The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 8 December 1920

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    21 1 The Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION. •SO PER ANNUM Single C« j eta. VOL. IS. PENANG. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER IST. 1920 NO. 49
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      321 1 L i. I CONTENTS. I I Leadefi: Miscellaneous (Continued) I I A Politician's Confession 1,894 The Clerical Service 1,905 I I Chinese and Council 1,906 The H Slump.” I.OOR I I Asiatic* and Council Reform 1,916 Famine Newt»../* 1,911 A 1,927 I I The Rubber Cri6u* 1,923 I I A
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      172 2 thi S I “STRAITS ECHO” I aV> Mz° St. MAIL EDITION. B §r i Published the day prior to the departure of. each mail far Europe, and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the Zr daily issues, as well as all important news from various parts
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    A POLITICIAN’S CONFESSION.
    1042 1894 People who take part in local public «{fairs are having hard things said about them at present, but they can comfort themselves with tho reflection that they are by no means alone in their experience •nd that misrepresentation and ingratitude •re the common lot of those who
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    M.A.P.
    605 1894 McNmsco haa amamM duUee of Amenaxu Causul *t :n^re arrived here bv the Kinu to-day Mr. Whiu» M.X rown, Sisu. r Si. Thomae, Mr. L. Goldt»and Suter Amparo. eR !T u>u <h>ri n(r iu gLT V”. 0n rr r Bir Hailhmsrd, K. (j. 8., in the FMB the Hon.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1138 1895 China’s Population. In another column Mr. J. 0. P. Bland discusses the cause of Chinese famines which he finds in the excessive and increasing population. The size of that population a very strikingly illustrated in a remark by Professor Giles. If,” he said, the Chinese people were to
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    ST. ANDREW'S DAY.
    562 1895 YESTERDAY'S RUGBY Pointless Dm. The celebration nf Ri ay by the lo ea J Scotsmen evening with a hard d JW>! The two teams chosen were ~11 pi esent including several of the fur m present presence. The native element was well represented which is evidence that
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    THE CHINA FAMINE AND FLOOD RELIEF FUND.
    359 1896 Subscription List. Amount previously acknowledged $133,914.06 Stiff of the Eastern Shipping 679.00 Staff of Messrs. Sandilands Buttery Co. 120.00 Staff of Govt. Food Controller's Godown 68.00 Mr. Lam Hor Phooi 500.00 Pupils of The Anglo-Ch inese Girls School 250.00 Staff of the Hon.
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    IRELAND.
    1184 1896 STRONG GOVERNMENT ACTION. SINN FEIN CHIEFS ARRESTED. Mudered Officers’ Funeral. [Reuter 3 Telegrams]. London. November 26, 3 »10 a m BCen B n streets of Dublin on the n of the funeral nf the murder, d officers were unparalleled. The three mile route was thronged. There was an attitude
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    HONGKONG AND THE VAR.
    142 1897 London, November 26. How Hongkong won the war might almost be the heading of a letter in the Times by Vice-Admiral R. H. Anstruther, former Commodore of the Hongkong Dockyards, enfefliag to a recent letter in the Times bv Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge, in which Viee
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    THE SOCIAL EVIL IN THE EAST.
    155 1897 Qurntfoa in the CemtnoM. London, November 25. In the House of Commons at question time Col. Amery (Under- Secretary of State for the Colonies) stated that trading in girls for immoral purposes between Hongkong and eastern ports was forbidden. Chinese and Europeans, equally detesting
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    MESOPOTAMIAN OILFIELDS.
    80 1897 U. 8. Noto. Washington, November 26. The State Department’s Note to Great Britain as regards the Anglo-French exploitation of the Mesopotamian oilfields has been published. The Note is firm in tone and demands equality of trade *nd commerce in all territories coming under the dominion of Powers through
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    RUSSIAN CONCESSIONS.
    30 1897 5 London, November 26. be Times' correspondent in New York Pk» v American and Russian r J onam6rc o state that the concessions alleged to have Mr. Vanderlip
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    LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
    66 1897 Reduction of Armaments. [Rkutrr’b Telegrams], Geneva, November 26. lhe Disarmament Commission of the League of Nations adopted the resolution proposed by Lord Robert Cecil for the appointment of a Sub-commission and the limitation of subjects for discussion to three points, namely, private manufacture of arms, utility of
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    JAPANESE IN BRITAIN.
    104 1897 London, November 26. The Times notes that there is an unprecedented number of Japanese visitors proceeding to Great Britain largely owing to the selection of Great Britain, instead of Germany and Austria, as before the war, for the study of western methods in consequence of the more
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    FATAL AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.
    66 1897 Famous Racers Kilted. Los Angeles, November 25. The famous automobile racers, Gaston Chevelrot and Eddie O’Donnell were killed in a collision in the 250-mile race in full view of the grand stand. Both the mechanics were seriously wounded. A Correction. Los Angeles, November 26. it is officially
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    BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.
    65 1897 Trading Agreement London, November 26. The Times says that certain clauses of the draft of the Anglo-Russian trade agreement evoked Soviet objections, par i cularly the restrictions governing the importation of gold. It is hardly likely» ever, that the Government will give way for it is necessary
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    SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS.
    47 1897 Unionist Party’s Decision. London, November 27. A Johannesburg message says a a the outcome of the Conference the Premier, General Smuts, e h Party has decided to African Party to support Ge nerol B appeal on behalf of the Constitute a non-racial South Africa.
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    CANADIAN PRESS CONFERENCE.
    39 1897 Direct Cable Service. November 26. A meeting of the of representing the wholes veß terday to Canada passed a resolutJ Agency sign an agreement with Re a y e for the supply of a direct Butwh
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISION.
    332 1897 *'**vlu "EXT TBAB'I BtW|f bS Vua > Thorne. Th. X*®* Mr. W S. D»m (Mnnidpffi* Dr J. Stuart Bose (Hußh Ofcß eWes < W EngiuMThS tT. W. Douglas (Acting Secretin.) The minutes of the last read and confirmed. Matbihitt Hospital The President in moving that th Government be
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    6377 1898 TO-DAY’S MEETING. HiAh Commissioner's Addmi. Our Kuala Lumpur corespondent reports by telegraph that at the meeting of the Federal Council thia morning Hie Excellency Sir Laurence Guillemard, K.C.8., High Com. miaaioner of the Malay State» delivered a length and very interesting address on the financial, commercial, agricultural and
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    THE F.M.S. BUDGET.
