Straits Echo, 27 June 1917

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OP EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL. 15. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 27th JUNE, 1917. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 118,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1322 1 IV «LMAI IijZED NATIM The Georgetown Motor Garage 7a, Penang Road. Tel. Address i Hokimtcik, Penang. ’Phone No. 694. for sale. TWO ONLY 2 SEATER COMMONWEALTH partin-palmer cars TWO ONLY 2 SEATER MODELEDE-LUXE IWO STROKE MOTORCYCLE A Fleet of English and American Cars tor hire day and night. Motor repairing
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  • 1526 3  -  j THE EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN. By Major G. W. Redway. A most fascinating book might b8 written oq hs great military adventure which -m ral Smuts bo ably describes m a series of dispatches, of which the last w<s {published by the W-r Office on April 18 i
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  • 222 3 Penanq, June 27. S. P. Tapioca $lO 60 sellers. M. P. Tapioca 10.75 sailers. Gold leaf 64.54 Pepper (W.Coast 3 lb, 50z).516 1/2 buyers Black Pepper 25.00 buyers Waite Pepper 40 nominal T--ang Pepper ...$32 season over M ace $llO nom. M ace Pickings 49 sellfrs Gloves 50 sellers.
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    • 652 3 Debility When you feel limp &nd washed out, weary and fatigued with no inclination for exertion your body is in a run-down condition—you are debilitated. You need something to put fresh "go into you—you need a fortnight's Iron ‘Jelloids' treatment English price 1/1 J). Unequalled as a tonic restorative, Iron
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    • 124 3 London Directory (Published Annually.) Enables traders throughout the World to communicate direct with English Manufacturers Dealers in each class of goods. Besides being complete commercial guide to London and its suburbs, the Directory contains lists of Export Merchants with the Goods they ship, apd the Colonia and Foreign Markets they
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    • 526 3 BILIOUSNESS. There are many causes of this complaint, but they all spring from a disordered liver which does not properly fulfil its functions, especially in a warm climate, when it becomes sluggish in its action. The bile is turned from its proper channel, and enters the blood, and the person
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  • 1940 4 Early English Adventurers in the East. By t Arnold Wright. (Melrose. 10s. 6. net.) I would be easier to fiad fault with Mr. r Wright’s title, E*rly English Adventure! s in the Eist,” than to suggest a better. The t name has been used in two
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    • 157 4 NEW SHIPMENTS JUST UNPACKED. CRETONNES. An entirely new collection of the choicest Cretonnes is now being shown and intending purchaiera are respectfully invited to inspect the quality and compare the value before placing orders. INS. 50 cts. v 55 cts., WIDE 85 cts., 90 cts, $l.OO and <51.10 yard New
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    • 90 4 Chamberlain's Pain Balm. A touch of rheumatism, or a twinge of neuralgia, whatever the trouble is, Cham* berlain’s Pain Balm drives away the pain at once and cures the compla’nt quickly. First application gives relief. When a bottle of it is kept in the house the pain of burns and
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    • 312 4 Safe, Sure, Always Cares. Do not euffer from cramp colic or pain in the stomach when Chamberlain’s Colic, Choi* era and Diarrhoea Remedy goes to the right pot and g ves immediate relief. You cannot aff ird to be without it if you are subject to attacks of this kind.
