Straits Echo, 20 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 GENERALLY. VOL- $24 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 20th JUNE, 1917. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. IV»
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    • 1080 1 titMAl viand m IUZED NATUEfis The Georgetown Motor Garage 7a, Penang Road. fwi iddreiß i Hokiatcik» Penang. w ’Phone No. 694. (BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. port SALE. jwo ONLY 2 SE4TER COMMONWEALTH partin-palmer cars TWO ONLY 2 SEATER MODELE DE-UJXE IWO STROM motorcycle a Fleet ot
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    • 11 1 Al X. 3 i 11 m .„.i IS <A'I! —7 1
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  • 2125 3 I bad four very good reasons for wishing to see Bigdad. First, we bad fought fo' Bagdad second, we bad captured Bigdad thirdly, Bagdad was undoubtedly an interesting place to see; and, fourthly, there were millions of people who bad never teen Baedad. Not to question the
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    • 714 3 **********0000 oooooooooooooo* o JUST UN RACKED. 0 0 1913—1914 MODEL SECONDHAND HUPMOBILE CARS. With or without electric lights and self starters. They are just as good as new with new tyres, hood and paint. Several of these have been booked 0 0 K 0 ibis is the last- shipment and
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    • 512 3 Anaemia or Poorness of Blood, is far more prevalent than is generally supposed. Men, Women and Children are all liable to suffer. If neglected, serious consequences may result. If taken when the symptoms are first noticed, it is a very simple matter to enrich the blood and so effectually check
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  • 1326 4 Tbe Marne Campaign. By Major F. E. Whitton- (Consiable- 10s. 64. net.) A g oily number of stones of ihe battle < t the M.*roQ hive been published in Franc and a f> w in OermaDV «i d it is right that •-here should be an uarrative
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  • 230 4 Few men realise that about one woman in four do38 her houeewoik wbile suffering actual pain. If a man bad to endure as much pain he would stay at home and let bis work take care of itself. But there is nobody to do the work of
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    • 235 4 POPULAR PRICED PUMP-SHOES. ELI 'l' E Similar to illustration, made with an extra •tout 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. It O Y A L Whole cut, made with stout
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    • 748 4 398 WANTED IMMEDIATELY s with particulars end price t() A FP'j Box 4 C <' Q Straits Echo, wanted! A DISPENSER—AppIy required) to P at B *l»rj Box 80, c Straits Echo, Wanted! w-Txasasr Apply to: G. M, KEULEMAN9 1, F M.S. Rulway Balding,, Penang, WANTED. Unfurnished House or Bungalow
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  • 1886 5 I A friend sending us a cop; tf Straits Produce for July, 1894, cills our atjtentiqo to an article it contains on Penang and remarks that it is extraordinary bow plans, schemes and aspiration# which were then regarded as fantastic and preposterous either bare since been realised
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    • 438 5 Empire theatre 1 Buiiness Manager Thomas Shafto,JQ| last night of present PROGRAMME= GRAND DOUBLE BILL TO-NIGHT COMPLETE CHANCE TO-MQfrRQW NIGHT ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. Commencing next Wednesday, 27th June, 1917 FOR A SHORT SEASON ONLY HORACE GOLDIN s TUBS ROYAL ILLUSIONIST MONARCH OF MYSTERY AND FULL COMPANY OF »5 ARTISTES. PBE3ENTING A
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    • 319 5 I I <3B K MX 9 9 IS N°77 a o o Virginia cigarettes WD ■D.&HOV /,u 5 Bristol London- n D A SPECIAL CHANCE OF PROGRAMME TO-NIGHT! THE ELECTRIC POLYSCOPE TJIE PREMIER PTCTURE HOUSE IN r ENAm FOUR NEW CHAPTERS 8 PARTS THE DIAMOND FROM THE SKY Chapter 5
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  • 101 6 MIM diOj («xoept Sundays and public hdUtyi) 1 uni CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. Ma. 59 Beach Street, Penang. t Fnicn. t 7 v,w I M D*Ay Leant s*4 per M»nnm. Owirtataow... Postage Extra. Mai Bitten (Port Free) $17.50 OABLI iDDBM KJHO—PENANO Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586 Printing Department 343
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  • 58 6 Tan-Lim.—At the Fitzgerald Memorial Church, Penang, on June 16 by the Rev. P. J. Baughman. Tan Pong Seng, of Butter'vorth, Piovince Wellesley, younger brother f Mr. Tan Pong Guau, of Singapore, to Tjim Choon Neo, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lrm Tai Lse of Penang. Singapore, F. M.
