The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 22 September 1920

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    19 1 The Straits Echo MAIL EDITION. 'l3O FEB AM'NCW Mingle Copy cis. NL.lt. PENANG. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 22ND, 1920 NO. 31
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      256 1 l___ CONTENTS. laahl' Mmouxamoo* (CMtaiwi); Tbt Miner» and the Pabho 1,4«9 The Hon Mr W H Thorne ...MW i Piper, Payment and Tune ...1,496 Penang Hunt Club 1,61« I Finance and Doles 1,503 m. z Rio« Prospect! 1,523 The Robber Crieie, 1,611 A Call to Action 1,515 French Preaident ...1,527
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      185 2 c wwi. £Try E ffi I “STRAITS ECHO” B MAIL EDITION. J nT -noiiotws A Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, &T and contains the latest local and States news originally publisTiert in the M /JL? daily issues, as well as all important news
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    THE MINERS AND THE PUBLIC.
    960 1489 L-rthirs iccuitomed to reading Lgfflf week of soms fresh labour 11 England do not perhaps |Mfibnd the extreme gravity of ■•boo with which the British ■■mod the nation are faced by Kinlopmonto in the coal industry, Eiateg of the threatened strikes of Em road transport
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    M.A.P.
    583 1489 :an ton has been admitted te membership of the Royal College of 1 hysicians of London (M. R. C. P A Reuter osble says that the Weekly ispatch foreshadows the early retirement of Lord Milner from the Colonial Offiee. Mr. Justice Watson is taking the Seremban Assisss, which began
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1230 1490 An Extraordinary Action, The import duty on kerosene oil hae been raised by the local Government from 20 cento a tin of four gallons to 33 cents a tin. It is apparently the policy of the authoritiee to raise the cost of living instead of helping to reduce
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    CHINA TROUBLES.
    258 1490 BawtWo Tuwuiu a Hongkoag Catholic Miuion hai mJ? :u! the mauaore of CbiZMu?* 1 T'jlung m th. Ent bL»tS*' •Wear, that with maohiMguu, MtviJX** Canton Government’. J ejwtity of Chriati»» Weiyeung, tied up aK whom they afterwards itot dad J? dragged a Chinese ths ohureh and shot hie.
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    Mexico.
    15 1490 With T e de “u’ da>* lime levied P>'« decree damage» da Mr March
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    Ministry of Health's Report.
    21 1490 j contain» rt f caSU i pillories M i dad»" h JeT 4 hiking F- cl *°T
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    THE LABOUR CRISIS.
    701 1491 DE™?™ 121 18 60 Difficulties, Bttrra'B TELBOIUM3-J "izrodwb September 12, that DO Govern2'jXt hl ofwoh cyclonic F*j Ireland, aggravated b T gJL ebbing life, dai'y grow. *°*s,i r imwbclwm». Tbc connJ*7i,throe» of» number of aeocndary ’’Xlikelb. electrician., threaten, of the first magnitude. tfLftfflii is indtmed, and the
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    League Covenant.
    59 1491 Momboi Boctbub Famtast. London, September 13. With reference to Senator Harding’s statement called on September 12, Reuter is informed that the purport and meaning of both the British and Frei ch texts are identical and the whole contention, which specially refers *to article XXI of the Covenant of
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    The “Pittsburg.”
    31 1491 Salvage Opebatioms. London, September 13. Lloyd's Agent at Libau says that the Pittsburg on Ssptembsr 10 was towed into tbe roads after the lighterage of coals, ammunition and previsions.
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    Sugar Trade.
    28 1491 Impending Slump. London, September 12. It is reported that a sugar slump is imminent and that before long the retail price is likely to be sixpence.
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    SINGAPORE TRAGEDY.
    122 1491 (from Our Oum Correspondent J Singapore, September 15. Mr. Walter Hardwick, formerly employed by the Singapore Harbour Board, committed suicide by cutting bia throat early yesteiday morning. :o :-i f We offer our congratuh’ions to Mr. F. W. Pinnock of Messrs Harrisons and Crosfield, Sandakan, now on leave,
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    POLAND AND RUSSIA.
    67 1491 fresh hostilities. Rid. Scccxciicl Adtawcb. [Rxvteb'b Tblmram».] London, September 13. r. l^,l te l k g l aphio 4” p,tch from War,aw Pbfta that a new Red general off.n.iva may b? «P«?ted ,n th. next few day.. Th. in Volhyni. have brought up tan A Polish communique
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    In South Russia.
    70 1491 Conflicting Claims. Londoi, September 12. Ths Bolsheviks periodically dispose of lieneral Wrangtl in their oommuniquii, the latest in this direction being to-day's communiqn6 which refers to almost total destruction of General Wrangei’s forces in the war area.” On the other hand, General Wrangel himself appears to be
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    Britain and Russia.
    258 1491 TRADE NEGOTIATIONS SUSPENDED Thb Bbibb to thb “Hbeald." London, September 13. The Times states that the publication of tbe offer to the Deity Herald of .£76,000 from Russia has caused the suepenston of tbe negotiations which theKraesin mission was carrying on in London. It transpires that toe
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    Russian Food Shortage.
    57 1491 London, September 12. A Soviet Government’s wireless appeal throughout Russia indicates a great food crisis. It declares that the daily bread problem is tbe most important question of the day owing to the bad harvest and ciders all workers' organisations to mobil’M their foroes for the purpoee
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    UNREST IN ITALY.
    250 1492 BOLSHEVISM SPREADING. an Th» Aim of thn Mital-Womm [Rium’s Tutiowse.] Rome, September 12. T*tar reports «how that the National Labour Convention at Milan decided to leave the future direction of the metalworkers' straggle in the hands of the Labour Federation Convention. It was decided that the immediate
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    Irish Turmoil.
    92 1492 Rn-armimg ths Constabulary. London, September 13, It is reported that the Irish Constabulary is being re-armed with modern service rifles and revolvers and furnished with steel bodyguards worn under their tunics. A large quantity of rifles and revolvers was landed at Belfast from a Government vessel, It is
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    Elderly Governors.
    141 1492 London, September 6. In the course of a leading article, the Times criticises the increasing tendency o appoint elderly men, whose public lire it? approaching an end, as Governors of Colonies and Agents-General in London. The paper adds that it is hardly reasonable to ask young active men
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    PENANG LIBRARY.
    562 1492 RUBSCRIPTION RAISED. The Hon. Mr. H. W. Firmatone, Acting Resident Councillor, presided at the special f eneral meeting of the members of the ’enang Library held in the Library yesterday afternoon, when there were also present the Rev. Keppel Garnier, Dr. W. H. Fry, Mr. W. Hamilton, Mr.
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    LABOUR AND RICE.
    405 1492 >.t*“‘ d,o ,it n 0< th Malm, to reduce th, price of riJto Illy with regard to th, «Wft. great. But it seemi Mt J’’J"®»> portion of the eceumulairf nrp' u f*! hen.fit of the lower elswiK* J provided it as it i, to J?’’** Britain or
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    KEDAH NOTES.
    1612 1493 r F s UNION. THE 6 i ,f Alor Star, Sept. Iljav the annual general E S Union was held rXn M 10 reoe r r miner's report on the Secretary's report on the Union, the report ol the n anrt elect office-bearers Urge attendance of mem Xwrts
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    SKILLED LABOUR.