    601 1901 .-io* The second Supplement to the F.M.B. Government Gazette, dated November 27, came to hand yesterday containing the draft bill to make financial provision for the public service for the year 1921,” ordinarily known as the Supply Bill. In reproducing the items there given we have added
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    BROKERS AND RUBBER CONTRACTS.
    654 1902 THE SINGAPORE RULING. from the Singapore Free Presi we take the following report which amplifies our ipecial telegram, of yesterday the new ruling ie» we take it, an outcome of the recent failures in Singapore—and possibly portent of more failures to come—due 10 the slump in
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    H.C.L. IN MALAYA.
    2255 1902 SEABORNE FOOD. Bearding tinned and preserved foods the Profiteering Commission statos that this is a class of foodstuffs imported at the risk of the importer here. 'lhe*sour«ws of supply are Europe, Australasia, the United States of America and an some extent India. Except in the case of
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    COUNCIL REFORM.
    1091 1903 THE TAMILS, THE COUNCIL AND BRITISH BORN.’» [To the Editor of the Straits Echo.] Dear Mr. Editor, 1 write tliis letter over my name in the hope that your correspondent “British born’’ will have the courage of his conviction’, and come out into the open instead of skulking
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    COUNCIL REFORM.
    1181 1904 Free Press. In previous articles we have discussed at lonae length variou» aspects of Council reform and it is now a duty, as far as possible, to gome sugge tions as to methods which might accomp'ish the end namely some deof popular participation in the selection tf a
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    AN OPEN LETTER.
    488 1904 [To the of the Htratlo Eeho.) Dear will perhsps be inter*rt**d to hear that many of mj fellow Chinese f. n ti»h subjects are anxipuely inquiring sa to ths reason why the public meeting of Penang bine c Britinb Humects t« l>s h« Id In the Chinese
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    S.C.B.A.
    537 1905 (To the Editor cf the Straits Echo.} Dear Sir, —I see from the letter of Mr. Yeoh Paik Tatt in your issue of November 80th, that he seems to bo unnecessarily annoyed at the action of his compatriots in lorming a branch of the S.C.B.A. in Penang; and he
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    THE CLERICAL SERVICE
    1109 1905 A HARD CASE. It is a tribute to the patience, if nob the confidence, of the members of the Government Clerical Service that they have been content to wait as long as they have done without even a sign being vouchsafed by the powers that be of
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    CHINESE AND COUNCIL.
    1229 1906 «Penang Baba" sent us yesterday morning “A Warning to Penang Babas’’ which for three reasons we do not intend to pablish. In the first place, it is calculated 0 accentuate rather than to heal the breach that has unfortunately appeared in the ranks of the Penang Chinese
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    M.A.P.
    613 1906 Mr. W. S. Gilson, the I). P. P., Perak, is to lx» tr inferred a* Legal Adviser, Johure, when .Mr. J Si ifc Ite »v gtx*« on leave. J b Mr D J E. I*, t Brit.-’» jvurnCist ”m, f,ru*>.ly eona>x*te<i wJt 1 the ,1 Ip 4) t z
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    IRISH ANARCHISM.
    1167 1907 OUTRAGES IN ENGLAND. Fatal Disturbances In Liverpool. [Reuter’s Telegrams]. LorfHon, November 28, 2.35 p.m. It is reported that Sinn Feiners set fire to a number of cotton warehouses in Liverpool last night. Disturbances occurred and a policeman was shot dead. Wholesale Incendiarism. London. November 28, 3.15 p.m. Fifteen
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    SINGAPORE ITEMS.
    247 1907 Rubber Artlm, I j (From Our Own CorwptM.) Singapore, December 2. At the opening of the robber Meli» sheet touched 38 and crepe 39J cento. Indraglri Rabbet. At the annual meeting of the Indrajn Rubber Co. Mr. J. A fc who F® 1 4 said that all the
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    LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
    219 1908 MILITARY ACTION. Austria’s Admission. [Reuter s Telegrams]. Geneva, November 27. The Sub-commisd;).) arriwd at an agreement in pnn ;iple in favour of theadmission of Austria to me League of Nations. A unanimous invitation is probable. Contingent for Vllna. The Levgua h sending an international military contingent to
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    ANGLO-FRENCH CONFERENCE.
    116 1908 THE GREEK SITUATION. Sudden Interruption. London, November 27. Convarsalions between Mr. Lb yd Ceo <e and M. L'ygnes, French l’rein Lindon, particularly as rethe situation in Greece, began Downing Street but no decision was to pending the arrival of Prince Bforzv from Italy. London, November 28. The Anglo-French
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    HOME RACING.
    59 1908 Winchester Hmdiirp Results. w,. L) idon, November 27. Min ’host er NoVuab. r HiU‘Lc*p r a M as follows: P »mme de Terre 1 March Along 2 Plamt 3 ran. won ly a s ml tone Th /Ct ve s ond and third. j ag w 3 to
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    THE “SLUMP.”
    161 1908 government’ assistance. W e have reason t» bdieve th it the b■M. S. Government >- c ri»i.i in i' t question of giving kuq v ti? iid assistance to loth th- rub- l!u j tin industries, g materialise, if is cc.’tiin that (hr- ;i k givm will «be
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    SUPREME COURT VACATION.
    164 1908 In the Singapore S ipreme Court on Tuesday morning thaacting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice u with whom was assiK’iated ,Mr. Justice Barrett-Leonard, before fixing the list of cases for the current month said that with regard to th»* month’s work he had arranged for a vacation beginning
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    TRADE UNIONISTS AND BOLSHEVISM.
    70 1908 L id 'D. N-'Vcrnbpr 27. The Internation tl [’rad-H Union Congress, rcpr.'S > util tw-uly six > work-*™ md cighto.mr uintri -s,at rn ting in L .nd »n piss -d a res luti > >’ den- m’ing “the calumnies and insults dir V-l agiinst the Congress
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    DISASTROUS EXPLOSION.
