Straits Echo, 30 June 1917

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    35 1 Straits Echo DJilLY CHRONICLE OF EYENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 16. $U ta Asm*)! PENANG, SATURDAY. 80th JUNE, 1917. Single Copy, 10 cents, No. 151.
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      1161 1 pws I? (ffif He The Georgetown' Motor Garage BANKS 7a, Penang Road. Tel. Address j HokiffitC'k, Penang. ’Phone No. 694. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND ROYAL CHARTER.) BY £1,200.000 £!.*)0,000 FOR SLUuIE. TWO ONLY 2 SEATER commonwealth PARTIN-PALMER CARS TWO ONLY 2 SEATER Amritsar Bangkok
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      21 1 u K S ••tip I T^TORl^u •HKB nu JS 0 Rc use ctiom M t r ..*ij Will* lix ‘C Jim
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      4280 2 BY ORDEfi OF THE ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF MOHAMED ARIFF deceased. TO BE SOLD BY Public Auction On Mon., 9th July 1917 at 11 a.m following days (SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS ft* PUBLIC HOLIDAYS EXCEPTED) At tlx© Archway of Logan s Buildings, Street, Penang. The following properties:— 1. TELOK REMISS ESTATE.
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    The Ear of Dionysius.
    1952 3 A Test Cub im Psychical Ribxaxcm The interest in ghoitly affairs seems to be widespread among our readers and we have bad several letters asking us why we have' not notioed the paper by Mr. G-erald Balfour in the March number of the u Prooeedings of
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      1082 3 PENANG AUCTION MART. BY ORDER OF THE ADMINISTRATRIX. OP THE ESTATE OP MOMAM ED ARIFF deceased TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION ON MONDAY, 9th JULY, 1917, AT 11 A.M. AND FOLLOWING DAYS, (SATUEDAYS, SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS EXCEPTED) AT THE ARCHWAY OF LOGIN'S BUILDINGS, BEACH STREET. PENANC. The following
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      12 3 For Ghildron’i Hooking Oongk ot Night Wooii' Great Peppermint Onre li. 6d.
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      90 3 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 complaint quickly. First application gives relief. When a bottle of it is kept in the house the pain of burns and
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      292 3 Begs! A Bouquet of India’s Choicest Flowers. An entrancingly fragrant and powerful scent, yet net cloying, Phul Nana blends all the choicest scent 3 of an Indian Garden into an unique perfume. Try it and enjoy this luxury in sweet smells. Phul-Nana can also be obtained in conjunction with a
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    Sunday.
    982 4 The Sabbath fob Man, (From a Times Correspondent The letters on Sunday observance which have appeared lately ia The Times manifest a real cleavage of opinion on the nature of the claim that day has on Christians. All are agreed that Sunday is to be observed as a day
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      593 4 NEW SHIPMENTS JUST UNPACKED. CRETONNES. An entirely new collection of the choicest Cretonnes is now being shown and intending purchasers 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 $l.lO yard ITe-w
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      649 4 ESTABLISHED 1874 THE ORIENTAL Government Security Life Assurance Company Ltd, Iacorporated im India. BRANCH OFFICE, SINGA p ORE J. R. MACFHBR80N, Secretary S,S. and F.M.S. Funds exceed $30,500,000.00 Claims Paid $26,000,000.00 LOW RATES. LIBERAL CONDITIONS Apply for Prospectus etc, to Lim Eu Toh, Merchant, 158, Beach or 86, Beach Street,
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    Adversaria.
    1157 5  -  (By Tom Weight). Whatsoever a godly man sayeth from a pulpi cutteth more ice than the same say. ing said by a man like me in a newspaper Wherefor it gives me much pleasure to quote Dr. W. E Orchard, the theologian He says: The modern mind has no
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    The George Town Dispensary Ltd.
    400 5 A Ten Per Cent. Dividend. The Sixteenth Annual General Meeting of the members of the above Company was held at the registered office 37a, Beach Street, Penang yesterday afternoon. There ware present A. Stephen Anthony E-q, (Chairman) and Dr. J. Sharp, (Directors), and Messrs. L.
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    Church Army Recreation Tents.
    129 5 As the Bishop of birgapore explained in bis letter to the press dated the 14th June a Church Army Tent which can be moved close in rear of the fizhtmg lines in France costs $2 600 folly furnished. These tents do splendid work among the troops
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    Late Inspector Frayne.
