Straits Echo, 29 July 1916

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVEN'!S, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED NAbAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL. 14. $24 Per Annua, PENANG, SATURDAY, 29th JULY, 1916. Siafle Coy, 10 cents. No. 176.
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      1127 1 LKMAI USD NATURE Two second-hand two-seater MOTOR CARS for Sale. MORRIS OXFORD AND SWIFT. In good running order, complete with accessories. Intending purchasers can have a trial run and full particulars obtained from The Georgetown Motor Garage 7 A Penang Road. Tel. Address: Hokimteik, Penang. ’Phone No. 694. Mortor Car
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    The Austrian Debacle.
    1813 2 HINDENBURG’S DANGEROUS POSITION. The Situation on the Western Frontiers. 1 [By Col F. N. Maud*, C.B Wriiiug of an army in defeat, Captain 1 Hoenig, one of the ablest military writers of Germany, «iys: ‘*ln every body of troops there comes a time when it is all
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      92 2 Don’t Neglect Your Family. When you fail to provide your family with a bottle of Chamberlain’s Col.c, Cholera and Diarrbcea Remedy at this season of the year, you aie neglecting them, as bowel com* plaint is 6ure to be prevalent, and it is too dangerous a malady to be trifled
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      36 2 Your Morning Headache will disappear after a dose of PINKETTE,' the tiny laxatives which do not gripe. Of chemists, 50 cents per phial, or post free from the Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co. t Dept. sc, Singapore.
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      487 2 Iti Bring, To end Sciatica. seems too good to be true, doesn’t it good to be sure, but it’s true, TOO. L ttle's Oriental Balm soothes the stabbieg, biting nerves instant relief to pain and continu^ 8 brings permanent relief. Tale a little' your hand and rub it in where
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    Getting Out.
    1245 3  -  (BY T. WRIGHT.) Ibere arc so many book 4 that deal with the art or business or jjb of Oettiog On m the World. That intensely immoral classic, Smiles’ “Self H» lp,” will suggest 1 tee if first ia this connection, though any woik less relit d to
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    Malaya’s Roll of Honour.
    611 3 Me Peect Gold Killed in Action in FeanceSayB the Straits Tim-s of Thursday The tragedy of war has bsen brought terribly near to the hearts of maDy in Singapore this morning by the receipt of a ralla from home announcing that Ini Lieutenant Percy Go’d was
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    Malacca Volunteers.
    202 3 The following is an extract from the Administration Report on the Settlement of Malacca for the year 1915 Iu August 1915, the Government yielded to the wish very stioogly urged for the formation of a Volunteer Corps. Ii November the European Company was inspected *'y the General Officer
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    P. C. C. Bowls Tournament.
    35 3 The folio mg w.*re me results of the t •< piaytd t ff yesterday Single Handicap, J. O. Allan beat R. Owen 21 —18. A. R. Adams, beat W.H. Tcieifalt 21—18.
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      1142 3 WAMTBD. i N EXPERIENCED CLERK with V knowledge of printing preferred. bilt'J according to qualifications. Apply to BOX 5. Straits Echo. WAR ANNIVERSARY DEMONSTRATION. CO WANTED. Al r OKKING Partnership in V'V other As at c mercantile firm in p eia0 g by Penang-born Chinese with excellent knowledge of English
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      381 3 Messrs. LAMBERT 8 BUTLER A VERY HIGHCLASS SMOKING MIXTURE v* DN O 0): I... to r**fcir cw' u ;*h# 4,NEf/--kr 2 < \VT> 1 V -.V, *lk t x P n VT: I M rv t U? J_1 1 > «visa» PACKED IN FOUR OUNCE AIRTIGHT TINS OBTAINABLE AT ALL
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    97 4 NAM defly (exoept Bod*7s iai pwhlis bottdeye) Aim CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Puoi. Duly Local H 924 per aannw. Ovtotation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Port Free) «17.50 jj, CABLB AODXIIB I H ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Noe. (Echo, 586 Printing Department 345 jr.B.-AU kada*M oemnunicatlont
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    EDUCATION.
    1057 4 Apparently we in the Straits Settlements bare less to grumble about our educational system than those in the neighbouring S’at j of Perak where the unsatisfactory conditions are said to be due in no small measure to the lack of proper teachers and the absence of close European supervision.
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    Belgian Relief Fund.
    24 4 July 17 By Balance «1,094.56 28 E. Reimann 100 July 28 By Balance I «1,194 56 Amount previously acknowledged 27,308.22 «28,502.78
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    Penang Star and Garter Building Fund.
    22 4 July 26 By Balance «5,738.53 28 A. G 12 00 July 28 By Balance J «5,750.53
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    The Penang Relief Fund.
    24 4 July 21 By Balance «12,097.32 27 The Staff of Govt. Monopolies for June... 58.35 July 28 By balance «12,155 67
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    Singapore Municipality.
