Straits Echo, 11 November 1914

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    36 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS), ClRCULA" iNO THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 12. $24 Per Annum PENANG, WEDNESDAY, Hth NOVEMBEK, 1914. Single Copy, 10 unto No. 262
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      26 1 *> > t' WHEN ORDERING! SPECIFY 1 "Do* Head Stout." 3 It is Strengthening and Invigorating. Sole Agrms: HANG LfcE fif Co., Penanq <fe Kuala Lumpur. iimiaaijoaa □noanu
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    War and Poetry.
    1829 2 Pokms or the Great War. (Ch itto and Windu*. Is net) Sonus and Sonnets for England in War Time. (John Line. Is. net Lord God or Battles A War Anthology Compiled by A E. Manning F< ster. (Cope and Fenwick. 1«. net.) Remember Louvain. A little ho
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    Germany’s War on Children.
    160 2 The German story of the killing of a French boy t-cout which the Press Bureau published last week recalls Guy de Maupassant’s story of the two French anglers caught and shot by the Prussians outside Paris. The boy was taken prisoner, and refused to give information
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      64 2 Cirovi C Cha bc r la u's 1 hi 1 e n a 1 do cure constipation. One < r two‘of these tablets t »1 on .t l**d time will keep the bowels open, ;ul while doing so will invigorate the t-tcorioh aud put the disordered liver in a condition
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      40 2 Early Colds. Be careful of the colds you take at this time of the year They are particularly dangoroua. A neglected cold may mean a win-ter-long cold. Take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at once. For Bale br all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    Municipal Commission.
    931 3 Estimates for 1915. A special meeting of the Municipal Com mi-siouers to con-id-rr the E9timites f>*i 1915 wis held at the Muuicipal Offict afternoon. Th re were preseut. W. Peel (President). J Mi'che l, F. Duxbury, P T Allen, and Yeoh Gjau S ok. with Messrs \V S
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    The Allies’ Peace Terms.
    902 3 Adequate Ssfetuerd» tad Fell Compensation Mr. Asquith was only voicing the considered opiuion of every thinking mao among the Allies when he declared at the j Guildhall Binquet on Monday night that we will not sh athe the sword until Germany s power for evil has
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      1186 3 To-night I To-night!! Crown Cinema PRESENTS Edison’s Fine adaptation of Charles Reade's famous story NOTICE. HPHE NESTLE ANGLOSWI S CONDENSED It’s Never too Late to Mend IN 2 PARTS. IN SUPPORT if THEODORA 1J M'LK COMPANY beg to notify the public th*t after Tuesday, 10th November, prices are reduced as
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      46 3 MARTIN’S STEEL. for Ladies.l PILLS A french Hcmedy foe all Irrerilarlt.es I j i-rp a box of Ma tin'» puls I 0 rwit* u.v I|TB*uXirilT of ;n« Syncs 4 :„.> v r Tv Vu,.!r«!V 5! r:..r *,r *n *ca S«tc«. or po»i r r 5 sa>«. Jui
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      56 3 P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. The following tie his been fixed for to morrow Fo u >8 Duon, Rjse, A K Adams, R Owen VB. Houston, Hill, C liiliners, Oxenham WAKTTED. AJUNI )R CHINESE CLERK for Bagau Luar O.i lus.allation. Apply in person to THE MANAGER. A viatic Petroleum Co., (S.S.) htJ
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      179 3 OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE 2 4 TINS. i I CASH CHEMISTS, LTD. DISPENSING CHEMISTS. Dealers in Fine ’Chemicals, Pure Drugs, Patent Medicines, Medical and Surgical Requisites, Perfumery and Toilet Goods. Special Depot For GLAXO The Food That Builds Bonnie Babies CASH CHEMFSTS, Ltd., 52 <S 54. BEACH STREET. PENANG Telephone 454. XMAS
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    96 4 fmblUhed daily (except Sundays and public holidays) ▲t th■ CRITERION PRESS. Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. raic*. Daily Local $24 per annum. Outstation... Postage Extra. If all Edition (Post Free) $17.50 CABLE ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone No». (Echo, 586 Printing Department 343 N.B.— All bu«ia«M ernwi’i location»
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    THE BANKS AND THE CRISIS.
    1358 4 There has been a good deal of criticism in business circles at Home of the attitude adopted by the great banks towards the rest >f thetrading community duringthe first two months of the war. Much of this criticism was, of course, ill-informed, unfounded and bared
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    Burglary Epidemic in K. L.