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  • 642 5 The war news of the day being brief, and wird news dealing largely with food and economic questions, we are emboldened to wonder when our Food Control Committee is going to get to work. Something is happening, no doubt because a secretary has been appointed, but
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  • 435 5 A correspondent, writing from Singapore 1 to The Tim's Imperial and Foreign Trade Supp’euunr, says that ia Malaya business n •e brisker than in the best times before the war. Ironmongery, hardwgre, and engineer- mg material are, of course, hard to obtain from Britain, but supplies
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  • 358 5 Germany Denounced London, May 19, A great international congress of Socialists here is in session. It is being presided over by M. Branting, the Swedish Socialist leader. After paying a tribute to the Buss'an revolutionaries, M. Branting delcared that it was the duty of neuttals to'work not
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  • 138 5 Subscription List. Amount previously acknowledged $931 Lira Theam, Esq $lO, Mrs. Ong Teog N*ob 40, Mrs Lae Ooa Siik 20, Mrs Eiw Yok Poh 10. Mrs. Sai Pang 20, Mrs. G> h T*ik Cbee 10, Mrs. Kboo Y-w 5. Mrs. Lam Ram Thong 50, Mrs. Loong
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  • 420 5 The entertainment to be provided on the Polo Qronnd on 8»turday next is to take t’-.e form cf mounted ecmp titiona instead of the usual monthly match, and the large number cf eatrifs received indicates that the I afternoon will be eoj jyahly fil'ed. The first item —Tent
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 189 5 E MPIRE THEATR Business Manager TO-NIGHT/ Thomas Sh&fto TO-NIGHT/! E FOR FOUR NIGHTS ONLY HORACE GOLDIN THE ROYAL ILLUSIONIST' MONARCH OF' MYSTERY AND FULL COMPANY OF 35 ARTISTES. PRESENTING A. SERIES OF NEW E Ti SAT I ON AL P-ECTAC ULAR URPRISIS A CARNIVAL OF CONJURING INTRODUCING THE OLD and
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    • 217 5 UO ft *4 F© 13 Qh'WHGHF 4im77 0 I Virginia cigarettes WD.&H.O.WiH- 5 v Bristol Lo/iDO/^rtfit UeSHRiO. lt ,i« l^ toumo ca..tTt wee*»»** i -*-v i LECTRIC POLYSCOPI7 Ist Show, at 7 p.m. 2nd Show at 9 p.m Ll E 10 NEW PARTS TO-NIGHT NEW PARTS 10 THE DIAMOND WTHE
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  • 95 6 Vdbli«lttA daily (except Sunday* and public v holiday*) ▲T TH CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Paic*' Doily Local $24 per annum. Oatetation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Port Free) $17.50 cant.* ADDRR99 ECHO—PENANG." Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586 Printing Department 343 M.B. —All buS.neM communications should
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  • 1327 6 The re*olutionB passed recently by the Imperial Conference cannot but impress the reader with the importance of the businesa transacted ani the readiness with which serious and complicated problem* hare been facet. The Conference had neither legislative nor executive authority, and was without any representative
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  • 822 6 Dr. B- M Connolly is. we are glad to bear, progressing favourably towards recovery, I Mr. Lim Peng Siang of Singapore has been elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. e e e The death has occurred at Home of Mr, Henry Dallas, well-known in
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  • 32 6 Latest Quotations. Tin (uare6oed) is quoted here to day at sloB.37business done, in Singapore at $1('8 375. buyers no sellers, and in London at £248 15s. spot and £239 three months.
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  • 1024 6 The Loss of the Mailt. Of course tbe loss of the m».i a a ed to the East from London at th P Uoh May will Ciuse senous LoLl** of and perhaps worse, both to bu-mess and private individuals. But smceT submarining became acute ,t ha, customary to
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 176 6 Our footwear makes life’s walk easy. Having bought at rrrj terms, we are able to offer the following at such astonishing low rates. G<nt s tine box calf Balmorals, welted high heels leather throughout, stout poles, punched caps. Priie only Ditto, Shoes, y $5.90 WHEN SOLD, WE CANNOT REPEAT AT
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  • 1350 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS. Attack o* W Mile» Frftftt. London. Jane 25. 12.20 p.m Sir DougUe Haig reports: •We followed up yesterday night’s sueo t(l to the sou'h west of Lns and made •übstant itftl progress astride the Bouches R,vrpr on a front of one-aod-a-balf miles. Wa
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  • 741 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams]. TRIUMPH OF M. VENIZELOS. Premier'» Kesigftfttioft. Athens, June 25. M. Zaimia has resigned. The K ag told M Jjnaart that he agreed to M. Veoizsbs forming a Cabinet. M. Van Jibs has arrived at Athena. Aftd tke Cause. M. Zaitnis resigns! bicause he refused to
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  • 564 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Official Aaaouaecmeat. London, June 26, An official announcement states that letter mails for ladia, Mesopotamia, Ceylon, tbe Straits Settlements, Malaysia and beyond, despatched from London oa May 31, and parcel mails despatched on May 23 have been lost at sea. The Duration of the War.
