Straits Echo, 9 December 1914
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Title Section35 1914-12-09 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL. 12. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 9th DECEMBER, 1914 Single Cepy, 10 cent! No. 28635 words
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Advertisement1223 1914-12-09 1 ■iiimiuiiiaiiHiiiiiuiHU^ Mmihhhhi WHEN ORDERING SPECIFY "Dog Head Stout." o W s lV t is Strengthening and Invigorating, Ak»u: TIANG LEE Co., Penang A Kuala Lumpur lIDDDODDIIIII□DDDDDII I II nnmann Georgetown Motor Garage BANKS. 7 A Penang Road. Due to arrive by a strainer. One 5 Seater EMPIRE CAR Chartered Bank1,223 words
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Advertisement27 1914-12-09 1 *9 f ft «6 > V o Cl r r n K'r CT: O IS o The Doctor advises and recoin* mends. It is nourishing, invigorating and strengthening.27 words
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Article955 1914-12-09 2 The surrender of Tsingtau by the Germans 1 ia an event of great importance in the history of the Far East. We heartily congratulate our Japaueso Allies up n the attainment of an object on which their hearts have bee» set ever since Prince Ilenry of955 words
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Article66 1914-12-09 2 1.. i uuii. N< v*• u b f i 19. In the omiin n* to «lay Mr Tennant, replying to a question, said the ludian troop* were sent trom India equipp-d on a winter rcxle. They received, in at diticn, flannel shirts, vests, and drawers. Arrangements66 words
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Article652 1914-12-09 2 We are in a position to publish the letter relating to the direct shipment of tin to America, which was laid on the table at a meeting of the Council of the F. M. 8. Chamber of Mines. Unless the matter is raised at a general652 words
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272 1914-12-09 2 Cavalry Especially Praised. Paris, November 9. A handsome tribute is rendered in the Temps to the valour and efficiency of the British. The strenuous deeds of our English Allies are the more worthy of admiration, says the wnter, because they have been accomplished by troops272 words
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Advertisement267 1914-12-09 2 uannnnnG****Esn PTTEIIW BROS, k 61.. PENANG. SINGAPORE. IFOH. KUALA LUMPUR. «a 5* m m 4* 4* vVci 1 3r^Sifi»v^ r- ;jw «> was \F vV-if-ra 4* 4“ V c VC) Rubber Factories Rubber Mills. GAS, OIL 8 PRODUCER ENGINES. SEMI DIESEL CRUDE OIL ENGINES. BENTRIFUGAL 8 PISTON PUMPS. A <k267 words
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Advertisement63 1914-12-09 2 A Germ Destroyer. iere ]g no danger whatever from lock V* ur r P°i»on resulting from a wound a a f’ain Balm is promptly pp ip It is an antiseptic and destroys the germs which cause these diseases. It also causes wounds to heal without maturation n m one-third the63 words
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Article1489 1914-12-09 3 Coroner’s Inquest. The inquest into the cause of the death of Khoo Sit Hoe, who was alleged to have been shot on the evening of November 27, was held in the second court yesterday afternoon before Mr. V. G. Ezecbiel, the coroner. The accused was present at1,489 words
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Article265 1914-12-09 3 To Tai Editor of thh Straits Echo. Sir, Please iusert the following letter in jour valuable journal just to invite the attention of the Sieam Navigation Agencies as well as that of the Government:— Many Ceylonese both Government servants, who are homeward-bound on leave and independent bread-winners,265 words
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Article261 1914-12-09 3 To the Editor of the Straits E ho. D*ar Sir, la reply to A Serendonian’s letter, which appeared in your yesterday’s issue, I beg to say that it would be needless for me to state upon what authority I based my statement on the subject of Chinese261 words
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Advertisement713 1914-12-09 3 KTOTICE. Why worry yourself so much Just because your wife or sister is a Gambler' IT'S A BAD IDEA fhrnn.,1, iU 1 ]Vr OTIOE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the to corrwpoud through the local papers in business of Heap Huat Co. as a lTttr cans o pu togas p to713 words
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Advertisement153 1914-12-09 3 Packed in 50s 25s Tins. Obtainable Everywhere. i 1 CASH CHEMISTS Ltd, PHOTOCRAPHIC CHEMISTS. DEVELOPIVG and printing UNDERTAKEN FOR AMATEURS. FRESH FILMS, PLATES AND PAPERS ALWAYS ON HAND. CASH CHEM STS, Ltd., 52 A 54. BEACH STREET. PENANG. E. O. Hotel. specialTtiffin rVFRY WEDNESDAY f? SATURDAY. IN weakness, neurasthenia CONSUMPTION153 words