    42 1908 Heavy Casualties. Milan, November 26. Explosions are still ocrarrin ’in t c mn-u--lio- at Ver- d... Up to the p < nt it is reported that 7 wore k.H-l »nd 1 > injured. A large inmler of hotn •< n.ive been rendered uninhabitable.
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    EXPORT OF SILVER.
    42 1908 T- u ]i,l .t t nip'rt n ,I I-.ri i»’. P- «tx.pt nod -rlixne-. :o: Ai re» tin is doe to The drop in tho p at h the t,'.;. ■t- JI m S:Ati«ti.-«>!j l"" P” ll 3 1
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    COUNCIL REFORM.
    4334 1908 I U 1 I HER IN Ii.RLSi ING, DEBATE. ResoluUoas f r Stl.cl Conimittee. 1* <4,uu J r u l.c n. l.: g u.idcr .u .g «.ii ii.n 4 0.., ua v ew ci Uio uiit t.'m ,(i ty the i* »uet om mltt yi a, riiu\g,H, ii
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    PENANG RACES.
    77 1911 The racecourse was officially opened to-day for training for the “Gold Cup” meeting. The following horses are in work. F. Billet is in charge of Black Watch, Balarang, Auberic, Brella, Tressalite, Highgate, Sunsprite, Lucy Ashton, Battleaxe 11, Waukover and Noel. W. Buttle has a recent importation in Kaipai,
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    A MOTOR FATALITY.
    253 1911 The driver of a lorry which ran over and killed a Tamil coolie near the Palmer godowns, Singapore, on Saturday morning, was placed before the third Magistrate, •n Tuesday charged with causing death by a rash act. The preliminary enquiry was postponed till after the coroner’s enquiry
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    FAMINE NEWS.
    843 1911 CONDITIONS IN HONAN. Sh aughai, November 11. 1 hat Lie famine conditions in the affected provinces are the worst over known is the opinion of Dr. M. MacKenzie, associated lor the p fts t thirty-one years with the Canadian Presbyterian Mission in Honan. He is at present stationed
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    5449 1912 the supply bill. REFORM of the council. Flianciil Position cf the F.M.3. We are indebted :o our Kirli Lumpur con. ,the Malay*Mail, for too following report of the proceedings at the meeting of y-e Federal Council which commenced last Tuesday: Loss on Sales of Floe. The Hon. the
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    Supply and Customs Bills.
    109 1915 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lrynpur, December 2. Yesterday (he Copied sat in Committee on the Estimates for 1921. In the morning the Council, on resuming business, passed both the Supply and Customs Bills. Select Committcs Appelated. A resolution approving Uv* proposed appointment of the Legal
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    H.C.L. IN MALAYA.
    1372 1915 FOOD SUPPLIES. Following are further excerpts from the sections of the Profiteering Comm is. ion’s report relating to our food supplies, in connection with which a great deal ok profiteering is being carried on Hens* and Dusks* Eggs. The price at which the driers buy locally produced
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE.
    27 1916 BIRTH. OIG -On 2nd instant, to Dr. and Mrs. Ooz Hack Chye, a daughter, at No 43 Mahy Street. Singapore and Hongkong papers please topj-
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    ASIATICS AND COUNCIL REFORM.
    1095 1916 From a European, who signs himself “Festina Lente,” comes a letter from which we make the following extracts Do you seriously contend, after the exhibition of unseemly squabbliryr petty jealousies, and irrelevant personalities we have witnessed this week by both the Chinese and the Tamils, that
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    M.A.P.
    569 1916 < >ur Singapore correjpoodent wirw that tie Supreme Court Mr. W. Mam recovered fr m Messrs. Latham A Co. lU I costs, being Bmotiat dut •is bjlary and commission. T T "Frot to hear th-.» M joe I r. Chipp, assistant din < tor J’hJl Ji* 1 7' l
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1217 1917 “Immediate Action." When the first official summary of the report and recommendations of the Profiteering Commission was published, the general disappointment at the failure of the Government to adopt the recommendations in to!o was tempered to a certain extent by the definite promise m ide on behalf of
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    NOVEMBER RUBBER CROPS.
    28 1917 M (130. ran Penang 150,000, eb n ’f oo o“’ Rubana Ayer 72,000, Struts 20», 000, 66,000, Bagan Serai.23 Jb 30,500 and bungei lukan o
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    31 1917 t for Rahman Hydraulic month of November, 200 p N L. Ratrut Basin Tin D^ g ont pnt 355 for the month of 57J )00 piculs, 535 hours worked,
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    RIGHT OF APPEAL.
    340 1917 colonies AKDPRlncoßi|tii Impcriaat Qneittoa [Heutbr’s Taio UM i re A J t V° '«««Uta. I regards the desirability of I appeal from the Doming, to t I Committee of the P riv y C oa« I raised m a recent sUUmest ufc I Lave, who, returning f
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    ASIATIC IMMIGRATION.
    59 1917 addressing the Lodge. Republican 10 j or „bleo* i:< t C, -uo* .mtheinternatwn’lP" |te there new flovern»e“‘, d ver y arrangement he Ao rtrsM* as e»“ e “‘U I‘““ danger wa wJJg exp o n ndef h :h hostility -jnciplee w n »>»*» ccrU and u" 8 W
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    THE SOCIAL EVIL IN HONGKONG.
    124 1918 London, November 29. Ib th House of Commons Mr. Horatio Bottomley, (Independent Member for Hackney) asked Have steps yet been takes to secure the registration and insEiction of purchased girls and children in ongkong and does the Government propose to abolish altogether the traffic in
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    FRANCE, BRITAIN AND TURKEY.
    122 1918 THE TREATY OF BEYREB. Another Allied Split (Reuter 'B Telegrams]. —Havas. Paris, November 29. Deputy Raynaud, President of the eommittee Prance and Islam has wired to the French Premier now in London “acquainting him with the terms in a motion just carried unanimously by the committee
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    LEAGUE OP NATIONS.
    43 1918 Redaction of Armaments. Geneva, November 29. The Chinese delegate on the Armaments Sub-commission was among the supporters •1 the proposal of Senor diCunha, of Brazil, that the manufacture of arms should be a monopoly of government. The discussion was adjourned.
