Straits Echo, 2 June 1915

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  • 36 1 Straits Echo r DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STtAiTS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL. 13. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, ‘2nd JUNE, 1915. Sin|le Copy, 10 cents. No. 124
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1119 1 s>i« An*ti! TIANG LEE Cf CO., Pcaaog O’ Kaala Lvapvr. flacKQKßd3H3?ava<suaß. 4 m n Tka Doctor advises and raoo»mends. It ia nonrisking, invigorating and strengtkeninf. kg’t BeU StMt. For Cars on Hire Call »1 or ’pho nc (No. 694) to Georgetown Motor Garage 7 A Penang Road. BANKS. THE N
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    • 19 1 K TO LET. M 1 BUNGALOW No. 1428.; BURMAH ROAD. LOCATION QUIET 1 1 HEALTHY. APPLY 53, Beach Street.
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  • 972 2 An Ipoh Opinion. Penang has not received much official encouragement for her Town Guard scheme, and it seems that the Goveinment are coming in for a good deal of vigorous criticism in the Northern Settlement for their alleged failure to get into touch with public •pinion. Well,
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  • 958 2 An Appreciation. Through my library window I see in the dim distance away out at sea some ten Gr twelve miles of a trailing smudge of smoko. They are tbe patrol boats at. work. There is no mistaking them. They are the most impudent-looking things on
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    • 1037 2 THE GEORGETOWN KINEMATOGRAPH. STILL AT THE FRONT doing their best Excel h nfc War Topica from the Seat of War... No worry about the Best Features we have a large variety coming this Mail TO-NIGHTS CHANGE INCLUDES AN Imp. Sensation Universal Exclusive Plum a Reels 2 Part Who Killed Olga
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    • 39 2 Something Dependable. DiarrLosi is always more or less prevalent during this weather. Be prepared for it. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrbcsa Remedy is prompt and effectual. It can always be depended upon. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 47 2 Operations Averted. Do you know tbat a very large per cent of supposed cases of appendicitis are only an inflammation of the bowels brought on by constipation Chamberlain’s Tablets cure constipation even after it becomes chronic. Give them a trial. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 623 2 CO., PENANG GREAT ANNUAL LEAR m if L rat' DRESS MATERIALS. Fancy dress voiles in different colours, striped and spot muslins, plain and fancy crepes and cotton dress materials at greatly reduced prices. A number of lawn and voile blouses in White and Colors also Golf Coati to clear. Ladies
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  • 958 3 More Detailed Account. As already briefly reported by telegram, the traitor Mansoor was executed on Monday morning. The following more detailed account is taken from the Straits Times of Monday evening Kassim Ismail Manscor, recently convicted of high treason after trial by a Field General Court
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  • 403 3 Hovokono and tii Steaits. Referring to a recent article in the Straits Echo the Hongkeng Telegraph says: One of the Straits papers makes a very forcible complaint of the increased cost of living in Singapore and Penang. Up till three or four years ago Singapore was
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  • 65 3 Tennis Tournament. The following ties have been fixed for Friday, June 4th Ladies' Drubles Handicap. Miss Grey and Miss Heim +2/6 vs. Mrs Souter and Mrs Pritchard +4/6. Ladies' Singles Handicap. Mrs Crichton vs. winner of to-day’s tie. Mixed Doubles Handicap. Mrs Phillips and Threlfall —l5 4
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  • 126 3 Judgment for Plaintiffs. Mr. Justice L. P. Ebden delivered judgment yesterday afternoon in the suit in which the Asiatic Petroleum Company, Ltd., 6ued the Penang Harbour Board, claiming damages for injury sustained by the plaintiff company’s tin plates caused by the unseaworthiness of the defendants’ lighter. Judgment
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  • 176 3 The undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Dennys Co by auction and private treaty, yesterday. 47,00(1 lbs were sold Diamond smoked sheet $l2O to $127 Plain SH7 $llB Unsmoked sheet $ll3 $ll5 Fine Pale Crepe $122 Medium Pale Crepe $ll9 $l2O Pale Brown
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 548 3 What is a JOOCOCLE It is THE Bicycle Specially Made and Imported by TIANC JOO CO., for the S.S. and F M.S. markets./^ “JOOCOCLE” is British-made throughout, and Fitted with Real British Dunlop Tyres. PRICE. COMPLETE WITH LAMP, BELL 8c„ $39 nett. Sole Importers TIANG JOO Co., 117. BEACH STREET.
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    • 409 3 P' QUALITY which the point is k necessary That why 2 2 2 in an enjoyable Cigarette. iJ*»M 'VIRGINIA c icar.etteS^=; W D& h OWi ®«ISTOL LONOO*^-$54-5 EMBASSY VIRGINIA No. 77 va has been justly described as THE CIGARETTE DE LUXE. ll An Outburst of Grandeur at THE STRAITS CINEMA.