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Article, Illustration96 1914-12-09 4 fmblished daily (except Sundays and public holidays) AT THI CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang, raic*. Daily Local »24 per annum. Outstation... Postage Extra. Had Edition (Post Free) »17.50 •< CARLS ADDRXSS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing Department j 43 ff a.—All bu.in.M eCTKßi'iQ'Cttiont96 words
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Article44 1914-12-09 4 Carroll—Brown.— On the 29th November at the Church of the Assumption, Penang, by the Rev. Father Duvelle, Thomas John Carroll, second son of the late Thomas Cirroll of Dumfries, N.B, and Augusta Maud, second daughter of F. W Brown, Esq of Aldershot, England.44 words
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1297 1914-12-09 4 From several sources we gather that the authorities are extremely annoyed at vari us statements which have been made in connection with the sinking of the Russiin cruiser Zemtchuj ia Penang Harbour by the Emien in October. We can understand their annoyance, for1,297 words
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Article662 1914-12-09 4 Dr. aud Mrs T. H 11 J auiiesoo are expect J ed back iu P nine in March. Mrs. N. W Mallet, of Sernpah Estate, P VV is arcing Home uext week. Mr. W. J. Trowell, Purveyor-General of Ships, S S.. on an official visit to Penang.662 words
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175 1914-12-09 4 To the Editor of the Straitt Echo Dear Si*, All I possess is what H.H. the Rajah of Pudukota offered to King George when hostilities broke out with Germany, and the other ruling Princes of India contributed towards the cost of the war with175 words
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Article965 1914-12-09 4 There is a rumour to the effect that the M S. V. R may yet be given an opportunity to win their spurs on active service, not necessarily iu Europe but still "at the front.” It is notifiei in the F. M. S Government Gazette of the 4th965 words
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Advertisement229 1914-12-09 4 MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO* o o o o o A1NC CHEANC Co., 59. Magazine Road. o o o o o We have just unpacked a large consignment of private rickshaw* of the latest typo which can be fitted with English-made wheels, etc. complete and can be had at prices which defy competition. We229 words
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Article545 1914-12-09 5 (Reuter’s Special War Service.) Copyright Telegram. R eceived 8th of Dec. at 5-30 p.m. BoaSardatßl cf Crtruw, London, December 8, 6 16 a uu It is stated at the Hague that the Russian forces in Galicia under the Bulgarian (tetier&l Dimitrieff began the bombardment of tbe suburbs545 words
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Article43 1914-12-09 5 Huge Sale. London, December 9. The Bale of enormous quantities of barbed wire, of which very little is made in Europe, has been the feature of international trading. In New York during the past few weeks new factories have been started.43 words
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Article630 1914-12-09 5 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. R eceived 8th of Dec. at 5 p.m. A lie»' Appr«eiahl« Prograss. London, December 8, 1-10 a.m. The official communique issued iu Faria I, last evemog states that in Belgium tbe Germans bombarded Oost Duokerke to tbe east of Nieuport between Bethune and630 words
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Article966 1914-12-09 5 [Reuter's Special War Service.] Copyright Telegram. R eceived 9th of Dec. at 10-50 a.m. i INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT. SWISS PROTEST. Londou, December 9. An interesting development has resulted from the air raid at Friedrichshafeu The Swiss Federal Coutcil his made representations regarding the alleged passage of aeroplanes966 words
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Article594 1914-12-09 5 Reported Loss of H.M.S. “Audacious.'' The following is taken from th > China Prett: From the Japan Advertiser'» Atahi Service) New York, November 14 —The disaster to th 9 British battleship Audacious has been confirmed. It took place on October 27 at 9 am. The Olympic that594 words
