Straits Echo, 28 July 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 VOL. 16. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, SATURDAY, 28th JULY, 1917. Single Copy, 10 cents. No* 175.
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      20 1 rV-v yk ■l* Ni in» *Jsl E**» sf 63 5f*<55 Hp 3HX S: H3IH* Jo rw. FI 1 ■JPi* P
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    A Grand Fleet Chaplain’s Note-Book.
    1290 3 Dogma at Ska. I remember hearing long year» ago, at St. Mary’s, a University Sermon, by that great little divine, of whom it used to be said that he preached on bis fiddle, and fiddled in his pulpit.” The ground on which Haweis based bis
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    Perak Water Rights Case.
    589 3 Apart from the facts involved in the al ready famous Perak Water Rights case that has just been tried before Mr. Justice Farrer Manby in the Ipoh Supreme Court ther#are many features in the trial that is now making history so far as the legal annals
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      1038 3 ‘pHLILA Bouquet of India’s Choicest Flowers. An entrancingly fragrant and powerful scent, yet not cloying, Phul Nana blends all the choicest scents 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 most complete
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    Civil Servants' Salaries
    2057 4 Unofficials Urges General Increase. s At the meeting of the Federal Council on Wednesday the Legal Adviser, in moving 1 the Bill further to amend the Pensions 8 Enactment of 1906, said that its object was to mprovethe position of Police Inspectors 1 At the present time
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      72 4 SALE I A YEAR. WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW Co., Ltd., PENANG «Sc TAIPING.' S M NOW PROCEEDING. Extraordinary Bargains in all Departments. WRITE FOR BOOK OF BARGAINS. 1m l-►tftttW-aKEI r&rztSM»- .xssacs Mail Orders Promptly Despatched, Whiteaway, Laidlaw Co, Ltd., Penang. ONCOKPOK.4TED IN ENGLAND.) f e .x 1 ;MV <$■" xjjl Wl ||T,
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      94 4 Don’t Neglect Your Family When you fail to provide your family with a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea E3m c dy at this season of the year, you are neglecting them, as bowel complsint is sure to be prevalent, and it ia too dangerous a malady to be
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      10 4 For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Care Is. 6d
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      890 4 Penang Auction Mart By o»d ir of tho Receiv r 8 app^i n ed by tLe Suprenn Court of t :e Straits S iltl m^ct*, SETTLEMENT OF PENANG IN Suit 1913 No. 389. Betwken QIJAH ENG BEOH n d CHEANG 1 lainUjft AND TAN SIEW KIM. th. Administratrix of tha
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    Q’s “Littery Lectshers.”
    949 5  -  (By Tom Wright.) Verge is by nature (and origin) more emotional than prose,” So said Professor Couch, in one of his university lectures on English literature. How many of his young gentlemen would, ponder the full drift of the two words in brackets It seems to me
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    Perak Water Rights Case.
    1087 5 THE JUDGMENT. In the course of his judgment on the Perak Water Rights case Mr. Justice Farrer Manby said The damages as to the Mine I regard as the most impoitnit part of the case. If plaintiffs can establish a value which will entitle the Court
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      313 5 PENANG’S RENDEZVOUS Penang Ci (Drury Lane, Junction of Ku&U Kangia Roid and Campbell Street.) Satuiday, Sunday Monday, July, 28, 29 30th 1917, A WONDERFUL FILM BY THE PRODUCER OF WHERE ARE MY CHILDREN ,D.hW. t GRIFFITH PRESENTS 33 “THE ESCAPE AN ENTHRALLING SEX PROBLEM DRAMA IN SEVEN PARTS TO BE
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      257 5 n AND Y D 0 WLtf 'r •*>. r 1 a*£M R Kned n n FRONT m- trim 1 D a MSXTUR r-3H» |;«i r vuot Shortly Arriving Shipment OF •irs 8 g 9 I 8 Up-to-date Model, Four Cylinder 2 H. P. Magneto Ignition, Self Starter and Electric Lights.
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    94 6 Htblishftd daily (except Sunday» and pnblic holiday») ai m CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. Ha 59, Beach Street, Penang. F*ic*’ Dafly Local 124 per annum. OvtaUtion... Postage Extra. ywil Edition (Poet Free) $17.50 CABL» ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586 Printing Department 343 N.B.— All business communications should be
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    SECRETARIATS AND CENTRALISATION
    1267 6 On many occasions in the past we have protested against the excessive centralisation which characterises the conduct of public business in this country. Naturally, such a system makes inevitably for delay and congestion and it is all against the trend of the times which favours devolution of
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    M. A. P.