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    ITALIAN FACTORY EXPLOSION.
    39 1918 Al la i, November 27. A message from Vergito says that an explosion occurred at the munition works vrhere charges were being removed from •cropland bombs. It is stated that a number were killed and injured.
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    DOPING RACEHORSES.
    66 1918 Owner Warned Off. London, November 26. A Paris message says that Joseph FumaF'Hi, one of the best known race-horse owners, hag been warned off the turf for doping. NEW KREMLIN GUARD. Chinese Recruits. London, November 29. A Helsingfors telegr un states t l at ac•OTding tn the Tsvestia
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    FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT.
    18 1918 London, Nm embe e Angeles message siys toat yp?nnell, who met with an accident the
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    IRISH ANARCHY.
    691 1918 FURTHER OUTRAGES. Black and Tans Attacked. [Riuter’b Telegrams]. London, Noveml>er 29. Seventeen Black and Tans under District Inspector Crake, while patrolling in two lorries, were yesterday ambushed near Kilmichael by a hundred men. Fifteen Black and Tans were killed, one is missing and one was mortally wounded. Their
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    BRITAIN AND TIBET.
    62 1918 New PolltlMl OBost. [Rrutki’s Tklbobahi]. L udon, November 26. A Delhi message says that Mr. Charles A. I>H, the political officer appointed to serve in Tiled, mentioned on November 15, has arrived al Lhasa. The Dalai Lama has arranged for the transport and comfort of thepiriy, who
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    THE CHINA FAMINE AND FLOOD RELIEF FUND.
    763 1918 Subscription Lilt. Amnnn* pr-vicusly u kn* w’ dr,. »vi 1W.1.H Bdik 1’ il-in S-rtion roll rf-d bj Messrs, <’hr» Trk Y-w and Teoh Chin Lvm C ipt. N Md H ishim 25, Messrs. Chee T ik Yew 20, T->’i Chin Lam 10, Khoo
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    957 1919 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, The annual general meeting of the members of the' Penang Turf Club was h ‘ld in tue Chamber of Commerce yesterday a!ternoun, when Mr. W. S. Goldie presided over a fairly large attendance, ineluding Messrs A. B. Gow, J. D. Kemp, A. R Morgan,
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    COUNCIL REFORM.
    1146 1920 —Btrsit. Time. It is rather eurioua Uut Singapore, far and away the greatest of the Strait. Settlement. kM done nothing yet' in regard to an enlsra.’ pant of the Legislative Council. Penang ha. bad one meeting and, we understand, u to bav. another and a good many ideaa
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    THE ELECTIVE PRINCIPLE.
    683 1920 .Malay < Tribune. The P»nang Aihenmnm has made, by the public debate ,whi»h it arranged, h nsefnl contribution to the current discus«ion in this Colony of tho □re»nt question of constitutional reform. The company was not a large on*, but it was representative, and the of the
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    CHINESE AND COUNCIL.
    677 1920 [Te the Rditor o tke Straite Rtko.} l&gt;f»r Sir,- In writing you my Utter of the 29th ultimo regarding the mvttar of Chiame and Franchise, I had not the aligbtewt idea ’hat I would have occasion to write you again '■r the name »übj. et although I
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    BREAKERS AHEAD!
    602 1921 (To th e Editor Strait* Echo.] g to crave ppac© in your vainview 1 I f r R vinß "’’blieitv my humble evil con-n rubber slum© and fh 1 Wntin a q 4 CD p 9 at wI come therefrom if the most irn Rubbnr ,n&lt;i usfry in
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    P.C.C. BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    136 1921 The following tios have been fixed fo r Monday, the Cth December Mixed DontH® 3, Handicap— 1. 4-5 Mrs. Liston and G- B. c Crisp v. +5 Mrs. Hogan and TI. Oxenliam f 4); 2. +5 Mrs. B. W. Allen and Dr. PListon v. 4-3 Mrs. J.
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    SINGAPORE SUPREME COURT.
    133 1921 guilders ant i pwthm FlamWfa ia being Guiny Biotteri 2? In the first case $4,388.85 beingTutt deiendante to the tracts dated reipectiveh Feb ail**. 19tE u r tte 01 «wS i g«&gt;Hws mpMiyd, u pWMs to th. defends, 0,8«,* and Moerobaya, Java, by transfer at the rate
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    LATE CABLE NEWS.
    74 1921 (Reuter’s Caw). London, Jfowik» B A cable from Delhi strfi» tint A* w®’ nfttee of the All-Indis Ltwn Tennis Amociv tion has derided to enter s testi tar Davis Cup in 1921. London* If is reported tH the Authorities in Londonderry few informed thnt a number ,011
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    "IS THY SERVANT A DOG?"
    136 1921 [To the EMor ol fa Dear Sir,-An a-i ß t^nr g eon Pio di-nlty in b Wn! todv by .«fcbnt I? no I?’’ I l w blch ke ii P M.O. Tho way. how w m Io bo honwd in i«*“ re ,F w .Myin,
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    ASIATIC LABOUR.
    1221 1922 One of the most noteworthy and grati- I lying signs of the times in the East is I recognition by employers of labour on a I large scale of the desirability of improving I the prospects and conditions of the working I tUsses. This change in the attitude
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    M.A.P.
    574 1922 W o regret te reonrd the death of Mr. Mair, of the Caledonia group of estates, w hich Uiok place at Caledonia early this morning. Mr. C. i. F. tSearns leave* to day by the Charon fur Australia on twelve months* leave, say’s Thu reday’s Straits Time*. He will
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    THE RUBBER CRISIS.
    465 1923 STATEMENTS IN THE FEDERAL COUNCIL. In the course of a second speech in the Federal Council on Thursday the Hon. Mr. W. Duncan said: Before concluding I feel that I must refer once again to rubber. The position in that direction doee not appear to be improving;
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    EX-SERVICEMENS CLAIMS.