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Article127 1914-12-09 5 Malay who was Baaished to Ckiaa. A man with the brown complexion and accent of a Malay, high cheek bones and narrow eyes of a Chinese, and rejoicing in both a Malay and a Chinese name, presented a problem for the Assize Court at Ipoh yesterday.127 words
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Article69 1914-12-09 5 1U8. Akua Estates, Ltd. 14,000 Bukit Toh Alang Rubber Estates, Ltd 8,776 Cluny Rubber Estates, Ltd 14,137 Cbemor United Rubber Co., Ltd. 13.406 Einta Eellas Rubber Estates, Ltd... 18,600 Euala Eangs&r Plantations Co, Ltd. 32,930 Eota Bahroe Rubber Estates, Ltd... 28,842 Sungei Duri Rubber Estates, Ltd... 7,46369 words
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Article409 1914-12-09 5 An ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held at the Municipal Offices yesterday afterncon and there r o*e present Messrs W Peel (President Quab Beng Kee, Lim Eow Hong, P. T. Allen, J Mitchell, F. Duxbury, and Yeoh Guan Seok, with Messrs W. S. Dunn (Municipal Engineer)409 words
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Article59 1914-12-09 5 The undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Deanvs Co. by auction and private tender yesterday. 32,000 lbs. were sold Smoked Sheet $lOO to $ll5 Plain $95„ 98 Unsmoked Sheet 76 87 No. 1 Crepe 2 $76 3 $7O 4 358„ 64 5 $46„59 words
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37 1914-12-09 5 Dec. 7 By Balance ...$34,057.69 8 R. Sc itt, monthly subscription 25.00 Staff of George Town Dispensary, Ld., Head Office and Branch Penang mootbly subscription 36.50 Balance Dec 8 ...$34,119.1937 words
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Article203 1914-12-09 5 Dec. 7 By Balance $1,063 06 8 Mrs. Tan Chooi Lean 20 00 A. B. C.” 25 00 R. Scott 25 00 Bukit Mertajam New Year’s Celebrations Fund 34 00 Balance Dec. 8. $1,167.06 Amount previously acknowledged 4,266 66 Total $5,433.72 Twentj Dine Malays, members of the203 words
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Article149 1914-12-09 5 (Reuter’s Service.) (opyrtsto Telegram. Kkckivkd Pfu of Dbc. at 2 20 tm Lodz. German* Break Tkrougk. Petrograd, December 9 A Petrograd communique, describing tbe recent operations in Poland, says The enemy on November 19, after incredible effortB and sacrifices succeeded in breaking through our front in the region149 words
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Article186 1914-12-09 5 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page 2 —Tsingtau and its Significance. Tin Shipments to America. French Admiration of the British Cavalry Especially Praised. 3 —Anson Road Tragedy. Passengers to Ceylon. Chinese New Year. 6 —The German Guus in Action With the Metz Army. The186 words
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Advertisement225 1914-12-09 5 For Chronic Chest Complaints, Wools’ Oro.it Peppermint Curo. Is. fid. WANTED. FOR RUBBER ESTATE, Two European Assistants. Apply with full particulars to F. W. BARKER Co. 9-12-14 710 Penang. WANTED. CHINESE CLERK for Estate in Alor Star. Knowledge of Book-keeping and Typewriting essential. Salary to commence $50. Free furnished quarters.225 words
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Article1305 1914-12-09 6 WITH THE METZ ARMY. Aceovmr av Aiiaaicax Eti-Witkess We reproduce below extracts from a dispatch. dated September 30, by the correspondent ot the Associated Press with the German Army before Metz, as published by the New York Tim*» on October 25 WITH THE GERMAN ARMY1,305 words
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618 1914-12-09 6 W* have received a number of letters, of which the one we publish to day from Sir Bampfylde Fuller may be taken as typical, complaining that tbe newspapers put the best possible complexion upon every incident of the war, belittle every German success,618 words
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Article1394 1914-12-09 6 The position of Holland in the present I great crisis has, ever since the war began, i afforded much food for speculation Neutra- i lity in the vortex of conflict is always d fficult to maintain. It is easy, for instance, for the United Stales nation, thousands of1,394 words
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Article613 1914-12-09 6 Six Wicks on Foot in thb War Area. London, November 11. An officer of a Highland regiment who ha* ju t returned to Lon lon has spent au i eventful six weeks in eluding the German invaders in a part of France which is still overrun bv613 words