    223 5 June 8, by amount previously acknow* lodged $1,100; 11, Pritchard and Co. $100; 19, amount collected by Court Inspector C. H. Nicol $75; 22, E, A. Manasseh and Co. $25; 25, amount collected by Court Inspector C. H. Nicol $20; 26, T. Is»«c Tanabyah $5; 27, anonymous
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      401 5 E’MPIRE THEATR17 Jj Business Manage rer Thomaa TO-NIGHT/ TO-NIGHT/! Unprecedented Success Hundreds turned away last night LAST NIGHT HORACE GOLDIN THE AND royal illusionist MONARCH OF MYSTERY FULL COMPANY OF 35 ARTISTES. PRESENTS A 8ERIES OF NEW E Ti SAT I ON AL fectac ular URPRISKS A CARNIVAL OF CONJURING
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    97 6 FEblished daily (except Sunday* and public v holiday*) < AT THU CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. Jffo. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Price; Daily Local $24 per annum. Outetation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Po*t Free) $17.50 CABLE ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586 Printing Department 343 N.B. —All bu2.nes» communications
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    EDUCATION IN THE F.M.S.
    1505 6 Annual reports by Government officer*, of which we get a batch every year, are not genetaily interesting documents The dry bones show too prominently. They are either a mass of statistics from which only the mathematically minded can extract the mildest curiosity, or a set of
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    M. A. P.
    924 6 Dr- E. E D. Liu has returned to Penang and, we understand, intends to practise here. Capt. A. C. Anderson, son of the Governor of Ceylon, has left the Ganeral Hospital, at Colombo. Mr. A- Hoogprwerf (Jr.) of Ayer Weng (Rihman) Tiu Development and Prospecting, will be
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1051 6 Killing the Goose. Just about this time last year w dealt m these columns with the que B ti, n of increased taxation, stating that ,t d,d not .1 ways have the results expected by authors. We even went so far venture a prophecy that the result of
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      243 6 ♦♦ooooooooooooooo4# y v j i? t%|f ;JEs39& .c -J V V'. S UTTON’S EEDS. V' t FRESH STOCKS JUST ARRIVED. FLOWER. '-1,- W- *.£->- Aster, Balsam, Cosmos, Coreopsis, Marigold, Petunia, Sunflower Nasturtium. 40 cts, a tin. Phlox, 60 eta. a tin. Dianthus, Gaillardia and Zinnia 70 eta. a tin. VEGETABLE.
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    THE BRITISH FRONT.
    700 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] FIGHT FOR AVION. Fur'btr Progress. London, Jon-f 29. 12 15 a.m. Sir Dougluß H*ig reports “We made considerable further progress to the south of the Souch-z river and captured a number of prisoners. Our line in this area was again advanced on a front of
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    Tin.
    27 7 Tin (nnrrhued) sioga pore (resloB 371. business sme (76 tons fineo) at $lO9. bmiuess 0 told), and in London at Xi** P JUZ& 10*. three months.
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    CRISIS IN CHINA.
    443 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] brighter outlook. Ckaag Hiuk'i Demiids Accepted, Peking, June 28. The President has accepted a number of Chang Hsun’s demands, including tfce reorganisation of the Cabinet, with a reduction of the powers of the President, a re drafting of the ConHitution, and a re-election of the
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    Outside.
    121 7 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Pago. 3 —The Ear of Dionysius. 4—Sunday. 5,—Adversaria. Late Inspector Frayne. The George Town Dispensary, Ltd Church Army Recreation Tents. 8. Th a Command of th*> Sea. German Fears of Swedish R°volutioD. Roll of Honour. Other People’s Money. The
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    GREECE.
    820 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] IMPORTANT DECLARATION. Recall of Diplomatic Repreaeatativea Immiaeat. Athens, June 29. Though war has not yet been declared the Government consider that a state of war ex'sts (with Germany) since their advent on June 28. The recall of the diplomatic representatives of the Central Powers and their allies
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    MESOPOTAMIA REPORT.
    622 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] No Rciiintioai Aa Yet. London, June 29. It is understood that no resignation has 1 so far been tendered in connection with the Mesopotamia report. Ckaaged Conditions. London, June 29. The Military Correspondent of the Timet states that the Mesopotamia report refers to the past and
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    BRITAIN’S WAR AIMS.