    77 4 Raids oa European Offices. (From Our Own Correspondent,') Kuala Lumpur, November 11. Burglars have made raids on four European offices in Kuala Lumpur during tbe past week. In every case they have been unable to open tho safes, and the hauls made by them were
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    M. A. P.
    798 4 > Inspector Brereton is, w# understand, i shortly retiring on pension. Mr. and Mrs W. E. Cleaver are expected back m I‘enang in March. Mr. W. H Thorne, of Messrs. Adams and 1 Allan, is going homo on leave in a couple of davs. Mr. A. S.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    992 4 On Monday evening the great one* of the land were entertained at the Guildhall ou the occasion of th < historic banquet. Tester I day morniug the poor were considered. The fragments of the feast—and very substantial fragments they are—are distributed by I the committee among the residential
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      144 4 Prevention is the better cure, So says the proverb, and ’tis sure. Refuse others, use only Newton, Miakespeare Co., Ltd.’s Cash Box. Polished Black, Gold Filleted fitted with rested Cash Tray, Bes: L«ver Lock with 2 N.P. Keys and Top Handle. 14 inch :<nd upward have End Handles as well.
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    THE GUILDHALL BANQUET. MR. BALFOUR ON THE ALLIES.
    1405 5 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. Received 11th at 9-45 a.m. London. Novomber 10. Mr A. J Balfour, as senior member for the City of Londou, proposed the toast of ••The Allies.” Ho said that Japan had pven a good omen to the Allies
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    THE “SYDNEY”—“EMDEN” FIGHT.
    660 5 I FURTHER DETAILS. f I WIRELESS INSTALLATION WRECKED. I The following further telegram received I from Singapore regarding the Emden is I forwarded to us for publication by tha I Hon’ble Resident Councillor The folio wing further information reIgarding the Cocos Telegraph Station and I the Sydney-Emden
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    ANOTHER RECRUITING BOOM.
    437 5 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram Received 11th of Nov. at 8-50 a.m. j d London, November 10. In various quarters the War Office hai >e been reproached with its failure to stimu late recruiting by means of parades and similar measures. The appearance i of the Colonial contingents
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    Russian Sailors’ Fund.
    56 5 The following amounts have been received by Commander D. C. Macintyre, R. N. R, Harbour Master, Penang, and sent to the Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd to the credit of the Russian Sailors’ Fund Amounts collected ending 9-11-14 $707.25 Mrs. Stephen Anthony 25.00 The Commander, French Cruiser
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    Penang and the Censorship.
    189 5 I do not know if Penang is satisfied with the High Commissioner’s explanation of why the news of the visit of the Emden to Penang was kept out of some of the newspapers. It explains why the F. M. S. did not get the official communique
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    KUALA LUMPUR COMMENTS.
    1021 5 (From Our Otvn Correspondent.) November 9. Austrian, and presumably German women and girls, refugees who hare beei 8 stranded in Singapore by the tide of war are to be accommodated in Kuala Lumpur One party will go into quarters in Tanglii i Roa', where Mrs. Denny will
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    THE BATTLE OFF CHILE.
    337 5 M )Ve pointed out in our leading article on I Monday that there was a gap in the British I Admiralty report of the naval action off J Chile. The telegram read: “The British I warships Good Hope Monmouth and Glasi. you» came up with the
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    The “Emden’s” Chief.
    150 5 Ia command of the now famous Emden stauds Commandant Carl von Muller, for the second year. Before taking up this foreign command von Muller was during several years engaged on the Marine Board. Last year, after appointment to the Emden, having attained the position of a corvette
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    The Prince of Wales' War Relief Fund.
    44 5 Mr. W. G. Peter, Hon. Treasurer, sends us the following further list of contributions to the above Fund, forwarded to the Chartered Bank, Penang Nov. 9By Balance 127,454.48 10 Alex Hastie 25.00 Balance Nov. 10. ...$27,479 48
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    Belgian Relief Fund.
    150 5 Mr. W. G. Peter, Acting Manager of the Chartered Bank, advises us that the following amounts have beon received by him for the credit of the Belgian Relief Fund opened by Mrs. John Mitchell Nov. 9 By Balance 433 94 10 G H Pritchard 25.00 Amount collected
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      25 5 Govt. Holidays. The Exchange Banks will be closed on Satur= day, the 14th iast., and Monday, the 16th inst., which have been proclaimed Government Holidays.
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    British Navy and its Work.
