafer which arJmZ I sSion” be£Or PTOMdi The Colombo i. under tb. oomamt, I Capt. Percy Wither., and Mko I are:— I Lieutenant-Commanders.- (G)
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    TAIPING TIN.
    1642 842 fte <«? °y Tin th .•hareholders Lim ited, was fc’cbunta »f Co bed at There were «<« S (Chair«resent He >r n Coates, 1 v p Walsne, n. Ax® i W E Hutson, Arthur I' Jeneral manager) and E HSi r? the meeting teX been read and the
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    THE AMRITSAR TRAGEDY.
    486 843 general dyer speaks. London, May 4. General Dyer has arrived in Engtod. Interviewed by the Daily -<u l( dared that it was his horrible and duty duty to give the order to tire at Amritsar. If he had done wrong, he should be court martialled. Instead he
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    KUALA SIDIM.
    1005 843 annual general meeting. The annual general meeting of the ■>harehold' r> ol the Kuala Sidim Rubber ('<>., Ltd., was held last Saturday, the 15th instant, at No. 1, Weld Quay, Penang. 1 here were present Messrs. W. Duncan (Chairman), G. N. Saye, -J. Lonie (Directoi < M Henderson,
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    SINGAPORE RACES.
    854 844 —S.F.P THIRD DAY’<3 RESULTS. Jrom Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Muy 16. The neee on Saturday brought to a close itryiuiwful meeting. Continuous rain dcrmf the night made the going heavy. Appended are the result: 1. To Steward’s Purbi. Viloe 1750 with 1200 to the second and 1100 to
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    INTER-SETTLEMENT. RUGBY.
    1084 844 PERAK vs. PENANG. A Home Defeat. 1 here was a large concourse of spectators on the Esplanade on Saturday evening to witness the football match under Rugby rules between Perak and Penang. The European element was more strongly represented among the spectators, which included a good many of
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    ANGLO JAPANESE ALLIANCE.
    115 845 AMERICAN OBJECTIONS Special Interests in Ch’na. London, May 13. The Times’ Washington correspondent te uys that when the Anglo-Japanese Alliance is renewed next July it is suggested in the United States that a provision should be inserted with a view to safeguarding more effectively Anglo-American relations, and
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    THE MEXICAN REVOLT.
    226 845 Carranza in Desperate Straits. Washington, May 14. An El Paso message reports that General Obregon has announced that President Carranza will be permitted to leave Mexico in perfect safety. The rebels state that Carranza is in desperate straits. A Premature Report. Washington, May 12. A message from
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    DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA.
    69 845 Important Announcement London, May 13. aking at the luncheon of the Eml'l,~ i arliamentary Association at the House ol ommons Mr W. A. Watt.TreaI 1 1 a i Jr, \ustralian Commonwealth, II H,;i g Ibn doctrine ol a White uslralia 1 U) problem of the ''"h-ncp of
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    THE SALVADOR REVOLT.
    34 845 A San Salvador dssw. a party of I Salvador m March has frontier from Honduras’’-’'? 4 I leadership of General A ra *> said to aspire to th* pJn 1 the Republic
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    INDIAN COTTON MILLS
    30 845 Strike of Operatives A AL 1 1 L ndol1 U An Ahmedabad message says thsr cotton mills have been closed twelve whose owners accepted i strikers’ conditions.
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    THE ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.
    347 845 [To the Editor of the Straiie £dk Sir, Your leader of yesterday on tbt hp Japanese Alliance will serve to erfo why in England and in Japan tai jH so little enthusiasm for the renewal of th alliance. It is essentially an initniM of the old Diplomacy
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    THE PRICE OF RICE.
    1051 846 «a minted out that iM gX’«= <«’ losiog beavify M controlled price» «»J •*A rf .X in (hcfignreatwhicli d d tod i» »ol<l lbe P p h now come, a» consumer» who from th. retailers dm- w rC A. n in<r Whv it has been dearly
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    M.A.P.
    512 846 The following passengers arrived hv th* G. Gollo and Khoo Heng Chuan E Sin M ga oZ Triimer oUthCm Set ,em<iDt iG > ar eV r, T C D D ’u H °g an Of Messrs. Hogan atd I vens, who went to Australia fast December on leave, returned
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1266 847 The Retiring Age. Writing irora Singapore to.. a Lou d daily a correspondent says. 1 lta a number of u. struggling Government officials out here a giod turn Our complaint is that we have to wait ao 1 rfc for a pension that by the time we become
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    FOOD SUPPLIES.
