Straits Echo, 22 March 1917

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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. V()L. IS. $24 Per nnum. PENANG, THURSDAY, 22nd MARCH, 1917. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 67.
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    A War Map of 1811.
    1411 3 The study of the War Map as war pursues its merciless course is a source of anxiety to those civilians whose States have lost territory, and of joy to those who have gained it. But it has no special influence on the soldiers. They know
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    Berlin Bread Difficulties.
    447 3 Amsterdam, Jan. 30. Berlin is still agitated about standard bread. The bread card committee has had a lively sitting on the eubj*ct, but could not reach uaanimity. It decided, however, that bakers should have lists of customers. An article iu the Berliner Tageblatt explains the underlying cause
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      354 3 I I I > a i 8 6 I I B firestone TYRES. I 8 G I I 8 I 8 I a S 8 I ONCE TRIED I I I a 8 i I a 8 ALWAYS USED* i AGENTS: BRINKMANN Co,, Singapore. THE WATERHOUSE CO.. LTD. (incorporated in
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      410 3 'A a X/ V: (<5 V If howi Plainer TKaa Words WKil a Wonderful Itnprofiant May be Realised by a Gaia of Evea 10 or 12 Founds. M Sargol Makes Puny, Peevish People Plump and Popular.” If you are tired of being called “Skinny,” “Bean-pole” or any of tie other
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    Tinned Meat.
    1796 4 Prosecution bt the Health Officer. Says the Taiping co r spjndeit of the T.O.M,:— A case of some interest has been disposed of by Mr. W Pryde Magistrate, Taiping, who has given judgment in a case brought by Dr J Jertius C ark e, Health Officer, against Mr
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      259 4 The Leading Penang B?’Ot Store. Value UnequalledJ Ever Increasing Assortment. Newest Styles Shapes. THE “IMPERATOR” BRAND. ’>l! ATOUT Shoe Tees. THE “IMPERATOR" BRAND. In Black Bex Calf Licing Boot?, oxford t j front?, medium or bread toe?, and extra wide fittings, every pair of Boots is guaranteed to be English
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    Sungei Gettah Rubber Co.
    878 5 Fourth Annual Meeting. The fourth annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Sungei Gettah Rubber I state Limited was held at the Chamber of Commerce at noon to day. There werepresent if 0 B*"*' the chair) L. M. Bell, t. H. Grummitt, L A. C.
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    Penang Rubber Auction.
    76 5 undermentioned prices were realised fjr rubber soTd by Messrs. Allen Denny, and CO at their Auction Sale to-day SuioWed Bibbed *149 to SISK per picul Sheet 126 do N0. "2 Smoked Sheet do JmS Sheet::: 125 132 do no(> U 4 do Crepe Fme Pale thin do
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    Goods of Enemy Origin.
    785 5 Dutch Firm Sced. Before Mr. S. H. Langston in the Second Court to-day The Haddel Miatschappij Deli-Atjeh” was summoned at the instance of Mr, H. H. Stevens, Assistant Registrar of Imports and Exports, for importing into Penang 200 oases of window glasses from Amsterdam by the
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    Indian Labour.
    189 5 The Under-Secretary, F-M.S, forwards the following for pub’ication A ttlegram has been received from tbe Government of Madras, dated 19th March, to the effect that the emigration of Indian lubour to theFede'ated Malay States is to be I limited to the lowest possible minimum from the first of
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    China’s Vantage.
    344 5 [To thb Editor of thb Straits Echo.] Sir, The exact cause of the Teutonic acharneI ment that led to the big European war of 1914—17 has been explained by the British statesmen withoufc'Impullosity. But German statesmen acock denied the facte, and failed to cere the circumstanced concavity of
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    Queen Mary’s Needlework Guild.
    158 5 Penang Women Workers. Amount previously acknowledged $4,424 38 Penang Turf Club 500.00 Mrs. D. C. Mscintyre (Further don 10 00 Mrs Hilton Magill 600 Mrs. W. R, Armstrong 5.00 C. B. W. 5.00 M ss Lamb 2 00 Ctaoge” 10 Total $4,952.48 Hospital garments for soldiers,
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    Overseas Club Tobacco Fund.
