Straits Echo, 15 June 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 yOL» I®* $24 Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, 16th JUNE, 1917. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 138*
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      1110 1 fjpWAU) •> IiSD NATO The Georgetown Motor Garage 7a, Penang Road. «ci Address 1 HokiiaUik, Penang. ’Phone No. 694. BANKS f’OH SALE. TWO ONLY 2 SEA.TER COMMONWEALTH PARTIN’PALMER CARS TWO ONLY 2 SETTER MODELE DE-UJXE IWO STROII motorcycle a Fleet ot English and American Cars tor hire day end night.
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    THE STATE OF JOHORE.
    1086 2 EXCEPTIONAL AND INCREASING < PROSPERITY. Gnneral Adviser's Report. The H >o. Mr. D. G. Campbell, C.M G., gpm-ral adviser to the G vernment of J >bore has issued an exceptionally in’e-est-mg report on the State for the year 1916. The year 1916. be writes, opened auspiciously
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    The Portulace.
    713 2 One 6o often beats the complaint that L)0 soils of some gaidens are so poor that nothing will grew in them unless they re first heavily manured. This is usually such an expensive and troub'esome process that many ga d j os are often left neglected in the
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      261 2 POPULA PRICSE PPMP-E50ES, E 1.1 mi Similar to illustration, made with an extra ■tout Bole and upper, leather lining, and silk How We can guarantee this as being one of the cheapest pump shoes on the market, all sizes stocked. It O Y A L Whole cut, made with stout
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      37 2 PINKETTES are an ideal laxative for Children. Gentle as Nature—do not Gripe. 80 cents per phial at your druddist's or direct by mail on receipt ol price from DB. WILLIAMS' MEDICINE COMPANY. SINGAPORE. eceipt ol price GAPORE.
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      720 2 You Can dOJt Y OUrse Tf If you know any one who suffer yourself in the relenti®,' 1 lf J°« rheumatism, it y„„ c j onit) P>P of swollen, your muscles wnakenpd 0r limbs drawn out of shape, if Vuu d r I°ar headache, oeur.l,i., ,cUt,c, J r tortures, It
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    Penang Chamber of Commerce.
    438 3 Minutbs of Comxittbb Mbbting. Excerpt from Minutes of Meetiog of the Committee of the Pdoang Chamber of Commerce held iu theObasaber on Tuesday, 12th June, 1917. Present: —Hon. Mr. A. F« Goodrich, Chairman; C. M. Henderson Esq, Vice-Chairman; J. C. Benson Esq P. Duxbnry Esq P.
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    St. George’s School, Taiping
    241 3 Our Taiping correspondent writes On the 13th inst. the Hon’ble Mr. R G Watson, C. M. G., British Resident of Persk paid a visit to St. George’s School at Taiping belonging to the Christian Brothers, just twenty-one months s*nce his formal visit on September 16, 1915,
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    90 3 CFrom Our Own Correspondent") Singapore, June 15. At the Singapore Rubber Auction the following prioes were obtained Smoked Sheets $126 to $134 per picul Good ribbed 118 124 do Smoked fine plain 127 do Smoked good 110 112 do Unsmoked 121 do Good plain 108 112 do
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    P.C.C Bowls Tournament.
    42 3 The following were the reaults of the ties played off yesterday Single Handicap. J G Allan beat A W Harries 22—20 Double Handicap. R D Pitoeathly and L E Slowe beat B E Mitohell 6 W B Houston 21—16
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    “Othello.”
    297 3 There was a very Urge aad appreciative oase at the Kuala Kangsar Road Theatre last night when the Malay Volunteers staged Othello or the Moor of Venice” by W. Shakespeare, set to mnsio by some unknown master whose score gave added charm to the masterpiece of the Bard of
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    Penang Swimming Club.
    51 3 The June Monthly Medal Competition viz., 100 yards handicap for A” and B Classes will be held at the Swimming Club on Sunday, the 17th instant, at 11 a.m. Entries will be received by the Secretaries up to withio half an hour of the start of the
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    Church Army Recreation Tents.
    28 3 Subscription List. W. G Peter, E?q $5O 00 A, Sirbifs, Esq. 50 00 H, Waugb, Eeq 10 00 R. P. Phillip”, Esq. 20 00
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    May Rubber Crops.
    514 3 Serendah 26,786 lb, Kamasan 14,670 lb, Utan Simpan 11,700 lb. Bukit Kepoog 6,215 lb. Temerloh 8.953 lb. The oave dweller would seize the woman by the hair and drag her to his home,” explains 1 the lecturer on ancient marriage customs. That method would not have been
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    Study and Exercise.