    283 1494 Orriß from Madras Firm. .1. IM—» Ths Ag. Controller of Labour write* io tbs Secretary, P.A.M., as follows: Ths Hoi. ths Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements, has been approached by Messrs. Simon, Rodrigues' Sons of 11 Main Road (1), Royapuram P. O. Madras, with an application for permission to
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    DEATH OF PENA G RESIDENT.
    274 1494 Wo regret to announce ths death of Mr. J. W* Russell at his residence in Canton mont Read at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The deceased, who was tho son of the head of a well-known firm of cloth manufacturers in Bradford, came to this country
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    CEYLON ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA.
    592 1494 Thu Mibtiwq Singapore, Lho meeting of the Ceylon Association of Malaya advertised to be held in the Victoria theatre, was held cn Saturday, September 11, at 3.15 pm. There was a large gathering of Ceylonese both from Singapore and from Kuala Lumpur. Proposed by Dr. Nagalingam
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    RUBBER.
    255 1494 nor ths Pre»., th| Th k ß Uk g ,n '"‘•'■l U Th« P r u oott d foreign politic. tb low fo It m.y not be k DOWaIO cfiaffenng or i D j uty intiij?.** oiuiM. of Mai.}, .h, rubber by foraign no intereit in th. welfan tfS
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    P. C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    43 1494 CaAMPios«aif h» W* l W. H. TbwlWl »m jefterday A-B. T.rr.ll >" bi P P ri l' I" ‘£,d for- »**3 Terrell fonui twog.<ne\ They» lertlbyv**! tbe next three tbe following 8 maweiN W two genres and won 6—2. 1
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    BOREA PERFORMANCES.
    39 1494 aog. S.L to Another -;rh hie lku aw E owe think r» 00 11 I ,»>dontbu«BJ i R. The wedding of If|Bl d JI ArcK oflb!I Andre- Arcbde.ooo b«> attend'd by w‘ for r,»7b« A f 'I
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    PIPER, PAYMENT AND TUNE.
    822 1495 dthe h m b “rf the «o® f fco,t lll7 pinion in »>•« Settlement dWoott'» made a l T ,B tb.t the Colonial Govern- '•><? BwiU Settlements intends ®l2« ««.inly for this year and c ?S/fjr tb« fa:aro an annua £lOOO,OOO to the Imperial In any
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    THE PRICE OF KEROSENE.
    208 1495 We find that we were misled in attributing in yesterday's issue the riie in the price of kerosene to the action of tbe Government, fhr duty has not been raised, but tbe price has been increaied by the importers. We hasten to rectify the error and
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    M.A.P.
    592 1495 >0 u bi“d.^x Uw Cf, hr hi of Loro P Mii2‘ rding tht e,r1 th^Blu". "P' of WMkbj M?. N D T el »r« Mr. and Mr> nd Mr E D Kibbl. and Mr. J. E. Nathan.-M.M. Sir M.nrice Fitim.ariee, m (n >l»r of th. Wdro C X' >..
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    MESOPOTAMIA.
    295 1496 THE BLOCK HOUSESYSTEM. SUOOBWFUL OrßßlflONfl. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, September 13. With', regard to statements that the Government is buying Rolls-Royce care and that the Rolle-Reyoe Company is io consequence asking private purchasers to agree to postponement of delivery, the War Office points out that the purchase of Rolle-Royce chaeis
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    ITS STRATEGIC VALUE AGAINST RUSSIA.
    284 1496 Times’ Weighty Article. Louden, September 2 A Military Correspondent of th“ Times describes the strategic value of as a link in the Indian defence. Ho prints out the danger India continues to run of an attack by an aggressive Russia from ;he North and the
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    SMOKING AT THE TOWN HALL.
    156 1496 [To the Editor of the Straits Echo.] Dear Sir, A few years ago no well-bred man would havo* thought of smeking at an entertainment attended by ladies—acd the others would not have been allowed to do so. Nowadays, however, it seems to be general —manners
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    THAT MILLION AGAIN.
    318 1496 How It Will Be Spent, It will be interesting (says a Homo paper) to see whether the Government treat the new report of the Committee of Public Accounts as they have treated the report of the Select Commiitee on National Expenditure. The former voluminious document abounds in
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    BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.
    304 1496 SITTII tRECTEaa Tjuom, r, 4 l4 don itywbtli I it first now transpire tbit CT 4 I Loudon M. certain members of the Hone tf r** 9 1 protesting against the circwaaJSSl means to delay the approach of nJ w I tiations, and alleges tbit fa bLI
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    Ireland.
    24 1496 A wl i IzinM’ A“ ofSt,”' 0 i,h b l> l i'i»B u** »u p* bleß!i J Dl,ter -.n/vnuut 4 An enuo aD
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    ALLIED PREMIERS.
    254 1497 ITALIAN MEETING. Discussions. lU rrerZ T«^ aßA o > September 13. r r-wb »»d I'* 1 Pr m er a e at Aix-lei-B.ini ana ’“’‘‘.iunt .abject. with the object common agreement on the two coontrie. «are leeounta in the French .“1 Milleraod remains adamant 2, Teecgn.tion of the
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    The Italian Crisis.
    62 1497 VoiI,M Calming Down. .‘•bit f m u",' 10 S 'P ttmb!r K- *•> Wrim M ,UtM thl tbe *i 18 Cxi™/™ \PP we,lt ly calming **»U, S of ,he ll£fe& tfthe n r f immediate >1 ‘T? 111 6r lho ban B h Uhour FedtraJi, hn r
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    Coats and Co.
    43 1497 Com« e Act TrUBl under 10d. j* r .gJW ths present c or C.at’a cotton ltt n e Blsurae 7 IDg pI C0 ”••0 vjr» enn -j* 0 lr bolding Vh±\ bl T The .T*" the L ’M'.t*. p„ tok
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    British Labour.
    44 1497 EITBIIfIBTO RbbUPFKD. w c Londo n > EepietabM 14, lhe National Executive of the Labour Party has refused the application for affiliation by the new Communist Party, which advocates the Soviet system, the dictatorship of the proletariat, and adherence to the Third International.”
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    French in Damascus.
    61 1497 Trouble: Brewing. IIVW< I «.Ml London, September 4: A message from Alexandria states: Arab tribes in Hauran have come to a mutual agreement to attack the French in Damascus. It is stated that the French troops sent to Hauran were recently defeated and that entrenchments are now
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    Singapore Assizes.
    94 1497 Fomid Nona Cam, 1 1 "I 1 —I I (From Our Own Correspondent.) 11 1 Singapore, September 16. At the Singapore Assizes Sua See Kes, a bar boy on the steamer Ipoh, was sentenced to a year's imprisonment for being in possession of forged ten cent notes. Falsification
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    FRASER AND NEAVE LTD.
    255 1497 The following report is supplied by ths Secretaries to the Free Press. At the extraordinary general mooting of Fraser and Noave, Ltd., held in their Registered Offices on Monday the resolutions to increase the capital of the Company to >1,600,000 Ac., were carried unanimously. It was
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    "THE QUAINTS."
    70 1497 But fcr the atrocious weather the Quaints would have hid a full house at the lowa Hall l £e t night for their farewell performance in Penang. Even as it was, t e higher-priced scat? were well filled, a met which speaks volumes fir the popularity of this
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    BADAK SENSATION.
