Straits Echo, 11 August 1916

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL. 14. $24 Per Annua PENANG, FRIDAY, 11th AUGUST, 1916. Single C:;y, 10 cm!). No. 186.
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    The Russian Linesman.
    1066 2 On the Russian Front. By R. Scotland Liddell. (8impkin, Marshall 8s. 6d. net.) Mr, Liddell saw the great Russian retreat of la*t summer in a double capacity he w.s member of the 7th Group of Polish Red Cross Volunteers, and also the correspondent of the Sphcre that
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    The Sheridan Centenary.
    1056 2 July 4 was the centenary of the death of perhaps the most brilliant and most variously I gifted son that Ireland has ever given to the i world. Richard Brinsley Sheridan is re- j numbered tc-Iay as the dramatist whose writings are the most widely known in
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      386 2 WHIIEAWAY, LAIDLAW $s 00., LID. ANNUAL CLEARANCE (Incorporated in England.) SALE PROCEEDING DAILY I The Whole of Oar Immense Slock 05 03 03 OF BOOTS SHOES X 05 ALL MARKED DOWN THIS SALE AT VERY TEMPTING PRICES. DON’T MISS THE SAMPLE PAIRS. J i. i V. 1) m turn 3
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      555 2 PENANG SIN POE.” Chinese Daily Newspaper. IP you want to make your goods known to the Chinese advertise in the ang Sin Poe whica is the best advertising medium of its kind in the Straits P. M. S. For contract and non-contract adverts menU, apply to THE MANAGER, GriUriom Prttt
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    The Colony and the Empire.
    1100 3 Tr* Question of Help. Fining held one or more meetings on the wir tox question, and there has been a good deal of discussion elsewhere. In all probability Singapore will have a meeting at some early date and already the Chinese section ct the community
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    Chinese Labour.
    429 3 [To twEditsbomhi Malay Mail.] i oir, —It ie uofortonate that greater i prominence was not given tj tho meeting I which’ discussed Mr. Wilde's scheme for t Chinese immigration. As it was theie were i very fev apeak era on thta important subject i The thanks of the
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    July Rubber Crops.
    512 3 Sumatra Consolidated 47.853 lb, Buk.t Mertuj im 59,893 1b, Taipiug Rubber 58,588 lb, Suugci Siput 12,oC0 lb, and Sungei (F.M.S 9,671 According to 1 Avenir du 'IVnkiD, soldiers cf the Foreign Legion in Indo-CuiDa will bo sent to France and replaced by battalions of Alsacienc-Lorraino. A Rugby
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      823 3 An experienced clerk with knowledge of printing preferred, filler* acoordiog to qualifications. Apply to BOX 5. c'o Strait Echo. WANTED, -\jrr- ANTED or Eurasian women W between the nges of 20 and 30 years to be rraiued M Norses. Salary begirs to $10 per mensem, froe quitters and «errant allowed,
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      339 3 TURKISH ELEND. SPECIALS 50s. PLAIN PACKED IN AIR TIGHT TINS. ALL DEALERS. COMING: COMING!! COMING 11 Our next great serial Neal of the Navy in 28 parts—an innovation in serial pictures. TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT I! The Electric Polyscope Co., Lyceum Theatre, Argyll Road. Present A special Gcrgeous Chinese Film Play J
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    97 4 NttM daily (ezoept Sunday* and pvblit holiday!) AT TII CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Pbick. Daily Local $24 per annum. OuUtation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) «17.50 CABLI ADDRESS ECHO—PEN AN G.” t Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing Department 343 -All business communication*
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    GOOD NEWS.