    275 5 (Mrs. Stephen Anthony’s and Mrs. L. P. Ebden’s March List). Amouut previously acknowledged $llO Penang Turf Club 250 C. Trim Johnson Esq. 10 W. EJ. Hatch Esq. 10 Collected by Mr. Hatch 5 R. J. S. }0 KB. 10 P. W. 10 T. E. W. 10
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      551 5 The Toitgkah tUrbour Tin Dredging Co. NO LIABILITY. NOTICE OF DIVIDEND. >TOIICE is hereby given that a Dividend i (the twenty-fourth) at the rate of 5% on the Paid up Capital (equivalent to one filing P er share) has been declarrd on all the shares in the above named Company,
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      12 5 For Children’s Hacking Cough at Night. Woods' Great Peppermint Cur?, 1« 6d,
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    104 6 PUfiM daily (except Sunday» and pnblio Madays) at nn CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. 59 f Beach Street, Penang. <• I Fmica. I ft l Daily Lml m. 984 per annum. m OaMataon... Postage Extra. Mail EdMsen (Post Free) $17.50 CAB LI ADDBBSS ECHO —PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586
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    HEALTH IN THE TROPICS.
    1375 6 Man is the creature of his environment he is what be is by virtue of his surround* ings. If we grant the truth of that axiom, which has furnished a whole generation of philosophic historians with wise saws and modern instances, it is easy to understand
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    928 6 The P «aee Candidate. Apparently there is no room for the peace candidate at Stockton-on-Tees (nor in any other constituency if we are to judge by the way Aberdonians treated that gentle Pacifist Mr. Pethiok Lawrence) except it be a padded room. Eagliah Education. Those who are interested
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    430 6 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] SLOWER ADVANCE, Germaa Attacks Rcp«| ifd London, March 20. A French communique reports There was little change at night f rom the Avre to the Aisne. Our advanced e e ments made progress slightly and cont.nue to maintain contact with the enemy, The advance has become
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    London Rubber Markets.
    25 6 (From Our Ovm Correspondent.') London, March 22. The prices in the London Rubber market to-day were t Pale Crepe Diamond Smoked *l*l
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    Tin and Rubber.
    158 6 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day a| $97.75, business done, and in Sioe«po (refined) at $9B 25, business done (75 ton. Messrs. Boustead Co. inform us tb» l tbe following are th° quotations for on Spot in London on tbe 19th m received to-day i
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      74 6 NOW ON SALE CHELTENHAM APERIENT WATER. Sfrjr.gly Recommended by Medical Profession. The only British Natural Spring Water that can take the place of the Austrian waters HUNYADI JANOS AND APENTA e tom Mipsaii II PENANG. ANDREW USHER Co.-s SPECIAL RESERVE O. V. G. WHISKY Sandilands, Buttery Co., Sole Agents for
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    TSAR’S ABDICATION.
    1259 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] General Russky* Story. LondoD, March 21. A telegram from Petrograd sends General Kussky’s historic story 0 f the Tsar’s abdication. His Majesty arrived at Pskcff on the evening of March 14 and told General Russky at 2a m. on March 15 that he had decided to
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    662 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] SOMME LINE STRONGLY HELD. Muy Skirmiikcs, London, March 21. Reuter’s correspondent with tbe British Headquarters says our cavalry and infantry patrols are everywhere active east of the line previously described. We hold the line of the Somme in strength from Peronne southward to Cauizy. Our reconnaissance
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    THE DARDANELLES REPORT.
    1347 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] MR. ASQUITH'S STATEMENT. Ia Dcfcaee of Lord Kitekeaer. London, March 20. 1 The House of Commons was crowded 1 with distinguished visitors, including those from the Dominions, when Mr. H. H 1 Aaquith rose to make his statement on the Dardanelles Report. He asked if
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    IMPERIAL WAR CABINET.
    563 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Historic First Me tin*. LondoD, Match 20. The first of a series of historic Cabinet Conferences, at which the Dtmiuions and India are represented commenced at the Premier’s house to-day. Groups of journalists and photographers gathered in Downing Street, but a bleak morning and a
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    Outside.
    97 7 Tha following articles will be found on our outside pages Pages. 3. —A War Map of 1811. Berlin Bread Difficulties. 4. —Tinned Meat. 5. —Sungei Gettah Rubber Co. Penang Rubber Auction, Go ds of Enemy Origin. Indian Labour. China’s Vantage. Quean Mary’s Needlewoik Guild. Overseas Club Tobacco Fund. 8.
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    Against Colonial Preference.
    571 8 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Free Trade Utioi Memorandum, London, March 19. The Free Trade Union bag issued a memorandum setting out a series of arguments against Colonial Preference. It contends, inter alia, that the adoption of the scheme would cauee disappointment and heart-burn ings within the Dominions and would
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    Malacca Volunteers.