    644 1497 OFFICIAL REPORT. Pbopnrty Valurirm. Australian papers report A sensational reply to a request by the diroctors of the Badak Company No Liability for an explanation of a mutilated cable message and other cryptic cable maas»ges sent by Mr. H. Scarborough, the company s representative in the East was
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    THE RUBBER POSITION.
    1208 1498 RESTRICT OUTPUT. Pimasq’b Wild Cats. The meesage from Mr. Erie Maofadyen, tow in London, which we (Streits Timet) published yesterday, confirms the gossip which has been going round Singapore for some days about a very serious slump in the rubber industry. Very cleverly a report has been
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    The "Thian Kong Tua” Temple.
    70 1498 Reconstruction Fumd. Amounts previously acknowledged > Through the efforts of Mr Yeob Fait Taft. Doß&ibn paid by Goh Soon Cfoeng E«q. it Donation paid by Quab Choow Key Issq. t 99 w cl 00 D< nation paid by Ng Ah P«ng Donation p*aid by Tan
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    THE COAL PROBLEM.
    236 1498 D m,BU ™gw,' [Bbdteb’s Apropos of the distribution of VL’J* shows that durins ths L' Ns 30th, 58,000,0DD* tou which mice comutaption id 00.1 ibiorbed nearly, J? t ately 9 500,000 ton, Of production totalled which £66,000,000 Ihe tonnage raised per penoa »2 lhe return shows that
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    ILL-ADVISED ZEAL.
    144 1498 A correspondent writes to J complaining that in number of women i hiodcuffed «nd keV to the police /lhe np next day «d I CM™ la not againel 1 «.hibition .gainet the P abl c pirtieniirly "0»“> bne«l®* of hindcnffi «n inio the eiee .nd M M d*«*
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1714 1499 «COE EXPENDITURE 2?meetawo' th Municipal held in the Chamber :X 4 c: I office yesterday after present Mr ADr P Liston, Mr. Veoh Mr. p Naroby" wih n Fades (Water Engineer), foie (Municipal Health Ofh wB. Dunn (Municipal En- T. W. Douglas (Assist- in attendance. *je2es of the
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    1551 1500 ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Rabber Research institute. A meeting of the Federal Council way held in Kuala Lumpur yesterday when the following members were present: H.E. the High Commissioner (Sir Laurence Guillemard, K.C.8., K.C.M.G.); the Hon. the acting Chief Secretary (Mr. F. Seton James, C.M.G.); H. 11. the Sultan
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    460 1501 >.r-r o! the Municipal si^rx 18, h M L list August, g A. Hereford (Pre* Lm tu Toh P K Mr.W.H. V- D Richards. ibe 11,1 ,nee, DB sre S ,Mr ,u. Bv-lm relating to Dames. -fad that the question be discussed to be held on Tuesday, MM
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    INDIA’S NEW C-IN-C.
    284 1501 LORO RAWLINSON'S APPOINTMENT. Times* Comment. London, August 23. Ihe limes hails Lord Rawlinson’s appointment and expresses the opinion that it will be extremely acceptable to the Government of India and all ranks of the Indian Forces. The Times thinks that Sir Charles Monro has been inclined to
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    DENIKIN’S RETIREMENT
    151 1501 Curzon’s Statement Denied. London, August 27. General Denikin writes to the Times indignantly denying the statement in Lord Curzon s correspondence with the Soviet to the effect that Lord Curzon used his utmost influence with the Gen eral to abandon the contest, promising to do everything to usurc
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    JAPAN AND KOREA.
    453 1501 Seoul Incident. London, Aufuat 2M. A message from Seoul to Shanghai states that a regrettable incident marred the visit of tho United States Congreaamen. Iho latter, with the approval oi the Japanese authorities, had accepted an invitation of tho Korean Y.M.C.A. to meet returned students at tho
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    PROVINCE NEWS.
    584 1502 Rack-Rbbtiwg Cask. (from Out Own Correspondent.) t Rnkii Mertsjam, P. W., September 14. In the Bukit Mertsjam Police Court, before Mr. L. V. J. Laville, Chinese property owner and ehopkeeper named Nfc Kim Ann appeared in response to a rammono and pleaded ignorance of the Increase of Kent
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    THE EDUCATION BILL.
    626 1502 High Commissioner's Btatbmwt. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, September 15. In ’the Federal Council His Excellency the High Commissioner referring to the Eiucation Bill said that the considerable delay in deeding with it had given rise to a certain amount of misapprehension. He would like to
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    RICE AND PRICES.
    250 1502 —Malaya Tribune. 1 singaporFscepup i Has 11C L and commenced p» a* the GoT.r nmMl s ‘“**l, oontrol pneeof ii o9 1, S 1 fc de«.. ron j, th, Hon, centred hrgel, i n p geouil, led by the “Streit, W J* obtened the oth.r d,y. th,
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    A Brave Malay Constable.
    180 1502 tsd rnMUMV* 1 More th. meeting of "K Council yesterday Hi, JJ Commissioner presented Ae M Medal to Police Consist Is Cba W Mat of the F. M. recipient wae atlendsd bys while on panda were men not detailed for dur. Naval A. D. C. to
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    FINANCE AND DOLES.
    492 1503 Ft l,B ,D p 0 W» 11 Budget for 08Xt Tear c p"p»' ,hB iel < D >!> the Mtitn«tes of «<*J tr, n, Medical Department LJi«* L ki. «haw «0 increase dee<l f? i «JCf'" 0 ths Governmsnt will S mor. ™°'J- Wbetber > voted, the
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1208 1503 V 1 The Herald" and The BolsheTtks. In another cjlumn to-day readers will find the history of the Bolshevik offer of a subsidy to the Daily Herald, the paper that claims to represent organised Labour in the British press, an aasrtion which seems rather ill-founded when we remember
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    AMERICAN POLITICS.
    312 1504 AN IMPORTANT ELECTION. Th» Wombh’i Votb. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Portland, Maine, September 14. Polling in the Maine elections for the State Governorship and other offices is now going on. The latest returns show that all the Republican candidates for Congress will probably be elected by overwhelming majorities and that
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    The Rubber Industry.
    116 1504 PRESENT PROSPECTS. Tbadb Jodrhal’B Fobeoast. London, September 14. Tho India-Rubber Journal tab a hopeful view of the prospects of the ;übher industry. While admitting that uudrob'edly more rubber is being produced than can be used it is of opinion tba*. ’bis is temporary and with the resumpti
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    Distress in China.
    30 1504 Papal Assibtancb. u Rome, September 15, His Holiness the Pope Bcr rent Monsignor Joseph Fahrrques, the Apostolic u 2? a k,°\ CeDt al Chihli Ghina > 60 000
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    Electricians Dispute.
    128 1504 SERIOUS SITUATION. Public Sbbvicm Thbbathibd London, ftppVmber 15. There are only three more days in which to find a solution of the electricians’ dispute with a view to securing the withdrawal of the strike notices for September IS, which threaten Loudon’s lighting, “tubes” and trams, yesterday’s first sitting
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    Lord Milner.
    102 1504 Authoritative Statement. London, September 15. The Morning Post authoritatively states that the reported resignation of Viscount Milner of bis office as Secretary of State for the Colonies is absolutely without foundation. Since the armistice he has been and is now closely engaged with a number of questions of
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    President Deschanel.