    161 847 Dbahhc lßeuteb’s Teu GlUX|>] Mr. C. A. McCurdy a statement regarding imported from Auatralui, that this is due to the rani?? the requirement, of the termination of the peop earn temporarily «tiog tons lees fresh meat annurflftle, J? on y consuming three with four m pre-war times. apparent
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    The Polish Offensive.
    146 847 Finland Joining in thi Fbat. London, May 11 It is reported that Finland has deoW to join the Poles and Esthonians in tta offensive against the Bolsheviks. Rumanian-Polish Alliabci Berlin, May 11 A Warsaw message says that theßinfr niau statesman General Averewu arrived there in order to
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    The “Plumage Bill"
    13 847 Passe sjwt'Tb 4l s and birds imported used as food.
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    The British Army."
    15 847 Revebbioh 10 )t The Daily is reverting to P blue, green and
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    Maritime Mishap.
    30 848 London, M»y 14. .«nnrts tha* the CdcJ» m! gX B bi, P wry ilJ 8 two <*'* T'Lt v Indian p-af* Jd.«l “L?« liber while pra« fd!l g ftheBukeihl,
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    The Prince in New Zealand.
    33 848 Wklcome to Christchuech. London, May 17. lerhAtchurch H.R. H. the Prince of d very enthusiastic welcome him, the populace Ihroug.ng ’Xudd>eeri»B him M pawd along a, nain tbroughfaree.
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    Aviation.
    118 848 Eigland-Ijwia Flight. London, May 14. Tie air cargo race to India and back bu been postponed. Ihe Air Ministry is ghrlied that owing to unrest in Asia Minor id Syria aircraft cannot be allowed to proceed beyond the line Athens-Suda-Bay-Ctiro. Rome-Tokio Flight. London, May 14. Captain Ranza, who is
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    A Zionist Mission.
    86 848 10 Visit the Orient. Tbs Zinnia k° D don, May 13. rgao, tioQ hflB trusted JevjL Mm m Wldl a m ’«ion to the ■puScaoce oftta p Ovenea t 0 «plain the Pd ea C DfereL^’8 deci--ICB, n «e and t 0 pi? fi M llon A
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    Italian Cabinet Crisis.
    23 848 u ‘tfcO niTODE the ;i,:i P««d that 1 s’'* Wer •Pre fc Fre nrer j w i.l 1 bi gnor
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    The Spa Conference.
    28 848 L-‘*cS k, »‘Wf J***) «V t'"* Tt F f i»> '-f ’i‘h X h ,Mr de Watfcd U claitn 9 C ,6m ‘%d? it in
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    IRISH TERRORISM.
    520 848 CARNIVAL OF CRIME. Military Guards for Police. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, May 14. Within a few hours of Sir Hamar Greenwood’s interview cabled yesterday there was a frenzied outburst of organised crime totalling over one hundred in all parts of Ireland including the instances mentioned earlier. Lord Birkenhead (Attorney
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    CRISIS IN RUSSIA.
    194 848 THE DNIEPER DEBACLE. Bolsheviks Admit Gravity of Situation. tl London, May 14. 1 here is still no news from Moscow. The Sr M ay S 9. e Se eral throU B hout The Marconi Wireless Corporation de. ?n &re u 1 j 0 Bltuation abnormal; that thA
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    Poland and Ukrainia.
    78 848 Terms of the Convention. London, May 13. A New York message says the Associated Press correspondent at Warsaw understands that the Polish-Ukrainian Convention, signed before the opening of the drive towards Kieff, provides for an outlet for the Poles to the Black Sea; for a Polish Vice
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    The Strikes in France.
    80 848 Improvement of Situation. Paris, May 14. The situation on the various railway systems is satisfactory. There has been further resumption of work and on some lines more trains are running. The Paris underground railway services are now normal and there are increasing signs that the strikers’
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    Mexican Revolt.
    106 848 Carranza Still Holding Out. London, May 14 The report that President Carranzi had been captured was unfounded. He is holding out near San Marcia and the rebels are rushing up reinforcements and artillery. Formation of Provisional Government. London, May 15. The Times correspondent at New York reports that
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    WAR WEALTH.