    200 3 Study does not usually hurt a child at school unless the studies occupy time that should be spent in out-door exercise. Overstudy and luck of exercise make tbiD,l bloodless children. It is a combination that provokes St. Vitus’ Dance especially in the East. If your boy or
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      194 3 TO-NIGHT! THE ELECTRIC POLYSCOPE 32 PirtB THE CRIMSON STAIN MYSTERY 32 Part» The Deril’e Symphonj Part. XIII-XTV and In the Shadow of Death PartanXY-XYI. 01 WHO’S THE CRIMSON STAIN whos mm 32 Parts IIUW'W wwibr>| i Part» Another New Episode No 8 Beyond B*caU in 2 p,^. la the let
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      327 3 1 t X =n D 0 9 9 N°77 Da fcz' 6^* Virginia cigarettes -U&HO.V/il^ B KlSTOLi LONDON4 jmm DON'T BXJY THE PICTURE. Brief Specification 5 «eater 32 fi.P L head C* Motor. Full floating rear axle. High tension Magneto Ignition. Electric Lighting and Starting. Let us show you just
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    96 4 fHIAaI daOj (noept Ehadtja ud public fartttays) i if run CKXTBRION PRESS, Ltd. 59, Bench Strwt, Penang. f Pnion., ,nl I*4 per annum. m Ortrtatioa... Portage Extra. |MI BAMAen (Port Free) 917.50 oasli iddim 10H0 —PENANG.’* Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586 Printing Department 343 M..B. —Ail bu-.nsss communication»
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    Birth.
    15 4 Gawtkorni. —At Greenball, last night, the wife of Mr. Jo?. Gawthorne of a daughter.
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    THE SUBMARINE WAR.
    1312 4 After Sir Edward Caraon’a grave words to the Ulster leaders a few dajs ago it waa hardly to be expected that the submarine sinkings for the week just ended would show any decrease They are indeed more numerous than for four weeks past and it cannot be
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    M. A. P.
    964 4 Mr, D. A. M. Brown left for Medan yesterday on a short holiday. Mr, B S. Jarvis who went home on leave I has returned to Penang. Dr. BJ. Mo Vail, who held the rank of j Captain in the B. A. M. 0. at the front,
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1040 4 A New Meaning. "Waal, no one could call this temperature,” said tfce American girl as she sat and fanned herself Qn verandah of Mr, Sarkies’ hotel. th Toothsome Morsels. We always thought that toothpick. their use were taboo in decent circles h t well-known Clyde shipbuilder vouchr.t the
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      125 4 (Kir singlet will not itch, but our price will tickle you. 0 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. SLEEVESj,OR LOXG. Size» 28, 20.
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    THE BRITISH THRUST.
    1005 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams] further advance. Nearly 7,500 Priaoaara. London, June 14, 12.10 a m. Sir Douglas Haig reports ..Qur total captures since June 7 are now 342 prisoners, including 145 officers, 47 242 machine-guns, and 60 trenoh gone, mortars. We drove off a raiding party this mornto tbe
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    AIR RAID ON LONDON.
    666 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] HEAVY CASUALTIES. Official Statement. London, Jane 14, 1 s.tn. In the House of Commons to-night Mr. Bonar Law estimated that from 80 to 90 were killed and 400 injured in the air raid. London, June 14, 1,50 a.m. An official announcement states that the
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    SUBMARINE WAR.
    742 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] THE WEEK'S SINKINGS. Adairalty Report. London, June 13. Tbe Admiralty reports that tbe arrivals at British ports during the week numbered 2,767 and the sailings 2,822. Twenty-two vessels over 1,600 tons were sunk and ten under that tonnage, making a total of thirty-two. Twenty-three vessels were
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    SITUATION IN GREECE.
    1615 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] KING CONSTANTINE’S ABDICATION. A Blow For Germaay. London, June 13. General relief is felt here and in Paris at the abdication of King Constantine. Emphasis is laid on the fact that the position of the Allies in Salonika is strengthened thereby while a great blow
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    CRISIS IN CHINA.
    562 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] CIVIL WAR PROBABLE. President's Authority Repudiated. Loader, Jure 14. A telegram from Peking st*te3 that Cbiang Chao Tung, Chief of the Police, has accepted ho acting Premiership. He counter-signed the Presidential mandate dissolving Parlitment. It is beliaved the di-solution will result in c.vil war, the
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    Outside.