    26 1504 Paris, September 15. Reports of the early resignation of President Deschanel are being revived. It w declared that his health has become appreciably worse.
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    Aeroplane Fatality.
    22 1504 Clevelau (Ohio), September 15. Two aviators flyiag in a c* rr J lD aeroplane crashed near PemberviLe an caught fire.
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    League of Nations.
    158 1504 FINANCIAL CONFERENCE. Ex-E»«mi«B' Statot. London, September 14. Reuter leesrns that the League of Nations Financial Conference which <>P«“ Bruwol, oa September 24 u exps h»t a fortnight. All nation», in lu S United State., will be reprobated by tn rl-legatrs each. Germ.ay, A s, Bulgaria have been
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    INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE.
    326 1504 LEAGUE OFjuWNasCHEtt OretOUL Aaiotjiciu,, [REum’a Tkugums i Th.draf. ,f. toh.t I p:rm»n.nt Conn d "Z? I fe 1 journal, ii published ®jl l. I namely Frsach and WiA iT? I lists of fifty-six articles, b J* prepared by an internstionil I the League at Ban Bebsshu,
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    Marshal Petain.
    14 1504 P«r* »*J M»nb»l 'mr* The f»“ M! “7 ha. bren (B> Pitt,field»,
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    Jack Johnson in Gaol.
    17 1504 Jack ths Cta “O°n to one yj*f forW f* 1 of Ftd portation
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    THE COAL CRISIS.
    425 1505 DISPUIED. poro’i 'Loudon September be anticipate. the Miner. H*“ e not taken long in I**"* ,k. Gorernnent’e coal figure. 1, The Federation bare l,b li CO OfP i'lT.boorß.l 'P“‘ by on developmeot, and contend will continue to be ”J.( u th. owner, believed that T* lb .pproaobiog
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    COLONIAL MEDICAL SERVICES.
    90 1505 COMMITTEE’S REPORT. Importart Rxoommrhdatiows. [Reuter’s Telegrams.! London, September 14. *he report ot the Committee of Inquiry into the Colonial Medical Services recommends a unified service, the appointment of a Director-General, that candidates ought to be yuung newly-qualified men and should have been seconded co some hospital appointment
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    Mesopotamia.
    205 1505 SITUATIOW IILPROVirrO. London, September 14. A War Office Mesopotamia communique mentions that the employment of a mountain gun at a range of 700 yards was elective in repulsing a nocturnal attack on a blockhouse on Che Felujah railway. In the Bagdad area the column mentioned yesterday evening moved from
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    Irish Crisis.
    173 1505 SITUATION IN ULSTER. Improv rd Prospkots. London, September 15. Event® in Ulster are moving swiftly towards the creation of Ulster’s new Civil Guard. Representative® of the Government and Loyalists are now working oat details of the organisation, ihe Uncer Volunteers have been waraod to be ready to mobilise
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    THE "DAILY HERALD."
    1396 1505 Bolshevist help bought. PROMISE OF PAPER AND SUBSIDY. Labsbury b Ordkrb From Mobcow. [Reuter’s Telegrams. London, September 14ihe Board of Directors of the Daily Herald to-day declined the ofltr of £75,000 froni the Third International, mentioned on September 10, and accepted the resignation from the board cf
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    739 1506 FOOTBALL. P.C.C. Difbat St. Xavibr’b. The Penang Cricket Club put up their strongest eleven against St. Xavier s Institution on the Esplanade yesterday evening and after a good and fast game left the field winners to the tune of four goals to nothing. After a brief spell of
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    POLICE COURT.
    414 1507 DABING^ Efr tzTTc.n» l 3B adult, ftf C> g trr’ b-Lra Mr. A. C. B»k«r J“ 7 C.nr With thrh of »100 H K kCb n that at 10 30 ».m. b. wm in Braoh Street ?T&P 100 ,DD .on P«k«t of bi. cent, »100 tn pc° k,t
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    CIVIL SERVICE PAY.
    405 1507 FUIICHEK INCREASE. I Mabjsiid Mm's Allowamob. H. E. the Governor with tbe approval of the Secretary of tbe State for the Colonies has been pleased to sanction, as a purely I temporary measure, with effect from Jan. Ist, 1920, the payment of the following allowances to all
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    Penang Assizes.
    199 1507 Telux Bahamq Gabg Robbehy. Mr. Justice Furrer Munhy and a common jury were engeged the whois of yesterday in the trial of three Chinese named Liau Ah Mak, Tan Ah Hock and Tan Ah Heang, who were charged with committing gang robbery armei wiih deadly weapons on ths
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    4353 1507 .-Mnllav Afail. THE EDUCATION BILL. U. E/S SPEECH. DEFENCE OF THE F.M.S Mr. Duncan on Rubber. Ihe T edcral ouncil met on W.-dneeie,, when there was a lull at tend» nee. Education Bill. The I,egal Adviser moved that a bill entitled the Education Bill be read. In intrexiueing
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    SULTAN OF SELANGOR'S BIRTHDAY.
    229 1509 Indian Community's Address. On the occasion of the celebration of tliw fifty-fifth birthday of the Sultan of Selangor an address was presented to His Highnesa by the Muslim Community of Klang reading aa follows Mengadap Kebauah Dull Yang Maha Mulit Sultan Sir A. Suleiman Shah, K.C.M.G.
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    FRENCH REVIEW.
    561 1510 «IvUlOu Ul -(Havas). [Reuter’s Telegrams.] THE FOREIGN SITUATION. Paris, September 16. The newspapers arc unanimous in expressing satisiaction at the outcome of the conference at Aix-les-Bains. Some lay stress on the fact that the word "■‘alliance” appears in the joint declaration of the Premiers. Lc Matin states that
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    LABOUR IN MALAYA.
    742 1510 COMMITTEE’S REPORT ADOPTED. (brom Our Oivn Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 17. The second meeting of the General Labour Committee, British Malaya, was held at 12, Market Street, Kuala Lumpur, on August 25. The Hon. Mr. W. Duncan, Chairman, presided and in addition to the representatives of the
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    WOMEN AND SMOKING.
    83 1510 To the Editor 0/ Dear Sir. and admirably th e rd subject of entert on the occasion of the I 1 there. dhese Ol rjsing lD d MbnS i, of ing interest to tne brains. yfere I quite agree «m 1 tbaUhe n.-inners U deplorably lax if
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    THE RUBBER CRISIS.
    1201 1511 j^'tbo’'opti®’’*' o vi,w j month. by w“h regard to the the imm«di»t« future, pci'*" o 7"? Or u ‘•CtW wbiob w. pM’ed through •*l,. H« fir optimiim w«> due to y«" P“'- (with ■“X of v doiin k in iAltb. middle of the year bee bj iooreaeed
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    The Late Mr. James Gorman.
    417 1511 A correspondent writes: M The news of the death of Mr Jamee Gorman while on his way home on leave camo as a great shock to the many friends who saw hi mod a few weeks ago. The lata State Engineer of Kedah came out
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    M.A.P.
    583 1512 Mr. Ernest Bennett, of Meurs. Woarne Bros. Ltd., is coming East again shortly.—B.T. Oar Singapore correspondent wires that Mr. W. Bartley has been appointed Acting Collector-General of Income-tax. We understand that Mr. 8. Codrington, of the Straits Civil Service, will succeed Mr. G. A. Hereford as President of the
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    TRADE WITH CHINA.