    2215 4 All round tc-lay the nows i 3 good. To appreciate the tiuly striking character of Italy’s success ia capturing the greit fortified camp of Gorizia and the Austrian Isorz) line from Tolmino to the sea one has merely to remember the situttion in which our Aliks found themselves
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1032 4 Selaagor Race*. There were two surprises on the openm» day of the Selangor races to judge by the tot* dividends— Aringa’t win in the 7th race an! Knuttford’s victory in the long race Quaker Oivl, which started favourS* in the latter race, muBt be accounted a very unfortunate
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      219 4 SALE PROCEEDING. TLe real money problem with constantly rising prices, is how to secure the fullest spending power for every cent expended. Our Sale affords a genuine money saving opportunity. m ■a r m 3 Famous Dextra Lock-Stich straight shuttle movement, Uigh Arm, Round Needlo Bar, Hand Appliance and Handsome
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    680 5 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. AUSTRALIAN ADVANCE. Aerial Successes. London, August 10, 12 40 a m Goners 1 Sir Douglas Haig in a communique reports that northwest of Pozi&res tin Australians advanced.their lines 200 yards 0D a front of 600 yards. Otherwise the aituation is unchanged As the result
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    924 5 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. PROGRESS IN PICARDY. Artillery Activity. London, August 10, 5.5 a.m. The Paris communique says: i North of the Somm? we entirely reoccu- pied the trench north of Hem Wood in i w Hich the enemy gained a footing last night. "We continued to make
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    RUSSIAN FRONT.
    521 5 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. laiporlaal Jaactioa Captured. Petrograd, August 10. It is officially announced that the Russians have carried the great railway junction at Chripline, just south of Sianislau. The enemy is retreating in disorder. Russians In France. London, August 10, Another detachment of the Russians have j
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    80 5 At the Eastern Produce Exchange Rubber Auction the following prices were obtained: Diamond Smoked Sheet from Sll2 to #ll6 Plain Smoked Sheet $lOl Diamond Unsmoked $lOB Plain Unsmoked Sheet $lOO to $lO3 Diamond Smoked No. 2 $99 to $lOl Pale Blanket Crepe $lO5 Fine Brown Crepe 99
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    The Motor Ambulance Fund.
    79 5 Aug. 9 By Balance $2,830 05 Mr. Alex. Jack 10.00 D. Mordecai 50 00 J. M. Cama 25.00 EA. Manasseh 30.00 M Cathiravalo 50 00 Penang Dutchmen 215.00 Aug. 11 By Balance $3,210.05 At a meeting of the Directors of Ulu Piah, Ltd., held yesterday it
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    GORIZIA TAKEN.
    708 5 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. ITALY'S SUCCESSLarge Capture*. Rome, August 9. I An official H&lian communique atnoun:es I that the Italians have entered Gorizia. They I have taken 10,009 prisoners np to the preI sent. Rome, later. It is officially announced that the Aus- trians were completely routed at
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    London Rubber Market.
    27 5 (From Our Ovon Correspondent,) London, August 9. The following were the prices in the London Rubber Market to-day Pale Crepe 2/4, Diamond Smoked 2/3J
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    Tin and Rubber.
    133 5 To-day’s Quotatoas. Tiu (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $Bl 35, buyers no sellers, in Singapore (reficed) at $82.20, business done (125 tons Bold) and in London at jC 169 10s. spot and j J 6170 10s. three months’ sight. Messrs. Boustoad Co. inform us that the
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    GERMAN OUTRAGES.
    803 5 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. THE FHYATT MURDER. Question of Rdtliitiot. i London, Aug. 9. r Lord Grey, through the United States Embassy at Berlin, has protested in the strongest terms regarding the shooting of Captain Fryatt of the Brvss'lt which, he declares, can only bo described as a
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    564 5 First Day's Results. (From Our Own Correspondent^) Kuala Lumpur, August 10. The following wore the results ou thj ftrat I day of the Se'aigor Races j Race I (5 Furlongs) j Moment 9-9 E. Vincent 1 j Lakrfcss 8.0 Ross 2 j Lady Emm e 8 0 Bakar
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    Outside.
    162 5 lhe folk wing article* will be f on 1 on our < utaide pages Page. 2* Tbe Russian Linestuao. Tho Sheridan Centonaiy. 7.—Romance of War. 3* The Cdony and the Fin pi re The Chinoso L.buur. July Rubier Crop*. 6—A Fleet Chaplain’» Note B >ok. Iho Sheet Nunes of
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    A Grand Fleet Chaplain’s Note-Book.