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Article1124 1914-12-09 6 Br Anthony Nuobnt. The difficulties of sending letters across J to England from France increase rather than diminish. The French have adopted i the simple expelient against harmful news reaching hands which might use it of holding up all letters for front five to ten days. They1,124 words
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Article561 1914-12-09 6 The local censorship is, if anything, more onerous than that prev tiling in Great Britain Many of the things a newspaper must not print or comment upon these days will be regarded, when the war is over, as childishly irrational. Their bearing upon the general situation i561 words
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Article219 1914-12-09 6 How to Ovexcoice Ties, When quinine has done its work, and the Malaria germs which have wrought such havoc on the blood and, through it, on the nervous system and the body generally, are killed, the sufferer yearns to feel his strength returning, his nerves restored, and to219 words
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Advertisement54 1914-12-09 6 Unaecrm Words Why wade words and advertising space in describing the manv points of merit in Chamberlain's Couch Remedy The most fastidious ar« satisfied whpn we state that it cures colds and coughs from anj cause, and that ft contains absolutely no narcotics or injurious substances. For salt by all54 words
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Advertisement74 1914-12-09 6 Whooping Couth. When your child has whooping cough be careful to keep the cough loose nd < tion easy bv giving Chamberlain’s 1 Cough Remedy as may be required This remedy will also liquify the tough mucus and make it easier to expectorate It has been used successfully in many74 words
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Advertisement53 1914-12-09 6 This chap he was a perfect wreck, His cough was something awful; His sneezes shook the very roof. His friends they murmured, Poor fool.” But since that time a week has passed, The poor chap’s gettine well quite fast 'Twas only with the aid, for sure, Of a dose of53 words
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Advertisement13 1914-12-09 6 For Children’s Hacking Cough at Night, Woods’ Great Peppermint On re Is. U,13 words
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Article424 1914-12-09 7 Dynastic Reconciliation. Seville, November 4. Don Jaime of Bourbon, hitherto recognized as the chief of the Carlist and proGerman party, and Pretender to the Throne of Spain, has abdicated his position with dramatic effectiveness. For a fortnight past it had been rumoured that he was424 words
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Article275 1914-12-09 7 Pbbsidnnt’s Policy Criticized. Washington, November 8. In to-day’s article in the New York Times Mr. Roosevelt emphatically joins the ranks i of those Americans who criticize President Wilson’s policy in regard to the war as supinely immoral. It will, Mr. Roosevelt says, never be possible in275 words
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Article71 1914-12-09 7 Allahabad, November 20 The Pioneer 'a London correspondent cables Ihe Post’s correspondent in Belgium anticipates that the various semiofficial or private hospital organisations will henceforth be kept strictly awav from the front. There are ladies flitting about the lines who do a great deal of travelling71 words
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Advertisement169 1914-12-09 7 Bad Taste ia the Mouth. If you have a bad taste in your mouth in the morning, your stomach is not in proper order. Chamberlain's Tablets regulate this and give you a relish for yo *r meals. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers. a. Lm f. 1 •J -4169 words
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Advertisement49 1914-12-09 7 The Childrens Colds. Watch the children's colds aDd cure them before they weaken the vitality Use Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy freely. It is perfectly safe It has been tested by chemists and pronounced free from injurious substances and costs but a t> ifle. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.49 words
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Advertisement418 1914-12-09 7 HOTEL NORMAN. PENANG'S SELECT RESIDENTIAL HOTEL. COLD STORAGE FOOD Special Terms to Government Officials and F.M.S. Visiters. A Specialty i3 made of the TABLE D’HOTE at $1 in t’ e large dining room or $1-25 in private rooms. The Proprietor invites comparison with an_v Hotel in the East or elsewhere418 words
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