    726 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] PREMIER AT GLASGOW. A Stirrisg Speech. i London, June 29. > The freedom of the city of Glasgow was conferred on Mr. Lloyd George at St. Andrew’s Hall. The Premier received a very enthusiastic ovation especially from the women munition workers. Germaa Travesty of Facts.
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    LATE WAR ITEMS.
    281 7 From Dutch Sources. The following special cables appear in the Sumatra Pott: HOLLAND AND THE WAR. Shipping Problem. The Riouu>, Boeroe, Banka and Kangean have been commandeered by the Government to bring rice from Burma. No one single vaesrl if the Nid Hand Company will be able
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    Bandmann Opera Co.
    501 7 The Bandman Opera Co. will open their three days’ season in Penang at the Empire Theatre on Thursday. July 12 with that popular success from the Adelphi Theatre, High Jinks” to be followed on Friday with The Bing Boys are Here” and on Saturday Mr. Manhattan”, all
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    Physique of Recruits.
    238 8 [To the Editor of the Straits Echo Dear Sir, The following is an extract from a letter from the Wir Office, which I should be glad if yon would publish for the reformation of your readers 27/Gen. No. 6007. (5. D. R.) War Office Annexe, London, S-W-May
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    Shares.
    182 8 The following are the alterations in Messrs. A. A. Anthony Co.’s share list to*day Alor Gdjih Rubber Estate $3.90 buyers and $4 15 sellers Ayer Molek Rubber Co. $2.20 buyers and $2 35 sellers Bitu Lintacg $4 00 buvers and $4 50 sellers K>lenaak Rubber Estate $7 00 buyers
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    German Fears of Swedish Revolution.
    973 8 A general alum at the situation in Swedm is revealed in the German press, say* the Amsterdam correspoodent of the Sunday Timet. The Conservative papers, J especially, contain violent attacks on the Swedish Socialists, and particularly on Herr Branting, the leader. It is recognised that
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    The Command of the Sea.
    902 8 [To thb Editor of ter Timet Sir, —The instructive correspondence in your columns on this subject has cot yet provoked a historical test of the theory < that our command of the sea has been i abolished by the offensive of German sub- marines and
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    Court of Appeal.
    941 8 Alsaooff Estatb —An Appeal Dismissed. The Court of Appeal delivered judgment yesterday afternoon on a point arising in connection with the litigation concerning the Alsagoff estate, says the Straits Times of Thursday. In the court below action was taken by Syed Hassan bin Mobamed Alsagoff (represemting the
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    St. George’s Church, Penang
    111 8 Jxtlt 1, 4th Sunday aftbb Trinity. 8-00 a.m. Matins 8*30 a.m. Holy Communion 5*00 p.m. Children’s Service 6-00 p.m. Evensong Hymn 870 Responses Roberts Psalm VI Brownsmith 82 VII Cooke 83 VIII Lawes Magnificat Mornington 134 NuncDimittis Macfarren 67 Hymns 260, 634 and 229 During the
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    Penang Golf Club.
    62 8 TENNIS TOURNAMENT. Final Results. The following were the results cf the ties played off yesterday Lad.itB Singles Handicap (Final). Miss Hooker —15,1 beat Mrs Powell —4/6 6 6—3 Mixed Doubles Handicap (Final). Miss Hooker and Everest —30.4 beat Mrs Powell and Threlfall —3O 7 B—6 Men's Singles
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    C.R.C. Tennis Tournament.
    30 8 The following was the result of the tie played ofiF yesterday Single Handicap A (Final). Lee Tiang Liat —l5 2) beat Fook Shian (+l5 1) 6-1, 6-2
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    Penang Swimming Club.
    28 8 Gibbovs Cup Competition. Members are reminded of the 100 yards handicap in the Gibbons Cup Competition which will be swum at 11 a.m. to-morrow. i
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    Empire Theatre.
    329 8 Owing to the Horses Goldin Company concluding their season at the "Empire” this evening the public are reminded that a special, and complete change of all new films will be presented to-morrow evening (Sunday) instead of Monday and the usual first class entertainment is promised, whpn further new
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    Roll of Honour
    393 8 F.M.S. MEN KILLED. Capt D.C.p7"kindbbblst. We greatly regret to learn that a n.Ki has been received announcing the f uj£ b e action cn June 22 of Gant la Kindersley, King's Own Scottish* P thß well-known K.j.ng planter Capt, Kindersley was in tha coffee d»rj, having coma
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    Other People’s Money.