    149 1923 The Official Attitude. As we imagined, the F. M. S. Government shares the views expressed editorially by the Straits Echo on November 25 for the Acting Chief Secretary said in the Federal Council on Thursday “It seems to me that the original object of this scheme has been
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    GOLD & SILVER EXPORT
    618 1923 GOLD SILVER EXPORT BILL IN THE COMMONS. Motion for Rejection. [Reuter’s Telegrams]. London, November 30. In the House of Commons Mr. Samuel moved the rejection of the Gold and Silver Export Bill. He declared that freedom of export of silver to the East was essential to our great interests there.
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    BADAK SCANDAL
    86 1923 0® olal Autnllu inwqfrht. Th. v. Nowata ft The Victorian State Govenmm a •ending an agent to the Mala, Ptaimi to investigate the Badak Tin Mite property. [On August 6 Reuter cabled A sensation has been canted on the Melhorn Stock Exchange owing to the continuoM ban fall,
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    LIGHTHOUSES FOR CHINA
    82 1923 London, November 30. The optical apparatus connected with the two lighthouses to the order of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Ctftomi has been lighted up, the set working tt Buckingham prior to dismanthmt for despatch to the Far East The one for Dodd Island will be W feet
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    THE CHINA FAMINE AND FLOOD RELIEF FUND.
    84 1923 Subscription List. Amount previously Mr. Law Boon Seng and )M) Choo Bee Kee Liam eaeh to Messrs. Moh Guan A Co. /j advertising y c 5 x Over»»* Total S IW 46 S 1 S lO 000 sentyeate^® 491 »137,470» T Penang, Ttell
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    DISTRICT COURT.
    1340 1924 ALLEGED CHEATING. The False Cheque. The resumed yesterday before Mr. bmith in which a young Chinese named Sim Seang is charged with cheating one Kadersab, a money changer, by tendering him a cheque for* 82,730 on the Oversea Chinese Bank, Ltd., in which he had no money, in
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    SHARE MARKET.
    572 1924 Lain and Co.’s Weekly Repost Penang, Decomlier 3. Kubiier has had an advance, the latest available Lond &gt;n quotations (November 30th) being 1 2 and VI for Cix-pe A Sheet respectively, it is hardly likely, however, that these improved conditions are more than very temporary and mo notice
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    SINN FEIN TERROR.
    1021 1925 THE KILMICHAEL AMBUSH. SANGUINARY SLAUGHTER. Bomb Outrage in London. [Reuter’s Telegrams], London, November 30. Particulars of th» bloody slaughter of the Royal Irish Constabulary auxiliaries near Kilmichael were given by Sir Hamar Greenwood in the House of Commons in the course of the Irish debate on the
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    LEAGUE OF NATION.
    47 1925 M tarn#*. The The faMMu Mtmti» President Wilson has •notation of the as mediator regarding the Am*» B fcuai n President Wilson nuka clear that he can only use moral inhwe as. he lacks the authority to emukv without the consent of Congm 1
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    BRITISH ARMY DISTRIBUTION
    67 1925 London,Ndvette3o. In the House of CommoM, to Commander 0. Ldeher-Lupx (Coalition Unionist for Mr. W. Ghnrohili stated that tbi Ahi Army is distributed approximately u follows i—Hotne, 153,000, including newly 50,000 in Ireland; on the Rhine 13,000; Egypt, Palestine, Black Sea, Meeopto and North West Persia 43,500;
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    ALLIES AND GERMANY
    46 1925 Compensation hr SiWifr Be* Kw«to.& Ths German Govenumnl be N»md to the Allies’ demand fa for the German dmgible» d«tM* July 1919 either with construction that the canuot recognise the *jf S compensation. It sugge Albee do matter might be submitted tow court.
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    COAL EXPORT TRADE.
    29 1925 Bemowl of Restrlotlon»The Board of Trade, j freeing the coal expM id restrictions with g IlfJ ta conditions of sale, hat to exported description of J
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    BOXING IN BRITAIN.
    28 1925 BentuWeW L°" do V ab i» 1 A t the fo*h* twenty rounds, con Great JnU weigb H -X plo (sX&lt;&gt;)’ hoMerJW Eyß D poiuta.
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    M.C.C. IN AUSTRALIA.
    26 1925 Brisbane, tf c c. defeated re”The M. C. v- f rfy.one an innffig* d forty condr® 5 deS k A A Reuter cab»
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    CHINESE & COUNCIL.
    845 1926 CHINESE COUNCIL. To the Editor of the Straits Echo.] Dear Sir,—l regret to find that your leading article of yesterday's date is somewhat mis. jeadirz for, if I remember aright, I spoke about the advertisement in question to the gentleman, who, I understand, is the Managing Editor of the Straits
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    MR. PAIK TATT AND THE ECHO.
    139 1926 [To the Editor of the Straits Echo.) Dear Sir,—Before receipt of your yesterday's issue, I naturally took it to be that, as the Echo being a Chinese paper and Mr. Yeoh Paik Tatt'a notification calling a public meeting in the Chinese Town Hall ha&gt;
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    COUNCIL REFORM.
    830 1926 [To the Editor of the Straits. Echo.] Sir, —When the Select Committee appointed to consider Council reform invited the expression of public opinion, I fully intended writing to that body on the matter. On further consideration, however, I came to the conclusion that, in view of the composition
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    THE FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    589 1926 HAS MR KENION RESIGNED” The npecitl correepondant of the Tim*M ot Malaya writes to that paper; A» has been indicated, Mr A. Keniotj waa again absent al. b* was prr&gt;em j n Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday and ttmaider»! the Bin ?n r.,mm tteo. On the fimt day
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    FAMINE NEWS.
    769 1927 CONDITIONS IN CHIHLI. Shanghai, November 15.— The Procure des Lazaristes has received the following report on Famine conditions in S.W. Chihli: The Vivariate Apostolic of Chihli SouthWest comprises 4 Prefectures Two Prefectures of the Ist class: (Chentingfu, Shuntefn) and two of 2nd class (Chaochow, Tingchow) in all 32
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    H.C.L. IN MALAYA.
    2347 1927 landlords md nm* I Having heard about p I mission;, proposal to tala" I increasing rents not a I will be interested to know b ,°L°“ I reasoning Governmeat vu notion designed to enable WiT fore we reproduce the on the subject as set forth in it,
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    ST. ANDREW’S BALL.