    236 849 SELECT COMMIUEE'S REFORI. Tax Practicable but not Essential. [Reutep.’s Telegrams.] London, May 15. The Report of the Select Committee to examine into the possibility of a tax wealth with a view to increases of revenu that after close examination of conflictrng testimony the Committee concluded that rhe difficulties
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    United States.
    385 849 Novel Candidate fob the Presidency. London, May 13. The Socialist National Convention has nominated, by acclamation, for the Presidency of the United States Eugene V. Deb% who is at present serving a sentence of ten years in the Federal prison at Atlanta for violation of the espionage law.
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    French Review.
    193 849 Premier's Visit to England. Paris, May 16. T he British and French Premiers meet to-day at Sir Philip Sassoon’s villa, Belcaire, at Lympne near Kythe, Kent, to discuss reparation by Germany. M. Millerand reached Lympne last avening in time for dinner on board the French destroyer Dilette, in
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    Royal Funeral.
    140 849 INTERMENT OF I HE KING’S COUSIN. Imposing and Affecting Ceremonies. London, May 13. Enorm us crowds witnessed the funeral at Stockholm of the Crown Princess of Sweden (formerly Prine-ss Margaret Vic oiia, daughter of the Dake of Cmnaughc and granddaughter of Queen Victoria). The ceremonies were of a
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    Notorious German Raider.
    25 849 bUKRENDER TO BRITISH GOVERNMENT. London, May 13, The notorious German raider Moewe hss arrived at Ltith and been surrendered to 'he Britishauthoritys.
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    The Salvador Revolt.
    26 849 Rebel Leader Captured. Loudon, May 16. n Salvador message stated that ths Honduras Guy. rnment troops have capture 1 Araujo, the icbel leader.
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    RICE SITUATION.
    410 849 Free Press. 7 ‘&r th® liaB been the decidon^/ 01 into month consumption of over 30 OOlh"'*' which ia described a lOM '’S a would be a J 8 1 21 not to continue 8 economy iu the use of PM other t ho outside suonl» u** and
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    Home Cricket
    29 849 At Lord’s the M.C' At Manchester Lanca» hire by 129 runs. g, At Brighton Sussex bv 138 runs. Iq 137 Wilson (Sussex) mad been asked for i
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    NORTH TAIPING TIN.
    565 850 North Taiping Im M- be d Satur »*2 rf’ Commerce on bat being Messre rttes, Adye «<* n E Hutson, R Butler, Jrrtimr H Miles (consulting > BW Svd D -'Me’ (S eneral “T f "h Baker, representing the K- c fests. Katz Bros., Ltd. tee convening
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    347 850 SEGARi STABBING CASE. In the Supreme Court, yesterday afternoon, before Air. Justice Dinsmore and a special jury, the trial was concluded of lam Wah Kim, who was charged with murder by causing the death of Doh Kai M ali, a rubber tapper at Segari, Dindings, on the 15th
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    CROWN COLONY GOVERNMENT.
    611 850 vla ri it i h< Id out to them.—Straits Times. We arc persuaded that the existing J 4111 Grown Colony Government needs amending. It was designed at a turn when the European population was '< i\ small and the Asiatic population very backward. In territories like Ceyb>n
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    THE RUBBER POSITION.
    941 851 Anv survey of tbe rubber situation at the present time must differentiate be'tween the immediate market p the more distant prospects ot the indu., try for the dominating factors in the out look at the present moment, such as t industrial troubles both in America an Great
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    P.V.R.C.
    299 851 The usual fortnight!? shoot under the EU’pices of the Penang Volunteer Rifli Chib took place on Sunday morning and resulted as under: Deliberate at 200. 500 and 600 yardt. H’cap. made. Pte J Cornwell ‘46 91,20 Coy Sgt/Maj J R Danson DUM 68 94 12 Sergt Noor ‘66 93
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    HOCKEY.
    401 851 naval OFFICERS beat LcZ I y I Ihe Penang Cricket Club wemng suffered defeat lh team of Naval Officers J'l 'U I«-rt In a game of hockev b; jl («nil. The game was etoptiXjl teenung with excifag &gt;tart to. finish. 'fl The teams lined up as J Captain F.
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