    986 6 Mr. R. N. Bruael-Norman leaves for Singapore to-day. Mr. T. Skelcby, of the Revenue Survey Office, Kuala Lumpur, won a prize in the Western India Turf Club Lottery.— M M. Mr. J. A. Thomson, superintendent of the Penang branch cf the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., and an
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    983 6 Three Years Ago Three years have passed since Amtria declared war on Serbia. On July 28 101/ the Central Powers—as we now know-,; alight the conflagration in the Balkans th quarter in which disaster of the kinH though not perhaps of the extent harl Imk been propbe.ied. It
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      276 6 i SCHOOL CHILDREN S EYESIGHT IN Till] PARENTS’ RESPONSIBILITY Our methods of testing Children’s bight are most successful. If your child screws his eyes up to see clearly there is almost certain to be eye trouble of some sort. If he holds his book near to his face, his eyes
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    629 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] attacks in champagne. L»«»y RepulsedLondon, July 27, 12.48 p.m. A french communique statesi .< Fighting accompanied by an intense foabardment of Hurtebise Plateauand totbe lootb of Ailles continued all day long. The eßy did not make the slightest progress, S, recovered the ground at several points
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    431 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Local Figktiag, London, July 27, 2.50 p,m. Sir Douglas Haig reports "During local fighting in the neighbourhood of Labassee Ville, to the south-west > of Warneton, we drove out the enemy from 3 the village. The enemy counter-attacked this morning; we withdrew from the village successfully.
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    Dutch War Items.
    212 7 The following special cables from the H*gue appeared in the Sumatra Pott of Wednesday and Thursday, the 25th and 26’h inst.: The Kaiser, Dr. Michaelis, Dr. Helfemcb, the members of the Bondesrat, the Prussian Ministers,the President of the|Reicbstag and the leaders of all the political parties, with
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    RUSSIAN FRONT.
    587 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] RETREAT CONTINUES. Official Versios. London, July 27. A wireless Russian official announcement states: i "To the east of Tarnopol we retired under pressure to the Guiezdiczno and the Goiezua i rivers. A superior enemy penetrated eur positions on tbe Goiezua River to the northeast of Trembowla.
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    RUMANIAN FRONT.
    400 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] ADVANCE CONTINUES. Priaoaera aa4 War Material Captursd. London, July 27. A Rumanian communique, dated July 26, says We advanced twelve kilometres beyond the old front and occupied all our objectives—ten villages. We made 450 prisoners and captured many guns and much war material. The enemy is
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    Food Supplies and War Taxes.
    291 7 Chihese Member’s Views. At the meeting of the Federal Council the Hod, Mr. Eu Tong Sen said that he wished to say a word about food supplies in the Federated Malay States. They kaew that at present there was a great shortage of wheat in
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    FOOD CONTROL.
    497 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] LORD RHONDDA’S STATEMENT. As Appeal to Ike Public. LondoD, July 27. In the House of Lords, Lord Rhondda, Food Controller, in a statement on the control of food, said that there was a feeling of unrest in many quarters owing to the extravagant prices of a
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    Tin.
    40 7 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to day at $llO.OO, buyers no sellers, in Singapore (refined) at $llO 50. busimss done, (280 tons sold), and m London at J 0243 5s spot and at J 6241 three months.
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    London Rubber Market.
    136 7 (From Our Own CorrespondoitJ) London, July 26. The prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were Pale Crepe 2/7 Diamond Smoked 2/6' Wong Ah Cheow, who was charged with kidnapping Chong Ah Cbeow, a girl said to be 14 years of age,from the lawful guardianship of her
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    BRITAIN’S WAR AIMS.
    636 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] A PACIFIST RESOLUTION. Dhcussioa it Ike Commoas. LondoD, July 26. In the House of Commons Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, on behalf of five Pacifist members of the House of Commons, moved a resolution asking the House to endorse the sentiments of the resolution of the Reichstag
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    Outside.
    74 7 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page. 3. A Grand FJe3t Chaplain’s NoteBook. Perak Water Rights Case. 4. Civil Servants Salaries. 5 —Q's Littery Lectshers.” Perak Water Rights Case. 5. —Conditions of Commerce in Java. Church Army Tents Singapore Aeb zes. Church Services. Ass *hsment
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    Assessment Appeal.
    959 8 Opining of Case for the Commissioners. The hearing of the appeal by Messrs. John Little and Co. for a reduction in the of >60,000 on their premises in R ffljs Square was continued bv the C&itf Jusuc3 (Sir John Bucknill, K.C.) in the Singapore Supreme Court on Wednesday.
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    Conditions of Commerce in Java.
    1125 8 In a letter to the Free Press Britisher” writes To Bntishers anxious to develop business in Java 1 would say :—Do not be discouraged by what someone else may tell you; find cut the conditions for yourself on the spot. Give sympathetic ear whan your
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    Super-Centralisation.
    675 8 The Hon. Mr. Kcuion’s question about bow many times the High Commisioner and the Chief Secretary had visited Ipoh oo inspection, to note progress made and requirements, was probably meant to be a protest against the super-centralization now so apparent in the Administration. It was high time that some
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    Penang Volunteers.
    105 8 Field Dat Operations, To night, The Penang Volunteers less A. Coy have been detailed for out-post duty by night to provide protection for a main body at rest ia Ayer Etam Village and whose objective is tbe Treasury. The out-post line of resistance nrt to be within 500
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    Vital Statistics.
