Straits Echo, 13 June 1917

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    34 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST I GENERALLY $24 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, i3th JUNE, 1917. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 136.
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      16 1 tĔ’S MIL& —■> of WHIM IS THE 8t>- IX ffp§(f\ AUCTIONS FOI £gL, w* 1 Bs ft
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    War Notes.
    1964 2  -  (By Major G. W. Redway.) There are those who profess to under- stand the present situation because they see dearly one aspect or another, military, political, or economio, and have no doubt whatever that the thing they see will become the deciding factor in the war. How they
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      238 2 PBICM PUBP-SI0E5. POPULAR GUI Simialr to illustration, made with an extra stout sole and upper, leather lining, and silk Bow. We can guarantee this as being one of the cheapest pump shoes on the market, all sizes stocked. PRICE $3.95 PAIR ROYAL Whole cut, made with stout leather sole and
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      276 2 You Can dO it Yourself, If you know any one who suffers, if you suffer yourself in the relentless grip of rheumatism, if your joints are stiff or swollen, your muscles weakened, or your limbs drawn out of shape, if you suffer from headache, neuralgia, sciatica or other bodily tortures,
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    A PROVINCE WEDDING.
    405 3 MUIRHEAD—HMD. The little church at Nibong Ttbal, P. W was crowded yesterlay afternoon when Mr, William John Mnir Muirhead, senior assistant of Bakap Rubbsr Plantations, younger son of the late Dr. and Mrs. William Muir Muirhead, of St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, was married to Miss Mona Winifred
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    Church Army Recreation Huts.
    484 3 [To the Editor of the Straits Echo Sir, More recreation huts are urgently needed at the Front, immediately behind the firing line. The Church Army have cablgji for help from this country, presumably because Mr. Malcolm Cumming and M» Baxendale have been actively helping w.th that
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    SEQUEL TO A COLLISION.
    1060 3 CLAIM FOB DAMAGES. Ia the Distri.it Court before Mr. R. D. Acton yesterday afternoon the hearing was begun of the suit instituted by Mr. C, E. W. Hogge, Agency Manager, China Mutual Life Insurance Co., Ltd, against Dr. C. Francis, claiming recovery of $315 as damages
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
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    ORGANISING THE FUTURE.
    1300 4 Wars reveal the strength and weakness of peoples and this war has been revealing Britain’s strength and weakness in a constant succession of surprises. We knew, for instance, that we were capable of great naval power but we have scarcely got over our surprise that we are
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    Tin and Rubber.
    76 4 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is here to-day at «105, business done. in Singapore (refined) at «105. buyers no sellers, and in London at j£236 spot and £233..10<. three months. Messrs. Boustead Co. inform us that the following are the quotations for Rubber on Spot iD Loudon on
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    M. A. P.
    900 4 Mr. J. R, O Aldworth is acting as British Resident, Selangor. Mr. Justice L. M. Woodward has arrived in Singapore when he will sit in the Full Court of Appeal this week. Lieut. R. B. Powell, of the Canadian infantry, and a famous international tennis player, has
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1056 4 Scarcity of Milk. Hong h.>lde« are beginning to k. gravely concerned regarding the condensed milk in the local of rently the stock in the retail «hop,' out and there wa 8 no condensed m\V l T had in Be.ch Street this mornin* V- ba three d«y 8 »g
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      126 4 Our singlet will not itch, but our price will tickle you. i 0 I Just unpacked a large stock of Gent’s Singlets. Pure Lisle Thread, suitable for tropical wear, extra long body, very strong, highly recommended by every wearer. Makers Thomas A, Hill Co., Ltd., Nottingham, England. SLEEVES i,!, OR
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    THE BRITISH VICTORY.
    952 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] VALLEY OF THE LYS. DoaisaUd by Our Forces. Paris, June 12. A .emi-official announcement states that tbe British victory at Messines is now com- j i e te The British dominate the valley of Ly* which is the most essential German tfomuoicatioa north of Lille.
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    Late War Items.
    189 5 From Dutch Source*. The following special cables from the Hague appear in the Bumatra Pott of Monday, June 11 i HOLLAND AND THE WAR. Sukiasriaa Losses, A submarine shelled and damaged the Bettaever, The Eemland, with a cargo of grain, has been sank. One of the boats
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    London Rubber Market.
    127 5 (From Our Own Correspondent London, June 11* The prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were Pale Crepe J Diamond Smoked lu London, June 12. The prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were: Pale Crepe JLJ Diamond Smoked The Silver Market. London, June 11. Silver i.
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    THE PASSPORT QUESTION.
    744 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] DISCUSSION IN THE COMMONS. Gsursmcst Statemest. Loudon, Jane 12, Mr. Ramsay Macdonald and Mr. Jowett have returned to London. In the House of Commons, replying to a motion in favour of tbe cancellation of their passports, Mr. Bonar Law pointed out tbe unwisdom of such
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    CANADA & CONSCRIPTION.
    766 5 CANADA CONSCRIPTION. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] INTERESTING POLITICAL SITUATION. Provisions of New Bill. Ottawa, June 12. The Canadian political situation is very interesting in view of Quebec’s opposition to conscription and the resignation of Mr. 1 1 Palenaud the Secretary of State. The latter I announcement caused a sensation, hence the I
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    GREECE.