    866 6 Mouldies. It is not as a Navaj Expert that 1 wish to dilate upon tho tutject of Mouldies j that is to Fay, Torpedoes, which aro also 1 known as Twickenham?, though I cannot for the life of me tay why. In fact, my technical
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    Football.
    175 6 Saturday at tte Dato Kramat Gardens Penang Police vs. Jamathol Horea. No match on Sunday. Dd Quincey would not hava boon afficted by a law such as Mrs. DceparJ suggosts. euactiug that to person shall eat more than two courses at any meal. Tho Opium Eater's style was variegated
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    The Street Names of Singapore.
    1012 6 The street names of an old town are often an epitome of it3 history. Singa pore cannot be called old in comparison with English towns, but that is no reason why the little history that her street names ontain should be passed by unnoticed, as
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    Shipping News.
    558 6 The s. a. Laertes fa fixed fco sail to- morrow for Hongkong. The s a ffsmorf»c«r*from Liverpool-is due j here on the 24 :h instant. The s.s. Olenartney is due here from Lyndon on the 16tb instant. Tte s.s. Haurote is fixed to sail for Singapore and China
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    The Week’s Events.
    136 6 Feidat, August 11. Town Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Penang Volunteers—Recruit Drill, Maiiois, Fort Cornwallis, 5.30 p.m. Ambulance Co Drill, Fort Cornwallis, 5.30 p.m. Anniversary of Penang (1786), Saturday, August 12. Town Band, Golf Club, 0 p.m. Selangor Races, Penang Automobile Club, Annual General Meeting, 12.15 p.m. Chamber
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    The "Chinese Prince."
    383 6 The Chinese Prince." A Qvcstioa »1 Law. Amoricans here, says a Bangkok exchange, fed a real interest in the question that has been raised in Manila of the legality of the bo zure lh Penang of cargo consigned to German firms in tho Philippine poit. Whin seized the cargo was
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    74 6 Bowls Tournament. The following were the results of the ties played eff yetterday: Single Handicap. H Smith heat W K Sharpe 21 —9. Double Handicap. W Houston aod W B Houston heat Goodwin and Terzano 21—17. Tennis Tournament. Tin following were tin results of tie ties played
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    Mail Notice.
    312 6 To-morrow. Tara, for Port Swettenbam and Singapore, 2.30 p.m. Laertes, for Hongkong, 2.30 p.m. Kinta, for Port Swettenbam and Singapore, 3 30 p.m. Qlenogle, for Singapore and Chins, 3.30 p.m. Hong Wan I, for China, 4 p.m. Hong Wan I. for Singapore, 6 p.m. 13th Instant. Thongtcx, for
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    In the Balkans.
    888 6 Rumania’s Golden Neutrality. < Each time theie it a charge in possession j of Czurnowitz, capital of the Austrian province of Bukhovina, the question is anxioflsly raised: What of Rumania P The j Russians first tcok Czernowite in the Autumn of 1914. The world expected then that
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    Chamber of Commerce.
    470 6 Excerpt from Minutes of a Meotin Committee of the Penang Ch. l oftb Commerce held in the ChaJL- 0 2 ber of Bth August, 1916. k on To ®*dsy, Percent :—Hon. J. Mitchell m. A. F. Goodrich Esq J n air o»n. U. M. Henderton filq. W
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    Prodigious Bluff.
    443 6 Germany’s Confidence Still Unimpaired. Mr. F. W. Wile, the iate Berlin correspondent of the Daily Mail, contributes to that journal a statement from a personage whoso sources of information with regard to internal developments in Germany enable him to speak authoritatively,” m the course of which he says
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    Romance of War.
    2229 7 When tbe war broke out nearly (wo years ago, ereryonp, from tLe oldest novelist downwards, aaid that the romance of war wae dead. Partly, we suppose, this was due to the reflection that men had ceased to count as compared with weapon*. Partly it was due to
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      498 7 A Woman’s Word. If you do cot know wbat "alloverishness meant jou are not a woman, At all events, if joa do not know the sensation which it describes you are either not a woman or a very unusual and fortunate one. Alloverishness is wbat women call it when they
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