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  • 94 4 Published daily (except Sundays and public holidays) AT THI CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No, 59, Beach Street, Penang Pric*. Daily Local $24 per annua. Outstation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) $17.50 CABLR ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing Department 343 A'.f.-ill business cornmunirstions should b« xHrmri
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  • 198 4 His Majesty celebrates to-morrow bis fiftieth birthday and, although on account of the war the celebration is to be shorn •f all the wonted ceremonies and loyal manifestation* both at home and in the colonies, this year more than ever King 'ieorge will be the object of the
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  • 1266 4 If it be a crime to state that while raw recruits are being called out in France •ibis*bodied men in England are complacently doing nothing then almost erery newspaper in the U iited Kingdom has been guilty of it and should have been prosecuted together
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  • 188 4 People in Penang—and we hope they will not be few in number —who desire to contri bute to the Belgian Relief Fund and at the same time to adorn their houses with the portrait of a veritable hero can obtain from Mrs. John Mitchell, wife of
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  • 107 4 The following changes in the Police Force here will take place when Inspector D. Killourhy takes over the duties of Chief Inspector from Chief Inspector Hart who goes home on long leave: Inspector Bartels from the Central Station to Dato Kramat; Inspector J. Dunne from the Detective Station
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  • 98 4 The Sungei Batu (Malaya) Rubber Estates, Ltd. 12,200 Val D’or Rubber Estate'», Ltd. 13,188 The Kurau Rubber Estate. Ltd. 21,000 The Malakoff Rubber Co., Ltd. 40,000 S. S. (Bertam) Rubber Co r Ltd. 67,500 The Windsor (F M. S) Rubber Estate, Ltd. 10,500 The Malakoff Plantations
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  • 60 4 May 31 By Balance ...121,024.59 June 1 Staff of Chief Post Office, sth instalment 46 40 Staff of Penang Harbour Board, April subscription 53.04 Pupils of Penang Free School 19.00 R. B. Osborne.. June subscription 25.00 W. H Threlfall, monthly subscription 10.00 Balance,
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  • 181 4 May 31 By Balance 343 42 June 1 Anonymous 60.00 William Dell, monthly subscription 10-00 Balance, June 1 413.42 Amount previously acknowledged 13,457.11 Total ...$13,870.53 The output cf the Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Company for the month of May was twenty five tons. The usual Corpus Cbristi
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  • 1026 4 During the Sino-Japanese negotiate»* I our Canton correspondent was almost as mueh worried by censors, British and Chinese, in the City of Rama as we have been ourselves by other specimens of the breed down here. So he just suspended operations for the time being, greatly to the
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 467 4 Speech is silvers but silence is golden. 9» VV? J- i&Xi ■a* vL ft Ki iSS ~jfcs*ij£32 Our prices bear silent but eloquent testimony to the golden valuj we off;r. A Special offer of Massive Iroa Bedstead, size ft. x 6 f Mikers, Messrs. John Tnmins, Ltd England*s best bedstead
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  • 778 5 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. BOMBS ON POLA Rome, May 31 Ad official announcement states ••An Italian dirigible flew over Pola and dropped bombs on the railway station, the j lf >trol depot and the arsenal where a conflagration broke out. The airship returned safely, despite the fire
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  • 620 5 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. HEAVY TURKISH LOSSES. MINING AND GOUNTER-MINING. London, May 31. The Press Bureau states that the British on May 23 detected Turkish Engineers in the Gallipoli Peninsula mining, whereupon we exploded a counter-mine very successfulb Turkish Trenches Captured. The Turks in the evening got
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  • 875 5 (Reuter’s Service) Copyright Telegram. NO PUBLIC BUILDING DAMAGED. SITUATION WELL IN HAND. London, June 1. Bombs were dropped by hostile aircraft at various localities in the metropolitan area not far distant from each other. No public buildings were injured. Adequate arrangements had been made which enabled the
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  • 248 5 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram AMERICAN INDIGNATION. STRONG PRESS COMMENTS. London, May 31. The Nets York Herald, commenting on Germany’s reply to the U.S A. in regard to the Lusitania incident, states that in the case of Germany vs. civilization the United States holds the brief for
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  • 50 5 (From Our Oum Correspondent Singapore, June 2. At the meeting of the members of the Presbyterian Church, the Rev. William Cross was presented with a gown subscribed for by the ladies of the congregation. He addressed the meeting, appealing for their support aud sympathy in his ministration.