    1367 1929 A BRILLIANT SUCCESS. Owing to St. Andrew’s Day falling on Tuesday this year the ball under the auspices of St. Andrew’s Society had to be postponed till last night when a large number of guests took part in the celebration and were entertained by the Scotsmen of
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    SEVRES AND VERSAILLES.
    1213 1930 S E VRES AND VERSAILLES. Among the cables published last week was one which does not appear to have reived the attention it deserved. It came from the French semi-official agency in Paris and read as follows Deputy Raynaud, President of the committee “France and Islam” has wired to the
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    M.A.P.
    523 1930 Mr. J. E. Nathan has !wn seconded for serv ice in the Census Department. i Chairman ef the local Committee of the R. G. A., expects to leave for Home this month. Router cabling on December 1 confirms the appointment of Sir Gerald Aubrey Goodman as Chief Justice of
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    IRELAND.
    612 1931 RAIDS AND ARRESTS. The Macroom Ambush Victims. [Rbvter’s Telegrams]. London, December 1. Uniformed men raided several houses in Ardee, County Louth, and removed two men whose bodies were subsequently found outside the town. The six suspects who were arrested on board the Acquitania were released and later proceeded to
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    AMERICAN MEAT PACKING FIRMS.
    57 1931 Government Action. Washington, December 1. The Government have petitioned the District Court to appoint trustees to take possession of and sell the five leading American meat packing firms’ stockyards. The petition is accompanied by a statement of the Government's objections to the various plans proposed by
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    EXCHANGE FLUCTUATION SWINDLE.
    45 1931 PONZI SENTENCED. Boston, December 1. Charles Ponzi has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for obtaining money from the public by representing that he was able to make money for his patrons by taking advantage of the violent fluctuations in foreign exchanges.
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    U.S. PRESIDENT-DESIGNATE.
    208 1931 Visit to Jamaica. Kingston, December 1. Senator Warren G. Harding, PresidentDesignate of the United States, has arrived here. Kingston, December 1, later. The town was en fete in honour of Senator Harding’s visit. o: Mr. H. C. E. Zacharias, the former Secretary of the P. A. M., has
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    THE SLUMP.
    169 1931 TH E SLUMP. WORI 1)- ®i“ĔDĔPREMl 01 PIM ta (Bbptu-8 ihutum,. Mr. Lloyd ferred f afraM t was i nevMl h wa S w h o the Bhorten H and bt re e&lt; Jy peace. Earow ma work with both hands and could not handle the sword in one hand
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    ITALY AND D'ANNUNZIO.
    127 1931 Conflict with Govennient Inmlmt. London, December 1. There are prospects of a conflict between D’Annunzio and the Government troops in consequence of the formers defiance o the Treaty of Rapallo. A Fiume message says that DAmudxw in a proclamation says that the W° are ready to sacrifice
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    ANALINE COLOUR INDUSTRY.
    44 1931 L d I»™ J* ft: *8?! nitrogen atm P t ffs heavy' b manufacture of^ 8 rhe and m&gt;',&gt; erB ivi will I* er erS w st German trus been drafted and has prot ectiou Congress enterprise. —-to:-—"''' f N Maxwell
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    LONDON CONFERENCE.
    322 1932 IMPORTANT conversations. The Greek Situation. [Reuter’s Telegrams]. London, December 1. The Downing Street conferences between Mr. Lloyd George, M. Leygues and Prince qforza will be resumed to-morrow. It is understood that the conversations have hitherto proved that there is no strong divergence of views on the Greek and
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    U.S. AND MEXICO.
    185 1932 Washington, December 1. I Mr. Bainbridge Colby has formally I proposed the Mexican Government I the appointment of a Mexican I and United States Commission to dratt I a treaty on which resumption of 11 I diplomatic relations will be based. &lt;■ I states that his conversations
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    EXCESS PROFITS TAX.
    71 1932 Demand for Withdrawal. London, December 1. o &gt; mee^n n London, representing manufacturers, the value of whose undertakings is estimated at £5,000,000,000, unanimously passed a resolution demanding the immediate withdrawal of the excess profits duty and the corporation taxes, pointing out that the taxable capacity of the
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    STANDARD STEAMSHIP CO.
    110 1932 Application for Receiver. New York, December 1. Application has been made for the appointment of a receiver to control the affairs of the Standard Steamship Company whose liabilities are $657,000 (gold). It is alleged that the United States Shipping Board is threatening to seize the vessels allocated
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    AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.
    82 1932 Record Figures. Melbourne, December 1. Victoria playing against South Australia made 310 in the first innings and 724, which is a record, in the second innings. Armstrong put up a world’s record. In the first innings he scored 157 not out and in the second 245. South Australia
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    FRENCH SOCIALISTS DROWNED.
    39 1932 Paris, December 1 Three members of the French Socialist Party were drowned as the result o ie wreekofasmall sailing vessel in which they were returning Ui France from Russia where they attended the Communist International Congress.
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    SHIPPING ENTERPRISE.
    30 1932 Nev Line to America. New York, December 1. The Koval Mail Steam Company ♦Lui it will establish next -print, announces that 1« i ami Southampton, Cl.erlx.ur, and Hamburg.
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    FRANCE AND THE VATICAN.
    27 1932 London, Decern D r 1. The Chamber adopted a bdl by to 209 re-establishing jJ &gt; Vatican with which then, diplomatic rupture since IJUS.
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    UNIVERSAL POSTAL CONVENTION
    7 1932 Loudon, December 1 Madrid
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    LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
    278 1932 EX-ENEMY ADMITTED Important Resol at Io m [Riutm'b Tulkjuams.] Geneva, December I. Important resolutions preparing a way for the effective application or the economic weapon in favour of world peace were passed. Ihe Blockade Sub-Committee of the League, presided over by Lord Roliert Cecil, passed resolutions to
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    RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR.
    106 1932 Roundlng-Up Antl-Bolsheviks. London, December I The rounding-up of the anti* Bolshevik forces of any importance has been virtually completed. According to the latest information the Petrograd press announces that General Petlura’s I krainian Army has heen totally dispersed and 12,000 men, thirty-five guns and three armoured trains
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    THE EX-KAISER.