    207 1512 BRITISH FKOSFECTd. Mischievous Official Imtebfbbemob, [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, September 14. Presiding at a meeting of the Peking Syndicate yesterday, Mr. T. A. Bareon expressed the conviction that China will shortly settle down to peaceful industrial developments which might astonish the world. Dealing with eommercial aviation in China,
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    American Politics.
    132 1512 THE MAINE FLECTIONS. Sematob Habdifg’s Views. Marion (Ohio), September 14. Senator Harding on learning the result of the elections in Maine said that Maine had taken the lead in declaring for America not to be mortgaged to the U.d World but was still ready to serve humanity as
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    Immigration in America.
    108 1512 As Uepbiobdewtbd Rush. London, September 16. The unprecedented wave of flowing into the United States >* threatening to swamp the immigration eteamsbip companies have notified Hrat inward-bound .te.mer. will t eil i utmost in the eterrage for monthiabea EH. Li.nd i. unable to .«"date newcomer, aud conioquca
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    Naval Gift to Canada.
    24 1512 London, B ‘P ,e b 1 r f Hgbt The Government b P"’*®-?! gift "to or nisei Aurora as so
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    THE COAL CRISIS.
    172 1512 BETTER OLTLOot Chances ot p ea(< [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] At the conclusion of Miners' Executive t£ Hodges, the Secretary, ull Coalminers’ Delegit* Coohm» fir Vk® E"™ l UmcGJ Li Sir Robert Horne on Beptesher II A Drawn ahe miners invitation to ft Horne, President of the Board tfS
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    Mesopotamia.
    134 1512 TRANSPORT DEPOT MB® A Sißioui Im Lonta,flwUs*« u The Daily Mail reports iWfcrt mechanical transport depdt at destroyed by fire on Auguat a vast accumulation of tyre*, ip.re .nd th. £2,000,000. The fire is Wnw been du. io Arab i D nd MUI Attack, ok Bwa-l own A Mewpotunian
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    "Flying Palaces."
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    France and Siam.
    67 1513 «ntoeri lt»t« h tho F? r,i n negotiating with the 'Lffnliary with regard to a eoneiderable economic ached, including the fixing «fStoof Bian and Lace territory, the conclniion of a commerce •*J,4 finnlly. ,he determination of •fjLi-ni for the construction of a Wmg UP Saigon with Bangkok
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    The Recent Earthquake.
    81 1513 Rome, September 15. jjuoiofloielly itated that the low sia tte resent earthquake proves to Mbm ffi which is considerably less MBist first reported. That the victims •Nt dots numerous was mainly due laihet tbit the mountain! ns zone a fleet--1 rery thinly inhabited and the Murir wrought
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    Electricans' Dispute.
    114 1513 Biiqbtib Pboipbotb. London, September 15. Ite IMitooi of the threatened strike UAO* tairioians taking place has watenbly iimwihed as the outcome of a niolt:iot indeed by the National Joint “WKnsl Cwil for the Electricity Supply «*7. The Council recommends, in conJ* lc 7 the Electrical Trades Union Mnqntimated
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    Count Tisza's Murder.
    42 1513 4 Biuwd Ti ul L Ho g 7 Coont n -«»ni»l .hiJ 7M hut j n bs c,n trying &»™«Jd U ,mebu on >y v MQ QCe<l IWO m n !4li, *ioontbi’^ r h rd labour and 01 ‘“pruonment.
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    Singapore Tramways.
    47 1513 •««rnways, Ur Bin 1 G TTe8 P° n dcni thX’* ple b r b,„ ’"““«nt Gai.ttd, Sk im?^, l ted CumMo «ieil| c 8i .°g«por» 1 hit th. Cwnmiiiionsr» k« S P bic !>"•“<* I Ui, a t th tramSfcV’n, W a w' 1 n Mr.J.
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    RUSSO-POLISH WAR.
    175 1513 FURTHER FIGHTING. Am Impobtawt Buooisa. [Rbuteb‘B Tklegrims,] Warsaw, September 15. Particulars of renewed Polish and Russian fighting contained in the latest communique show that the Poles have occupied Kovel taking 3,000 prisoners and capturing 36 guns and a quantity of material, including two armoured trains, four locomotives, and
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    Poland and Lithuania.
    100 1513 COBTBADIOTOBY RXPOBTB London, September 16. The position between the Poles and Lithuanians is vague and contradictory. While one message states that negotiations have been opened at Kalwarji, a Warsaw communique reports that Lithuanian detachments, inspite of the armistice, suddenly attacked and dispersed the Polish garrison in the
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    The Trouble in Italy.
    185 1513 A Cosfliot Impoitamt. London, September 16. A telegram from Genoa repor's that the Government has completed the installation of batteries on the heights overlooking Genoa and has trained guns upon the factories which have retaliated by hoisting red flags and black flags. Gbavb Devblopmimts. Milan, September
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    “HERALD” AND BOLSHEVIKS.
    509 1513 THE PAPER'S DEFENCE. Continued Denials. [Reuter’s Telegrama.! Tk n rr k° n(joD B«pt«mber 15. 1 he Daily Herald, answering the Government disclosures of last evening, Ovi terates ite statement that it had no knowledge of any deal in diamonds or any proposed subsidy until September 6. It
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    The Zionist Movement.
    75 1513 Wellington (N. Z.), September 16. Mr. Israel Cohen, emissary of tbe Zionist World Organisation, has completed hie three weeks’ tour in New Zealand in which he raised £20,000 towards the Palestine Restoration Fund. Mr. Cohen w*s given a civio reception in Auckland. Tne Ac;iwg Governor-General and the
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    French President's Health.
    219 1514 k* Kxtbaobdimaby Btobt. f London, September 16. The Daily Express Paris correspondent declares that the sadden rush of the Minister of the Interior to Aix-les-Baine to consult the Premier, M. Millerand, was due to an incident occurring on Friday at Rambouillet (where the President has been staying
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    America and Mexico.
    46 1514 Washington, September 15. The American Charge d’Affaires in Mexico City has been summoned to Washington to confer with the State Department officials with regard to the protection of the rights of Americans in Mexico in which connection representations were recently made to Mexico.
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    Count Tolstoy’s Marriage.
    198 1514 Washington, September 15. Count Tolstoy, son of the late Russian philosopher of that name, has been married to Mrs. Porshina. Both are divorcees. c—— o: Our Singapore correspondent wires that ths Profiteering Commission’s time to make its report has been extended to October 7. Our Singapore correspondent
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    IRISH AFFAIRS.
    312 1514 THE MURDER CAMPAIGN. Appeal to the Public. [Reuter 'a Telegrams.] London, September 15, Posters were placarded all about Dublin this morning declaring that only by the help of self-respecting Irishmen can the murders and outrages by the so-called Irish Republican Army be ended and giving instructions as to
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    Germany and the Treaty.
    84 1514 A NOTH IB SkBIOUS BbBACH. London, September 6. According to the Times Berlin corrMp.mdent, the famous Prussian Cadet School Mt Groselichterfelde, which was “J accordance with the Peace Treaty, has o reopened aud is being conducted upou pre-war Hoes, when it was the principal nursery kr
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    Motor Boat Racing.