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  • 430 5 M. F. A. Match Disturbance. A Special General Meeting of the M. F. A. was held at the Babolsabar Club on Tuesday night, to consider the disturbance said to have occurred in the League Match on Monday between Muthibol-Ahzan and Babrol Alam Present :—The President; Mr, K. Pakchi; Vice
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  • 117 5 {From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, June 2. At the meeting of the St. Andrew’s Society condolences were expressed with the families of Mr. T. M. Welsh, the late Secretary, and of those who had fallen in the war and the mutiny. The meeting eulogised the senrices
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  • 825 5 Four Chinese Convicted. Before Mr. R. Scott in the District Court, this morning, a Chinese, named Teh Choh Tat, was charged with criminal breach of trust in respect of fourteen bags of rice, two bags of sugar, fire tins of ground nut oil and 50 empty gunny
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  • 866 5 Riot in Kwaoßsi— Mining, in Canton— Plague—The Censorship—SinoJapanese Agreement—Precautions Against Flood—Gamb ling Monopoly. C From Our Own Correspondent.') Canton, May 14 Reports are being received, but denied by the local officials, that there is a serious mutiny still unchecked in Kwei-lin, Kwangsi Province, that some local troops
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  • 61 5 Obituary. Carl of Jersey. London, June 1. The death has taken place of the Earl of leriey, tJjp 6 Jerse y was born in 1845 and of New South Wales 1890-93. His heir is Viscount ien, a member of the Jockey Club. Earl Waa principal proprietor of Child’s his ancestors
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  • 1551 6 REVENUE FROM OPIUM AND LIQUOR. Annual Rjifort. Mr. F. M. Baddeley, Superintendent of the Government Monopolies, Straits Settlements, signs the report on the working of the department, for the year 1914, and in the course of bis remarks says The purchase of opium wa9 effected as in previous
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  • 273 6 Excellent football was witnessed in the League fixture between Bahrul Alam (Sungei Penang) and Mutbibol Abzam (Kampong Jawa), before a crowd of 190 J spectators, on Monday. The latter went ahead after ten minutes’ play, and just before half-time broke through the defence a second time. In spite
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  • 625 6 "Be British Grumbling is at all times a cheap indulgence, and in ordinary times a harmless one. But when all that we have is in the balance, it is among the most injurious of vices and the least worthy of trades. Our fighting men do not grumble: when they get
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  • 379 6 The two important facts that are to be gleaned from the annual report of the Registrar-General for Births, Deaths and Marriages in England and Wales in 1913 are that the year was a very healthy one and that the marriage rate is steadily increasing. There were
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  • 559 6 April, 27. Ex Senator Beveridge, of Indiana, has just come back from a visit to the battle-fronts of the European war. At a dinner of the Sphinx Club, an association of influential business men of New York City, on Tuesday evening of last week, Mr. Beveridge, who
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  • 350 6 Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Wednetday, 2nd June, 1916. 1 Selection Ilombardi Verdi. 2 Gavette Passion Flowers Fleutini. 3 Waltz Dans les Nuages Waldteufel. 4 Polka Mirette Dupret. 5 March Off to the Races Hunting. Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, 4th June, 1916. 1 Selection... La Vestale
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  • 681 6 Primate's Statement to Select Committee. The evidence given before the Select Committee on Naval and Military Pensions was issued on April 29 Among the witnesses was the Archbishop of Canterbury, who on March 4 was examined on the question of separation allowances to the illegal dependents of soldiers
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  • 285 6 When the war began and it was realised what an enormous crowding there would be at the front it was almost universally expected that there would be the usual ravages of typhoid. In the Boer War typhoid killed 'many more of our men than ever the enemy did.
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  • 463 6 Poems. By G. K. Chesterton. Portrait. (London: Burns and Oates.) os net While his long illness, which a host 0 F friends have lamented, has for a time rend ered Mr. G K. Chesterton’s pen an idle one it is a great pleasure to get this neatly
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  • 214 6 Remarkable Article bt French General New York, May 5. General Malleterre, who was in command of a French Army Division at the battle of the Marne, where he was wounded, has written an article, entitled The Only Possible Peace,” in which he says the Allies will
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  • 210 6 The case in which Chew Cbia Thye, a Chinese towkay living at 32, Cross Street, Singapore, stands charged with having committed bigamy by marrying another woman during the life-time of his wife, waa sailed at the Singapore Assizes on Monday. Mr. Pillai appears with Mr. Setb, D.P.P,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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    • 49 6 Bowel Complaint in Children. During the summer months mothers should watch for any unnatural looseness of the child’s bowels. When given prompt attention at this time; serious trouble may be avoided. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrbcei Remedy can always be depended upon. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 11 6 F*r Chronic Ohait OompUintc, Wood*» a real Peppermint <Jnr§, t 14
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  • 1015 7 (From an Oxford Correspondent On jhe night ot Jauuary 30, 1649, my Lord Southampton and a friend were sitting very melaucholy iu the Banqueting Hou*e at Whitehall by the body of their dead Kiug About 2 o’clock in the morning they I 0ai<1 a slow step >>n the
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  • 444 7 The Moral Law. In all this there is system in all this there is log c; in all this, 60 far as logic ia necessity, there is necessity. But there ar9 few human principles that are irrefragable and it is as true a saying, and as worthy to be believed,
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  • 489 7 Its Natural History and Distribution The F.M.S. Department of Agriculture has published a built tin de luxe on the Malayan locust comprising notes on the mtural history of the pest by the Government Entomologist, Mr. H. C. Pratt, and other notes and paragraphs dealing with the distribution
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    • 44 7 Mary had a little lamb, As everyone doth know, And Mary had an awful cold, Her poor frame rattled eo. But Mary a’so had pood sense, Of that you tnay be sure; She’s well and strong again —all thanks To Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.
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    • 1764 8 I*l Wireless Telegraphy, fitted on all Steamers. All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans FREE of Charge and each berth is furnished with an Electric Reading Lamp. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Ittail Service Outward. Dae Penan Steamer. Connecting with S.S. FAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. A Accommodation. Ist class 2ndclass To
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