    124 8 The following is the health statement of the Penang Municipality for the week ended July 21,1917: JMale 45} > 57 Female 12 Death rate 28.04 per mille per annum compared with 36-40 in the preceding week and with 31.80 in the corresponding week of last year. Nationality. M.
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    Church Army Tents.
    441 8 Tbe Church Array has Huts at work in all tbe large Nival acd Mi itary Camps throughout the United Kmgdoro. There are over 350 Centres in France—more than 200 of these b-ing in tbe shell areas, tbe others at the various B s j s tni Rest
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    Singapore Assizes.
    274 8 At the Ass zes yesterday afternoon (says the Straits Times of Thursday) the jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty in the case of Loh Ah Wi aud Loh See Tong, who were charged with committing forgery and Tan Say Coian, charged with abetting the other accused. The
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    St. George’s Church, Penang
    64 8 Jult 29, Bth Sunday aftbh Trinity, 8-00 a.m. Matins 8-30 a.m. Holy Communion 5- p.m. Sunday School 6- p.m. Evensong Hymn 12 Responses Roberts Psalm II) d III) Bayley Magnificat 47 Nunc Dimittis 65 Hymns 264, 290 and 271 There will be no services during the
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    ST. ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, NORTHAM ROAD
    48 8 9 a.m. Children’s Service. 6 p.m. Public Worship. Preacher fisv. Donald J. Ross, m a Hymns 632, 521, 306, 384 (Tune 320), and 516. 1 Service of Devotion and Intercession on Friday evening at 6,30. Choir Practice on Friday evening at 7.
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    Shares.
    188 8 The following are the alte ra t;„ Messrs. A.. A. Anthony A GV a .i io to-day:— o m», s share l lBt Ayar Molek Rubbir Co. $2.60 hn $2 70 sellers; Cbanek-kt; S-rdan/*/ 4D< |9 40 buyers and $9.75 sr>l| frs Plantations $2 30 buyers and $2 A
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    Penang Cinema.
    110 8 Despite counter-attractions of a mil. nature the Peuang Cinema, the p o n a!&r of which continues to increase, i 8 w patronised nightly. The pictures .how'n are of a different type altogether from those exhibited 10 other shows in town "Th Price of Blood” and “Tbe two
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    The Week’s Events.
    62 8 Sunday, July 29. Btb after Trinity. P« V. R. O. Shoot, Rifle Range, 7 s.m, Penang Swiwwing Club, Monthly Medal Competition. Monday, July 30, Town Band, Esplanade, Wkdnbsday, August 1, Town Band, Esplanade. Thursday, August 2. Penang Polo Club, A, G. M. Mercantile Bank, 2 p.m. Friday,
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      12 8 For Cbiidran’d Hacking Cough at Night. Wood’d Great Peppermint Cure, Is. 6d,
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      71 8 Can Ton Afford the Bisk l Were you ever seized with a severe attack of cramp colic or diarrhoea without a bottje of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in the house? Don’t take such risks. A dose or two will cure you before a doctor could possibly be called,
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    The Cost of the War.
    556 9 MALAYA’S SHARE The Lords of th9 Treasury have ac kn wledged tardily but appreciatively the spontaneous gtnerosity of the Stmts io fore* going a claim for excess military co .tribution which had accrued before the war quite legitimately. Also for the increased war contribution to
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    Mesopotamia Report.
    412 9 Some Further Details, London, Jam 27. Tee Mesopotamia Comnrssioners find that Surgeon-Gmeral Hathaway made a mislead Dg report on tin condition of the wounded. Sir William Biptip, Director-General of the Medical S rvice to June, 1916 is described as an officer of ability and know’elge, bat he did
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    Wanted—A Psychic Spring Cleaning.
    928 9  -  THE SIN OF -SPinrriSM. (By Father Bernard Vaughan.) There is no denying its prevalence On all sides we find evidences of the over* increasing hold spiritism is effecting upon the people of England. It were well that a stern stand should be made to check this
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    At Random.
    1041 10 It seems probable that we Bball have an opportunity of seeing tom thing of the great mine explosion on the cinematograph. A coup for which the Prime Minister was awakened from bis slumbers must hare been well stvge managed. In the cinematograph war pictures already shown some of
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    Health in the East.
    742 10 Sir Pardey Lukis’s lecture at Simla on the New Conception of Public Health should stimulate thought, says the Calcutta Statesman. It is full of provocative generalisations, some of which, we imagine, are calculated to do more barm than good if repeated to persons unable to work
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      12 10 For Children's Hacking Cough at Nighh Wood’s Great Peppermint Cure, Ib, 6d,
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    Padi Cultivation.
    2004 11 MISTAKES OF THE PAST. The Great Attraction of Rubber. The Rice Lands Bill produced quite storm of discussion at the Federal Council meeting on Tuesday, the chief objections to several of the clauses coming from the Hon. Mr. Kenion who was supported by the Hon. Mr. Nutt and
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