    106 1932 Ixxndon, D« &lt;-• -mlier 1. In the House &lt; f Commons at question time Mr. B -mar Law saui it was understood that 50,000jD00 marks bad I* -n paid to the ex-Kaiw r from Germany since January 1. ’919. The Hepturalmns Commission was giving its attention to the
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    CORONERS’ COURT.
    1330 1933 MCNAIR STREET MURDER. An inquest was held by Mr. A. C. Baker, Coroner, on Saturday, iyto the circumstances attending the death of a Cantonese woman, named Ah Chow alias Ah See, the servant maid of Mr. Cheah Tat Jin, who was found stabbed and gagged in the kitchen
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    A SINGAPORE FAILURE.
    534 1933 More continuation of what ha, d, J'" 4 ia reported in these eol M kept certain account book, he had carried on business up toX August, when he considered L from the beginning of Septembe? h?T aivarehe was notable to par hiaXto He was aware that business
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    LEAGUE OR ALLIANCE.
    1162 1934 Taken in conjunction with Lord Derby’s speech at Manchester, our leading article of yesterday reads remarkably like what the late Lord Salisbury described as an intelligent anticipation of events/’ Good relations between Great Britain and prance ate, as the ex-ambassador somewhat tritely insisted, essential to European peace.
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    M.A.P.
    561 1934 The General Officer Commanding the Troops b.b. paid a brief Lumpur on Saturday. The appointment is gazetted of Major nn lU!ri4 Oeor ff° Kirkpatrick as (Jenera! Officer Commanding tn China.—Reuter. I of Measre. Huttenbach. Lazarus 4 bon, has gone on a tour of of hi. firm s branches in
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1040 1935 A Tip for Council Reformers. Oh, do not despise the advise of the wise, Learn wisdom from those that are older, And don’t try for things that are out of your reach— An that s what the Girl told the Soldier! Soldier! Soldier I Oh, that’s what the
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    THE CHINA FAMINE AND FLOOD RELIEF FUND.
    104 1935 Subscription List. Amount previously acknowledgCollected by Mr. Foo Win Foe, Boarding Officer, Penang: Maori 25, Mr. J. W. 1Saunders 10, 5 persons at So each 25, 6 persons at S 3 each 18, 6 persons at $2 each 12, 4 persons at SI
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    BRITAIN AND FRANCE.
    299 1935 entente OB alliance Ex-Ambasaadof's Plea [Reuter's T E le 014M8 A strongly f’raneonM° n ecem her 3. by Lord Derby tv S "'M ™d&lt; d a luucheon Xtt’t V™' ter Cumber of g Co mm /ree h tlSt appea ed for an Anglo-K™,? aU He believed it
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    FRENCH NATIONAL LOAN.
    112 1935 Paris, December i The results of the fXfa'iteiyTione just closed are not; ye are ineI cesf hut it is certain that Stations. Some of the most sanguine financial communities vo y moving fights 0 wonders. Amongs ri the large broad belt of formerlf is that the Free
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    ALLIES IN CONFERENCE.
    62 1936 Official Statement. London, December 1. An official communique states that the English, French and Italian delegates to-day discussed the resumption of trade &lt;ith Russia, the forthcoming conference of reparations experts in Brussels, and the financial steps to be taken in the event of the return ex-King of
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    SENATOR HARDING AND PEACE.
    61 1936 London, December 3. A message from Newport News, Virginia, states that Senator Harding (U. S. President Designate) in a speech said he hoped an international peace agreement would be established bat it must not be at the sacrifice of nationality. Until the reduction of armaments arrives
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    OIL IN HUNGARY.
    65 1936 A New Agreement. London, December 5. The Anglo-Persian Oil Company has made an agreement with the Hungarian Government whereby a private company will be formed with a capital of £lOO,OOO for the purpose of testing petroliferous deposits in Hungary and if oil is found in commercial quantities
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    TRADE WITH CENTRAL EUROPE.
    34 1936 Australian Attitude. Melbourne, December The Federal Government has removed the embargoes on exports to exenemy countries, chiefly in order to allow Exports of wool, but the prohibition of imports remains.
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    UNEMPLOYMENT IN ENGLAND.
    81 1936 London, December 3. The number of unemployed in England has been swelled as a result of the ballot •f employers in the American section of the Lancashire cotton trade deciding to reduce weekly working hours from fortyeight to twenty-four. A hundred thousand operatives are affected by the
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    THE GERMAN NAVY.
    137 1936 Berlin, December 3. During a debate on the naval estimates *n the main committee of the Reichstag, a Socialist member accused naval officers of trying to imbue the navy with a bellicose B P'rit and asked why there were eleven admirals in the Navy. Vice-Admiral Behnke endeavoured
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    GOVERNMENT EXTRAVAGANCE.
    272 1936 DEBATE IN THE commons. A Narrow E*c*pe. [RIUTER 8 TcIKGRAMS.] rp. London, December 3. ie question of Government extrava o ancewas raisedin the House of Commons on a supplementary vote of £395,000 for establishment expenses of the Ministry of t'»od. I n spite o f a statement by
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    SINN FEIN OR ARSON.
    211 1936 London, Ileceniber 3. There was an extraordinary sequel to the City bomb explosion on Novernlxn- 30 when three men were charged with conspiracy to defraud in connection with alleged worthless sheepskins warehoused at the blown-up premises. Evidence produced in the police court shows that the liomb
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    ALLIES AND GREECE.
    346 1936 A STERN WARNING. Good Relations at Stake. [Rbuter’s Trlkorams]. n 411 in L,,nd n December 2. I he Al bed 1 remiers decided to send Groeca a Note declaring that the return of easing Constantine to the throne will create h new unfavourable situation in the relations
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    EX-KAISER DYING AGAIN.
    19 1936 Ixindon, December 3. The Amsterdam Tvlegraaf learns from Doorn that the ex-Kaiser’ death is momentarily expected.
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    DEMPSEY-CARPENTIER FIGHT.
    150 1936 New York, D«-&lt; ember 3. A group of wealthy Canadian sportsmen has sent the boxing promoter Tex Hickanl an offer to stage the Dempsey Carpentier fight at Hull in Canada. The auction of maffa/drM-s and illustrated papers for 1921 will fw held in the Penaug Cricket (’labhouse on
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    BRITAIN AND CHINA.