    339 8 Municipal Gbnbeositt.” When Mr, R. Peircp, the late Municipal Engineer, retired a lump sum of £5OO was voted to him by the Municipal commissioners. There was some publio feeling about the matter, at the time as while everybody recognised the excellent work the Engineer had done, and
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    The Week’s Events.
    71 8 SaTusniT, June 30. Cricket-P.C.C. vs Mr. A.R. Morgan’s II Esplanade, 11.30 a.m. Penang Polo Club, Mounted Sports, Polo Ground, 4.30 p.m, SuwnaY, July 1. 4th after Trinity. Penang Swimming Club, Gibbons Cop Competition. MoNnar, July 2. Town Band, Esplanade. Taiping Criminal Assizes Open. Seremban Criminal Assizes Open,
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    456 8 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Obituary. Brig-Geaeral HolluA London, June 28, S The death has tiken place of Brigadier- General G. E. Holland. Sir George Birdwood. I The death has taken place suddenly from heart failure of Sir George Birdwood. i [Who'» Who says: 8ir George Birdwood created in 1881 M D. Edinburgh,
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    Brunei.
    1073 9 The report on the State of Brunei for the year 1916 has bten issued. It is signed by Mr. G. E. Cator, British Resident of the State, who succeeded the late Mr. E, B. Maundrell, who was murdered on May 19 last year-by an intoxicated Sikh constable. The ieport
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      165 9 OYER 6,000 MILES OM A HENLEY ALL BRITISH SPECIALLY TOUGHENED TYRE AND STILL RUNNING. NEW SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED. c< ej »1 bi ai to Phone 453. SOLE AGENTS G. H. SLOT Co., PENANG AND PERAK. Cable SLOT. 3: CJ tr ha in tb Si Ll cri sh by m< pe
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      456 9 NOTICE OF SALE BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE The undersigned are instruced to put up for sale by PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. On Thursday, the 5th day of July, 1917, AT 1 P.M. At Kepala Batas Police Station P.W, The undermentioned property of Haji Slayraan bin Ali and
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      720 9 IN THE CODJT OF THE JODICUL COMMISSIONER AT KUALA LUMPUR. lo j lit I STATE OF SELANGOR. Miscellaneous cation No Appli-") 27 of 1917.) In the matter of The Strendah Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ltd., and Reduced and In the matter of The Companies Enactment 1897. Whereas the Capital of
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. Summer Meeting, 1917.
    990 10 (Under S. R. A. Rules of Racing.) RACE DAYS: FIRST DAY Tuesday, 17th July, 1917. SECOND DAY Thursday, 19th July, 1917, THIRD DAY Saturday, 21st July, 1917 FIRST DAY. Tuetduy, 17th July 1917, 1, 3 A 7. Planters* Vase, Plate and Purse Value $400,
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    Retrograde Finance.
    1378 10 In April, 1916, Mr, McKenna, by no means a prodigy of taxgathering valour, budgeted for a deficit, to be met by borrowing, of 1,324 millions, and proposed fresh taxation, which was expected to bring in 65 millions, or including additions imposed in the previous September, 93 millions. Thii
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    Peking Pictures.
    675 10 s, “Chinese politics change like a cinemator; graph,” says the Tokyo Atahi. Most of us i 0 who have watched the passing of the old Ll g dynasty and the fruition cf the hopes of the 0 enthusiastic Republicans are forced to con. )f fess that while the
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      323 10 FfltriP< llflCP at 5 _p- m on Friday, bth July, 1917. Handicaps for the First Cllineb WlUbe Day will be published on or before Wednesday the 11th July, 1917. Special Coaditioa Regarding Handicap Race* —In all Handicap Races for Horses or Ponies, the Official Haudicapper may, with the consent of
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      527 10 NOTICE OF SALE? IN THE COURT OF THE JUDICIAL COMMISSIONER AT KOALA LOMFIR Application No. of 19 n THE CYCLE AND CARRIAGE Co. Mortqagett vs THE STRAITS A F.M.S. MOTOR SERVICE Co., Ltd. Man. Ib pursuance of an order herein made by (he Judicial p ors Kualt Lumpur and dated
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    In Damaraland.
    1034 11 A Dootor’s Diary in Damaraland. By H. F. R. Walker. (Arnold, 7s. 6d. net). This diary gives a most lucid and suggestive account of the recent campaign in Bouth-West Africa,' and of the difficulties to be surmounted by the force under General Botha before that undesirable region could
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