    1304 6 SPIES IN OUR MIDST. j s An Inquiry and its Results. Evervoue is talking of German and Austrian spies being in < ur uiidst. Tbej are §‘id to be ut wotk in Lmdon aud in particular on the Ea t Caast it is even reported
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    A Problem of Malaya.
    397 6 Everybody presumably realises the excessive number of helpless refugees there are in Europe at the present moment, and the great amount of distress that is otherwise inevitable as the result of the war. Every country is adversely affected, and everywhere firma and individuals are having to
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    War with Turkey.
    227 6 j It is hereby notified that, war haring broken out between Great Britain and Turkey, His Maj >sty the Kirg on the sth instant issued a Proclamatiou applying to 'Turkey all the provisions of the Proclamations and Orders in C<uucil already issued in respect of the war
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    Lord Cromer on Germany.
    912 6 Political aud Literary Essays Second Series’’ By the Etrl of Cromer. (Mac- J millan IPs 6d.net. Lord Cromer i 3 a state sman of wide-raDg-ing miud, and it is gratifying to reflect that iu the autumn of his days he is able to give expression to
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    India’s Bugbear.
    1344 6 We all realise that the war will create a uew Europe —a Europi not only with new frontiers, but with uew ideas. What we have not yet all realised is that the war will also create a new ludia— an ludia with uew relations to the outside world.
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    German Propaganda in Greece.
    676 6 Athens, October 10. In order to counteract the instinctive dlr-lilce of the Germans which has always existed iu Gre ce, aud to counteract and UD.lormine the sympitbies of the Greek people tor the Triple Entoute, the Germans here, their Legation, and more particularly a certain 1
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    Naval Hero’s Death.
    629 6 HOW THE WENT DOWN OFF *ENANG. 8to*T OF FbMIOH OA.LLi.NTBT The French have ever been a wonderful nation They know, above all others, bow to live* and now, as in the past, they are shewing the world that they know how to die. This corner ot' the
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    German Shipping.
    406 6 > The Allegations Against Massaa. > Behn, Metee and Co. r he hearing of the case, before Mr. A. V. i Brown in the district court, Singapore, is which Messrs. Behn, Meyer and Co. are > called upon to answer summonses concerning alleged irregularities in their shipping business,
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      53 6 Accidents Will Happen. It may be impossible tj prevent an aceideut, t ut it i* not impossible to te prepared l<fr it C’i imberla u’s P&iu Biim is not beyond auyoue’s purse. uu I with a bottle of tins liuiiirut you aio prepared for most anythin!» For sale by all
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      89 6 Chtmberlaia’s Ccugh R medy. When you have a bad cold you want a remedy that will not only Rive relief, but effect a prompt and permanent cure, a remedy that is pleasant to take, a remedy that contains nothin* injurious. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy meets all these requirements It acts on
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      65 6 We went to the theatre the night. The acting was gnod. the music was b ight; When we were out again in the street, Down came the rain in a blinding sheet, I knew that the next day I’d have a cold, So I sought a remedy good and old
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      10 6 For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d
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    Egyptian Officers and the War.
    313 7 Apropos of a>* Cairo correspondent's reference to the meeting of sympa'hy held hr Egyptian officer*, published in our issue of yesterday, the following translation of a circular i sued to members of «he Egyptian Army will be of inte-est. We are indebted for it to
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    Six Sons’ at the Front.
    54 7 My father has six sons at the front, and cannot afford to leave his work,” said the daughter of a collier at Ystra 1 (South Wales) County Court receutly in answering a judgment summons. Mr. J. Spickett, the registrar, paid the debt, saying, We are
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    The Saucy Arethusa.
    159 7 Old Sono on "Colours” of A Cruiser. 1 1 recognition of what she did in the fight of Heligoland the Admiralty have ordered verses of the old song of the Saucy Arethusa to be engraved upon a bra<-s plate (in a prominent part of the cruiser Arethus>>.
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    The Advertisement Question.
    126 7 To the Editor or The Globe Sir, The statement was m ide recently that the war w-s responsible for the reduction of newspaper adveitisements by more than 50 per cent. Iu view of this assertion, I made inquiries from managms of large railway bookstalls, men quite capable
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    Woollen Scarves for the Fleet.
    78 7 To the Editor of the Slraite Echo. Sir, The ceaseless watch on the North Sea is cold work. Could I appeal to your roa le> s for warm woollen scarves They would be greatly appreciated by our bluej ickets. I will gladly undertake the distribution.
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