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  • 94 7 A Hague cable to the Sumatra Pott states that Bishop Heylen of Namur, who since the war has been continuously in close relations with the olergy in Austria, has assured oertaio persons in bis entourage that in the middle of July an armistioe will ba concluded for
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  • 26 7 (From Our Own Correspondent, London, June 26. The prioes in the London Rubber Market to-day were Pale Crepe 2/5r Diamond Smoked 2/4 j
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  • 437 7 [Rbjjtbe’s Tblboba.ms.] Constitutional Guarantees Suspended. London, June 26, 7 am, Tbe Council of Ministers has decided to suspend the Constitutional guarantees. Sanor Dato, tbe Premier, hi a gone (o tbe Palace to ask tbe King to aigu tbe decree. London, June 26, —Later. It ia officially stated
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  • 204 7 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page. 3. —War Notes. 4 —First in the Indies. 5. —The Local Food Problem. Trade in the F.M.S. Socialists on War. Church Army R-oreation Tents. Mounted Spor v s. 8. —A Week’s Warring. Rubber Notes. C.R.C. Tennis Tourn«ment. Vital
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  • 893 7 Fbarb tor Future. London, May 20. General von Falkenhayn, when interview, ed by Stxoa j >urnalists (according to an Amsterdam mtss.ge) said that net only tbe people at home were raving about peace. Tbe soldiers at the front were equally desirous of piac». But peace whs
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  • 860 8 Semi Official Review. The following cable» ware communicated to the Bangkok preiss by the British Legation i I T*b Allies’ Aims. London, June 15. The British. French and American Govern* meets have addressed separate Notes to 1 Russia. The American note said that 1 readjustments must follpw
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  • 1045 8 Excess-Profits Duty Increased-Over I Production. 1 The new Budget proposals only affect the plantation rubber industry in respect of the increase from 60 per cent, to 80 per cent, in excess-profits duty. It was thought by some tnat rubber itself would be taxed. That the tax in its
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  • 79 8 The following is the health statement of the Penang Municipality for the week ended June 23,1917 r Male 53 Y Total Deaths 4 >B2 Female 29 Death rate 40 34 per mille per annum compared with 34.93 in the preceding week and with 34.29 in the corresponding week
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  • 770 8 Toe following tie has been fixed fori tomorrow: Sinqle Handicap Class A. 8 Lee TiaDg List —15 2 vs Fook Sbian +15.1 8 Amsterdam reports that it has been cffici- 1 ally announced in Germany that the early i seizure of bronze and brass honse-fittinge I c
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  • 888 8 Wednesday, Juni 27. Town Band, Esplanade. P. M. General Meeting. B <tang Padang. Horace Goldin, Empire Theatre. Friday. June 29. Town Band, Esplanade. St, Peter. Saturday, June 30. Cricket—P.C.C. vs Mr. A.R. Morgan’s XI Esplanade, 11,30 a.m, Penang Polo Club, Mounted Sports, Polo Ground, 4 30 p
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 333 8 WAR TAX ORDINANCE 1917t< Principal officers of Com- 1 panics and Associations are reminded that on or before the 30th June, 1917, they must deliver to the Collector of War Tax a profit and loss statement of such Companies and Associations In respect of fheir last finanalal year prior to
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    • 40 8 Someth ng Dependable. Diinhoca ia always more or leas preva’ent JuMDg thi w«athar. Bi prepared for it Coamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrbo itemady ia prompt and effectual. Item al ways ba depended upon. For sale by all dispensaries and dealers.