    105 4 Mr. It Peirce*• IdtriaMt, (Tr»m Our Own Corrstpondeni.) Singapore, July 29. The Municipal Commissioners have voted £5OO for (be Municipal Eogineer, M'. B. Peirce, who is retiring from service. Mr. Roland Braddell lengthily eulogis'd Mr. P» irce’s services, especially mentioning the water and sewerage schemes, bridges, n ads,
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    Tin and Rubber.
    66 4 To-d*y'» Qaotatieaa. Tiu (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $Bl 50, buyeri no sellers, in Singapore (refined) at $B2, business done (125 tons told) and in London at JEI6B si. spot and 169 three months' sight. Messrs. Boustead Co. inform us that the fo lowing are the
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    M. A. P.
    961 4 Messrs. W. 8. Gibson and N. A. M* Griffin art on a visit to Penang. Dr. J. R. Aeris, who ha* relinquished private practioe, leave* by the Ipoh today for Singapote to take op hit appointment in the Johore Medical Service a* Assistant Medioal Officer. Mr. Minora
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    947 4 Lord Haldaae. Viscount Haldane enters upon hi. first year to-morrow. As a Parliam. l l’ Lord Haldane is the senior by a few of the Prime Minister, for he enteS? House of Commons nearly thirty one ago, and has, therefore, been on the lature for more than half
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      87 4 CAPTURING TRADE ENEMY SERIES NOW ON SALE. THE BRITISH SUBSTITUTE for GERMAN ICYKOL. In Sprinkler bottles 75 cents. THE GEORGE TOWN DISPENSARY. LTD.. THZ LEAD NG CHE v I STS. Penang, and Ipoh, w**m*m*m*m*Ba*r*** -w v j—— rnmrnm ANDREW USHER Co.s SPECIAL RESERVE O. V. G. WHISKY Sandilands, Buttery Co.,
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    THE GREAT “PUSH.”
    690 5 (Reuter’s Service) Copyright Telegram. British Operations. Figkting for a Treach. London, July 27. General Haig, in a communique, reports North of Poi ires and Bazentin-le-Petit we succeeded in capturing 200 yards of an important enemy trench. The enemy succeeded in regaining possession of it. We repulsed him,
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    849 5 (Reuter’s Service) Copyright Telegram. Usual Caaaoaade, Paris, July 27, 12.35 a.m. A communique states There has been the usual cannonade on the front, which was specially violent on the right of the Meuse. i German aviators bombed Credyen-valois. One woman was killed and three wounded. AIR FIGHTS. Garmaaa
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    RUSSIAN FRONT.
    744 5 (Reuter’s Service) Copyright Telegram. Trcmcadoua Captures. Petrograd, July 28, 3.10 p.m. A communique states General Sakharoff has captured 34,000 Austrians and Germans, 45 guae, 71 machine* guns, during the fighting between the 16‘h inst. and the 25th inst. The stores captured at Erzingan and the vicinity include 18
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    MESOPOTAMIA.
    489 5 (Reuter’s Service) Copyright Telegram. Priauuere Im 111 tu Move. London, July 27. In the House of Commoos, Lord Robert Cecil «aid that the official list of prisoners at Kut had net yet bean furnished by the Porte, but the Unite! Stites Consul at Bagdad had telegraphed on the 26th
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    Tingkil Tin Company.
    66 5 (From Out Own Correspondent.) Singapore, July 29 At the meeting of the Tingkid Tin Company, Mr. Stevens, who presided, said that the Jobere Government had voted the sum of $5OO lo felearidg the river. The Company’s area is now 1,250 acres, including the rich narrow run found
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    London Rubber Markets
    27 5 (From Our (hen Correspondent,) London, July 28. The following were the prices in the London Rubber Market to-day Pale Crepe 2/3$ Diamond Smoked 2/8
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    ITALIAN FRONT.
    803 5 (Reuter’s Service) Copyright Telegram. Caemv's Stubborn Resistance. Borne, July 27, 10 5 p.m. A communique statts :—The enemy is stubbornly reristing in strongly entrenched positions in the wood north of Monte Cimooe. We, however, have mu?e some progross, [lt is reported that the Anstrians are evacuating Albania in
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    FIGHTING THE BULGARIANS
    373 5 (Reuter’s Service) Copyright Telegram. 9crbi»a Troops i. Actio*. Salonika, July 28, 6 20 p m. An official report states that the Serbian troops have driven back the Bulgarians in Greek territory, north of Vodena, after a •harp cngangement. [Vodena, the ancient Ed ssa (capital cf Macedonia), 19
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    Penang Races.
    442 5 To-day’s Selcctioas. The following are our selections for to* day Each I 1 Pretty Girl. 2 Iilunno. 3 S unstar. Each II 1 Oh La La, 2 Jorrocks. Each III 1 Lady Jean. 2 The Milky Way. Each IV 1 Pretty Boy. 2 Ql .rify. Each V 1
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    Maintenance Case.