    96 5 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page. 2 —The S a l e of Jobore. The Portu’aca. 3—Penang Chamber of C>mme ce. St. George’s School, Taiping. P.C.C, Bow’s Tournament. Singapore Rubber Auction. Othello.” May Rubber Crops. Penang Swimming Club, Church Army R»creatiou T*nts. 6. —Hiw
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    How Can We Help Russia?
    1339 6 It is important for the future weli b icg of the Alliance that Western opinion should measure justly and reasonably the military j prospects of revolutionary Russia. In some English newspapers enc discerns a thinly- disguised impatience with the revolutionists, as with men who have
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    The Electric Polyscope.
    649 6 The Electric beg to inform their patrons that they are screening two further episodes of "The Crimson Stain Mystery” to-night The Devils Symphony and In the Shadow of Death” Parts 13 to 16. These new chapters of realism add further to the volume of bravery and resourcefulness
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    Siam and the War.
    540 6 Daring the past two or three dare there have he n persistent rumours iu cncul.tion to tjueffot that Siam was severing her diplomatic relations with Germany and Au»tro-Hungary r Had the rumours been of the ordinary bazaar type they might 1 have been simply left to
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    The Week’s Events.
    341 6 Fkidat, June 15. Town Band, Esplanade, Saturday, June 16 Ipoh Gymkhana Club, Rag Gymkhana. The New Tambun Mines Ltd., A. G. M„ 49 Beach Street, 12 noon. Red Cross Diy, Ipoh. E*st°rn Shipping C Ltd,, A.G.M., 3 p.m, Cricket. Beaks vs. The Rest, Esplanade, Penang Golf Club,
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    Sentence on a Censor.
    372 6 Thbeb Ybarb fob a Gbavb Offebcb. Mr Justice Low, at the Old Bailey in mail week sentenced Anthony Thomas Spalding, aged forty-eight, an assistant censor of cables at the Press Bureau, residing at Putney, to tbres years* penal servitude for < collecting without authority and communicating
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    The Bushrangers.
    525 6 (Bt Herbert E. Palmer). As I was walking down Oxford Street Ten fierce soldiers I chanced to meet They wore big slouch bets with khaki sashes, And talked like the angry guns, in flashes And my friend said to me, They come from Australia; Villainous fellows for War’s
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    Rubber Thefts.
    400 6 DIFFICULTY OF DETECTION, Say’s Taursd y’s T 0, M j' Still another instance of the extreme difficulty experienced by the Police in detecting and securing a conviction in rubber theft cases was forthcoming at the Ipoh Assizes yesterday, when Mr. Justice Farrer-Manby heard a charge 1 of theft
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    “The Peking Gazette.”
    379 6 A Unique Trial. 3 Mr. Eugene Chen, Editor of The Peking Gasette, who was arrested over a week ago, was sentenced to fourmontbs’ imprisonment practically without any semblance of trial yesterday, says the Peking Daily News of May 29. No snncuncement was made of his trial, his
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      403 6 383 a WANTED staticg salary eipeoiedfto tlnaon ls “GRAPHO" e /o Strait, W ANTEt>7 A 5 dMo E Applj »1«, Boi 80, e /c Strait/ GOVERNMENT ~OF KEDAH^ A PPLICATIONS are inrited f or the appointment of Clerk in the TW Surrey Office, Sungei Patani. on a e 0? mencing
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    AT RANDOM.
    808 7 The high literary quality of Mr. Fiaher’t speech h«a been ornamented on and with g od cause. But he did not (indeed, the subject forbade it) beat the record of bia predecessor Mr. Birred, who, in introducing bia ill* starred Education Bill of 1906, contrived to quote from
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    CHINA'S FOREIGN PROBLEMS.
    907 8 CHINA'S FOREIGN PROBLEM S. Io oar issue of yesterday, saya the Ptkinq Daily Newt we reproduced from The North China Daily Newt an article by Mr. C. C. Wu, Councilor of the W*ichi*o Pu, on some outstardiog cases io Cbira’e f reign relatiooa. The account which Mr Wu gives of
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    WAR'S INFLUENCE IN A DEVON COMBE.
    1046 9 off tLe b'aten track it may be, but it was ~1, early days when it obtained an ins ght S ll that modorn war, especially on Germany, means In normal H a stray tourist occasioned remark so t there was gome excitement when men
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    THE CHINESE CRISIS.
    903 9 President Li's Attitude. Peking, Jane 1. Last night President Li Yuan-hung despatched a lengthy circular telegram to the provinces, defining his attitude. The message, in the maiD, is conciliatory in tone, though it concludes with a warning to the Tuchuns agairst goiDg to extremes. The President expri
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