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  • 1199 6 More than ooce, of late dayi, we have beard it said that China is hopeless no good need be expected of her the Chinese can do nothing for themselres If we may say so without being rude, that is so much rubbish. To say that the Chinese can do
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  • 32 6 Latest Quotations. Tin (unre fined) is quoted here to-day at $111.75, business done, in Singapore (retired) st $ll2, buyers no sellers, aod in London at £243 spot and £246 three months.
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  • 26 6 (From Our Own Correspondent. London, Jane 19. The prices in the London Rubber Market to«day '.fere Pale Crepe 2/8$ I Diamond Smoked 2/8$
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  • 920 6 Mr. W. Bartley has been appointed Secretary to the Food Control Committee. Sir E. Parrot, a supporter of Mr. Arquitb, i has been elected unopposed for South Edin- burgh, vice Mr. C. H. Lyell (resigned). Mr. J. H; Lamont, of the China Mutual i Life Insurance Company,
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  • 971 6 Traffic Regulation Some well meaning person has estah, 4 park for ■•bal.kK” 7ic s h«„, 10 tbs middle of the very nartowe-t n., i Beach Street the neck of the Ke" just south of its intersection bv fhm Street, where in the ordinary way the™ scarcely space for
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    • 165 6 S las it i “Time is the nurse# breeder of all good.” Not all clocks are accurate time keepers, but the clocks made by the Ansonia Clock Company, U.S.A have never fail' d to justify their claim. We are offering you an upto—date Office Clock, 8-day movement, strikes Half Hour
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  • 2094 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] inT ERESTING review. V,|«»bl« Hi.torieal Record. London, Jane 19. TVjogla Haig in a despatch covering Sr rations from November 18, 1910, to tbe oper m gnt of the present offensive, connected story and a valuable trical record eluciditing much that ha. ert) b33n obicure
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  • 652 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] FINE AERIAL WORK. Greul G»i»c4. London, June 18, 11.45 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports:— We made twenty-one prisoners this morning daring the enemy’s failure to regain the positions on Infantry Hill. M Our troopers gained ground slightly in the direction of Warneton. "An all day
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  • 697 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] MARKED ARTILLERY ACTIVITY. Rkcims Bomkardcd. L)odoD, June 19,1 05 a.m. A French communique reports There was marked artillery activity in the region of L tffaux, at Pantheon, and in the Craonne—Chevreux sector. We captured a system of trenches forming a salient in Champagne on a front
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  • 339 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] THE EXISTING AGREEMENTS. A Significant Step. Petrograd, June 17. Toe Provisional Government has publisbel a Note suggesting an Allied Conference with the object of revising the waraim agreements, excluding the London Agreement the signatories of which agreed oot to conclude a separate peace. No
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  • 314 7 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page. 3.—Bagdad in War-Time. 4 —The Marue Campaign. 5. —Penang in 1914. 8. —The War Tax. The Week’s Events. Penang Tuif Club. Penang Golf Club. Penang Swimming! Club. Sultan of Pahang’s Dratb. A Master Magician. Church Army Recreation Tents.
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  • 865 8 W KDN BBDA Y, JUNE 20. Town Band, Esplanade. Licensing Ju*ticpß Meeting, D.Btrict Court, t Thursday, Junb 21. jMohamedun Fasting Mouth (Bulan Puas*) commerces. Football—P. C. C. vi. IR. C. Erplanade. Friday, Junk 22 Town Band, Esplanade. r Satueday. June 23 Prince of Wiles’ Birthday (i€ 94).
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  • 1000 8 Obdinaby Meeting. An ordinary lueeimg of tUo Municipal Comm'esiouers was h*».d at the Municipal Offic-B vesterd y and there were piesent W. Petl (President), F. Doxbury, j Quh Be >g K-e, Uhee Wor L tek aud Yeob uuin S ok, with Messrs. L. M. B-11 (Municipal Eigineer) and
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  • 535 8 S*ys ye6t«rd-iy’s T O. M VVe a’e c finally informed by the Hop. Mr R G. Watson, British Resident tf Perak, that His Highness the Sultan of Pahang hki pissed away, news that will be regretted by all who knew His Highness or were interested in
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  • 131 8 Horace Goldin Coming to Penang. The news that Horace Goldin is txpec el to open a brief seasoa at thi 4 Etnp.re” on June 27 will be welcmed by those who have read of Goldin, perhaps tbe best known illusionist in the world, except tbe late John
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  • 272 8 Subscription List. Amount previously acknowledged 9425, F C E )bel/i, Eq. 95. Mre. E. M Lunglev 125, M<-s. M. Riug 925, Mrs. R r< Weber 950, Hou. Mr. W Peel 925, L A. C. Biggs, E;q. 91 t M-jir A. R. J. Dewar 920, H. A.