    33 1514 Gold Challenge Cup Detroit, September 15. Min Aurariou, übich tui *t Cowte, won tbe Gold Gb.ll.OE CUI Tarnn The Amerigo motor-boat claiming the world mi no lea was done 3»-
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    THE FAMINE IN CHINA.
    357 1514 ll fo®b OM tS.t m I wd.rat.nd, too, tht in u when one’i own cowu^T"'*! <l A.IMIC.) m. j a NN railed to .ppd b foreign peopl.’i Pe»t.«e brought J «terra tn made to nin ""•‘•I Of oourw, helping need i, elwny, i Te ry forget,
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    Women's Suffrage.
    32 1514 Women 's Suffrage. tU aßica I Reutlb’b I j 1 frats» 1 ,i£ ss United SI»W^27o. *e* an ,d,ert»“ B U From a i U Qi oaf »he<® troche, blf?,. 0. H**
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    A CALL TO ACTION.
    1066 1515 oco4 iol! a d her Sg l aCl •'‘A last g D < W of litiog dimitnih, »n<i -*X topo' in L th *‘l riw wotino. th. upward Ju, Will, »< eo ve «be 1a164 re or *".£L «Liwd»» be C4bl **L 4 »i R land
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    M.A.P.
    485 1515 Q. 10 r L. D. McPherson, of Meetrs f A Co., Ltd., is leaving shortly Australia on a business trip. T.O.M. D.n* P Skm n^ e ry o h “P Uka ,k Hen Bamud to Singapore is the aiw dar > h4 K. W ng7 My“. The Governor has
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    960 1516 America First 1 America, which likes to do things on a huge scale, ha* put up something like a raoord bomb explosion, in New York —a record, that is, if the blow-up was really ths work of an I. W.W. gentleman, a “Red,” a“ radical or a victim
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    THE HON. MR. W. H. THORNE.
    32 1516 Aw Opebation This Mobihmo. The Hon. Mr. W. H. Thome, M. L. C., was successfully operated on for appen icitis at th« General Hospital this morning.
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    PENANG HUNT CLUB.
    218 1516 There will be p.percbase by the II C ub on Wednesday afternoon, the 22nd i Oi t. mi-ot at the Polo Ground at «5 and finish at the residence in Ma 3 Rond of Mr. W. 8. Goldie, who w >1 At Homn io members and their
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    THE COAL CRISIS.
    448 1516 BRIGHTER outlook Mm* CHu^ iniTO< [Biutu’b Tsugiuj A conference of tlx MiJ? 1 11 M with Sir Robert Horn», Prww'?? I Board Trade, wu held prinjfc.* J I adjourned till noon on Hope» of eetthment an nd t, j, 1 that the mmen leaden, in ni, n
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    Premier and Kameneff.
    57 1517 London, September 16. jucil of lotion has intervened in IS Gtorge-KamenefT recriminatory sewsw with an extraordinary tbe Prime Minister himself yitCowcilto uw its influence with the •spfemmenl through M. Kameneff <mtaittediy very critical moment. The hwl M. Kamoneff several The only policy the wit tamd with Kameneff
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    Italian Labour Troubles.
    52 1517 Imtibvkntiom. 4 Borne, September 16. representatives of the ml workers Signor Giolitti CO ®P™<l of ciX: b to the ch4mb Ruolutioi. *i« of pt<, ber 17 "V* whi «h tUt c 3.? tttended pawed a 101I 01 meao tha ‘“We if “J hf ‘“'“h" ia<l rt»‘ VT
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    U.S. and German Shipping.
    44 1517 SHIPOWNERS' OPPOSITION. •fen» a Teuoham B ‘L A5 *ncin ihin Phl 181Dg the W l.h Pplo ß interests A* which vmM lh flam burgt' 7 Sw 1 k° ppo,eB 0« th. h-e» f tr uX ‘””‘*c O-t. °‘«'ng i, t-,
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    EXPLOSION IN NEW YORK.
    559 1517 DEVASTATING EFFECTS. Numeboub Cabuaiztjib. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] New York, September 16 A terrific expioaiou shook the principal buildings in parts of the city at noon, killing, according to the latest estimates, thirty and injuring 170. The cause up to the present ia unknown but it ia at
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    Siamese Railways.
    104 1517 tl a- London, September 16. rhe Siamese Prince Puraobatra, interviewed by the Evening Standard, emphasised that the railway system in Siam is steadily growing but is still o&pahh of vast expansion. It is hoped ere I'.ng to nave a complete network of railways radiating fro n Bangkok throughout
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    Swedish Elections.
    57 1517 Stockholm, September 16. The General Election has up to the present resulted in tbe Liberals losing six ■eats and the Social Democrats four, whilst the Conservatives gained five, the Farmers Union three and the National Agrarians Union one. The Left Party’s losses are attributed to the inclusion of
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    In South Russia.
    44 1517 Gbvbral Wbahgel’s Suoobm. Paris, September 16. A message from Constantinople says that General Wrangel’s troops routed the Bolsheviks and pushed their offensive as far as Nogaiak, which they cooupied and are advancing in the direction of Bergamek. Prisoners are streaming in.
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    Japan and Saghalion.
    26 1517 Washington, September 16. Mr. Shidehara has been empowered to negotiate direct with Mr. Colby on the subject of immigration for the Saghalien mines.
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    Aircraft Patent.
    51 1517 Allbqid Infrimgimbnt or Rights. New York, September 16. The Wright Aeronautical Corporation have applied to the Federal District Court for an injunction alleging that tbe Handley Page and Aircrafts Disposal Compares have infringed the patent issued to Orville Wilbur Wright and which was transferred to the plaintiffs in
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    151 1517 Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co. N.L. from 12th to 18th September (being one week), 18 tons. Kalumpang Tin, No Liability, for the first half of Heptember, hours 286.30, yards 35,812, yield 200.66 piculs. In their copra report, dated the 17th instant, Barlow and Co. state;A sligiiy weaker tendency
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    LOWER PRICES.
    139 1518 A WELCOME MOVE, Ladiwi' Dbmsrs Chbapbb. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, September 17. Horrftckssee, the largest manufacturers on long cloth, flannelette, and sheetings having announced a general reduction in prices of five per cent, the management declared that this is the beginning of the long-promised break in prices of dry
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    French Review.
    215 1518 (Havas). PRESIDENT'S ILL-HEALTH. Impending Rwtibemint. Paris, September, 17. The newspapers devote considerable attention to the situation arising from the President's continued ill health. The hope for improvement did not materialize and M. Deschanel himself is said to be of opinion that ho cannot assume any longer the burden
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    German Disarmament
    114 1518 Satisfactory Pbogbrkj Berlin, September 15. The surrender and destraction of arms up to the present in the possession cf civilians has begun io compliance wi b the Government's undertaking given at Bpa. The result, it it generally stated, is fairly •atisfactory. In some places more have been handed
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    KEDAH RUBBER.
    935 1518 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, Ihe tenth annual general meeting of the shareholders of The Kedah Rubber Company, Ltd., was held in the Penang Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, there being present Mr. L. E. Slowe (Chairman), Dr. C. F. Nicholas, Mr. Palgrave Simpson, Mr. B. E. Roes (Directors), Mr.
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    IRISH AFFAIRS.
    185 1519 I1)£(L!R FEW ORDER s Telbubaus lW®7september 17 jaw which has been opci iron* September 1 will ~u September 19 but it is A re imposition 1» t lurther disturbances EffU remain in force for Sarnie, boycott ol Belfast "f S Trust and the Je*.ots The markets committee shall
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    MESOPOTAMIA.