    206 1937 TRADE PROSPECTS. Chinese Minister's Friendly Advice. (Rbdtbr’s Telbobams]. Loudon, December 7. Mr. Alfred Sze, the Chinese Minister at the Court of St. James, in the course of an interview with a representative of the Daily Mail, referred to the desirability of encouraging the presence of Chinese students
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    HURRICANE SWEEPS BRITISH ISLES.
    117 1937 Great Damage and Loss of Life. London, December 4. Gales swept over the British Isles yesterday with a maximum velocity of seventy miles an hour and created havoc on land and at sea. There has been considerable loss of life. The lifeboat at Rhoscolyn assisting a
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    DUTCH INDIES PRODUCE.
    87 1937 Protests Against Taxation. London, December 4. A message from The Hague says that the British Chamber of Commerce for the Dutch East Indies and the Rubber Growers Association, both of Loudon, sent a message to the Second Chamber of the States General entirely supporting the protest of
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    A MYSTEROUS DISEASE.
    53 1937 London, December 3. A telegram from Paris state'’ that a mysterious eastern malady resembling plague was reported in the Senate to be threatening Paris. The disease, which is iKuntiless s known as Number a’ me attacks immigrants from eastern Minister of Health said 1‘ Ja i i.
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    LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
    84 1937 ARMENIA’S PLIGHT. The Mediation Proposal. [Reuter’s Telegrams]. London, December 4. A Geneva message states that replying to the Council’s invitation on the subject of Armenia mentioned on December 2 Britain says that it cannot agree to an independent mission of mediation as proposed by Mr. Wilson but
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    Argentine’s Withdrawal.
    24 1937 Geneva, December 5. Argentine has withdrawn from the League of Nations owing to the shelving of its proposed amendments to the Covenant.
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    MEXICO.
    38 1937 London, December 5. A Paris message says the Mexican Legation denies the report alleging that General Obregon (President of Mexico) has been assassinated but says an attempt was made to assassinate General Villa, who was seriously wounded.
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    IRISH ARRESTS.
    33 1937 London, December 4. The latest arrests in Dublin include Mr. Joseph McGrath (Sinn Fein Member for St. James Dublin,) and Captain White, son of the Defender of Ladysmith, Sir George White.
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    U.S. FARMERS’ LOSSES.
    49 1937 Washington, December 3. Senator Hitchcock proposes to introduce a Bill authorising an immediate loan of $60,000,000 (gold) to aid farmers distressed by the fall in the prices of their products. Funds will be provided from the Government’s share of the profits of the Federal Reserve Banks.
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    ACTRESS’S SAD FATE.
    187 1937 New York, December 3. The young English cinema actiess Marioriee Leseomb and four other persons were burned to death in a rc apartment house. Council reform is still the subject of most local comment outside the cornmeal problem of the ru liter slump. Op' continue te be
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    F.M.S. ITEMS.
    488 1937 F.M. S. ITEMS. The favoured j Malaya and India to day a lar f e Dumber of Indiam wft™ 8 saved to return to India The present price of rice i fi In considerable dissatisfaction Humers of riee and the T Mention of the layjX ance to rubber planters We
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    CHINESE & COUNCIL.
    4062 1938 CHINESE COUNCIL. SATURDAY’S MEETING OF BRITISH SUBJECTS. Full Report. I Over two hundred Chinese British subject# attended the public meeting at the Chinese Town Hull on Saturday afternoon, convened by Messrs. Cheah (jhew Yew, leoh Paik I’att, Lee Toon Poon, Khaw Joo Tok, \eoh Cheung Ann, bee Chin Ho and
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    YESTERDAY’S FOOTBALL.
    263 1940 —B.T. Victory fop Banker* and Broken. match, Bankers and Brokers 7 bantS cm the yesterday evening and after a V co lfce st former secured the erdict by two goals to nil the result on the last occasion being a draw of one f 1 i* v rs
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    NOVEMBER RUBBER CROPS.
    98 1940 K.M.S. 22,621, Sungei Batu (Malaya) 32,000, Vai d’Or 21,000, Knrau 27,000, Malakoff 39,300, Berta m Consolidated 102,(XX), Windsor (F.M.S.) 46,000, Mayfield (S.S.) 26,100, Merchiston 21,7&lt;X), Foothills (Malaya) 18,611, Kuala Sidirn 28,576, Ba-sctt 17,700, L’nit.d I’atani (Malaya) 38,700, Paradise 9,430, Alma 26,500, Bukit Toh Alang 27,014, Shanghai Klebang
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    46 1940 Kampong Kamunting Tin Dredging Ltd., hours run (two dredges) 1,164, cubic yards treated 169,000, total piculs tin ore 888.58, nett value $50,231. Asam Kumbang Tin Dredging Ltd., hours run (one dredge) 611. cubic yards treated 110,000, tin ore production pr-uh 872.16, realised value $50,011
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    PENANG MORTALITY RETURNS
    790 1940 The mortality return- for the Municipality of George Town Penan/ f r the week ending Novernl*r 27 show that thtotal numlx-r of deaths was 6-i-u 41 were nwh and 22 femalee I he d« at rate per mi He per annum was .X).41 romDared with 32.34 in
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    MR. KENION AND THE FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    614 1941 From Saturday’s T.0.M.: Our special representative who was sent down to Kuala Lumpur to attend the last session of the Federal Council and who has now returned writes: Before leaving Kuala Lumpur I was able to ascertain without a doubt that the Hon. Mr.
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    A WARNING FROM HISTORY.
    1153 1941 (From an Occasional Contributor). The golden-dowered rubber industry has at last been found to be a goddess standing upon feet of clay. Hie sunshine of prosperity has been blighted by overproduction and underconsumption. Investments have shrunk in value and have withered like the leaves of the
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    H.C.L. IN MALAYA.
    1291 1942 COMMENT ON HIGH PRICES. Appended to the second interim report the Profiteering Commission (which waHigned by Mr. W. E. N utt) p rPriident&gt; Hnd Dr; D. J. Galloway, Dr. Lim Boon Ken Messrs. A. W. Still, Lowther Kemp and A. P. Robinson, as Members, and is dated
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