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  • 352 8 Proposed Programme Passed A special general meeting of the members of tbe Penang Tu f Cluo was he'd at the Chamber of CommeiC3 yesterday afbraoon *nd there werj present Me*«rs. G. A Hereford, F C. Gregpon, A. W- B. Hamilton, A. B. Voules, R P. Phillip*, E
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  • 56 8 Gibbon’s Cup Competition. The above competition will be swum as follows: 50 yards (hand cap) 11 s.m, Sunday, Jonp 24. 100 yards (bard cap) 11 a.m, Sunday, July 1. 220 vard* (handicap) 11 a.m. Sunday, July 15. Eutri-s will be received by the Captaio up to 10
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  • 373 8 TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The following tie has been fil'd for Friday, thp 22rd in9t. Men's Doubles Handicap A (Final), Swan and Ktuder —l5 vs Penny and Sallar —3O The following tie has been fi:;ed for Saturday, the 23'd inst. Ladies' Doubles Handicap. Mrs Peel and Mrs Lmgston +2/6
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  • 2069 8 Some Unexpected Results. [To THE Editor of the Free Press Sir,— I Tie object of the \V* r Tax Ordi- J oatiCe 1917 is to secure from every person in the receipt of a total income of $3,000 or l more a year a contribution to the
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    • 77 8 When Baby screams there is much fo do to quieten him,/ The poor li tie chap cmnot tell you whit the trouble is, but, mcst likely, it is just wind. Two drops of WOODS' GRE4T PEPPERMINT CORE, in a little w*rm water will put the matter and qu ofcly make
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  • 1146 9 THE WAR NO BARRIER [Bt J. G. Swift McNeill, K. 0., M P,] Tbe doctrinr which we so often har pompr usly propounded that there should be ao change in the Constitution while the country is engaged in a war in which all its energies, physical,
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    • 134 9 GOOD NEW 6 MOTORISTS FXTRfi EXTRAOrdinary mileage iiip MgWl ARE m HENLEY TYRES (.official; k v r* "•j 1 wm AND J ALL BRITISH Specially Toughened W. T. Henley Telegraph Works Co., Ltd. Ot submarine cable world fame, is the best guarantee that Henley tyres aregood. TRY THEM AT ONCE.
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    • 309 9 ESTABLISHED 1874. THE ORIENTAL Government Security Life Assurance Company Ltd. Incorporated ia India, BRANCH OFFICE, SINGAPORE J. R. Macphkrson, V Secretary S.S. and F.M.S. Funds exceed $30,500,000.00 Claims Paid $26,000,030.00 LOW RATES. LIBERAL CONDITIONS Apply for Prospectus etc, to Lim Eu Toh, Merchant. 159, Beach f or 8 6, Leach
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    • 617 9 To Suffer or Not to Suffer Thpr* is only one answer. Little's Ori* ental Bal 111 has for evar b inishrd the need to «uff r. Kbt-umilisno, swollen, painful joints, weakened muscles, the most unbearable aches and pains disappear at the soothing touch of this reco*ned remedy. Just rub in.
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  • 966 10  -  (By Geok«e F.M. Cocks.) A nation’s po itical advancement is re corded in her hiatory books, her mfelDctu<l proirs*is shown by her dictionaries. It includes odds and ends and bits and scraps of all sorts of occasions; the mummifi d remi ns of ancient controversies, scraps of fossilised
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  • 305 10 Pknanq, 20th June 1917 dee?— Soup da Roast perCitt T 16 Fteaks 28 Stew or Curry Meat 28 Rump Steak 18 Ox Tail 28 Tongue 40 Feet 50 Heart 30 FiUet of Beef P9f Cltt 35 Pork— 60 Pork without fat per 38 to 40 Pig’s Head 48
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    • 12 10 For Children’s Hacking Ccigh at Night, Woods’ Great Peppermint Care Is. 6d
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    • 242 10 SOS TRY IT IN YOUR BATH SGRUBBS- AMMONIA MARVELLOUS PREPARATION [Invaluable for Toiletand Domestic Purposes. Softens Hard Water. Splend id Cleansing Preparation for the Hair. Allays the Irritation caused by Mosquito Bites. Cleans Plate, Jewellery, and Carpets. For Sale by all Grocers and Chemists. SCRUBS CO., Ltd., Guildford Street, LONDON,
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    • 164 10 IFOR SALE. AERATED WATER MACHINERY complete Makers: Hay word T*ylor A Co., Ltd., with Od Eogiueby Patter ACo.iin good working order. For full particulars apply to. ai 2 CHENO KEAi Co., No. 71, Penang Street, JONGKEENA A wonderful blood purifier. Mixture to r internal and external use. Cures Headache or
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