    62 1519 Improved Outlook, Loudon, September 17. Q® 05 Mesopotamia communi 'D"* that general improvement is -fi the demeanour of the tribes. e w the Samawah area and few M disaffected tribesmen apK T' V ;t^rawn l ar B e V Lo their rj‘^ urt L Brigade column Md i Oua
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    THE JUIVE TRIBE.
    29 1519 uVk” I *H»ber 18 Tnh' ar s tribune the 01 e Lrew oriCentral i t 0 the Kmgb of 4 L, ChlUfcfee customs but h --al
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    U.S. MEAT-TRADE.
    20 1519 ■g-*-.- Bj’Pbimber 17 Ju, to! H p r .iT®’ 1 (h tbc fcfcj I’' 1 a F D-.UI
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    FRANCE AND SYRIA.
    76 1519 Proclamation of Protectorate. Paris, September 17 A message from Beirut says that an imposing ceremony took place at Aleppo when. General Gouiaud proclaimed the autonomy of the province under French protection. He stated that the French would maintain order and endeavour to bring prosperity to the country.
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    U.S. POLITICS.
    35 1519 Expelled Socialists' Re-election. New York, September 17. Five Socialists who were expelled from the State legislature early this year on charges of disloyalty were re-elected in the course of special elections held yesterday
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    BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.
    67 1519 Trade Relations Established. London, September 17. In spite of what is tantamount to the ejection of M. Kamcneff, trade relations are being continued by M. Krassin. He bait- already concluded cloth contracts with Yorkshire firms involving L2,0(M),000 delivery to be within three months. It is anticipated that
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB
    258 1519 Further Entries. (l‘rum Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept 18 The following are additional entries for races one to five on the first and second days Windy, Wester fatten and Suggestion. o: In the third police court, at Singapore. on Saturday, Ahmat bin Pellah was sentenced to
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    U.S. PRESIDENCY.
    176 1519 Democratic Candidate’s Views. [Beuteh’b Telegrams.] Salt Lake City, Sept. 16. Governor Cox, the Democratic candidate for Presidency, in bin speech, wae vi armly applauded when be defended the League of Nations. Governor Cox asked whether any>it>e knew what the Republican candidate Senator Harding, retorted in that connection Somebody
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    INDIAN PRESS STRIKES.
    159 1519 inquiry Demanded. Simla, September 16, An important debate in the Imperial Council arose upon the resolution demanding the appointment of an inquiry into the labour troubles in connection with the recent strikes in the Government presses at Calcutta, Delhi and Simla The mover advocated the. abolition of
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    THE FRENCH PRESIDENT.
    98 1519 -(Havas). Paris, September 17. Parliamentary opinion most strongly favours M Millerand for the Presidency and every effort will be mad to induce him to withdraw his refusal to stands a candidate, which is expected to receive the almost unanimous support of ecngress Summoning of Parliament. Paris, September
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    THAT 1,000,000!
    584 1520 [To the Editor of the Straits Echo.] Dear Sir, While your article! oa the to-called •‘gift" of a few hundred thousand pounds to the Imperial Government, to loyally assist it in liquidating the enormous liabilities incurred through the Great War, read well and are more or leu logical,
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    P.C.C. TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
    616 1520 THE TITLE RETAINED. I Ihe championship event m connection I with the Lawn Tennis Tournament under I the auspices of the Penang Cricket Club between W. H. Tbrelfall (Holder) and G. Milner (Runner-up) was played oil I yesterday evening and was witnessed by I a large concourse
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    421 1520 I Bank Clixr I I Weadiug gu j tv fuen, Ji I using as genumj «til at the day s Straits TiiL fifteen months' .h«t charge and «oeond, to ruc "Wk x> «as employed ln ‘«al ’he charges cheques, for 'SW M(1 d ’«J. m Mr Pillai, on
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    RUBBER AND WORLD-POLITICS.
    1131 1521 no bosinew ii being done JfS rubber at it» present price told to-day that stocks in the F.M.B. at the !?snt total about 10,000 tom. SiStbe situation in its issue of Ji the Singapore Free Press, S' to Mr. Eric Macfadyen a I? the Btniti Times which
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    The Altenburg.
    128 1521 SHOCKING ACCIDENT. Hiavt Dxathboll. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, September 21. At ten o’clock yesterday evening six bodies w?re brought ashore in eharge of Mr. F. Niblock, Superintending Engineer, Dockyard Department, of tho Singapore Harbour Board, from the steamer Altenburg, including that of Mr. Joek Watt, foreman shipwright,
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    POLICE COURT.
    342 1521 LARCENY CASES. There were no less than ten oases of theft on tho criminal list of tho First Police Magistrate, Mr. Smith, yesterday. Four of them were dealt with as follows: Mohamed Shsrif, a Kling was sentenced to 14 days’ rigorous imprisonment for the theft of a pillow
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    19 1521 < rtg^ ct gßENCE B HtuT.-A' Bokit M B ,IS <g,b Scpwol’er, 1920, of t ‘’.ughter-in-l.» of Mr. Jstfs.ee two
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    M.A.P.
    559 1522 Renter cable* from Philadelphia that Mr*. M. B. Mallory woo the Women’* National Single* Championship at lawn tennis, defeating Miss Marion Zindentein. Mrs. C.P.C. Aeria begs to thank, through the medium of our columns, all those who kindly attended the funeral of her late husband or sent wreathes or
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    848 1522 Rain and Rice. Up in Siam the ryots are hoping for rain and plenty of water this month.” Down here they must be praying for a cessation of the continual downpour to which we have been subjected for the past few weeks, for unless the rainfall eases up
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    52 1522 Sxvi MutikQ Haiw 10 Our Own Corrupt Koala Loinpw. W"* 111 The following an «be firatday cf tbetorthonn» pg S 7 f Clara A:- 7» Pul 110; Cookoo 9.w» f 0""" Canton 9-0 j Sci-Sngg^» Bandana 10.7£■ 10.7;Ja» W°- eat 9 7, tat which be w <nd
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    GREAT TRADE SLUMP.
    246 1523 ;^nixw[^ OBLEMB Hamdwap. Tblmbaw.J London, September 18. o o iDg conom t '< iTud leading employers to Iwbltmi. On the one hand unemployed workers the country with the >£?? their number! trebling in Binaltenouily there ere a •™smdoitrie!.—the most notable *’.j fbich »'•< perbnP'- coal n( J
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    "Herald" and Bolsheviks.
    147 1523 Ricbimijutions. fc.Ertiiit n September 18, to 1 Dirwtn TlD i dockers’ Union, to Mr 'Vi Herald kt tbe G3orge pro M ,lat ment that to C J* hm Uknn the ***l enL?/ 8 L araiD B th were: ccn kad it not known be k «p“’to srs
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    IRELAND.
    175 1523 THE LORD MAYOR OF CORK. Official Statxmbnt. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] rr London, September 18. The Home Office has replied to a correspondent as follows: “There is no foundation for the statements in the American press with regard to the prison treatment of the Lord Mayor of Cork He has from
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    America’s Honour.
    33 1523 New York. September 19. President Wilson, contributing 8500 to the Dtmccratic Campaign Fund, says that he feels that the very honour and destiny of the nation are involved in tbe campaign.