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    • 12 8 For Children's Hacking Congh at Night. Woods' Great Peppermint Onre la. 6d,
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    • 559 8 dennes post in Malaya, Experienced Miniop, Locomotive, and 1 iuiamp, Liocomoiiye, and Machinery, and with nat ve Irt'iJ T mrn’alH and fnll 1 CBU file at c/o the mentals Echo Echo.” and fail particulars on Office, apply Po W e r 312 Penang Sales Room. AUCTION SALK Of Household Furniture
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  • 2056 9 (From Our Ovm Correspondent A Birthdat Present. Loi.dor, May 10. ByODeof those ironies from which the progeny of an Alt Highest of Germany is not exempt, the terrific blow which t^e French Commander in Chief ce alt the Hindenburg line this week coincided with the the
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  • 182 9 Not to be limited in one’s diet bat to eat whatever one pleases without discomfort is the dream of every dyspeptic. Nobody can honestly promise to restore any stomach to this condition, because all people cannot eat the same kiad of food with equally satisfactory results.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 49 9 Economy In the End. It coats but a ««all amount to berlain’s Colic, Cholera and D a f rboea ed? alwaja in your medicine chest an economy in the e»d. It a^w f“. y V 4 C nial 4 e cures quickly. For sale by all dispenserie tnd dealers,
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    • 495 9 JNT OTICE. LABOUR CODE. 1912, F.M.S "Indian Immigration Fund Ordinance, 1911. Employers of Indian laboui; are hereby reminded that assessment returns for the preceding quarter must b lent to the Office of the Deputy Controllei of Labour, Penang, during the months o; April, July, October and January. Forms for the
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    • 28 9 OVER 6,000 MILES ON A HENLEY ALL BRITISH SPECIALLY TOUGHENED TYRE AND STILL RUNNING. NEW SHIPMENT JUST ABHIVED. SOLE AGENTS G. H. SLOT Co., ‘tun. PENANG AND PERAK.
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  • 1721 10  -  [By Viscount Haldane in the Manchester Guardian The war lias dimons'rat-d the danger of want of method bastd on provision for contingencies. Tne indispensable preliminary to the organisation of action is obviously rhe systematic organisation of thought. For a highly practical pec p e like our own,
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 110 10 <? IX iC a wr% y r > p sc •«5TTJ -<*p W MT E (1917 fcQDEL.) Jt jf* s v VH7I «a L€an.*sff i Capacity 7 5 to IOO lbs. per hour. CLOSE ON 300 MACHINES NOV/ 1N USE. DELIVERY AT BNCE FROM STOCK Maximum Rubber Recovery cn all
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    • 49 10 Bowel Complaint in Children. During the summer months mothers should watch for any unnatural looseness of the child’s bowels. When given prompt attention at this time serious trouble may be avoided. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy can always be depended upon. For sale by all dispensaries and dealers.
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    • 200 10 r o Under the Most ESTABLISHED 1872, u o Distinguished Patronages of ur. H. R. H; The Duke of Connaught !> ‘fj T.S. R.H. Prince Princess of Teck C I V' A H. M. King of Siam. H. H. The Sultan of Johore c B. P. de SILV MANUFACTURING JEWELLER
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  • 935 11 The itory of the siDkicg Ballarat is good to read, with its Australians who faced death not merely with nonchalance or equanimity, but with song and jest- But it Beems a pity that Private Robert Lee, who bide 2b. 9d. for the doomed boat, should lose the money.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 540 11 33 il! %K*t I M m m 19 ins. by 19 ins. by 24 ins. by ins. i fc® iaix m p|§J WRITE FOR QUOTATIONS TO Ibuttenbacb AND COMPANY, PENANG. L y L IFE WITHOUT HEALTH IS rETARZO ila latest discovery of modem This remarkable compound, the latesi a d
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    • 516 11 Shake off the Clutch of rheumatism, the greatest enemy to the peace of man. You can do it, As evidence of tb’s yon have but to consider any one of the thousands of cure* that have been effected by the use of Little's Oriental Balm Many of those cured wtra
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