    950 8 Enthusia-m if the New Chinese Unit. Says the Malacca correspondent of the Straits Times Oj Wednesday last the members of No 2 Company of the Malacca Volunteer K fles entertained 2nd Lieutenants Tan Soo and Tan CheDg Lakto dinner at the Malacca Chinese Club, the use of which
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    China and Germany.
    298 8 (Reasofts of the Rupture). The following official telegram from the Foreign Office, Peking, has been received by the Chinese Consul General at Singapore. “China has been maintaining strict neutrality since the outbreak of the war. Chinese citizens saiviog on board foreign merchantmen have lost their lives through
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    The Empire Cinema.
    205 8 His Majesty’s Government Films. Jhe long locked for Government war films will be shown at the Empire Theatre for the first time to-morrow night. These pictures have been taken bv permission of, and are exhibited uoder the auspices of, the Admiralty and the War Office. The naval
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    Harmston’s Circus.
    282 8 Harmstou’s huge tent was picked last night when an entire change of programme was presented. The Velascos were very prominent; they appeared in no less than three items of which the Risley Act deserves special mention. The Jockey Act by Miss Jenny, Willy Harmston and C. Bruce remains
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    Singapore Family Benefit Society.
    315 8 The Honorary Secretary’s Report for February, 1917 states that the membership at the end of February. 1917 stood at 713 members, of whom 483 members had completed their one year’s membership and therefore became entitled to the full privileges of the Society. The sums invested stood
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    Food Crisis in Germany.
    228 8 An American's Impressions. London, Feb, 14 The Amsterdam correspondent of the Daily Chronicle states that an American who has just left Germany after a residence there during the period of the war, states, in the food riots at Kiel aud Leipzig, the soldiers refused to fire
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    To-morrow’s Band Programme.
    289 8 I The following programme of music will be played at the Esplanade to-morrow evening I from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. 1 Selection Of English Song Godfrey 12 Japanese Dance Thomas 13 Waltz L’estasi Arditi 4 Polka The Students Coote 5 March The Advance Guard Hume The
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    St. George’s Girls' Home
    721 8 Report for 1916. 1. The subscriptions during the year amounted to $1,077 35 compared with $1,564 47 in 1915, but $450 of the latter were the proceeds of two Concerts kindly got up by Mrs. Ebden. 2. We have to thank Mr. Harris for kindly undertaking
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    Marshal Haigs Views.
    594 8 Appended is a fuller report f rnm a Ban pipers of the interview of M r!U Haig with the French dri,hal The Field-Marshal wa B aS°w great offensive was imminent H thera ••It matters little who Germans begin attempting at n, or sooth. Bh ich the, oooida?
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    The Week’s Events.
    127 8 Thursday, Mar«h 22. Sungei Guttab Rubber Estate, Ltd., A- G. M„ Chamber of Commerce, noon. Friday, March 23. New Moon. Town Band, Esplanade. Mayfield Rubber Plantation (SS) Ltd, Annual Meeting, Weld Quay, 3 p,m. Saturday, March 24, Penang Man-Power Advisory Commits Meeting, Governor’s Office, 11 s Sunday,
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    SHARES.
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      193 9 the eastern produce exchange 27. Beach Street, at the corner of Beach Street and Church Street Chaut. CAPITAL $120,000. Auctioneers Broke The 118th Auction Sale of Rubber WILL BE HELD On Monday, the 26th March, 1917. uction Sales of Rubber held twice a week, on every Monday and 1 hursday,
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    Mr. Bonar Law.
    1262 10  -  THE LEADER OF THE HOUSE (Bt Hknry Luct.) House of Commons, Feb. 7. To-day the House of Commons met for what may probably prove to be the last Session of the Twentieth-Century Long Parliament. It presented a scene the wildest fancy could not three mouths ago have
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    Affairs in China.
    1080 10 Chang hsun and Confucianism We are teginning to get a l.t+i BM of General Chang Hsun. r n e blt tiled tvpe we can forgive much hut w»? °V lis give no man for being bore i° r nuisance; and he is in danger of l and
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    The Influence of Education.
    1579 11 In one of his last essays Herbert Spencer restated the view which he had expressed sixty years previously and from which he had never swerved, —that State education was productive of more harm than good. Probably if he were alive to-day he I would see no
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    “For Existence"
    350 11 The following are extracts fr >m German papers on the Allies’ reply to Mr. Wilson Boersen Zeitung As to the disavowal id the Entente Note of any intention to destroy the German peoples, as far as foreign countries are concerned, there have been no separate German peoples for
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