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    Italian Labour Crisis.
    107 1523 Accts Stags Rsaohsd. London, September 18. It is reported from Rome that the labour situation has reached a very acute stage. Sr.Giolitti, the Premier, who has surrendered to the rebellious workers, is attempting to coerce the employers to accept a system of factory Soviets organised upon the
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    Egyptian Legislature.
    60 1523 MILNER AGREEMENT DISCUSSED. London, September 18. A message from Cairo stalos that the Legislative Assembly passed by 44 to 3 votes a resolution accepting the principles of Lhe Milner Agreement (mentioned on August 23) as a suitable basis for a treaty which should ba submitted to the National
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    Printers’ Strike Settled.
    57 1523 September 17. A provisional settlement has been resebed in tbe printing trade dispute at Manchester and Liverpool. If it is ratified the papers which have not been published for many days will resume publication ou Monde., September 20. The settlement m th? printing dispute has been ratified
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    RICE PROSPECTS.
    869 1523 SIAM’S GROWING CROP. “A Vibt Critical Timr.” The Siamese Deputy Minister of Agriculture (I hya Jaiyos Bombatti), who has jus made his first tour of inspection since his appointment, received a representative of the Bangkok Times and gave hie impressions W t° Qr area visited comprises, roughly, one-tenth
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    CIVIL SERVICE PAY.
    367 1524 (To the Editor oj the Etrailb Echo.] Dear Sir, In your leading article of yesterday you strongly criticise the action of the Governor on giving the poor old married man another 20 per cent. He really ought to have been given 40 per cent, in the first
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    TAPRANG (SIAM) MINES.
    884 1524 T statutory meeting. is T,pr<n R g (8i I Office Sided E> V G Thom.oo G P B-J d h u er ,P r «ent were Dr. Me..r., N. F.’ p’ T w»l‘ 9 ‘and in JhL Sew «tories read the notice convenmg the meeting. I T
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    THE CHARTERED BANK.
    73 1524 The manager of the M the Chartered Bank of and China this from his London Off □for®»I which contains the o tioD: _“At a called lor 6th of Directors will 000,000 present shares oj: e *|so at a premium o meat to be ade Xr bpfore 15th
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    THE COAL CRISIS.
    1051 1525 T HE COAL CRISIS. iu »3s«" c s Output and Wa es 1..,nd0n, Septembe •OrrtEß S l lu J Won, September l< W that at to-daj Coy Robert Horne mvtted the to consider whefit would be possible to ar ui wages through 4 increased output but Mr. that the miners
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    FRENCH PRESIDENCY.
    325 1525 M MILLERAND’S REFUSAL. Johnart’s Confidence. [Rium's TmioiAM!.] re* .vofk ip (Havas) Paris, September 17. M. Millerand is apparently resolved not to become a candidate for the Presidency in spite of his friends’ and colleagues request It is stated that he had enunciated to his co-Gabinet ministers the imperative
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    SZECHO-SLOVAKIA.
    50 1525 Constitution of New .Ministry Prague. September 17. ihe I usar jbm, t has re< igtjed owing t > a split in the Social Democratic Partv The now califd Bureaucratic ’br'.lr nclud* M Cerny (Premier), Rn lP For- igu \ffair All the new f ie. fcr xrrpf o!V ir Gou-rnmeal
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    INDIAN UNREST.
    261 1526 IMPENDING BOYCOTT Ltmdofl Journal’s Warning. (Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, September 19. The next three months will be the most fateful in the whole history of India, says The Observer in an article headed “Sinn Fein in India, commenting on Mr. Gandhi’s motion for a total boycott of the British
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    POLAR EXPLORATION.
    78 1526 Amundsen's Plans. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Nome (Alsaka). Sept. 10. A fishing boat has brought news of Amundsen’s Expedition to the North Pole on board the Maud, which is ice-bound off Cape Serge on the Siberian coast. The fishing boat was also caught by ice but managed to squeeze itself
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    DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA.
    101 1526 Entirely New System. Melbourne, September 17. In the Commonwealth Senate Sena tor G. H. Pearce, Minister of Defence, in a statement, supplementing Mr. \V. M. lughes speech of the- 10th September Government’s defence policy, ated that a system of divisional organisa ion would be adopted, involving the
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    NEW YORK EXPLOSION.
    140 1526 FL’IITHER REVELATIONS. Strict Measures of Protection. Reuter’s Telegrams.] New York, September 17. Ihe theory that the explosives in the van detonated during a collision is entirely abandoned. The van the eyewitnesses saw was believed to have contained bombs and timefuses set to explode at noon. The men
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    Extent of the Disaster.
    160 1526 New York Sept. 17, later. Now that the panic has subsided it has been possible to gauge the extent of the disaster in the heart of New ork (-ity and fortunately the number of victims is not so high as at first feared. Twentynine people were
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    AMERICA AND JAPAN.
    160 1526 The Land-owning Issue. San Francisco, Sept, lbGovernor Cox in his speech referring to the Japanese land owning issue,, a dared that the fundamental policy of Democratic Party was that he btates should exercise statehood rights within lhe provisions of the Federal onstitu lion. To the United States
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    Immigration Question.
    107 1526 on says that, according fo iu v r.n>es the that by granting proper T' Japanese already mikA* agree to prohibit Japanese hSj a mers iron, entering the Otherwise, and unions some „„73 acceptable to California eluded. America will of its periodical lhe Democratic platform kaWZ. Pledging the Federal
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    CHINESE AFFAIRS.
    64 1526 Proposed Domestic Lou. Peking, September It The Finance Ministry is fiootmg i j $60,000,000 domestic loan 0/ rid $36,000,000 will be utilised to buy k I predated Peking notes of the W China and the Communicdm M and the remainder will be &pp^ u discharge the mortgages held
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    Famine Relief Measures.
    38 1526 With a view to providing tecp«n relief for the famine sufferers the Oomi merit is floating a short term was $1 000,000 and is also instructing p.rovinciui authorities to purchase for those who are destitute.
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    Sino-Russian Relations.
    41 1526 London. A message from t U Go vernn>ent «>" offici j the inability of J 6B !t ut ,b,r sentatives in China t na b»-,» functions and the ch»<* rendered the adoption Immediately neMM S Cbsa» relations, between Ru^ B
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    Bolshevism Barred.
    23 1526 th>l The communique goe> before entering the Chinese Clover B guarantees f c ial ich must shevist propagan a carried on
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    THE SWEDISH ELECTIONS.
    32 1526 ,-ecta* u I result bta The final resin the Riksdag me D w t tu th- p-” a r won eleven stM Sjti a J I’n'V HX TteM***s** m
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    FRENCH PRESIDENT.
    1068 1527 I Irns AND FOREBODINGS I A\ as follows.— I “th about the French Presidency I jißtruth a» rbe nlost diverse I health of M Deschanel I bit the fact that the posst- J" hi. retirement is freely disI J;? ‘r everv newspaper makes it II ■‘““if to ignore
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    THE FAMINE IN CHINA.
    431 1527 [To the Editor of the Straitt Echo I Sir, Following the happy forethought and suggestian ot A Sympathiser’’ in his article of yesterday, I learn through Kwong Vs ah \it Poh and Penang Sin 1 that th' < hiut'se Mandarin Musical Association ar» coming to the
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