    380 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] A Si(t of tke Time*. Athens, Jane 11. The assailants of Lieutenants Campbell and Burns have been committed for trial od a charge of the attempted murder and unlawfully carrying arms. Tke Political Sltaatioa, London, June 12. A telegram Athens states that radical resolutions appear to be
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    Outside.
    223 5 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page. 2. —War Notes. 3. —A Province Wedding. Church Army Recreation Hats. Sequel to a Collision. 6. —Stiawan Rubber Plantations Ltd. Rubber Exports. The Chinese Crisis. A Week’s Warring. The Electric Polyscope. The Week’s Events. The Planters' Association of
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    BRITAIN’S WAR AIMS.
    664 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] A Reply to Russia, London, June 11, 10.40 p.m. His Majesty’s Government’s reply to a Note from the Russian Government regarding the Allied war-aims states that they heartily concur with the sentiment expressed in the Proclamation to the Russian People which declared that Free Russia
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    STIAWAN RUBBER PLANTATIONS LTD.
    946 6 Minutes of the seventh annual general meetirg of tbe shareholders of tbe 8tiawao Rubber Plantations Ltd., held at the Registered Offica of the Companv, No. 4. Beach Street, Penang, on June 11 at 3-30 p.w. Present :—James Sellar E*q J. W. Hunt Esq., G N. Saye
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    RUBBER EXPORTS.
    974 6 THE RESTRICTIONS QUESTION. F-M S. Brokers’ Views. Messrs. Baker, Morgan, and Co., Ltd., reported on Juoe 9 The s-imewbat stronger tone that prevailed as last week’s business closed has not been maintaiied during the period now reviewed. Tios have been left severely alone, owing, no doubt, to the
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    A WEEK’S WARRING.
    990 6 SEMI-OFFICIAL REVIEW. I t The following cables were communicated < to the Bangkok papers by the British l Legation i— 1 The King and Queen. London, Jane 1. Tbe King and Queen visited officers in the hospitals at Whitsuntide and conferred decorations, and also visited an aerodrome
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    The Electric Polyscope.
    138 6 An exceptionally crowded house witnessed a strong programme last night when the first four chapters in 9 reels of the great wonder serial “The Diamond from the Sky" were screened. The most remarkable thing about this remarkable film is the way in which it gets, hold of
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    The Week’s Events.
    406 6 Wednesday, Jure 13. Town Band, Esplanade. Rotan Diban Ltd.. A. G. M.. 12 noon. Thursday, Jure 14. Malay Volunteers —Othello or the Moor of' Venice Kuala Kangsar Road Theatre Hall. Friday, Jure 15 Town Band, Esplanade, Saturday, Juke 16. Ipoh Gymkhana Club, R*g Gymkhana. The New Tambun
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    THE CHINESE CRISIS.
    1256 6 MORE LIGHT ON THE ORIGINS. The following article is from tbe Peking Daily Newt of May 15 1 kk Present Deadlock. We are obliged to recognize the fact that affairs in the political sphere have reaohed a state of deadlock, of which it is not difficult to
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    The Planters’ Association of Malaya.
    407 6 •n l !T!i l 01 «>'■ Associlti.il wUI be held at 11.30 a m., 0 n Wedneii,, the 27th mat., at the Club, Sungkai. 7 Aobwda. 1 Minutes of Meeting of April 25. 2 Preventive Quarantine. 3 War Relief. 4 Man-Power. 5 Telephone Servioe. 6
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    Othello.
    113 6 Bt the Malay VoluetbeM' The Malty Committee propoie to make closer approach to the text of Shakespesre 1 the second and last performanceto-morro night. Critics will no doubt mI 10 allowance for the diffieelties introduced J the mnsioal element. The Theatre Kuala Kangsar Road, the first turning ow of
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    May Rubber Crop.
    47 6 Taiping Rubber Estates 12,000 lb. An affidavit was read in the Prize recently from the War Trade Dfpsrtment, which said that the menfc had received reports that 1 motives were laid up in Essen j through wear and tear due to a shorts? lubricants,
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    THE DOGS OF WAR.
    1114 7 “He je-tB. at bcarß who never felt a wound,” acd the unperturbed population u the comparatively distant security of England cannot fully understand and appreciate the motive, apparently beyond the comprehension of the Eocbea, which permeates, rules, and explains every department of French life. In France
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    A PARIS NOCTURNE.
    1492 8 After Midnight—April 1917 i Paris is early abed in these times. After 1 midnight she is as a city of the dead. Last i Fri ay night I seemed to feel that my spirit 1 was disembodied, and that it was floating just oyer the place where
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    AT SALONIKA.
    823 9  -  POSITION OF GENERAL SARRAIL’S ARMY. By Gordon Gordon-Smith. (Special Corretpondent with the Serbian Army.) In regard to the Salonika front two opposing conceptions exist One is that it iB a front of secondary importance, that the mission of the army under the command of General Sarrail is merely
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    Loathing of Food.
    210 9 If you feel a sudden distaste for food—if the eight and emell of wholesome food being cooked disgusts you—then nature is telling you that all is not welL If after a night’s rest you bare no appetite for breakfast, your digestion requires attention. If your food is
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