    575 6 Claim Dismissed The hearing was resumed this morning before Mr. V. G. Ezichiel in the Third Court of the c 89 iu which lucho Jan bin i Md. Abdul Cader summoned her husband, Wanchee Anffin bin Mohamed Ariff claiming maintenance from him as his law* ful wife. Mr,
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    Chinese Coolies for Tavoy.
    413 6 Shortly after Mr. Hardiman'* (rip to Penang and the Straits to get Chinese coolies to go to Tavoy to work in the wolfram nines, reports the Ringoox Gazette of the 15th init., a number of coolies so engaged became turbulent on arriving at Tc*voy and Mr.
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    Bank of China.
    969 6 STRONG PROTESTS BY THE SHAREHOLDERS, The Reorganisation Soheme. Reuter telegrams from Peking report that the action of the Shareholders’ Association of the Bink of China, in protesting against the appointment of Mr, S. E- Lucas as submanager, has caused considerable surprise and generally i 9 regarded as
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    The Philosophy of Tang Shao-yi.
    1013 6 Mr. Tang Sb&o-yi might, if he would, play such au active and important part in moulding Ch ca’s destiny at the present time that an almost pathetic interest attaches to the political philosophy which he has been expounding recently to the American public through the
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    A Grand Fleet Chaplain's Note-book.
    978 6 A fter.math. Tho next morning broke misty and dnll as tfce evening before the noise of gunfire which bad resounded at interv-*ls du>iug the night had died away; a light breoza was beginning to spring up, and already stirred the waves to leap mercifully upon
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    F.M.S. Forest Administration.
    442 6 Mr. E. Cubitt, who Bigns tbe report for the Forest Administration for the year 1915 sits: It may not be out of place to record here soma of the impressions that have been formed by the writer since bis arrival in the country. The forest service is
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    Penang Chamber of Commerce.
    306 6 Income-Tax. At the Special General Meeting of tbe members of the Chamber of Commerce, which has beeu convened for next Tuesday at 2.80 p.m. tbe sub j lined resolution will b) put before the meeting "That this Chamber is in favour of a direct contribution being
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    St. George’s Church, Penang
    91 6 6th Suitday after Trinity. July 30. 800 a.m. Matins., Hymn 37. 8-30 a.m. Holy Communion. 5- p.m. Sunday School 6- p.m. Evensong. Hymn 536. ■Responses Roberts. Psalms CXLVH) CXLVIII Marsh. CXLIX) CD Humphrey 289. Magnificat 4 Nunc Dimittis— Stainer in C. Hymns 514, 274, 477. GOD
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    Presbyterian Church of England.
    28 6 hr. Andrew’s, Northam Road. a.m. Children s Service 6 p.to. Public Worship Preaehei Key. Donald J. Eo.j M.i Hj urn. 484, 629, 425, 479.
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    The Week’s Events.
    312 6 Saturday, July 29 Town Band, Golf Club, (5 p.m’ Penang Races. Musketry, Free School Cadefs 7 Straits Cinema, Penang R oa d 'o 1 r The Electric f’® 1 Road, 9 15 p.m. F Ar ?jll TtaI.,.O p r,,T,l Soon The.tre Uil| Sunday, July 30. Sixth Sunday
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    Shipping News.
    216 6 Tho motor ship Toughing is due here from Singapore homeward bouud on tho 6.h proximo. The O. S. K. s.s. Java Maru is expected to aniva here to-morrow bound for Colombo and Bombay. The motor ship Pangan on her outward journey from Copenhagen miy be expected here in
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    F. M. S. Hospital.
    190 6 Endowment of a Bed Announced. We are pleased to be ab.'e to announce that Mr. and Mrs. H. Ashworth Hope have endowed a bed in the F. M. S. Hospital at Wheathampstead, Herts, This strikes us as being a very practical #nd welcome way of showing
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      10 6 For Clironic C’ne?t Complainte, Woods’ Gieit Feppeimmt Cure la. 61
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      62 6 Coughs aud Cold* are common ailments, and in consequence cften neglected, thereby permitting the system to drift to a stage favourable for the entry of eerir us disease. Protect yourself at the first sign of a cold by taking WOODS’ GREAT PEPPERMINT CORE It is the finest medicine. Sold at
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      42 6 Causes and Cure for Diarrhoea. Overeating, a change in the tesspersf® unripe fruit, and impure water, are some ot the causes of diarrhoea. Chamberlain* Colic, Cholera and Diarrhooa Kcmedy cures these bjwel disturbances promptly* F° r sale bj all Dispensaries and Dealer?*
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    All the Talents.
    1977 7  -  By Clive R. Fenn. The sergeant said be did not know what the Servioe was coming to. It was one of those fine, old, crusted remarks whioh have passed cn down the ages, and was piobably current in the nautical and transport sections of the Ark. The
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